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LITE · NASDAQ

LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC

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$927.03

-0.93%

Close on Sep 11, 2026

Exit Review

Updated 6/30/2026

Long-term research evidence only. No price targets, no trading signals, no recommendations.

Investment Report Card

LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC

Sector unavailable · Data confidence good

35 / 100

Rank #553 of 1,152 qualified companies

Top 80% · Not Currently Suggested

Risk Intelligence

Core Model
C

63 / 100

Exit Review

How strong and defensively sound is the company?

Around the middle of the covered universe.

Long-Term Potential

Research Model
F

34 / 100

Not Scored

Does the business have the characteristics needed to create value over many years?

Weaker than most covered companies on this measure.

Fundamental Momentum

Research Model
C+

65 / 100

Not Scored

Is the underlying business getting stronger or weaker?

Around the middle of the covered universe.

Ownership Intelligence

Supplemental Intelligence
D+

53 / 100

Positive disclosed activity

What are important owners actually doing?

Weaker than most covered companies on this measure.

Valuation Intelligence

Research Model
F

28 / 100

Expensive

Is today's price reasonable?

Weaker than most covered companies on this measure — and valuation is researched separately from the Suggested Investment Score.

Capital Returns Intelligence

Research Model
D

43 / 100

Moderate Capital Returns

How effectively does the company reward shareholders?

Weaker than most covered companies on this measure — and capital returns are researched separately from the Suggested Investment Score.

Why it stands out

  • More disclosed holders are new or increasing than reducing or exiting.

What holds it back

  • Business Quality is below the frozen Exit Review threshold.
  • Elevated valuation: the current market price reflects a premium to this company's historical valuation and comparable companies (Valuation Intelligence 28 out of 100, Expensive).

Long-term view

LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC scores 34 on Long-Term Potential (F), described by the research model as not scored. This describes business characteristics only — it is not a forecast of future returns.

Ownership view

Disclosed ownership evidence reads 53 (D+): Positive disclosed activity. 6 tracked managers disclosed a position in the latest reporting period. Ownership filings are historical disclosures, not signals.

Valuation view

LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC reads 28 out of 100 on Valuation Intelligence, recorded as Expensive. The stock currently trades above most of its own recent valuation history and above comparable companies. This describes the price being paid relative to the company's financials — it is not a forecast and not a fair value. Valuation Intelligence is a research model and contributes nothing to the Suggested Investment Score or the daily ranking.

Capital returns view

LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC reads 43 out of 100 on Capital Returns Intelligence (Moderate Capital Returns), reflecting no measurable direct capital returns. Direct capital returns are limited because the company continues reinvesting most of its cash. Capital Returns Intelligence is a research model and contributes nothing to the Suggested Investment Score or the daily ranking.

What changed

No meaningful recorded changes in the stored history.

Risk Intelligence is a core model, Long-Term Potential, Fundamental Momentum, Valuation Intelligence and Capital Returns Intelligence are research models, and Ownership Intelligence is supplemental descriptive evidence. Valuation Intelligence and Capital Returns Intelligence each contribute 0% to the Suggested Investment Score. Nothing here is a recommendation.

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Why it's interesting

LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC (LITE) scores 35 out of 100 and ranks #553 of 1,152 qualified companies today. That places it in the top 80% of ranked companies. The stored tier for that score is not currently suggested.

Business strength

Risk Intelligence reads 63 out of 100 (C), recorded as exit review. Around the middle of the covered universe.

Long-term opportunity

Long-Term Potential reads 34 out of 100 (F), recorded as not scored. Weaker than most covered companies on this measure.

What's improving or weakening

Fundamental Momentum reads 65 out of 100 (C+), recorded as not scored. Around the middle of the covered universe.

What important owners are doing

Ownership Intelligence reads 53 out of 100 (D+), recorded as positive disclosed activity. Weaker than most covered companies on this measure.

What kind of price you'd be paying

Valuation is currently the main point of caution: Valuation Intelligence reads 28 out of 100 (F), recorded as Expensive. LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC reads 28 out of 100 on Valuation Intelligence, recorded as Expensive. The stock currently trades above most of its own recent valuation history and above comparable companies. This describes the price being paid relative to the company's financials — it is not a forecast and not a fair value. Valuation Intelligence is a research model and contributes nothing to the Suggested Investment Score or the daily ranking.

How the company rewards shareholders

Capital Returns Intelligence reads 43 out of 100 (D), recorded as Moderate Capital Returns. LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC reads 43 out of 100 on Capital Returns Intelligence (Moderate Capital Returns), reflecting no measurable direct capital returns. Direct capital returns are limited because the company continues reinvesting most of its cash. Capital Returns Intelligence is a research model and contributes nothing to the Suggested Investment Score or the daily ranking.

What could go wrong

This company is in Exit Review under the existing quality rules, which is the most serious caution the research records can carry.

Bottom line

No individual layer reaches the strongest band today. Long-Term Potential and Ownership Intelligence remain the main area to watch. Separately from the score, valuation reads expensive at today's price.

Composite discovery model

Pro Investor Score

Pro Investor Score™

35 / 100

Not Currently Suggested

A 0–100 composite discovery score combining Risk Intelligence, Long-Term Potential, Fundamental Momentum, and Ownership Intelligence. It helps rank qualified companies for further research and does not predict future returns.

Rank
#553 of 694
Percentile
Top 80%
Ranking updated
September 12, 2026
326Rank weakened by 326 positions. Rank weakened by 326 positions.
Risk Intelligence
63

30% contribution

Long-Term Potential
34

30% contribution

Fundamental Momentum
65

20% contribution

Ownership Intelligence
53

20% contribution

Ownership Intelligence

53 / 100 · Moderately Positive · 20% of the Pro Investor Score

SUPPLEMENTAL / DESCRIPTIVE INTELLIGENCE

Coverage: Good

Elite Investor Activity
42 · Mixed

50% of Ownership Intelligence · 10% of the total score

Tracked professional-manager activity is mixed.

Institutional Activity
82 · Strong

20% of Ownership Intelligence · 4% of the total score

Broad institutional evidence from resolved filings is strong.

Insider Activity
Insufficient Data

15% of Ownership Intelligence · 3% of the total score

No discretionary insider transactions are stored for this company, so this evidence is unavailable rather than neutral.

Strategic Ownership
Insufficient Data

15% of Ownership Intelligence · 3% of the total score

No qualifying major-holder filings are stored, so this evidence is unavailable rather than neutral.

Ownership Intelligence summarizes publicly disclosed activity among professional investment managers, broader institutions, company insiders, and significant strategic owners. It adds context to investment research but is not a validated predictor of future performance. Ownership information is publicly reported with a delay; the latest applicable reporting period is 2026-06-30, publicly disclosed 9/11/2026. Congressional activity is unavailable pending legal review and contributes nothing to this reading.

Why it ranks here

  • Improving fundamentals

    Recent reported business trends rank among the strongest in the qualified universe.

What holds it back

  • Risk Intelligence is less favourable

    Defensive characteristics rank below the middle of the qualified universe.

  • Long-term potential is mid-pack

    Long-Term Potential ranks below the qualified median. This remains a research model.

  • Ownership evidence is not uniformly supportive

    Disclosed elite investor activity evidence is weak or neutral. Ownership evidence is supplemental and never automatically positive.

  • Ownership evidence disagrees

    Different owner groups point in different directions, so the combined reading is best read as mixed rather than uniformly favourable.

  • Price Risk is less favourable

    Price Risk sits in the higher category relative to other qualified companies.

COMPOSITE DISCOVERY MODEL — RESEARCH STAGE · Data coverage Excellent. Rankings are recalculated daily using the latest available information. Individual components may update at different frequencies based on when new financial and ownership data becomes available.

Researched separately

Valuation Intelligence 28 · Expensive

RESEARCH MODEL

Valuation Intelligence is currently researched separately and does not affect the Suggested Investment Score or daily ranking.

Researched separately

Capital Returns Intelligence 43 · Moderate Capital Returns

RESEARCH MODEL

Capital Returns Intelligence is researched separately and contributes 0% to the Suggested Investment Score, the daily rank or any ranking event.

Score explanation

Why this company scores the way it does

Four research areas carry fixed weights. Each area is compared against every other eligible company, then weighted. The four contributions below add to 34.9 of the stored score (34.9).

  • Risk Intelligence

    30% of the score · contributes 13.8 points

    How strong and defensively sound is the company?

    Stands at the 46 percentile of eligible companies · stored reading 63 · 40% of this company’s total score

    How financially sturdy the company has been when conditions turned against it.

    How this area is measured

    Risk Intelligence reads stored balance-sheet strength, historical downside behaviour and the company's price-risk grouping. A stronger reading describes past resilience; it does not protect against future losses.

    Full methodology
  • Long-Term Potential

    30% of the score · contributes 2.6 points

    Does the business have the characteristics needed to create value over many years?

    Stands at the 9 percentile of eligible companies · stored reading 34 · 7% of this company’s total score

    Whether the business has the durable characteristics long-term owners look for.

    How this area is measured

    Long-Term Potential reads durability characteristics such as profitability consistency, cash generation and reinvestment capability over multiple reported periods.

    Full methodology
  • Fundamental Momentum

    20% of the score · contributes 15.4 points

    Is the underlying business getting stronger or weaker?

    Stands at the 77 percentile of eligible companies · stored reading 65 · 44% of this company’s total score

    Whether the reported business results have been getting stronger or weaker.

    How this area is measured

    Fundamental Momentum compares recent reported fundamentals with the company's own earlier periods, so improvement or deterioration is measured against its history rather than against a forecast.

    Full methodology
  • Ownership Intelligence

    20% of the score · contributes 3.2 points

    What are important owners actually doing?

    Stands at the 16 percentile of eligible companies · stored reading 53 · 9% of this company’s total score

    What large reporting owners have actually been doing with their positions.

    How this area is measured

    Ownership Intelligence reads public ownership filings: how many tracked reporting owners hold the company, and whether they were adding, holding, reducing or exiting in the latest disclosed period.

    Full methodology

What is helping the score

  • Fundamental Momentum77 percentile, adding 15.4 points.

What deserves attention

  • Long-Term Potential9 percentile, adding only 2.6 of a possible 30 points.
  • Ownership Intelligence16 percentile, adding only 3.2 of a possible 20 points.
Outside the score

Additional research — not currently included in the primary Suggested Investment Score.

  • Valuation IntelligenceLUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC reads 28 out of 100 on Valuation Intelligence, recorded as Expensive. The stock currently trades above most of its own recent valuation history and above comparable companies. This describes the price being paid relative to the company's financials — it is not a forecast and not a fair value.
  • Capital Returns IntelligenceLUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC reads 43 out of 100 on Capital Returns Intelligence (Moderate Capital Returns), reflecting no measurable direct capital returns. Direct capital returns are limited because the company continues reinvesting most of its cash.

Pro Investor Intelligence™

Reported by insiders, large shareholders and professional funds. Shown beside our research, never blended into it.

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Stored snapshots only

What changed

Research-score history available since September 2026.

Stored research history does not yet cover a full 30 days comparison for this company.

A change is reported as meaningful at 8 score points, 5 rank places, or any change of research classification. Nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell.

Learn the metrics on this page

Plain-English definitions, with the formula and the limitations of each measure.

Fifth research lens · outside the score

Valuation Intelligence

Valuation Intelligence

Is today's price reasonable?

Valuation Intelligence is currently researched separately and does not affect the Suggested Investment Score or daily ranking.

28/ 100

Expensive

RESEARCH MODEL
Excellent coverage

Compared with its history

5

Expensive

Is this company expensive or inexpensive compared with its own history?

Compared with peers

4

Expensive

How expensive is this stock compared with similar companies?

Earnings & cash flow

20

Expensive

How much financial output does an investor receive relative to the price paid?

Growth-adjusted

100

Very Attractive

Does the company's growth help justify the valuation investors are paying?

LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC reads 28 out of 100 on Valuation Intelligence, recorded as Expensive. The stock currently trades above most of its own recent valuation history and above comparable companies. This describes the price being paid relative to the company's financials — it is not a forecast and not a fair value.

Price data through September 11, 2026 · Financial data through the quarter ended June 27, 2026

Valuation history

Stored readings only. The dashed line is this company's own median for the selected measure.

Only one stored valuation reading exists so far, so there is nothing to chart yet. Valuation history builds forward from activation rather than being reconstructed.

Current EV/Sales 27.5x · own median 3.7x · peer median 2.9x

Valuation is inherently uncertain. A stock that appears inexpensive can continue falling, and a stock that appears expensive can continue rising. Valuation Intelligence provides context about the price investors are paying — it does not predict short-term market movements, and it never produces a fair value, a price target or a buy or sell range. Model VALUATION_INTELLIGENCE_V1.

Sixth research lens · outside the score

Capital Returns Intelligence

Capital Returns Intelligence

How effectively does the company reward shareholders?

Capital Returns Intelligence is researched separately and contributes 0% to the Suggested Investment Score, the daily rank or any ranking event.

43/ 100

Moderate Capital Returns

RESEARCH MODEL
Excellent coverage

Dividend Quality

Not Applicable — No Dividend

Dividend reliability

This company currently retains rather than distributes cash through dividends. Capital Returns Intelligence therefore places more emphasis on its other measurable shareholder-return behaviors according to the frozen V1 methodology.

Buyback Effectiveness

5

Limited Capital Returns

Do buybacks actually reduce shares?

The company spends on share repurchases, but much of that activity offsets share issuance rather than materially reducing the share count.

Dilution Control

45

Moderate Capital Returns

Is your ownership share protected?

Capital Return Sustainability

93

Exceptional Capital Returns

Can the cash flow support it?

Shareholder Yield

37

Limited Capital Returns

Cash returned versus company value

LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC reads 43 out of 100 on Capital Returns Intelligence (Moderate Capital Returns), reflecting no measurable direct capital returns. Direct capital returns are limited because the company continues reinvesting most of its cash.

This company currently retains rather than distributes cash through dividends. Capital Returns Intelligence therefore places more emphasis on its other measurable shareholder-return behaviors according to the frozen V1 methodology.

This company spent cash repurchasing stock, but the share count did not fall meaningfully because it also issued shares. Repurchase spending alone did not increase existing shareholders' ownership.

How returned cash was used

Dividends $0.00 · net repurchases $29.88M · total returned $29.88M · 9% of free cash flow

Price data through September 11, 2026 · Financial data through the quarter ended June 27, 2026

Capital returns history

Stored readings only. History builds forward from activation rather than being reconstructed.

Only one stored reading exists for this measure so far, so there is nothing to chart yet.

Why higher yield isn't always better

A very high dividend yield may reflect a falling share price or an unsustainable payout. Capital Returns Intelligence emphasizes consistency and sustainability rather than simply rewarding the highest yield.

Why buybacks can be misleading

Announced or gross buyback spending does not always mean shareholders are gaining ownership. Companies can simultaneously issue shares through employee compensation or acquisitions. Suggested Investments therefore considers actual share-count changes alongside repurchase spending.

What these terms mean
Dividend Yield
The annual dividend relative to the current share price.
Payout Ratio
The share of company earnings used to pay dividends.
Free Cash Flow Payout
How much of the company's available cash is being used for dividends.
Share Repurchases
When a company buys back its own stock.
Dilution
When the number of shares increases, reducing each existing share's percentage ownership of the company.
Shareholder Yield
A combined view of dividends and net share repurchases relative to the company's market value.

Capital Returns Intelligence describes how a company returns capital to shareholders. It is not a measure of stock-price performance, it does not predict future returns, and a strong reading is never a recommendation to buy. Dividends and repurchases can be reduced or stopped at any time. Model CAPITAL_RETURNS_INTELLIGENCE_V1, contributing 0% to the Pro Investor Score.

Stored daily snapshots only

Ranking history

Stored Suggested Investment ranking history
Today#553Score 35
30 days agoNot rankedNo stored score
90 days agoNot rankedNo stored score
First suggestedNot yet suggested
Highest rank#553

In the company’s own words

What this company does

Lumentum Holdings Inc. ("we," "us," "our", "Lumentum" or the "Company") is a global leader in optical and photonic technologies and an industry-leading provider of optical and photonic products based on revenue and market share. Our products are essential to a range of cloud, artificial intelligence and machine learning ("AI/ML"), telecommunications, consumer, and industrial end-market applications. We operate in one reportable segment as a single, integrated enterprise. See "Note 17. Operating Segments and Geographic Information" to the consolidated financial statements.

We disaggregate revenue by type of product, which are Components and Systems, and by geography. A Components product is defined as one of the individual building blocks that goes into creating a larger solution. It is typically not a complete solution on its own but rather a specialized element that enables system functionality. This includes semiconductor laser chips, laser sub-assemblies, line subsystems and wavelength management systems. These are supplied to customers who then integrate them into their own full system solutions. Components represent foundational parts that support or enable that system’s operation and include optical chips and subsystems that are supplied to cloud data center operators, AI/ML infrastructure providers, and network equipment manufacturer customers.

A Systems product is defined as a complete, stand-alone solution that delivers full functionality to the end customer. It is typically self-contained and ready to operate within a customer’s network or application environment. This includes optical modules, optical circuit switches, and industrial lasers such as short-pulse solid-state lasers and kilowatt-class fiber lasers. These products integrate multiple technologies and subsystems into a finished solution that directly addresses a customer’s needs. A system represents the end-product that can be deployed and used independently.

Our products enable high-capacity optical links for cloud computing, AI/ML workloads, and data center interconnect ("DCI") applications, as well as for communications service provider networks. Our offerings support access (local), metro (intracity), long-haul (intercity and global), and submarine (undersea) network infrastructure. Our products serve enterprise network infrastructure needs, including storage area networks ("SANs"), local area networks ("LANs"), and wide area networks ("WANs"). Demand for our products is fueled by the ongoing expansion of network capacity required to support cloud services, AI/ML processing, streaming video, video conferencing, wireless and mobile connectivity, and the internet of things ("IoT"). In addition, our industrial laser products are used for precision material processing across diverse industries, including semiconductor and microelectronics fabrication, electric vehicle and battery production, metal cutting and welding, and advanced manufacturing that emphasize greater manufacturing precision, flexibility, and sustainability.

Quoted from the business section of this company’s 10-K filed August 17, 2026. Read the filing

Four distinct intelligence areas

The IA view

Risk Intelligence

Production core

63

Fundamentally Qualified

+44.8 vs Jun 30, 2026

Business Quality qualification score from the locked IA Defensive Research Core. Price Risk stays a separate category and is never blended in.

As of Sep 11, 2026

Long-Term Potential

Research model

34

Weak Compounder

No prior period to compare

Durable business economics and reinvestment characteristics. Independent external validation is pending.

As of Sep 11, 2026

Fundamental Momentum

Research model

65

Accelerating

No prior period to compare

Direction and breadth of change in underlying business fundamentals. Not a price-momentum signal.

As of Sep 11, 2026

Elite Investor Activity

Supplemental

42

Lower range

0 vs Jun 30, 2026

Only 6 tracked managers disclosed a position — treat as limited coverage.

As of Sep 11, 2026

Company intelligence

LITE score history

Each area is measured and reported separately. No combined score exists.

LITE intelligence history from 2023-09-30 to 2026-09-11. Risk Intelligence 63.4 on 2026-09-11, up 44.8 from 18.6 on 2026-06-30. Long-Term Potential 34.4 on 2026-09-11. Fundamental Momentum 65.2 on 2026-09-11. Elite Investor Activity 41.7 on 2026-09-11, unchanged 0 from 41.7 on 2026-06-30. Each area is reported separately and is never combined into a single score.

Risk Intelligence 63.4 as of Sep 11, 2026 (+44.8 vs prior period) · Production core

Long-Term Potential 34.4 as of Sep 11, 2026 · Research model

Fundamental Momentum 65.2 as of Sep 11, 2026 · Research model

Elite Investor Activity 41.7 as of Sep 11, 2026 (0 vs prior period) · Supplemental

Share price

LITE price history

Closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends. Past prices do not indicate future results.

6M change
+50.5%
1Y change
+462.2%
3Y change
+1872.0%
5Y change
+972.1%
Max change
+1021.0%

Last stored close $927.03 · +462.2% over the selected range · 52 sessions shown

Balanced evidence

Why IA likes it

  • More disclosed holders are new or increasing than reducing or exiting.

Risk and uncertainty

What IA doesn’t like

  • Business Quality is below the frozen Exit Review threshold.

What would change our view

  • Business Quality falling below the frozen qualification threshold.
  • Price Risk moving to a less favorable category.
  • A sustained reversal in the Fundamental Momentum research evidence.
  • New material public ownership disclosures.

Public filings · descriptive only

Elite Investor Activity

Reporting holders

4

New holders

3

Increasing

0

Reducing

1

Exiting

1

Coverage

Good

Positive disclosed activity · Report period 2022-12-31 · Public 12/19/2023

ManagerChangePortfolio weightRankDisclosed

Insufficient high-confidence manager coverage.

Objective stored changes

What changed

  • Risk Intelligence

    IA Defensive improved

    Business Quality qualification score moved from 18.6 to 39.7.

  • Elite Investor Activity

    Tracked managers exited positions

    2 tracked managers no longer disclosed a position for the reporting period ending 2026-09-11.

  • Risk Intelligence

    IA Defensive improved

    Business Quality qualification score moved from 16.6 to 18.6.

  • Elite Investor Activity

    Elite Investor Consensus weakened

    Disclosed agreement among tracked managers moved from 60 to 42 for the reporting period ending 2026-06-30.

  • Elite Investor Activity

    Tracked managers exited positions

    2 tracked managers no longer disclosed a position for the reporting period ending 2026-06-30.

  • Risk Intelligence

    Exit Review triggered

    Business Quality fell below the Exit Review threshold. Exit Review is a prompt for review, never an automatic sell.

  • Elite Investor Activity

    Elite Investor Consensus strengthened

    Disclosed agreement among tracked managers moved from 25 to 60 for the reporting period ending 2026-03-31.

  • Elite Investor Activity

    Elite Investor Consensus weakened

    Disclosed agreement among tracked managers moved from 50 to 25 for the reporting period ending 2025-12-31.

  • Elite Investor Activity

    Elite Investor Consensus weakened

    Disclosed agreement among tracked managers moved from 100 to 50 for the reporting period ending 2025-09-30.

  • Elite Investor Activity

    Tracked managers initiated positions

    2 tracked managers first disclosed a position for the reporting period ending 2025-06-30.

Ownership timeline

No high-confidence public ownership events are available.

General research only. Not personalized advice. Public filings may be delayed, amended, incomplete, or reflect positions that have changed since the reporting date.