Ciena CIEN
NYSE CIEN
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At close: Sep 4, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Ciena (CIEN) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Ciena (CIEN) posted Capital Expenditures of $80.0 million for Q3 2026, up 94.8% on a QoQ basis from $41.0 million in Q2 2026, and up 101.15% year-over-year from $39.8 million in Q3 2025.

Analysis

Ciena (CIEN) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ciena has reported Capital Expenditures for 18 years, with the latest figure at $80.0 million in Q3 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Capital Expenditures rose 101.15% year-over-year to $80.0 million in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was $240.3 million, a 34.32% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $140.8 million, up 3.04% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures was $80.0 million for Q3 2026 at Ciena, up from $41.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Capital Expenditures was $83.5 million in Q4 2024, with the low at $16.6 million in Q1 2024.
  • Average Capital Expenditures over 5 years is $35.2 million, with a median of $26.9 million recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Capital Expenditures soared 266.82% in 2024, then plunged 45.62% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Capital Expenditures stood at $23.9 million in 2022, then decreased by 4.75% to $22.8 million in 2023, then jumped by 266.82% to $83.5 million in 2024, then slumped by 45.62% to $45.4 million in 2025, then surged by 76.01% to $80.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $80.0 million (Q3 2026), $41.0 million (Q2 2026), and $73.9 million (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 430.90 Bn 415.39 Bn 11.06 Bn 390.00 Mn
2 Ciena 45.56 Bn 42.93 Bn 759.27 Mn 79.96 Mn
3 Ubiquiti 35.05 Bn 34.43 Bn 429.25 Mn 5.39 Mn
4 Ericsson Lm Telephone 34.05 Bn 14.63 Bn 2.58 Bn -469.73 Mn
5 Applied Optoelectronics 8.91 Bn 8.41 Bn 53.21 Mn 276.91 Mn
6 Amdocs 6.75 Bn 6.58 Bn 467.16 Mn -25.29 Mn
7 Extreme Networks 2.85 Bn 2.64 Bn 210.49 Mn 7.54 Mn
8 Digi International 2.63 Bn 2.60 Bn 89.93 Mn 861,000.00
9 Nextnav 2.54 Bn 2.54 Bn -905,000.00 -
10 Calix 2.26 Bn 2.07 Bn 160.12 Mn 4.58 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Aug 1, 2026 79.96 Mn
May 2, 2026 41.05 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 73.89 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 45.43 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 39.75 Mn
May 3, 2025 28.74 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 26.88 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 83.54 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 19.60 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 16.90 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 16.60 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 22.78 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 25.39 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 28.00 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 30.03 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 23.91 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 21.66 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 19.45 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 25.80 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 12.26 Mn