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

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

Ciena (CIEN) posted Change in Inventory of $93.6 million for Q3 2026, up 666.24% on a QoQ basis from -$16.5 million in Q2 2026, and up 2845.35% year-over-year from $3.2 million in Q3 2025.

Analysis

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

Ciena has reported Change in Inventory for 18 years, with the latest figure at $93.6 million in Q3 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Change in Inventory rose 2845.35% year-over-year to $93.6 million in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was $98.4 million, a 7626.22% 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 was $93.6 million for Q3 2026 at Ciena, up from -$16.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Inventory was $293.6 million in Q3 2022, with the low at -$129.8 million in Q4 2023.
  • Average Change in Inventory over 5 years is $39.0 million, with a median of $41.1 million recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Change in Inventory sank 204.34% in 2023, then jumped 2845.35% in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Change in Inventory stood at $124.4 million in 2022, then tumbled by 204.34% to -$129.8 million in 2023, then soared by 42.39% to -$74.8 million in 2024, then surged by 73.41% to -$19.9 million in 2025, then jumped by 570.79% to $93.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at $93.6 million (Q3 2026), -$16.5 million (Q2 2026), and $41.2 million (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 430.90 Bn 415.39 Bn 11.06 Bn 992.00 Mn
2 Ciena 45.56 Bn 42.93 Bn 759.27 Mn 93.64 Mn
3 Ubiquiti 35.05 Bn 34.43 Bn 429.25 Mn 125.00 Mn
4 Ericsson Lm Telephone 34.05 Bn 14.63 Bn 2.58 Bn -493.76 Mn
5 Applied Optoelectronics 8.91 Bn 8.41 Bn 53.21 Mn 68.76 Mn
6 Amdocs 6.75 Bn 6.58 Bn 467.16 Mn -
7 Extreme Networks 2.85 Bn 2.64 Bn 210.49 Mn -5.30 Mn
8 Digi International 2.63 Bn 2.60 Bn 89.93 Mn -
9 Nextnav 2.54 Bn 2.54 Bn -905,000.00 -
10 Calix 2.26 Bn 2.07 Bn 160.12 Mn 25.86 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Aug 1, 2026 93.64 Mn
May 2, 2026 -16.54 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 41.23 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -19.89 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -3.41 Mn
May 3, 2025 41.06 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 35.84 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -74.80 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 -72.87 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 50.81 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 -56.16 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 -129.85 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 100.20 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 -72.92 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 235.06 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 124.45 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 293.61 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 83.88 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 87.18 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 8.75 Mn