Financing
Debt Repayments
Ciena Debt Repayments decreased by 100.0% to $0.00 in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 100.0%, from $2.90M to $0.00. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Debt Repayments shows an upward trend with a 13.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryLeverage
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2015
Last reportedQ1 2026Mar 5, 2026
How to read this metric
A decrease may indicate a focus on capital preservation or refinancing, while a significant increase signals active debt reduction or maturity fulfillment.
Detailed definition
Represents the total cash outflows used to reduce the principal balance of short-term and long-term debt obligations. Th...
Peer comparison
Standard across all capital-intensive industries; peers with high leverage typically show higher repayment activity.
Metric ID:
debt_repaymentHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.73M | $1.73M | $1.73M | $0.00 | $3.47M | $0.00 | $1.73M | $1.73M | $1.73M | $2.98M | $2.98M | $0.00 | $2.93M | $2.93M | $5.85M | $2.90M | $2.90M | $2.90M | $2.90M | $0.00 |
| QoQ Change | — | -0.1% | +0.0% | -100.0% | — | -100.0% | — | +0.0% | +0.1% | +72.1% | -0.0% | -100.0% | — | +0.0% | +100.0% | -50.5% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -100.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +99.9% | -100.0% | +0.0% | — | -50.0% | — | +72.2% | -100.0% | +68.8% | -1.9% | +96.2% | — | -1.0% | -1.0% | -50.5% | -100.0% |
Range$0.00 – $5.85M
CAGR-100.0%
Avg YoY Growth-5.2%
Median YoY Growth-1.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Ciena's debt repayments?
- Ciena (CIEN) reported debt repayments of $0.00 in Q4 2025.
- How has Ciena's debt repayments changed year-over-year?
- Ciena's debt repayments decreased by 100.0% year-over-year, from $2.90M to $0.00.
- What is the long-term trend for Ciena's debt repayments?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ciena's debt repayments has grown at a 13.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $6.93M to $11.58M.
- What does debt repayments mean?
- The total amount of cash used to pay down debt principal.