Ciena (CIEN) Invested Capital (2011 - 2026)
Ciena (CIEN) posted Invested Capital of $6.29 billion for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 45.3% from $4.33 billion a year earlier and up 42.1% from the prior quarter.
Ciena (CIEN) Invested Capital (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Nov 1, 2025), Ciena's Invested Capital came in at $4.27 billion, down 2.2% from FY2024.
- Annual Invested Capital shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Ciena's Invested Capital was $4.36 billion in FY2024 (-1.0%), $4.4 billion in FY2023 (+16.5%), $3.78 billion in FY2022 (+2.1%) and $3.7 billion in FY2021 (+15.8%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Invested Capital in data going back to fiscal Q4 2011.
- On a year-over-year basis, Invested Capital increased in two of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 4.5%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Invested Capital in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2023, with growth of 68.4%; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2022, with a decline of 8.8%.
- According to Business Quant data, Invested Capital for the three prior fiscal quarters was $4.42 billion (Q2 2026), $4.33 billion (Q1 2026) and $4.27 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,023.53 Bn | 4,771.02 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 191.86 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 434.59 Bn | 370.52 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 79.82 Bn |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 303.32 Bn | 259.08 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 33.04 Bn |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 233.08 Bn | 186.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | - |
| 5 | Sandisk | 204.99 Bn | 193.51 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 15.74 Bn |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 151.41 Bn | 146.40 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 5.73 Bn |
| 7 | Sony | 147.67 Bn | 84.93 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 61.63 Bn |
| 8 | Western Digital | 122.89 Bn | 111.02 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 9.92 Bn |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 78.34 Bn | 56.22 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 46.82 Bn |
| 10 | Ciena | 50.51 Bn | 44.07 Bn | 759.27 Mn | 6.29 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 6.29 Bn |
| May 2, 2026 | 4.42 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 4.33 Bn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 4.27 Bn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 4.33 Bn |
| May 3, 2025 | 4.32 Bn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 4.34 Bn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 4.36 Bn |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 4.44 Bn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 4.43 Bn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 4.48 Bn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 4.40 Bn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 4.50 Bn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 4.47 Bn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 4.40 Bn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 3.78 Bn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 2.67 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 2.79 Bn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 2.82 Bn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 3.70 Bn |
Ciena Invested Capital 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=invested-capital&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "invested-capital", "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=invested-capital&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();