LITE · Intrinsic value
Is Lumentum Holdings Inc. (LITE) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Oct 19, 2026, TickerWorth publishes a fair-value range of $393.91 – $393.91 for Lumentum Holdings Inc. (LITE), against the delayed market price of $853.37: priced above our range. It is a range, not a single number, so we do not call it over- or undervalued. It is a model estimate, and every input behind it is sourced below.
Model by Miraaj Patel · generated from SEC filings and market data · Updated Oct 19, 2026 · How these pages are made
What is LITE worth?
- Fair-value range
- $393.91 – $393.91
- Market price
- $853.37
- Gap to fair value
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- Verdict
- Priced above our range
Reverse DCF, on our cash-flow model rather than the range above: Today's price implies revenue growth of more than 25%/yr. Above about 25% a year the reverse-DCF stops being informative. It solves for revenue growth alone — holding margins, capital intensity and the forecast horizon fixed — so a price well above our cash-flow model's value has nowhere to go but growth, and the solver returns a rate the model can't reconcile. Read it as "the price implies growth we can't justify", not as a forecast.
What is LITE's TickerWorth Score?
Priced richly vs peers — the business scores well
Compared with Technology companies in US
Its strongest point: growing quickly. Its weakest: looks expensive on the numbers.
- Value · 14 of 100
Cheaper than 14% of Technology companies in US
- Price vs worth · 7 of 100
- Quality · 28 of 100
More profitable than 28% of Technology companies in US
- Financial health · 65 of 100
Financially stronger than 65% of Technology companies in US
- Growth · 92 of 100
Growing faster than 92% of Technology companies in US
- Momentum · 77 of 100
Outperformed 77% of Technology companies in US over the past year
Confidence: Medium confidence · Scored
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Why LITE gets a range, not one number
At a recent price of $853.37, Lumentum Holdings Inc. (LITE) sits above every lens we ran: our valuation lenses put the business somewhere between $393.91 and $393.91 per share. They disagree too widely for us to state a single fair value. We publish the range rather than a midpoint because a number that precise would claim more than the methods can support. This is an educational model, not a price target or a recommendation.
Read the full reasoning
The valuation discounts Lumentum Holdings Inc.'s projected free cash flows at a weighted-average cost of capital (WACC) of 12.3%, with a long-run terminal growth rate of 2.5%. About 60% of the enterprise value comes from the terminal value — the portion beyond the explicit forecast window — which is typical for a stable, cash-generative business and a reminder that small changes in the discount rate or terminal growth assumption swing the intrinsic value meaningfully.
Running the DCF in reverse — solving for the growth the current price already assumes — LITE would need sustained revenue growth of more than 25%/yr to justify today's price, against about 16.6% a year compounded in our base case. We don't quote a precise figure here, because past about 25% a year the reverse-DCF stops being informative: it solves for revenue growth alone, holding margins, capital intensity and the forecast horizon fixed, so a price well above our fair value has nowhere to go but growth. The honest reading is that the price implies growth this model can't reconcile — not that we forecast it.
Sensitivity matters more than any single number. Across a reasonable band of discount-rate assumptions, LITE's modeled DCF value ranges from about $53.72 to $80.15 per share. If that range still sits below today's price, the market is optimistic relative to the model across the whole band; if it brackets the price, the stock is roughly fairly valued on our assumptions. Use the interactive slider to see exactly where your own cost-of-capital view lands.
How to read this page: the DCF fair value is what Lumentum Holdings Inc. would be worth if its cash flows grow as modeled and are discounted at the stated WACC. The assumptions table shows every input and its source; the reverse-DCF shows what the market believes; the sensitivity band shows how fragile the answer is. None of this is investment advice — it is a transparent, auditable framework for forming your own view of LITE's intrinsic value. Figures update as new filings and prices come in.
Every input behind LITE's DCF
| Input | Value |
|---|---|
| Base-year revenueLumentum Holdings Inc. FY2026 10-K (accession 0001628280-26-057358): us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax, FY2026 full year. | $3,014,000,000 |
| Base EBIT marginLumentum Holdings Inc. FY2026 10-K (accession 0001628280-26-057358): us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss 524,800,000 / revenue 3,014,000,000 = 17.41%, FY2026. | 17.4% |
| Forecast revenue growthESTIMATEAssumption — TickerWorth's 5-year explicit forecast | 30% → 24% → 17% → 10% → 4% |
| Risk-free rateLive feed — US 10-year Treasury yield (^TNX) | 5.2% |
| BetaLive feed — yfinance, 5-year monthly beta vs the S&P 500 (clamped to 0.4–2.5) | 1.54 |
| Terminal growthESTIMATEAssumption — TickerWorth house default 2.5%, held below WACC | 2.5% |
| Diluted sharesLumentum Holdings Inc. FY2026 10-K (accession 0001628280-26-057358): WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding = 74,600,000 shares, FY2026. | 75M |
| Market priceBackup price feed · as of 2026-10-19 14:22 UTC | $853.37 |
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What does Lumentum Holdings Inc. do?
What does it do?
Lumentum Holdings Inc. manufactures and sells optical and photonic products in the Americas, the Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It operates in the Communication Equipment industry (Technology sector), headquartered in United States. The company employs roughly 13,757 people.
How does it make money?
The business turns $3.0B in annual revenue into profit. Out of every $100 of sales, about $28 is left as operating profit (operating margin of 28.0%), after a 44% gross margin on the products/services it sells. After all costs, taxes and interest, -230.1% of revenue becomes bottom-line net profit.
Is it financially healthy?
Financially it looks solid: carries modest debt (0.4× equity), comfortably covers its short-term bills (1.7× current ratio), and is currently lossmaking.
Who at LITE filed insider trades?
| Date | Insider | Relationship | What happened | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Wajid | EVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Open-market sale | $25,732,287.00 | Form 4 for Ali Wajid (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Wupen Yuen | PRESIDENT, GLOBAL BUS. UNITS | Open-market sale | $290,115.00 | Form 4 for Wupen Yuen (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Wupen Yuen | PRESIDENT, GLOBAL BUS. UNITS | Open-market sale | $474,250.00 | Form 4 for Wupen Yuen (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Wupen Yuen | PRESIDENT, GLOBAL BUS. UNITS | Open-market sale | $467,875.00 | Form 4 for Wupen Yuen (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Wupen Yuen | PRESIDENT, GLOBAL BUS. UNITS | Open-market sale | $460,535.00 | Form 4 for Wupen Yuen (opens sec.gov in a new tab) | |
| Wupen Yuen | PRESIDENT, GLOBAL BUS. UNITS | Open-market sale | $473,280.00 | Form 4 for Wupen Yuen (opens sec.gov in a new tab) |
A disclosure, not a signal to trade. Source: SEC EDGAR (Form 4). Older filings and the 90-day buying-and-selling read are part of Pro. See plans
Common questions
What is LITE's intrinsic value?
TickerWorth's valuation lenses put Lumentum Holdings Inc. (LITE) between $393.91 and $393.91 per share, versus a market price of $853.37. They disagree too widely for us to state a single fair value, so we publish the range.
Is LITE overvalued or undervalued?
At $853.37 the price sits above every lens we ran. We don't call LITE overvalued or undervalued from a range this wide. This is an educational estimate, not advice.
What discount rate is used for LITE?
A WACC of 12.3% and a terminal growth rate of 2.5%.
Is Lumentum stock undervalued?
TickerWorth's fair-value range for Lumentum Holdings Inc. (LITE) is $393.91 – $393.91 against a market price of $853.37. Priced above our range. We publish a range here, not one number, so we do not call it over- or undervalued. This is a model estimate, not investment advice.
Lumentum (LITE) DCF valuation and fair value
Our fair-value range for Lumentum Holdings Inc. (LITE) is $393.91 – $393.91, built on a 12.3% discount rate (WACC) and 2.5% terminal growth. It blends our discounted-cash-flow model with other valuation lenses. Every assumption is listed on this page with its source.
What growth is priced into Lumentum stock?
Today's price implies revenue growth of more than 25%/yr. Above about 25% a year the reverse-DCF stops being informative. It solves for revenue growth alone — holding margins, capital intensity and the forecast horizon fixed — so a price well above our cash-flow model's value has nowhere to go but growth, and the solver returns a rate the model can't reconcile. Read it as "the price implies growth we can't justify", not as a forecast. This is a reverse DCF: it holds our cash-flow model's other inputs and solves for the revenue growth that makes the model equal today's price of $853.37. A model estimate, not investment advice.
Lumentum (LITE) insider trading
The most recent insider filing (SEC Form 4) for Lumentum Holdings Inc. (LITE): Ali Wajid, EVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, open-market sale on 2026-10-01. The latest filings are listed on this page. A disclosure, not a signal to trade.
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