CIEN

Ciena
Communications Equipment · Information Technology · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$399.47
-1.5% on the session
1-year return
+334.5%
+28.5% over six months
Volatility
73.7%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-47.3%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

Ciena is a communications equipment name in the information technology sector. Over the past year it returned +334.5%, against -26.3% over three months and -2.3% over one. It trades 9.0% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 73.7% is very high — position sizing matters more here than the ranking does.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -47.3%, and it has traded a median $1.0B a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.47 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Information Technology#61 of 72
Stronger than 15% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#391 of 500

How CIEN scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound — plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 5 others in Communications Equipment.

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Full metrics
1 day-1.5%
1 week-7.5%
1 month-2.3%
3 months-26.3%
6 months+28.5%
1 year+334.5%
12-1 momentum+344.6%
Volatility (1y, annualized)73.7%
Max drawdown (1y)-47.3%
Distance vs 200-day average+9.0%
Return per unit of risk4.54
Median daily dollar volume$1.0B
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