Ciena Corp — Cash Flow Charts
12 quarters of history · ending 2026-01-31 · SEC EDGAR
Source:10-K · 10-Q
Capital Allocation
How management deploys cash: investing in the business (Capex + M&A) vs returning to shareholders (Buybacks + Dividends).
Capital Allocation Waterfall
Buybacks vs Stock-Based Comp
Net Debt Issuance
Cash Flow
Cash Flow by Activity
Operating Cash Flow↑+119.5% +$124M
$228M
Free Cash Flow↑+100.1% +$77M
$154M
Investing Cash Flow↑+34.6% +$23M
$-44M
Financing Cash Flow↓-65.4% -$61M
$-155M
Capex↑+174.8% +$47M
$74M
Acquisitions
$231M
Stock Buybacks↓-0.8% -$663K
$81M
Stock-Based Comp↑+22.1% +$9M
$50M
Debt Issued
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Debt Repaid↓-100.0% -$3M
$0
D&A↑+30.9% +$8M
$32M
SBC Allocated Expense↑+22.1% +$9M
$50M
SBC Unrecognized Cost↑+30.0% +$41M
$177M