Ciena (CIEN) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2016 - 2026)
Ciena (CIEN) reported Long-Term Deferred Tax of $1.09 billion for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 28.3% from $851.9 million a year earlier and up 25.0% from the prior quarter.
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Ciena (CIEN) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Nov 1, 2025), Ciena posted Long-Term Deferred Tax of $884.89 million, down 0.2% from FY2024.
- Long-Term Deferred Tax has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Long-Term Deferred Tax came in at $886.44 million in FY2024 (+9.5%), $809.31 million in FY2023 (-1.8%), $824.01 million in FY2022 (+3.0%) and $800.18 million in FY2021 (+23.5%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax since fiscal Q4 2017.
- Year over year, Long-Term Deferred Tax has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 6.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Long-Term Deferred Tax in five years was fiscal Q3 2026 (growth of 28.3%); the low point was fiscal Q4 2023 (a decline of 1.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $873.98 million (Q2 2026), $878 million (Q1 2026) and $884.89 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,023.53 Bn | 4,771.02 Bn | 54.77 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 434.59 Bn | 370.52 Bn | 11.06 Bn |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 303.32 Bn | 259.08 Bn | 9.83 Bn |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 233.08 Bn | 186.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn |
| 5 | Sandisk | 204.99 Bn | 193.51 Bn | 7.58 Bn |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 151.41 Bn | 146.40 Bn | 1.90 Bn |
| 7 | Sony | 147.67 Bn | 84.93 Bn | 6.53 Bn |
| 8 | Western Digital | 122.89 Bn | 111.02 Bn | 2.03 Bn |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 78.34 Bn | 56.22 Bn | 4.93 Bn |
| 10 | Ciena | 50.51 Bn | 44.07 Bn | 759.27 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 1.09 Bn |
| May 2, 2026 | 873.98 Mn |
| 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 |
API Access
Ciena Long-Term Deferred Tax 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=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-deferred-tax", "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=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();