<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM INTERIM CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND BALANCE SHEETS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FORM 10-Q COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES HOLDING CORPORATION FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2000. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0001000654 <NAME> COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES HOLDING CORPORATION <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> SEP-29-2000 <PERIOD-START> OCT-02-2000 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-2000 <CASH> 3,022 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 42,274 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 62,727 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 121,380 <PP&E> 71,141 <DEPRECIATION> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 232,342 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 98,216 <BONDS> 113,137 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 27,206 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 49 <OTHER-SE> (24,766) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 232,342 <SALES> 181,697 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 181,697 <CGS> 139,772 <TOTAL-COSTS> 139,772 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 6,585 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 13,908 <INCOME-PRETAX> (6,291) <INCOME-TAX> 571 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (6,862) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (6,862) <EPS-BASIC> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0