Ciena Corporation Deferred Revenue 2011-2026 | CIEN

Deferred revenue is the amount of money or obligations that a company has received in advance for goods or services that have not yet been delivered or performed. In other words, it is income that has already been received but has not yet been recognized in accounting as revenue because the goods or services have not yet been transferred to the customer.

Features of the metric

Sources of future cash inflows
A high level of deferred revenue indicates that the company has secured future cash flows, which positively affects forecasts of its financial condition and stability.
Assessment of operational stability
Deferred revenue reflects demand for the company’s products or services and its ability to attract customers willing to pay in advance. It is one of the indicators of business stability and its competitive advantages.
Risks and obligations
Although deferred revenue indicates future inflows, it also represents obligations that the company must fulfill. If fulfilling these obligations is delayed or impossible, it can negatively impact reputation and financial results.
Analysis of liquidity and cash flow
Inflows in the form of deferred revenue improve the company’s current liquidity since the funds are already in the accounts. However, investors need to assess the ratio of deferred revenue to fulfilled obligations to understand the actual financial capabilities and risks.
Impact on company valuation
In fundamental analysis, deferred revenue is taken into account for accurate revenue and profit forecasting, especially in industries with long-term contracts or subscriptions (e.g., IT sector, services, manufacturing).

Annual Deferred Revenue Ciena Corporation

2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
156 M	154 M	138 M	118 M	109 M	111 M	111 M	102 M	109 M	126 M	105 M	88.6 M	79.5 M	99.4 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
156 M	79.5 M	115 M

Quarterly Deferred Revenue Ciena Corporation

2025-Q4	2025-Q3	2025-Q2	2025-Q1	2024-Q4	2024-Q3	2024-Q2	2024-Q1	2023-Q4	2023-Q3	2023-Q2	2023-Q1	2022-Q4	2022-Q3	2022-Q2	2022-Q1	2021-Q4	2021-Q3	2021-Q2	2021-Q1	2020-Q4	2020-Q3	2020-Q2	2020-Q1	2019-Q4	2019-Q3	2019-Q2	2019-Q1	2018-Q4	2018-Q3	2018-Q2	2018-Q1	2017-Q4	2017-Q3	2017-Q2	2017-Q1	2016-Q4	2016-Q3	2016-Q2	2016-Q1	2015-Q4	2015-Q3	2015-Q2	2015-Q1	2014-Q4	2014-Q3	2014-Q2	2014-Q1	2013-Q4	2013-Q3	2013-Q2	2013-Q1	2012-Q4	2012-Q3	2012-Q2	2012-Q1	2011-Q4	2011-Q3	2011-Q2	2011-Q1
290 M	209 M	196 M	222 M	-	156 M	-	197 M	167 M	154 M	188 M	-	125 M	138 M	148 M	156 M	136 M	118 M	126 M	118 M	122 M	109 M	109 M	109 M	85.5 M	111 M	111 M	104 M	103 M	111 M	104 M	102 M	113 M	102 M	102 M	102 M	107 M	109 M	109 M	109 M	106 M	126 M	126 M	126 M	96.2 M	105 M	105 M	105 M	79.9 M	88.6 M	88.6 M	88.6 M	79.9 M	79.5 M	79.5 M	79.5 M	78.6 M	99.4 M	99.4 M	99.4 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
290 M	78.6 M	121 M

Deferred Revenue of other stocks in the Communication equipment industry

Issuer	Deferred Revenue	Price	% 24h	Market Cap	Country
Akoustis Technologies AKTS	105 K	-	-6.6 %	$ 2.54 M	USA
ClearOne CLRO	17 K	$ 4.37	2.34 %	$ 105 M	USA
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. CMTL	62.5 M	$ 3.74	10.32 %	$ 110 M	USA
Ceragon Networks Ltd. CRNT	2.57 M	$ 2.22	-1.77 %	$ 191 M	Israel
Cisco Systems CSCO	16.4 B	$ 78.51	1.17 %	$ 312 B	USA
Casa Systems CASA	31.3 M	-	-36.36 %	$ 3.66 M	USA
Digi International DGII	40.7 M	$ 49.07	-1.17 %	$ 1.81 B	USA
Aviat Networks AVNW	73.7 M	$ 25.89	3.6 %	$ 328 M	USA
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) ERIC	26.4 B	$ 11.58	0.96 %	$ 16.3 B	Schweden
Boxlight Corporation BOXL	9.02 M	$ 1.11	2.78 %	$ 2.17 M	USA
Extreme Networks EXTR	325 M	$ 15.03	0.67 %	$ 1.99 B	USA
Allot Ltd. ALLT	17.1 M	$ 6.58	-1.94 %	$ 256 M	Israel
Frequency Electronics FEIM	13.6 M	$ 42.82	0.75 %	$ 412 M	USA
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. GILT	45.2 M	$ 17.74	4.35 %	$ 1.01 B	Israel
Harmonic HLIT	31.5 M	$ 9.26	-0.86 %	$ 1.05 B	USA
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company HPE	3.9 B	$ 22.12	2.74 %	$ 29 B	USA
Acacia Communications, Inc. ACIA	5.75 M	-	-	$ 4.9 B	USA
Ituran Location and Control Ltd. ITRN	22.9 M	$ 51.52	2.63 %	$ 1.02 B	Israel
EXFO Inc. EXFO	25.8 M	-	0.08 %	$ 356 M	Canada
Communications Systems, Inc. JCS	457 K	-	1.28 %	$ 16.3 M	USA
KVH Industries KVHI	1.16 M	$ 7.95	2.58 %	$ 154 M	USA
BK Technologies Corporation BKTI	1.04 M	$ 78.57	-1.55 %	$ 281 M	USA
Lantronix LTRX	3.3 M	$ 6.24	5.05 %	$ 241 M	USA
Sierra Wireless SWIR	9.86 M	-	0.03 %	$ 1.62 B	Canada
Vocera Communications, Inc. VCRA	54.8 M	-	-1.5 %	$ 2.03 B	USA
Motorola Solutions MSI	2.26 B	$ 459.16	-1.74 %	$ 76.5 B	USA
AmpliTech Group AMPG	2.18 M	$ 2.59	-1.15 %	$ 27 M	USA
Nokia Corporation NOK	2.55 B	$ 8.3	-0.72 %	$ 21.5 B	Finland
NETGEAR NTGR	26.9 M	$ 21.35	-1.07 %	$ 611 M	USA
Ondas Holdings ONDS	277 K	$ 10.75	-0.74 %	$ 567 M	USA
Infinera Corporation INFN	136 M	-	-	$ 1.51 B	USA
Impinj PI	1.79 M	$ 100.1	1.48 %	$ 2.93 B	USA
Iteris ITI	8.07 M	-	-	$ 308 M	USA
EchoStar Corporation SATS	639 M	$ 109.11	1.26 %	$ 31.4 B	USA
CalAmp Corp. CAMP	32.9 M	$ 5.16	-3.19 %	$ 177 M	USA
Sonim Technologies SONM	31 K	$ 3.67	-2.13 %	$ 17.3 M	USA
AudioCodes Ltd. AUDC	38.4 M	$ 8.47	1.68 %	$ 256 M	Israel
Ubiquiti UI	36 M	$ 794.23	1.42 %	$ 48 B	USA
UTStarcom Holdings Corp. UTSI	62 K	$ 2.44	-	$ 22.3 M	China