LITEUSTechnology
Lumentum Holdings Inc.
📊 Communication Equipment
Day $814
$888 Neutral
52W $57
$960 Overbought
$850.41
▲ $59.04 (+7.46%)
Vol: 3,899,458 · Avg: 6,379,977
As of April 29, 2026 · 16:15 ET
COMPOSITE RISK SCORE
43 MODERATE
VAL:0/25 · FIN:13/25 · GRO:15/25 · TECH:15/25
📈 P/E RATIO
244.4x
Trailing
📖 P/B RATIO
71.7x
Price to Book
💰 EPS
$3.48
TTM
🏛 MARKET CAP
$60.7B
Large Cap
📊 ROE
29.3%
Return on Equity
📈 REV GROWTH
65.5%
YoY
🏢 Company Analysis · Lumentum Holdings Inc.
💼 BUSINESS MODEL
  • Lumentum Holdings Inc..
  • manufactures and sells optical and photonic products in the Americas, the Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa..
  • It operates through two segments, Cloud & Networking and Industrial Tech..
  • The Cloud & Networking segment offers optical and photonic chips, components, modules, and subsystems supplied to cloud data center operators, AI/ML infrastructure providers, and network equipment manufacturer customers that are building cloud data centers and network infrastructures..
  • Operates in Communication Equipment within the Technology sector.
  • Workforce of 10,562 employees.
🏰 MOAT & COMPETITION
  • Large-cap ($61B) — established player with meaningful market presence.
  • ROE of 29.3% indicates strong competitive advantage and efficient capital deployment.
  • Profit margin of 12.0% — moderate pricing power.
🚀 CATALYSTS
  • Investors Worry About Mounting Debt — 7 S&P 500 Companies Owe Most (Investor's Business Daily)
  • Revenue growing at 66% — strong top-line momentum.
⚖️ ASYMMETRY CHECK
  • Analyst target range: $455 — $1,225 (mean $832, 23 analysts).
  • Unfavorable asymmetry — limited upside +44% vs downside -46% (0.9x).
  • P/E of 244.4x — premium valuation, growth must sustain to avoid de-rating risk.
🔭 FUTURE OUTLOOK
  • Analyst consensus: Buy (23 analysts).
VALUATION
0/25
25% WEIGHT
  • P/E at 244x
  • P/B at 71.7x
  • Analyst target: $832.04 (-2.2%)
  • 1Y return: +1318.3%
FINANCIAL HEALTH
13/25
25% WEIGHT
  • ROE: 29.3%
  • Profit margin: 12.0%
  • Revenue growth: 65.5%
  • Debt/Equity: 392%
GROWTH
15/25
25% WEIGHT
  • Revenue growth: 65.5%
  • Earnings growth: 0.0%
  • Beta: 1.39
  • Sector: Technology
TECHNICAL
15/25
25% WEIGHT
  • RSI, MACD, MA crossovers
  • 200 DMA & 50 EMA position
  • Volume trend analysis
  • Price momentum signals
📈 Price Movement
🕯 Candlestick Chart
🎯 Price Prediction · Analyst Target Cone
📉 Valuation Trends (at current CMP)
2643.2 2049.8 1456.4 863.1 269.7 2022 2025 2022: 317.3 2025: 2298.4 2298.4
💎 Valuation & Financial Metrics
P/E RATIO
244.4x
Trailing twelve months
P/B RATIO
71.7x
Price to Book value
ROE
29.3%
Return on Equity
PROFIT MARGIN
12.0%
Net profit margin
OPM
10.7%
Operating profit margin
ANALYST TARGET
$832.04
Range: $455.00 - $1,225.00
PEG RATIO
0.63
Price/Earnings to Growth
EV/EBITDA
219.2x
Enterprise value ratio
CURRENT RATIO
0.61
Liquidity measure
DIVIDEND YIELD
N/A
Annual yield
ROA
0.3%
Return on Assets
GROSS MARGIN
37.1%
Gross profit margin
SECTOR BENCHMARKS — COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
P/E (fair) 35.0x (sector mid)
P/B (fair) 8.0x (sector mid)
ROE (good) 25% (sector target)
OPM (good) 25% (sector target)
D/E comfort <20 (sector)
📋 Quarterly Performance Trend
QuarterRevenueQoQ %Net ProfitQoQ %Op. Cash FlowEBITDA Margin
Q4 '24 $402.2M $-60.9M $24.3M 7.0%
Q1 '25 $425.2M+5.7% $-44.1M+27.6% $-1.6M 6.3%
Q2 '25 $480.7M+13.1% $213.3M+583.7% $64.0M 11.5%
Q3 '25 $533.8M+11.0% $4.2M-98.0% $57.9M 13.7%
Q4 '25 $665.5M+24.7% $78.2M+1761.9% $126.7M 25.2%
📊 Year-on-Year Trend
FYRevenueYoY %Net ProfitYoY %Op. Cash FlowYoY %
2021 N/A N/A N/A
2022 $1.7B $198.9M $459.3M
2023 $1.8B+3.2% $-131.6M-166.2% $179.8M-60.9%
2024 $1.4B-23.1% $-546.5M-315.3% $24.7M-86.3%
2025 $1.6B+21.0% $25.9M+104.7% $126.3M+411.3%
📈 Revenue vs Earnings
💰 How Lumentum Holdings Inc. Makes Its Money
Revenue $666M Cost of Revenue $425M Gross Profit $240M R&D $80M SG&A $96M Operating Inc. $64M Tax $18M Interest $6M Other $27M Net Income $78M (11.8% margin) Dec 2025 · All values in $ Millions
🏦 Snapshot of Lumentum Holdings Inc.'s Balance Sheet
Total Assets $4.8B Cash & Equiv.: $658M (13.7%) Receivables: $377M (7.8%) Inventory: $570M (11.9%) Other Current: $678M (14.1%) PP&E: $843M (17.5%) Goodwill: $1.1B (22.1%) Other Intangibles: $397M (8.3%) Other Non-Curr.: $221M (4.6%) Liab. + Equity $4.8B Current Liab.: $3.8B (78.4%) Long-Term Debt: $47M (1.0%) Other Liab.: $144M (3.0%) Equity: $847M (17.6%) As of Dec 2025 · All values in $ Millions
💸 Looking into Lumentum Holdings Inc.'s Cash Flow
Operating CF $127M Capital Exp. $84M Free Cash Flow $43M Debt Repaid $2M Retained / Other $41M FY2025 · All values in $ Millions
🎯 EPS: Estimate vs Actual
📅 Quarterly Results Source: Yahoo Finance ↗
ItemDec '25Sep '25Jun '25Mar '25Dec '24
Total Revenue$665.5M$533.8M$480.7M$425.2M$402.2M
Cost of Revenue$425.4M$352.3M$320.8M$302.7M$302.6M
Gross Profit$240.1M$181.5M$159.9M$122.5M$99.6M
Operating Expense$176.2M$166.5M$163.1M$187.9M$150.5M
Operating Income$63.9M$15.0M$-3.2M$-65.4M$-50.9M
Interest Expense$6.3M$5.7M$5.4M$5.7M$5.6M
Pretax Income$96.5M$5.2M$-11.4M$-39.2M$-42.3M
Tax Provision$18.3M$1.0M$-224.7M$4.9M$18.6M
Net Income$78.2M$4.2M$213.3M$-44.1M$-60.9M
EBITDA$167.4M$73.1M$55.1M$26.6M$28.2M
EPS (Basic)$1.10$0.06$3.06$-0.64$-0.88
EPS (Diluted)$0.89$0.05$2.96$-0.64$-0.88
Shares Outstanding87.8M78.3M72.0M69.3M68.9M
📊 Profit & Loss Statement Source: Yahoo Finance ↗
ItemJun '25Jun '24Jun '23Jun '22Jun '21
Total Revenue$1.65B$1.36B$1.77B$1.71B
Cost of Revenue$1.19B$1.11B$1.20B$924.0M
Gross Profit$459.9M$251.5M$569.0M$788.6M
Operating Expense$652.1M$612.9M$656.6M$486.4M
Operating Income$-192.2M$-361.4M$-87.6M$302.2M
Interest Expense$22.2M$33.8M$35.5M$80.2M
Pretax Income$-172.1M$-405.7M$-102.4M$235.1M
Tax Provision$-198.0M$140.8M$29.2M$36.2M
Net Income$25.9M$-546.5M$-131.6M$198.9M
EBITDA$106.8M$-81.6M$188.7M$482.4M
EPS (Basic)$0.38$-8.12$-1.93$2.79
EPS (Diluted)$0.37$-8.12$-1.93$2.68
Shares Outstanding69.6M67.3M68.3M74.2M
🏦 Balance Sheet Source: Yahoo Finance ↗
ItemJun '25Jun '24Jun '23Jun '22Jun '21
Total Assets$4.22B$3.93B$4.63B$4.16B
Current Assets$1.72B$1.59B$2.78B$3.14B
Cash & Equivalents$520.7M$436.7M$859.0M$1.29B
Accounts Receivable$250.0M$194.7M$246.1M$262.0M
Inventory$470.1M$398.4M$408.6M$250.1M
Non-Current Assets$2.50B$2.34B$1.85B$1.02B
Property Plant & Equip$754.3M$645.3M$566.8M$434.1M
Goodwill$1.06B$1.06B$695.1M$368.9M
Intangible Assets$1.53B$1.67B$1.15B$524.6M
Total Liabilities$3.08B$2.97B$3.28B$2.29B
Current Liabilities$392.8M$269.3M$633.8M$716.5M
Accounts Payable$225.2M$126.3M$169.4M$156.7M
Short-Term Debt$10.6M$311.6M$409.9M$390.7M
Long-Term Debt$2.56B$2.50B$2.50B$1.47B
Total Equity$1.13B$957.3M$1.36B$1.88B
Retained Earnings$-861.2M$-887.1M$-340.6M$-129.1M
Book Value/Share-391.3M-716.0M201.5M1.35B
💰 Cash Flow Statement Source: Yahoo Finance ↗
ItemJun '25Jun '24Jun '23Jun '22Jun '21
Operating Cash Flow$126.3M$24.7M$179.8M$459.3M
Depreciation & Amort.$256.7M$290.3M$255.6M$167.1M
Change in Working Cap$-314.5M$138.8M$-136.6M$-90.6M
Capital Expenditure$-231.0M$-137.0M$-128.5M$-91.2M
Free Cash Flow$-104.7M$-112.3M$51.3M$368.1M
Investing Cash Flow$-84.1M$-114.3M$-874.0M$-226.3M
Acquisitions$0$-700.9M$-861.6M$-30.0M
Financing Cash Flow$41.8M$-332.7M$263.0M$282.9M
Debt Issued$76.5M$0$599.4M$854.1M
Debt Repaid$-8.1M$-323.1M$-138.7M$-1.8M
Dividends Paid$0
Share Buyback$0$0$-175.6M$-543.9M
Net Change in Cash$84.0M$-422.3M$-431.2M$515.9M
📈 Key Financial Ratios
RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Gross Margin %28.0%18.5%32.2%46.0%
Operating Margin %-11.7%-26.6%-5.0%17.6%
Net Margin %1.6%-40.2%-7.4%11.6%
EBITDA Margin %6.5%-6.0%10.7%28.2%
ROE %2.3%-57.1%-9.7%10.6%
ROA %0.6%-13.9%-2.8%4.8%
Debt/Equity %229.9%267.4%212.0%103.3%
Current Ratio4.375.904.384.38
FCF Margin %-6.4%-8.3%2.9%21.5%
Asset Turnover0.390.350.380.41
🚀 Compounded Growth Rates
Revenue
1-Year+21.0%
3-Year CAGR-3.5%
🏭 Industry Peers — Communication Equipment
TickerCompanyPriceP/EP/BMCapROEMarginRev Growth
AAPLApple Inc.$269.0034.144.8$3,949.3B152.0%27.0%15.7%
MSFTMicrosoft Corporation$424.1726.68.1$3,152.6B34.4%39.0%16.7%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc.$350.6132.410.2$4,241.4B35.7%32.8%18.0%
METAMeta Platforms, Inc.$672.0328.67.8$1,705.9B30.2%30.1%23.8%
NVDANVIDIA Corporation$210.5043.032.5$5,116.9B101.5%55.6%73.2%
ORCLOracle Corporation$162.8229.214.0$468.3B57.6%25.3%21.7%
CRMSalesforce, Inc.$180.2323.12.8$147.4B12.4%18.0%12.1%
ADBEAdobe Inc.$241.5014.18.6$97.6B58.8%29.5%12.0%

Peers selected from Technology sector · Data from Yahoo Finance

🏛 Shareholding Pattern
TOP HOLDERS
HolderTypeShares% Held
FMR, LLCInst9,330,19813.07%
Blackrock Inc.Inst8,344,26611.69%
Vanguard Group IncInst7,388,77410.35%
Capital World InvestorsInst3,618,3245.07%
Invesco Ltd.Inst2,300,3343.22%
SmallCap World Fund IncMF3,017,2204.23%
iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P Mid-MF2,290,2973.21%
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard TotalMF2,229,3603.12%
🟢 CATALYSTS
🏆Revenue Growth 66%: Above sector norm of 30% — strong top-line momentum.
💹High ROE (29.3%): Above sector norm of 25% — efficient capital use.
🔀Sector Opportunity: Technology / Communication Equipment — positioned in growth sector.
🔴 RISKS
📜High P/E (244.4x): Well above sector expensive threshold of 60x — leaves little room for error.
💰High P/B (71.7x): Well above sector expensive threshold of 15x.
🔓High Debt/Equity (392%): Above sector threshold of 60% — leverage risk.
High Beta (1.39): More volatile than market — higher swing risk.
Below Analyst Target: CMP above mean target — limited upside consensus.
🕸 Factor Analysis · Radar
Momentum 7/10: 1M +29.9%, 6M +296.9%, RSI 54, MACD bearish, Above 200DMA Sentiment 5/10: Analyst upside -2.2%, Rec: buy Value 2/10: P/E 244.4, P/B 71.7, PEG 0.63, EV/EBITDA 219.2 Quality 5/10: ROE 29.3%, Margin 12.0%, D/E 392, CR 0.61 Low Volatility 1/10: Beta 1.39, Ann. vol 81% Momentum 7 Sentiment 5 Value 2 Quality 5 Low Vol 1
Momentum 7/10
1M +29.9%, 6M +296.9%, RSI 54, MACD bearish, Above 200DMA
Sentiment 5/10
Analyst upside -2.2%, Rec: buy
Value 2/10
P/E 244.4, P/B 71.7, PEG 0.63, EV/EBITDA 219.2
Quality 5/10
ROE 29.3%, Margin 12.0%, D/E 392, CR 0.61
Low Volatility 1/10
Beta 1.39, Ann. vol 81%
🎯 Decision Matrix — Game Theory
ActionIf Stock RisesIf Stock Falls
BUYBenefit from potential re-ratingOPM of 11% provides margin buffer
HOLDRetain existing position; wait for better entryMiss further upside if momentum continues; 1M return of +29.9% shows momentum
SELLLock in +1318.3% 1Y returnAvoid further drawdown
REASONS TO BUY
  • ROE of 29.3% above sector norm of 25%
  • Revenue growing at 65.5% YoY (sector norm: 12%)
REASONS TO SELL / AVOID
  • P/E of 244.4x exceeds sector expensive threshold of 60x
  • 1Y return of +1318.3% — profit booking opportunity
  • Trading above analyst target — consensus sees -2.2% downside
  • Debt/Equity at 392% exceeds sector comfort zone
RECOMMENDATION
HOLD
COMPOSITE SCORE
43/100
Lumentum Holdings Inc. trades at $850.41 with a composite risk score of 43/100. The stock scores 0/25 on valuation, 13/25 on financial health, 15/25 on growth, and 15/25 on technicals. The company is currently profitable with strong return on equity.

The stock is trading near or above analyst consensus targets. Revenue growth is at 65.5% — a strong positive signal.

Bottom Line: Neutral for Technology — wait for better entry or catalyst. The current recommendation is HOLD.
PROFITABLE HIGH ROE STRONG GROWTH EXPENSIVE VOLATILE HIGH DEBT