Ciena vs Nokia
CIEN and NOK side by side, both in communications equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CIEN and NOK compare
Ciena grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (32.6% versus 3.5% for Nokia).
Ciena keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 10.9% compared with 3.3% at Nokia.
Ciena scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 6 for Nokia), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CIEN | NOK |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $39.8B | – |
| Share price | $280.54 | $8.07 |
| Change, 1 year | 33.9% | 15.0% |
| Change, 5 years | 362% | 38.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.51 | 0.88 |
| Employees | 9,080 | 200 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 62.6× | – |
| P/S | 6.6× | – |
| P/B | 13.0× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 54.6× | – |
| P/FCF | 48.9× | – |
| FCF yield | 2.0% | – |
| Fair value | $136.91 | – |
| Margin of safety | −105% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 32.6% (better) | 3.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.2% (better) | −1.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 365% (better) | −49.0% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 362% (better) | −47.8% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −18.2% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 44.1% (better) | 43.5% |
| Operating margin | 12.3% (better) | 4.4% |
| Net margin | 10.9% (better) | 3.3% |
| FCF margin | 13.5% | – |
| Return on equity | 22.4% (better) | 3.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 20.0% (better) | 3.4% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.06 | 0.16 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.81 (better) | −1.02 |
| Interest coverage | 10.6× (better) | 3.6× |
| Current ratio | 3.80 (better) | 1.58 |
| Altman Z-score | 6.03 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | – | 117% |
| Buyback yield | 0.97% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 0.97% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 93.3% | 17.6% |
| Held by insiders | 1.2% | 0.00% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$98.5M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.8% | – |
Go deeper
- CIEN stock overview
- CIEN income statement
- CIEN valuation and score
- NOK stock overview
- NOK income statement
- NOK valuation and score
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