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

Ciena (CIEN) recorded quarterly Other Working Capital Changes of $86.0 million in Q1 2026, up 237.12% quarter-over-quarter from $25.5 million in Q4 2025, and up 193.46% on a YoY basis from $29.3 million in Q1 2025.

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

Ciena's Other Working Capital Changes history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $86.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Other Working Capital Changes rose 193.46% year-over-year to $86.0 million; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at $241.8 million (up 351.43% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $63.8 million, up 545.08% from the prior year.
  • Other Working Capital Changes was $86.0 million for Q1 2026 at Ciena, up from $25.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Other Working Capital Changes ranged from a high of $158.5 million in Q2 2025 to a low of -$140.9 million in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Other Working Capital Changes has averaged $9.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $14.0 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Other Working Capital Changes soared 1098.96% in 2022, then tumbled 3468.39% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Other Working Capital Changes shows it stood at -$13.4 million in 2022, then soared by 481.42% to $51.2 million in 2023, then plunged by 137.01% to -$18.9 million in 2024, then soared by 234.65% to $25.5 million in 2025, then soared by 237.12% to $86.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Other Working Capital Changes figures came in at $86.0 million (Q1 2026), $25.5 million (Q4 2025), and -$28.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 480.96 Bn 464.32 Bn 10.08 Bn
2 Ciena 69.17 Bn 67.87 Bn 625.52 Mn
3 Motorola Solutions 68.03 Bn 67.17 Bn 1.36 Bn
4 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 65.63 Bn 60.79 Bn 8.25 Bn
5 Lumentum Holdings 61.32 Bn 58.15 Bn 357.00 Mn
6 Ubiquiti 34.34 Bn 33.97 Bn 370.71 Mn
7 AST SpaceMobile 27.21 Bn 27.79 Bn -69.36 Mn
8 Applied Optoelectronics 13.45 Bn 13.01 Bn 43.92 Mn
9 Zebra Technologies 11.38 Bn 11.26 Bn 742.00 Mn
10 Viavi Solutions 10.76 Bn 10.75 Bn 234.10 Mn

Historic Data

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Jan 31, 2026 86.01 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 86.01 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 25.51 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 25.51 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -28.25 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -28.25 Mn
May 3, 2025 158.53 Mn
May 3, 2025 158.53 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -92.04 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -92.04 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -18.95 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -18.95 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 37.84 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 37.84 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 -23.03 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 -23.03 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 14.02 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 14.02 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 51.21 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 51.21 Mn