Ciena (CIEN) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Ciena's Research & Development history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $221.5 million for Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 14.95% year-over-year to $221.5 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was $547.0 million, a 21.9% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $581.3 million, up 13.84% from the prior year.
• Research & Development advanced to $221.5 million in Q1 2026 per CIEN's latest filing, from -$38.1 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $221.5 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at -$70.3 million in Q4 2023.
• The 5-year median for Research & Development is $123.8 million (2023), against an average of $120.0 million.
• Biggest YoY gain for Research & Development was 58.41% in 2023; the steepest drop was 157.7% in 2023.
• Year by year, Research & Development stood at $121.9 million in 2022, then tumbled by 157.7% to -$70.3 million in 2023, then climbed by 13.43% to -$60.9 million in 2024, then jumped by 37.41% to -$38.1 million in 2025, then soared by 681.29% to $221.5 million in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest CIEN Research & Development figures stand at $221.5 million (Q1 2026), -$38.1 million (Q4 2025), and $148.7 million (Q3 2025).