Ciena (CIEN) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2016 - 2026)

Ciena (CIEN) recorded quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax of $878.0 million in Q1 2026, down 0.78% quarter-over-quarter from $884.9 million in Q4 2025, and up 1.1% on a YoY basis from $868.4 million in Q1 2025.

Ciena (CIEN) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ciena's Long-Term Deferred Tax history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $878.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Long-Term Deferred Tax rose 1.1% year-over-year to $878.0 million; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at $878.0 million (up 1.1% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $884.9 million, changed 0.18% from the prior year.
  • Long-Term Deferred Tax was $878.0 million for Q1 2026 at Ciena, down from $884.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Long-Term Deferred Tax ranged from a high of $886.4 million in Q4 2024 to a low of $792.3 million in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Long-Term Deferred Tax has averaged $830.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $821.9 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Long-Term Deferred Tax climbed 23.54% in 2022, then fell 1.78% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Long-Term Deferred Tax shows it stood at $824.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 1.78% to $809.3 million in 2023, then increased by 9.53% to $886.4 million in 2024, then decreased by 0.18% to $884.9 million in 2025, then retreated by 0.78% to $878.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Long-Term Deferred Tax figures came in at $878.0 million (Q1 2026), $884.9 million (Q4 2025), and $851.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 480.96 Bn 464.32 Bn 10.08 Bn
2 Ciena 69.17 Bn 67.87 Bn 625.52 Mn
3 Motorola Solutions 68.03 Bn 67.17 Bn 1.36 Bn
4 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 65.63 Bn 60.79 Bn 8.25 Bn
5 Lumentum Holdings 61.32 Bn 58.15 Bn 357.00 Mn
6 Ubiquiti 34.34 Bn 33.97 Bn 370.71 Mn
7 AST SpaceMobile 27.21 Bn 27.79 Bn -69.36 Mn
8 Applied Optoelectronics 13.45 Bn 13.01 Bn 43.92 Mn
9 Zebra Technologies 11.38 Bn 11.26 Bn 742.00 Mn
10 Viavi Solutions 10.76 Bn 10.75 Bn 234.10 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 878.00 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 884.89 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 851.90 Mn
May 3, 2025 863.57 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 868.43 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 886.44 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 831.68 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 821.88 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 814.10 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 809.31 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 792.30 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 795.05 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 797.21 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 824.01 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 797.92 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 798.24 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 799.59 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 800.18 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 784.70 Mn
May 1, 2021 653.92 Mn