Ciena (CIEN) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
Ciena (CIEN) recorded quarterly Tax Provisions of $30.8 million in Q1 2026, up 285.39% quarter-over-quarter from -$16.6 million in Q4 2025, and up 28.35% on a YoY basis from $24.0 million in Q1 2025.
Ciena (CIEN) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ciena's Tax Provisions history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $30.8 million for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Tax Provisions rose 28.35% year-over-year to $30.8 million; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at $39.8 million (up 4.74% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $32.9 million, down 8.2% from the prior year.
- Tax Provisions was $30.8 million for Q1 2026 at Ciena, up from -$16.6 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Tax Provisions ranged from a high of $34.6 million in Q3 2023 to a low of -$20.7 million in Q4 2023.
- Historically, Tax Provisions has averaged $11.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $10.0 million in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Tax Provisions sank 367.37% in 2023, then surged 1125.24% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Tax Provisions shows it stood at $7.7 million in 2022, then tumbled by 367.37% to -$20.7 million in 2023, then surged by 153.16% to $11.0 million in 2024, then sank by 251.29% to -$16.6 million in 2025, then jumped by 285.39% to $30.8 million in 2026.
- The last three Tax Provisions figures came in at $30.8 million (Q1 2026), -$16.6 million (Q4 2025), and $15.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 480.96 Bn | 464.32 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 666.00 Mn |
| 2 | Ciena | 69.17 Bn | 67.87 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 30.83 Mn |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions | 68.03 Bn | 67.17 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 73.00 Mn |
| 4 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 65.63 Bn | 60.79 Bn | 8.25 Bn | -19.00 Mn |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 61.32 Bn | 58.15 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 39.60 Mn |
| 6 | Ubiquiti | 34.34 Bn | 33.97 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 56.25 Mn |
| 7 | AST SpaceMobile | 27.21 Bn | 27.79 Bn | -69.36 Mn | 1.17 Mn |
| 8 | Applied Optoelectronics | 13.45 Bn | 13.01 Bn | 43.92 Mn | 1.05 Mn |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 11.38 Bn | 11.26 Bn | 742.00 Mn | 32.00 Mn |
| 10 | Viavi Solutions | 10.76 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 234.10 Mn | 7.40 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 30.83 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -16.63 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 15.51 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 10.05 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 24.02 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 10.99 Mn |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 2.13 Mn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 820,000.00 |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 21.96 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -20.68 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 34.61 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 29.82 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 25.08 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 7.74 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 4.32 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 8.33 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 9.22 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 25.83 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | -96.69 Mn |
| May 1, 2021 | 21.45 Mn |