Ciena (CIEN) Other Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Ciena (CIEN) reported Other Operating Expenses of $157.68 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 1.5% from $155.28 million a year earlier and up 2.6% from the prior quarter.
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Ciena (CIEN) Other Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Aug 1, 2026, Ciena's Other Operating Expenses came in at $629.02 million, up 6.9% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Nov 1, 2025), it came in at $608.24 million, up 12.6% from FY2024.
- Other Operating Expenses has increased for five consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Other Operating Expenses came in at $540.24 million in FY2024 (+1.6%), $531.63 million in FY2023 (+6.4%), $499.67 million in FY2022 (+4.4%) and $478.52 million in FY2021 (+7.8%).
- Five-year quarterly Other Operating Expenses spans a low of $114.83 million in fiscal Q3 2022 and a high of $163.68 million in fiscal Q4 2025.
- Year over year, Other Operating Expenses has now increased in each of the last nine quarters, with growth averaging 9.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Other Operating Expenses in five years was fiscal Q1 2022 (growth of 23.5%); the low point was fiscal Q4 2022 (a decline of 7.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $153.75 million (Q2 2026), $153.91 million (Q1 2026) and $163.68 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,020.54 Bn | 4,766.00 Bn | 54.82 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 371.11 Bn | 307.04 Bn | 11.06 Bn |
| 3 | Arista Networks | 215.34 Bn | 164.54 Bn | 2.33 Bn |
| 4 | Dell Technologies | 212.13 Bn | 167.88 Bn | 9.83 Bn |
| 5 | Sony | 161.14 Bn | 95.68 Bn | 7.96 Bn |
| 6 | Sandisk | 122.92 Bn | 107.75 Bn | 9.38 Bn |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 105.29 Bn | 100.14 Bn | 2.43 Bn |
| 8 | Western Digital | 96.46 Bn | 86.29 Bn | 2.53 Bn |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 59.75 Bn | 37.63 Bn | 4.93 Bn |
| 10 | Ciena | 34.51 Bn | 28.07 Bn | 759.27 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 157.68 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 153.75 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 153.91 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 163.68 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 155.28 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 146.23 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 143.05 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 144.10 Mn |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 128.71 Mn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 132.02 Mn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 135.41 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 134.23 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 127.81 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 135.79 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 133.81 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 127.62 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 114.83 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 129.35 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 127.87 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 137.17 Mn |
API Access
Ciena Other Operating Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=other-operating-expenses&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "other-operating-expenses", "ticker": "CIEN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=other-operating-expenses&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();