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Cienavs.Pure Storage

CIEN vs PSTG · both in Data centers, part of the AI & digital infrastructure value chain: Servers, networking, optics and data center capacity that tie AI infrastructure together.

Ciena is about 2.8× larger than Pure Storage by market cap; Pure Storage trades at the lower P/E (119.1 vs 143.0); year to date, Ciena leads (+59.0% vs +49.9%).

Side by side

CIENPSTG
Market cap$62.7B$22.4B
Price$387.66$100.44
Today+4.2%−7.5%
Return YTD+59.0%+49.9%
Return 1Y+314.2%+72.2%
P/E143.0119.1
P/S11.36.1
P/B21.715.5

Data as of 2026-08-26 · updates daily after U.S. close

The two companies

CienaCIEN

NYSE · USA

Long-haul optical transmission, mostly between data centres.

Optical networking
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Pure StoragePSTG

NYSE · USA

All-flash arrays for data centers, sold as a subscription service.

All-flash storage
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