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Free Cash Flow for Ciena (CIEN)

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$832.66M

YoY change

+76.1%

5Y CAGR

+10.1%

Peak year (2025)

$665.29M

Free Cash Flow history chart for Ciena (CIEN) from 1997 to 2025

Latest: $665.29M

Free Cash Flow growth chart for Ciena (CIEN) from 1997 to 2025

Latest: +76.1%

Free Cash Flow history table for Ciena (CIEN) from 1997 to 2025

  • 2025$665.29M+76.1%
  • 2024$377.89M+508.2%
  • 2023$62.13M-124.0%
  • 2022−$258.57M-156.0%
  • 2021$462.10M+12.4%
  • 2020$410.99M+17.2%
  • 2019$350.56M+116.9%
  • 2018$161.65M+15.2%
  • 2017$140.28M-23.1%
  • 2016$182.34M-8.8%
  • 2015$200.00M+380.8%
  • 2014$41.60M+4714.8%
  • 2013$864.00K-98.5%
  • 2012$58.99M-141.3%
  • 2011−$142.85M-49.0%
  • 2010−$280.22M+1578.6%
  • 2009−$16.69M-119.1%
  • 2008$87.62M+14.3%
  • 2007$76.64M-178.9%
  • 2006−$97.15M-62.6%
  • 2005−$259.81M-6.7%
  • 2004−$278.43M+2.9%
  • 2003−$270.70M+194.8%
  • 2002−$91.83M+12.6%
  • 2001−$81.55M+25.6%
  • 2000−$64.91M+123.1%
  • 1999−$29.10M-42.8%
  • 1998−$50.90M-477.0%
  • 1997$13.50M—

Free Cash Flow values are taken from Ciena's reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Free Cash Flow at Ciena (CIEN)

Free Cash Flow for Ciena (CIEN): headline value $832.66M · YoY +76.1%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

In 2025, Ciena (CIEN) free cash flow totalled $665.29M – surged 76.1% year-over-year.

Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, Ciena free cash flow compounded at +10.1% per year, sustaining 3 straight years of year-over-year growth.

The record annual free cash flow stands at $665.29M, reached in 2025; the historical low of −$280.22M was recorded in 2010.

Ciena Free Cash Flow by Year

Ciena Free Cash Flow 2025: $665.29M

Ciena posted free cash flow of $665.29M in 2025, surged 76.1% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

Ciena Free Cash Flow 2024: $377.89M

In 2024, Ciena reported free cash flow of $377.89M, surged 508.2% from 2023.

Ciena Free Cash Flow 2023: $62.13M

Ciena free cash flow in 2023 was $62.13M, plunged 124.0% below 2022.

Ciena Free Cash Flow 2022: −$258.57M

2022's free cash flow for Ciena came in at −$258.57M, plunged 156.0% below 2021.

Ciena Free Cash Flow 2021: $462.10M

Ciena free cash flow in 2021 was $462.10M.

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