BELFA vs LITE vs VSH Stock Comparison

Bel Fuse, Lumentum Holdings and Vishay Intertechnology 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
7 wins
LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc.
$756.17 -19.3% 1M +348.8% 1Y
Market cap
$61.05B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.01B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Bel Fuse leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Bel Fuse 7, Lumentum Holdings 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBELFALITEVSHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.27B $61.05B $3.65B LITE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.3x -8.8x 128.5x BELFA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.5x 35.7x 33.8x BELFA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.3% +83.2% +13.4% LITE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.2% -230.2% 0.9% BELFA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.7% 8.1% 1.2% BELFA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.4x -1.0x LITE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.0% +348.8% +57.7% LITE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +63.7%/yr +55.2%/yr +6.7%/yr BELFA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.0% 98.7% 69.6% BELFA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 47/100 51/100 BELFA

Percentile Scorecard

BELFALITEVSH

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

AxisBELFALITEVSH
Valuation 78 #26 of 112 11 #100 of 112 75 #29 of 112
Growth 60 #44 of 109 81 #22 of 109 43 #63 of 109
Profitability 75 #27 of 105 40 #63 of 105 48 #55 of 105
Financial Health 81 #23 of 117 57 #51 of 117 46 #64 of 117
Shareholder Returns 28 #59 of 82 46 #45 of 82 42 #48 of 82
Overall 64 47 51
  • BELFA ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • LITE ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • VSH ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBELFALITEVSHSPY
1 month -21.2%-19.3%-18.1% -1.0%
3 months -31.0%-0.9%-30.1% +2.9%
6 months -36.4%-14.2%-5.3% +6.4%
Year to date +5.9%+105.2%+84.3% +11.4%
1 year +19.0%+348.8%+57.7% +13.1%
3 years +311.4%+1,861.0%+16.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +60.3%+169.9%+5.3% +21.5%
5 years +1,072.0%+799.7%+38.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +63.7%+55.2%+6.7% +10.9%
10 years +685.5%+1,771.7%+90.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +22.9%+34.0%+6.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBELFALITEVSHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.0%98.7%69.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.3%100.3%69.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.253.173.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.323.530.83 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.8%-66.5%-64.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.8%-33.3%-58.9% -2.5%
52-week high $291.23$1,133.40$64.90 $779.14
52-week low $114.02$168.50$11.82 $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.

MultipleBELFALITEVSH
P/E now vs peer median 40.7xmedian 31.3x -8.1xmedian 31.3x 128.6xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.6x 22.2xmedian 2.6x 1.1xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 19.6x 82.8xmedian 19.6x 10.2xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 28.3x 223.2xmedian 28.3x -542.1xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.9x 14.4xmedian 2.9x 1.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -2.94median 1.15 0.03median 1.15 -2.15median 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 monthsBELFALITEVSH
Revenue $744.09M $3.01B $3.32B
Gross profit $294.08M $1.26B $694.64M
Operating income $118.20M $524.80M $109.59M
Net income $77.96M -$6.94B $28.40M
Free cash flow $73.34M $300.10M -$6.96M
R&D $33.09M $356.50M –
EPS (diluted) $3.94 $-92.99 $0.19
Cash & equivalents $306.11M $2.04B $1.30B
Total debt $627.00M $1.64B $972.29M
Shares (diluted) 13.61M 74.60M 147.90M
Enterprise value $1.79B $52.86B $907.62M

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
MetricBELFALITEVSH
P/E 40.7x -8.1x 128.6x
P/FCF 27.0x 223.2x -542.1x
P/Operating cash flow 23.7x 89.2x 10.9x
P/S 2.7x 22.2x 1.1x
P/B 2.2x 14.4x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 15.5x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 11.4x 82.8x 10.2x
EV/EBIT 14.2x 125.6x 31.4x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 21.9x 1.0x
EV/FCF 22.8x 219.6x -494.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.1x 87.7x 9.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.94 0.03 -2.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBELFALITEVSH
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.3% 83.2% 13.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 19.5% -2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.8% 173.1% 20.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 30.2% -13.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 50.2% 391.4% 310.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 87.0% -43.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.7% -26,876% 132.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.2% -274.9% -59.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.1% -25,088% 129.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.9% -264.1% -59.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.3% 494.9% 175.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 61.1% -17.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 52.7% 386.6% 96.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 80.2% -26.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBELFALITEVSH
Gross margin 39.5% 41.7% 20.9%
EBITDA margin 19.8% 26.4% 10.2%
Operating margin 15.9% 17.4% 3.3%
Pretax margin 12.5% -238.0% 2.2%
Net margin 7.2% -230.2% 0.9%
FCF margin 9.9% 10.0% -0.2%
Operating cash flow margin 11.2% 24.9% 10.4%
Return on equity 11.6% -182.1% 1.1%
Return on assets 7.0% -96.8% 0.6%
Return on invested capital 12.7% 8.1% 1.2%
Return on capital employed 12.4% 11.2% 3.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x -0.1x 12.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 5.6% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBELFALITEVSH
Debt / assets – 22.4% 18.9%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.4x -1.0x
Debt / FCF – 5.5x -139.7x
Liabilities / assets 28.1% 36.5% 43.5%
Equity / assets 71.9% 63.5% 56.5%
Interest coverage 10.8x 24.1x 2.8x
Current ratio 4.5x 1.7x 1.8x
Quick ratio 3.0x 1.1x 1.1x
Cash ratio 2.0x 1.1x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 5.25 14.52 2.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBELFALITEVSH
Dividend yield 0.1% – 1.5%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.1% 0.0% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 191.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -780.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -0.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -1.3%

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.

ConsensusBELFALITEVSH
Forward P/E 15.5xFY2026 35.7xFY2027 33.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.39FY2026 $21.16FY2027 $0.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.3%FY2026 +144.1%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +3.6% +59.8% +140.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $771.32MFY2026 $6.48BFY2027 $3.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.2%FY2026 +115.2%FY2027 +15.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.0% +61.8% +23.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBELFALITEVSH
Held by institutions 63.1% 92.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 110 1,316 468
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.8% +6.6% +14.6%
Institutions buying 70 903 308
Institutions selling 30 318 120
Buyers to sellers 2.33 2.84 2.57

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.

BELFALITEVSH
BELFA 1.00 0.54 0.54
LITE 0.54 1.00 0.50
VSH 0.54 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BELFA, LITE and VSH?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bel Fuse (BELFA) $2.27B, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) $61.05B, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) $3.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, BELFA, LITE and VSH?

Bel Fuse (BELFA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bel Fuse (BELFA) 42.3x, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -8.8x, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 128.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bel Fuse (BELFA) is cheapest (Bel Fuse (BELFA) 15.5x, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 35.7x, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 33.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bel Fuse (BELFA) +25.3%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +83.2%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +13.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bel Fuse (BELFA) has the highest net margin (Bel Fuse (BELFA) 7.2%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -230.2%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 0.9%). On return on invested capital, Bel Fuse (BELFA) leads (Bel Fuse (BELFA) 12.7%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 8.1%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 1.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lumentum Holdings (LITE) returned the most: Bel Fuse (BELFA) +19.0%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +348.8%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +57.7%. Over five years, Bel Fuse (BELFA) compounded fastest (Bel Fuse (BELFA) +63.7%/yr, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +55.2%/yr, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +6.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Bel Fuse (BELFA) 0.00%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 0.00%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 0.01%. Bel Fuse (BELFA) and Lumentum Holdings (LITE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bel Fuse (BELFA) has been the steadiest (Bel Fuse (BELFA) 59.0%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 98.7%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 69.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BELFA, LITE and VSH?

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 7. 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.