From AT&T to Ciena: Tracking optical earnings in Q4 2025

Lightwave is tracking the quarterly earnings of the major optical players.
Jan. 15, 2026
2 min read

Check out how the optical industry's key players performed in the fourth quarter of 2025.

The fourth quarter of the 2025 earnings reporting season has begun, and Lightwave is tracking how key players in the optical networking industry segment, which includes optical vendors and business service providers, performed.

Please check here for updates on service providers, vendors and integrators in this segment.

Also, check out our Q4 2023Q1 2024Q2 2024Q3 2024, Q4 2024Q1 2025, Q2 optical earnings and Q3 earnings coverage

You can also see how Lightwave tracks the fourth-quarter 2025 results of major players in the broadband industry.

Jan 14

Ekinops
www.ekinops.com
Ekinops reported consolidated revenue of $30 million, down 14% year over year.
- see our coverage

January 28

AT&T
www.att.com
AT&T reported 2025 revenues of $125.6 billion, up 2.7% from $122.3 billion in 2024, up 2.7% due to strong mobility and consumer wireline growth.
- see our coverage

Corning
www.corning.com
Corning reported Optical Communications fourth quarter sales were $1.7 billion, up 24% year-over-year.
- see our coverage

January 30

Verizon
www.verizon.com
Verizon reported total operating revenue of $138.2 billion in 2025, up from $134.8 billion in 2024. 
- see our coverage

February 3

Lumen
www.lumen.com

Lumentum
www.lumentum.com

February 5 

Ribbon Communications
www.ribboncommunications.com

February 11

Cisco
www.cisco.com

February 12

Lightpath
www.lightpathfiber.com

February 20 

Cogent Communications
www.cogentco.com

February 25

Adtran
www.adtran.com

March 2 

Uniti
www.uniti.com

March 4

Dycom
www.dycomind.com

March 5

Ciena
www.ciena.com

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