Ciena (CIEN) Amortizatization of Intangibles (2009 - 2026)
Ciena (CIEN) reported Amortizatization of Intangibles of $3.71 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), down 43.4% from $6.56 million a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
Ciena (CIEN) Amortizatization of Intangibles (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Aug 1, 2026, Ciena's Amortizatization of Intangibles came in at $28.81 million, down 9.5% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Nov 1, 2025), it was $36.21 million, down 10.9% from FY2024.
- Amortizatization of Intangibles has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Amortizatization of Intangibles came in at $40.62 million in FY2024 (-18.1%), $49.62 million in FY2023 (+12.0%), $44.3 million in FY2022 (+22.9%) and $36.03 million in FY2021 (-6.7%).
- Five-year quarterly Amortizatization of Intangibles spans a low of $3.71 million in fiscal Q2 2026 and a high of $13.34 million in fiscal Q4 2023.
- Year over year, Amortizatization of Intangibles gained in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 15.1%.
- The high point for year-over-year Amortizatization of Intangibles in five years was fiscal Q4 2023 (growth of 71.5%); the low point was fiscal Q3 2026 (a decline of 43.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $3.71 million (Q2 2026), $11.52 million (Q1 2026) and $9.86 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Amort. of Intangibles (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,054.67 Bn | 4,802.16 Bn | 54.77 Bn | - |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 428.13 Bn | 364.06 Bn | 11.06 Bn | - |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 296.18 Bn | 251.93 Bn | 9.83 Bn | - |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 229.70 Bn | 183.15 Bn | 1.91 Bn | - |
| 5 | Sandisk | 195.83 Bn | 184.35 Bn | 7.58 Bn | - |
| 6 | Sony | 149.07 Bn | 86.33 Bn | 6.53 Bn | - |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 143.82 Bn | 138.81 Bn | 1.90 Bn | - |
| 8 | Western Digital | 117.75 Bn | 105.88 Bn | 2.03 Bn | - |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 74.55 Bn | 52.43 Bn | 4.93 Bn | - |
| 10 | Ciena | 49.05 Bn | 42.61 Bn | 759.27 Mn | 3.71 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 3.71 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 3.71 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 11.52 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 9.86 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 6.56 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 6.55 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 8.78 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 9.95 Mn |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 7.19 Mn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 7.95 Mn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 10.02 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 13.34 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 9.49 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 9.85 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 10.33 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 7.78 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 8.92 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 8.92 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 12.23 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 8.69 Mn |
Ciena Amortizatization of Intangibles API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=amortizatization-of-intangibles&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "amortizatization-of-intangibles", "ticker": "CIEN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=amortizatization-of-intangibles&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();