Ciena (CIEN) Inventory (2009 - 2026)
Ciena's Inventory came in at $871.99 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 1.3% from $860.4 million a year earlier and up 7.9% from the prior quarter.
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Ciena (CIEN) Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Nov 1, 2025), Ciena's Inventory was $826.24 million, up 0.7% from FY2024.
- Inventory carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 19.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Inventory was $820.43 million in FY2024 (-21.9%), $1.05 billion in FY2023 (+11.0%), $946.73 million in FY2022 (+153.0%) and $374.27 million in FY2021 (+8.7%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Inventory since fiscal Q2 2025.
- Year-over-year, Inventory increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 8.0%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Inventory over five years came in fiscal Q1 2023 (growth of 157.4%), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2024 (a decline of 21.9%).
- Business Quant data shows CIEN's Inventory at $808.45 million (Q2 2026), $845.82 million (Q1 2026) and $826.24 million (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,023.53 Bn | 4,771.02 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 11.09 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 434.59 Bn | 370.52 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 5.69 Bn |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 303.32 Bn | 259.08 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 21.29 Bn |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 233.08 Bn | 186.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 2.54 Bn |
| 5 | Sandisk | 204.99 Bn | 193.51 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 2.70 Bn |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 151.41 Bn | 146.40 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 1.57 Bn |
| 7 | Sony | 147.67 Bn | 84.93 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 8.43 Bn |
| 8 | Western Digital | 122.89 Bn | 111.02 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 1.51 Bn |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 78.34 Bn | 56.22 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 11.82 Bn |
| 10 | Ciena | 50.51 Bn | 44.07 Bn | 759.27 Mn | 871.99 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 871.99 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 808.45 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 845.82 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 826.24 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 860.40 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 874.33 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 845.13 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 820.43 Mn |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 937.40 Mn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 1.02 Bn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 984.89 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 1.05 Bn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 1.19 Bn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 1.10 Bn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 1.18 Bn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 946.73 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 826.67 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 536.88 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 457.60 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 374.27 Mn |
API Access
Ciena Inventory 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=inventory&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "inventory", "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=inventory&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();