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.
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 Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,023.53 Bn | 4,771.02 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 19.08 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 434.59 Bn | 370.52 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 6.80 Bn |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 303.32 Bn | 259.08 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 4.45 Bn |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 233.08 Bn | 186.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 532.30 Mn |
| 5 | Sandisk | 204.99 Bn | 193.51 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 545.00 Mn |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 151.41 Bn | 146.40 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 2.07 Bn |
| 7 | Sony | 147.67 Bn | 84.93 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 14.83 Bn |
| 8 | Western Digital | 122.89 Bn | 111.02 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 465.00 Mn |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 78.34 Bn | 56.22 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 10.82 Bn |
| 10 | Lumentum Holdings | 64.86 Bn | 56.67 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 198.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 116.30 Mn |
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_KEY
import 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();