Ciena (CIEN) Other Working Capital Changes (2009 - 2026)

Ciena's (CIEN) quarterly Other Working Capital Changes came in at $86.0 million in Q1 2026, up 323.48% year-on-year from $20.3 million in Q1 2025, and up 13.73% quarter-over-quarter from $75.6 million in Q4 2025.

Ciena (CIEN) Other Working Capital Changes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ciena's Other Working Capital Changes history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $86.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Other Working Capital Changes rose 323.48% year-over-year to $86.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was $129.5 million, a 1675.64% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $63.8 million, up 461.45% from the prior year.
  • Other Working Capital Changes advanced to $86.0 million in Q1 2026 per CIEN's latest filing, from $75.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Other Working Capital Changes topped out at $184.4 million in Q3 2024 and bottomed at -$113.6 million in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Other Working Capital Changes is $7.9 million (2025), against an average of $10.8 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Other Working Capital Changes sank 321.77% in 2022 and jumped 539.63% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Other Working Capital Changes stood at -$8.6 million in 2022, then plunged by 251.67% to -$30.1 million in 2023, then plunged by 54.22% to -$46.5 million in 2024, then soared by 262.74% to $75.6 million in 2025, then climbed by 13.73% to $86.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CIEN Other Working Capital Changes figures stand at $86.0 million (Q1 2026), $75.6 million (Q4 2025), and -$3.9 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 449.54 Bn 432.90 Bn 10.08 Bn
2 Motorola Solutions 69.76 Bn 68.88 Bn 1.36 Bn
3 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 63.38 Bn 58.54 Bn 9.10 Bn
4 Ciena 52.70 Bn 51.40 Bn 625.52 Mn
5 Lumentum Holdings 51.79 Bn 48.61 Bn 357.00 Mn
6 Nokia 49.26 Bn 41.95 Bn 9.86 Bn
7 Ubiquiti 32.02 Bn 31.65 Bn 370.71 Mn
8 Ericsson Lm Telephone 31.85 Bn 26.17 Bn 2.53 Bn
9 AST SpaceMobile 16.70 Bn 16.70 Bn 3.67 Mn
10 Zebra Technologies 13.00 Bn 12.89 Bn 742.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 -40.02 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -40.02 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -40.02 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 51.24 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 51.24 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 51.24 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -53.30 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -53.30 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -53.30 Mn
May 3, 2025 7.89 Mn
May 3, 2025 7.89 Mn
May 3, 2025 7.89 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -92.04 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -92.04 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -92.04 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -22.91 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -22.91 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -22.91 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 184.38 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 184.38 Mn