Ciena (CIEN) Deferred Taxes (2011 - 2026)
Ciena (CIEN) recorded quarterly Deferred Taxes of -$7.0 million in Q1 2026, down 381.08% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.5 million in Q4 2025, and up 58.78% on a YoY basis from -$4.4 million in Q1 2025.
Ciena (CIEN) Deferred Taxes (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ciena's Deferred Taxes history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$7.0 million for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Deferred Taxes rose 58.78% year-over-year to -$7.0 million; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at -$13.1 million (up 85.33% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$23.2 million, up 69.83% from the prior year.
- Deferred Taxes was -$7.0 million for Q1 2026 at Ciena, down from -$1.5 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Deferred Taxes ranged from a high of $49.2 million in Q4 2023 to a low of -$61.9 million in Q3 2023.
- Historically, Deferred Taxes has averaged -$8.8 million across 5 years, with a median of -$7.0 million in 2026.
- Biggest YoY gain for Deferred Taxes was 740.18% in 2023; the steepest drop was 874.35% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Deferred Taxes shows it stood at -$7.7 million in 2022, then jumped by 740.18% to $49.2 million in 2023, then tumbled by 215.76% to -$56.9 million in 2024, then soared by 97.43% to -$1.5 million in 2025, then sank by 381.08% to -$7.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Deferred Taxes figures came in at -$7.0 million (Q1 2026), -$1.5 million (Q4 2025), and -$11.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 480.96 Bn | 464.32 Bn | 10.08 Bn | -153.00 Mn |
| 2 | Ciena | 69.17 Bn | 67.87 Bn | 625.52 Mn | -7.04 Mn |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions | 68.03 Bn | 67.17 Bn | 1.36 Bn | - |
| 4 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 65.63 Bn | 60.79 Bn | 8.25 Bn | -151.00 Mn |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 61.32 Bn | 58.15 Bn | 357.00 Mn | -16.50 Mn |
| 6 | Ubiquiti | 34.34 Bn | 33.97 Bn | 370.71 Mn | - |
| 7 | AST SpaceMobile | 27.21 Bn | 27.79 Bn | -69.36 Mn | - |
| 8 | Applied Optoelectronics | 13.45 Bn | 13.01 Bn | 43.92 Mn | 1.05 Mn |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 11.38 Bn | 11.26 Bn | 742.00 Mn | - |
| 10 | Viavi Solutions | 10.76 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 234.10 Mn | -1.80 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | -7.04 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -1.46 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -11.24 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 6.62 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | -17.09 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | -56.90 Mn |
| Jul 27, 2024 | -10.96 Mn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | -4.58 Mn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | -4.37 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 49.15 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -61.87 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 5.11 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | -7.25 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | -7.68 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | -6.35 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -12.71 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | -766,000.00 |
| Oct 30, 2021 | -16.93 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | -129.94 Mn |
| May 1, 2021 | -8.70 Mn |