Lumentum Holdings (LITE) Return on Sales [ROS] (2013 - 2026)
Lumentum Holdings' Return on Sales [ROS] was 28.50% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 26, 2026), up 27.24 percentage points from 1.26% a year earlier and up 0.74 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Lumentum Holdings (LITE) Return on Sales [ROS] (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Lumentum Holdings' Return on Sales [ROS] was 23.46% through Sep 26, 2026, up 28.40 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jun 27, 2026), it came in at 17.41%, up 28.36 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of -12.83 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Sales [ROS] was -10.95% in FY2025 (+20.98 pp), -31.93% in FY2024 (-25.38 pp), -6.55% in FY2023 (-24.26 pp) and 17.71% in FY2022 (-12.53 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since fiscal Q3 2021.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for nine straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +26.90 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was fiscal Q4 2025 (a gain of 41.52 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q3 2022 (a drop of 51.79 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, LITE's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was 27.76% (Q4 2026), 21.59% (Q3 2026) and 9.66% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,020.54 Bn | 4,766.00 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 31.13% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 371.11 Bn | 307.04 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 24.72% |
| 3 | Arista Networks | 215.34 Bn | 164.54 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 44.90% |
| 4 | Dell Technologies | 212.13 Bn | 167.88 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.46% |
| 5 | Sony | 161.14 Bn | 95.68 Bn | 7.96 Bn | 18.15% |
| 6 | Sandisk | 122.92 Bn | 107.75 Bn | 9.38 Bn | 79.59% |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 105.29 Bn | 100.14 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 48.76% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 96.46 Bn | 86.29 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 46.70% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 59.75 Bn | 37.63 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 11.41% |
| 10 | Lumentum Holdings | 49.83 Bn | 40.78 Bn | 644.00 Mn | 28.50% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | 28.50% |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 27.76% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 21.59% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 9.66% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 1.26% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | -1.75% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | -8.87% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | -12.83% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | -24.46% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | -43.27% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -31.27% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | -28.68% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -25.44% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | -15.08% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | -13.41% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -4.33% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 2.66% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 13.12% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 11.84% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 19.07% |
Lumentum Holdings Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=LITE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=LITE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();