Ciena Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Ciena free cash flow
In the quarter ended Aug 1, 2026, Ciena generated $196.3 million of operating cash flow and spent $80.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $116.3 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 7.0% of revenue. Free cash flow was down 13.6% from the prior year's $134.6 million.
Ciena returned $173.0 million to shareholders through share repurchases, equal to 149% of free cash flow.
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Ciena cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q3 20262026-08-01 | Q2 20262026-05-02 | Q1 20262026-01-31 | Q4 20252025-11-01 | Q3 20252025-08-02 | Q2 20252025-05-03 | Q1 20252025-02-01 | Q4 20242024-11-02 | Q3 20242024-07-27 | Q2 20242024-04-27 | Q1 20242024-01-27 | Q4 20232023-10-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 266.42M | 218.22M | 150.28M | 19.49M | 50.31M | 8.97M | 44.57M | 37.03M | 14.23M | -16.85M | 49.55M | 91.20M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +429.57% | +2333.05% | +237.17% | -47.37% | +253.53% | — | -10.04% | -59.40% | -52.14% | -129.22% | -35.01% | +58.21% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 35.33M | 34.71M | 32.31M | 27.50M | 26.87M | 25.09M | 24.68M | 23.85M | 22.98M | 23.21M | 22.81M | 23.35M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 57.88M | 55.47M | 49.83M | 48.83M | 46.93M | 47.96M | 40.81M | 40.97M | 37.36M | 40.25M | 37.83M | 35.05M |
| Change in Working Capital | -284.92M | -86.10M | -36.69M | 155.44M | 32.54M | 42.65M | -6.53M | 243.26M | -250.29M | -15.95M | 131.54M | -43.07M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 196.26M | 259.70M | 227.65M | 371.08M | 174.35M | 156.95M | 103.72M | 349.36M | -159.38M | 58.47M | 266.08M | 195.47M |
| Capital Expenditures | -79.96M | -41.05M | -73.89M | -45.43M | -39.75M | -28.74M | -26.88M | -83.54M | -19.60M | -16.90M | -16.60M | -22.77M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -117.35M | -153.93M | -43.89M | -213.77M | 19.71M | 19.64M | -67.09M | -148.93M | -18.84M | -156.84M | 18.13M | -98.12M |
| Share Repurchases | -172.99M | -84.41M | -80.51M | -84.47M | -81.84M | -87.02M | -81.18M | -128.69M | -31.00M | -56.62M | -38.20M | -184.47M |
| Debt Issued | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Debt Repaid | 0 | -5.79M | 0 | -2.90M | -2.90M | -2.90M | -2.90M | -5.85M | -2.92M | -2.92M | 0 | -2.98M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 1.32B | -180.73M | -154.54M | -119.77M | -84.90M | -107.79M | -93.46M | -148.68M | -28.55M | -73.12M | -34.72M | -197.17M |
| Net Change in Cash | 1.40B | -78.30M | 31.46M | 35.97M | 106.28M | 75.03M | -60.11M | 51.50M | -207.93M | -173.47M | 254.13M | -107.16M |
| Free Cash Flow | 116.30M | 218.65M | 153.76M | 325.65M | 134.60M | 128.21M | 76.84M | 265.82M | -178.97M | 41.57M | 249.48M | 172.70M |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of Ciena's cash flow statement, from Q3 2026 back to Q4 2023, across 13 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow CIEN's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?