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

Ciena's (CIEN) quarterly Net Cash Flow came in at $29.2 million in Q1 2026, up 151.41% year-on-year from $11.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 22.17% quarter-over-quarter from $37.5 million in Q4 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Net Cash Flow rose 151.41% year-over-year to $29.2 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was $244.7 million, a 163.84% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $158.7 million, up 306.06% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow eased to $29.2 million in Q1 2026 per CIEN's latest filing, from $37.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Cash Flow topped out at $249.5 million in Q1 2024 and bottomed at -$300.7 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Net Cash Flow is $29.2 million (2026), against an average of -$16.3 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Cash Flow tumbled 642.46% in 2022 and jumped 395.86% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Net Cash Flow stood at $148.1 million in 2022, then tumbled 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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CIEN Net Cash Flow figures stand at $29.2 million (Q1 2026), $37.5 million (Q4 2025), and $109.2 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 449.54 Bn 432.90 Bn 10.08 Bn -352.00 Mn
2 Motorola Solutions 69.76 Bn 68.88 Bn 1.36 Bn -257.00 Mn
3 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 63.38 Bn 58.54 Bn 9.10 Bn -967.00 Mn
4 Ciena 52.70 Bn 51.40 Bn 625.52 Mn 29.21 Mn
5 Lumentum Holdings 51.79 Bn 48.61 Bn 357.00 Mn 1.96 Bn
6 Nokia 49.26 Bn 41.95 Bn 9.86 Bn -
7 Ubiquiti 32.02 Bn 31.65 Bn 370.71 Mn 65.84 Mn
8 Ericsson Lm Telephone 31.85 Bn 26.17 Bn 2.53 Bn -764.55 Mn
9 AST SpaceMobile 16.70 Bn 16.70 Bn 3.67 Mn 678.01 Mn
10 Zebra Technologies 13.00 Bn 12.89 Bn 742.00 Mn -11.00 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