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CIENA CORP Capital Expenditures 2008-2026 | CIEN

Annual FY2008–FY2025 · quarterly through Q2 FY2026

Latest annual · FY2025

$140.8M

+3.0%YoY vs FY2024Source: 10-KFY2025

From $30.0M in FY2008 to $140.8M in FY2025: 4.7× in 17 years.

By quarter▲▼ vs a year before
Fiscal yearQ1Q2Q3Q4
FY26$74M+174.8%$41M+42.8%Not reportedNot reported
FY25$27M+62.0%$29M+70.0%$40M+102.8%$45M−45.6%
FY24$17M−44.7%$17M−39.6%$20M−22.8%$84M+266.8%
FY23$30M+16.4%$28M+44.0%$25M+17.2%$23M−4.7%
FY22$26M+23.7%$19M−36.8%$22M+38.5%$24M+95.0%
Share24%25%22%29%

Shaded by size: darkest is the largest quarter shown; ringed is the latest reported; a dash marks a quarter with no separate figure. Each quarter sits by its period-end date. Share: its typical part of the fiscal year.

Key Statistics

Trend DirectionGrowing
CAGR

+11.2%

FY2020
$82.7M
FY2025
$140.8M

5 years selected · on the chart

Capital Expenditures History

Year-over-year comparison from 10-K annual reports

  1. $140.8M
YoY changeLargest recent move+72.6%in FY16Latest +3.0%

1 older move runs past ±100% (largest +112.4%); point at, tap or drag across the bars to read one.

Capital Expenditures, period by period

PeriodValueChangeSource
FY2025$140.8M+3.0%10-K
FY2024$136.6M+28.7%10-K
FY2023$106.2M+16.9%10-K
FY2022$90.8M+14.2%10-K
FY2021$79.5M−3.8%10-K
FY2020$82.7M+32.1%10-K
FY2019$62.6M−7.4%10-K
FY2018$67.6M−28.5%10-K
FY2017$94.6M−11.7%10-K
FY2016$107.2M+72.6%10-K
FY2015$62.1M+28.8%10-K
FY2014$48.2M+10.0%10-K
FY2013$43.8M−8.9%10-K
FY2012$48.1M−8.2%10-K
FY2011$52.4M+2.3%10-K
FY2010$51.2M+112.4%10-K
FY2009$24.1M−19.6%10-K
FY2008$30.0M—10-K

What is capital expenditures?

Capital expenditures (CapEx) can be defined as money spent on acquiring, maintaining, or upgrading physical assets such as property, buildings, and equipment.

What is CIENA CORP's current capital expenditures?

CIENA CORP (CIEN) annual capital expenditures for 2025 was $140.8M, a 3.04% increase from 2024. CIENA CORP capital expenditures for the quarter ending May 2, 2026 was $41.0M.

What was CIENA CORP's capital expenditures in 2024?

CIENA CORP annual capital expenditures for 2024 was $136.6M, a 28.67% increase from 2023.

What was CIENA CORP's capital expenditures in 2023?

CIENA CORP annual capital expenditures for 2023 was $106.2M, a 16.93% increase from 2022.

What is CIENA CORP's 5-year capital expenditures CAGR?

CIENA CORP capital expenditures grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.24% from FY2020 to FY2025, going from $82.7M to $140.8M over 5 years.

Company
CIENA CORP
Ticker
CIEN
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Industry
Telephone & Telegraph Apparatus