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Ciena (CIEN) Research & Development (2016 - 2026)

Ciena (CIEN) has 18 years of Research & Development data on record, last reported at $221.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 14.95% year-over-year to $221.5 million; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached $877.1 million, up 13.49%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $848.3 million, 10.53% up from the prior year.
  • Research & Development reached $221.5 million in Q1 2026 per CIEN's latest filing, down from $228.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $228.9 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $148.4 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is $189.0 million, with a median of $189.4 million recorded in 2023.
  • Peak YoY movement for Research & Development: skyrocketed 44.52% in 2022, then dropped 0.27% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $166.9 million in 2022, then grew by 13.51% to $189.4 million in 2023, then increased by 3.44% to $196.0 million in 2024, then grew by 16.81% to $228.9 million in 2025, then decreased by 3.25% to $221.5 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Research & Development were $221.5 million in Q1 2026, $228.9 million in Q4 2025, and $211.9 million in Q3 2025.