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.

• On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 11.49% year-over-year to $436.1 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was $1.9 billion, a 18.6% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.8 billion, up 16.38% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses declined to $436.1 million in Q1 2026 per CIEN's latest filing, from $566.7 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $566.7 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed 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.
• Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses decreased 3.79% in 2022 and soared 41.38% in 2025, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Operating Expenses 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.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest CIEN Operating Expenses figures stand at $436.1 million (Q1 2026), $566.7 million (Q4 2025), and $429.5 million (Q3 2025).