Ciena (CIEN) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Ciena (CIEN) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $436.1 million for Q1 2026, up 11.49% year-over-year from $391.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 23.04% quarter-over-quarter from $566.7 million in Q4 2025.
Ciena (CIEN) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ciena's Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $436.1 million for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 11.49% year-over-year to $436.1 million; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at $1.9 billion (up 18.6% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.8 billion, up 16.38% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $436.1 million, down from $566.7 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $566.7 million in Q4 2025, with the low at $313.7 million in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $384.9 million (2023), against an average of $391.5 million.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Operating Expenses declined 3.79% in 2022, then soared 41.38% in 2025.
- Ciena's Operating Expenses stood at $356.3 million in 2022, then climbed by 10.85% to $395.0 million in 2023, then increased by 1.48% to $400.8 million in 2024, then jumped by 41.38% to $566.7 million in 2025, then decreased by 23.04% to $436.1 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CIEN's Operating Expenses at $436.1 million in Q1 2026, $566.7 million in Q4 2025, and $429.5 million in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 440.02 Bn | 423.38 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 6.12 Bn |
| 2 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 77.69 Bn | 72.40 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 9.93 Bn |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions | 77.25 Bn | 76.56 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 756.00 Mn |
| 4 | Lumentum Holdings | 66.40 Bn | 63.23 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 182.50 Mn |
| 5 | Nokia | 61.84 Bn | 54.37 Bn | 10.09 Bn | -1.02 Bn |
| 6 | Ciena | 60.71 Bn | 59.51 Bn | 691.55 Mn | 453.68 Mn |
| 7 | Ubiquiti | 34.65 Bn | 34.28 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 79.89 Mn |
| 8 | Ericsson Lm Telephone | 34.62 Bn | 28.92 Bn | 2.58 Bn | -1.95 Bn |
| 9 | AST SpaceMobile | 27.62 Bn | 28.12 Bn | 9.12 Mn | 329.10 Mn |
| 10 | Zebra Technologies | 17.79 Bn | 17.63 Bn | 825.00 Mn | 504.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 453.68 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 436.11 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 566.69 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 429.54 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 420.00 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 391.16 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 400.81 Mn |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 377.20 Mn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 392.63 Mn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 382.33 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 394.98 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 370.73 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 384.87 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 370.73 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 356.33 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 313.67 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 343.35 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 324.18 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 339.71 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 326.03 Mn |