Lumentum Holdings Inc. (LITE) Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 0.70%
Is Lumentum Holdings Inc.’s return on invested capital (ROIC) high or low?
Lumentum Holdings Inc.'s return on invested capital (ROIC) of 0.70% is 438% above its 4-year average of 0.13%, around the middle of its 4-year range (-11.81%–7.80%).
As of Wednesday, June 24, 2026. 112.60% above its 12-month average of -5.56%.
LITE Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) Chart
Reported annual fiscal-period values; no daily interpolation.
LITE Average Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) Chart
LITE Current vs Average Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) Chart
LITE Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) Metrics
RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
0.70%
RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) AVG TTM
-5.56%
RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) AVG 3Y
-1.79%
RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) AVG 5Y
0.13%
RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) AVG 10Y
1.75%
RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) AVG 15Y
N/A
RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) AVG 20Y
N/A
CURRENT VS TTM AVG
+112.60%
CURRENT VS 3Y AVG
+139.16%
CURRENT VS 5Y AVG
+438.46%
CURRENT VS 10Y AVG
-59.92%
CURRENT VS 15Y AVG
N/A
CURRENT VS 20Y AVG
N/A
LITE Competitors' Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
| NAME | MARKET CAP | RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) | TTM | 3Y | 5Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumentum Holdings Inc. (LITE) | $65.55B | 0.70% | -5.56% | -1.79% | 0.13% |
| Ciena Corporation (CIEN)vs › | $65.61B | 5.35% | 4.12% | 4.90% | 6.50% |
| Motorola Solutions, Inc. (MSI)vs › | $66.50B | 15.89% | 18.74% | 18.91% | 17.80% |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE)vs › | $64.58B | -0.59% | 1.82% | 3.45% | 3.64% |
| Teradyne, Inc. (TER)vs › | $66.87B | 18.45% | 17.85% | 18.95% | 22.86% |
| STMicroelectronics N.V. (STM)vs › | $63.85B | 0.67% | 3.50% | 12.61% | 12.68% |
| Astera Labs, Inc. Common Stock (ALAB)vs › | $68.55B | 12.40% | 0.21% | -13.10% | -13.10% |
| United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC)vs › | $69.87B | 7.35% | 8.07% | 11.99% | 11.15% |
| Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (MPWR)vs › | $70.50B | 15.30% | 15.76% | 18.62% | 17.70% |
| Intuit Inc (INTU)vs › | $70.59B | 14.78% | 13.40% | 11.41% | 13.64% |
Capital Efficiency
ROIC
0.7%
ROE
14.8%
Lumentum Holdings Inc. Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) Formula & Definition
ROIC = NOPAT / Invested Capital
Return on invested capital measures the after-tax return a company earns on all capital (debt and equity) invested in the business.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
Lumentum Holdings Inc. Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) FAQ
- What is the return on invested capital (ROIC) for Lumentum Holdings Inc. (LITE)?
- The return on invested capital (ROIC) for LITE stock is 0.70%.
- Is Lumentum Holdings Inc.'s return on invested capital (ROIC) high or low?
- Lumentum Holdings Inc.'s return on invested capital (ROIC) of 0.70% is 438% above its 4-year average of 0.13%, around the middle of its 4-year range (-11.81%–7.80%).
- What is the TTM average return on invested capital (ROIC) for Lumentum Holdings Inc. (LITE)?
- The TTM average return on invested capital (ROIC) for LITE stock is -5.56%.
- What is the 3Y average return on invested capital (ROIC) for Lumentum Holdings Inc. (LITE)?
- The 3Y average return on invested capital (ROIC) for LITE stock is -1.79%.
- What is the 5Y average return on invested capital (ROIC) for Lumentum Holdings Inc. (LITE)?
- The 5Y average return on invested capital (ROIC) for LITE stock is 0.13%.
- What is the 10Y average return on invested capital (ROIC) for Lumentum Holdings Inc. (LITE)?
- The 10Y average return on invested capital (ROIC) for LITE stock is 1.75%.
Lumentum Holdings Inc. Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) History
| DATE | RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-28 | 0.70% |
| 2024-06-29 | -11.81% |
| 2023-07-01 | -2.68% |
| 2022-07-02 | 6.64% |
| 2021-07-03 | 7.80% |
| 2020-06-27 | 5.25% |
| 2019-06-30 | -2.58% |
| 2018-06-30 | 10.18% |
| 2017-06-30 | 4.54% |
| 2016-06-30 | 2.00% |
| 2015-06-30 | -0.83% |
| 2014-06-30 | 2.45% |
| 2013-06-30 | 1.31% |
| 2012-06-30 | 0.00% |
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About Lumentum Holdings Inc.
Lumentum 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. A comprehensive suite of components is also available, featuring 980nm, multi-mode, and Raman pumps; switches; attenuators; photodetectors; gain flattening filters; isolators; wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) filters; arrayed waveguide gratings (AWGs); multiplex/de-multiplexers; and integrated passive modules. Distinctive innovations from this segment include the Super Transport Blade, which integrates multiple optical transport functions into a single unit; vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs); directly modulated and electro-absorption modulated lasers; and advanced laser illumination sources for 3D sensing systems. OpComms serves key clientele in the telecommunications, data communications, consumer, and industrial markets. Conversely, the Commercial Lasers segment produces an array of laser technologies, such as diode-pumped solid-state, fiber, diode, direct-diode, and gas lasers. These are primarily utilized in original equipment manufacturer (OEM) applications. This segment's laser solutions cater to a broad spectrum of markets and uses, including sheet metal processing, general manufacturing, biotechnology, graphics and imaging, remote sensing, and precision machining.
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Communication Equipment
- CEO
- Michael E. Hurlston