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Lumentum Holdings Inc. · LITE · FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q2 2026
Lumentum: Record Growth Meets Persistent Capacity Constraints
The supplied evidence supports a constructive but execution-dependent view: strong demand, product scaling, pricing and operating leverage support earnings growth, while shortages, capacity expansion, customer concentration, and competition are material offsets.
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100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$2.37
Consensus $2.27
EPS surprise
+4.4%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$808.4M
Consensus $810.2M
Revenue surprise
-0.2%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
event-close to next-session close
Stock move
-5.1%
Event window
SPY move
+1.4%
Same window
Abnormal move
-6.4%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
1.8×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
+0.1%
Up to 20 sessions
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Why did LITE fall 5.1% after beating EPS estimates in FY2026 Q3?What changed in LITE's guidance and outlook in FY2026 Q3?Give me the bull and bear case for LITE after FY2026 Q3 earnings.
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What changed
Compared with the prior quarter, the growth narrative broadened from a strong OCS and cloud-transceiver backlog to record $808 million revenue, a new Greensboro fab, a $2.02 billion NVIDIA cash investment, and a larger multi-rail opportunity. Supply constraints remain unresolved.
Guidance delta
Management maintained a confident outlook, with Q4 revenue guidance of $960 million to $1.01 billion and the path to a $2 billion quarterly revenue goal intact.
Key takeaways
- Management described record Q3 revenue of $808 million, up 90% year over year, with non-GAAP operating margin expanding by more than 2,100 basis points.
- Demand for transceiver components, laser chips, cloud transceivers, OCS, and multi-rail architectures remains the central growth driver.
- Supply-demand imbalance persists for pump and narrow-linewidth lasers, making capacity execution as important as demand.
- The Greensboro indium-phosphide fab and NVIDIA's $2.02 billion cash investment expand the long-term capacity and funding backdrop.
Management priorities
- Scale pump lasers, narrow-linewidth lasers, WSS, EML chips, and cloud transceiver production.
- Ramp multi-rail technology, 1.6T transceivers, OCS, and CPO-related products.
- Bring the Greensboro fab online by 2028 and expand contract manufacturing and in-house CW laser production.
- Develop vertically integrated ELS modules and explore PIC and photodiode integration.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$885.35Current
$50Low
$596.91Average
$1,270High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 28, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosenblatt | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 23, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 12, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 12, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Equal Weight | Upgrade | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Needham | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 9, 2026 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 6, 2026 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 5, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Susquehanna | Positive | Positive | Maintain | Feb 4, 2026 |
| B. Riley Securities | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Strong Buy | Strong Buy | Maintain | Aug 13, 2025 |
| Northland Capital Markets | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Feb 7, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 15, 2024 |
| Craig-Hallum | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 15, 2024 |
| Loop Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 10, 2023 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jun 1, 2021 |
| MKM Partners | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 13, 2021 |
| B. Riley FBR | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 6, 2020 |
| B. Riley | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 16, 2020 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 24, 2018 |
| Northland Securities | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Dec 11, 2017 |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Sep 9, 2015 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $885.35. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deutsche Bank | Gianmarco Conti | $1,200 | $914.76 | +35.5% | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $1,100 | $895 | +24.2% | Aug 31, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $820 | $940.49 | -7.4% | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $1,036 | $878.27 | +17.0% | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Needham | Alex Henderson | $1,040 | $864.91 | +17.5% | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $1,140 | $820.59 | +28.8% | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Meta Marshall | $1,000 | $820.59 | +12.9% | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Northland Securities | Tim Savageaux | $1,200 | $974.57 | +35.5% | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Barclays | Tom O'Malley | $1,000 | $944.28 | +12.9% | May 7, 2026 |
| UBS | David Vogt | $960 | $933.42 | +8.4% | May 6, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Simon Leopold | $1,014 | $932.5 | +14.5% | May 6, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $1,100 | $994.56 | +24.2% | May 6, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Blayne Curtis | $1,200 | $994.56 | +35.5% | May 6, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $900 | $994.56 | +1.7% | May 6, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Analyst unavailable | $1,100 | $976.18 | +24.2% | May 5, 2026 |
| Redburn Partners | Analyst unavailable | $1,270 | $902.32 | +43.4% | May 1, 2026 |
| Northland Securities | Tim Savageaux | $1,000 | $880.92 | +12.9% | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $710 | $890.57 | -19.8% | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Ruben Roy | $800 | $757.92 | -9.6% | Mar 2, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $520 | $660 | -41.3% | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $645 | $537.02 | -27.1% | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Barclays | Tom O'Malley | $475 | $465.54 | -46.3% | Feb 5, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $455 | $445.2 | -48.6% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Analyst unavailable | $480 | $483.59 | -45.8% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Susquehanna | Christopher Rolland | $550 | $435.1 | -37.9% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Vijay Rakesh | $525 | $435.1 | -40.7% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Needham | Ryan Koontz | $550 | $435.1 | -37.9% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $565 | $435.1 | -36.2% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $350 | $411 | -60.5% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Analyst unavailable | $400 | $354.02 | -54.8% | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Susquehanna | Christopher Rolland | $420 | $354.01 | -52.6% | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Barclays | Tom O'Malley | $365 | $331.62 | -58.8% | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $455 | $348.26 | -48.6% | Jan 9, 2026 |
| Needham | Alex Henderson | $470 | $392.88 | -46.9% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $304 | $316.15 | -65.7% | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Rosenblatt Securities | Mike Genovese | $380 | $302.98 | -57.1% | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Northland Securities | Analyst unavailable | $350 | $298.12 | -60.5% | Dec 3, 2025 |
| Needham | Alex Henderson | $290 | $255.59 | -67.2% | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Northland Securities | Analyst unavailable | $250 | $232.86 | -71.8% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Ruben Roy | $220 | $188.36 | -75.2% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Wolfe Research | George Notter | $240 | $188.36 | -72.9% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Needham | Alex Henderson | $235 | $188.36 | -73.5% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Meta Marshall | $190 | $188.36 | -78.5% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $220 | $200.13 | -75.2% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Susquehanna | Analyst unavailable | $190 | $162.95 | -78.5% | Oct 22, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Meta Marshall | $145 | $159.76 | -83.6% | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Barclays | Tom O'Malley | $165 | $151.38 | -81.4% | Sep 9, 2025 |
| Barclays | Tom O'Malley | $135 | $119.66 | -84.8% | Aug 13, 2025 |
| Susquehanna | Christopher Rolland | $125 | $119.66 | -85.9% | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Northland Securities | Tim Savageaux | $80 | $64.42 | -91.0% | May 7, 2025 |
| Barclays | Tom O'Malley | $75 | $64.42 | -91.5% | May 7, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Strong Buy | $82 | $73.63 | -90.7% | Mar 24, 2025 |
| Craig-Hallum | Richard Shannon | $70 | $52.15 | -92.1% | Aug 15, 2024 |
| B.Riley Financial | Dave Kang | $50 | $52.3 | -94.4% | Aug 15, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Meta Marshall | $54 | $45.53 | -93.9% | Aug 15, 2024 |
| Rosenblatt Securities | Mike Genovese | $69 | $52.18 | -92.2% | Aug 15, 2024 |
| Needham | Alex Henderson | $70 | $52.26 | -92.1% | Aug 15, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Vivek Arya | $50 | $52.17 | -94.4% | Aug 15, 2024 |
| Barclays | Tom O'Malley | $40 | $45.53 | -95.5% | Aug 15, 2024 |
| Susquehanna | Christopher Rolland | $70 | $59.09 | -92.1% | Jul 17, 2024 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Ananda Baruah | $80 | $44.11 | -91.0% | May 7, 2024 |
| Barclays | Tom O'Malley | $38 | $44.11 | -95.7% | May 7, 2024 |
| Needham | Alex Henderson | $50 | $49.89 | -94.4% | Feb 9, 2024 |
| J.P. Morgan | Analyst unavailable | $64 | $50.59 | -92.8% | Dec 20, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $66 | $54.45 | -92.5% | Dec 13, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $98 | $89.6 | -88.9% | Aug 17, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $114 | $89.6 | -87.1% | Aug 17, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $102 | $93.43 | -88.5% | Aug 4, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $95 | $85.02 | -89.3% | Jul 25, 2022 |
| J.P. Morgan | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $77.18 | -88.7% | Jul 14, 2022 |
| Susquehanna | Analyst unavailable | $110 | $88.96 | -87.6% | May 5, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Simon Leopold | $118 | $89.76 | -86.7% | May 5, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $94 | $83.11 | -89.4% | May 2, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $84.46 | -88.7% | Apr 25, 2022 |
| Northland Securities | Tim Savageaux | $120 | $91.49 | -86.4% | Mar 16, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Meta Marshall | $91 | $93.34 | -89.7% | Nov 5, 2021 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Fahad Najam | $93 | $81.98 | -89.5% | Oct 5, 2021 |
| Goldman Sachs | Rod Hall | $86 | $80.06 | -90.3% | Jun 1, 2021 |
| D.A. Davidson | Thomas Diffely | $95 | $67.43 | -89.3% | May 13, 2021 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | John Marchetti | $87 | $68.24 | -90.2% | May 12, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationLumentum Holdings Inc., established in 2015 and headquartered in San Jose, California, is a global leader in optical and photonic product manufacturing. The company's reach extends across the Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Lumentum operates through two principal business units: Optical Communications (OpComms) and Commercial Lasers. The OpComms segment develops and supplies components, modules, and subsystems essential for transmitting video, audio, and data across high-capacity fiber optic networks. Its offerings encompass a wide range of products, including tunable transponders, transceivers, and transmitter modules, alongside various tunable lasers, receivers, and modulators. Furthermore, this segment provides critical transport products such as reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers (ROADMs), optical amplifiers, and optical channel monitors.…
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