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

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

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

Lumentum Holdings has reported Research & Development for 14 years, with the latest figure at $90.6 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 19.37% year-over-year to $90.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $331.6 million (up 11.42% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $303.9 million, up 0.56% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $90.6 million, up from $80.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $90.6 million in Q1 2026, with the low at $53.2 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $74.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $75.0 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Research & Development surged 50.62% — and 2024, when it retreated 9.6%.
  • Lumentum Holdings' Research & Development stood at $75.8 million in 2022, then climbed by 3.3% to $78.3 million in 2023, then declined by 5.24% to $74.2 million in 2024, then rose by 7.95% to $80.1 million in 2025, then rose by 13.11% to $90.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $90.6 million (Q1 2026), $80.1 million (Q4 2025), and $81.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 480.96 Bn 464.32 Bn 10.08 Bn 2.38 Bn
2 Ciena 69.17 Bn 67.87 Bn 625.52 Mn 221.46 Mn
3 Motorola Solutions 68.03 Bn 67.17 Bn 1.36 Bn 252.00 Mn
4 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 65.63 Bn 60.79 Bn 8.25 Bn 744.00 Mn
5 Lumentum Holdings 61.32 Bn 58.15 Bn 357.00 Mn 90.60 Mn
6 Ubiquiti 34.34 Bn 33.97 Bn 370.71 Mn 51.81 Mn
7 AST SpaceMobile 27.21 Bn 27.79 Bn -69.36 Mn 7.13 Mn
8 Applied Optoelectronics 13.45 Bn 13.01 Bn 43.92 Mn 25.66 Mn
9 Zebra Technologies 11.38 Bn 11.26 Bn 742.00 Mn 165.00 Mn
10 Viavi Solutions 10.76 Bn 10.75 Bn 234.10 Mn 71.00 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