BELFA vs UEIC vs COHR Stock Comparison

Bel Fuse, Universal Electronics and Coherent Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BELFA Bel Fuse Inc /Nj
$176.02 -13.3% 1M +26.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.17B
P/E
44.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$744.09M
Div. yield
0.14%
Electronic Components Technology
5 wins
UEIC Universal Electronics Inc
$5.35 +4.5% 1M +23.3% 1Y
Market cap
$68.94M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$330.57M
Div. yield
4.49%
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins
COHR Coherent Corp.
$235.63 -20.3% 1M +74.6% 1Y
Market cap
$46.14B
P/E
51.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.12B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Bel Fuse leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Bel Fuse 5, Universal Electronics 4, Coherent 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBELFAUEICCOHRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.17B $68.94M $46.14B COHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 44.6x -4.5x 51.9x BELFA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.9x 11.1x 26.3x UEIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.3% -17.9% +22.5% BELFA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.2% -4.6% 11.3% COHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.7% -1.7% -23.3% BELFA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.2x -0.4x UEIC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.14% 4.49% — UEIC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.4% +23.3% +74.6% COHR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +67.7%/yr -33.5%/yr +31.0%/yr BELFA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.3% 55.6% 89.0% UEIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 58/100 37/100 BELFA

Percentile Scorecard

BELFAUEICCOHR

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

AxisBELFAUEICCOHR
Valuation 77 #27 of 112 89 #13 of 112 21 #89 of 112
Growth 60 #44 of 109 27 #80 of 109 57 #47 of 109
Profitability 75 #27 of 104 36 #67 of 104 30 #73 of 104
Financial Health 81 #23 of 116 44 #65 of 116 42 #68 of 116
Shareholder Returns 29 #58 of 81 93 #7 of 81 34 #54 of 81
Overall 64 58 37
  • BELFA ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • UEIC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • COHR ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBELFAUEICCOHRSPY
1 month -13.3%+4.5%-20.3% -0.2%
3 months -16.2%+16.3%-3.2% +3.9%
6 months -22.4%+25.9%-22.5% +8.2%
Year to date +16.0%+48.2%+27.7% +12.9%
1 year +26.4%+23.3%+74.6% +12.3%
3 years +264.1%-29.0%+708.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +53.9%-10.8%+100.8% +23.3%
5 years +1,223.5%-87.0%+285.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +67.7%-33.5%+31.0% +10.9%
10 years +804.1%-92.1%+753.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +24.6%-22.4%+23.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBELFAUEICCOHRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.3%55.6%89.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.3%51.6%94.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.280.353.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.450.420.84 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.8%-93.6%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.6%-9.0%-44.8% -1.2%
52-week high $291.23$5.88$426.89 $779.14
52-week low $114.02$2.76$128.70 $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.

MultipleBELFAUEICCOHR
P/E now vs peer median 44.6xmedian 33.2x -4.5xmedian 33.2x 51.9xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.8x 0.2xmedian 2.8x 6.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 20.0x 5.7xmedian 20.0x -15.4xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.6xmedian 29.8x 8.4xmedian 29.8x -45.1xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 3.0x 0.5xmedian 3.0x 4.1xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -3.21median 1.17 -0.11median 1.17 1.03median 1.17

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 monthsBELFAUEICCOHR
Revenue $744.09M $330.57M $7.12B
Gross profit $294.08M $97.69M $2.67B
Operating income $118.20M -$2.77M -$3.60B
Net income $77.96M -$15.10M $800.94M
Free cash flow $73.34M $8.24M -$1.02B
R&D $33.09M $21.87M $722.95M
EPS (diluted) $3.94 $-1.13 $4.12
Cash & equivalents $306.11M $32.40M $1.16B
Total debt – $86.37M $3.22B
Shares (diluted) 13.61M 13.43M 195.39M
Enterprise value $1.79B -$57.10M $40.36B

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
MetricBELFAUEICCOHR
P/E 44.6x -4.5x 51.9x
P/FCF 29.6x 8.4x -45.1x
P/Operating cash flow 26.0x 6.0x 580.3x
P/S 2.9x 0.2x 6.5x
P/B 2.4x 0.5x 4.1x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 0.6x 5.5x
EV/EBITDA 12.7x 5.7x -15.4x
EV/EBIT 15.8x -20.7x -13.2x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 0.2x 6.7x
EV/FCF 25.4x 7.0x -46.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.3x 5.0x 595.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.21 -0.11 1.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBELFAUEICCOHR
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.3% -17.9% 22.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.6% -12.1% 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.8% -16.7% 30.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.3% -8.1% 18.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 50.2% 58.6% 1.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 63.9% 2.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.7% 7.8% 1,623%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 40.4% 72.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.1% 9.3% 891.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.9% 41.3% 50.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.3% -61.7% -87.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.2% -34.8% -49.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 52.7% -68.0% -630.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.5% -32.6% -92.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBELFAUEICCOHR
Gross margin 39.5% 29.6% 37.5%
EBITDA margin 19.8% 3.0% -43.3%
Operating margin 15.9% -0.8% -50.6%
Pretax margin 12.5% -2.4% 11.9%
Net margin 7.2% -4.6% 11.3%
FCF margin 9.9% 2.5% -14.4%
Operating cash flow margin 11.2% 3.5% 1.1%
Return on equity 11.6% -10.7% 7.1%
Return on assets 7.0% -5.8% 4.4%
Return on invested capital 12.7% -1.7% -23.3%
Return on capital employed 12.4% -1.9% -24.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x -0.8x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.9% 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBELFAUEICCOHR
Debt / assets – 7.8% 17.6%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.2x -0.4x
Debt / FCF – 2.5x -3.1x
Liabilities / assets 28.1% 46.5% 38.6%
Equity / assets 71.9% 53.5% 61.4%
Interest coverage 10.8x – -18.9x
Current ratio 4.5x 1.8x 2.4x
Quick ratio 3.0x 1.1x 1.2x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.3x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 5.57 2.90 4.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBELFAUEICCOHR
Dividend yield 0.1% 4.5% –
Net buyback yield – 3.4% -4.4%
Shareholder yield 0.1% 7.9% -4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 1.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -1.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -25.4%

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.

ConsensusBELFAUEICCOHR
Forward P/E 16.9xFY2026 11.1xFY2026 26.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $10.39FY2026 $0.48FY2026 $8.96FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +46.3%FY2026 +54.8%FY2026 +59.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +3.6% +16.7% +61.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $771.32MFY2026 $288.89MFY2026 $11.19BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +14.2%FY2026 -21.6%FY2026 +57.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +9.0% +11.6% +37.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBELFAUEICCOHR
Held by institutions 63.1% 53.5% 86.7%
Institutions holding 110 46 1,310
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.8% -2.2% -3.1%
Institutions buying 70 18 840
Institutions selling 30 16 359
Buyers to sellers 2.33 1.13 2.34

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.

BELFAUEICCOHR
BELFA 1.00 0.15 0.59
UEIC 0.15 1.00 0.04
COHR 0.59 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BELFA, UEIC and COHR?

Coherent (COHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bel Fuse (BELFA) $2.17B, Universal Electronics (UEIC) $68.94M, Coherent (COHR) $46.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, BELFA, UEIC and COHR?

Bel Fuse (BELFA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bel Fuse (BELFA) 44.6x, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -4.5x, Coherent (COHR) 51.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Universal Electronics (UEIC) is cheapest (Bel Fuse (BELFA) 16.9x, Universal Electronics (UEIC) 11.1x, Coherent (COHR) 26.3x). 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) +25.3%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -17.9%, Coherent (COHR) +22.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coherent (COHR) has the highest net margin (Bel Fuse (BELFA) 7.2%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -4.6%, Coherent (COHR) 11.3%). On return on invested capital, Bel Fuse (BELFA) leads (Bel Fuse (BELFA) 12.7%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -1.7%, Coherent (COHR) -23.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coherent (COHR) returned the most: Bel Fuse (BELFA) +26.4%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) +23.3%, Coherent (COHR) +74.6%. Over five years, Bel Fuse (BELFA) compounded fastest (Bel Fuse (BELFA) +67.7%/yr, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -33.5%/yr, Coherent (COHR) +31.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Universal Electronics (UEIC) has the highest dividend yield: Bel Fuse (BELFA) 0.14%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) 4.49%. Coherent (COHR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Universal Electronics (UEIC) has been the steadiest (Bel Fuse (BELFA) 59.3%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) 55.6%, Coherent (COHR) 89.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BELFA, UEIC and COHR?

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.