Ciena (CIEN) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
Ciena's (CIEN) quarterly Tax Provisions came in at $30.8 million in Q1 2026, up 28.35% year-on-year from $24.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 285.39% quarter-over-quarter from -$16.6 million in Q4 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.
- On a quarterly basis, Tax Provisions rose 28.35% year-over-year to $30.8 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was $39.8 million, a 4.74% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $32.9 million, down 8.2% from the prior year.
- Tax Provisions grew to $30.8 million in Q1 2026 per CIEN's latest filing, from -$16.6 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Provisions topped out at $34.6 million in Q3 2023 and bottomed at -$20.7 million in Q4 2023.
- The 5-year median for Tax Provisions is $10.0 million (2025), against an average of $11.7 million.
- Across the five-year window, Tax Provisions sank 367.37% in 2023 and jumped 1125.24% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Tax Provisions stood at $7.7 million in 2022, then sank by 367.37% to -$20.7 million in 2023, then surged by 153.16% to $11.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 251.29% to -$16.6 million in 2025, then jumped by 285.39% to $30.8 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CIEN Tax Provisions figures stand at $30.8 million (Q1 2026), -$16.6 million (Q4 2025), and $15.5 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 444.27 Bn | 427.63 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 666.00 Mn |
| 2 | Motorola Solutions | 68.42 Bn | 67.56 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 73.00 Mn |
| 3 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 63.57 Bn | 58.72 Bn | 9.10 Bn | -19.00 Mn |
| 4 | Lumentum Holdings | 59.61 Bn | 56.43 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 39.60 Mn |
| 5 | Ciena | 57.62 Bn | 56.33 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 30.83 Mn |
| 6 | Nokia | 52.70 Bn | 45.22 Bn | 9.86 Bn | - |
| 7 | Ubiquiti | 32.00 Bn | 31.63 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 56.25 Mn |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 17.20 Bn | 17.78 Bn | 3.67 Mn | 1.17 Mn |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 12.59 Bn | 12.48 Bn | 742.00 Mn | 32.00 Mn |
| 10 | Viasat | 10.14 Bn | 8.46 Bn | 615.36 Mn | -66.04 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 |