BELFA vs SPRS vs VSH Stock Comparison

Bel Fuse, Surge Components and Vishay Intertechnology Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BELFA Bel Fuse Inc /Nj
$180.15 -10.1% 1M +29.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.22B
P/E
42.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$785.62M
Div. yield
0.13%
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins
SPRS Surge Components Inc
$3.20 -19.8% 1M +11.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.40M
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.54M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins
VSH Vishay Intertechnology Inc
$29.92 -7.2% 1M +71.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.23B
P/E
144.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.32B
Div. yield
1.34%
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionBELFASPRSVSHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.22B $18.40M $4.23B VSH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.5x 17.0x 144.2x SPRS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.3x — 37.4x BELFA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.0% +6.5% +13.4% BELFA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 2.9% 0.9% SPRS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 1.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -1.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.13% — 1.34% VSH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.6% +11.9% +71.1% VSH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +64.8%/yr -2.3%/yr +9.3%/yr BELFA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.3% 49.4% 70.3% SPRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 64/100 50/100 SPRS

Percentile Scorecard

BELFASPRSVSH

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

AxisBELFASPRSVSH
Valuation 67 #37 of 111 98 #3 of 111 76 #27 of 111
Growth 55 #49 of 108 26 #80 of 108 42 #63 of 108
Profitability 58 #44 of 104 49 #54 of 104 48 #55 of 104
Financial Health 84 #19 of 115 82 #22 of 115 45 #64 of 115
Shareholder Returns 30 #55 of 78 – 42 #46 of 78
Overall 59 64 50
  • BELFA ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SPRS ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • VSH ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBELFASPRSVSHSPY
1 month -10.1%-19.8%-7.2% +0.9%
3 months -11.0%-19.8%-0.1% +5.9%
6 months -21.5%-5.9%+7.6% +8.5%
Year to date +18.7%-5.9%+106.5% +13.3%
1 year +29.6%+11.9%+71.1% +12.4%
3 years +272.7%+16.8%+32.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +55.1%+5.3%+9.8% +23.5%
5 years +1,113.1%-11.1%+55.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +64.8%-2.3%+9.3% +11.0%
10 years +886.0%+220.0%+116.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +25.7%+12.3%+8.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBELFASPRSVSHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.3%49.4%70.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.6%61.7%69.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.29-0.163.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.500.241.01 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.8%-49.4%-64.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.1%-24.9%-53.9% -0.9%
52-week high $291.23$4.26$64.90 $779.14
52-week low $114.02$2.83$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.

MultipleBELFASPRSVSH
P/E now vs peer median 42.5xmedian 33.5x 17.0xmedian 33.5x 144.2xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.8x 0.5xmedian 2.8x 1.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 19.6x 3.7xmedian 19.6x 11.5xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.3xmedian 29.8x 12.9xmedian 29.8x -607.4xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.9x 0.8xmedian 2.9x 1.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -3.29median 1.10 -0.86median 1.10 -2.40median 1.10

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 monthsBELFASPRSVSH
Revenue $785.62M $37.54M $3.32B
Gross profit $313.22M $10.91M $694.64M
Operating income $127.41M $1.08M $109.59M
Net income $93.79M $1.08M $28.40M
Free cash flow – $1.43M -$6.96M
R&D $34.33M – –
EPS (diluted) $4.24 $0.18 $0.19
Cash & equivalents $333.12M $4.72M $1.30B
Total debt – – $972.29M
Shares (diluted) 13.61M 5.98M 147.90M
Enterprise value $2.33B -$39.44M $1.49B

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
MetricBELFASPRSVSH
P/E 42.5x 17.0x 144.2x
P/FCF 33.3x 12.9x -607.4x
P/Operating cash flow 23.2x 12.8x 12.2x
P/S 2.8x 0.5x 1.3x
P/B 2.4x 0.8x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 0.8x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – 3.7x 11.5x
EV/EBIT – 3.9x 35.6x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 0.1x 1.2x
EV/FCF – 2.9x -560.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.2x 2.9x 11.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.29 -0.86 -2.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBELFASPRSVSH
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.0% 6.5% 13.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.5% -1.9% -2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.7% 9.7% 20.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.0% -0.9% -13.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.6% 2.1% 310.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.4% -24.8% -43.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 26.6% 19.6% 132.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.3% -18.8% -59.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -17.6% 16.5% 129.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.9% -19.9% -59.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 60.8% 36.2% 175.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.7% -14.1% -17.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 52.6% 96.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -13.9% -26.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBELFASPRSVSH
Gross margin – 29.1% 20.9%
EBITDA margin – 3.0% 10.2%
Operating margin – 2.9% 3.3%
Pretax margin – 4.0% 2.2%
Net margin – 2.9% 0.9%
FCF margin – 3.8% -0.2%
Operating cash flow margin 12.2% 3.8% 10.4%
Return on equity 10.2% 5.0% 1.1%
Return on assets 7.3% 3.8% 0.6%
Return on invested capital – – 1.2%
Return on capital employed – 4.8% 3.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.3x 12.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 0.4% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBELFASPRSVSH
Debt / assets – – 18.9%
Debt / equity – – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -1.0x
Debt / FCF – – -139.7x
Liabilities / assets 20.0% 24.0% 43.5%
Equity / assets 71.3% 76.0% 56.5%
Interest coverage – – 2.8x
Current ratio 4.4x 4.4x 1.8x
Quick ratio – 3.5x 1.1x
Cash ratio – 2.3x 0.9x
Altman Z-score – 4.07 2.37

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBELFASPRSVSH
Dividend yield 0.1% – 1.3%
Net buyback yield – – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.1% – 1.3%
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.

ConsensusBELFASPRSVSH
Forward P/E 17.3xFY2026 – 37.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.39FY2026 – $0.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.3%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +3.6% – +140.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $771.32MFY2026 – $3.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.2%FY2026 – +15.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.0% – +24.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBELFASPRSVSH
Held by institutions 63.1% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 110 – 468
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.8% – +14.6%
Institutions buying 70 – 308
Institutions selling 30 – 120
Buyers to sellers 2.33 – 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.

BELFASPRSVSH
BELFA 1.00 -0.04 0.54
SPRS -0.04 1.00 -0.01
VSH 0.54 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BELFA, SPRS and VSH?

Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bel Fuse (BELFA) $2.22B, Surge Components (SPRS) $18.40M, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) $4.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, BELFA, SPRS and VSH?

Surge Components (SPRS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bel Fuse (BELFA) 42.5x, Surge Components (SPRS) 17.0x, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 144.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bel Fuse (BELFA) is cheapest (Bel Fuse (BELFA) 17.3x, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 37.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Bel Fuse (BELFA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bel Fuse (BELFA) +21.0%, Surge Components (SPRS) +6.5%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +13.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Surge Components (SPRS) has the highest net margin (Surge Components (SPRS) 2.9%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 0.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) returned the most: Bel Fuse (BELFA) +29.6%, Surge Components (SPRS) +11.9%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +71.1%. Over five years, Bel Fuse (BELFA) compounded fastest (Bel Fuse (BELFA) +64.8%/yr, Surge Components (SPRS) -2.3%/yr, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +9.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) has the highest dividend yield: Bel Fuse (BELFA) 0.13%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 1.34%. Surge Components (SPRS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Surge Components (SPRS) has been the steadiest (Bel Fuse (BELFA) 59.3%, Surge Components (SPRS) 49.4%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 70.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BELFA, SPRS 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, Surge Components (SPRS) 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.