Ciena (CIEN) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)
Ciena's (CIEN) quarterly Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$43.9 million in Q1 2026, up 34.59% year-on-year from -$32.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 79.47% quarter-over-quarter from -$213.8 million in Q4 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.
- On a quarterly basis, Cash from Investing Activities rose 34.59% year-over-year to -$43.9 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was -$218.3 million, a 44.27% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$241.5 million, up 21.2% from the prior year.
- Cash from Investing Activities grew to -$43.9 million in Q1 2026 per CIEN's latest filing, from -$213.8 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at $196.3 million in Q3 2022 and bottomed at -$381.0 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Cash from Investing Activities is -$67.1 million (2025), against an average of -$63.3 million.
- Biggest YoY gain for Cash from Investing Activities was 1194.19% in 2022; the steepest drop was 1009.92% in 2022.
- Year by year, Cash from Investing Activities stood at $185.6 million in 2022, then sank by 152.87% to -$98.1 million in 2023, then slumped by 51.79% to -$148.9 million in 2024, then slumped by 43.53% to -$213.8 million in 2025, then jumped by 79.47% to -$43.9 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CIEN Cash from Investing Activities figures stand at -$43.9 million (Q1 2026), -$213.8 million (Q4 2025), and $19.7 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 451.08 Bn | 434.44 Bn | 10.08 Bn | -2.07 Bn |
| 2 | Motorola Solutions | 70.74 Bn | 69.86 Bn | 1.36 Bn | -183.00 Mn |
| 3 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 63.04 Bn | 58.20 Bn | 9.10 Bn | -793.00 Mn |
| 4 | Ciena | 52.59 Bn | 51.29 Bn | 625.52 Mn | -43.89 Mn |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 50.49 Bn | 47.32 Bn | 357.00 Mn | -181.90 Mn |
| 6 | Nokia | 48.82 Bn | 41.52 Bn | 9.86 Bn | - |
| 7 | Ubiquiti | 32.26 Bn | 31.89 Bn | 370.71 Mn | -5.56 Mn |
| 8 | Ericsson Lm Telephone | 31.92 Bn | 26.24 Bn | 2.53 Bn | - |
| 9 | AST SpaceMobile | 16.59 Bn | 16.59 Bn | 3.67 Mn | -379.26 Mn |
| 10 | Zebra Technologies | 12.94 Bn | 12.82 Bn | 742.00 Mn | -2.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |