Ciena CIEN
NYSE CIEN
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At close: Sep 4, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Ciena (CIEN) posted Cash from Investing Activities of -$117.4 million for Q3 2026, up 23.76% on a QoQ basis from -$153.9 million in Q2 2026, and down 695.27% year-over-year from $19.7 million in Q3 2025.

Analysis

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

Ciena has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$117.4 million in Q3 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Cash from Investing Activities fell 695.27% year-over-year to -$117.4 million in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was -$528.9 million, a 199.4% decrease 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 was -$117.4 million for Q3 2026 at Ciena, up from -$153.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Cash from Investing Activities was $196.3 million in Q3 2022, with the low at -$381.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Cash from Investing Activities over 5 years is -$70.9 million, with a median of -$98.1 million recorded in 2023.
  • The largest YoY upside for Cash from Investing Activities was 1194.19% in 2022 against a maximum downside of 1009.92% in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Cash from Investing Activities stood at $185.6 million in 2022, then slumped by 152.87% to -$98.1 million in 2023, then tumbled by 51.79% to -$148.9 million in 2024, then tumbled by 43.53% to -$213.8 million in 2025, then surged by 45.1% to -$117.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$117.4 million (Q3 2026), -$153.9 million (Q2 2026), and -$43.9 million (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 430.90 Bn 415.39 Bn 11.06 Bn -264.00 Mn
2 Ciena 45.56 Bn 42.93 Bn 759.27 Mn -117.35 Mn
3 Ubiquiti 35.05 Bn 34.43 Bn 429.25 Mn -94.72 Mn
4 Ericsson Lm Telephone 34.05 Bn 14.63 Bn 2.58 Bn -
5 Applied Optoelectronics 8.91 Bn 8.41 Bn 53.21 Mn -565.63 Mn
6 Amdocs 6.75 Bn 6.58 Bn 467.16 Mn -23.28 Mn
7 Extreme Networks 2.85 Bn 2.64 Bn 210.49 Mn -7.58 Mn
8 Digi International 2.63 Bn 2.60 Bn 89.93 Mn -861,000.00
9 Nextnav 2.54 Bn 2.54 Bn -905,000.00 -
10 Calix 2.26 Bn 2.07 Bn 160.12 Mn 59.04 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Aug 1, 2026 -117.35 Mn
May 2, 2026 -153.93 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -43.89 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -213.77 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 19.71 Mn
May 3, 2025 19.64 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -67.09 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -148.93 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 -18.84 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 -156.84 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 18.13 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 -98.12 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 -8.07 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 -101.03 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 -176.24 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 185.59 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 196.30 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 -102.17 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 -380.96 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 -24.60 Mn