Ciena (CIEN) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2016 - 2026)
Ciena's (CIEN) quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax came in at $878.0 million in Q1 2026, up 1.1% year-on-year from $868.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 0.78% quarter-over-quarter from $884.9 million in Q4 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.
- On a quarterly basis, Long-Term Deferred Tax rose 1.1% year-over-year to $878.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was $878.0 million, a 1.1% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $884.9 million, changed 0.18% from the prior year.
- Long-Term Deferred Tax fell to $878.0 million in Q1 2026 per CIEN's latest filing, from $884.9 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Long-Term Deferred Tax topped out at $886.4 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at $792.3 million in Q3 2023.
- The 5-year median for Long-Term Deferred Tax is $821.9 million (2024), against an average of $830.3 million.
- Across the five-year window, Long-Term Deferred Tax increased 23.54% in 2022 and decreased 1.78% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Long-Term Deferred Tax 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.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CIEN Long-Term Deferred Tax figures stand at $878.0 million (Q1 2026), $884.9 million (Q4 2025), and $851.9 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 449.01 Bn | 432.37 Bn | 10.08 Bn |
| 2 | Motorola Solutions | 69.69 Bn | 68.80 Bn | 1.36 Bn |
| 3 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 63.43 Bn | 58.59 Bn | 9.10 Bn |
| 4 | Ciena | 52.47 Bn | 51.17 Bn | 625.52 Mn |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 51.32 Bn | 48.15 Bn | 357.00 Mn |
| 6 | Nokia | 49.07 Bn | 41.76 Bn | 9.86 Bn |
| 7 | Ubiquiti | 32.09 Bn | 31.72 Bn | 370.71 Mn |
| 8 | Ericsson Lm Telephone | 31.82 Bn | 26.14 Bn | 2.53 Bn |
| 9 | AST SpaceMobile | 16.70 Bn | 16.70 Bn | 3.67 Mn |
| 10 | Zebra Technologies | 13.04 Bn | 12.92 Bn | 742.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |