Ciena Corp vs FABRINET, two Communication Equipment stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where CIEN and FN diverge most: on debt / equity, CIEN reads 0.53 and FN reads 0.00; on fcf yield, CIEN reads 1.6% and FN reads 0.3%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What FN's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | CIEN | FN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $376.90 | $435.69 |
| Market cap | $53.4B | $15.8B |
| Sector | Communication Equipment | Communication Equipment |
| Stage | Growth | Growth |
| P/E | 125.6 | 37.5 |
| P/B | 18.45 | 6.86 |
| P/S | 9.58 | 3.73 |
| EV/EBITDA | 99.0 | 35.7 |
| Revenue growth | +30.6% | +29.4% |
| Gross margin | 44.0% | 11.9% |
| Operating margin | 15.1% | 9.9% |
| Net margin | 7.9% | 9.9% |
| Return on equity | 15.2% | 18.3% |
| Return on assets | 7.3% | 12.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 10.9% | 16.9% |
| FCF yield | 1.6% | 0.3% |
| Debt / equity | 0.53 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 2.73 | 2.55 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.85 | 8.90 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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