Lumentum (LITE)
Market Price (9/18/2025): $163.77 | Market Cap: $11.4 BilSector: Information Technology | Industry: Communications Equipment
Lumentum (LITE)
Market Price (9/18/2025): $163.77Market Cap: $11.4 BilSector: Information TechnologyIndustry: Communications Equipment
Investment Highlights
Strong revenue growthRev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 21% | Trading close to highsDist 52W High is -4.4%, Dist 3Y High is -4.4% | Not profitable at operating income levelOp Inc LTMOperating Income, Last Twelve Months is -192 Mil, Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is -12% |
Meaningful short interestShort Interest % of Basic SharesShort Interest % of Basic Shares = (Short Interest Quantity) / (Basic Shares Outstanding). A high fraction of short interest can indicate potential risk of a short squeeze. is 16% | Expensive valuation multiplesP/CFOPrice/(Cash Flow from Operations). CFO is cash before capital expenditures. is 90x, P/EPrice/Earnings or Price/(Net Income) is 439x | |
Stock price has recently run up significantly6M Rtn6 month market price return is 143%, 12M Rtn12 month market price return is 180% | ||
Weak revenue growthRev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is 0.4% | ||
Not cash flow generativeFCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -6.4% | ||
Yield minus risk free rate is negativeERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -4.3% |
Strong revenue growthRev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 21% |
Trading close to highsDist 52W High is -4.4%, Dist 3Y High is -4.4% |
Meaningful short interestShort Interest % of Basic SharesShort Interest % of Basic Shares = (Short Interest Quantity) / (Basic Shares Outstanding). A high fraction of short interest can indicate potential risk of a short squeeze. is 16% |
Not profitable at operating income levelOp Inc LTMOperating Income, Last Twelve Months is -192 Mil, Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is -12% |
Expensive valuation multiplesP/CFOPrice/(Cash Flow from Operations). CFO is cash before capital expenditures. is 90x, P/EPrice/Earnings or Price/(Net Income) is 439x |
Stock price has recently run up significantly6M Rtn6 month market price return is 143%, 12M Rtn12 month market price return is 180% |
Weak revenue growthRev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is 0.4% |
Not cash flow generativeFCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -6.4% |
Yield minus risk free rate is negativeERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -4.3% |
Market Valuation
9/18/25 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
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Share Price CYE | $163.77 | $83.95 | $52.42 | $52.17 |
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil) | 11.4 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
Total Debt ($ Bil) | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
Total Cash ($ Bil) | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.0 |
Enterprise Value ($ Bil) | 13.1 | 8.4 | 6.1 | 6.5 |
Valuation Ratios | ||||
P/S TTM | 6.9 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
P/EBIT TTM | -76.0 | -38.6 | -9.5 | -53.3 |
P/E TTM | 440.1 | 223.7 | -6.5 | -27.1 |
Sector Ratios | ||||
P/S TTM (Sector) | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
P/EBIT TTM (Sector) | 3.9 | -0.0 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
P/E TTM (Sector) | -0.4 | -0.3 | -0.4 | -0.5 |
9/18/25 | 2024 | |
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Share Price CYE | $163.77 | $83.95 |
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil) | 11.4 | 5.8 |
Total Debt ($ Bil) | 2.6 | 2.6 |
Total Cash ($ Bil) | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Enterprise Value ($ Bil) | 13.1 | 8.4 |
Valuation Ratios | ||
P/S TTM | 6.9 | 3.5 |
P/EBIT TTM | -76.0 | -38.6 |
P/E TTM | 440.1 | 223.7 |
Sector Ratios | ||
P/S TTM (Sector) | 3.2 | 3.1 |
P/EBIT TTM (Sector) | 3.9 | -0.0 |
P/E TTM (Sector) | -0.4 | -0.3 |
Business Description
Lumentum Holdings Inc. manufactures and sells optical and photonic products in the Americas, the Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company operates in two segments, Optical Communications (OpComms) and Commercial Lasers (Lasers).
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Price Returns Compared
Expand for Detailed View2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Total [1] | |
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Returns | |||||||
LITE Return | 20% | 12% | -51% | 0% | 60% | 95% | 106% |
Peers Return | 25% | 54% | -16% | 18% | 42% | 17% | 219% |
S&P 500 Return | 16% | 27% | -19% | 24% | 23% | 12% | 104% |
[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: CSCO, FFIV, ADTN, ANET, MSI. See LITE Returns vs. Peers.
[3] 2025 data is for the year up to 9/17/2025 (YTD)
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Financials
Median | |
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Name | |
Mkt Price | 153.09 |
Mkt Cap | 49.2 |
Rev LTM | 5,488 |
Op Inc LTM | 1,774 |
FCF LTM | 1,669 |
FCF 3Y Avg | 1,394 |
CFO LTM | 1,800 |
CFO 3Y Avg | 1,537 |
Growth & Margins
Median | |
---|---|
Name | |
Rev Chg LTM | 7.7% |
Rev Chg 3Y Avg | 6.9% |
Rev Chg Q | 14.7% |
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM | 3.5% |
Op Mgn LTM | 23.6% |
Op Mgn 3Y Avg | 22.8% |
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM | 0.6% |
CFO/Rev LTM | 24.3% |
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg | 24.3% |
FCF/Rev LTM | 22.5% |
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg | 22.4% |
Valuation
Median | |
---|---|
Name | |
Mkt Cap | 49.2 |
P/S | 6.5 |
P/EBIT | 22.8 |
P/E | 32.9 |
P/CFO | 24.7 |
Total Yield | 2.7% |
Dividend Yield | 0.0% |
FCF Yield 3Y Avg | 2.9% |
D/E | 0.1 |
Net D/E | 0.1 |
Returns
Median | |
---|---|
Name | |
1M Rtn | 2.9% |
3M Rtn | 15.7% |
6M Rtn | 16.5% |
12M Rtn | 53.7% |
3Y Rtn | 112.0% |
1M Excs Rtn | 0.6% |
3M Excs Rtn | 4.8% |
6M Excs Rtn | 0.5% |
12M Excs Rtn | 39.1% |
3Y Excs Rtn | 36.5% |
Comparison Analyses
Segment Financials
Revenue by Segment
$ Mil | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cloud & Networking | 1,085 | 1,322 | |||
Industrial Tech | 274 | 444 | |||
Lasers | 194 | 122 | 164 | ||
Optical Communications(OpComms) | 1,518 | 1,621 | 1,515 | ||
Total | 1,359 | 1,767 | 1,713 | 1,743 | 1,679 |
$ Mil | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cloud & Networking | 124 | 313 | |||
Industrial Tech | 25 | 153 | |||
Gain on sale of assets, net | 0 | 0 | |||
Intangible asset write-off | 0 | -21 | |||
Litigation matters | 0 | -8 | |||
Stock-based compensation - acquisition related | 0 | -12 | |||
Amortization of acquired inventory fair value adjustments | -8 | -18 | |||
Acquisition related costs | -13 | -12 | |||
Abnormal excess capacity | -21 | 0 | |||
Integration related costs | -37 | -29 | |||
Other charges, net | -40 | -64 | |||
Restructuring and related charges | -73 | -28 | |||
Selling, general and administrative | -112 | -127 | |||
Stock-based compensation | -129 | -136 | |||
Amortization of acquired intangibles | -151 | -128 | |||
Total | -434 | -116 |
Returns Analyses
Earnings Returns History
Expand for MoreForward Returns | |||
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Earnings Date | 1D Returns | 5D Returns | 21D Returns |
8/12/2025 | 0.5% | -1.4% | 37.8% |
5/6/2025 | 2.8% | 15.7% | 26.7% |
2/3/2025 | 2.4% | -2.8% | -20.1% |
11/7/2024 | 13.9% | 15.6% | 21.9% |
8/14/2024 | 14.8% | 23.9% | 22.5% |
5/6/2024 | -6.1% | -0.2% | 2.9% |
2/8/2024 | -22.4% | -15.6% | -18.9% |
10/30/2023 | 10.3% | 18.5% | 17.3% |
... | |||
SUMMARY STATS | |||
# Positive | 13 | 13 | 13 |
# Negative | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Median Positive | 4.7% | 13.6% | 10.3% |
Median Negative | -6.9% | -4.8% | -15.7% |
Max Positive | 14.8% | 23.9% | 37.8% |
Max Negative | -22.4% | -19.6% | -26.5% |
SEC Filings
Expand for MoreReport Date | Filing Date | Filing |
---|---|---|
6302025 | 8192025 | 10-K 6/28/2025 |
3312025 | 5072025 | 10-Q 3/29/2025 |
12312024 | 2062025 | 10-Q 12/28/2024 |
9302024 | 11082024 | 10-Q 9/28/2024 |
6302024 | 8212024 | 10-K 6/29/2024 |
3312024 | 5072024 | 10-Q 3/30/2024 |
12312023 | 2082024 | 10-Q 12/30/2023 |
9302023 | 11082023 | 10-Q 9/30/2023 |
6302023 | 8232023 | 10-K 7/1/2023 |
3312023 | 5092023 | 10-Q 4/1/2023 |
12312022 | 2092023 | 10-Q 12/31/2022 |
9302022 | 11082022 | 10-Q 10/1/2022 |
6302022 | 8242022 | 10-K 7/2/2022 |
3312022 | 5042022 | 10-Q 4/2/2022 |
12312021 | 2032022 | 10-Q 1/1/2022 |
9302021 | 11042021 | 10-Q 10/2/2021 |
Insider Activity
Expand for MoreOwner | Title | Filing Date | Action | Price | Shares | TransactedValue | Value ofHeld Shares | Form | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | Wupen Yuen | PRESIDENT, CLOUD & NETWORKING | 8282025 | Sell | 124.39 | 3,282 | 408,248 | 13,005,472 | Form |
1 | Ali Wajid | EVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 8282025 | Sell | 124.39 | 2,526 | 314,209 | 9,588,852 | Form |
2 | Kim Jae | SVP, GENERAL COUNSEL | 8262025 | Sell | 116.73 | 3,407 | 397,690 | 4,034,683 | Form |
3 | Johnson Julia Suzanne | 8202025 | Sell | 119.06 | 1,250 | 148,828 | 2,623,774 | Form | |
4 | Wupen Yuen | PRESIDENT, CLOUD & NETWORKING | 8082025 | Sell | 108.34 | 241 | 26,110 | 8,515,199 | Form |
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