<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM (A) CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AND STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH (B) FORM 10-K COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES, INC. FOR YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 3, 1997 </LEGEND> <CIK> 0001000564 <NAME> COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES, INC <MULTIPLIER> 1000 <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> OCT-03-1997 <PERIOD-START> SEP-28-1996 <PERIOD-END> OCT-03-1997 <CASH> 2,027 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 52,326 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 50,750 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 113,457 <PP&E> 79,994 <DEPRECIATION> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 237,396 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 72,990 <BONDS> 131,534 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 17,566 <PREFERRED> 1 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> 15,305 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 237,396 <SALES> 253,439 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 253,439 <CGS> 183,678 <TOTAL-COSTS> 183,678 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 7,681 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 19,039 <INCOME-PRETAX> 10,772 <INCOME-TAX> (3,000) <INCOME-CONTINUING> 13,772 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 13,772 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0