Discontinued — last reported Q3 '24
Finance Lease Liability, Current
Ciena Finance Lease Liability, Current increased by 4.8% to $4.97M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Finance Lease Liability, Current shows an upward trend with a 10.8% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Rising values indicate increased use of debt-like financing for capital expenditures, whereas falling values suggest the company is paying down its financed obligations.
Detailed definition
The current portion of obligations arising from leases that are effectively asset purchases, where the risks and rewards...
Peer comparison
This is often compared to short-term debt to understand the total mandatory cash outflows for financing activities.
finance_lease_liabilities_currentHistorical 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 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $3.40M | $3.62M | $3.71M | $3.83M | $3.92M | $3.76M | $3.91M | $3.90M | $4.06M | $3.95M | $4.17M | $4.23M | $4.31M | $4.40M | $4.74M | $4.97M |
| QoQ Change | — | +6.6% | +2.5% | +3.3% | +2.3% | -4.2% | +4.1% | -0.2% | +4.1% | -2.7% | +5.5% | +1.6% | +1.7% | +2.1% | +7.9% | +4.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +15.6% | +3.8% | +5.4% | +1.8% | +3.6% | +5.2% | +6.6% | +8.5% | +6.0% | +11.2% | +7.9% | — |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Ciena's finance lease liability, current?
- Ciena (CIEN) reported finance lease liability, current of $4.97M in Q4 2025.
- What is the long-term trend for Ciena's finance lease liability, current?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Ciena's finance lease liability, current has grown at a 10.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.84M to $4.74M.
- What does finance lease liability, current mean?
- The portion of debt-like lease payments for equipment or property that must be paid within the next year.