Ciena (CIEN) Total Debt (2012 - 2026)
Ciena (CIEN) recorded Total Debt of $3.23 billion in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 110.0% from $1.54 billion a year earlier and up 110.9% from the prior quarter.
Ciena (CIEN) Total Debt (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Nov 1, 2025), Ciena reported Total Debt of $1.54 billion, down 0.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Total Debt has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 17.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Total Debt came in at $1.54 billion in FY2024 (-0.7%), $1.56 billion in FY2023 (+45.6%), $1.07 billion in FY2022 (+56.1%) and $684.22 million in FY2021 (-0.9%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Total Debt in data going back to fiscal Q3 2012.
- On a year-over-year basis, Total Debt rose in 1 of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 13.2%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Total Debt in the last five years was growth of 110.0% in fiscal Q3 2026, against a decline of 0.9% in fiscal Q4 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $1.53 billion (Q2 2026), $1.54 billion (Q1 2026) and $1.54 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,033.79 Bn | 4,781.28 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 84.34 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 426.84 Bn | 362.77 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 29.53 Bn |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 296.44 Bn | 252.19 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 34.47 Bn |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 229.58 Bn | 183.04 Bn | 1.91 Bn | - |
| 5 | Sandisk | 195.61 Bn | 184.13 Bn | 7.58 Bn | - |
| 6 | Sony | 149.25 Bn | 86.51 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 7.44 Bn |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 143.56 Bn | 138.55 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 3.57 Bn |
| 8 | Western Digital | 116.96 Bn | 105.09 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 1.05 Bn |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 74.52 Bn | 52.40 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 20.24 Bn |
| 10 | Ciena | 49.23 Bn | 42.79 Bn | 759.27 Mn | 3.23 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 3.23 Bn |
| May 2, 2026 | 1.53 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 1.54 Bn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 1.54 Bn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 1.54 Bn |
| May 3, 2025 | 1.54 Bn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 1.54 Bn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 1.54 Bn |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 1.55 Bn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 1.55 Bn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 1.55 Bn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 1.56 Bn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 1.56 Bn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 1.56 Bn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 1.56 Bn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 1.07 Bn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 6.93 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 6.93 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 6.93 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 677.29 Mn |
Ciena Total Debt 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=total-debt&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "total-debt", "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=total-debt&ticker=CIEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();