Ciena (CIEN) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Ciena (CIEN) recorded quarterly Net Cash Flow of $29.2 million in Q1 2026, down 22.17% quarter-over-quarter from $37.5 million in Q4 2025, and up 151.41% on a YoY basis from $11.6 million in Q1 2025.

Ciena (CIEN) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ciena's Net Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $29.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Net Cash Flow rose 151.41% year-over-year to $29.2 million; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at $244.7 million (up 163.84% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $158.7 million, up 306.06% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow was $29.2 million for Q1 2026 at Ciena, down from $37.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Cash Flow ranged from a high of $249.5 million in Q1 2024 to a low of -$300.7 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Net Cash Flow has averaged -$16.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $29.2 million in 2026.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Net Cash Flow tumbled 642.46% in 2022, then surged 395.86% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Net Cash Flow shows it stood at $148.1 million in 2022, then sank by 167.42% to -$99.8 million in 2023, then soared by 151.85% to $51.8 million in 2024, then retreated by 27.46% to $37.5 million in 2025, then fell by 22.17% to $29.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Net Cash Flow figures came in at $29.2 million (Q1 2026), $37.5 million (Q4 2025), and $109.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 480.96 Bn 464.32 Bn 10.08 Bn -352.00 Mn
2 Ciena 69.17 Bn 67.87 Bn 625.52 Mn 29.21 Mn
3 Motorola Solutions 68.03 Bn 67.17 Bn 1.36 Bn -257.00 Mn
4 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 65.63 Bn 60.79 Bn 8.25 Bn -967.00 Mn
5 Lumentum Holdings 61.32 Bn 58.15 Bn 357.00 Mn 1.96 Bn
6 Ubiquiti 34.34 Bn 33.97 Bn 370.71 Mn 65.84 Mn
7 AST SpaceMobile 27.21 Bn 27.79 Bn -69.36 Mn 678.01 Mn
8 Applied Optoelectronics 13.45 Bn 13.01 Bn 43.92 Mn 235.83 Mn
9 Zebra Technologies 11.38 Bn 11.26 Bn 742.00 Mn -11.00 Mn
10 Viavi Solutions 10.76 Bn 10.75 Bn 234.10 Mn -262.40 Mn

Historic Data

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Jan 31, 2026 29.21 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 29.21 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 37.54 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 37.54 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 109.16 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 109.16 Mn
May 3, 2025 68.80 Mn
May 3, 2025 68.80 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -56.82 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -56.82 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 51.75 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 51.75 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 -206.77 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 -206.77 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 -171.48 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 -171.48 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 249.49 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 249.49 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 -99.81 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 -99.81 Mn