Ciena (CIEN) Change in Accured Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Ciena (CIEN) recorded quarterly Change in Accured Expenses of -$130.9 million in Q1 2026, down 191.46% quarter-over-quarter from $143.1 million in Q4 2025, and down 164.05% on a YoY basis from $204.4 million in Q1 2025.

Ciena (CIEN) Change in Accured Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ciena's Change in Accured Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$130.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Change in Accured Expenses fell 164.05% year-over-year to -$130.9 million; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at $145.2 million (up 37.47% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $226.5 million, up 252.48% from the prior year.
  • Change in Accured Expenses was -$130.9 million for Q1 2026 at Ciena, down from $143.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Accured Expenses ranged from a high of $176.6 million in Q4 2024 to a low of -$153.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Change in Accured Expenses has averaged $7.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $1.2 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Change in Accured Expenses slumped 252.08% in 2023, then jumped 3948.49% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Accured Expenses shows it stood at $137.9 million in 2022, then plunged by 103.33% to -$4.6 million in 2023, then surged by 3948.49% to $176.6 million in 2024, then declined by 18.95% to $143.1 million in 2025, then tumbled by 191.46% to -$130.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Accured Expenses figures came in at -$130.9 million (Q1 2026), $143.1 million (Q4 2025), and $100.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Accured Expenses (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 480.96 Bn 464.32 Bn 10.08 Bn -515.00 Mn
2 Ciena 69.17 Bn 67.87 Bn 625.52 Mn -130.91 Mn
3 Motorola Solutions 68.03 Bn 67.17 Bn 1.36 Bn -290.00 Mn
4 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 65.63 Bn 60.79 Bn 8.25 Bn -
5 Lumentum Holdings 61.32 Bn 58.15 Bn 357.00 Mn 24.40 Mn
6 Ubiquiti 34.34 Bn 33.97 Bn 370.71 Mn 41.61 Mn
7 AST SpaceMobile 27.21 Bn 27.79 Bn -69.36 Mn 24.05 Mn
8 Applied Optoelectronics 13.45 Bn 13.01 Bn 43.92 Mn -9.16 Mn
9 Zebra Technologies 11.38 Bn 11.26 Bn 742.00 Mn -67.00 Mn
10 Viavi Solutions 10.76 Bn 10.75 Bn 234.10 Mn -46.40 Mn

Historic Data

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Jan 31, 2026 -130.91 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -130.91 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 143.13 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 143.13 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 100.11 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 100.11 Mn
May 3, 2025 32.82 Mn
May 3, 2025 32.82 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -49.58 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -49.58 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 176.61 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 176.61 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 -56.29 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 -56.29 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 34.85 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 34.85 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 -90.92 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 -90.92 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 -4.59 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 -4.59 Mn