INVZ vs LITE vs KN Stock Comparison

Innoviz Technologies, Lumentum Holdings and Knowles Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc.
$818.10 -13.1% 1M +356.3% 1Y
Market cap
$64.61B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.01B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins
KN Knowles Corp
$32.65 -13.0% 1M +36.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.93B
P/E
40.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$666.10M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Lumentum Holdings leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Lumentum Holdings 4, Knowles 3, Innoviz Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionINVZLITEKNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $45.02M $64.61B $2.93B LITE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.6x -9.3x 40.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 38.5x 22.8x KN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +41.1% +83.2% +16.1% LITE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -153.1% -230.2% — INVZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -89.1% +356.3% +36.0% LITE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -46.7%/yr +59.0%/yr +10.5%/yr LITE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 88.1% 98.8% 41.2% KN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 47/100 54/100 KN

Percentile Scorecard

INVZLITEKN

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisINVZLITEKN
Valuation 16 #94 of 111 9 #101 of 111 45 #62 of 111
Growth 58 #46 of 108 80 #22 of 108 70 #33 of 108
Profitability 8 #96 of 104 40 #63 of 104 49 #54 of 104
Financial Health 24 #88 of 115 56 #51 of 115 –
Shareholder Returns 4 #78 of 81 48 #43 of 81 –
Overall 22 47 54
  • INVZ ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • LITE ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • KN ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodINVZLITEKNSPY
1 month -42.1%-13.1%-13.0% -0.8%
3 months -65.1%+14.9%-12.6% +3.5%
6 months -66.7%-4.8%+4.7% +7.0%
Year to date -74.1%+122.0%+52.4% +12.2%
1 year -89.1%+356.3%+36.0% +13.0%
3 years -83.7%+2,168.1%+151.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year -45.4%+183.3%+35.9% +23.1%
5 years -95.7%+913.8%+64.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -46.7%+59.0%+10.5% +11.0%
10 years —+1,912.5%+119.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+35.0%+8.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureINVZLITEKNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 88.1%98.8%41.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.8%100.3%42.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.273.151.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.013.610.88 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.1%-66.5%-49.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -89.2%-27.8%-23.7% -1.8%
52-week high $2.03$1,133.40$42.80 $779.14
52-week low $0.21$188.36$20.67 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleINVZLITEKN
P/E now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 32.0x -8.8xmedian 32.0x 39.0xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.8x 24.0xmedian 2.8x 4.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 19.4x 89.7xmedian 19.4x —median 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.9xmedian 29.0x 241.5xmedian 29.0x 195.6xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.9x 15.6xmedian 2.9x 3.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.02median 1.13 0.03median 1.13 1.15median 1.13

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsINVZLITEKN
Revenue $53.17M $3.01B $666.10M
Gross profit $3.48M $1.26B $295.50M
Operating income -$81.62M $524.80M $97.10M
Net income -$81.40M -$6.94B $71.70M
Free cash flow -$50.21M $300.10M –
R&D $56.95M $356.50M $43.90M
EPS (diluted) $-0.41 $-92.99 $0.82
Cash & equivalents $25.73M $2.04B $46.60M
Total debt – $1.64B –
Shares (diluted) 199.90M 74.60M 87.90M
Enterprise value -$20.43M $56.43B $2.93B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricINVZLITEKN
P/E -0.5x -8.8x 39.0x
P/FCF -0.9x 241.5x 195.6x
P/Operating cash flow -0.9x 96.5x 27.6x
P/S 0.9x 24.0x 4.2x
P/B 1.0x 15.6x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 16.8x 4.2x
EV/EBITDA -0.3x 89.7x –
EV/EBIT -0.3x 136.0x –
EV/Revenue 0.4x 23.7x 4.2x
EV/FCF -0.4x 237.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow -0.4x 95.0x 27.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.02 0.03 1.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINVZLITEKN
Revenue growth (1Y) 41.1% 83.2% 16.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 120.9% 19.5% 25.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -61.0% 173.1% 20.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 31.2% 30.2% 13.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.8% 391.4% 62.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 87.0% -33.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -9.2% -26,876% 71.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.4% -274.9% 33.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.7% -25,088% 70.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.7% -264.1% 34.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.0% 494.9% -15.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 61.1% 7.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.1% 386.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 80.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINVZLITEKN
Gross margin 6.5% 41.7% –
EBITDA margin -142.7% 26.4% –
Operating margin -153.5% 17.4% –
Pretax margin -152.8% -238.0% –
Net margin -153.1% -230.2% –
FCF margin -94.4% 10.0% –
Operating cash flow margin -97.2% 24.9% 15.2%
Return on equity -150.0% -182.1% –
Return on assets -67.2% -96.8% –
Return on invested capital – 8.1% –
Return on capital employed -103.1% 11.2% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x -0.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 29.6% 5.6% 4.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINVZLITEKN
Debt / assets – 22.4% –
Debt / equity – 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.4x –
Debt / FCF – 5.5x –
Liabilities / assets 59.3% 36.5% –
Equity / assets 40.7% 63.5% 74.2%
Interest coverage – 24.1x –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.7x 2.9x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.1x –
Cash ratio 0.6x 1.1x –
Altman Z-score -10.95 15.76 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINVZLITEKN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -35.2% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield -35.2% 0.0% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusINVZLITEKN
Forward P/E – 38.5xFY2027 22.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.31FY2026 $21.25FY2027 $1.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +145.1%FY2027 +28.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +61.4% +21.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $66.93MFY2026 $6.52BFY2027 $712.60MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.5%FY2026 +116.6%FY2027 +20.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +31.4% +62.9% +12.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINVZLITEKN
Held by institutions 16.4% 92.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 95 1,316 340
Change in shares held, QoQ -19.4% +6.6% +0.5%
Institutions buying 36 903 198
Institutions selling 23 318 93
Buyers to sellers 1.57 2.84 2.13

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

INVZLITEKN
INVZ 1.00 0.25 0.38
LITE 0.25 1.00 0.56
KN 0.38 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INVZ, LITE and KN?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Innoviz Technologies (INVZ) $45.02M, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) $64.61B, Knowles (KN) $2.93B.

Which company is growing faster?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Innoviz Technologies (INVZ) +41.1%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +83.2%, Knowles (KN) +16.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Innoviz Technologies (INVZ) has the highest net margin (Innoviz Technologies (INVZ) -153.1%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -230.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lumentum Holdings (LITE) returned the most: Innoviz Technologies (INVZ) -89.1%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +356.3%, Knowles (KN) +36.0%. Over five years, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) compounded fastest (Innoviz Technologies (INVZ) -46.7%/yr, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +59.0%/yr, Knowles (KN) +10.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Knowles (KN) has been the steadiest (Innoviz Technologies (INVZ) 88.1%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 98.8%, Knowles (KN) 41.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, INVZ, LITE and KN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.