BELFA vs UEIC vs LITE Stock Comparison

Bel Fuse, Universal Electronics and Lumentum Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BELFA Bel Fuse Inc /Nj
$187.21 -5.6% 1M +37.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.31B
P/E
44.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$785.62M
Div. yield
0.13%
Electronic Components Technology
2 wins
UEIC Universal Electronics Inc
$5.07 -4.2% 1M +27.1% 1Y
Market cap
$65.33M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$330.57M
Div. yield
4.73%
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins
LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc.
$919.53 -5.5% 1M +329.1% 1Y
Market cap
$81.47B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.01B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Lumentum Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Lumentum Holdings 5, Universal Electronics 4, Bel Fuse 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBELFAUEICLITELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.31B $65.33M $81.47B LITE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 44.1x -4.3x -9.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.0x 10.6x 43.3x UEIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.0% -17.9% +83.2% LITE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -4.6% -230.2% UEIC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -1.7% 8.1% LITE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.2x -1.4x LITE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.13% 4.73% 0.00% UEIC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.7% +27.1% +329.1% LITE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +66.1%/yr -34.2%/yr +62.0%/yr BELFA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.4% 55.5% 98.6% UEIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 58/100 47/100 BELFA

Percentile Scorecard

BELFAUEICLITE

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

AxisBELFAUEICLITE
Valuation 67 #38 of 112 92 #10 of 112 9 #102 of 112
Growth 55 #49 of 108 27 #79 of 108 80 #22 of 108
Profitability 58 #44 of 104 36 #67 of 104 40 #63 of 104
Financial Health 84 #20 of 116 43 #67 of 116 56 #52 of 116
Shareholder Returns 30 #55 of 78 94 #6 of 78 49 #40 of 78
Overall 59 58 47
  • BELFA ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • UEIC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • LITE ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBELFAUEICLITESPY
1 month -5.6%-4.2%-5.5% +0.7%
3 months -10.7%+10.5%+32.6% +3.7%
6 months -23.1%+20.4%+1.9% +7.1%
Year to date +23.3%+40.4%+149.5% +12.8%
1 year +37.7%+27.1%+329.1% +11.9%
3 years +274.4%-33.6%+2,211.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +55.3%-12.8%+185.0% +22.8%
5 years +1,160.7%-87.7%+1,013.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +66.1%-34.2%+62.0% +10.9%
10 years +924.7%-92.6%+2,355.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +26.2%-22.9%+37.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBELFAUEICLITESPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.4%55.5%98.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.9%51.3%100.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.270.373.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.630.493.34 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.8%-93.6%-66.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.7%-13.8%-18.9% -1.2%
52-week high $291.23$5.88$1,133.40 $779.14
52-week low $114.02$2.76$188.36 $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.

MultipleBELFAUEICLITE
P/E now vs peer median 44.1xmedian 32.9x -4.3xmedian 32.9x -9.9xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.9x 0.2xmedian 2.9x 27.0xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 20.0x 5.4xmedian 20.0x 101.0xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.3xmedian 30.2x 7.9xmedian 30.2x 271.5xmedian 30.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.9x 0.5xmedian 2.9x 17.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -3.42median 1.08 -0.10median 1.08 0.04median 1.08

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 monthsBELFAUEICLITE
Revenue $785.62M $330.57M $3.01B
Gross profit $313.22M $97.69M $1.26B
Operating income $127.41M -$2.77M $524.80M
Net income $93.79M -$15.10M -$6.94B
Free cash flow – $8.24M $300.10M
R&D $34.33M $21.87M $356.50M
EPS (diluted) $4.24 $-1.13 $-92.99
Cash & equivalents $333.12M $32.40M $2.04B
Total debt – $86.37M $1.64B
Shares (diluted) 13.61M 13.43M 74.60M
Enterprise value $2.42B -$60.71M $73.28B

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
MetricBELFAUEICLITE
P/E 44.1x -4.3x -9.9x
P/FCF 33.3x 7.9x 271.5x
P/Operating cash flow 24.2x 5.7x 108.4x
P/S 2.9x 0.2x 27.0x
P/B 2.5x 0.5x 17.5x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 0.5x 18.9x
EV/EBITDA – 5.4x 101.0x
EV/EBIT – -19.4x 153.1x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 0.2x 26.7x
EV/FCF – 6.5x 267.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.2x 4.7x 107.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.42 -0.10 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBELFAUEICLITE
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.0% -17.9% 83.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.5% -12.1% 19.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.7% -16.7% 173.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.0% -8.1% 30.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.6% 58.6% 391.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 63.9% 87.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 26.6% 7.8% -26,876%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 40.4% -274.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -17.6% 9.3% -25,088%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.9% 41.3% -264.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 60.8% -61.7% 494.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.7% -34.8% 61.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -68.0% 386.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -32.6% 80.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBELFAUEICLITE
Gross margin – 29.6% 41.7%
EBITDA margin – 3.0% 26.4%
Operating margin – -0.8% 17.4%
Pretax margin – -2.4% -238.0%
Net margin – -4.6% -230.2%
FCF margin – 2.5% 10.0%
Operating cash flow margin 12.2% 3.5% 24.9%
Return on equity 10.2% -10.7% -182.1%
Return on assets 7.3% -5.8% -96.8%
Return on invested capital – -1.7% 8.1%
Return on capital employed – -1.9% 11.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x -0.8x -0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 0.9% 5.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBELFAUEICLITE
Debt / assets – 7.8% 22.4%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.2x -1.4x
Debt / FCF – 2.5x 5.5x
Liabilities / assets 20.0% 46.5% 36.5%
Equity / assets 71.3% 53.5% 63.5%
Interest coverage – – 24.1x
Current ratio 4.4x 1.8x 1.7x
Quick ratio – 1.1x 1.1x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 1.1x
Altman Z-score – 2.88 17.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBELFAUEICLITE
Dividend yield 0.1% 4.7% –
Net buyback yield – 3.6% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.1% 8.3% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusBELFAUEICLITE
Forward P/E 18.0xFY2026 10.6xFY2026 43.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $10.39FY2026 $0.48FY2026 $21.25FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +46.3%FY2026 +54.8%FY2026 +145.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +3.6% +16.7% +61.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $771.32MFY2026 $288.89MFY2026 $6.52BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +14.2%FY2026 -21.6%FY2026 +116.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +9.0% +11.6% +62.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBELFAUEICLITE
Held by institutions 63.1% 53.5% 92.8%
Institutions holding 110 46 1,317
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.8% -2.2% +6.6%
Institutions buying 70 18 904
Institutions selling 30 16 318
Buyers to sellers 2.33 1.13 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.

BELFAUEICLITE
BELFA 1.00 0.14 0.55
UEIC 0.14 1.00 0.06
LITE 0.55 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BELFA, UEIC and LITE?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bel Fuse (BELFA) $2.31B, Universal Electronics (UEIC) $65.33M, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) $81.47B.

Which company is growing faster?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bel Fuse (BELFA) +21.0%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -17.9%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +83.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Universal Electronics (UEIC) has the highest net margin (Universal Electronics (UEIC) -4.6%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -230.2%). On return on invested capital, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) leads (Universal Electronics (UEIC) -1.7%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lumentum Holdings (LITE) returned the most: Bel Fuse (BELFA) +37.7%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) +27.1%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +329.1%. Over five years, Bel Fuse (BELFA) compounded fastest (Bel Fuse (BELFA) +66.1%/yr, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -34.2%/yr, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +62.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Universal Electronics (UEIC) has the highest dividend yield: Bel Fuse (BELFA) 0.13%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) 4.73%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 0.00%. Lumentum Holdings (LITE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Universal Electronics (UEIC) has been the steadiest (Bel Fuse (BELFA) 59.4%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) 55.5%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 98.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 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.