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

Ciena (CIEN) recorded quarterly Change in Inventory of $41.2 million in Q1 2026, up 307.27% quarter-over-quarter from -$19.9 million in Q4 2025, and up 15.02% on a YoY basis from $35.8 million in Q1 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.

  • In Q1 2026, Change in Inventory rose 15.02% year-over-year to $41.2 million; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at $59.0 million (up 196.67% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $53.6 million, up 135.03% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory was $41.2 million for Q1 2026 at Ciena, up from -$19.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Inventory ranged from a high of $293.6 million in Q3 2022 to a low of -$129.8 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Change in Inventory has averaged $39.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $41.1 million in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Change in Inventory surged 1322.92% in 2022, then slumped 204.34% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Inventory shows it stood at $124.4 million in 2022, then plunged 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.
  • The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at $41.2 million (Q1 2026), -$19.9 million (Q4 2025), and -$3.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 469.93 Bn 453.29 Bn 10.08 Bn 788.00 Mn
2 Motorola Solutions 65.69 Bn 64.83 Bn 1.36 Bn 199.00 Mn
3 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 63.18 Bn 58.34 Bn 8.25 Bn 458.00 Mn
4 Ciena 60.70 Bn 59.40 Bn 625.52 Mn 41.23 Mn
5 Lumentum Holdings 60.35 Bn 57.18 Bn 357.00 Mn 62.70 Mn
6 Ubiquiti 35.71 Bn 35.34 Bn 370.71 Mn -19.24 Mn
7 AST SpaceMobile 23.10 Bn 23.68 Bn -69.36 Mn 4.75 Mn
8 Applied Optoelectronics 12.30 Bn 11.86 Bn 43.92 Mn 25.33 Mn
9 Zebra Technologies 11.58 Bn 11.47 Bn 742.00 Mn -34.00 Mn
10 Viavi Solutions 10.70 Bn 10.69 Bn 234.10 Mn 12.60 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