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

Ciena's (CIEN) quarterly Change in Receivables came in at -$9.4 million in Q1 2026, down 128.12% year-on-year from $33.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 48.16% quarter-over-quarter from -$18.1 million in Q4 2025.

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

Ciena's Change in Receivables history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$9.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Change in Receivables fell 128.12% year-over-year to -$9.4 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was $55.9 million, a 36.71% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $98.7 million, up 222.95% from the prior year.
  • Change in Receivables grew to -$9.4 million in Q1 2026 per CIEN's latest filing, from -$18.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Receivables topped out at $133.1 million in Q1 2023 and bottomed at -$135.2 million in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Receivables is -$9.4 million (2026), against an average of $8.9 million.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Change in Receivables was 982.53% in 2022; the steepest drop was 362.43% in 2022.
  • Year by year, Change in Receivables stood at $121.5 million in 2022, then slumped by 88.35% to $14.2 million in 2023, then dropped by 14.53% to $12.1 million in 2024, then slumped by 249.85% to -$18.1 million in 2025, then soared by 48.16% to -$9.4 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CIEN Change in Receivables figures stand at -$9.4 million (Q1 2026), -$18.1 million (Q4 2025), and $96.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Receivables (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 449.01 Bn 432.37 Bn 10.08 Bn -133.00 Mn
2 Motorola Solutions 69.69 Bn 68.80 Bn 1.36 Bn -
3 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 63.43 Bn 58.59 Bn 9.10 Bn -274.00 Mn
4 Ciena 52.47 Bn 51.17 Bn 625.52 Mn -9.41 Mn
5 Lumentum Holdings 51.32 Bn 48.15 Bn 357.00 Mn 64.80 Mn
6 Nokia 49.07 Bn 41.76 Bn 9.86 Bn -
7 Ubiquiti 32.09 Bn 31.72 Bn 370.71 Mn 31.53 Mn
8 Ericsson Lm Telephone 31.82 Bn 26.14 Bn 2.53 Bn -
9 AST SpaceMobile 16.70 Bn 16.70 Bn 3.67 Mn -10.27 Mn
10 Zebra Technologies 13.04 Bn 12.92 Bn 742.00 Mn -67.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 -9.41 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -9.41 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -18.14 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -18.14 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 96.03 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 96.03 Mn
May 3, 2025 -12.60 Mn
May 3, 2025 -12.60 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 33.45 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 33.45 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 12.11 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 12.11 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 62.69 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 62.69 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 -19.95 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 -19.95 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 -135.16 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 -135.16 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 14.17 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 14.17 Mn