Ciena (CIEN) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)
Ciena's Capital Expenditures came in at $79.96 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 101.2% from $39.75 million a year earlier and up 94.8% from the prior quarter.
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Ciena (CIEN) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 1, 2026, Ciena reported Capital Expenditures of $240.32 million, up 34.3% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Nov 1, 2025), it came in at $140.8 million, up 3.0% from FY2024.
- Capital Expenditures has increased in each of the last four fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 11.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Capital Expenditures was $136.64 million in FY2024 (+28.7%), $106.2 million in FY2023 (+16.9%), $90.82 million in FY2022 (+14.2%) and $79.55 million in FY2021 (-3.8%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Capital Expenditures since fiscal Q4 2024.
- Year-over-year, Capital Expenditures has increased for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 96.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Capital Expenditures over five years came in fiscal Q4 2024 (growth of 266.8%), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2025 (a decline of 45.6%).
- Business Quant data shows CIEN's Capital Expenditures at $41.05 million (Q2 2026), $73.89 million (Q1 2026) and $45.43 million (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,036.35 Bn | 4,783.84 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 2.46 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 427.54 Bn | 363.47 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 390.00 Mn |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 296.28 Bn | 252.04 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 1.24 Bn |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 226.69 Bn | 180.15 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 29.70 Mn |
| 5 | Sandisk | 195.98 Bn | 184.50 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 43.00 Mn |
| 6 | Sony | 149.01 Bn | 86.27 Bn | 6.53 Bn | -864.98 Mn |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 142.77 Bn | 137.76 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 187.00 Mn |
| 8 | Western Digital | 117.23 Bn | 105.36 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 108.00 Mn |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 74.22 Bn | 52.10 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 745.00 Mn |
| 10 | Ciena | 48.40 Bn | 41.96 Bn | 759.27 Mn | 79.96 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
API Access
Ciena Capital Expenditures 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=capital-expenditures&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "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=capital-expenditures&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();