Ciena (CIEN) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Ciena (CIEN) posted Interest Expenses of $5.8 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), down 74.6% from $22.81 million a year earlier and down 72.3% from the prior quarter.
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Ciena (CIEN) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 1, 2026, Interest Expenses at Ciena was $69.96 million, down 24.3% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Nov 1, 2025), it was $89.4 million, down 7.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Interest Expenses shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 23.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Ciena's Interest Expenses was $97.03 million in FY2024 (+10.2%), $88.03 million in FY2023 (+87.1%), $47.05 million in FY2022 (+52.6%) and $30.84 million in FY2021 (-1.5%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Interest Expenses since fiscal Q2 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Interest Expenses has declined in each of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 14.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Interest Expenses in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2023, with growth of 99.3%; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2026, with a decline of 74.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Interest Expenses for the three prior fiscal quarters was $20.92 million (Q2 2026), $21.25 million (Q1 2026) and $21.98 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Int Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,073.36 Bn | 4,820.85 Bn | 54.77 Bn | - |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 427.52 Bn | 363.45 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 373.00 Mn |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 296.75 Bn | 252.50 Bn | 9.83 Bn | - |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 227.67 Bn | 181.13 Bn | 1.91 Bn | - |
| 5 | Sandisk | 195.64 Bn | 184.16 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 2.00 Mn |
| 6 | Sony | 149.46 Bn | 86.72 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 147.26 Mn |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 142.30 Bn | 137.29 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 64.00 Mn |
| 8 | Western Digital | 116.92 Bn | 105.05 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 14.00 Mn |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 74.86 Bn | 52.73 Bn | 4.93 Bn | - |
| 10 | Ciena | 48.34 Bn | 41.90 Bn | 759.27 Mn | 5.80 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 5.80 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 20.92 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 21.25 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 21.98 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 22.81 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 21.70 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 22.92 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 24.99 Mn |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 24.40 Mn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 23.86 Mn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 23.78 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 24.21 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 24.06 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 23.89 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 15.87 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 13.78 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 12.64 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 11.99 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 8.65 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 7.92 Mn |
API Access
Ciena Interest Expenses 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=interest-expenses&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expenses", "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=interest-expenses&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();