LightWave Acquisition LWAC

NASDAQ LWAC
$10.35 +0.00 (+0.00%)
As of: Oct 19, 2026 · 1:05 PM EDT

LightWave Acquisition (LWAC) stock price is $10.35, unchanged on the day, as of Oct 19, 2026. It has a market cap of $223.17Mn and a P/E ratio of 30.05, and is classified in the Alternative Asset Managers industry (Financial Services sector).

Key Stats
Market Cap223.17 Mn
P/E30.05
Div. Yield0.00
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About

LightWave Acquisition Corp is a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company. It was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company completed its initial public offering on June 26 2025 selling 21 562 500 units at a price of ten dollars per unit for gross proceeds of two hundred fifteen million six…

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Sector: Financial Services Sector rationale LightWave Acquisition Corp is a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC), which is a financial vehicle designed to raise capital through an IPO to acquire another company. Its only current activity is managing a trust account invested in U.S. government treasury obligations and money market funds, which falls under the financial services model of capital raising and asset management. Industry: Alternative Asset Managers Alternative Asset Managers Primary LightWave Acquisition Corp is a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) designed to identify and acquire a target business using pooled capital from investors. This activity of managing a pooled vehicle to execute a business combination for the benefit of investors aligns with the alternative asset management model of private equity and venture capital strategies. Classified using BQ-MICS CIK: 0002061379
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How LightWave Acquisition ranks

Ranked against the 208 companies in Asset and Wealth Management58 metrics · as of Oct 16, 2026

Valuation

12 metrics · Lower multiples rank higher; a negative multiple ranks last
  • P/E 30.1xMedian 32.6x 71st
  • P/FCFNegative free cash flow −298xMedian 14.3x 44th
  • P/Operating cash flowNegative operating cash flow −298xMedian 13.4x 44th
  • P/S —Median 4.68x No data —
  • P/BNegative shareholder equity −30.8xMedian 1.81x Not meaningful —
  • P/Tangible bookNegative tangible equity −30.8xMedian 1.98x Not meaningful —
  • EV/EBITDA —Median 12.0x No data —
  • EV/EBITNegative EBIT −260xMedian 17.3x 55th
  • EV/Revenue —Median 4.89x No data —
  • EV/FCFNegative free cash flow −297xMedian 13.5x 44th
  • EV/Operating cash flowNegative operating cash flow −297xMedian 12.8x 42nd
  • PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) —Median 0.87 No data —
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Peer Comparison

Companies in the Alternative Asset Managers
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S.No. Ticker Company Market CapP/EP/STotal Debt (Qtr)
1 BLK BlackRock, Inc. 174.75 Bn26.076.4012.74 Bn
2 GLD Spdr Gold Trust 137.39 Bn5.93--
3 BX Blackstone Inc. 85.63 Bn24.335.3213.19 Bn
4 BN BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/ 81.94 Bn65.191.0714.71 Bn
5 KKR KKR & Co. Inc. 77.88 Bn26.053.6553.48 Bn
6 BAM Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. 72.12 Bn25.7112.573.47 Bn
7 APO Apollo Global Management, Inc. 65.73 Bn36.971.8313.73 Bn
8 LWAC LightWave Acquisition Corp. 0.22 Bn30.05--