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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.

  • Quarterly results put Change in Inventory at $41.2 million for Q1 2026, up 15.02% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was $59.0 million (up 196.67% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $53.6 million, up 135.03%.
  • Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 was $41.2 million at Ciena, up from -$19.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Change in Inventory for CIEN hit a ceiling of $293.6 million in Q3 2022 and a floor of -$129.8 million in Q4 2023.
  • Median Change in Inventory over the past 5 years was $41.1 million (2025), compared with a mean of $39.0 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Change in Inventory: skyrocketed 1322.92% in 2022 and later crashed 204.34% in 2023.
  • Ciena's Change in Inventory stood at $124.4 million in 2022, then crashed 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 skyrocketed by 307.27% to $41.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Change in Inventory were $41.2 million (Q1 2026), -$19.9 million (Q4 2025), and -$3.4 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.