NYSE:CIEN | Free Cash Flow | CIENA CORP

Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure. FCF / net income requires positive matching-period earnings.

Available history
2008-10-31 to 2026-01-31
Data captured

Historical Free Cash Flow

DateOperating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flowFCF / net income
2026-01-31$227.65M$73.89M$153.76M102.31%
2025-11-01$371.08M$45.43M$325.65M1670.94%
2025-02-01$103.72M$26.88M$76.84M172.39%
2024-11-02$349.36M$83.54M$265.82M717.88%
2024-01-27$266.08M$16.6M$249.48M503.52%
2023-10-28$195.47M$22.78M$172.7M189.36%
2023-01-28-$265.64M$30.03M-$295.67M-387.81%
2022-10-29-$14.51M$23.91M-$38.42M-66.64%
2022-01-29-$54.41M$25.8M-$80.22M-175.05%
2021-10-30$254.89M$12.26M$242.63M234.43%
2021-01-30-$7.32M$20.87M-$28.19M-50.93%
2020-10-31$187.3M$21.33M$165.96M255.16%
2020-02-01$39.76M$26.82M$12.94M20.77%
2020-01-31$39.76M$26.82M$12.94M20.77%
2019-11-02$240.01M$13.52M$226.5M281.95%
2019-10-31$240.01M$13.52M$226.5M281.95%
2019-01-31-$14.11M$15.35M-$29.45M-87.61%
2018-11-03$68.03M$17.23M$50.8M79.40%
2018-01-31$35.7M$25.66M$10.04M
2017-10-31$138.54M$18.6M$119.94M10.34%
2017-01-31-$26.25M$25.71M-$51.96M-1345.66%
2016-10-31$136.71M$26.02M$110.69M302.53%
2016-01-31$14.98M$28.87M-$13.89M
2015-10-31$84.63M$22.38M$62.25M
2015-01-31$22.14M$11.19M$10.94M
2014-10-31$73.85M$12.24M$61.61M
2014-01-31-$37.16M$15.78M-$52.93M
2013-10-31$3.55M$11.93M-$8.38M
2013-01-31-$45.73M$12.24M-$57.97M
2012-10-31$10.59M$15.1M-$4.51M
2012-01-31$12.88M$7.9M$4.98M
2011-10-31$42M$11.23M$30.77M
2011-01-31-$63.66M$17.27M-$80.93M
2010-10-31-$25.77M$16.56M-$42.34M
2010-01-31$4.47M$7.01M-$2.54M
2009-10-31$1.92M$6.48M-$4.57M

Annual Free Cash Flow

DateOperating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flowFCF / net income
2025-11-01$806.09M$140.8M$665.29M539.41%
2024-11-02$514.53M$136.64M$377.89M450.11%
2023-10-28$168.33M$106.2M$62.14M24.38%
2022-10-29-$167.76M$90.82M-$258.57M-169.11%
2021-10-30$541.65M$79.55M$462.1M92.38%
2020-10-31$493.65M$82.67M$410.99M113.76%
2019-11-02$413.14M$62.58M$350.56M138.32%
2019-10-31$413.14M$62.58M$350.56M138.32%
2018-11-03$229.26M$67.62M$161.65M
2018-10-31$229.26M$67.62M$161.65M
2017-10-31$234.88M$94.6M$140.28M11.12%
2016-10-31$289.52M$107.19M$182.34M251.21%
2015-10-31$262.11M$62.11M$200M1714.26%
2014-10-31$89.82M$48.22M$41.6M
2013-10-31$44.68M$43.81M$864,000.00
2012-10-31$107.09M$48.1M$58.99M
2011-10-31-$90.49M$52.37M-$142.85M
2010-10-31-$229.01M$51.21M-$280.22M
2009-10-31$7.42M$24.11M-$16.69M
2008-10-31$117.62M$30M$87.62M225.28%