Lumentum Holdings Inc (LITE)

NASD · Technology · Communication Equipment · USA

Lumentum Holdings Inc is a large cap company (market value between $10 billion and $200 billion) in the Communication Equipment industry.

Lumentum develops optical and photonic products for cloud, AI, telecommunications, consumer, and industrial applications. Its components include semiconductor laser chips and subsystems supplied to data center operators and network equipment manufacturers, while its systems comprise complete solutions like optical modules and industrial lasers for material processing. The company serves customers globally through manufacturing facilities across North America, Asia-Pacific, and Europe.

From its FY2026 annual report (Form 10-K)

Intrinsic value, DCF valuation, financial health and value investing analysis for the Lumentum Holdings Inc stock.

Our verdict on LITE

Overvalued: intrinsic value $53.86 per share, market price $834.51, margin of safety -1449.3% (as of 2026-10-19).

Discounting its cash flows at 12.1% (average of 2 methods) values the shares at $53.86; the price of $834.51 is 1449% above that value, and 66% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score: 36/100 on 10 of 12 signals (On Watch).

ETFs with the most weight in LITE

• NestYield Visionary ETF (EGGQ): 7.6% of the fund
• NestYield Total Return Guard ETF (EGGS): 6.7% of the fund
• NestYield Dynamic Income ETF (EGGY): 6.0% of the fund

17 more funds hold it; the full list is part of the paid plan.

More on LITE

• How LITE is valued
• LITE's Leak Score, signal by signal
• LITE's debt and financial health

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Is LITE undervalued or overvalued?

LITE is overvalued (as of the 2026-10-19 close). Discounting its cash flows at 12.1% (average of 2 methods) values the shares at $53.86; the price of $834.51 is 1449% above that value, and 66% of that value comes from beyond year five.

What is the intrinsic value of LITE?

$53.86 per share (as of the 2026-10-19 close), against a market price of $834.51. That is a margin of safety of -1449.3%. The value is the average of the valuation methods that apply to this company, recomputed every night after the US close.

What growth is priced into LITE stock?

No growth rate we can model gets the value up to the price: the price rests on something other than selling more. Yearly sales growth the price needs: more than 80%. Yearly sales growth it has sustained: 3.2%.

What is Lumentum Holdings Inc's Leak Score?

36 out of 100, which we rate "On Watch", on 10 of 12 value investing signals.