CIEN vs LITE

Ciena and Lumentum, both Technology

Lumentum is the larger company at $66B against $61B. Over the past year LITE returned +760% against +328% for CIEN. Ryufin's sector-relative Smart Score puts LITE ahead, 7/10 against 5/10.

Ciena and Lumentumcompared on valuation, return and Ryufin’s Smart Score
FigureCIENLITE
Last close$404$946
Market cap$61B$66B
Trailing P/Elower is cheaper for the same earnings, not automatically better134.6n/a
1-year return+328%+760%
5-year return+595%+1026%
Ryufin Smart Scoresector-relative, 1–105/107/10

Figures from SEC filings and end-of-day closes. Highlighting marks the higher or lower number, which is not the same as the better investment, a low P/E can be a warning and a high one can be deserved.

Ciena

Revenue of $1.6B in Q2 2026, net income $218M. Its largest reported line is Optical Networking, 72% of the disclosed total.

Lumentum

Revenue of $1.0B in Q4 2026, net income null. Its largest reported line is US, 23% of the disclosed total.

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