LITE's 11.4X P/S signals a premium valuation, but AI-driven optics growth, rising margins and stronger FY27 estimates may support the case.
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Lumentum Holdings' Q4 revenue surged 109% to $1.01 billion, while operating margin expanded 2,160 basis points year over year to 36.6%. Q1 midpoint revenue implies 24% sequential growth, while EPS should increase approximately 30% as operating margin approaches 40%. 1.6T, OCS and ultra-high-power lasers remain early-stage growth drivers, suggesting current fiscal 2027 earnings estimates could prove conservative.
Optics stocks are climbing through Friday's midday session, and the character of the move matters.
Shares of Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE | LITE Price Prediction) are trading at $936.95 in Thursday's session, hovering near flat after opening at $925.02.
Lumentum Holdings Inc. guided the September quarter to a $4.20 EPS midpoint, and I had to read it twice. That's 2.04x what the company earned across all of fiscal 2025. Hold the September revenue guide flat for four quarters and credit zero growth ever again. Fiscal 2027 still comes to $5.0 billion, up 66% on the year just closed. The growth is coming from chips (not finished boxes). Components added $329.0 million of the $525.6 million that the June quarter gained YOY, against Systems' $196.6 million.
Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO | AVGO Price Prediction) and Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE) both just posted earnings that show optics moving to the center of the AI buildout.
Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE | LITE Price Prediction) currently trades at $932.47, while Wall Street's average analyst price target sits at $1,125.93.
Optics stocks were ripping after Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE | LITE Price Prediction) delivered a fiscal Q4 report that reframed the entire supply chain.
Lumentum for the first time crossed $1.0 billion in quarterly revenues in Q4, driven by surging AI infrastructure demand in U.S. data centers. LITE delivered a strong double beat, with EPS of $3.23 and revenue up 109% year-over-year, supported by robust optical product sales. Gross profits soared 179% year-over-year, positioning LITE for continued earnings growth as AI data center CapEx accelerates.
Lumentum Holdings Inc.'s Q4 revenue surged 109% YoY to $1.01 billion, while Q1 guidance implies more than 130% growth. Gross margin reached 50.4% at roughly half the $2 billion quarterly revenue level originally associated with that target. LITE's growth is broadening beyond CPO through 1.6T transceivers, OCS, CW lasers, NPO and pump lasers.
Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE | LITE Price Prediction) shares are surging Wednesday, up 15% to $942 in midday trading after the optical components maker delivered a blowout fiscal Q4 2026 report.