Financing
Finance Lease, Principal Payments
Ciena Finance Lease, Principal Payments increased by 1.9% to $1.16M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 13.5%, from $1.02M to $1.16M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Finance Lease, Principal Payments shows an upward trend with a 9.9% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryLeverage
SignalLower is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2019
Last reportedQ1 2026Mar 5, 2026
How to read this metric
Consistent payments indicate stable management of off-balance-sheet or leased asset obligations.
Detailed definition
This represents the portion of lease payments allocated to the reduction of the principal liability for finance leases....
Peer comparison
Standard across utilities that lease significant infrastructure or equipment.
Metric ID:
financing_finance_lease_principal_paymentsHistorical 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 | $761.00K | $780.00K | $761.00K | $771.00K | $864.00K | $920.00K | $913.00K | $913.00K | $951.00K | $966.00K | $961.00K | $981.00K | $1.01M | $1.02M | $1.03M | $1.02M | $1.09M | $1.13M | $1.14M | $1.16M |
| QoQ Change | — | +2.5% | -2.4% | +1.3% | +12.1% | +6.5% | -0.8% | +0.0% | +4.2% | +1.6% | -0.5% | +2.1% | +2.8% | +0.7% | +1.0% | -0.5% | +6.9% | +4.0% | +0.2% | +1.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +13.5% | +17.9% | +20.0% | +18.4% | +10.1% | +5.0% | +5.3% | +7.4% | +6.0% | +5.1% | +6.7% | +4.0% | +8.1% | +11.7% | +10.8% | +13.5% |
Range$761.00K – $1.16M
CAGR+9.2%
Avg YoY Growth+10.2%
Median YoY Growth+9.1%
Current Streak4 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Ciena's finance lease, principal payments?
- Ciena (CIEN) reported finance lease, principal payments of $1.16M in Q4 2025.
- How has Ciena's finance lease, principal payments changed year-over-year?
- Ciena's finance lease, principal payments increased by 13.5% year-over-year, from $1.02M to $1.16M.
- What is the long-term trend for Ciena's finance lease, principal payments?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ciena's finance lease, principal payments has grown at a 9.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.00M to $4.38M.
- What does finance lease, principal payments mean?
- Cash paid to reduce the principal balance of finance leases.