401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Ciena Corporation 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $719M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 1,973
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 98th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $364,300
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Ciena Corporation 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Ciena Corporation · Maryland · Manufacturing
$719M in assets, 1,973 participants
Ciena Corporation's Ciena Corporation 401(k) Plan reported $719M in total assets and 1,973 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.
- #17,186 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
Coverage in Maryland
Ciena Corporation 401(k) Plan covers 1,973 participants in Maryland, 2.1x the typical Maryland plan (state average ~929 per filing). Assets: $719M.
- #17,186
- in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
- +15.6%
- assets growth YoY
- 7.2×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Ciena Corporation 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets
Ciena Corporation 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$718,763,239 Top 2% higher than 98% of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
Ciena Corporation 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Ciena Corporation 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,973 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Ciena Corporation 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $118M in the plan year 2023 filing to $97M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Ciena Corporation 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $622M in the plan year 2023 filing to $719M in the plan year 2024 filing.
EBSA filing schedule strip
Filing strip 232725311 · Ciena Corporation PY 2024 · 401(k)
Ciena Corporation 401(k) Plan · $719M · 1,973 · 98th
- BOOK $719M
- VS-ST 1,973
- BOY 98th
- SCH 401(k)
- EBSA near Memorial Health System Defined Contribution Retirement Savings Plan
- PART ind #17186
Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Maryland →
Ciena Corporation 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Maryland filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $622M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $719M |
| Net Income | $97M |
| Employer EIN | 232725311 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1995-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Ciena Corporation)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Ciena Corporation plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $719M 42.545259800079286% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 1,833 | $504M |
| 2023 | 1 | 1,975 | $622M |
| 2024 | 1 | 1,973 | $719M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Maryland
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Savings Plan $51.4B · 96,812
- Marriott Retirement Savings Plan $11.7B · 101,417
- T. Rowe Price U.S. Retirement Program $4.9B · 6,639
- Nfl Player Second Career Savings Plan $4.1B · 2,771
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Performance Sharing Plan for Bargaining Employees $3.0B · 18,370
Ciena Corporation 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Maryland, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Memorial Health System Defined Contribution Retirement Savings Plan in IL ($719M); by covered participants it is Hogan Lovells US LLP Retirement Savings Plan in DC (1,973 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($719M here).
- Memorial Health System Defined Contribution Retirement Savings Plan (IL) $719M · 7,526
- Safelite Group Associates' Retirement Savings Plan (OH) $719M · 16,041
- D. E. Shaw & Co. 401(k) Plan (NY) $719M · 1,293
- Avis Budget Group, Inc. Employee Savings Plan (NJ) $718M · 13,513
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,973 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Hogan Lovells US LLP Retirement Savings Plan (DC) 1,973 · 0 off
- Palms 401(k) Savings Plan (NV) 1,973 · 0 off
- Starboard Group 401(k) Plan (FL) 1,973 · 0 off
- Heraeus Incorporated 401(k) Retirement Plan (PA) 1,974 · 1 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.