Lumentum Holdings (LITE) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026)
Lumentum Holdings (LITE) reported Return on Capital Employed of 11.56% for Q1 2026, up 1999.0% on a YoY basis from 0.55% in Q1 2025, and up 337.09% quarter-over-quarter from 2.64% in Q4 2025.
Lumentum Holdings (LITE) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Lumentum Holdings has reported Return on Capital Employed for 12 years, with the latest figure at 11.56% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 1999.0% year-over-year to 11.56%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 11.56% (up 1999.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 4.89%, up 592.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 11.56%, up from 2.64% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 17.65% in Q1 2022, with the low at 11.95% in Q3 2024.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 0.92% across 5 years, with a median of 3.07% in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed slumped 1504 bps — and 2026, when it surged 1999 bps.
- Lumentum Holdings' Return on Capital Employed stood at 2.61% in 2022, then sank by 385 bps to 7.44% in 2023, then tumbled by 42 bps to 10.55% in 2024, then jumped by 125 bps to 2.64% in 2025, then surged by 337 bps to 11.56% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 11.56% (Q1 2026), 2.64% (Q4 2025), and 3.15% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 480.96 Bn | 464.32 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 16.71% |
| 2 | Ciena | 69.17 Bn | 67.87 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 6.63% |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions | 68.03 Bn | 67.17 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 21.43% |
| 4 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 65.63 Bn | 60.79 Bn | 8.25 Bn | -0.78% |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 61.32 Bn | 58.15 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 11.56% |
| 6 | Ubiquiti | 34.34 Bn | 33.97 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 87.31% |
| 7 | AST SpaceMobile | 27.21 Bn | 27.79 Bn | -69.36 Mn | -10.70% |
| 8 | Applied Optoelectronics | 13.45 Bn | 13.01 Bn | 43.92 Mn | -1.25% |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 11.38 Bn | 11.26 Bn | 742.00 Mn | 10.82% |
| 10 | Viavi Solutions | 10.76 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 234.10 Mn | 2.95% |
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% |