Ciena CIEN
NYSE CIEN
$321.08 +5.45 (+1.73%)
At close: Sep 4, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Ciena (CIEN) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)

Ciena (CIEN) posted Tax Provisions of $44.2 million for Q3 2026, up 244.26% on a QoQ basis from $12.8 million in Q2 2026, and up 184.98% year-over-year from $15.5 million in Q3 2025.

Analysis

Ciena (CIEN) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ciena has reported Tax Provisions for 18 years, with the latest figure at $44.2 million in Q3 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Tax Provisions rose 184.98% year-over-year to $44.2 million in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was $71.2 million, a 17.62% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $32.9 million, down 8.2% from the prior year.
  • Tax Provisions was $44.2 million for Q3 2026 at Ciena, up from $12.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Tax Provisions was $44.2 million in Q3 2026, with the low at -$20.7 million in Q4 2023.
  • Average Tax Provisions over 5 years is $13.4 million, with a median of $11.0 million recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Tax Provisions plunged 367.37% in 2023, then soared 1125.24% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Tax Provisions stood at $7.7 million in 2022, then slumped by 367.37% to -$20.7 million in 2023, then soared by 153.16% to $11.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 251.29% to -$16.6 million in 2025, then jumped by 365.79% to $44.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Tax Provisions figures came in at $44.2 million (Q3 2026), $12.8 million (Q2 2026), and $30.8 million (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Taxes (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 430.90 Bn 415.39 Bn 11.06 Bn 1.07 Bn
2 Ciena 45.56 Bn 42.93 Bn 759.27 Mn 44.20 Mn
3 Ubiquiti 35.05 Bn 34.43 Bn 429.25 Mn 58.16 Mn
4 Ericsson Lm Telephone 34.05 Bn 14.63 Bn 2.58 Bn -177.87 Mn
5 Applied Optoelectronics 8.91 Bn 8.41 Bn 53.21 Mn 1.30 Mn
6 Amdocs 6.75 Bn 6.58 Bn 467.16 Mn 27.26 Mn
7 Extreme Networks 2.85 Bn 2.64 Bn 210.49 Mn 2.53 Mn
8 Digi International 2.63 Bn 2.60 Bn 89.93 Mn 5.52 Mn
9 Nextnav 2.54 Bn 2.54 Bn -905,000.00 60,000.00
10 Calix 2.26 Bn 2.07 Bn 160.12 Mn 6.48 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Aug 1, 2026 44.20 Mn
May 2, 2026 12.84 Mn
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