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Viavi Solutions (VIAV) stock, explained like you're 5

Viavi Solutions trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker VIAV. It is a large cap company in the semiconductors industry, part of the technology sector, with a market value of about 11.3 billion dollars.

Ticker
VIAV
Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Technology
Industry
Semiconductors
Size
Large cap, about 11.3 billion dollars

Is Viavi Solutions a small, medium or large cap company?

Yes. Viavi Solutions is a large cap stock. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 11.3 billion dollars.

Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.

How Viavi Solutions makes money

  • Selling software, hardware or cloud services, often as a subscription.
  • Charging businesses and consumers for products they use every day.
  • Licensing its technology and selling related services.

What moves VIAV stock

  • How fast sales are growing, especially in cloud and AI.
  • New product launches and customer wins.
  • Competition, regulation and how much the company spends on research.

In the news lately

  • Viavi Solutions Q1 Preview: Lot More Attractive After Price Reset (Rating Upgrade) (VIAV) (Seeking Alpha)
  • Viavi Solutions Inc. $VIAV Stock Holdings Lifted by Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (MarketBeat)
  • VIAV Nov 2026 36.000 put (VIAV261120P00036000) Interactive Stock Chart Yahoo Finance (Yahoo! Finance Canada)
  • Viavi Solutions Inc (VIAV) Stock Down 9.3% but Still Overvalued GF Score: 66/100 (GuruFocus)
  • Fund Update: New $5.4M $VIAV stock position opened by GATEWAY INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC (Quiver Quantitative)

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Key terms to know before you follow VIAV

  • Market cap
  • P/E ratio
  • EPS (earnings per share)
  • Earnings report
  • Volatility

Questions about Viavi Solutions stock

What does Viavi Solutions do?

Viavi Solutions trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker VIAV. It is a large cap company in the semiconductors industry, part of the technology sector, with a market value of about 11.3 billion dollars.

What is the ticker symbol for Viavi Solutions?

Viavi Solutions trades under the ticker VIAV on the Nasdaq.

What is Viavi Solutions's market cap?

Viavi Solutions is a large cap stock with a market cap of about 11.3 billion dollars.

How does Viavi Solutions make money?

Selling software, hardware or cloud services, often as a subscription. Charging businesses and consumers for products they use every day. Licensing its technology and selling related services.

What moves VIAV stock?

How fast sales are growing, especially in cloud and AI. New product launches and customer wins. Competition, regulation and how much the company spends on research.

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