Ciena CIEN
NYSE CIEN
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At close: Sep 4, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Ciena (CIEN) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)

Ciena (CIEN) posted Short-term Investments of $184.3 million for Q3 2026, up 16.86% on a QoQ basis from $157.7 million in Q2 2026, and down 31.84% year-over-year from $270.4 million in Q3 2025.

Analysis

Ciena (CIEN) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ciena has reported Short-term Investments for 17 years, with the latest figure at $184.3 million in Q3 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Short-term Investments fell 31.84% year-over-year to $184.3 million in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was $184.3 million, a 31.84% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $216.1 million, down 31.67% from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments was $184.3 million for Q3 2026 at Ciena, up from $157.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Short-term Investments was $529.6 million in Q2 2022, with the low at $100.4 million in Q1 2023.
  • Average Short-term Investments over 5 years is $232.4 million, with a median of $184.3 million recorded in 2026.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Short-term Investments surged 248.81% in 2022, then slumped 78.19% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Short-term Investments stood at $154.0 million in 2022, then sank by 31.97% to $104.8 million in 2023, then surged by 201.99% to $316.3 million in 2024, then sank by 31.67% to $216.1 million in 2025, then dropped by 14.74% to $184.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Short-term Investments figures came in at $184.3 million (Q3 2026), $157.7 million (Q2 2026), and $176.3 million (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 430.90 Bn 415.39 Bn 11.06 Bn
2 Ciena 45.56 Bn 42.93 Bn 759.27 Mn
3 Ubiquiti 35.05 Bn 34.43 Bn 429.25 Mn
4 Ericsson Lm Telephone 34.05 Bn 14.63 Bn 2.58 Bn
5 Applied Optoelectronics 8.91 Bn 8.41 Bn 53.21 Mn
6 Amdocs 6.75 Bn 6.58 Bn 467.16 Mn
7 Extreme Networks 2.85 Bn 2.64 Bn 210.49 Mn
8 Digi International 2.63 Bn 2.60 Bn 89.93 Mn
9 Nextnav 2.54 Bn 2.54 Bn -905,000.00
10 Calix 2.26 Bn 2.07 Bn 160.12 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Aug 1, 2026 184.29 Mn
May 2, 2026 157.71 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 176.32 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 216.15 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 270.38 Mn
May 3, 2025 304.18 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 337.32 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 316.34 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 217.81 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 165.62 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 106.68 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 104.75 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 141.84 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 150.46 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 100.42 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 153.99 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 321.82 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 529.55 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 460.37 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 181.48 Mn