Latest headcount
10,562
YoY change
+45.5%
Headcount CAGR
+21.2%
Revenue / employee
$156K
Employee count history for Lumentum Holdings
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,550 |
| 2016 | 1,850 |
| 2017 | 2,057 |
| 2018 | 2,930 |
| 2019 | 5,161 |
| 2020 | 5,473 |
| 2021 | 5,618 |
| 2022 | 6,815 |
| 2023 | 7,500 |
| 2024 | 7,257 |
| 2025 | 10,562 |
Revenue per employee for Lumentum Holdings
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $540K |
| 2016 | $488K |
| 2017 | $487K |
| 2018 | $426K |
| 2019 | $303K |
| 2020 | $307K |
| 2021 | $305K |
| 2022 | $251K |
| 2023 | $236K |
| 2024 | $187K |
| 2025 | $156K |
Earnings per employee for Lumentum Holdings
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2015 | -$2.19K |
| 2016 | $5.03K |
| 2017 | -$49.8K |
| 2018 | $84.7K |
| 2019 | -$7.05K |
| 2020 | $24.8K |
| 2021 | $35.4K |
| 2022 | $29.2K |
| 2023 | -$17.5K |
| 2024 | -$75.3K |
| 2025 | $2.45K |
Employee count history for Lumentum Holdings (LITE)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 202510,562+45.5%
- 20247,257-3.2%
- 20237,500+10.1%
- 20226,815+21.3%
- 20215,618+2.6%
- 20205,473+6.0%
- 20195,161+76.1%
- 20182,930+42.4%
- 20172,057+11.2%
- 20161,850+19.4%
- 20151,550—
About Lumentum Holdings's employee count
Lumentum Holdings (LITE) employed 10,562 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +3,305 (+45.5%) from 7,257 a year earlier.
Across the 2015–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 1,550 to 10,562 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +21.2% per year.
Lumentum Holdings generated about $156K of revenue and $2.45K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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