<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM (A) CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET & STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH (B) FORM 10-K - COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES, INC FOR YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 27, 1996. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0001000564 <NAME> COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES, INC. <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> SEP-27-1996 <PERIOD-START> SEP-30-1995 <PERIOD-END> SEP-27-1996 <CASH> 1,753 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 50,380 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 46,471 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 107,846 <PP&E> 79,873 <DEPRECIATION> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 228,142 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 73,270 <BONDS> 135,650 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 14,822 <PREFERRED> 1 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> 4,439 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 228,142 <SALES> 257,449 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 257,449 <CGS> 184,482 <TOTAL-COSTS> 184,482 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 18,894 <INCOME-PRETAX> 10,411 <INCOME-TAX> 2,068 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 8,343 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 8,343 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0