Ciena CIEN Cash Flow Statement (2009-2026)

NYSE CIEN
$356.54 -3.06 (-0.85%)
As of: Oct 15, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT
Reported Financials

Ciena Quarterly Cash Flow Statement

Periods 69 quarters
Latest Aug 2026

Ciena reported cash from operations of $196.26M and free cash flow of $116.30M for the quarter ended Aug 2026, up 12.6% year over year. This cash flow statement covers 69 quarters of results from Jul 2009 through Aug 2026, standardized by Business Quant from the company’s SEC filings.

Cash Flow StatementCash Flow Jul2009 Oct2009 Jan2010 Apr2010 Jul2010 Oct2010 Jan2011 Apr2011 Jul2011 Oct2011 Jan2012 Apr2012 Jul2012 Oct2012 Jan2013 Apr2013 Jul2013 Oct2013 Jan2014 Apr2014 Jul2014 Oct2014 Jan2015 Apr2015 Jul2015 Oct2015 Jan2016 Apr2016 Jul2016 Oct2016 Jan2017 Apr2017 Jul2017 Oct2017 Jan2018 Apr2018 Jul2018 Oct2018 Jan2019 Apr2019 Jul2019 Nov2019 Jan2020 May2020 Aug2020 Oct2020 Jan2021 May2021 Jul2021 Oct2021 Jan2022 Apr2022 Jul2022 Oct2022 Jan2023 Apr2023 Jul2023 Oct2023 Jan2024 Apr2024 Jul2024 Nov2024 Feb2025 May2025 Aug2025 Nov2025 Jan2026 May2026 Aug2026
Operating Activities
Net Income
103.50M45.82M38.92M10.51M57.65M76.24M57.65M29.73M91.20M49.55M-16.85M14.23M37.03M44.57M8.97M50.31M19.49M150.28M218.22M266.42M
Depreciation and DepletionDep. & Depletion
24.32M23.65M22.38M22.25M27.64M22.21M23.70M23.31M23.35M22.81M23.21M22.98M23.85M24.68M25.09M26.87M27.50M32.31M34.71M35.33M
Depreciation, Depletion & Amortization
Amortizatization of IntangiblesAmort. of Intangibles
8.69M12.23M8.92M8.92M7.78M10.33M9.85M9.49M13.34M10.02M7.95M7.19M9.95M8.78M6.55M6.56M9.86M11.52M3.71M3.71M
Amortization of Deferred ChargesAmort. Deferred Charges
Depreciation & Amortization (CF)Dep. & Amort.
24.32M23.65M22.38M22.25M27.64M22.21M23.70M23.31M23.35M22.81M23.21M22.98M23.85M24.68M25.09M26.87M27.50M32.31M34.71M35.33M
Share-based CompensationStock Comp.
21.37M24.30M26.67M26.86M27.30M30.51M31.86M33.03M35.05M37.83M40.25M37.36M40.97M40.81M47.96M46.93M48.83M49.83M55.47M57.88M
Deferred Taxes
-16.93M-0.77M-12.71M-6.35M-7.68M-7.25M5.11M-61.87M49.15M-4.37M-4.58M-10.96M-56.90M-17.09M6.62M-11.24M-1.46M-7.04M-3.52M59.83M
Gains from Investment SecuritiesGains Investment
4.12M26.46M-0.09M
Asset Writedowns and ImpairmentWritedown
4.44M3.80M4.69M3.55M4.16M5.50M7.19M6.08M10.73M10.35M12.80M12.25M41.94M10.92M12.51M10.75M54.92M21.83M20.67M29.93M
Other non-cash itemsOther Non-Cash
12.71M-1.68M7.19M10.58M5.47M15.56M9.35M7.65M16.82M9.89M10.25M6.54M10.74M-0.96M5.32M10.11M9.24M6.64M10.65M19.18M
Change in Working Capital
Change in ReceivablesChange Receivables
11.23M-87.22M-17.23M29.98M121.55M133.07M-16.15M-36.52M14.17M-135.16M-19.95M62.69M12.11M33.45M-12.60M96.03M-18.14M-9.41M80.96M179.98M
Change in InventoryChange Inventory
8.75M87.18M83.88M293.61M124.45M235.06M-72.92M100.20M-129.85M-56.16M50.81M-72.87M-74.80M35.84M41.06M-3.41M-19.89M41.23M-16.54M93.64M
Change in Accured ExpensesChange Accured Exp.
130.75M-152.98M64.02M51.37M137.91M-56.98M1.23M-78.13M-4.59M-90.92M34.85M-56.29M176.61M-49.58M32.82M100.11M143.13M-130.91M102.96M94.90M
Change in Other Operating AssetsOther Assets Change
-1.87M10.01M18.44M-1.15M15.24M-8.56M42.43M-116.93M120.84M-20.20M51.53M181.53M-25.79M-94.94M5.21M-56.48M48.38M-42.90M71.60M74.91M
Change in Other Operating LiabilitiesOther Liabilities Change
-15.63M5.30M28.24M-13.79M-13.47M24.27M33.80M-17.12M-34.40M9.40M30.23M-24.09M-23.30M15.95M42.56M-32.13M21.50M82.10M-53.92M-32.05M
Other Working Capital ChangesOther WC Changes
-13.76M-4.71M9.80M-12.64M-28.71M32.82M-8.62M99.81M-155.24M29.60M-21.30M-205.62M2.49M110.89M37.34M24.35M-26.88M125.01M-125.52M-106.97M
Cash from OperationsCash from Ops.
254.89M-54.41M106.55M-205.39M-14.51M-265.64M229.81M8.69M195.47M266.08M58.47M-159.38M349.36M103.72M156.95M174.35M371.08M227.65M259.70M196.26M
Investing Activities
Capital ExpendituresCapex
12.26M25.80M19.45M21.66M23.91M30.03M28.00M25.39M22.78M16.60M16.90M19.60M83.54M26.88M28.74M39.75M45.43M73.89M41.05M79.96M
Change in Property, Plant and EquipmentChange in PP&E
-12.26M-25.80M-19.45M-21.66M-23.91M-30.03M-28.00M-25.39M-22.78M-16.60M-16.90M-19.60M-83.54M-26.88M-28.74M-39.75M-45.43M-73.89M-41.05M-79.96M
Acquisitions
56.04M6.01M230.05M
Net of Acquisitions & DivestmentsNet Acquisitions
-56.04M-6.01M-230.05M
Purchase of InvestmentsInvestments Purchased
37.63M350.47M111.09M152.78M33.19M35.41M70.83M13.00M133.09M21.21M149.92M31.60M90.23M97.02M62.08M32.23M22.83M39.92M186.81M98.90M
Sale and Maturity of InvestmentsInvestments Sold
27.94M50.00M40.01M370.00M242.20M123.25M0.00M27.40M57.46M53.67M29.34M31.89M25.94M55.06M109.78M96.77M86.97M68.88M75.00M59.22M
Other Investing ActivitiesOther investing
-2.65M1.35M2.36M0.74M0.49M-4.00M-2.19M2.92M0.29M2.27M-3.10M0.47M-1.09M1.76M0.68M-5.08M-1.38M1.04M-1.07M2.29M
Cash from Investing ActivitiesCash from Investing
-24.60M-380.96M-102.17M196.30M185.59M-176.24M-101.03M-8.07M-98.12M18.13M-156.84M-18.84M-148.93M-67.09M19.64M19.71M-213.77M-43.89M-153.93M-117.35M
Financing Activities
Debt Issuance and Repayment
Long-Term Debt IssuancesLT Debt Issuance
400.00M497.50M19.18M-19.18M2,875.00M
Long-Term Debt RepaymentsLT Debt Repayment
2.49M0.77M4.33M0.92M2.65M2.65M2.68M3.95M3.94M0.98M3.93M3.94M6.88M3.92M3.99M4.03M4.03M1.16M7.00M1.20M
Non-Current Debt
-2.49M399.23M-4.33M-0.92M-2.65M494.86M-2.68M-3.95M-3.94M-0.98M-3.93M-3.94M-6.88M15.26M-3.99M-4.03M-23.21M-1.16M-7.00M2,873.80M
Net Debt Issuances and RepaymentsNet Debt Issuance
-2.49M399.23M-4.33M-0.92M-2.65M494.86M-2.68M-3.95M-3.94M-0.98M-3.93M-3.94M-6.88M15.26M-3.99M-4.03M-23.21M-1.16M-7.00M2,873.80M
Change in Capital Stock
Common Stock IssuedStock Issued
0.17M15.15M0.04M15.04M0.12M14.32M0.34M16.62M0.08M16.93M-0.06M17.42M0.00M17.13M0.00M18.74M0.00M17.23M894.22M
Shares Repurchased
26.73M250.00M82.79M155.00M13.01M57.74M184.47M38.20M56.62M31.00M128.69M81.18M87.02M81.84M84.47M80.51M84.41M172.99M
Net Shares Issued and RepurchasedNet Shares Issued
-26.57M-234.85M-82.76M-139.96M-12.88M14.32M0.34M-41.12M-184.38M-21.26M-56.68M-13.58M-128.69M-64.04M-87.02M-63.10M-84.47M-63.29M-84.41M721.23M
Net Equity Issued and RepurchasedNet Equity Issued
-26.57M-234.85M-82.76M-139.96M-12.88M14.32M0.34M-41.12M-184.38M-21.26M-56.68M-13.58M-128.69M-64.04M-87.02M-63.10M-84.47M-63.29M-84.41M721.23M
Other financing activitiesOther financing
-44.07M-29.66M-10.49M-6.29M-7.50M-16.98M-10.28M-7.96M-9.67M-12.48M-12.50M-11.02M-13.12M-44.67M-16.78M-17.78M-31.27M-90.10M-89.32M-2,271.90M
Cash from Financing ActivitiesCash from Financing
-36.65M134.72M-97.58M-147.17M-23.03M492.19M-12.62M-53.03M-197.17M-34.72M-73.12M-28.55M-148.68M-93.46M-107.79M-84.90M-119.77M-154.55M-180.73M1,323.13M
Additional items
Exchange Rate EffectFX Effect
-1.54M-3.26M-5.55M-3.97M-13.39M9.88M-3.02M2.63M-7.35M4.65M-1.99M-1.16M-0.25M-3.29M6.23M-2.88M-1.57M2.25M-3.34M-1.46M
Change in Cash
192.10M-303.91M-98.75M-160.23M134.66M60.20M113.15M-49.77M-107.16M254.14M-173.47M-207.93M51.50M-60.11M75.03M106.28M35.97M31.46M-78.30M1,400.58M
Ending Cash Balance
1,422.60M1,118.69M1,019.95M859.71M994.38M1,054.58M1,167.72M1,117.95M1,010.79M1,264.92M1,091.46M883.53M935.03M874.91M949.94M1,056.23M1,092.20M1,123.66M1,045.36M2,445.94M
Free Cash FlowFCF
242.63M-80.22M87.11M-227.05M-38.42M-295.67M201.81M-16.70M172.70M249.48M41.57M-178.98M265.82M76.84M128.21M134.60M325.65M153.76M218.65M116.30M
Net Cash FlowNCF
193.65M-300.65M-93.20M-156.26M148.05M50.31M116.16M-52.41M-99.81M249.49M-171.48M-206.77M51.75M-56.82M68.80M109.16M37.54M29.21M-74.96M1,402.04M
Interest Paid
7.47M7.67M9.14M8.01M17.99M10.54M26.98M19.20M27.76M18.58M27.20M19.22M27.52M25.56M17.64M25.04M16.97M16.88M24.10M17.73M
Income Taxes PaidTaxes Paid
26.96M6.11M11.79M10.69M6.37M8.38M15.84M43.84M10.18M8.26M20.93M12.54M13.22M10.43M45.04M29.43M28.71M10.72M38.11M35.75M

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