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CIENA CORP (CIEN)

Every FINRA and SEC series the site collects for CIENA CORP: short interest with days to cover, daily short sale volume, fails to deliver and Form 4 insider trades. Listed on NYSE, classified by the SEC as telephone & telegraph apparatus.

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3.3M

Short interest

settlement 2026-08-31

2.0

Days to cover

+14.5% vs prior

45.1%

Short share of volume

2026-09-11

4

Fails to deliver

settlement 2026-08-10

-$11.1M

Insider flow, 90 days

0 buys, 12 sells

As of 2026-09-11.

Short interest

FINRA, twice a month; the last 12 months shown, all 48 settlements in the JSON

As of 31 August 2026, short interest in CIEN is 3,345,857 shares, down 365,249 shares over the last month. Over the last 48 readings it ranged from 2,921,400 shares (14 August 2026) to 7,308,972 shares (15 December 2025). The latest reading sits at the bottom of that range. At the reported average volume of 1.7M shares a day that is 2.0 days to cover.

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SettlementShares shortChangeAvg daily volumeDays to cover
2026-08-313,345,857+14.5%1,684,5761.99
2026-08-142,921,400-21.3%2,130,5781.37
2026-07-313,711,106-7.1%2,296,0381.62
2026-07-153,993,188+3.6%1,662,2312.40
2026-06-303,853,439-19.1%4,068,9491.00
2026-06-154,760,443+5.7%4,279,2641.11
2026-05-294,505,490-0.5%2,093,7852.15
2026-05-154,529,072+3.8%1,878,2242.41
2026-04-304,365,229-7.0%2,159,5962.02
2026-04-154,693,751-21.5%2,961,1661.59
2026-03-315,977,920+18.5%3,607,9441.66
2026-03-135,044,648-19.4%3,324,7941.52
2026-02-276,258,043+11.4%2,426,1112.58
2026-02-135,619,035+32.4%6,414,9061.00
2026-01-304,244,185-28.7%2,260,6001.88
2026-01-155,952,010-8.4%2,668,7922.23
2025-12-316,498,989-11.1%2,105,5863.09
2025-12-157,308,972+14.1%3,638,1242.01
2025-11-286,406,321+9.8%4,061,8201.58
2025-11-145,836,886+42.4%3,166,2441.84
2025-10-314,098,820-7.4%2,253,7201.82
2025-10-154,426,005-8.8%2,482,3721.78
2025-09-304,852,614+21.0%2,740,2891.77
2025-09-154,011,138-15.7%4,184,3521.00

Daily short volume

FINRA Reg SHO, last 60 sessions. JSON

As of 11 September 2026, the short share of CIEN volume is 45.1%, up 4.7 points over the last five sessions. Over the last 52 readings it ranged from 26.0% (18 August 2026) to 69.2% (24 July 2026). The latest reading is 5.9 points above the 30-session average of 39.1%, on 891K shares reported.

DateShort volumeTotal volumeShort shareExempt
2026-09-11401K891K45.1%88
2026-09-10447K943K47.4%12
2026-09-09374K813K46.0%5,230
2026-09-08641K1.5M42.7%951
2026-09-04583K1.6M36.3%36,755
2026-09-031.3M3.3M40.4%113,199
2026-09-02379K1.2M30.9%850
2026-09-01325K950K34.3%1,492
2026-08-31192K601K32.0%742
2026-08-28213K579K36.7%109
2026-08-27217K540K40.2%137
2026-08-26261K589K44.3%168
2026-08-25188K485K38.9%139
2026-08-24244K745K32.8%322
2026-08-21196K494K39.7%17
2026-08-20199K607K32.8%589
2026-08-19342K733K46.6%34,993
2026-08-18336K1.3M26.0%16,102
2026-08-17371K1.2M30.7%1,133
2026-08-14339K1.2M27.5%34,078
2026-08-13629K1.4M44.1%124
2026-08-12780K2.2M35.8%9,246
2026-08-11211K632K33.4%4,924
2026-08-10357K807K44.2%5,632
2026-08-07378K921K41.0%1,113
2026-08-06180K506K35.6%343
2026-08-05373K875K42.6%719
2026-08-04382K859K44.5%8
2026-08-03236K582K40.6%990
2026-07-31604K985K61.3%18

Fails to deliver

SEC, by settlement date. JSON

As of 10 August 2026, the fails-to-deliver balance in CIEN is 4 shares, down 2,066 shares over the last settlement date. Over the last 52 readings it ranged from 3 shares (15 April 2026) to 324,965 shares (29 June 2026). The latest reading sits at the bottom of that range.

SettlementShares failedPriceValue
2026-08-104$412.39$2K
2026-08-072,070$403.76$836K
2026-08-0675$408.83$31K
2026-08-031,200$377.05$452K
2026-07-21418$378.77$158K
2026-07-171,486$388.81$578K
2026-07-1659$418.46$25K
2026-07-095$440.97$2K
2026-07-085,443$418.91$2.3M
2026-07-0749,923$433.83$21.7M
2026-06-3023$478.93$11K
2026-06-29324,965$479.50$155.8M
2026-06-23131$460.33$60K
2026-06-181,839$436.72$803K
2026-06-1524,805$445.98$11.1M
2026-06-1227,580$445.22$12.3M
2026-06-1124,956$434.65$10.8M
2026-06-105,454$439.34$2.4M
2026-06-093,059$466.67$1.4M
2026-06-01262$580.23$152K
2026-05-2918,572$570.18$10.6M
2026-05-2721,972$602.39$13.2M
2026-05-19499$524.53$262K
2026-05-183,600$554.46$2.0M
2026-05-11200$548.11$110K
2026-05-05167$538.51$90K
2026-05-04779$535.29$417K
2026-04-27200$520.80$104K
2026-04-2314,048$498.97$7.0M
2026-04-2019,237$507.43$9.8M

Insider trades

SEC Form 4, newest first, 50 of 100 shown. JSON

Insiders at CIEN reported 12 open-market sells worth $11.1M in the last 90 days and no open-market buys. Sells alone are a weak signal; insiders sell for tax, diversification and estate reasons all the time. Latest filing: SMITH GARY B (President, CEO) on 2026-09-01.

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValueOwned after
2026-09-01SMITH GARY BPresident, CEOSell3K$362.90$1.1M243K
2026-08-17Gage BrodieSVP Global Products &amp; SupplySell1K$439.24$527K38K
2026-08-17SMITH GARY BPresident, CEOSell3K$447.78$1.3M246K
2026-08-14Graff Marc D.SVP &amp; Chief Financial OfficerSell5K$430.72$2.2M108K
2026-08-14Rothenstein David MSVP and Chief Strategy OfficerSell3K$438.10$1.1M180K
2026-08-03SMITH GARY BPresident, CEOSell3K$379.81$1.1M249K
2026-08-01Graff Marc D.SVP &amp; Chief Financial OfficerTax withholding14K$377.05$5.4M113K
2026-07-15Gage BrodieSVP Global Products &amp; SupplySell1K$449.15$539K40K
2026-07-15DiPerna DinoSVP Global R&amp;DSell391$449.15$176K40K
2026-07-15Rothenstein David MSVP and Chief Strategy OfficerSell3K$420.91$1.1M183K
2026-07-15SMITH GARY BPresident, CEOSell3K$421.10$1.2M252K
2026-06-26Cumello JosephSVP, General Mgr. Blue PlanetSell2K$466.33$740K43K
2026-06-24Graff Marc D.SVP &amp; Chief Financial OfficerSell126$449.36$57K127K
2026-06-22Hoffman GrantSVP Chief Supply Chain OfficerGrant7K$0.00$07K
2026-06-20Cumello JosephSVP, General Mgr. Blue PlanetTax withholding180$428.22$77K44K
2026-06-20Cumello JosephSVP, General Mgr. Blue PlanetTax withholding582$428.22$249K45K
2026-06-20Cumello JosephSVP, General Mgr. Blue PlanetTax withholding332$428.22$142K45K
2026-06-20Cumello JosephSVP, General Mgr. Blue PlanetTax withholding182$428.22$78K46K
2026-06-20Cumello JosephSVP, General Mgr. Blue PlanetTax withholding441$428.22$189K46K
2026-06-20DiPerna DinoSVP Global R&DTax withholding444$428.22$190K42K
2026-06-20DiPerna DinoSVP Global R&DTax withholding730$428.22$313K41K
2026-06-20DiPerna DinoSVP Global R&DTax withholding428$428.22$183K41K
2026-06-20DiPerna DinoSVP Global R&DTax withholding248$428.22$106K40K
2026-06-20DiPerna DinoSVP Global R&DTax withholding204$428.22$87K42K
2026-06-20Gage BrodieSVP Global Products & SupplyTax withholding669$428.22$286K41K
2026-06-20Gage BrodieSVP Global Products & SupplyTax withholding442$428.22$189K42K
2026-06-20Gage BrodieSVP Global Products & SupplyTax withholding204$428.22$87K43K
2026-06-20Gage BrodieSVP Global Products & SupplyTax withholding388$428.22$166K41K
2026-06-20Gage BrodieSVP Global Products & SupplyTax withholding231$428.22$99K41K
2026-06-20Kosaraju SheelaSVP and General CounselTax withholding728$428.22$312K91K
2026-06-20Kosaraju SheelaSVP and General CounselTax withholding164$428.22$70K92K
2026-06-20Kosaraju SheelaSVP and General CounselTax withholding198$428.22$85K90K
2026-06-20Kosaraju SheelaSVP and General CounselTax withholding345$428.22$148K90K
2026-06-20Kosaraju SheelaSVP and General CounselTax withholding578$428.22$248K91K
2026-06-20Phipps JasonSVP Global Sales and MarketingTax withholding735$428.22$315K67K
2026-06-20Phipps JasonSVP Global Sales and MarketingTax withholding859$428.22$368K66K
2026-06-20Phipps JasonSVP Global Sales and MarketingTax withholding268$428.22$115K65K
2026-06-20Phipps JasonSVP Global Sales and MarketingTax withholding504$428.22$216K65K
2026-06-20Rothenstein David MSVP and Chief Strategy OfficerTax withholding436$428.22$187K185K
2026-06-20Rothenstein David MSVP and Chief Strategy OfficerTax withholding679$428.22$291K187K
2026-06-20Rothenstein David MSVP and Chief Strategy OfficerTax withholding204$428.22$87K187K
2026-06-20Rothenstein David MSVP and Chief Strategy OfficerTax withholding811$428.22$347K186K
2026-06-20Rothenstein David MSVP and Chief Strategy OfficerTax withholding220$428.22$94K185K
2026-06-20SMITH GARY BPresident, CEOTax withholding3K$428.22$1.3M264K
2026-06-20SMITH GARY BPresident, CEOTax withholding937$428.22$401K258K
2026-06-20SMITH GARY BPresident, CEOTax withholding2K$428.22$746K259K
2026-06-20SMITH GARY BPresident, CEOTax withholding3K$428.22$1.3M261K
2026-06-20Graff Marc D.SVP & Chief Financial OfficerTax withholding199$428.22$85K127K
2026-06-15Gage BrodieSVP Global Products & SupplySell1K$466.10$559K43K
2026-06-15Rothenstein David MSVP and Chief Strategy OfficerSell3K$457.07$1.1M188K

Form 4 filings are due within two business days of the trade. Insiders sell for many reasons that say nothing about the company; open-market buys are the rarer, stronger signal.

Planned sales (Form 144)

Newest first. JSON

4 Form 144 notices on file for CIEN worth $2.5M at the prices reported; 4 in the last 90 days worth $2.5M. Latest: BRODIE GAGE filed on 2026-08-17 to sell 1,200 shares ($527K) from 2026-08-17.

FiledSellerSharesMarket valueOf outstandingSale fromBroker
2026-08-17BRODIE GAGEOfficer1K$527K0.001%2026-08-17Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
2026-07-15DAVID ROTHENSTEINOfficer3K$1.1M0.002%2026-07-15Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
2026-07-15BRODIE GAGEOfficer1K$539K0.001%2026-07-15Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
2026-07-15DINO DIPERNAOfficer782$351K0.001%2026-07-15Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services

Large holders (13D and 13G)

One row per reporting person, newest filing first. JSON

7 holders above 5% have filed on CIEN, all on Schedule 13G (passive). The largest reported stake is Abigail P. Johnson at 13.5% of the class (19,113,538 shares), filed 2026-08-06 for an event on 2026-06-30.

FiledFormHolderSharesOf classEvent
2026-09-0313G/Ano. 1JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.parent holding company5.6M3.9%2026-08-31
2026-08-0613G/Ano. 5Abigail P. Johnsonindividual19.1M13.5%2026-06-30
2026-08-0613G/Ano. 5FMR LLCparent holding company19.1M13.5%2026-06-30
2026-04-2913GVanguard Capital Managementinvestment adviser10.6M7.5%2026-03-31
2026-04-2913GVanguard Portfolio Managementinvestment adviser7.4M5.2%2026-03-31
2026-04-2413G/Ano. 5BlackRock, Inc.parent holding company11.3M8.0%2026-03-31
2026-03-2613G/Ano. 13The Vanguard Groupinvestment adviser00.0%2026-03-13
2026-01-2113GJPMORGAN CHASE & CO.parent holding company10.9M7.7%2025-12-31
2025-12-0413G/Ano. 4BlackRock, Inc.parent holding company14.5M10.3%2025-11-30

13F holders

Tracked managers holding CIEN at their latest 13F. JSON

9 of the 30 tracked managers held CIEN at their latest 13F, $1.70B in total at quarter-end prices. Citadel Advisors is the largest at $651.7M (0.1% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 6 added shares and 3 cut.

FundQuarterSharesValueOf portfolioChange in shares
Citadel Advisors2026-06-301.3M$651.7M0.07%+491K
AQR Capital Management2026-06-301.1M$507.2M0.18%+75K
Point72 Asset Management2026-06-30376K$184.4M0.20%-361K
Millennium Management2026-06-30233K$114.4M0.04%-3K
Renaissance Technologies2026-06-30185K$90.6M0.12%+87K
D. E. Shaw & Co.2026-06-30178K$87.3M0.04%+157K
Bridgewater Associates2026-06-30101K$49.6M0.20%-43K
Two Sigma Investments2026-06-3024K$11.8M0.01%+18K
Fisher Asset Management2026-06-30679$333K0.00%+69

Only the 30 tracked managers on the funds hub; a 13F reports long positions in US listed stock at quarter end, 45 days late, and says nothing about shorts or positions sold since.

Financials

SEC XBRL, as filed. JSON

In Q2 2026 (quarter ended 2026-08-01) CIENA CORP reported revenue of $1.67B, up 37.0% from the same quarter a year earlier, and net income of $266.4M (1.83 diluted EPS). In FY 2025 it generated $806.1M of operating cash flow and spent $334.5M on buybacks. As of 2026-08-01, cash was $2.45B against $3.23B of debt.

Cash
$2.45B
Debt
$3.23B
Equity
$3.06B
Total assets
$8.00B
Shares outstanding
141,808,525

Quarterly, last 8 quarters

QuarterPeriod endRevenueNet incomeMarginDiluted EPS
Q2 20262026-08-01$1.67B$266.4M15.9%1.83
Q1 20262026-05-02$1.57B$218.2M13.9%1.49
Q4 20252026-01-31$1.43B$150.3M10.5%1.03
Q4 2025derived2025-11-01$1.35B$19.5M1.4%n/a
Q2 20252025-08-02$1.22B$50.3M4.1%0.35
Q1 20252025-05-03$1.13B$9.0M0.8%0.06
Q4 20242025-02-01$1.07B$44.6M4.2%0.31
Q4 2024derived2024-11-02$1.12B$37.0M3.3%n/a

Fiscal years, with buybacks and dividends

Fiscal yearEndsRevenueNet incomeOperating cash flowCapexBuybacksDividends
FY 20252025-11-01$4.77B$123.3M$806.1M$140.8M$334.5Mn/a
FY 20242024-11-02$4.01B$84.0M$514.5M$136.6M$254.5Mn/a
FY 20232023-10-28$4.39B$254.8M$168.3M$106.2M$242.2Mn/a
FY 20222022-10-29$3.63B$152.9M-$167.8M$90.8M$500.8Mn/a
FY 20212021-10-30$3.62B$500.2M$541.6M$79.5M$91.3Mn/a

Quarters are the three-month figures the company reports; a fourth quarter marked derived is the fiscal year less the three reported quarters, since companies report it only inside the 10-K. Fiscal years are the annual figures. Buybacks are cash paid to repurchase common stock in the year (XBRL PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock), not authorizations. Balance sheet lines are as of 2026-08-01; shares outstanding as of 2026-08-28 from the cover page.

What this page is

CIENA CORP in the regulatory record

Regulators publish company data in separate files that never sit next to each other: FINRA's twice-monthly short interest, its daily short sale volume, the SEC's fails-to-deliver counts, and each insider's Form 4. A company page pulls every series the site collects for one ticker onto one URL, keyed by the SEC's own ticker list, so the short position, the daily flow, the settlement fails and what insiders are doing can be read together.

Each section has its own history table, a summary sentence built from the rows (last value, change, range with dates) and its own JSON and CSV links. Nothing on the page is written by a model; the sentences change only when the data does. A page exists only for companies with data in at least two series, and every section says when its source last updated.

This page follows CIENA CORP (CIEN), SEC CIK 936395, listed on NYSE, classified by the SEC as telephone & telegraph apparatus. The cross-market tables live on the short interest and insider transactions hubs.

Source and method

Short interest
FINRA consolidated short interestTwice a month, about eight business days after settlement. Latest 2026-08-31.JSON and CSV
Daily short volume
FINRA Reg SHO daily filesEvery trading day, loaded the following morning. Latest 2026-09-11.JSON and CSV
Fails to deliver
SEC fails-to-deliver dataTwice a month, a few weeks after the half month ends. Latest 2026-08-10.JSON and CSV
Planned sales
SEC EDGAR Form 144EDGAR read every 30 minutes; a notice is filed on or before the sell order. Latest 2026-08-17.JSON and CSV
Large holders
SEC EDGAR Schedule 13D and 13GEDGAR read every 30 minutes; 13D within five business days of crossing 5%, 13G on the passive schedule. Latest 2026-09-03.JSON and CSV
13F holders
SEC EDGAR Form 13F-HRQuarterly, filed within 45 days of quarter end; 30 tracked managers. Latest 2026-06-30.JSON and CSV
Financials
SEC XBRL company factsRefreshed weekly from the SEC's structured data; values are as filed in the 10-Q and 10-K. Latest 2026-08-01.JSON and CSV
Insider trades
SEC EDGAR Form 4EDGAR read every 30 minutes; filings are due two business days after the trade. Latest 2026-09-01.JSON and CSV
Company record
EDGAR filing index for CIK 936395Ticker, name and exchange from the SEC's company list, refreshed weekly.
Rate limits
30 requests a minute without a key, 120 a minute with a key from a free account.

Data checks. Every dataset is checked against its source once a day. This dataset passed the last run, 14 Sep 05:40 UTC.

How to read it

  • Read the position against the flow: rising short interest with a high daily short share is new shorting; rising short interest with a normal short share is old shorts holding on.
  • Insider buys next to a crowded short are the combination that has historically preceded squeezes; insider sells next to a crowded short are common and mean little.
  • Fails to deliver matter relative to the float, not in absolute shares; a million failed shares in a mega cap is noise.

Analysis of what the data shows, not advice. XOOMAR does not recommend buying, selling or holding anything.

Datasets

Frequently Asked Questions

How much of CIEN is sold short?
3,345,857 shares were held short at the 2026-08-31 settlement, 2.0 days of average volume. FINRA publishes the next count about eight business days after the 15th and the last business day of the month.
What is CIEN's daily short volume?
On 2026-09-11, 401,394 of the 890,569 CIEN shares reported to FINRA were sold short, 45.1% of the day's reported volume. Short volume is a flow for one day, not a position.
Does CIEN have fails to deliver?
The SEC's latest file shows 4 CIEN shares failed to deliver at settlement 2026-08-10. Fails are reported per settlement date and published twice a month with a lag.
Are CIEN insiders buying or selling?
Insiders at CIEN reported 12 open-market sells worth $11.1M in the last 90 days and no open-market buys. Sells alone are a weak signal; insiders sell for tax, diversification and estate reasons all the time. Latest filing: SMITH GARY B (President, CEO) on 2026-09-01.
Have CIEN insiders filed to sell?
4 Form 144 notices on file for CIEN worth $2.5M at the prices reported; 4 in the last 90 days worth $2.5M. Latest: BRODIE GAGE filed on 2026-08-17 to sell 1,200 shares ($527K) from 2026-08-17.
Who owns more than 5% of CIEN?
7 holders above 5% have filed on CIEN, all on Schedule 13G (passive). The largest reported stake is Abigail P. Johnson at 13.5% of the class (19,113,538 shares), filed 2026-08-06 for an event on 2026-06-30.
What did CIEN report last quarter?
In Q2 2026 (quarter ended 2026-08-01) CIENA CORP reported revenue of $1.67B, up 37.0% from the same quarter a year earlier, and net income of $266.4M (1.83 diluted EPS). In FY 2025 it generated $806.1M of operating cash flow and spent $334.5M on buybacks. As of 2026-08-01, cash was $2.45B against $3.23B of debt.
Which funds hold CIEN?
9 of the 30 tracked managers held CIEN at their latest 13F, $1.70B in total at quarter-end prices. Citadel Advisors is the largest at $651.7M (0.1% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 6 added shares and 3 cut.

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