Ciena (CIEN) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Ciena's Times Interest Earned was 51.90 in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), compared with 3.22 a year earlier and up 356.5% from the prior quarter.
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Ciena (CIEN) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Ciena's Times Interest Earned was 10.56 through Aug 1, 2026, up 296.4% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Nov 1, 2025), it came in at 2.21, up 28.7% from FY2024.
- In earlier fiscal years, Times Interest Earned was 1.72 in FY2024 (-57.7%), 4.06 in FY2023 (-14.2%), 4.74 in FY2022 (-70.5%) and 16.06 in FY2021 (+3.3%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Times Interest Earned in data going back to fiscal Q3 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Times Interest Earned was higher in three of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 146.7%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Times Interest Earned over five years was fiscal Q2 2026 (growth of 651.1%); the worst was fiscal Q3 2022 (a decline of 88.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, CIEN's Times Interest Earned in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 11.37 (Q2 2026), 8.91 (Q1 2026) and 0.48 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,023.53 Bn | 4,771.02 Bn | 54.77 Bn | - |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 434.59 Bn | 370.52 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 11.43 |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 303.32 Bn | 259.08 Bn | 9.83 Bn | - |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 233.08 Bn | 186.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | - |
| 5 | Sandisk | 204.99 Bn | 193.51 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 3,518.50 |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 151.41 Bn | 146.40 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 24.36 |
| 7 | Sony | 147.67 Bn | 84.93 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 20.30 |
| 8 | Western Digital | 122.89 Bn | 111.02 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 111.64 |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 78.34 Bn | 56.22 Bn | 4.93 Bn | - |
| 10 | Ciena | 50.51 Bn | 44.07 Bn | 759.27 Mn | 51.90 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 51.90 |
| May 2, 2026 | 11.37 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 8.91 |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 0.48 |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 3.22 |
| May 3, 2025 | 1.51 |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 3.52 |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 2.37 |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 1.10 |
| Apr 27, 2024 | -0.17 |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 3.56 |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 3.77 |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 3.25 |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 4.30 |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 5.37 |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 5.61 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 2.14 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 4.88 |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 6.94 |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 17.36 |
API Access
Ciena Times Interest Earned API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=times-interest-earned&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "ticker": "CIEN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=times-interest-earned&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();