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Ciena (CIEN) Short-term Investments (2016 - 2026)

Ciena has reported Short-term Investments over the past 17 years, most recently at $176.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Short-term Investments at $176.3 million for Q1 2026, down 47.73% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was $176.3 million (down 47.73% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $216.1 million, down 31.67%.
  • Short-term Investments for Q1 2026 was $176.3 million at Ciena, down from $216.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Short-term Investments for CIEN hit a ceiling of $529.6 million in Q2 2022 and a floor of $100.4 million in Q1 2023.
  • Median Short-term Investments over the past 5 years was $216.1 million (2025), compared with a mean of $239.6 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Short-term Investments: soared 248.81% in 2022 and later plummeted 78.19% in 2023.
  • Ciena's Short-term Investments stood at $154.0 million in 2022, then crashed by 31.97% to $104.8 million in 2023, then surged by 201.99% to $316.3 million in 2024, then plummeted by 31.67% to $216.1 million in 2025, then decreased by 18.43% to $176.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Short-term Investments were $176.3 million (Q1 2026), $216.1 million (Q4 2025), and $270.4 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.