Financing Cash Flow
Ciena Financing Cash Flow decreased by 29.0% to -$154.55M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 65.4%, from -$93.46M to -$154.55M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 51.5% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
cf_net_cash_from_financingHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$22.35M | -$36.65M | $134.72M | -$97.58M | -$147.17M | -$23.03M | $492.19M | -$12.62M | -$53.03M | -$34.72M | -$73.12M | -$28.55M | -$148.68M | -$93.46M | -$107.79M | -$84.90M | -$119.77M | -$154.55M |
| QoQ Change | — | -64.0% | +467.6% | -172.4% | -50.8% | +84.4% | >999% | -102.6% | -320.2% | +34.5% | -110.6% | +61.0% | -420.9% | +37.1% | -15.3% | +21.2% | -41.1% | -29.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -558.4% | +37.2% | +265.3% | +87.1% | +64.0% | -107.1% | -479.4% | +46.2% | — | -169.2% | -47.4% | -197.4% | +19.4% | -65.4% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Ciena's financing cash flow?
- Ciena (CIEN) reported financing cash flow of -$154.55M in Q4 2025.
- How has Ciena's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Ciena's financing cash flow decreased by 65.4% year-over-year, from -$93.46M to -$154.55M.
- What is the long-term trend for Ciena's financing cash flow?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Ciena's financing cash flow has grown at a 51.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$116.84M to -$405.92M.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.