Lumentum/$LITE
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About Lumentum
Lumentum Holdings Inc is a California-based technology firm. The company provides two types of optical and photonic products: optical components that are used in telecommunications networking equipment, and commercial lasers for manufacturing, inspection, and life-science lab uses. Its segments are Optical Communications and Commercial Lasers. The firm is also expanding into new optical applications, such as 3-D sensing laser diode for consumer electronics. It generates maximum revenue from the OpComms segment. The OpComms segment products include a wide range of components, modules, and subsystems to support customers including carrier networks for access (local), metro (intracity), long-haul, and submarine (undersea) applications.
- Ticker
- $LITE
- Sector
- Communication
- Primary listing
- NASDAQ
- Employees
- 13,757
- Headquarters
- San Jose, United States
- Website
- www.lumentum.com
Lumentum Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$75B
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-$92.96
1.54
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Price and volume
Market cap
$75B
Beta
1.54
52-week high
$1,143.00
52-week low
$152.54
Average daily volume
4.9M
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.678
Quick ratio
1.318
Long term debt to equity
0.013
Total debt to equity
0.36
Interest coverage (TTM)
25.72%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
818.567
Gross margin (TTM)
44.24%
Net profit margin (TTM)
-230.10%
Operating margin (TTM)
17.79%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
3.31%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$220,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
5.82%
Return on equity (TTM)
-240.03%
Valuation
Price to revenue (TTM)
20.398
Price to book
15.72
Price to tangible book (TTM)
22.48
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
204.865
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
0.49%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
4.023
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
83.22%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-25,225.35%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
19.48%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
12.81%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
263.85%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
110.61%
What the Analysts think about Lumentum
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Lumentum stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Lumentum stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Fiscal Q4 revenue more than doubled year on year to $1.01 billion, while non-GAAP gross margin reached 50.4%. Management forecast a further step up, with Q1 revenue guided to a $1.25 billion midpoint and operating margin near 40%. (Lumentum)
The shift from 800G to 1.6T transceivers is expected to gather pace through 2027, and Lumentum is also scaling optical circuit switches. These product ramps give the Systems business additional growth drivers beyond the current laser-chip surge. (The Motley Fool)
Lumentum is developing external laser modules for CPO and NPO architectures, with a standards-based ELSFP module planned for initial availability in the first half of 2027. If these newer data-centre designs gain adoption, they could open up demand beyond the current transceiver market. (Lumentum, Lumentum)
Strong demand is already running ahead of Lumentum’s ability to supply some products: management said tight component supply capped shipments, and high-power laser shipments were especially far behind demand. Capacity limits could therefore prevent the company from converting customer interest into near-term sales. (The Motley Fool)
The shares’ valuation leaves little room for a slowdown: a recent analysis put Lumentum at 104 times non-GAAP earnings and 96 times EV/EBITDA. If growth or margins fall short of high expectations, the shares could be vulnerable to a sharp re-rating. (Seeking Alpha)
Management linked the 1.6T transceiver ramp to roll-outs by its lead hyperscale customers, while the company warns that changes in demand and order reductions or delays can hurt results. That makes growth exposed to the timing of large customer programmes. (The Motley Fool, Lumentum)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 5 Oct 2026.
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Lumentum News
AllArticlesVideos
Why Ciena, Lumentum and other optical stocks were among the market's biggest losers on Monday
Market Watch5 days ago
Coherent stock forms bullish pattern as Lumentum projects strong optics demand
Invezz1 week ago
Nvidia-Backed Lumentum Says It Can't Keep Up With AI Demand. The Stock Is Surging
Investopedia1 week ago
Funds containing Lumentum
AllUSDGBPEUR
Fund name | Fund size | $LITE weighting |
|---|---|---|
L&G Artificial Intelligence£AIAG | $2.1B | 1.96% |
L&G Artificial Intelligence$AIAI | $2.1B | 1.96% |
iShares Edge MSCI World Momentum Factor$IWMO | $6B | 0.50% |
iShares Edge MSCI World Momentum Factor£IWFM | $6B | 0.50% |
Xtrackers MSCI World Momentum£XDEM | $2.4B | 0.50% |
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