Ciena Corp. (CIEN) Insider Trading
Directors, officers and holders of more than 10% of CIEN report their trades in its stock on SEC Form 4, within two business days. Each row below is one Form 4 transaction line. The one-letter code says what kind of transaction it was: only P (purchase) and S (sale) are open-market or private trades; awards, option exercises, tax withholding and gifts carry other codes.
Recent Form 4 transactions
The 50 most recent of 600 transactions on file: 0 with code P, 14 with code S and 36 with other codes.
| Date | Insider | Title | Code | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | Rothenstein David M | EVP & Chief Strategy Officer | S Sale | 2,500 | $348.06 | $870,157 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Gage Brodie | EVP & Chief Product & Tech | S Sale | 1,200 | $344.08 | $412,896 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | SMITH GARY B | President & CEO | S Sale | 2,952 | $348.02 | $1,027,356 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | DiPerna Dino | EVP & Chief R&D Officer | S Sale | 445 | $344.08 | $153,116 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | DiPerna Dino | EVP & Chief R&D Officer | S Sale | 445 | $350.00 | $155,750 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Phipps Jason | EVP & Chief Customer Officer | S Sale | 2,629 | $355.19 | $933,795 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Graff Marc D. | EVP & Chief Financial Officer | S Sale | 97 | $355.19 | $34,453 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Kosaraju Sheela | EVP & Chief Legal Officer | S Sale | 2,101 | $355.19 | $746,254 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | SMITH GARY B | President & CEO | S Sale | 2,952 | $369.66 | $1,091,238 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Cumello Joseph | EVP & General Mgr. | S Sale | 1,586 | $358.52 | $568,605 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | Claflin Bruce L. | Director | S Sale | 2,857 | $355.91 | $1,016,835 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | NEVENS THOMAS MICHAEL | Director | G Gift | 2,797 | Not measured | Not measured |
| Sep 23, 2026 | NEVENS THOMAS MICHAEL | Director | S Sale | 3,738 | $359.04 | $1,342,092 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | Rothenstein David M | EVP & Chief Strategy Officer | F Tax Payment | 220 | $348.80 | $76,736 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | Rothenstein David M | EVP & Chief Strategy Officer | F Tax Payment | 204 | $348.80 | $71,155 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | SMITH GARY B | President & CEO | F Tax Payment | 2,985 | $348.80 | $1,041,168 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | Phipps Jason | EVP & Chief Customer Officer | F Tax Payment | 859 | $348.80 | $299,619 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | Cumello Joseph | EVP & General Mgr. | F Tax Payment | 441 | $348.80 | $153,821 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | Cumello Joseph | EVP & General Mgr. | F Tax Payment | 182 | $348.80 | $63,482 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | Cumello Joseph | EVP & General Mgr. | F Tax Payment | 331 | $348.80 | $115,453 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | Hoffman Grant | EVP & Chief Supply | F Tax Payment | 170 | $348.80 | $59,296 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | Gage Brodie | EVP & Chief Product & Tech | F Tax Payment | 442 | $348.80 | $154,170 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | Gage Brodie | EVP & Chief Product & Tech | F Tax Payment | 388 | $348.80 | $135,334 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | Phipps Jason | EVP & Chief Customer Officer | F Tax Payment | 503 | $348.80 | $175,446 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | Kosaraju Sheela | EVP & Chief Legal Officer | F Tax Payment | 189 | $348.80 | $65,923 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | Phipps Jason | EVP & Chief Customer Officer | F Tax Payment | 735 | $348.80 | $256,368 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | Phipps Jason | EVP & Chief Customer Officer | F Tax Payment | 268 | $348.80 | $93,478 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | Rothenstein David M | EVP & Chief Strategy Officer | F Tax Payment | 679 | $348.80 | $236,835 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | Rothenstein David M | EVP & Chief Strategy Officer | F Tax Payment | 436 | $348.80 | $152,077 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | Rothenstein David M | EVP & Chief Strategy Officer | F Tax Payment | 811 | $348.80 | $282,877 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | DiPerna Dino | EVP & Chief R&D Officer | F Tax Payment | 204 | $348.80 | $71,155 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | DiPerna Dino | EVP & Chief R&D Officer | F Tax Payment | 730 | $348.80 | $254,624 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | SMITH GARY B | President & CEO | F Tax Payment | 3,102 | $348.80 | $1,081,978 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | DiPerna Dino | EVP & Chief R&D Officer | F Tax Payment | 428 | $348.80 | $149,286 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | Cumello Joseph | EVP & General Mgr. | F Tax Payment | 582 | $348.80 | $203,002 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | DiPerna Dino | EVP & Chief R&D Officer | F Tax Payment | 247 | $348.80 | $86,154 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | Graff Marc D. | EVP & Chief Financial Officer | F Tax Payment | 286 | $348.80 | $99,757 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | Kosaraju Sheela | EVP & Chief Legal Officer | F Tax Payment | 156 | $348.80 | $54,413 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | Cumello Joseph | EVP & General Mgr. | F Tax Payment | 180 | $348.80 | $62,784 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | Kosaraju Sheela | EVP & Chief Legal Officer | F Tax Payment | 330 | $348.80 | $115,104 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | DiPerna Dino | EVP & Chief R&D Officer | F Tax Payment | 444 | $348.80 | $154,867 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | SMITH GARY B | President & CEO | F Tax Payment | 1,743 | $348.80 | $607,958 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | SMITH GARY B | President & CEO | F Tax Payment | 937 | $348.80 | $326,826 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | Gage Brodie | EVP & Chief Product & Tech | F Tax Payment | 204 | $348.80 | $71,155 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | Gage Brodie | EVP & Chief Product & Tech | F Tax Payment | 669 | $348.80 | $233,347 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | Gage Brodie | EVP & Chief Product & Tech | F Tax Payment | 231 | $348.80 | $80,573 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | Kosaraju Sheela | EVP & Chief Legal Officer | F Tax Payment | 691 | $348.80 | $241,021 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | Kosaraju Sheela | EVP & Chief Legal Officer | F Tax Payment | 549 | $348.80 | $191,491 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | DiPerna Dino | EVP & Chief R&D Officer | S Sale | 249 | $350.00 | $87,150 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | DiPerna Dino | EVP & Chief R&D Officer | S Sale | 249 | $324.86 | $80,890 |
The full Form 4 history is on the CIEN company page (Insider Trades card, View all).
Questions about this data
Which insider transactions are open-market trades?
Code P (open market or private purchase) and code S (open market or private sale). Code F is shares withheld to pay tax on vesting stock, A is an award from the company, M and X are option exercises and G is a gift. None of those is the insider choosing to buy or sell in the market.
How quickly are insider trades reported?
A Form 4 is due before the end of the second business day after the trade. The date shown is the transaction date from the form.
Who has to file Form 4?
Officers, directors and beneficial owners of more than 10% of a class of the company’s registered equity, under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act.
Look up any code in the Form 4 transaction code reference, or read Form 4 codes explained.