Lumentum
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Lumentum's revenue rose 83.2% to $3.0 billion in fiscal 2026. Its operating margin was 17.4%, up from β10.9% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $300 million. The diluted share count rose 7.2%.
What Lumentum does
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- Legal name
- Lumentum Holdings Inc.
- Fiscal year ends
- June 27, 2026
- Latest annual report
- β
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001628280-26-057358
0001633978
Revenue and margins
Lumentum had $3.0B of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 83.2% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $300M in fiscal 2026, 10.0% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Lumentum returned $0.0M to shareholders in fiscal 2026, 0% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 7.2%.
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Discounted cash flow
Value per share
β
Adds net cash of β$496M and divides by 74.6M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Lumentum can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $2.5B | $2.0B | $887M | $877M | $2.7B |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $2.4B | $2.8B | $2.5B | $2.6B | $3.2B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β0.3x | 6.7x | β | 23.1x | 0.6x |
| Debt / equity | 1.3x | 2.1x | 2.6x | 2.3x | 0.7x |
| Interest coverage | 3.8x | β3.3x | β12.8x | β8.1x | 24.1x |
| Current ratio | 4.4x | 4.4x | 5.9x | 4.4x | 1.7x |
| Quick ratio | 4.0x | 3.7x | 4.4x | 3.2x | 1.4x |
| Total assets | $4.2B | $4.6B | $3.9B | $4.2B | $7.3B |
| Total liabilities | $2.3B | $3.3B | $3.0B | $3.1B | $2.7B |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.9B | $1.4B | $957M | $1.1B | $4.6B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β$138M | $798M | $1.6B | $1.7B | $496M |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$30.6M
2 insiders
Of sales under plans
100%
$30.6M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | Wajid AliEVP & Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | 24,542 | $1,048.50 | $25.7M | Form 4 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Yuen WupenPresident, Global Bus. Units | Sold plan | 307 | $945.00 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Yuen WupenPresident, Global Bus. Units | Sold plan | 500 | $948.50 | $0.5M | Form 4 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Yuen WupenPresident, Global Bus. Units | Sold plan | 500 | $935.75 | $0.5M | Form 4 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | Yuen WupenPresident, Global Bus. Units | Sold plan | 500 | $921.07 | $0.5M | Form 4 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | Yuen WupenPresident, Global Bus. Units | Sold plan | 500 | $946.56 | $0.5M | Form 4 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | Yuen WupenPresident, Global Bus. Units | Sold plan | 500 | $935.55 | $0.5M | Form 4 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | Yuen WupenPresident, Global Bus. Units | Sold plan | 500 | $959.27 | $0.5M | Form 4 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Yuen WupenPresident, Global Bus. Units | Sold plan | 500 | $920.00 | $0.5M | Form 4 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Yuen WupenPresident, Global Bus. Units | Sold plan | 500 | $933.45 | $0.5M | Form 4 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Yuen WupenPresident, Global Bus. Units | Sold plan | 500 | $856.83 | $0.4M | Form 4 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Yuen WupenPresident, Global Bus. Units | Sold plan | 500 | $841.51 | $0.4M | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β |
| F-score | 5 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β13.3% | β2.5% | β133.4% |
| Altman Z'' | 1.06 | 1.49 | 0.34 |
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10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $1.0B | $1.2B | $1.6B | $1.7B | $1.7B | $1.7B | $1.8B | $1.4B | $1.6B | $3.0B |
| Gross profit | $318M | $432M | $426M | $650M | $783M | $789M | $569M | $252M | $460M | $1.3B |
| Research and development | $148M | $157M | $185M | $199M | $215M | $221M | $308M | $302M | $304M | $357M |
| Operating income | $47.6M | $140M | β$21.6M | $204M | $527M | $303M | β$116M | β$434M | β$180M | $525M |
| Interest expense | $5.5M | $18.2M | $36.3M | $61.2M | $66.7M | $80.2M | $35.5M | $33.8M | $22.2M | $21.8M |
| Pretax income | β$59.8M | $129M | β$33.3M | $174M | $463M | $235M | β$102M | β$406M | β$172M | β$7.2B |
| Income tax | $42.7M | β$119M | $3.1M | $38.8M | $65.8M | $36.2M | $29.2M | $141M | β$198M | β$238M |
| Net income | β$103M | $248M | β$36.4M | $136M | $397M | $199M | β$132M | β$547M | $25.9M | β$6.9B |
| Diluted EPS | β$1.71 | $3.82 | β$0.54 | $1.75 | $5.07 | $2.68 | β$1.93 | β$8.12 | $0.37 | β$92.96 |
| Diluted shares | 0.06B | 0.06B | 0.07B | 0.08B | 0.08B | 0.07B | 0.07B | 0.07B | 0.07B | 0.07B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $85.0M | $248M | $330M | $524M | $739M | $459M | $180M | $24.7M | $126M | $751M |
| Capital expenditure | $138M | $93.2M | $166M | $86.0M | $84.8M | $91.2M | $129M | $133M | $231M | $451M |
| Free cash flow | β$53.1M | $154M | $164M | $438M | $654M | $368M | $51.3M | β$108M | β$105M | $300M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $61.0M | $77.2M | $158M | $192M | $177M | $167M | $234M | $261M | $254M | $265M |
| Stock-based compensation | $32.7M | $46.8M | $60.7M | $73.2M | $92.9M | $103M | $148M | $129M | $177M | $170M |
| Acquisitions | $5.1M | $0.0M | $620M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $862M | $701M | $0.0M | $38.0M |
| Share buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $200M | $236M | $544M | $176M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Dividends paid | $0.9M | $0.7M | $0.7M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.9M | $0.7M | $0.7M | $200M | $236M | $544M | $176M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $555M | $712M | $769M | $1.6B | $1.9B | $2.5B | $2.0B | $887M | $877M | $2.7B |
| Total debt | $457M | $457M | $352M | $1.5B | $1.5B | $2.4B | $2.8B | $2.5B | $2.6B | $3.2B |
| Finance lease liabilities | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.6M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Current assets | $930M | $1.1B | $1.3B | $2.1B | $2.4B | $3.1B | $2.8B | $1.6B | $1.7B | $4.2B |
| Current liabilities | $184M | $214M | $294M | $283M | $665M | $717M | $634M | $269M | $393M | $2.5B |
| Inventory | $145M | $174M | $229M | $189M | $196M | $250M | $409M | $398M | $470M | $692M |
| Property and equipment, net | $274M | $307M | $433M | $393M | $361M | $361M | $490M | $573M | $726M | $1.2B |
| Total assets | $1.2B | $1.6B | $2.7B | $3.3B | $3.6B | $4.2B | $4.6B | $3.9B | $4.2B | $7.3B |
| Total liabilities | $578M | $620M | $1.2B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $2.3B | $3.3B | $3.0B | $3.1B | $2.7B |
| Shareholders' equity | $619M | $926M | $1.5B | $1.7B | $2.0B | $1.9B | $1.4B | $957M | $1.1B | $4.6B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 31.8% | 34.6% | 27.2% | 38.7% | 44.9% | 46.1% | 32.2% | 18.5% | 28.0% | 41.7% |
| Operating margin | 4.8% | 11.2% | β1.4% | 12.2% | 30.2% | 17.7% | β6.6% | β31.9% | β11.0% | 17.4% |
| EBITDA margin | 10.8% | 17.4% | 8.7% | 23.6% | 40.4% | 27.5% | 6.7% | β12.7% | 4.5% | 26.2% |
| Net margin | β10.2% | 19.9% | β2.3% | 8.1% | 22.8% | 11.6% | β7.5% | β40.2% | 1.6% | β230.1% |
| FCF margin | β5.3% | 12.4% | 10.5% | 26.1% | 37.5% | 21.5% | 2.9% | β8.0% | β6.4% | 10.0% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 8.7% | 23.5% | β2.0% | 11.3% | 27.5% | 15.6% | β4.7% | β14.5% | β5.3% | 10.4% |
| Return on capital employed | 6.0% | 11.6% | β1.1% | 7.5% | 17.9% | 9.6% | β3.1% | β11.3% | β4.8% | 12.1% |
| Return on equity | β18.4% | 32.1% | β3.0% | 8.4% | 21.4% | 10.3% | β8.2% | β47.3% | 2.5% | β240.0% |
| Return on assets | β10.5% | 17.6% | β1.7% | 4.5% | 11.6% | 5.2% | β3.0% | β12.8% | 0.6% | β120.3% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | 10.9% | 24.6% | 25.5% | 7.2% | 3.8% | β1.7% | 3.2% | β23.1% | 21.0% | 83.2% |
| Net income growth | β588.1% | β | β114.7% | β | 193.2% | β49.9% | β166.2% | β | β | β26,876.5% |
| EPS growth | β | β | β114.1% | β | 189.7% | β47.1% | β172.0% | β | β | β25,224.3% |
| FCF growth | β1,254.4% | β | 6.4% | 167.1% | 49.2% | β43.7% | β86.1% | β311.1% | β | β |
| Share count change | 2.5% | 4.5% | 11.7% | 9.8% | 1.0% | β5.4% | β8.0% | β1.5% | 3.4% | 7.2% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | β0.9x | β1.2x | β3.1x | β0.0x | β0.6x | β0.3x | 6.7x | β | 23.1x | 0.6x |
| Debt / equity | 0.7x | 0.5x | 0.2x | 0.9x | 0.8x | 1.3x | 2.1x | 2.6x | 2.3x | 0.7x |
| Interest coverage | 8.7x | 7.7x | β0.6x | 3.3x | 7.9x | 3.8x | β3.3x | β12.8x | β8.1x | 24.1x |
| Current ratio | 5.1x | 5.3x | 4.5x | 7.2x | 3.7x | 4.4x | 4.4x | 5.9x | 4.4x | 1.7x |
| Quick ratio | 4.3x | 4.5x | 3.8x | 6.6x | 3.4x | 4.0x | 3.7x | 4.4x | 3.2x | 1.4x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 13.8% | 7.5% | 10.6% | 5.1% | 4.9% | 5.3% | 7.3% | 9.8% | 14.0% | 15.0% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 3.3% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 4.4% | 5.3% | 6.0% | 8.4% | 9.5% | 10.8% | 5.7% |
| Payouts / FCF | β | 0.5% | 0.4% | 45.6% | 36.1% | 147.8% | 342.3% | β | β | 0.0% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | 4.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 5.1 | 6.3 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 |
| Accruals ratio | β19.1% | 0.0% | β17.1% | β12.9% | β10.0% | β6.8% | β7.1% | β13.3% | β2.5% | β133.4% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001633978). Data updated October 9, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.