Lumentum Holdings (LITE) Operating Expenses (2013 - 2026)
Lumentum Holdings (LITE) recorded Operating Expenses of $198 million in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 17.6% from $168.3 million a year earlier and up 8.5% from the prior quarter.
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Lumentum Holdings (LITE) Operating Expenses (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 27, 2026), Lumentum Holdings reported Operating Expenses of $731.1 million, up 14.2% from FY2025.
- Annual Operating Expenses has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 23.3% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Operating Expenses came in at $640 million in FY2025 (-6.6%), $685.5 million in FY2024 (+0.1%), $684.7 million in FY2023 (+41.1%) and $485.3 million in FY2022 (+89.5%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Operating Expenses in data going back to fiscal Q1 2014.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Expenses has increased for four consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 3.9% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Expenses in the last five years was growth of 61.4% in fiscal Q1 2023, against a decline of 16.1% in fiscal Q1 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $182.5 million (Q3 2026), $175.8 million (Q2 2026) and $174.8 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,079.17 Bn | 4,824.63 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 19.19 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 408.85 Bn | 344.77 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 6.80 Bn |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 237.70 Bn | 193.46 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 4.45 Bn |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 225.11 Bn | 178.57 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 532.30 Mn |
| 5 | Sony | 159.46 Bn | 99.23 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 14.83 Bn |
| 6 | Sandisk | 149.39 Bn | 134.21 Bn | 9.38 Bn | 598.00 Mn |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 127.96 Bn | 122.81 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 2.17 Bn |
| 8 | Western Digital | 121.22 Bn | 111.04 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 488.00 Mn |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 66.50 Bn | 44.38 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 10.82 Bn |
| 10 | Lumentum Holdings | 56.78 Bn | 47.74 Bn | 644.00 Mn | 284.20 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | 284.20 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 198.00 Mn |
| 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 |
API Access
Lumentum Holdings Operating Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=LITE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "LITE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=LITE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();