CIEN

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Ciena Corporation

Very rare

This is the kind of decline worth waking up for.

Ciena Corporation is 55.8% off its high — among the deepest declines in its recorded history.

Price $462.34 · as of Jul 9, 2026All-time high $1,046.50Drawdown -55.8%Severity Score™ 8.5
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Very Large

Current Drawdown

-55.8%

Days in Drawdown

9391

Avg Max Drawdown

12.3%

Avg Length

39

Drawdown Severity Score™

8.5

CIEN - Price & High Water Mark

CIEN - Drawdown Timeline

How to read this chart: Negative values indicate drawdowns from all-time highs. Values closer to 0% mean the stock is near its high water mark.

Valuation vs Its Own History

Data as of July 8, 2026 · updated daily

Where today's valuation sits within CIEN's own multi-year range. A lower percentile means today's ratio is lower than more of its past readings. This is context, not a recommendation.

Price to Sales

11.0xHistorically High · 99th percentile
Low: 0.51xMedian: 1.7xHigh: 17.8x

20 years of daily history

38.3% below its highest Price to Sales reading · 3.1x typical multiple drawdown · high date June 2, 2026

Price to Sales history

EV to EBITDA

76.6xAbove Typical · 90th percentile
Low: 4.3xMedian: 17.6xHigh: 257.7x

19 years of daily history

70.3% below its highest EV to EBITDA reading · 1.9x typical multiple drawdown · high date February 23, 2007

EV to EBITDA history · log scale

How we measure valuation

Ciena Corporation (CIEN) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights

Ciena Corporation is currently in a drawdown that is unusual by its own historical standards. As of 2026-07-09, the stock is trading at $462.34, which represents a 55.8% decline from its all-time high of $1,046.50. This drawdown has persisted for 9391 days.

Based on its full tracked price history, Ciena Corporation typically experiences drawdowns averaging 12.3% in depth, with an average duration of 39 days. Ciena Corporation has gone through 33 total drawdown events in its tracked history. The largest drawdown on record for Ciena Corporation was 90.8%, beginning in 1998. The longest drawdown duration on record was 570 days.

The Drawdown Severity Score™ for Ciena Corporation currently stands at 8.51. This is our proprietary indicator that shows the relative severity of the current drawdown based on the asset's unique historical patterns. A score between 8.0 and 12.0 indicates an extremely rare, severe drawdown: the asset almost never experiences declines of this magnitude in its tracked history.

Understanding Drawdowns: A drawdown measures how far a stock has fallen from its peak price. Every stock experiences drawdowns: periods when the price declines from all-time highs before recovering. By analyzing Ciena Corporation's historical drawdown patterns, investors can identify when the stock is experiencing a typical market fluctuation versus an unusual decline that is rare by that stock's own historical standards.

📜 Historical Drawdown Events

Current drawdown shown in blue. Showing the most recent and the deepest of 33 tracked pullbacks (33 listed).

Start DateEnd DateDurationMax DepthStart PriceLowest PriceRecovery Price
2000-10-22Ongoing9391 days-55.8%$1,046.50$462.34n/a
2000-10-172000-10-193 days-8.2%$946.20$868.44$979.23
2000-09-292000-10-1618 days-15.3%$910.00$770.88$946.20
2000-09-262000-09-283 days-3.5%$892.94$861.88$910.00
2000-09-212000-09-222 days-2.1%$817.25$799.75$845.25
2000-09-052000-09-2016 days-22.2%$805.44$626.50$817.25
2000-08-302000-08-312 days-0.9%$741.78$735.44$775.91
2000-08-252000-08-284 days-1.6%$703.72$692.78$733.03
2000-08-182000-08-214 days-1.4%$627.16$618.41$637.22
2000-03-022000-08-17168 days-50.3%$619.50$308.00$627.16
2000-02-232000-02-242 days-1.9%$416.72$408.84$436.41
2000-02-172000-02-226 days-3.5%$411.91$397.47$416.72
2000-02-152000-02-162 days-0.1%$349.34$348.91$411.91
2000-02-112000-02-144 days-2.0%$346.50$339.50$349.34
1998-07-212000-02-10570 days-90.8%$310.19$28.66$346.50
1998-07-141998-07-152 days-1.0%$261.19$258.56$270.38
1998-07-101998-07-134 days-1.8%$260.75$255.94$261.19
1998-06-251998-07-0713 days-2.8%$250.69$243.69$253.75
1998-06-161998-06-194 days-1.5%$218.75$215.47$220.50
1998-06-081998-06-158 days-2.7%$217.22$211.31$218.75
1997-10-231998-06-05226 days-38.9%$217.00$132.56$217.22
1997-10-101997-10-2112 days-5.3%$206.50$195.56$206.94
1997-08-061997-10-0965 days-22.7%$202.56$156.63$206.50
1997-08-041997-08-052 days-4.5%$202.45$193.38$202.56
1997-07-251997-07-317 days-3.1%$196.00$189.88$196.44
1997-07-171997-07-248 days-11.7%$194.25$171.50$196.00
1997-07-141997-07-163 days-2.7%$185.94$180.91$194.25
1997-06-111997-07-1131 days-16.0%$180.25$151.38$185.94
1997-06-091997-06-102 days-2.0%$177.41$173.91$180.25
1997-06-031997-06-064 days-4.0%$165.38$158.81$177.41
1997-05-271997-05-304 days-8.2%$161.00$147.88$163.63
1997-02-261997-05-2386 days-47.4%$149.63$78.75$161.00
1997-02-141997-02-2411 days-15.0%$137.38$116.81$140.00
1997-02-101997-02-134 days-11.5%$129.50$114.63$137.38

How to read: Each row shows a complete drawdown from peak to recovery. Red rows = most severe drawdowns (worst 20% or 5x+ average), yellow rows = moderate (2x-5x worse than average).

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Ciena Corporation (CIEN) is trading at $462.34 as of Jul 9, 2026. It is 55.8% below its high of $1,046.50. The drawdown has lasted 9,391 days. Severity score: 8.5 (Very Large).

CIEN Price History and Drawdown Data

Latest price

$462.34

High-water mark

$1,046.50

Current drawdown

-55.8%

Days in drawdown

9,391

This CIEN page is built around daily price history, the latest high-water mark, current drawdown depth, drawdown duration, and comparable historical drawdown events. The chart above provides the price-history context, while the sections below explain how the current move compares with prior Ciena Corporation drawdowns.

What History Says About CIEN

Ciena Corporation has dropped 15%+ from its high 8 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 148 days with an average max drop of -37.9%.

The current drawdown of -55.8% has lasted 9,391 days, which is 63.5x the average duration of comparable events.

PeriodMax DropDuration
Jul 1998 to Feb 2000-90.8%570 days
Mar 2000 to Aug 2000-50.3%168 days
Feb 1997 to May 1997-47.4%86 days
Oct 1997 to Jun 1998-38.9%226 days
Aug 1997 to Oct 1997-22.7%65 days
Sep 2000 to Sep 2000-22.2%16 days

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