Lumentum FY27 Q1: revenue $1.26 billion, up 136.5%, Q2 guide near $1.6 billion
Lumentum's fiscal Q1 2027 was a beat-and-raise: revenue of $1.26 billion more than doubled year over year, GAAP net income reached $360.3 million, and management guided the next quarter to roughly $1.6 billion. The catch is that growth now leans heavily on AI data-center optical demand, and a working-capital build drained $758.8 million of cash. Read the scorecard for quality of earnings, then the balance sheet for what it cost to get there.
1 · Expected vs. Actual
Free preview belowGAAP diluted EPS was $3.54 and non-GAAP was $4.57, against $0.05 GAAP a year ago. The gap between the two is mostly $146.7 million of stock-based compensation and related payroll taxes, including an $89.4 million equity award modification tied to an executive retirement. The prior quarter's $7.2 billion GAAP loss came from a $7,756.6 million debt-extinguishment charge, not from operations.
Revenue of $1.26 billion rose 136.5% year over year and 25.5% sequentially, with Systems the faster line at $508.4 million, up 228.8% from a year ago. Components brought in $754.2 million, or 59.7% of the total, nearly doubling. Both segments grew, so this is broad demand rather than one product carrying the quarter.
Management guided FY27 Q2 to revenue of $1.575 billion to $1.625 billion, non-GAAP operating margin of 45.0% to 46.0% and non-GAAP diluted EPS of $5.90 to $6.20. The midpoint implies about $350 million of sequential growth, which the CEO notes is greater than the whole company's quarterly revenue just two years ago. On the four data points given, actuals landed above the guide midpoint every time.
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