Lumentum Holdings (LITE) Research & Development (2013 - 2026)

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) posted Research & Development of $90.6 million for Q1 2026, up 13.11% on a QoQ basis from $80.1 million in Q4 2025, and up 19.37% year-over-year from $75.9 million in Q1 2025.

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) Research & Development (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lumentum Holdings' Research & Development history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $90.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Research & Development rose 19.37% year-over-year to $90.6 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $331.6 million (up 11.42% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $303.9 million, up 0.56% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $90.6 million for Q1 2026 at Lumentum Holdings, up from $80.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $90.6 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $53.2 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $74.0 million and a median of $75.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Research & Development surged 50.62% — and 2024, when it dropped 9.6%.
  • Lumentum Holdings' Research & Development stood at $75.8 million in 2022, then increased by 3.3% to $78.3 million in 2023, then retreated by 5.24% to $74.2 million in 2024, then advanced by 7.95% to $80.1 million in 2025, then advanced by 13.11% to $90.6 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LITE's Research & Development at $90.6 million in Q1 2026, $80.1 million in Q4 2025, and $81.4 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 448.67 Bn 432.03 Bn 10.08 Bn 2.38 Bn
2 Motorola Solutions 69.70 Bn 68.81 Bn 1.36 Bn 252.00 Mn
3 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 62.97 Bn 58.13 Bn 9.10 Bn 744.00 Mn
4 Ciena 52.46 Bn 51.16 Bn 625.52 Mn 221.46 Mn
5 Lumentum Holdings 51.70 Bn 48.53 Bn 357.00 Mn 90.60 Mn
6 Nokia 49.47 Bn 42.16 Bn 9.86 Bn -20.48 Mn
7 Ubiquiti 31.99 Bn 31.62 Bn 370.71 Mn 51.81 Mn
8 Ericsson Lm Telephone 31.90 Bn 26.22 Bn 2.53 Bn -1.10 Bn
9 AST SpaceMobile 16.65 Bn 16.65 Bn 3.67 Mn 7.13 Mn
10 Zebra Technologies 13.01 Bn 12.90 Bn 742.00 Mn 165.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jul 3, 2021 54.10 Mn