The cash flow of Ciena Corp over the past 10 years
Chart Ciena Corp: operating cash flow, capital expenditures, free cash flow, fiscal 2016–2025 Open the chart →In fiscal 2025, the latest fiscal year on file, Ciena Corp's operating cash flow was $806.09M and its capital expenditures $140.8M, leaving free cash flow of $665.29M. Free cash flow was above zero in 9 of the 10 years shown. It ranged from -$258.57M in fiscal 2022 to $665.29M in fiscal 2025. Capital expenditures were highest in fiscal 2025, at $140.8M.
Year by year
| Fiscal year | Operating cash flow | Capital expenditures | Free cash flow* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025ended Nov 1, 2025 | $806.09M | $140.8M | $665.29M |
| 2024ended Nov 2, 2024 | $514.53M | $136.64M | $377.89M |
| 2023ended Oct 28, 2023 | $168.33M | $106.2M | $62.13M |
| 2022ended Oct 29, 2022 | -$167.76M | $90.82M | -$258.57M |
| 2021ended Oct 30, 2021 | $541.65M | $79.55M | $462.1M |
| 2020ended Oct 31, 2020 | $493.65M | $82.67M | $410.99M |
| 2019ended Oct 31, 2019 | $413.14M | $62.58M | $350.56M |
| 2018ended Oct 31, 2018 | $229.26M | $67.62M | $161.65M |
| 2017ended Oct 31, 2017 | $234.88M | $94.6M | $140.28M |
| 2016ended Oct 31, 2016 | $289.52M | $107.19M | $182.34M |
Fiscal years as Ciena Corp reports them. * Calculated by us from the company's filed figures; — no figure on file. From SEC filings, updated nightly. How each line is read.
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