BELFA vs LFUS vs OUST Stock Comparison

Bel Fuse, Littelfuse and Ouster 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
5 wins
LFUS Littelfuse Inc /De
$351.39 -16.8% 1M +30.5% 1Y
Market cap
$9.21B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.61B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins
OUST Ouster, Inc.
$29.69 -24.6% 1M -10.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.96B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$204.91M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Bel Fuse leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Bel Fuse 5, Littelfuse 3, Ouster 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBELFALFUSOUSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.27B $9.21B $1.96B LFUS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.3x -1,142x -36.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.5x 19.8x — BELFA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.3% +15.4% +62.8% OUST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.2% -0.3% -26.0% BELFA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.7% 0.0% — BELFA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.0% +30.5% -10.0% LFUS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +63.7%/yr +3.6%/yr -14.6%/yr BELFA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.0% 42.9% 102.4% LFUS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 47/100 43/100 BELFA

Percentile Scorecard

BELFALFUSOUST

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

AxisBELFALFUSOUST
Valuation 78 #26 of 112 59 #47 of 112 9 #102 of 112
Growth 60 #44 of 109 29 #78 of 109 82 #20 of 109
Profitability 75 #27 of 105 49 #54 of 105 14 #91 of 105
Financial Health 81 #23 of 117 63 #44 of 117 88 #15 of 117
Shareholder Returns 28 #59 of 82 33 #55 of 82 22 #64 of 82
Overall 64 47 43
  • BELFA ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • LFUS ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • OUST ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBELFALFUSOUSTSPY
1 month -21.2%-16.8%-24.6% -1.0%
3 months -31.0%-13.2%-12.8% +2.9%
6 months -36.4%-13.7%+5.2% +6.4%
Year to date +5.9%+38.9%+37.2% +11.4%
1 year +19.0%+30.5%-10.0% +13.1%
3 years +311.4%+57.6%+642.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +60.3%+16.4%+95.2% +21.5%
5 years +1,072.0%+19.4%-54.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +63.7%+3.6%-14.6% +10.9%
10 years +685.5%+179.5%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +22.9%+10.8%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBELFALFUSOUSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.0%42.9%102.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.3%44.9%100.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.251.814.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.320.71-0.10 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.8%-54.8%-95.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.8%-28.2%-52.5% -2.5%
52-week high $291.23$489.10$62.52 $779.14
52-week low $114.02$234.94$16.63 $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.

MultipleBELFALFUSOUST
P/E now vs peer median 40.7xmedian 31.3x -1,103xmedian 31.3x -36.7xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.6x 3.4xmedian 2.6x 9.9xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 19.6x 38.3xmedian 19.6x -33.7xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 28.3x 20.1xmedian 28.3x -24.7xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.9x 3.4xmedian 2.9x 5.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -2.94median 1.15 41.63median 1.15 -0.65median 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 monthsBELFALFUSOUST
Revenue $744.09M $2.61B $204.91M
Gross profit $294.08M $1.03B $101.63M
Operating income $118.20M $95.49M -$62.60M
Net income $77.96M -$8.06M -$53.33M
Free cash flow $73.34M $444.35M -$82.47M
R&D $33.09M $115.22M $68.46M
EPS (diluted) $3.94 $-0.31 $-0.81
Cash & equivalents $306.11M $628.22M $91.76M
Total debt $627.00M $629.66M –
Shares (diluted) 13.61M 25.62M 65.99M
Enterprise value $1.79B $6.72B $1.07B

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
MetricBELFALFUSOUST
P/E 40.7x -1,103x -36.7x
P/FCF 27.0x 20.1x -24.7x
P/Operating cash flow 23.7x 17.4x -37.8x
P/S 2.7x 3.4x 9.9x
P/B 2.2x 3.4x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 4.3x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA 11.4x 38.3x -33.7x
EV/EBIT 14.2x 93.5x -28.3x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 3.4x 8.6x
EV/FCF 22.8x 20.1x -21.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.1x 17.4x -32.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.94 41.63 -0.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBELFALFUSOUST
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.3% 15.4% 62.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 1.5% 51.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.8% 23.4% 90.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 0.9% 166.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 50.2% -52.6% 39.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% -40.7% 45.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.7% -107.5% 42.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.2% -26.5% 48.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.1% -107.3% 52.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.9% -26.5% 56.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.3% 31.5% -329.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 8.0% 27.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 52.7% 41.0% -416.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 12.0% 17.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBELFALFUSOUST
Gross margin 39.5% 39.3% 49.6%
EBITDA margin 19.8% 8.9% -25.6%
Operating margin 15.9% 3.7% -30.6%
Pretax margin 12.5% 3.0% -25.5%
Net margin 7.2% -0.3% -26.0%
FCF margin 9.9% 17.0% -40.2%
Operating cash flow margin 11.2% 19.6% -26.3%
Return on equity 11.6% -0.3% -16.5%
Return on assets 7.0% -0.2% -12.5%
Return on invested capital 12.7% 0.0% –
Return on capital employed 12.4% 2.8% -18.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x -63.5x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 1.1% 18.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBELFALFUSOUST
Debt / assets – 15.7% –
Debt / equity – 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.0x –
Debt / FCF – 1.4x –
Liabilities / assets 28.1% 34.7% 21.8%
Equity / assets 71.9% 65.3% 78.2%
Interest coverage 10.8x 3.2x –
Current ratio 4.5x 2.8x 4.2x
Quick ratio 3.0x 1.8x 3.5x
Cash ratio 2.0x 1.1x 3.1x
Altman Z-score 5.25 5.50 9.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBELFALFUSOUST
Dividend yield 0.1% 0.9% –
Net buyback yield – -1.1% -6.9%
Shareholder yield 0.1% -0.2% -6.9%
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.

ConsensusBELFALFUSOUST
Forward P/E 15.5xFY2026 19.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $10.39FY2026 $17.78FY2026 $-0.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.3%FY2026 +66.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +3.6% +12.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $771.32MFY2026 $3.11BFY2026 $229.51MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.2%FY2026 +30.3%FY2026 +35.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.0% +0.2% +36.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBELFALFUSOUST
Held by institutions 63.1% 99.4% 53.9%
Institutions holding 110 606 330
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.8% +1.6% +19.0%
Institutions buying 70 295 233
Institutions selling 30 209 66
Buyers to sellers 2.33 1.41 3.53

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.

BELFALFUSOUST
BELFA 1.00 0.62 0.44
LFUS 0.62 1.00 0.52
OUST 0.44 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BELFA, LFUS and OUST?

Littelfuse (LFUS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bel Fuse (BELFA) $2.27B, Littelfuse (LFUS) $9.21B, Ouster (OUST) $1.96B.

Which company is growing faster?

Ouster (OUST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bel Fuse (BELFA) +25.3%, Littelfuse (LFUS) +15.4%, Ouster (OUST) +62.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bel Fuse (BELFA) has the highest net margin (Bel Fuse (BELFA) 7.2%, Littelfuse (LFUS) -0.3%, Ouster (OUST) -26.0%). On return on invested capital, Bel Fuse (BELFA) leads (Bel Fuse (BELFA) 12.7%, Littelfuse (LFUS) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Littelfuse (LFUS) returned the most: Bel Fuse (BELFA) +19.0%, Littelfuse (LFUS) +30.5%, Ouster (OUST) -10.0%. Over five years, Bel Fuse (BELFA) compounded fastest (Bel Fuse (BELFA) +63.7%/yr, Littelfuse (LFUS) +3.6%/yr, Ouster (OUST) -14.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Littelfuse (LFUS) has been the steadiest (Bel Fuse (BELFA) 59.0%, Littelfuse (LFUS) 42.9%, Ouster (OUST) 102.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BELFA, LFUS and OUST?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bel Fuse (BELFA) leads on 5. 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.