NYSE$CIEN
Ciena Corp · Q1 2023 earnings
Q1 2023 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
Ciena's Q1 2023 financial results were reported, with revenue increasing 25% year-over-year.
Ciena reported record revenue of $1.06 billion in Q1 2023, a 25% increase year-over-year, driven by improvements in the supply chain environment and strong customer demand. GAAP net income was $76.2 million, or $0.51 per diluted share, while non-GAAP net income was $95.6 million, or $0.64 per diluted share.
- Revenue reached a record $1.06 billion, up 25% year-over-year.
- GAAP net income per share was $0.51, compared to $0.29 in the prior year.
- Non-GAAP net income per share was $0.64, compared to $0.47 in the prior year.
- The company remains confident in its ability to continue to take market share due to strong business momentum and backlog visibility.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
Ciena · Revenue · Quarterly
$1.06B
Revenue by segment
Ciena · $1.06B total across 7 segments · Q1 2023
- Optical Networking$736M+36.0%69.6%
- Routing & Switching$120M+39.4%11.3%
- Platform Software & Services$73.4M+0.7%6.9%
- Maintenance & Support$67.9M-6.3%6.4%
- Implementation$34.6M-14.4%3.3%
- Blue Planet Automation$15.4M-27.0%1.5%
- Advisory & Enablement$10.1M-7.3%1.0%
Forward guidance
Ciena did not provide specific forward guidance in the press release. The release expresses confidence in the company's ability to continue taking market share based on business momentum and backlog visibility.
Historical earnings impact
How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.
Avg. return before/after earnings
Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2023
+1.8%
Avg return
Earnings day
+1.9%
Avg return
5 days after
+3.7%
Avg return
30 days after
51%
35 / 68 earnings
Positive
+26.1%
Q2 2019
Best reaction
-26.3%
Q3 2020
Worst reaction
| Quarter | Report date | Reaction (Day 0) | +5 days | +30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | -12.9% | -1.8% | +30.3% | |
| Q4 2025 | +9.4% | -5.4% | +3.9% | |
| Q3 2025 | +22.8% | +28.9% | +59.7% | |
| Q2 2025 | -0.4% | +1.0% | +15.0% | |
| Q1 2025 | -2.4% | -2.6% | -10.9% | |
| Q4 2024 | +22.6% | +20.4% | +12.3% | |
| Q3 2024 | -5.3% | -7.0% | +20.5% | |
| Q2 2024 | -5.2% | -4.8% | -3.0% | |
| Q1 2024 | -12.4% | -16.9% | -23.2% | |
| Q4 2023 | -3.1% | -4.8% | +1.5% | |
| Q3 2023 | +12.3% | +11.1% | +9.5% | |
| Q2 2023 | -8.9% | -12.9% | -10.8% | |
| Q1 2023 | +0.8% | +0.9% | +5.6% | |
| Q4 2022 | +17.4% | +17.0% | +18.9% | |
| Q3 2022 | -12.8% | -15.8% | -20.3% | |
| Q2 2022 | -5.1% | -5.3% | -11.1% | |
| Q1 2022 | -11.7% | -16.6% | -11.8% | |
| Q4 2021 | +17.9% | +18.9% | +17.4% | |
| Q3 2021 | +0.1% | -2.2% | -8.2% | |
| Q2 2021 | +10.3% | +11.1% | +6.5% | |
| Q1 2021 | -2.0% | -0.2% | +11.9% | |
| Q4 2020 | +1.3% | +2.9% | +12.2% | |
| Q3 2020 | -26.3% | -29.9% | -33.2% | |
| Q2 2020 | -3.6% | -2.2% | -5.4% | |
| Q1 2020 | -1.3% | -2.6% | -3.1% | |
| Q4 2019 | +16.9% | +15.5% | +17.6% | |
| Q3 2019 | -4.1% | -3.8% | -8.7% | |
| Q2 2019 | +26.1% | +22.7% | +19.8% | |
| Q1 2019 | -6.6% | -8.9% | -12.4% | |
| Q4 2018 | +7.5% | +3.2% | +14.1% | |
| Q3 2018 | +15.6% | +17.4% | +14.4% | |
| Q2 2018 | -2.7% | +0.2% | +10.2% | |
| Q1 2018 | +13.2% | +15.8% | +8.8% | |
| Q4 2017 | -1.1% | +1.9% | +1.7% | |
| Q3 2017 | -9.1% | -10.6% | -9.5% | |
| Q2 2017 | +17.1% | +13.1% | +6.6% | |
| Q1 2017 | -9.5% | -11.1% | -16.1% | |
| Q4 2016 | +14.2% | +10.6% | +12.0% | |
| Q3 2016 | +6.7% | +7.1% | +1.6% | |
| Q2 2016 | +18.4% | +22.5% | +4.0% | |
| Q1 2016 | -16.6% | — | — | |
| Q4 2015 | -17.8% | — | — | |
| Q3 2015 | +0.1% | — | — | |
| Q2 2015 | +2.3% | — | — | |
| Q1 2015 | +2.2% | — | — | |
| Q4 2014 | +6.8% | — | — | |
| Q3 2014 | -5.3% | — | — | |
| Q2 2014 | +17.1% | — | — | |
| Q1 2014 | -5.2% | — | — | |
| Q4 2013 | -5.4% | — | — | |
| Q3 2013 | +13.9% | — | — | |
| Q2 2013 | +21.1% | — | — | |
| Q1 2013 | +14.8% | — | — | |
| Q4 2012 | +0.9% | — | — | |
| Q3 2012 | -18.2% | — | — | |
| Q2 2012 | +6.7% | — | — | |
| Q1 2012 | +10.0% | — | — | |
| Q4 2011 | +7.3% | — | — | |
| Q3 2011 | -8.6% | — | — | |
| Q2 2011 | -6.2% | — | — | |
| Q1 2010 | +2.5% | — | — | |
| Q1 2011 | -1.9% | — | — | |
| Q2 2010 | -5.0% | — | — | |
| Q4 2008 | -5.0% | — | — | |
| Q4 2010 | -5.0% | — | — | |
| Q4 2009 | +3.6% | — | — | |
| Q3 2010 | +3.6% | — | — | |
| Q3 2009 | +3.6% | — | — |
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