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Ciena (CIEN) Capital Expenditures (2016 - 2026)

Ciena has reported Capital Expenditures over the past 18 years, most recently at $73.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Capital Expenditures at $73.9 million for Q1 2026, up 174.83% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was $187.8 million (up 27.82% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $140.8 million, up 3.04%.
  • Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 was $73.9 million at Ciena, down from $126.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Capital Expenditures for CIEN hit a ceiling of $126.0 million in Q4 2025 and a floor of -$76.4 million in Q4 2023.
  • Median Capital Expenditures over the past 5 years was $26.9 million (2025), compared with a mean of $26.4 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Capital Expenditures hit 10574.23% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 1727.76% in 2022.
  • Ciena's Capital Expenditures stood at $23.9 million in 2022, then tumbled by 419.67% to -$76.4 million in 2023, then surged by 232.57% to $101.3 million in 2024, then increased by 24.33% to $126.0 million in 2025, then plummeted by 41.35% to $73.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Capital Expenditures were $73.9 million (Q1 2026), $126.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$40.8 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.