Ciena (CIEN) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)
Ciena's (CIEN) quarterly Short-term Investments came in at $176.3 million in Q1 2026, down 47.73% year-on-year from $337.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 18.43% quarter-over-quarter from $216.1 million in Q4 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.
- On a quarterly basis, Short-term Investments fell 47.73% year-over-year to $176.3 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was $176.3 million, a 47.73% 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 retreated to $176.3 million in Q1 2026 per CIEN's latest filing, from $216.1 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Short-term Investments topped out at $529.6 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at $100.4 million in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Short-term Investments is $216.1 million (2025), against an average of $239.6 million.
- Across the five-year window, Short-term Investments soared 248.81% in 2022 and tumbled 78.19% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Short-term Investments stood at $154.0 million in 2022, then plunged by 31.97% to $104.8 million in 2023, then jumped by 201.99% to $316.3 million in 2024, then plunged by 31.67% to $216.1 million in 2025, then dropped by 18.43% to $176.3 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CIEN Short-term Investments figures stand at $176.3 million (Q1 2026), $216.1 million (Q4 2025), and $270.4 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 444.27 Bn | 427.63 Bn | 10.08 Bn |
| 2 | Motorola Solutions | 68.42 Bn | 67.56 Bn | 1.36 Bn |
| 3 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 63.57 Bn | 58.72 Bn | 9.10 Bn |
| 4 | Lumentum Holdings | 59.61 Bn | 56.43 Bn | 357.00 Mn |
| 5 | Ciena | 57.62 Bn | 56.33 Bn | 625.52 Mn |
| 6 | Nokia | 52.70 Bn | 45.22 Bn | 9.86 Bn |
| 7 | Ubiquiti | 32.00 Bn | 31.63 Bn | 370.71 Mn |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 17.20 Bn | 17.78 Bn | 3.67 Mn |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 12.59 Bn | 12.48 Bn | 742.00 Mn |
| 10 | Viasat | 10.14 Bn | 8.46 Bn | 615.36 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |