Lumentum Holdings (LITE) Operating Expenses (2013 - 2026)
Lumentum Holdings' (LITE) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $182.5 million in Q1 2026, up 13.92% YoY from $160.2 million in Q1 2025, and up 3.81% on a QoQ basis from $175.8 million in Q4 2025.
Lumentum Holdings (LITE) Operating Expenses (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lumentum Holdings (LITE) has 14 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $182.5 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 13.92% year-over-year to $182.5 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $701.4 million (up 6.86% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $640.0 million, down 6.64% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses rose to $182.5 million in Q1 2026, from $175.8 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $188.1 million in Q4 2022 to a low of $120.4 million in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of $161.8 million and a median of $165.8 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses jumped 247.01% — and 2023, when it fell 16.09%.
- Tracing LITE's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $188.1 million in 2022, then slipped by 10.05% to $169.2 million in 2023, then dropped by 10.64% to $151.2 million in 2024, then climbed by 16.27% to $175.8 million in 2025, then grew by 3.81% to $182.5 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $182.5 million (Q1 2026), $175.8 million (Q4 2025), and $174.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 440.02 Bn | 423.38 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 6.12 Bn |
| 2 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 77.69 Bn | 72.40 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 9.93 Bn |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions | 77.25 Bn | 76.56 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 756.00 Mn |
| 4 | Lumentum Holdings | 66.40 Bn | 63.23 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 182.50 Mn |
| 5 | Nokia | 61.84 Bn | 54.37 Bn | 10.09 Bn | -1.02 Bn |
| 6 | Ciena | 60.71 Bn | 59.51 Bn | 691.55 Mn | 453.68 Mn |
| 7 | Ubiquiti | 34.65 Bn | 34.28 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 79.89 Mn |
| 8 | Ericsson Lm Telephone | 34.62 Bn | 28.92 Bn | 2.58 Bn | -1.95 Bn |
| 9 | AST SpaceMobile | 27.62 Bn | 28.12 Bn | 9.12 Mn | 329.10 Mn |
| 10 | Zebra Technologies | 17.79 Bn | 17.63 Bn | 825.00 Mn | 504.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 | 182.50 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 175.80 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 174.80 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 168.30 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 160.20 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 151.20 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 160.30 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 184.70 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 174.10 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 169.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 157.50 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 145.50 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 163.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 188.10 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 187.70 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 126.30 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 120.40 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 122.30 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 116.30 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 117.00 Mn |