Ciena (CIEN) Inventory Average (2010 - 2026)
Ciena (CIEN) recorded quarterly Inventory Average of $836.0 million in Q1 2026, down 0.86% quarter-over-quarter from $843.3 million in Q4 2025, and little changed on a YoY basis from $832.8 million in Q1 2025.
Ciena (CIEN) Inventory Average (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ciena's Inventory Average history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $836.0 million for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Inventory Average changed 0.39% year-over-year to $836.0 million; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at $836.0 million (changed 0.39% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $823.3 million, down 12.0% from the prior year.
- Inventory Average was $836.0 million for Q1 2026 at Ciena, down from $843.3 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Inventory Average ranged from a high of $1.1 billion in Q3 2023 to a low of $415.9 million in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Inventory Average has averaged $886.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $878.9 million in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Inventory Average jumped 155.43% in 2023, then decreased 21.64% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Inventory Average shows it stood at $886.7 million in 2022, then climbed by 26.5% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then slipped by 21.64% to $878.9 million in 2024, then decreased by 4.05% to $843.3 million in 2025, then fell by 0.86% to $836.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Inventory Average figures came in at $836.0 million (Q1 2026), $843.3 million (Q4 2025), and $867.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory Avg. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 480.96 Bn | 464.32 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 4.31 Bn |
| 2 | Ciena | 69.17 Bn | 67.87 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 836.03 Mn |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions | 68.03 Bn | 67.17 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 1.08 Bn |
| 4 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 65.63 Bn | 60.79 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 6.63 Bn |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 61.32 Bn | 58.15 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 601.60 Mn |
| 6 | Ubiquiti | 34.34 Bn | 33.97 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 664.35 Mn |
| 7 | AST SpaceMobile | 27.21 Bn | 27.79 Bn | -69.36 Mn | 14.38 Mn |
| 8 | Applied Optoelectronics | 13.45 Bn | 13.01 Bn | 43.92 Mn | 194.68 Mn |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 11.38 Bn | 11.26 Bn | 742.00 Mn | 710.50 Mn |
| 10 | Viavi Solutions | 10.76 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 234.10 Mn | 144.45 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 385.70 Mn |
| May 1, 2021 | 395.48 Mn |