Lumentum Holdings (LITE) Research & Development (2013 - 2026)
Lumentum Holdings (LITE) reported Research & Development of $104.4 million for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 31.3% from $79.5 million a year earlier and up 15.2% from the prior quarter.
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Lumentum Holdings (LITE) Research & Development (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 27, 2026), Lumentum Holdings posted Research & Development of $356.5 million, up 17.3% from FY2025.
- Research & Development has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.7% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Research & Development came in at $303.9 million in FY2025 (+0.6%), $302.2 million in FY2024 (-1.8%), $307.8 million in FY2023 (+39.5%) and $220.7 million in FY2022 (+2.9%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Research & Development in data going back to fiscal Q1 2014.
- Year over year, Research & Development has now increased in each of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 8.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Research & Development in five years was fiscal Q3 2023 (growth of 50.6%); the low point was fiscal Q3 2024 (a decline of 9.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at $90.6 million (Q3 2026), $80.1 million (Q2 2026) and $81.4 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,812.19 Bn | 4,559.68 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 11.73 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 421.99 Bn | 357.91 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 2.43 Bn |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 345.43 Bn | 301.18 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 1.11 Bn |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 255.77 Bn | 209.23 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 348.20 Mn |
| 5 | Sandisk | 252.54 Bn | 241.07 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 348.00 Mn |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 207.16 Bn | 202.15 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 188.00 Mn |
| 7 | Western Digital | 163.71 Bn | 151.83 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 284.00 Mn |
| 8 | Sony | 143.72 Bn | 94.11 Bn | 6.53 Bn | - |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 86.25 Bn | 78.06 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 104.40 Mn |
| 10 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 81.68 Bn | 59.56 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 1.16 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 104.40 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 90.60 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 80.10 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 81.40 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 79.50 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 75.90 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 74.20 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 74.30 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 73.20 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 77.20 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 78.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 73.50 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 73.90 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 85.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 75.80 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 72.70 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 56.70 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 56.70 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 53.20 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 54.10 Mn |
API Access
Lumentum Holdings Research & Development API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=LITE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
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params = {"slug": "research-and-development", "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=research-and-development&ticker=LITE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();