Core Insights - Ciena reported $1.13 billion in revenue for the quarter ended April 2025, marking a year-over-year increase of 23.6% and a surprise of +2.78% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.1 billion [1] - The EPS for the same period was $0.42, compared to $0.27 a year ago, but fell short of the consensus estimate of $0.52, resulting in an EPS surprise of -19.23% [1] Revenue Breakdown - Total Networking Platforms revenue was $866.30 million, exceeding the estimated $829.74 million, reflecting a +28.1% change year-over-year [4] - Total Global Services revenue reached $146.20 million, slightly above the $144.17 million estimate, with an +8.5% year-over-year change [4] - Software and Services revenue totaled $113.40 million, below the $117.98 million estimate, but still showing a +13.6% increase year-over-year [4] - Networking Platforms revenue from Routing and Switching was $92.70 million, underperforming the estimated $103.56 million, with a -20.2% change year-over-year [4] - Optical Networking revenue was $773.60 million, surpassing the $723.28 million estimate, indicating a +38.1% year-over-year increase [4] - Total Products revenue was $898.58 million, exceeding the estimated $874.35 million, reflecting a +28.1% change year-over-year [4] - Blue Planet Automation Software and Services revenue was $28 million, above the $25.43 million estimate, showing a significant +94.4% year-over-year increase [4] - Platform Software and Services revenue was $85.40 million, below the $100.05 million estimate, with no change year-over-year [4] - Services revenue reached $227.30 million, slightly above the $222.76 million estimate, with an +8.5% year-over-year change [4] Profitability Metrics - Gross profit from Products was $348.60 million, slightly below the $356.09 million estimate [4] - Gross profit from Services was $104.24 million, exceeding the $100.18 million estimate [4] Stock Performance - Ciena's shares have returned +14.4% over the past month, outperforming the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5.2% change [3] - The stock currently holds a Zacks Rank 3 (Hold), suggesting it may perform in line with the broader market in the near term [3]

Wall Street analysts expect Ciena (CIEN) to post quarterly earnings of $0.52 per share in its upcoming report, which indicates a year-over-year increase of 92.6%. Revenues are expected to be $1.1 billion, up 20.3% from the year-ago quarter.Over the last 30 days, there has been an upward revision of 3.9% in the consensus EPS estimate for the quarter, leading to its current level. This signifies the covering analysts' collective reconsideration of their initial forecasts over the course of this timeframe.Befo ...