Ciena Corp (CIEN) Spending and interest coverage
- R&D / revenue · 12 months: Value 15.36%; Formula and calculation Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-08-01..
- Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months: Value 3.52%; Formula and calculation Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-08-01..
- Interest coverage · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Estimated: average term debt × dated USD coupon proxy + average commercial paper × matching-currency disclosed rate at or before period end. Swaps, foreign-exchange, lease interest and amortization are not quantified..
Spending and interest coverage
Overview →Financial period ending 2026-08-01; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| R&D / revenue · 12 months | 15.36% | Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-08-01. $924.94M ÷ $6.02B × 100 ≈ 15.36% |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months | 3.52% | Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-08-01. $212.01M ÷ $6.02B × 100 ≈ 3.52% |
| Interest coverage · 12 months | (m) | Estimated: average term debt × dated USD coupon proxy + average commercial paper × matching-currency disclosed rate at or before period end. Swaps, foreign-exchange, lease interest and amortization are not quantified. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Research and development spending | 924.94M USD | Research and Development Expense |
| Revenue | 6.02B USD | |
| Stock-based compensation | 212.01M USD | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense |
| Operating income | 738.95M USD | Operating Income (Loss) |
| Interest expense · reported / estimated | (m) | Interest Expense · Estimated expense assumptions |
Latest interest expense basis: (m). Estimated values carry *; expand each history row’s basis for its dated balances and rate assumptions.
Calculated history
Changes compare with the next older row (previous quarter), unless explicitly labeled otherwise. Rolling 12-month growth compares two successive quarter-end rolling totals; it is not year-over-year growth.
| Period ending | Research and development spending (USD) | Revenue (USD) | Stock-based compensation (USD) | Operating income (USD) | Interest expense · reported / estimated (USD) | R&D / revenue | SBC / revenue | Interest coverage | Interest expense basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-01 | $924.94M | $6.02B | $212.01M | $738.95M | (m) | 15.36% | 3.52% | (m) | (m) |
| 2026-05-02 | $900.16M | $5.57B | $201.06M | $511.31M | (m) | 16.16% | 3.61% | (m) | (m) |
| 2026-01-31 | $877.12M | $5.12B | $193.55M | $306.28M | (m) | 17.12% | 3.78% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-11-01 | $848.33M | $4.77B | $184.53M | $197.53M | (m) | 17.79% | 3.87% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-08-02 | $815.39M | $4.54B | $176.67M | $246.25M | (m) | 17.95% | 3.89% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-05-03 | $792.38M | $4.26B | $167.10M | $199.46M | (m) | 18.58% | 3.92% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-02-01 | $772.89M | $4.05B | $159.38M | $162.65M | (m) | 19.09% | 3.94% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-11-02 | $767.50M | $4.01B | $156.40M | $166.62M | (m) | 19.12% | 3.90% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-07-27 | $760.98M | $4.02B | $150.48M | $198.71M | (m) | 18.93% | 3.74% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-04-27 | $761.49M | $4.15B | $146.16M | $250.18M | $95.90M | 18.37% | 3.53% | 2.61× | Reported |
| 2024-01-27 | $756.10M | $4.37B | $137.77M | $356.96M | $95.93M | 17.31% | 3.15% | 3.72× | Reported |
| 2023-10-28 | $750.56M | $4.39B | $130.46M | $357.55M | $88.03M | 17.11% | 2.97% | 4.06× | Reported |
| 2023-07-29 | $728.01M | $4.23B | $122.71M | $343.51M | $77.59M | 17.22% | 2.90% | 4.43× | Reported |
| 2023-04-29 | $688.65M | $4.03B | $116.53M | $292.40M | $66.18M | 17.10% | 2.89% | 4.42× | Reported |
| 2023-01-28 | $657.98M | $3.84B | $111.35M | $248.02M | $54.27M | 17.11% | 2.90% | 4.57× | Reported |
| 2022-10-29 | $624.66M | $3.63B | $105.13M | $222.81M | $47.05M | 17.20% | 2.89% | 4.74× | Reported |
| 2022-07-30 | $605.21M | $3.70B | $99.19M | $282.95M | $41.19M | 16.34% | 2.68% | 6.87× | Reported |
| 2022-04-30 | $601.41M | $3.82B | $94.81M | $404.37M | $36.33M | 15.73% | 2.48% | 11.13× | Reported |
| 2022-01-29 | $552.33M | $3.71B | $89.67M | $479.56M | $32.13M | 14.90% | 2.42% | 14.93× | Reported |
| 2021-10-30 | $536.67M | $3.62B | $84.34M | $495.36M | $30.84M | 14.82% | 2.33% | 16.06× | Reported |
| 2021-07-31 | $526.45M | $3.41B | $79.89M | $451.43M | $30.32M | 15.45% | 2.34% | 14.89× | Reported |
| 2021-05-01 | $510.44M | $3.40B | $74.68M | $490.94M | $29.79M | 15.03% | 2.20% | 16.48× | Reported |
| 2021-01-30 | $531.73M | $3.46B | $71.12M | $484.80M | $29.87M | 15.38% | 2.06% | 16.23× | Reported |
| 2020-10-31 | $529.89M | $3.53B | $67.76M | $486.96M | $31.32M | 15.00% | 1.92% | 15.55× | Reported |
| 2020-08-01 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2020-05-02 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2020-02-01 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2020-01-31 | $550.41M | $3.63B | $61.58M | $376.78M | $36.83M | 15.18% | 1.70% | 10.23× | Reported |
| 2019-11-02 | $548.14M | $3.57B | $59.74M | $346.77M | $37.45M | 15.34% | 1.67% | 9.26× | Reported |
| 2019-10-31 | $548.14M | $3.57B | $59.74M | $346.77M | $37.45M | 15.34% | 1.67% | 9.26× | Reported |
| 2019-08-03 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2019-07-31 | $541.47M | $3.50B | $58.52M | $349.43M | $43.19M | 15.45% | 1.67% | 8.09× | Reported |
| 2019-05-04 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2019-04-30 | $522.72M | $3.36B | $55.77M | $309.41M | $47.40M | 15.55% | 1.66% | 6.53× | Reported |
| 2019-01-31 | $501.67M | $3.23B | $54.33M | $261.15M | $50.96M | 15.55% | 1.68% | 5.13× | Reported |
| 2018-11-03 | $491.56M | $3.09B | $52.97M | $229.95M | $55.25M | 15.89% | 1.71% | 4.16× | Reported |
| 2018-10-31 | $491.56M | $3.09B | $52.97M | $229.95M | $55.25M | 15.89% | 1.71% | 4.16× | Reported |
| 2018-07-31 | $475.69M | $2.94B | $50.41M | $189.88M | $54.30M | 16.18% | 1.72% | 3.50× | Reported |
| 2018-04-30 | $472.29M | $2.85B | $50.09M | $186.60M | $54.11M | 16.58% | 1.76% | 3.45× | Reported |
| 2018-01-31 | $476.98M | $2.83B | $47.93M | $212.35M | $54.38M | 16.88% | 1.70% | 3.90× | Reported |
| 2017-10-31 | $475.33M | $2.80B | $48.36M | $214.72M | $55.85M | 16.97% | 1.73% | 3.84× | Reported |
| 2017-07-31 | $468.67M | $2.77B | $47.00M | $218.60M | $57.30M | 16.90% | 1.69% | 3.82× | Reported |
| 2017-04-30 | $467.64M | $2.72B | $47.61M | $193.62M | $59.85M | 17.22% | 1.75% | 3.24× | Reported |
| 2017-01-31 | $460.62M | $2.65B | $50.34M | $164.03M | $59.15M | 17.39% | 1.90% | 2.77× | Reported |
| 2016-10-31 | $451.79M | $2.60B | $51.99M | $156.17M | $56.66M | 17.37% | 2.00% | 2.76× | Reported |
| 2016-07-31 | $447.20M | $2.58B | $64.77M | $105.91M | $53.97M | 17.36% | 2.51% | 1.96× | Reported |
| 2016-04-30 | $430.89M | $2.51B | $62.41M | $93.34M | $49.89M | 17.18% | 2.49% | 1.87× | Reported |
| 2016-01-31 | $421.49M | $2.49B | $59.01M | $107.52M | $50.23M | 16.93% | 2.37% | 2.14× | Reported |
| 2015-10-31 | $414.20M | $2.45B | $55.34M | $100.45M | $51.18M | 16.94% | 2.26% | 1.96× | Reported |
| 2015-07-31 | $404.85M | $2.34B | $41.13M | $89.22M | $52.05M | 17.27% | 1.75% | 1.71× | Reported |
| 2015-04-30 | $402.15M | $2.35B | $41.62M | $81.77M | $51.67M | 17.15% | 1.77% | 1.58× | Reported |
| 2015-01-31 | $400.44M | $2.28B | $42.34M | $46.51M | $49.75M | 17.53% | 1.85% | 0.93× | Reported |
| 2014-10-31 | $401.18M | $2.29B | $42.93M | $45.70M | $47.12M | 17.53% | 1.88% | 0.97× | Reported |
| 2014-07-31 | $403.10M | $2.28B | $43.89M | $47.10M | $44.50M | 17.67% | 1.92% | 1.06× | Reported |
| 2014-04-30 | $398.49M | $2.22B | $43.02M | $24.93M | $43.97M | 17.99% | 1.94% | 0.57× | Reported |
| 2014-01-31 | $395.78M | $2.16B | $40.79M | $7.19M | $44.34M | 18.30% | 1.89% | 0.16× | Reported |
| 2013-10-31 | $383.41M | $2.08B | $37.72M | $-1.77M | $44.04M | 18.41% | 1.81% | -0.04× | Reported |
| 2013-07-31 | $378.78M | $1.96B | $36.77M | $-23.29M | $43.94M | 19.28% | 1.87% | -0.53× | Reported |
| 2013-04-30 | $374.03M | $1.90B | $33.71M | $-53.40M | $42.56M | 19.68% | 1.77% | -1.25× | Reported |
| 2013-01-31 | $363.64M | $1.87B | $31.83M | $-54.28M | $40.81M | 19.44% | 1.70% | -1.33× | Reported |
| 2012-10-31 | $364.18M | $1.83B | $32.39M | $-79.85M | $39.65M | 19.86% | 1.77% | -2.01× | Reported |
| 2012-07-31 | $359.61M | $1.82B | $33.67M | $-74.21M | $38.31M | 19.72% | 1.85% | -1.94× | Reported |
| 2012-04-30 | $364.51M | $1.79B | $35.87M | $-76.32M | $38.19M | 20.42% | 2.01% | -2.00× | Reported |
| 2012-01-31 | $373.74M | $1.73B | $36.95M | $-120.48M | $37.95M | 21.66% | 2.14% | -3.17× | Reported |
| 2011-10-31 | $379.86M | $1.74B | $37.93M | $-163.19M | $37.93M | 21.81% | 2.18% | -4.30× | Reported |
| 2011-07-31 | $394.21M | $1.70B | $37.03M | $-228.07M | $35.11M | 23.13% | 2.17% | -6.50× | Reported |
| 2011-04-30 | $401.87M | $1.66B | $37.65M | $-310.24M | $31.63M | 24.23% | 2.27% | -9.81× | Reported |
| 2011-01-31 | $373.38M | $1.49B | $37.14M | $-345.85M | $26.34M | 24.99% | 2.49% | -13.13× | Reported |
| 2010-10-31 | $327.63M | $1.24B | $35.56M | $-321.82M | $18.62M | 26.49% | 2.88% | -17.28× | Reported |
| 2010-07-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-04-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-01-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-10-31 | $190.32M | $652.63M | $34.44M | $-579.23M | $7.41M | 29.16% | 5.28% | -78.21× | Reported |
| 2009-07-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-10-31 | $175.02M | $902.45M | $31.43M | $21.87M | $12.93M | 19.39% | 3.48% | 1.69× | Reported |
(m) means missing inputs. Historical market-based ratios use the saved close on or immediately before period ending and that period’s reported shares; current quotes are not substituted. Five-year projections repeat historical CAGR, not analyst forecasts.
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