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Ciena (CIEN) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Ciena has reported Free Cash Flow over the past 18 years, most recently at $153.8 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Free Cash Flow at $153.8 million for Q1 2026, up 100.11% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was $742.2 million (up 261.61% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $665.3 million, up 76.05%.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 was $153.8 million at Ciena, down from $245.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for CIEN hit a ceiling of $271.9 million in Q4 2023 and a floor of -$295.7 million in Q1 2023.
  • Median Free Cash Flow over the past 5 years was $124.3 million (2022), compared with a mean of $64.7 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Free Cash Flow: surged 807.77% in 2023 and later tumbled 1027.71% in 2024.
  • Ciena's Free Cash Flow stood at -$38.4 million in 2022, then surged by 807.77% to $271.9 million in 2023, then dropped by 8.78% to $248.0 million in 2024, then fell by 1.19% to $245.1 million in 2025, then plummeted by 37.27% to $153.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Free Cash Flow were $153.8 million (Q1 2026), $245.1 million (Q4 2025), and $215.2 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.