Ciena (CIEN) Other Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Ciena's (CIEN) quarterly Other Operating Expenses came in at $153.9 million in Q1 2026, up 7.59% year-on-year from $143.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 71.58% quarter-over-quarter from $541.6 million in Q4 2025.

Ciena (CIEN) Other Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ciena's Other Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $153.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Other Operating Expenses rose 7.59% year-over-year to $153.9 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was $1.1 billion, a 18.24% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $986.2 million, up 20.03% from the prior year.
  • Other Operating Expenses declined to $153.9 million in Q1 2026 per CIEN's latest filing, from $541.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Other Operating Expenses topped out at $541.6 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $127.9 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Other Operating Expenses is $168.7 million (2022), against an average of $215.9 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Other Operating Expenses surged 115.38% in 2023 and sank 30.01% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Other Operating Expenses stood at $186.3 million in 2022, then jumped by 115.38% to $401.2 million in 2023, then climbed by 6.07% to $425.5 million in 2024, then gained by 27.29% to $541.6 million in 2025, then sank by 71.58% to $153.9 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CIEN Other Operating Expenses figures stand at $153.9 million (Q1 2026), $541.6 million (Q4 2025), and $218.5 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 444.27 Bn 427.63 Bn 10.08 Bn
2 Motorola Solutions 68.42 Bn 67.56 Bn 1.36 Bn
3 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 63.57 Bn 58.72 Bn 9.10 Bn
4 Lumentum Holdings 59.61 Bn 56.43 Bn 357.00 Mn
5 Ciena 57.62 Bn 56.33 Bn 625.52 Mn
6 Nokia 52.70 Bn 45.22 Bn 9.86 Bn
7 Ubiquiti 32.00 Bn 31.63 Bn 370.71 Mn
8 AST SpaceMobile 17.20 Bn 17.78 Bn 3.67 Mn
9 Zebra Technologies 12.59 Bn 12.48 Bn 742.00 Mn
10 Viasat 10.14 Bn 8.46 Bn 615.36 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 153.91 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 541.64 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 218.45 Mn
May 3, 2025 146.23 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 143.05 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 425.53 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 196.07 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 132.02 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 135.41 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 401.19 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 198.94 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 143.08 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 193.47 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 186.27 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 158.98 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 168.74 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 127.87 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 159.30 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 152.45 Mn
May 1, 2021 116.70 Mn