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Lumentum (LITE)


Market Price (9/18/2025): $163.77 | Market Cap: $11.4 Bil
Sector: Information Technology | Industry: Communications Equipment

Lumentum (LITE)


Market Price (9/18/2025): $163.77
Market Cap: $11.4 Bil
Sector: Information Technology
Industry: Communications Equipment

Investment Highlights

0 Strong revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 21%
Trading close to highs
Dist 52W High is -4.4%, Dist 3Y High is -4.4%
Not profitable at operating income level
Op 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%
1  Meaningful short interest
Short 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 multiples
P/CFOPrice/(Cash Flow from Operations). CFO is cash before capital expenditures. is 90x, P/EPrice/Earnings or Price/(Net Income) is 439x
2   Stock price has recently run up significantly
6M Rtn6 month market price return is 143%, 12M Rtn12 month market price return is 180%
3   Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is 0.4%
4   Not cash flow generative
FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -6.4%
5   Yield minus risk free rate is negative
ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -4.3%
0 Strong revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 21%
1 Trading close to highs
Dist 52W High is -4.4%, Dist 3Y High is -4.4%
2 Meaningful short interest
Short 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%
3 Not profitable at operating income level
Op 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%
4 Expensive valuation multiples
P/CFOPrice/(Cash Flow from Operations). CFO is cash before capital expenditures. is 90x, P/EPrice/Earnings or Price/(Net Income) is 439x
5 Stock price has recently run up significantly
6M Rtn6 month market price return is 143%, 12M Rtn12 month market price return is 180%
6 Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is 0.4%
7 Not cash flow generative
FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -6.4%
8 Yield minus risk free rate is negative
ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -4.3%

Market Valuation

 9/18/25202420232022
Share Price CYE$163.77$83.95$52.42$52.17
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)11.45.83.53.6
Total Debt ($ Bil)2.62.62.62.9
Total Cash ($ Bil)0.90.90.92.0
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)13.18.46.16.5
Valuation Ratios    
P/S TTM6.93.52.62.0
P/EBIT TTM-76.0-38.6-9.5-53.3
P/E TTM440.1223.7-6.5-27.1
Sector Ratios    
P/S TTM (Sector)3.23.12.82.5
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)3.9-0.0-0.1-0.5
P/E TTM (Sector)-0.4-0.3-0.4-0.5
 9/18/252024
Share Price CYE$163.77$83.95
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)11.45.8
Total Debt ($ Bil)2.62.6
Total Cash ($ Bil)0.90.9
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)13.18.4
Valuation Ratios  
P/S TTM6.93.5
P/EBIT TTM-76.0-38.6
P/E TTM440.1223.7
Sector Ratios  
P/S TTM (Sector)3.23.1
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). Show more

Price Returns Compared

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 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
LITE Return20%12%-51%0%60%95%106%
Peers Return25%54%-16%18%42%17%219%
S&P 500 Return16%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

LITECSCOFFIVADTNANETMSIMedian
NameLumentum Cisco Sy.F5 Adtran Arista N.Motorola. 
Mkt Price163.3467.72323.818.77142.84477.85153.09
Mkt Cap11.4268.218.70.7179.479.749.2
Rev LTM1,64556,6543,0259837,95111,0945,488
Op Inc LTM-19212,504763-623,4302,7851,774
FCF LTM-10513,288955543,9752,3841,669
FCF 3Y Avg-5514,178741-202,5402,0471,394
CFO LTM12614,1939881214,0472,6121,800
CFO 3Y Avg11014,986781332,5862,2931,537

Growth & Margins

LITECSCOFFIVADTNANETMSIMedian
NameLumentum Cisco Sy.F5 Adtran Arista N.Motorola. 
Rev Chg LTM21.0%5.3%8.9%3.5%26.0%6.4%7.7%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg0.4%3.4%4.2%30.7%32.1%9.5%6.9%
Rev Chg Q55.9%7.6%12.2%17.3%30.4%5.2%14.7%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM11.7%1.9%2.9%4.1%6.9%1.3%3.5%
Op Mgn LTM-11.7%22.1%25.2%-6.3%43.1%25.1%23.6%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg-14.4%24.5%21.8%-12.3%40.2%23.8%22.8%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM7.7%0.3%0.4%2.9%0.9%0.1%0.6%
CFO/Rev LTM7.7%25.1%32.7%12.3%50.9%23.5%24.3%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg6.6%26.7%27.1%4.1%37.6%21.9%24.3%
FCF/Rev LTM-6.4%23.5%31.6%5.5%50.0%21.5%22.5%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg-3.9%25.3%25.7%-1.0%36.9%19.6%22.4%

Valuation

LITECSCOFFIVADTNANETMSIMedian
NameLumentum Cisco Sy.F5 Adtran Arista N.Motorola. 
Mkt Cap11.4268.218.70.7179.479.749.2
P/S6.94.76.20.722.67.26.5
P/EBIT-75.821.124.5-10.952.326.622.8
P/E438.926.328.0-5.955.237.732.9
P/CFO90.018.918.95.844.330.524.7
Total Yield0.2%6.2%3.6%-16.9%1.8%3.5%2.7%
Dividend Yield0.0%2.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.9%0.0%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg-1.2%6.4%6.3%-2.3%2.5%3.3%2.9%
D/E0.20.10.00.30.00.10.1
Net D/E0.20.0-0.10.2-0.00.10.1

Returns

LITECSCOFFIVADTNANETMSIMedian
NameLumentum Cisco Sy.F5 Adtran Arista N.Motorola. 
1M Rtn37.3%1.2%2.4%-0.7%3.5%3.8%2.9%
3M Rtn84.6%2.9%13.0%10.5%58.3%18.3%15.7%
6M Rtn143.2%11.5%19.8%-2.6%69.2%13.2%16.5%
12M Rtn179.8%36.7%50.9%56.6%58.3%10.0%53.7%
3Y Rtn117.8%70.3%117.5%-51.3%393.7%106.6%112.0%
1M Excs Rtn34.9%-1.2%0.0%-3.0%1.1%1.5%0.6%
3M Excs Rtn78.8%-6.7%1.9%2.1%49.0%7.5%4.8%
6M Excs Rtn130.4%-4.5%4.7%-20.4%52.5%-3.7%0.5%
12M Excs Rtn175.5%21.6%36.6%43.9%41.5%-8.1%39.1%
3Y Excs Rtn38.4%-1.7%38.0%-115.9%297.4%35.0%36.5%

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20252024202320222021
Cloud & Networking1,0851,322   
Industrial Tech274444   
Lasers  194122164
Optical Communications(OpComms)  1,5181,6211,515
Total1,3591,7671,7131,7431,679


Operating Income by Segment
$ Mil20252024202320222021
Cloud & Networking124313   
Industrial Tech25153   
Gain on sale of assets, net00   
Intangible asset write-off0-21   
Litigation matters0-8   
Stock-based compensation - acquisition related0-12   
Amortization of acquired inventory fair value adjustments-8-18   
Acquisition related costs-13-12   
Abnormal excess capacity-210   
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   


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date8292025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity11,258,836
Short Interest: % Change Since 81520252.1%
Average Daily Volume3,205,804
Days-to-Cover Short Interest3.51
Basic Shares Quantity69,600,000
Short % of Basic Shares16.2%

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
8/12/20250.5%-1.4%37.8%
5/6/20252.8%15.7%26.7%
2/3/20252.4%-2.8%-20.1%
11/7/202413.9%15.6%21.9%
8/14/202414.8%23.9%22.5%
5/6/2024-6.1%-0.2%2.9%
2/8/2024-22.4%-15.6%-18.9%
10/30/202310.3%18.5%17.3%
...
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive131313
# Negative111111
Median Positive4.7%13.6%10.3%
Median Negative-6.9%-4.8%-15.7%
Max Positive14.8%23.9%37.8%
Max Negative-22.4%-19.6%-26.5%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
6302025819202510-K 6/28/2025
3312025507202510-Q 3/29/2025
12312024206202510-Q 12/28/2024
93020241108202410-Q 9/28/2024
6302024821202410-K 6/29/2024
3312024507202410-Q 3/30/2024
12312023208202410-Q 12/30/2023
93020231108202310-Q 9/30/2023
6302023823202310-K 7/1/2023
3312023509202310-Q 4/1/2023
12312022209202310-Q 12/31/2022
93020221108202210-Q 10/1/2022
6302022824202210-K 7/2/2022
3312022504202210-Q 4/2/2022
12312021203202210-Q 1/1/2022
93020211104202110-Q 10/2/2021

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
0Wupen YuenPRESIDENT, CLOUD & NETWORKING8282025Sell124.393,282408,24813,005,472Form
1Ali WajidEVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER8282025Sell124.392,526314,2099,588,852Form
2Kim JaeSVP, GENERAL COUNSEL8262025Sell116.733,407397,6904,034,683Form
3Johnson Julia Suzanne8202025Sell119.061,250148,8282,623,774Form
4Wupen YuenPRESIDENT, CLOUD & NETWORKING8082025Sell108.3424126,1108,515,199Form