Employees: 425
Size LightPath Technologies (LPTH) is a United States Information Technology company (Electronic Components) with a market value of $495M, the 2709th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $7.06 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 38.7%, against -27.3% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 8th lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 92.8% over the last twelve months (peer median +18.4%); the operating margin is -2.3% (peer median 3.2%).
Valuation It trades at 5.9× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 3.6× (5th most expensive of 21).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 13.9 points below its cost of capital (12.4% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 10 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $71.7M | $71.7M | $37.2M | $31.7M | $32.9M |
| Revenue growth | — | +93% | +17% | -4% | — |
| Gross profit | $24.0M | $24.0M | $8.72M | $7.00M | $9.95M |
| EBITDA | $3.37M | $3.87M | -$3.41M | -$3.56M | -$189,340 |
| Net income | -$20.5M | -$20.5M | -$14.9M | -$8.01M | -$4.05M |
| Free cash flow | -$16.5M | -$16.5M | -$9.59M | -$1.66M | -$5.89M |
| Capital expenditure | $6.27M | $6.27M | $1.26M | $2.18M | $3.08M |
| Total debt | $10.9M | $10.9M | $15.2M | $10.4M | $12.4M |
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| Measure | LPTH | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -27.5% | -16.2% | 7th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -38.7% | -27.3% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -62.7% | -50.4% | 7th lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +92.8% | +18.4% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | -2.3% | 3.2% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| EV / Sales | 5.9× | 3.6× | 5th most expensive of 21 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -13.9 pp | -2.4 pp | 2nd lowest of 20 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -24.4× | 0.6× | least indebted of 12 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | EV / Sales | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LightPath Technologies LPTH | United States | $495M | -39% | +93% | -2% | 5.9× | n/a | n/a |
| CHA Biotech 085660.KS | South Korea | $499M | -57% | +14% | -6% | 1.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Ability Opto-Electronics Technology 3362.TWO | Taiwan | $513M | +6% | -3% | -8% | 5.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Jiangsu Xiehe Electronic 605258.SS | China | $476M | -2% | +1% | 7% | 3.1× | 8.6% | +9.7% |
| Fujian Forecam Optics 688010.SS | China | $518M | -35% | -2% | -15% | 5.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Visco Vision 6782.TW | Taiwan | $523M | +23% | +23% | 29% | 3.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Smartoptics SMOP.OL | Norway | $530M | -8% | +45% | 14% | 4.7× | 15.2% | +19.1% |
| TLB 356860.KS | South Korea | $460M | -34% | +43% | 13% | 2.0× | n/a | n/a |
| First Hi-tec Enterprise 5439.TWO | Taiwan | $458M | -60% | +93% | 17% | 1.4× | -5.0% | +31.1% |
| Senseonics SENS | United States | $454M | +71% | +91% | -223% | 7.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Taiwan Chinsan Electronic Industrial 8042.TWO | Taiwan | $541M | +82% | +22% | 7% | 4.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Beijing JCZ Technology 688291.SS | China | $452M | -30% | +12% | 1% | 9.7× | n/a | n/a |
| WUS Printed Circuit 2316.TW | Taiwan | $549M | -15% | +24% | -11% | 3.8× | n/a | n/a |
| LS Materials 417200.KS | South Korea | $442M | -70% | +20% | 0% | 3.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Shaanxi Huada Science Technology 301517.SZ | China | $554M | -54% | -9% | -26% | 6.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Foshan Nationstar Optoelectronics 002449.SZ | China | $557M | -24% | -17% | -6% | 1.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Chin-Poon Industrial 2355.TW | Taiwan | $568M | -9% | +1% | 4% | 0.8× | 7.2% | +0.6% |
| Shenzhen King Brother Electronics Technology 301041.SZ | China | $430M | -10% | +18% | 5% | 3.1× | 22.5% | +3.9% |
| Shinsung Delta Tech 065350.KS | South Korea | $572M | -51% | +10% | 3% | 1.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Alltop Technology 3526.TWO | Taiwan | $428M | -40% | +19% | 31% | 2.8× | -7.5% | +12.9% |
| GigaVis 420770.KS | South Korea | $583M | -40% | +176% | 26% | 10.1× | 34.7% | -5.1% |