Lumentum Holdings Inc. (LITE)

Business overview

BUSINESS General Overview Lumentum Holdings Inc. (“we,” “us,” “our”, “Lumentum” or the “Company”) is a leading provider of optical and photonic products and is recognized as an industry leader based on revenue and market share. Our products are essential to a range of cloud, artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI/ML”), telecommunications, consumer, and industrial end-market applications. We operate in two end-market focused reportable segments, Cloud & Networking and Industrial Tech. Our Cloud & Networking products comprise a comprehensive portfolio of optical and photonic chips, components, modules, and subsystems supplied to cloud data center operators, AI/ML infrastructure providers, and network equipment manufacturer customers who are building cloud data center and network infrastructures.

Our products enable high-capacity optical links for cloud computing, AI/ML workloads, and data center interconnect (“DCI”) applications, as well as for communications service provider networks. Our offerings support access (local), metro (intracity), long-haul (intercity and global), and submarine (undersea) network infrastructure. Additionally, our Cloud & Networking products serve enterprise network infrastructure needs, including storage area networks (“SANs”), local area networks (“LANs”), and wide area networks (“WANs”). Demand for our products is fueled by the ongoing expansion of network capacity required to support cloud and services, AI/ML processing, streaming video, video conferencing, wireless and mobile connectivity, and the internet of things (“IoT”). Our Industrial Tech products include short-pulse solid-state lasers, kilowatt-class fiber lasers, diode lasers, and gas lasers, serving a wide range of end-markets applications.

In the consumer market, our laser light sources are integrated into customers’ 3D sensing cameras, primarily used in mobile devices. In the industrial manufacturing market, our lasers are embedded in machine tools used for precision material processing across diverse industries, including semiconductor and microelectronics fabrication, electric vehicle and battery production, metal cutting and welding, and advanced manufacturing. Adoption of our Industrial Tech products is driven by the need to advance semiconductor and microelectronics technology roadmaps and by Industry 4. 0 and 5. 0 trends that emphasize greater manufacturing precision, flexibility, and sustainability. We have a global footprint that enables us to address global market opportunities for our products with employees engaged in research and development (“R&D”), administration, manufacturing, support and sales and marketing activities in various locations worldwide.

We have manufacturing capabilities and facilities in North America, Asia-Pacific and Europe. Our headquarters are located in San Jose, California, and we employed approximat ely 10,562 full -time employees around the world as of June 28, 2025. 2 Lumentum was incorporated in Delaware as a wholly owned subsidiary of JDS Uniphase Corporation (“JDSU”) on February 10, 2015. In August 2015, the Company was spun-off from JDSU and became an independent publicly traded company through the distribution of our common stock by JDSU to its stockholders. In 2015, the remaining parent company, JDSU, was renamed Viavi Solutions Inc. (“Viavi”).

Our business traces its origins to Uniphase Corporation, which was formed in 1979 and became publicly traded in 1992. Uniphase was originally a supplier of commercial lasers, and later became a leading supplier of optical transmission products. In 1999, JDS Fitel Inc. , a pioneer in products for fiber optic networking which was formed in 1981, merged with Uniphase to become JDSU, a global leader in optical networking. Subsequent acquisitions by JDSU broadened the depth and breadth of what is now Lumentum’s businesses, as well as the intellectual property, technology and product offerings of the company. The fundamental laser and photonic component technologies which we acquired through various acquisitions form the basis of cloud and communications optical network infrastructure today.

These technologies will continue to enable us to develop highly integrated products to satisfy our customers’ ever-increasing needs for smaller, lower power and lower cost optical and photonic products. In December 2018, we completed the acquisition of Oclaro, Inc. (“Oclaro”), which enhanced our product portfolio by adding Oclaro’s indium phosphide laser and photonic integrated circuit technologies, as well as its coherent component and module capabilities. These additions broadened our revenue mix and strengthened our position to meet the evolving needs of our customers. In August 2022, we completed the acquisition of NeoPhotonics Corporation (“NeoPhotonics”), which expanded our opportunities in optical components used in cloud and telecom network infrastructure. In August 2022, we completed a transaction to acquire IPG Photonics’ telecom transmission product lines (“IPG telecom transmission product lines”) that develop and market products for use in telecommunications and datacenter infrastructure, including coherent Digital Signal Processors (“DSPs”), application-specific integrated circuits (“ASICs”) and optical transceivers. In November 2023, we completed the acquisition of Cloud Light Technology Limited (“Cloud Light”). […]

Management discussion and analysis

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS You should read the following discussion in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the corresponding notes included elsewhere in this Annual Report. This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contains forward-looking statements. The matters discussed in these forward-looking statements are subject to risk, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those made, projected or implied in the forward-looking statements. Refer to “Risk Factors” and “Forward-Looking Statements” for a discussion of the uncertainties, risks and assumptions associated with these statements. Overview We are a leading provider of optical and photonic products and are recognized as an industry leader based on revenue and market share.

Our products are essential to a range of cloud, artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI/ML”), telecommunications, consumer, and industrial end-market applications. We believe the global markets in which Lumentum participates have fundamentally robust, long-term trends that will increase the need for our photonics products and technologies. We believe the world is becoming more reliant on ever-increasing amounts of data flowing through optical networks and data centers. Lumentum’s products and technology enable the scaling of these optical networks and data centers to higher capacities. AI/ML has caused a dramatic surge in the growing demands on data networking in cloud data centers and accelerated the usage of optical components and modules. We expect that the accelerating shift to digital and virtual approaches to many aspects of work and life will continue into the future.

Virtual meetings, video calls, and hybrid in-person and virtual environments for work and other aspects of life will continue to drive strong needs for bandwidth growth and present dynamic new challenges that our technologies address. As manufacturers demand higher levels of precision, new materials, and factory and energy efficiency, suppliers of manufacturing tools globally are turning to laser-based approaches, including the types of lasers Lumentum supplies. Laser-based 3D sensing and LiDAR for security, industrial and automotive applications are rapidly developing markets. The technology enables computer vision applications that enhance security, safety, and new functionality in the electronic devices that people rely on every day. The use of LiDAR and in-cabin 3D sensing in automobile and delivery vehicles over time significantly adds to our long-term market opportunity.

Additionally, we expect 3D-enabled machine vision solutions to expand significantly in industrial applications in the coming years. To maintain and grow our market and technology leadership positions, we are continually investing in new and differentiated products and technologies and customer programs that address both nearer-term and longer-term growth opportunities, both organically and through acquisitions, as well as continually improving and optimizing our operations. Over many years, we have developed close relationships with market-leading customers. We seek to use our core optical and photonic technologies and our volume manufacturing capability to expand into attractive emerging markets that benefit from advantages that optical or photonics-based solutions provide. We have two reportable segments, Cloud & Networking and Industrial Tech.

The two operating segments were primarily determined based on how our Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) views and evaluates our operations. The CODM regularly reviews operating results to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segments and to assess their performance. Our CODM allocates resources to the segments based on their business prospects, competitive factors, segment net revenue and segment profit. Segment profit includes operating expenses directly managed by operating segments, including research and development, and direct sales and marketing expenses. Segment profit does not include stock-based compensation, acquisition or integration related costs, amortization and impairment of acquisition-related intangible assets, restructuring and related charges, and certain other charges.

Additionally, we do not allocate certain marketing and general and administrative expenses, as these expenses are not directly attributable to our operating segments. Cloud & Networking Our Cloud & Networking products comprise a comprehensive portfolio of optical and photonic chips, components, modules, and subsystems supplied to cloud data center operators, AI/ML infrastructure providers, and network equipment manufacturer customers who are building cloud data center and network infrastructures. Our products enable high-capacity optical links for cloud computing, AI/ML workloads, and data center interconnect (“DCI”) applications, as well as for communications service provider networks. Our offerings support access (local), metro (intracity), long-haul (intercity and global), and submarine (undersea) network infrastructure. Additionally, our Cloud & Networking products serve enterprise network infrastructure needs, including storage area networks (“SANs”), local area networks (“LANs”), and wide area networks (“WANs”). […]

Key risk disclosures

“Risk Factors” of this Annual Report. Geopolitical Developments As a global business with operations spanning diverse geographic regions, we are exposed to geopolitical risks. Fluctuations in the geopolitical landscape, including war, military conflicts, changes in export regulations, the effects of heightened, scheduled, or proposed tariffs, and shifts in national priorities and foreign relations policies, can significantly impact our business. For instance, modifications to trade restrictions and export regulations can adversely affect both product demand and our ability to supply customers, which would harm revenue and profit margins. Moreover, disruptions in our customers' supply chains due to geopolitical events could reduce or delay their demand for our products, ultimately impacting our revenue and operating results.

For more information on risks associated with the change in geopolitical landscape and regulatory actions, refer to Item 1A “Risk Factors” of this Annual Report. 4 Reportable Segments We have two reportable segments, Cloud & Networking and Industrial Tech. The two operating segments were primarily determined based on how our Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) views and evaluates our operations. The CODM regularly reviews operating results to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segments and to assess their performance. Our CODM allocates resources to the segments based on their business prospects, competitive factors, segment net revenue and segment profit. Segment profit includes operating expenses directly managed by operating segments, including research and development, and direct sales and marketing expenses.

Segment profit does not include stock-based compensation, acquisition or integration related costs, amortization and impairment of acquisition-related intangible assets, restructuring and related charges, and certain other charges. Additionally, we do not allocate certain marketing and general and administrative expenses, as these expenses are not directly attributable to our operating segments. We do not track all of our property, plant and equipment by operating segments. For the geographic identification of these assets and for further information regarding our operating segments, refer to “Note 17. Operating Segments and Geographic Information” to the consolidated financial statements. Cloud & Networking Markets We maintain leading market positions in the fast-growing Cloud & Networking markets through our extensive product and technology portfolio and close relationships with a wide range of market leading customers.

We provide a wide range of optical and photonic components, modules, and subsystems to support the high-speed transmission of data over high-capacity fiber optic links in cloud data center, AI/ML, enterprise and communications services networking applications. Customers include cloud and network service providers, AI infrastructure providers, and network equipment manufacturers (“NEMs”). Within cloud data center, AI/ML, and enterprise applications, our products are used in the high-speed interconnection of networked servers, AI accelerators, storage, and switches. Within communication service provider networking applications, our products are used in the infrastructure for high-capacity access (local), metro (intracity), long-haul (city-to-city and worldwide) and submarine (undersea) optical networks. Trends The convergence of cloud computing and AI is driving rapid innovation and expansion in optical hardware for hyperscale cloud operators.

The immense computational demands of training and running AI models are driving a shift to high-speed photonics from traditional electrical interconnects. Additionally, the surging data traffic generated by video streaming, search engines, e-commerce, and other cloud services fuels the expansion of data center infrastructure. Photonic solutions offer substantial advantages over electrical connections, including ultra-fast data transmission at higher volumes and reduced susceptibility to electromagnetic interference. As a result, high-speed photonics are increasingly deployed to alleviate data traffic bottlenecks, accelerating AI model training and enhancing high-performance computing (“HPC”) efficiency. To address these challenges, web-scale companies are investing heavily in optical hardware solutions, including high-speed optical transceivers. A key innovation within data center photonics is the adoption of 200G lane speed optical components, which double data transfer rates compared to traditional 100G lanes.

This advancement can significantly accelerate AI and HPC applications, optimizes the utilization of compute cluster hardware, and positions data centers for future scaling as AI demands intensify. In addition, optical circuit switches are increasingly deployed to meet escalating data transport requirements within data centers. These switches support high port counts and can dynamically connect any input fiber to any output fiber to form continuous optical paths. To enable seamless data exchange between geographically dispersed data center units, high-speed data center interconnects (“DCIs”) are being constructed. DCI technology optimizes resource utilization by allowing cloud data centers to leverage computing power across multiple locations. The exponential growth of data across industries is driving the expansion of long-haul, metro, and access networks. […]

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