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Ciena (CIEN) Net Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Ciena has reported Net Cash Flow over the past 18 years, most recently at $29.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Net Cash Flow at $29.2 million for Q1 2026, up 151.41% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was $244.7 million (up 163.84% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $158.7 million, up 306.06%.
  • Net Cash Flow for Q1 2026 was $29.2 million at Ciena, down from $37.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Net Cash Flow for CIEN hit a ceiling of $249.5 million in Q1 2024 and a floor of -$300.7 million in Q1 2022.
  • Median Net Cash Flow over the past 5 years was $29.2 million (2026), compared with a mean of -$16.3 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Net Cash Flow: tumbled 642.46% in 2022 and later skyrocketed 395.86% in 2024.
  • Ciena's Net Cash Flow stood at $148.1 million in 2022, then crashed by 167.42% to -$99.8 million in 2023, then skyrocketed by 151.85% to $51.8 million in 2024, then decreased by 27.46% to $37.5 million in 2025, then dropped by 22.17% to $29.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Net Cash Flow were $29.2 million (Q1 2026), $37.5 million (Q4 2025), and $109.2 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.