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CIENA CORP Operating Cash Flow 2008-2026 | CIEN

Annual FY2008–FY2025 · quarterly through Q2 FY2026

Latest annual · FY2025

$806.1M

+56.7%YoY vs FY2024Source: 10-KFY2025

From $117.6M in FY2008 to $806.1M in FY2025: 6.9× in 17 years.

By quarter▲▼ vs a year before
Fiscal yearQ1Q2Q3Q4
FY26$228M+119.5%$260M+65.5%Not reportedNot reported
FY25$104M−61.0%$157M+168.4%$174M+209.4%$371M+6.2%
FY24$266M+200.2%$58M−74.6%−$159M−1934.4%$349M+78.7%
FY23−$266M−388.2%$230M+115.7%$9M+104.2%$195M+1447.4%
FY22−$54M−643.4%$107M−52.6%−$205M−397.2%−$15M−105.7%
Share10%19%29%42%

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

+10.3%

FY2020
$493.7M
FY2025
$806.1M

5 years selected · on the chart

01—History

Operating Cash Flow History

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

  18. $806.1M
YoY changeLargest recent move+205.7%in FY24Latest +56.7%

5 older moves run past ±150% (largest −3186.0%); point at, tap or drag across the bars to read one.

02—Ledger

Operating Cash Flow, period by period

PeriodValueChangeSource
FY2025$806.1M+56.7%10-K
FY2024$514.5M+205.7%10-K
FY2023$168.3M+200.3%10-K
FY2022−$167.8M−131.0%10-K
FY2021$541.6M+9.7%10-K
FY2020$493.7M+19.5%10-K
FY2019$413.1M+80.2%10-K
FY2018$229.3M−2.4%10-K
FY2017$234.9M−18.9%10-K
FY2016$289.5M+10.5%10-K
FY2015$262.1M+191.8%10-K
FY2014$89.8M+101.0%10-K
FY2013$44.7M−58.3%10-K
FY2012$107.1M+218.4%10-K
FY2011−$90.5M+60.5%10-K
FY2010−$229.0M−3186.0%10-K
FY2009$7.4M−93.7%10-K
FY2008$117.6M—10-K

03—Questions

What is operating cash flow?

Operating cash flow can be defined as the cash generated from a company's normal business operations, reflecting the ability to generate cash from core activities.

What is CIENA CORP's current operating cash flow?

CIENA CORP (CIEN) annual operating cash flow for 2025 was $806.1M, a 56.67% increase from 2024. CIENA CORP operating cash flow for the quarter ending May 2, 2026 was $259.7M.

What was CIENA CORP's operating cash flow in 2024?

CIENA CORP annual operating cash flow for 2024 was $514.5M, a 205.66% increase from 2023.

What was CIENA CORP's operating cash flow in 2023?

CIENA CORP annual operating cash flow for 2023 was $168.3M, a 200.34% increase from 2022.

What is CIENA CORP's 5-year operating cash flow CAGR?

CIENA CORP operating cash flow grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.30% from FY2020 to FY2025, going from $493.7M to $806.1M over 5 years.

Company
CIENA CORP
Ticker
CIEN
Sector
Other
Industry
Telephone & Telegraph Apparatus
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