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Ciena (CIEN) Change in Inventory (2016 - 2026)

Ciena has reported Change in Inventory over the past 18 years, most recently at $41.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Change in Inventory rose 15.02% year-over-year to $41.2 million; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached $59.0 million, up 196.67%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $53.6 million, 135.03% up from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 was $41.2 million at Ciena, up from -$19.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Change in Inventory peaked at $293.6 million in Q3 2022 and troughed at -$129.8 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $39.0 million and a median of $41.1 million in 2025 define the central range for Change in Inventory.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Change in Inventory: surged 1322.92% in 2022 and later plummeted 204.34% in 2023.
  • Year by year, Change in Inventory stood at $124.4 million in 2022, then plummeted by 204.34% to -$129.8 million in 2023, then skyrocketed by 42.39% to -$74.8 million in 2024, then soared by 73.41% to -$19.9 million in 2025, then surged by 307.27% to $41.2 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Change in Inventory for CIEN at $41.2 million in Q1 2026, -$19.9 million in Q4 2025, and -$3.4 million in Q3 2025.