Ciena (CIEN) Inventory Average (2010 - 2026)
Ciena (CIEN) posted Inventory Average of $840.2 million for Q3 2026, up 1.58% on a QoQ basis from $827.1 million in Q2 2026, and down 3.13% year-over-year from $867.4 million in Q3 2025.
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Ciena (CIEN) Inventory Average (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ciena has reported Inventory Average for 17 years, with the latest figure at $840.2 million in Q3 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Inventory Average fell 3.13% year-over-year to $840.2 million in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was $840.2 million, a 3.13% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $823.3 million, down 12.0% from the prior year.
- Inventory Average was $840.2 million for Q3 2026 at Ciena, up from $827.1 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Inventory Average was $1.1 billion in Q3 2023, with the low at $415.9 million in Q1 2022.
- Average Inventory Average over 5 years is $880.9 million, with a median of $867.4 million recorded in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Inventory Average surged 155.43% in 2023, then slipped 21.64% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Inventory Average stood at $886.7 million in 2022, then grew by 26.5% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then dropped by 21.64% to $878.9 million in 2024, then slipped by 4.05% to $843.3 million in 2025, then decreased by 0.37% to $840.2 million in 2026.
- The last three Inventory Average figures came in at $840.2 million (Q3 2026), $827.1 million (Q2 2026), and $836.0 million (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory Avg. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,923.51 Bn | 4,861.11 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 8.92 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 419.97 Bn | 404.45 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 5.20 Bn |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 351.63 Bn | 340.06 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 18.17 Bn |
| 4 | Sandisk | 265.22 Bn | 260.46 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 2.47 Bn |
| 5 | Arista Networks | 256.62 Bn | 243.27 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 2.46 Bn |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 209.52 Bn | 207.82 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 1.55 Bn |
| 7 | Western Digital | 171.00 Bn | 169.42 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 1.43 Bn |
| 8 | Sony | 142.68 Bn | 123.26 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 8.20 Bn |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 83.02 Bn | 80.28 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 662.20 Mn |
| 10 | Ciena | 50.48 Bn | 47.85 Bn | 759.27 Mn | 840.22 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 840.22 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 827.14 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 836.03 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 843.32 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 867.36 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 859.73 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 832.78 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 878.91 Mn |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 980.01 Mn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 1.00 Bn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 1.02 Bn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 1.12 Bn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 1.15 Bn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 1.14 Bn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 1.06 Bn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 886.70 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 681.78 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 497.24 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 415.93 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 372.22 Mn |
API Access
Ciena Inventory Average 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-average&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "inventory-average", "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-average&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();