<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AND STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FORM 10-K COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES, INC. FOR YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 2, 1998. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0001000564 <NAME> COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES, INC. <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> OCT-02-1998 <PERIOD-START> OCT-04-1997 <PERIOD-END> OCT-02-1998 <CASH> 448 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 49,484 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 52,923 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 111,276 <PP&E> 78,099 <DEPRECIATION> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 229,212 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 65,319 <BONDS> 126,298 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 20,683 <PREFERRED> 1 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> 16,911 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 229,212 <SALES> 260,688 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 260,688 <CGS> 194,410 <TOTAL-COSTS> 194,410 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 7,455 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 17,793 <INCOME-PRETAX> 8,927 <INCOME-TAX> 3,750 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 5,177 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 5,177 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0