Ciena (CIEN) Payables (2009 - 2026)
Ciena's Payables came in at $654.07 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 40.8% from $464.68 million a year earlier and up 7.8% from the prior quarter.
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Ciena (CIEN) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Nov 1, 2025), Ciena's Payables was $542.84 million, up 28.2% from FY2024.
- Payables carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 12.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Payables was $423.4 million in FY2024 (+33.2%), $317.83 million in FY2023 (-38.4%), $516.05 million in FY2022 (+42.1%) and $363.11 million in FY2021 (+21.5%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Payables since fiscal Q3 2018.
- Year-over-year, Payables has increased for eight consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 35.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Payables over five years came in fiscal Q1 2023 (growth of 50.9%), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2023 (a decline of 38.4%).
- Business Quant data shows CIEN's Payables at $606.6 million (Q2 2026), $547.22 million (Q1 2026) and $542.84 million (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,023.53 Bn | 4,771.02 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 66.52 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 434.59 Bn | 370.52 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 3.37 Bn |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 303.32 Bn | 259.08 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 49.72 Bn |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 233.08 Bn | 186.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 692.70 Mn |
| 5 | Sandisk | 204.99 Bn | 193.51 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 976.00 Mn |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 151.41 Bn | 146.40 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 1.75 Bn |
| 7 | Sony | 147.67 Bn | 84.93 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 14.07 Bn |
| 8 | Western Digital | 122.89 Bn | 111.02 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 1.77 Bn |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 78.34 Bn | 56.22 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 13.73 Bn |
| 10 | Ciena | 50.51 Bn | 44.07 Bn | 759.27 Mn | 654.07 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 654.07 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 606.60 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 547.22 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 542.84 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 464.68 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 419.08 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 395.77 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 423.40 Mn |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 316.60 Mn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 332.11 Mn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 316.09 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 317.83 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 393.14 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 444.77 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 478.49 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 516.05 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 446.16 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 359.93 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 317.04 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 363.11 Mn |
API Access
Ciena Payables 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=payables&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();