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CIENA CORP Total Operating Expenses 2008-2026 | CIEN

Annual FY2008–FY2025 · quarterly through Q2 FY2026

Latest annual · FY2025

$1.81B

+16.4%YoY vs FY2024Source: 10-KFY2025

From $429.1M in FY2008 to $1.81B in FY2025: 4.2× in 17 years.

By quarter▲▼ vs a year before
Fiscal yearQ1Q2Q3Q4
FY26$436M+11.5%$454M+8.0%Not reportedNot reported
FY25$391M+2.3%$420M+7.0%$430M+13.9%$567M+41.4%
FY24$382M+3.1%$393M+2.0%$377M+1.7%$401M+1.5%
FY23$371M+14.4%$385M+12.1%$371M+18.2%$395M+10.8%
FY22$324M+14.9%$343M+23.2%$314M−3.8%$356M+4.9%
Share24%24%24%27%

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

+9.2%

FY2020
$1.17B
FY2025
$1.81B

5 years selected · on the chart

Total Operating Expenses History

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

  1. $1.81B
YoY changeLargest recent move+13.7%in FY23Latest +16.4%

1 older move runs past ±20% (largest +101.4%); point at, tap or drag across the bars to read one.

Total Operating Expenses, period by period

PeriodValueChangeSource
FY2025$1.81B+16.4%10-K
FY2024$1.55B+2.1%10-K
FY2023$1.52B+13.7%10-K
FY2022$1.34B+9.0%10-K
FY2021$1.23B+5.2%10-K
FY2020$1.17B−2.5%10-K
FY2019$1.20B+10.2%10-K
FY2018$1.08B+5.2%10-K
FY2017$1.03B+2.6%10-K
FY2016$1.01B+3.1%10-K
FY2015$975.1M+8.0%10-K
FY2014$902.6M+4.1%10-K
FY2013$867.0M+7.8%10-K
FY2012$804.1M−7.8%10-K
FY2011$872.3M+6.5%10-K
FY2010$819.3M−5.2%10-K
FY2009$864.1M+101.4%10-K
FY2008$429.1M—10-K

What is total operating expenses?

Total operating expenses include all costs related to running the core business, including cost of goods sold, R&D, and SG&A.

What is CIENA CORP's current total operating expenses?

CIENA CORP (CIEN) annual total operating expenses for 2025 was $1.81B, a 16.38% increase from 2024. CIENA CORP total operating expenses for the quarter ending May 2, 2026 was $453.7M.

What was CIENA CORP's total operating expenses in 2024?

CIENA CORP annual total operating expenses for 2024 was $1.55B, a 2.08% increase from 2023.

What was CIENA CORP's total operating expenses in 2023?

CIENA CORP annual total operating expenses for 2023 was $1.52B, a 13.74% increase from 2022.

What is CIENA CORP's 5-year total operating expenses CAGR?

CIENA CORP total operating expenses grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.16% from FY2020 to FY2025, going from $1.17B to $1.81B over 5 years.

Company
CIENA CORP
Ticker
CIEN
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Industry
Telephone & Telegraph Apparatus