Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 31.58% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 42.54%. Currently, Ciena has a market capitalization of $47.48 billion.

Buying $100 In CIEN: If an investor had bought $100 of CIEN stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $597.53 today based on a price of $337.05 for CIEN at the time of writing.

Ciena’s Performance Over Last 5 Years

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Finally — what’s the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.

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