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

Ciena (CIEN) recorded quarterly Short-term Investments of $176.3 million in Q1 2026, down 18.43% quarter-over-quarter from $216.1 million in Q4 2025, and down 47.73% on a YoY basis from $337.3 million in Q1 2025.

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

Ciena's Short-term Investments history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $176.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Short-term Investments fell 47.73% year-over-year to $176.3 million; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at $176.3 million (down 47.73% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $216.1 million, down 31.67% from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments was $176.3 million for Q1 2026 at Ciena, down from $216.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Short-term Investments ranged from a high of $529.6 million in Q2 2022 to a low of $100.4 million in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Short-term Investments has averaged $239.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $216.1 million in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Short-term Investments jumped 248.81% in 2022, then tumbled 78.19% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Short-term Investments shows it stood at $154.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 31.97% to $104.8 million in 2023, then jumped by 201.99% to $316.3 million in 2024, then slumped by 31.67% to $216.1 million in 2025, then dropped by 18.43% to $176.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Short-term Investments figures came in at $176.3 million (Q1 2026), $216.1 million (Q4 2025), and $270.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 480.96 Bn 464.32 Bn 10.08 Bn
2 Ciena 69.17 Bn 67.87 Bn 625.52 Mn
3 Motorola Solutions 68.03 Bn 67.17 Bn 1.36 Bn
4 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 65.63 Bn 60.79 Bn 8.25 Bn
5 Lumentum Holdings 61.32 Bn 58.15 Bn 357.00 Mn
6 Ubiquiti 34.34 Bn 33.97 Bn 370.71 Mn
7 AST SpaceMobile 27.21 Bn 27.79 Bn -69.36 Mn
8 Applied Optoelectronics 13.45 Bn 13.01 Bn 43.92 Mn
9 Zebra Technologies 11.38 Bn 11.26 Bn 742.00 Mn
10 Viavi Solutions 10.76 Bn 10.75 Bn 234.10 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jul 31, 2021 182.01 Mn
May 1, 2021 151.82 Mn