Ciena (CIEN) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026)
Ciena (CIEN) recorded quarterly Change in Cash of $31.5 million in Q1 2026, down 12.54% quarter-over-quarter from $36.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 152.34% on a YoY basis from $12.5 million in Q1 2025.
Ciena (CIEN) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ciena's Change in Cash history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $31.5 million for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Change in Cash rose 152.34% year-over-year to $31.5 million; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at $248.7 million (up 163.78% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $157.2 million, up 307.46% from the prior year.
- Change in Cash was $31.5 million for Q1 2026 at Ciena, down from $36.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Change in Cash ranged from a high of $254.1 million in Q1 2024 to a low of -$303.9 million in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Change in Cash has averaged -$17.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $31.5 million in 2026.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Change in Cash tumbled 683.65% in 2022, then surged 322.17% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Change in Cash shows it stood at $134.7 million in 2022, then slumped by 179.58% to -$107.2 million in 2023, then surged by 148.05% to $51.5 million in 2024, then tumbled by 30.15% to $36.0 million in 2025, then fell by 12.54% to $31.5 million in 2026.
- The last three Change in Cash figures came in at $31.5 million (Q1 2026), $36.0 million (Q4 2025), and $106.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Cash (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 480.96 Bn | 464.32 Bn | 10.08 Bn | -376.00 Mn |
| 2 | Ciena | 69.17 Bn | 67.87 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 31.46 Mn |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions | 68.03 Bn | 67.17 Bn | 1.36 Bn | -279.00 Mn |
| 4 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 65.63 Bn | 60.79 Bn | 8.25 Bn | -934.00 Mn |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 61.32 Bn | 58.15 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 1.96 Bn |
| 6 | Ubiquiti | 34.34 Bn | 33.97 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 65.84 Mn |
| 7 | AST SpaceMobile | 27.21 Bn | 27.79 Bn | -69.36 Mn | 678.90 Mn |
| 8 | Applied Optoelectronics | 13.45 Bn | 13.01 Bn | 43.92 Mn | 233.34 Mn |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 11.38 Bn | 11.26 Bn | 742.00 Mn | -11.00 Mn |
| 10 | Viavi Solutions | 10.76 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 234.10 Mn | -264.80 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 31.46 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 35.97 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 106.28 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 75.03 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | -60.11 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 51.50 Mn |
| Jul 27, 2024 | -207.93 Mn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | -173.47 Mn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 254.14 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -107.16 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -49.77 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 113.15 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 60.20 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 134.66 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | -160.23 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -98.75 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | -303.91 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 192.10 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 27.45 Mn |
| May 1, 2021 | 173.74 Mn |