Ciena (CIEN) Deferred Taxes (2011 - 2026)
Ciena (CIEN) posted quarterly Deferred Taxes of -$7.0 million for Q1 2026, up 58.78% year-over-year from -$4.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 381.08% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.5 million in Q4 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 for Q1 2026 stood at -$7.0 million, down from -$1.5 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Deferred Taxes was $49.2 million in Q4 2023, with the low at -$61.9 million in Q3 2023.
- The 5-year median for Deferred Taxes is -$7.0 million (2026), against an average of -$8.8 million.
- Peak annual rise in Deferred Taxes reached 740.18% in 2023, while the deepest fall reached 874.35% in 2023.
- Ciena's Deferred Taxes stood at -$7.7 million in 2022, then soared by 740.18% to $49.2 million in 2023, then slumped by 215.76% to -$56.9 million in 2024, then surged by 97.43% to -$1.5 million in 2025, then plunged by 381.08% to -$7.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CIEN's Deferred Taxes at -$7.0 million in Q1 2026, -$1.5 million in Q4 2025, and -$11.2 million in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 440.02 Bn | 423.38 Bn | 10.08 Bn | -153.00 Mn |
| 2 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 77.69 Bn | 72.40 Bn | 3.94 Bn | -115.00 Mn |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions | 77.25 Bn | 76.56 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 10.00 Mn |
| 4 | Lumentum Holdings | 66.40 Bn | 63.23 Bn | 357.00 Mn | -16.50 Mn |
| 5 | Nokia | 61.84 Bn | 54.37 Bn | 10.09 Bn | - |
| 6 | Ciena | 60.71 Bn | 59.51 Bn | 691.55 Mn | -3.52 Mn |
| 7 | Ubiquiti | 34.65 Bn | 34.28 Bn | 370.71 Mn | - |
| 8 | Ericsson Lm Telephone | 34.62 Bn | 28.92 Bn | 2.58 Bn | - |
| 9 | AST SpaceMobile | 27.62 Bn | 28.12 Bn | 9.12 Mn | - |
| 10 | Zebra Technologies | 17.79 Bn | 17.63 Bn | 825.00 Mn | 9.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | -3.52 Mn |
| 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 |