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Wall Street analysts responded to Ciena Corp.'s CIEN second-quarter financial results on Thursday.

Ciena's fiscal Q2 2025 results reflect surging demand for high-speed connectivity in cloud computing and AI amid evolving tariff rates and rising costs.

Ciena is deeply embedded in secular growth trends—cloud, AI, 5G, and hyperscaler expansion—driving strong revenue and strategic contract wins. Despite robust top-line growth and product traction, margins remain pressured by product mix, supply chain issues, and concentration risk among hyperscaler clients. Valuation is stretched: Ciena trades at a significant premium to peers and its own history, with high multiples unsupported by recent earnings or cash flow trends.

U.S. stocks traded mostly lower toward the end of trading, with the Dow Jones falling around 0.1% points on Thursday.

Ciena (CIEN) shares tumbled nearly 14% Thursday after the networking systems company's fiscal second-quarter profit fell short of analysts' estimates.

Ciena (CIEN -13.19%) stock is sinking in Thursday's trading after the company published its latest quarterly results. The optical technologies and software specialist's share price is down 12.2% as of 12:15 p.m.

Ciena Corporation (NYSE:CIEN ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call June 5, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Gary B. Smith - CEO, President & Director Gregg M.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Ciena (CIEN) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended April 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Ciena (CIEN) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.42 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.52 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.27 per share a year ago.

The networking-equipment company misses earnings expectations for its fiscal second quarter.