BELFA vs KN vs HSAI Stock Comparison

Bel Fuse, Knowles and Hesai Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BELFA Bel Fuse Inc /Nj
$160.80 -21.2% 1M +19.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.27B
P/E
42.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$744.09M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins
KN Knowles Corp
$32.20 -12.4% 1M +34.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.79B
P/E
41.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$635.00M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins
HSAI Hesai Group
$13.13 -19.5% 1M -42.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.90B
P/E
26.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$480.33M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Hesai leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Hesai 4, Knowles 3, Bel Fuse 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBELFAKNHSAILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.27B $2.79B $1.90B KN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.3x 41.4x 26.9x HSAI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.5x 23.7x 218.8x BELFA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.3% +12.8% +38.6% HSAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.2% 10.6% 14.7% HSAI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.7% 8.6% — BELFA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.0% +34.1% -42.0% KN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +63.7%/yr +10.2%/yr — BELFA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.0% 41.1% 71.2% KN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 61/100 73/100 HSAI

Percentile Scorecard

BELFAKNHSAI

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBELFAKNHSAI
Valuation 78 #26 of 112 46 #61 of 112 69 #35 of 112
Growth 60 #44 of 109 68 #36 of 109 97 #4 of 109
Profitability 75 #27 of 105 67 #35 of 105 54 #49 of 105
Financial Health 81 #23 of 117 59 #49 of 117 –
Shareholder Returns 28 #59 of 82 68 #27 of 82 –
Overall 64 61 73
  • BELFA ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • KN ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • HSAI ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBELFAKNHSAISPY
1 month -21.2%-12.4%-19.5% -1.0%
3 months -31.0%-14.4%-10.1% +2.9%
6 months -36.4%+5.2%-41.2% +6.4%
Year to date +5.9%+50.3%-41.4% +11.4%
1 year +19.0%+34.1%-42.0% +13.1%
3 years +311.4%+139.2%+30.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +60.3%+33.8%+9.2% +21.5%
5 years +1,072.0%+62.8%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +63.7%+10.2%— +10.9%
10 years +685.5%+117.1%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +22.9%+8.1%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBELFAKNHSAISPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.0%41.1%71.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.3%42.6%68.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.251.852.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.320.83-0.59 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.8%-49.6%-84.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.8%-24.8%-54.4% -2.5%
52-week high $291.23$42.80$28.79 $779.14
52-week low $114.02$20.67$12.14 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBELFAKNHSAI
P/E now vs peer median 40.7xmedian 31.3x 40.9xmedian 31.3x 25.8xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.6x 4.3xmedian 2.6x 4.3xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 19.6x 21.5xmedian 19.6x —median 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 28.3x 168.7xmedian 28.3x —median 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.9x 3.5xmedian 2.9x —median 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -2.94median 1.15 1.24median 1.15 0.43median 1.15

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBELFAKNHSAI
Revenue $744.09M $635.00M $480.33M
Gross profit $294.08M $284.10M $195.19M
Operating income $118.20M $92.20M $24.53M
Net income $77.96M $67.50M $63.29M
Free cash flow $73.34M $16.30M –
R&D $33.09M $42.80M $122.50M
EPS (diluted) $3.94 $0.77 $0.48
Cash & equivalents $306.11M $49.60M $222.56M
Total debt $627.00M $352.00M –
Shares (diluted) 13.61M 87.90M 146.44M
Enterprise value $1.79B $2.56B -$1.61B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBELFAKNHSAI
P/E 40.7x 40.9x 25.8x
P/FCF 27.0x 168.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 23.7x 29.6x –
P/S 2.7x 4.3x 4.3x
P/B 2.2x 3.5x –
P/Tangible book 2.9x 4.2x –
EV/EBITDA 11.4x 21.5x –
EV/EBIT 14.2x 30.7x 43.6x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 4.5x 2.2x
EV/FCF 22.8x 173.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 20.1x 30.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.94 1.24 0.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBELFAKNHSAI
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.3% 12.8% 38.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 16.0% 27.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.8% 19.5% 32.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 13.7% 36.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 50.2% 74.6% 1,028%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% -32.5% 32.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.7% 172.2% 405.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 32.8% 46.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.1% 171.2% 342.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.9% 33.1% 59.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.3% -19.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 15.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 52.7% -78.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 1.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBELFAKNHSAI
Gross margin 39.5% 44.7% 40.6%
EBITDA margin 19.8% 20.7% –
Operating margin 15.9% 14.5% 5.1%
Pretax margin 12.5% 13.5% 7.6%
Net margin 7.2% 10.6% 14.7%
FCF margin 9.9% 2.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.2% 14.6% –
Return on equity 11.6% 8.6% –
Return on assets 7.0% 6.3% 4.0%
Return on invested capital 12.7% 8.6% –
Return on capital employed 12.4% 9.6% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 4.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBELFAKNHSAI
Debt / assets – 12.2% –
Debt / equity – 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.6x –
Debt / FCF – 8.0x –
Liabilities / assets 28.1% 26.1% –
Equity / assets 71.9% 73.9% –
Interest coverage 10.8x – 19.1x
Current ratio 4.5x 3.2x –
Quick ratio 3.0x 1.6x –
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.5x –
Altman Z-score 5.25 6.30 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBELFAKNHSAI
Dividend yield 0.1% – –
Net buyback yield – 1.5% –
Shareholder yield 0.1% 1.5% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBELFAKNHSAI
Forward P/E 15.5xFY2026 23.7xFY2026 218.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.39FY2026 $1.36FY2026 $0.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.3%FY2026 +22.5%FY2026 -86.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.6% +22.8% +150.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $771.32MFY2026 $689.72MFY2026 $674.17MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.2%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 +55.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.0% +10.1% +28.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBELFAKNHSAI
Held by institutions 63.1% 100.0% 26.6%
Institutions holding 110 340 131
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.8% +0.5% -13.3%
Institutions buying 70 198 88
Institutions selling 30 93 31
Buyers to sellers 2.33 2.13 2.84

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BELFAKNHSAI
BELFA 1.00 0.67 0.30
KN 0.67 1.00 0.35
HSAI 0.30 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BELFA, KN and HSAI?

Knowles (KN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bel Fuse (BELFA) $2.27B, Knowles (KN) $2.79B, Hesai (HSAI) $1.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, BELFA, KN and HSAI?

Hesai (HSAI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bel Fuse (BELFA) 42.3x, Knowles (KN) 41.4x, Hesai (HSAI) 26.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bel Fuse (BELFA) is cheapest (Bel Fuse (BELFA) 15.5x, Knowles (KN) 23.7x, Hesai (HSAI) 218.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hesai (HSAI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bel Fuse (BELFA) +25.3%, Knowles (KN) +12.8%, Hesai (HSAI) +38.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hesai (HSAI) has the highest net margin (Bel Fuse (BELFA) 7.2%, Knowles (KN) 10.6%, Hesai (HSAI) 14.7%). On return on invested capital, Bel Fuse (BELFA) leads (Bel Fuse (BELFA) 12.7%, Knowles (KN) 8.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Knowles (KN) returned the most: Bel Fuse (BELFA) +19.0%, Knowles (KN) +34.1%, Hesai (HSAI) -42.0%. Over five years, Bel Fuse (BELFA) compounded fastest (Bel Fuse (BELFA) +63.7%/yr, Knowles (KN) +10.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Knowles (KN) has been the steadiest (Bel Fuse (BELFA) 59.0%, Knowles (KN) 41.1%, Hesai (HSAI) 71.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BELFA, KN and HSAI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Hesai (HSAI) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.