Discontinued — last reported Q4 '25
Interest Paid
Ciena Interest Paid decreased by 0.6% to $16.88M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 34.0%, from $25.56M to $16.88M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Interest Paid shows an upward trend with a 30.0% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase in interest paid relative to debt levels may signal rising borrowing costs or higher leverage, while a decrease may indicate debt reduction or refinancing at lower rates.
Detailed definition
The total cash outflow for interest payments on debt obligations, typically disclosed as a supplemental item in the cash...
Peer comparison
Essential for comparing the cost of capital and debt burden across peers in the pharmaceutical industry.
cf_interest_paidHistorical Data
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $7.44M | $7.47M | $7.67M | $9.14M | $8.01M | $17.99M | $10.54M | $26.98M | $19.20M | $27.76M | $18.58M | $27.20M | $19.22M | $27.52M | $25.56M | $17.64M | $25.04M | $16.97M | $16.88M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.4% | +2.6% | +19.2% | -12.3% | +124.5% | -41.4% | +156.1% | -28.8% | +44.6% | -33.1% | +46.4% | -29.3% | +43.2% | -7.1% | -31.0% | +42.0% | -32.2% | -0.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +7.7% | +140.8% | +37.4% | +195.2% | +139.5% | +54.3% | +76.4% | +0.8% | +0.1% | -0.9% | +37.5% | -35.1% | +30.3% | -38.3% | -34.0% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Ciena's interest paid?
- Ciena (CIEN) reported interest paid of $16.88M in Q4 2025.
- How has Ciena's interest paid changed year-over-year?
- Ciena's interest paid decreased by 34.0% year-over-year, from $25.56M to $16.88M.
- What is the long-term trend for Ciena's interest paid?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ciena's interest paid has grown at a 30.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $29.86M to $85.22M.
- What does interest paid mean?
- The actual cash paid to lenders for interest on debt.