Ciena (CIEN) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026)
Ciena (CIEN) recorded Cash & Current Investments of $2.63 billion in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 98.3% from $1.33 billion a year earlier and up 118.7% from the prior quarter.
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Ciena (CIEN) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Nov 1, 2025), Ciena reported Cash & Current Investments of $1.31 billion, up 4.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Cash & Current Investments has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Cash & Current Investments came in at $1.25 billion in FY2024 (+12.2%), $1.12 billion in FY2023 (-2.9%), $1.15 billion in FY2022 (-28.4%) and $1.6 billion in FY2021 (+29.4%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Cash & Current Investments in data going back to fiscal Q3 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash & Current Investments rose in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 15.8%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Cash & Current Investments in the last five years was growth of 98.3% in fiscal Q3 2026, against a decline of 28.4% in fiscal Q4 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $1.2 billion (Q2 2026), $1.3 billion (Q1 2026) and $1.31 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,023.53 Bn | 4,771.02 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 62.40 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 434.59 Bn | 370.52 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 15.92 Bn |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 303.32 Bn | 259.08 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.57 Bn |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 233.08 Bn | 186.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 13.34 Bn |
| 5 | Sandisk | 204.99 Bn | 193.51 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 4.76 Bn |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 151.41 Bn | 146.40 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 1.70 Bn |
| 7 | Sony | 147.67 Bn | 84.93 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 13.60 Bn |
| 8 | Western Digital | 122.89 Bn | 111.02 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 1.58 Bn |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 78.34 Bn | 56.22 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 6.22 Bn |
| 10 | Ciena | 50.51 Bn | 44.07 Bn | 759.27 Mn | 2.63 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 2.63 Bn |
| May 2, 2026 | 1.20 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 1.30 Bn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 1.31 Bn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 1.33 Bn |
| May 3, 2025 | 1.25 Bn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 1.21 Bn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 1.25 Bn |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 1.10 Bn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 1.26 Bn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 1.37 Bn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 1.12 Bn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 1.26 Bn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 1.32 Bn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 1.15 Bn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 1.15 Bn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 1.18 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 1.55 Bn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 1.58 Bn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 1.60 Bn |
API Access
Ciena Cash & Current Investments 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=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-current-investments", "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=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();