Ciena (CIEN) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Ciena (CIEN) posted Free Cash Flow of $116.3 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), down 13.6% from $134.6 million a year earlier and down 46.8% from the prior quarter.
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Ciena (CIEN) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 1, 2026, Free Cash Flow at Ciena was $814.36 million, up 34.5% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Nov 1, 2025), it came in at $665.29 million, up 76.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Free Cash Flow shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Ciena's Free Cash Flow was $377.89 million in FY2024 (+508.2%), $62.14 million in FY2023, -$258.57 million in FY2022 and $462.1 million in FY2021 (+12.4%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Free Cash Flow since fiscal Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Free Cash Flow increased in five of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 53.2%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2025, with growth of 208.4%; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2024, with a decline of 79.4%.
- According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow for the three prior fiscal quarters was $218.65 million (Q2 2026), $153.76 million (Q1 2026) and $325.65 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,054.67 Bn | 4,802.16 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 31.91 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 428.13 Bn | 364.06 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 5.00 Bn |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 296.18 Bn | 251.93 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 986.00 Mn |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 229.70 Bn | 183.15 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 1.05 Bn |
| 5 | Sandisk | 195.83 Bn | 184.35 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 7.08 Bn |
| 6 | Sony | 149.07 Bn | 86.33 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 2.10 Bn |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 143.82 Bn | 138.81 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 1.12 Bn |
| 8 | Western Digital | 117.75 Bn | 105.88 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 1.28 Bn |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 74.55 Bn | 52.43 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 896.00 Mn |
| 10 | Ciena | 49.05 Bn | 42.61 Bn | 759.27 Mn | 116.30 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 116.30 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 218.65 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 153.76 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 325.65 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 134.60 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 128.21 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 76.84 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 265.82 Mn |
| Jul 27, 2024 | -178.98 Mn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 41.57 Mn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 249.48 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 172.70 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -16.70 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 201.81 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | -295.67 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | -38.42 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | -227.05 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 87.11 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | -80.22 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 242.63 Mn |
API Access
Ciena Free Cash Flow API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "CIEN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();