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Lumentum

LITE · Nasdaq Global Select MarketEarnings Nov 5San Jose, California, USA13.8K employeesWebsite ↗
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  • Lumentum will report fiscal first-quarter 2027 results after the close on Thursday, November 5, 2026, with a webcast at 5:00 p.m. ET, a date it announced on October 5 1. It filed its definitive proxy statement on October 6 2 ahead of its virtual annual meeting on November 18, 2026.
  • LITE traded at $966.73 in the pooled 24/7 venue price, down 1.57% from the prior close of $982.12. Over the past two weeks the stock swung sharply, rising 7.61% on October 1, falling 5.43% on October 8 and falling 11.27% on October 12, the largest of the recent moves.
  • Fiscal fourth-quarter revenue more than doubled to $1.01 billion from $480.7 million a year earlier, with non-GAAP gross margin of 50.4% 3. Fiscal 2026 revenue rose 83% to $3.01 billion, and Systems revenue reached $1.0 billion, up about 91%.
  • The company's market value is $85.7 billion, with EV/EBITDA of 132.9 times and trailing free cash flow of $300.1 million. Over the past 180 days insiders sold 49 times for $129.4 million and bought nothing, with 47 of the sales made under planned trading plans, including President Wupen Yuen's sales on September 28 and 29 4.
  • Consumer price index data for September is due October 14 at 8:30 a.m. ET, and Polymarket puts an 81.5% chance on no change in Fed rates after the October 2026 meeting, against 17.5% for a 25 bp increase.

Lumentum makes lasers, optical components and optical systems for cloud data centers, telecom networks and industrial manufacturing. Its fiscal 2026 revenue rose 83% to $3.01 billion, driven by AI data-center demand for optical modules and lasers. Traders follow it through the 1.6T transceiver ramp, the optical circuit switch (OCS) business and co-packaged optics (CPO) lasers, along with gross margin and customer concentration. It was spun off from JDS Uniphase in August 2015.

How it makes money

Lumentum sells semiconductor laser chips and sub-assemblies (Components) to optical module makers and network equipment companies, and finished products (Systems) such as cloud optical modules, optical circuit switches and industrial fiber lasers. Two customers accounted for 26.6% and 15.0% of fiscal 2026 revenue. About 79% of fiscal 2026 revenue came from customers outside the U.S., with Asia-Pacific the largest region. Manufacturing is in China, Japan, Thailand, the United Kingdom and San Jose.

Last 12 monthsChart & venues →

618.90866.981,115.07Lumentum shares jump in premarket after fiscal Q4 beat and strong Q1 outlook1Lumentum fiscal Q4 revenue doubles to $1.01 billion; Q1 guide tops $1.2 billion2Lumentum fiscal Q3 revenue hits record $808.4M; Q4 guide $960M to $1.01B3Apr 14May 30Jul 14Aug 28Oct 12
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Lumentum sets fiscal Q1 2027 results for November 5 after the close

Lumentum said it will release fiscal first-quarter 2027 results on Thursday, November 5, 2026, after the market closes, with an audio webcast at 2:00 p.m.

Earnings

Lumentum President Wupen Yuen sells about 800 shares under 10b5-1 plan

Wupen Yuen, President of Global Business Units, sold 500 Lumentum shares at $948.50 on September 28, 2026 and 307 shares at $945.00 on September 29, according to a Form 4 filed with the SEC.

Insiders

Lumentum shares jump in premarket after fiscal Q4 beat and strong Q1 outlook

Lumentum shares rose in premarket trading on August 12, 2026, after the fiscal fourth-quarter report beat Street expectations.

Earnings

Lumentum fiscal Q4 revenue doubles to $1.01 billion; Q1 guide tops $1.2 billion

Lumentum reported fiscal fourth-quarter 2026 net revenue of $1.01 billion, up from $480.7 million a year earlier, with non-GAAP gross margin of 50.4%.

Earnings

FCC reportedly drafting curbs on new-model Chinese optical transceivers

The Federal Communications Commission is reportedly preparing a proposal to add new-model optical transceivers made in China to its Covered List, which would restrict their import.

Regulation

Lumentum schedules fiscal Q4 and full-year 2026 results for August 11

Lumentum said it will report fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year 2026 results on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, after the market closes.

Earnings