Ciena CIEN
NYSE CIEN
$321.08 +5.45 (+1.73%)
At close: Sep 4, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Ciena (CIEN) Deferred Taxes (2011 - 2026)

Ciena (CIEN) posted Deferred Taxes of $59.8 million for Q3 2026, up 1799.69% on a QoQ basis from -$3.5 million in Q2 2026, and up 632.33% year-over-year from $8.2 million in Q3 2025.

Analysis

Ciena (CIEN) Deferred Taxes (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ciena has reported Deferred Taxes for 12 years, with the latest figure at $59.8 million in Q3 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Deferred Taxes rose 632.33% year-over-year to $59.8 million in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was $47.8 million, a 160.81% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$23.2 million, up 69.83% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes was $59.8 million for Q3 2026 at Ciena, up from -$3.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Deferred Taxes was $59.8 million in Q3 2026, with the low at -$61.9 million in Q3 2023.
  • Average Deferred Taxes over 5 years is -$4.9 million, with a median of -$6.4 million recorded in 2022.
  • The largest YoY upside for Deferred Taxes was 740.18% in 2023 against a maximum downside of 874.35% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Deferred Taxes stood at -$7.7 million in 2022, then surged by 740.18% to $49.2 million in 2023, then slumped by 215.76% to -$56.9 million in 2024, then jumped by 97.43% to -$1.5 million in 2025, then jumped by 4186.68% to $59.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Deferred Taxes figures came in at $59.8 million (Q3 2026), -$3.5 million (Q2 2026), and -$7.0 million (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 430.90 Bn 415.39 Bn 11.06 Bn 443.00 Mn
2 Ciena 45.56 Bn 42.93 Bn 759.27 Mn 59.83 Mn
3 Ubiquiti 35.05 Bn 34.43 Bn 429.25 Mn -35.60 Mn
4 Ericsson Lm Telephone 34.05 Bn 14.63 Bn 2.58 Bn -
5 Applied Optoelectronics 8.91 Bn 8.41 Bn 53.21 Mn 325,000.00
6 Amdocs 6.75 Bn 6.58 Bn 467.16 Mn -12.26 Mn
7 Extreme Networks 2.85 Bn 2.64 Bn 210.49 Mn -2.73 Mn
8 Digi International 2.63 Bn 2.60 Bn 89.93 Mn 6.53 Mn
9 Nextnav 2.54 Bn 2.54 Bn -905,000.00 -
10 Calix 2.26 Bn 2.07 Bn 160.12 Mn 3.03 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Aug 1, 2026 59.83 Mn
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