Lumentum (LITE)
NASDAQInformation TechnologyCommunication EquipmentSnapshot 2026-09-15
$838.96+0.47%
Close 2026-09-15 · 1-day change
NASDAQInformation TechnologyCommunication EquipmentSnapshot 2026-09-15
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Communications Equipment is in expansion. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar under pressure — Achieve EPS near $2.95 in Q2 2026: EPS $2.64 vs $2.95 target (-10.5%).
View ThesisRevenue growth is accelerating — up about 69% over the past year.
View GrowthRanks in the weakest quality tier of its industry — roughly the bottom 37%, softest on share dilution.
View QualityMiddle-of-the-pack management execution.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is highly volatile — it swings about 5% on a typical day and fell roughly 43% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskLumentum's growth depends on achieving strong revenue growth driven by AI and cloud demand. Revenue grew 90% year over year, and the last quarter beat expectations. It trades at 32× price-to-sales versus a peer median of 3×. This suggests the price reflects less growth than forecast. The primary risk is that LITE may cut guidance, which could lead to a significant decline. Peer multiples imply a price about 38% below where it trades. Our read remains intact.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-15. LITE is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 26 analysts currently covering LITE (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 8 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for LITE in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 6 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-15. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Communications Equipment — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Achieve strong revenue growth driven by AI and cloud demand
AI demand positively impacts revenue growth outlook.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-15. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $838.96
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $838.96.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Around the middle on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Achieve strong revenue growth driven by AI and cloud demand
AI demand boosts stock, aligning with revenue growth objective.
Threatens: Advance optical circuit switches (OCS) and co-packaged optics (CPO) growth driv…
Increased competition may hinder OCS and CPO growth.
Threatens: Advance optical circuit switches (OCS) and co-packaged optics (CPO) growth driv…
Optical shortage may hinder OCS and CPO growth objectives.
Advances: Achieve revenue growth
Long-term supplier agreement supports revenue growth objective.
Advances: Achieve revenue growth
Strong Q4 results indicate revenue growth potential.
Advances: Achieve revenue growth
AI demand positively impacts revenue growth outlook.
Advances: Achieve revenue growth
Lumentum's earnings enhance market outlook for optical networking.
