Ciena (CIEN) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Ciena (CIEN) recorded quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of -$43.9 million in Q1 2026, up 79.47% quarter-over-quarter from -$213.8 million in Q4 2025, and up 34.59% on a YoY basis from -$32.6 million in Q1 2025.

Ciena (CIEN) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ciena's Cash from Investing Activities history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$43.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Cash from Investing Activities rose 34.59% year-over-year to -$43.9 million; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at -$218.3 million (up 44.27% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$241.5 million, up 21.2% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities was -$43.9 million for Q1 2026 at Ciena, up from -$213.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Investing Activities ranged from a high of $196.3 million in Q3 2022 to a low of -$381.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Cash from Investing Activities has averaged -$63.3 million across 5 years, with a median of -$67.1 million in 2025.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Cash from Investing Activities was 1194.19% in 2022; the steepest drop was 1009.92% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Cash from Investing Activities shows it stood at $185.6 million in 2022, then tumbled by 152.87% to -$98.1 million in 2023, then plunged by 51.79% to -$148.9 million in 2024, then plunged by 43.53% to -$213.8 million in 2025, then jumped by 79.47% to -$43.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$43.9 million (Q1 2026), -$213.8 million (Q4 2025), and $19.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 480.96 Bn 464.32 Bn 10.08 Bn -2.07 Bn
2 Ciena 69.17 Bn 67.87 Bn 625.52 Mn -43.89 Mn
3 Motorola Solutions 68.03 Bn 67.17 Bn 1.36 Bn -183.00 Mn
4 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 65.63 Bn 60.79 Bn 8.25 Bn -793.00 Mn
5 Lumentum Holdings 61.32 Bn 58.15 Bn 357.00 Mn -181.90 Mn
6 Ubiquiti 34.34 Bn 33.97 Bn 370.71 Mn -5.56 Mn
7 AST SpaceMobile 27.21 Bn 27.79 Bn -69.36 Mn -379.26 Mn
8 Applied Optoelectronics 13.45 Bn 13.01 Bn 43.92 Mn -68.09 Mn
9 Zebra Technologies 11.38 Bn 11.26 Bn 742.00 Mn -2.00 Mn
10 Viavi Solutions 10.76 Bn 10.75 Bn 234.10 Mn -4.70 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 -43.89 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -43.89 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -213.77 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -213.77 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 19.71 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 19.71 Mn
May 3, 2025 19.64 Mn
May 3, 2025 19.64 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -67.09 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -67.09 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -148.93 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -148.93 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 -18.84 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 -18.84 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 -156.84 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 -156.84 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 18.13 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 18.13 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 -98.12 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 -98.12 Mn