Ciena (CIEN) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

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 was $436.1 million for Q1 2026 at Ciena, down from $566.7 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $566.7 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $313.7 million in Q3 2022.
• Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $391.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $384.9 million in 2023.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Operating Expenses fell 3.79% in 2022, then jumped 41.38% in 2025.
• A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $356.3 million in 2022, then grew by 10.85% to $395.0 million in 2023, then rose by 1.48% to $400.8 million in 2024, then surged by 41.38% to $566.7 million in 2025, then slipped by 23.04% to $436.1 million in 2026.
• The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $436.1 million (Q1 2026), $566.7 million (Q4 2025), and $429.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.