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Ciena (CIEN) Deferred Taxes (2017 - 2026)

Ciena has reported Deferred Taxes over the past 12 years, most recently at -$7.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Deferred Taxes at -$7.0 million for Q1 2026, up 58.78% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was -$13.1 million (up 85.33% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was -$23.2 million, up 69.83%.
  • Deferred Taxes for Q1 2026 was -$7.0 million at Ciena, down from -$1.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Deferred Taxes for CIEN hit a ceiling of $49.2 million in Q4 2023 and a floor of -$61.9 million in Q3 2023.
  • Median Deferred Taxes over the past 5 years was -$7.0 million (2026), compared with a mean of -$8.8 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Deferred Taxes hit 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 surged by 740.18% to $49.2 million in 2023, then tumbled by 215.76% to -$56.9 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 97.43% to -$1.5 million in 2025, then crashed by 381.08% to -$7.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Deferred Taxes were -$7.0 million (Q1 2026), -$1.5 million (Q4 2025), and -$11.2 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.