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

Ciena (CIEN) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on record, last reported at $212.7 million in Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 176.86% year-over-year to $212.7 million; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached $801.2 million, up 315.38%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $665.3 million, 76.05% up from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow reached $212.7 million in Q1 2026 per CIEN's latest filing, down from $325.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $325.6 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$295.7 million in Q1 2023.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $68.2 million, with a median of $87.1 million recorded in 2022.
  • Peak YoY movement for Free Cash Flow: crashed 505.21% in 2022, then soared 383.22% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at -$96.0 million in 2022, then skyrocketed by 383.22% to $271.9 million in 2023, then fell by 8.78% to $248.0 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 31.29% to $325.6 million in 2025, then crashed by 34.67% to $212.7 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Free Cash Flow were $212.7 million in Q1 2026, $325.6 million in Q4 2025, and $134.6 million in Q3 2025.