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.

• In Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 14.95% year-over-year to $221.5 million; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at $877.1 million (up 13.49% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $848.3 million, up 10.53% from the prior year.
• Research & Development was $221.5 million for Q1 2026 at Ciena, down from $228.9 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $228.9 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $148.4 million in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Research & Development has averaged $189.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $189.4 million in 2023.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Research & Development jumped 44.52% in 2022, then retreated 0.27% in 2024.
• A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $166.9 million in 2022, then gained 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 declined by 3.25% to $221.5 million in 2026.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at $221.5 million (Q1 2026), $228.9 million (Q4 2025), and $211.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.