Ciena (CIEN) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Ciena's Capital Expenditures history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $73.9 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Capital Expenditures rose 174.83% year-over-year to $73.9 million; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at $187.8 million (up 27.82% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $140.8 million, up 3.04% from the prior year.
• Capital Expenditures was $73.9 million for Q1 2026 at Ciena, down from $126.0 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of $126.0 million in Q4 2025 to a low of -$76.4 million in Q4 2023.
• Historically, Capital Expenditures has averaged $26.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $26.9 million in 2025.
• Biggest YoY gain for Capital Expenditures was 10574.23% in 2022; the steepest drop was 1727.76% in 2022.
• A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at $23.9 million in 2022, then slumped by 419.67% to -$76.4 million in 2023, then jumped by 232.57% to $101.3 million in 2024, then gained by 24.33% to $126.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 41.35% to $73.9 million in 2026.
• The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $73.9 million (Q1 2026), $126.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$40.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.