Revenue $1.67B, up 37.0% on a year earlier. Productrevenue $1.39B, up 42.3%. services_revenue $280.86M, up 15.8%. Diluted EPS $1.83 against $0.35.
| Q3 FY26 | Q2 FY26 | Q3 FY25 | Year over year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.67B | $1.57B | $1.22B | +37.0% |
| Operating income | $301.18M | $237.87M | $73.53M | +309.6% |
| Net income | $266.42M | $218.22M | $50.31M | +429.6% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.83 | $1.49 | $0.35 | |
| Operating cash flow | $196.26M | $259.70M | $174.35M | +12.6% |
| Capital expenditures | -$79.96M | -$41.05M | -$39.75M | |
| Free cash flow | $116.30M | $218.65M | $134.60M | -13.6% |
| Q3 FY26 | Q3 FY25 | Year over year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Productrevenue | $1.39B | $976.80M | +42.3% |
| services_revenue | $280.86M | $242.58M | +15.8% |
| Revenue Growth | 37% | 29.4% | |
| Global Services revenue | $193.60M | $160.20M | +20.8% |
| Average days' sales outstanding (DSOs) | 76 | 88 | -13.6% |
| Converged Packet Optical Revenue | $1.19B | $815.50M | +46.1% |
| Routing and Switching revenue | $164.40M | $125.90M | +30.6% |
| Blue Planet Automation Software and Services revenue | $23.20M | $27.80M | -16.5% |
| Period | Measure | Guided | Reported | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY26 | Revenue | $1.62B | $1.67B | above |
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Stock Atlas, “Ciena (CIEN) Q3 FY26 earnings: results and KPIs”, stockatlas.com/companies/CIEN/earnings/2026-q3/, data as of 3 November 2026. Links to this page are welcome.
