Ciena (CIEN) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
Ciena's Cash & Equivalents was $2.45 billion in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 131.6% from $1.06 billion a year earlier and up 134.0% from the prior quarter.
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Ciena (CIEN) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Nov 1, 2025), Cash & Equivalents at Ciena came in at $1.09 billion, up 16.8% from FY2024.
- Cash & Equivalents shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Cash & Equivalents was $934.86 million in FY2024 (-7.5%), $1.01 billion in FY2023 (+1.6%), $994.35 million in FY2022 (-30.1%) and $1.42 billion in FY2021 (+30.7%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Cash & Equivalents in data going back to fiscal Q3 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Cash & Equivalents has increased for five straight quarters, with growth averaging 19.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Cash & Equivalents over five years was fiscal Q3 2026 (growth of 131.6%); the worst was fiscal Q1 2025 (a decline of 30.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, CIEN's Cash & Equivalents in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was $1.05 billion (Q2 2026), $1.12 billion (Q1 2026) and $1.09 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,054.67 Bn | 4,802.16 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 39.54 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 428.13 Bn | 364.06 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 7.22 Bn |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 296.18 Bn | 251.93 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.57 Bn |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 229.70 Bn | 183.15 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 2.29 Bn |
| 5 | Sandisk | 195.83 Bn | 184.35 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 4.76 Bn |
| 6 | Sony | 149.07 Bn | 86.33 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 13.40 Bn |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 143.82 Bn | 138.81 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 1.70 Bn |
| 8 | Western Digital | 117.75 Bn | 105.88 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 1.58 Bn |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 74.55 Bn | 52.43 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 6.22 Bn |
| 10 | Ciena | 49.05 Bn | 42.61 Bn | 759.27 Mn | 2.45 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 2.45 Bn |
| May 2, 2026 | 1.05 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 1.12 Bn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 1.09 Bn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 1.06 Bn |
| May 3, 2025 | 949.77 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 874.75 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 934.86 Mn |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 883.37 Mn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 1.09 Bn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 1.26 Bn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 1.01 Bn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 1.12 Bn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 1.17 Bn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 1.05 Bn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 994.35 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 859.69 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 1.02 Bn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 1.12 Bn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 1.42 Bn |
API Access
Ciena Cash & Equivalents 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-equivalents&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "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-equivalents&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();