Lumentum Holdings (LITE) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026)
Lumentum Holdings (LITE) posted Return on Capital Employed of 11.56% for Q1 2026, up 337.09% on a QoQ basis from 2.64% in Q4 2025, and up 1999.0% year-over-year from 0.55% in Q1 2025.
Lumentum Holdings (LITE) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lumentum Holdings' Return on Capital Employed history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 11.56% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 1999.0% year-over-year to 11.56% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 11.56% (up 1999.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 4.89%, up 592.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 11.56% for Q1 2026 at Lumentum Holdings, up from 2.64% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 17.65% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 11.95% in Q3 2024.
- A 5-year average of 0.92% and a median of 3.07% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed sank 1504 bps — and 2026, when it surged 1999 bps.
- Lumentum Holdings' Return on Capital Employed stood at 2.61% in 2022, then tumbled by 385 bps to 7.44% in 2023, then sank by 42 bps to 10.55% in 2024, then soared by 125 bps to 2.64% in 2025, then jumped by 337 bps to 11.56% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows LITE's Return on Capital Employed at 11.56% in Q1 2026, 2.64% in Q4 2025, and 3.15% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 444.27 Bn | 427.63 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 16.71% |
| 2 | Motorola Solutions | 68.42 Bn | 67.56 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 21.43% |
| 3 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 63.57 Bn | 58.72 Bn | 9.10 Bn | -0.78% |
| 4 | Lumentum Holdings | 59.61 Bn | 56.43 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 11.56% |
| 5 | Ciena | 57.62 Bn | 56.33 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 6.63% |
| 6 | Nokia | 52.70 Bn | 45.22 Bn | 9.86 Bn | - |
| 7 | Ubiquiti | 32.00 Bn | 31.63 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 87.31% |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 17.20 Bn | 17.78 Bn | 3.67 Mn | -8.36% |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 12.59 Bn | 12.48 Bn | 742.00 Mn | 10.82% |
| 10 | Viasat | 10.14 Bn | 8.46 Bn | 615.36 Mn | 0.79% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 | 11.56% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 2.64% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | -3.15% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | -4.86% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | -8.43% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | -10.55% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | -11.95% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | -11.42% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -8.67% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | -7.44% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -5.26% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | -3.00% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | -0.12% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.61% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 5.79% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 8.84% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 9.14% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 17.65% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 18.60% |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 17.66% |