Lumentum (LITE)
Information Technology · optical and photonic components · NASDAQ
Lumentum is a leading provider of optical and photonic components and systems that power the critical infrastructure for cloud computing, AI, and advanced industrial manufacturing.
What Lumentum does
Lumentum is a global provider of optical and photonic products, including semiconductor laser chips, optical modules, and industrial lasers. Its technologies are essential for high-capacity networking, cloud data centers, AI/ML infrastructure, and precision industrial manufacturing applications. The company operates as an integrated enterprise supplying components and finished system solutions to telecommunications, consumer electronics, and industrial end-markets.
Themes: AI infrastructure, cloud data centers, optical networking, 3D sensing, industrial lasers / micromachining, telecommunications infrastructure
Fundamentals
- Price$866.71 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$77.7B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+638.1% 2025-08-21 close $117.43 → 2026-08-21 close $866.71
- P/En/a negative earnings
- Net margin-230.1% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+41.7% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+30.7% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity1.10 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+83.2% FY2026 vs FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+19.5% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.53 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-11 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How LITE compares in its sector
- net profit marginbottom 10% 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginbottom 10% 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 403 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitytop 25% 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRtop 25% 386 covered Information Technology peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 382 covered Information Technology peers, as of FY2026
Position among covered Information Technology companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
LITE is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Long-term score
Not scored for the long-term list: no shareholder return data.
Short-term score
50.3 #756 of 1,704 scored · #101 of 261 in Information Technology
Trend 63rd: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day; catalysts 61st: analysts have raised their average price target by 2.0% since the prior reading; weakest is volume and participation 24th: it gapped 6.2% below the previous close and has not traded back through the level it left behind — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
Dividend coverage
Not assessed — last reported dividend predates the accounts. The most recent fiscal year in which LITE reported a dividend payment is FY2019, while its reported financial statements run through FY2026. Coverage is therefore not assessed for the latest year — an FY2019 ratio would not describe LITE today.
Coverage is derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures, comparing dividends paid against net income and free cash flow for the SAME fiscal year. It is not shown here because the latest fiscal year with a reported dividend payment (FY2019) is older than the latest year of reported financial statements (FY2026), so any ratio would describe an out-of-date year. Informational only — not financial advice.
How Lumentum looks technically
Lumentum (LITE) is trading 34.1% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 287 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 12, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 52, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 5 trading days ago. It is 20.2% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 34.1% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +34.1% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $814.41 | $814.41 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $646.25 | $646.25 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 23 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 23 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part downward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes below 594.84. It is the only labelling that fits, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave downward correction, complete |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 287 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 287 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 12, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 11.8 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 52, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 52.4 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($787.06 to $999.67) — its "stochastic" reading is 37 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 37.5 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 15 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $1085.68 | $1085.68 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 20.2% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -20.2% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 679.4% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +679.4% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 20.2% below its highest point of the past year | 20.2% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 5 trading days ago | 5 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 18 trading days ago | 18 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $1085.68 (set on 2026-05-12) | $1085.68 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($115.89 to $1053.09), and it has given back roughly a quarter of its rise from last year’s low — 20% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $443.91 to $473.90. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 19.9% |
| From the all-time high | it is 20.2% below its all-time high | -20.2% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.9% above a support level at $849.81 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-05-07, most recently on 2026-05-19. Since 2024-08-21 it has 8 such levels below the current price and 0 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -1.9% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $13.97 (set on 2015-10-19) | $13.97 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 6104.1% above its all-time low | +6,104% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 91% of the past ~6 months) | 91st percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $80.94 between its high and its low — about 9.3% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $80.94 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $627.25 and $1007.36 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $627.25 – $817.31 – $1007.36 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 9.3% in a typical session — among the most volatile in the catalog. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 9.3% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 2.7 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (34.1% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 2.7 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.75× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have raised their average price target by 2.0% since the prior reading | +2.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
3
| Since a doji | 8 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 8 sessions ago |
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| Since a hammer | 8 sessions ago, after a stretch of decline, it sold off hard during the session and then closed back near its high — a "hammer", the long lower wick showing the drop was bought back before the close | 8 sessions ago |
| Since a bearish engulfing | 9 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 9 sessions ago |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 2.2% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +2.2% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 6.2% below the previous close 3 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 968.9 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -6.2% |
| Gap filled | a 2.2% gap up opened on 2026-08-21 has been "filled" today — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | today |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed lower in its latest session, after a session that did not close lower — a single down day rather than a run | 1 session down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 1.1 percentage points (the stock gained 3.5% while the market gained 2.3%) | +1.1% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 13.2 percentage points (the stock lost 10.1% while the market gained 3.1%) | -13.2% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 18.7 percentage points (the stock gained 29.8% while the market gained 11.1%) | +18.7% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 617.6 percentage points (the stock gained 638.1% while the market gained 20.5%) | +617.6% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, MACD momentum is positive, outperforming the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 0 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 0 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is thick, spanning 9.6% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
1
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 16% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $746.33 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 158 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +16.1% |
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Price levels it has turned at before
LITE last closed at $866.71 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 8 prices below its last close and 0 above; the 3 nearest below are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $849.81 | Support | 1.9% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-05-07 to 2026-05-19 |
| $805.33 | Support | 7.1% below the last close | turned there three times · 2026-03-25 to 2026-06-01 |
| $783.78 | Support | 9.6% below the last close | turned there three times · 2026-03-02 to 2026-08-11 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part downward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $594.84.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-13, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · Analyst price target recently RAISED · beating the market · Left an unfilled gap (5%+ in the last week) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (1.54 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 24 analysts
- Mean price target$1,148.30 range $820.00 – $1,400.00; median $1,168.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-22. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for LITE
- Consensus EPS estimate$2.97 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-22
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["fluctuations in demand and customer inventory levels causing financial volatility","significant reliance on a small number of customers for a large portion of revenue","highly competitive and rapidly evolving technology landscape requiring constant R&D innovation"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of LITE's 10-Q filed 2026-05-06 against the prior one filed 2026-02-04.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Forward-Looking Statements section now includes reference to 'the impact of import and export regulation changes' (added 'import' before 'export' in newer filing dated 2026-05-06)
- Reworded:
- Page number changed from 45 to 48 in Forward-Looking Statements section header (older filing 2026-02-04 vs. newer filing 2026-05-06)
- Page number changed from 46 to 49 in Overview section header (older filing 2026-02-04 vs. newer filing 2026-05-06)
- Forward-Looking Statements now states 'the impact of import and export regulation changes' whereas older version stated only 'the impact of export regulation changes' (newer filing 2026-05-06)
- Notes:
- Both filings appear truncated at the same point in the Overview section, making full comparison difficult
- The substantive text of the Overview and product definitions sections appears identical between the two filings through the visible content
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 2 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 90 days0 buys · 2 sells ($5M) — 1 selling insider
- Last 180 days0 buys · 44 sells ($39M) — 8 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-06-02. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about LITE's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Congressional trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 2 matched disclosures for LITE from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
Congressional trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
7 institutional 13F filers reported holding LITE as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 7
- Reported shares held 20,747,471
- Reported value $14,580,491,795
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 2 new, 2 increased, 3 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
LITE had 8,551,325 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
LITE had 9.53% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 1.88 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 8,551,325
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 9.53%
- Prior settlement (shares) 8,784,876
- Reported change -2.66%
- Days to cover (reported) 1.88
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Coherent (COHR)
- Finisar (acquired by II-VI/Coherent)
- NeoPhotonics (acquired by Lumentum)
- Ciena (CIEN)
- Infinera (INFN)
- IPG Photonics (IPGP)
- Viavi Solutions (VIAV)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Lumentum (LITE) do?
Lumentum is a global provider of optical and photonic products, including semiconductor laser chips, optical modules, and industrial lasers. Its technologies are essential for high-capacity networking, cloud data centers, AI/ML infrastructure, and precision industrial manufacturing applications. The company operates as an integrated enterprise supplying components and finished system solutions to telecommunications, consumer electronics, and industrial end-markets.
What sector is Lumentum (LITE) in?
Lumentum (LITE) is classified in the Information Technology sector. Its industry is optical and photonic components. It trades on NASDAQ.
Who are Lumentum's (LITE) competitors?
Notable peers of Lumentum (LITE) include Coherent, Finisar (acquired by II-VI/Coherent), NeoPhotonics (acquired by Lumentum), Ciena and Infinera. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent Congressional stock trading in LITE?
Yes — we hold 2 matched STOCK Act disclosures for LITE from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is Lumentum (LITE) overbought or oversold right now?
Lumentum (LITE) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 52, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on LITE come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.