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CIEN (CIEN) has a free cash flow of $832.66M, up 77.3% over the past year and up 6.7% per year over the past five years.
FCF TTM
$832.66M
FCF Margin
14.95%
FCF Yield
1.39%
5Y CAGR
6.65%
| Year | Free Cash Flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $665.29M | +77.25% |
| 2024 | $375.34M | +504.07% |
| 2023 | $62.13M | +124.03% |
| 2022 | -$258.57M | -155.96% |
| 2021 | $462.10M | +12.44% |
| 2020 | $410.99M | +17.24% |
| 2019 | $350.56M | +116.87% |
| 2018 | $161.65M | +15.23% |
| 2017 | $140.28M | - |
| Quarter | Free Cash Flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $218.65M | +42.20% |
| Q1 2026 | $153.76M | -33.23% |
| Q4 2025 | $230.28M | +0.13% |
| Q3 2025 | $229.97M | +79.37% |
| Q2 2025 | $128.21M | +66.85% |
| Q1 2025 | $76.84M | -71.09% |
| Q4 2024 | $265.82M | +248.52% |
| Q3 2024 | -$178.97M | -532.10% |
| Q2 2024 | $41.42M | -83.24% |
| Q1 2024 | $247.07M | +43.07% |
| Q4 2023 | $172.70M | +1134.11% |
| Q3 2023 | -$16.70M | -108.28% |
| Q2 2023 | $201.81M | +168.25% |
| Q1 2023 | -$295.67M | -669.63% |
| Q4 2022 | -$38.42M | +83.08% |
| Q3 2022 | -$227.05M | -360.66% |
| Q2 2022 | $87.11M | +208.59% |
| Q1 2022 | -$80.22M | -133.06% |
| Q4 2021 | $242.63M | +353.87% |
| Q3 2021 | $53.46M | -72.47% |
| Q2 2021 | $194.19M | +788.95% |
| Q1 2021 | -$28.19M | -116.98% |
| Q4 2020 | $165.96M | +4.02% |
| Q3 2020 | $159.55M | +119.99% |
| Q2 2020 | $72.53M | +460.32% |
| Q1 2020 | $12.94M | -94.29% |
| Q4 2019 | $226.50M | +226.64% |
| Q3 2019 | $69.34M | -17.62% |
| Q2 2019 | $84.17M | +385.82% |
| Q1 2019 | -$29.45M | -157.98% |
| Q4 2018 | $50.80M | -27.09% |
| Q3 2018 | $69.67M | +123.69% |
| Q2 2018 | $31.14M | +210.16% |
| Q1 2018 | $10.04M | -91.63% |
| Q4 2017 | $119.94M | +243.46% |
| Q3 2017 | $34.92M | -6.57% |
| Q2 2017 | $37.38M | +171.94% |
| Q1 2017 | -$51.96M | -146.94% |
| Q4 2016 | $110.69M | +125.82% |
| Q3 2016 | $49.02M | - |
Free cash flow (FCF) is the cash left after a company covers its operating expenses and capital expenditures. It is the money available to repay debt, buy back shares, pay dividends, or reinvest — making it one of the clearest measures of financial strength.