Ciena (CIEN) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)

Ciena's (CIEN) quarterly Change in Inventory came in at $41.2 million in Q1 2026, up 15.02% year-on-year from $35.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 307.27% quarter-over-quarter from -$19.9 million in Q4 2025.

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

Ciena's Change in Inventory history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $41.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Change in Inventory rose 15.02% year-over-year to $41.2 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was $59.0 million, a 196.67% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $53.6 million, up 135.03% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory rose to $41.2 million in Q1 2026 per CIEN's latest filing, from -$19.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Inventory topped out at $293.6 million in Q3 2022 and bottomed at -$129.8 million in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Inventory is $41.1 million (2025), against an average of $39.0 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Inventory jumped 1322.92% in 2022 and slumped 204.34% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Change in Inventory stood at $124.4 million in 2022, then slumped by 204.34% to -$129.8 million in 2023, then surged by 42.39% to -$74.8 million in 2024, then jumped by 73.41% to -$19.9 million in 2025, then soared by 307.27% to $41.2 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CIEN Change in Inventory figures stand at $41.2 million (Q1 2026), -$19.9 million (Q4 2025), and -$3.4 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 449.54 Bn 432.90 Bn 10.08 Bn 788.00 Mn
2 Motorola Solutions 69.76 Bn 68.88 Bn 1.36 Bn 199.00 Mn
3 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 63.38 Bn 58.54 Bn 9.10 Bn 458.00 Mn
4 Ciena 52.70 Bn 51.40 Bn 625.52 Mn 41.23 Mn
5 Lumentum Holdings 51.79 Bn 48.61 Bn 357.00 Mn 62.70 Mn
6 Nokia 49.26 Bn 41.95 Bn 9.86 Bn -
7 Ubiquiti 32.02 Bn 31.65 Bn 370.71 Mn -19.24 Mn
8 Ericsson Lm Telephone 31.85 Bn 26.17 Bn 2.53 Bn -485.14 Mn
9 AST SpaceMobile 16.70 Bn 16.70 Bn 3.67 Mn 4.75 Mn
10 Zebra Technologies 13.00 Bn 12.89 Bn 742.00 Mn -34.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Jan 31, 2026 41.23 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 41.23 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -19.89 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -19.89 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -3.41 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -3.41 Mn
May 3, 2025 41.06 Mn
May 3, 2025 41.06 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 35.84 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 35.84 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -74.80 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -74.80 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 -72.87 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 -72.87 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 50.81 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 50.81 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 -56.16 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 -56.16 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 -129.85 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 -129.85 Mn