<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 HOLDING CORPORATION FOR YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 29, 2000. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0001000654 <NAME> COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES HOLDING CORPORATION <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> SEP-29-2000 <PERIOD-START> OCT-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> SEP-29-2000 <CASH> 4,766 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 42,434 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 63,949 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 119,724 <PP&E> 68,656 <DEPRECIATION> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 226,985 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 99,843 <BONDS> 110,895 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 28,265 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 49 <OTHER-SE> (31,237) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 226,985 <SALES> 243,054 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 243,054 <CGS> 188,748 <TOTAL-COSTS> 188,748 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 8,690 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 18,663 <INCOME-PRETAX> (10,360) <INCOME-TAX> 1,232 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (11,592) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (11,592) <EPS-BASIC> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0