BELFA vs ZBRA vs LPL Stock Comparison

Bel Fuse, Zebra Technologies and LG Display 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
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corp
$386.45 +4.2% 1M +23.1% 1Y
Market cap
$18.31B
P/E
34.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.85B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
5 wins
LPL LG Display Co., Ltd.
$2.59 -11.6% 1M -48.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.68B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$17.53B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology

Head to Head

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

QuestionBELFAZBRALPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.27B $18.31B $2.68B ZBRA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.3x 34.0x -5.8x ZBRA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.5x 17.1x — BELFA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.3% +12.7% -6.9% BELFA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.2% 9.2% -2.7% ZBRA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.7% 10.6% 3.3% BELFA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.0% +23.1% -48.8% ZBRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +63.7%/yr -6.1%/yr -19.1%/yr BELFA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.0% 47.2% 61.5% ZBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 61/100 53/100 BELFA

Percentile Scorecard

BELFAZBRALPL

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

AxisBELFAZBRALPL
Valuation 78 #26 of 112 63 #42 of 112 94 #8 of 112
Growth 60 #44 of 109 48 #57 of 109 74 #29 of 109
Profitability 75 #27 of 105 85 #17 of 105 37 #67 of 105
Financial Health 81 #23 of 117 17 #97 of 117 9 #107 of 117
Shareholder Returns 28 #59 of 82 93 #7 of 82 –
Overall 64 61 53
  • BELFA ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ZBRA ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • LPL ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBELFAZBRALPLSPY
1 month -21.2%+4.2%-11.6% -1.0%
3 months -31.0%+48.7%-18.0% +2.9%
6 months -36.4%+69.7%-38.0% +6.4%
Year to date +5.9%+59.2%-38.5% +11.4%
1 year +19.0%+23.1%-48.8% +13.1%
3 years +311.4%+87.7%-41.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +60.3%+23.4%-16.2% +21.5%
5 years +1,072.0%-26.8%-65.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +63.7%-6.1%-19.1% +10.9%
10 years +685.5%+497.3%-79.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +22.9%+19.6%-14.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBELFAZBRALPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.0%47.2%61.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.3%42.0%67.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.251.672.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.320.49-0.79 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.8%-67.8%-76.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.8%-1.2%-55.0% -2.5%
52-week high $291.23$391.00$5.76 $779.14
52-week low $114.02$199.30$2.59 $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.

MultipleBELFAZBRALPL
P/E now vs peer median 40.7xmedian 31.3x 34.2xmedian 31.3x -5.6xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.6x 3.1xmedian 2.6x 0.1xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 19.6x 19.5xmedian 19.6x —median 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 28.3x 20.2xmedian 28.3x 1.9xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.9x 5.3xmedian 2.9x 0.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -2.94median 1.15 -9.05median 1.15 -0.11median 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 monthsBELFAZBRALPL
Revenue $744.09M $5.85B $17.53B
Gross profit $294.08M $2.90B $2.54B
Operating income $118.20M $858.00M $456.43M
Net income $77.96M $539.00M -$915.07M
Free cash flow $73.34M $904.00M $1.37B
R&D $33.09M $622.00M $957.27M
EPS (diluted) $3.94 $11.20 $-0.58
Cash & equivalents $306.11M $157.00M $941.29M
Total debt $627.00M $2.77B $37.49B
Shares (diluted) 13.61M 48.13M 797.61M
Enterprise value $1.79B $16.87B -$1.79B

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
MetricBELFAZBRALPL
P/E 40.7x 34.2x -5.6x
P/FCF 27.0x 20.2x 1.9x
P/Operating cash flow 23.7x 18.7x 1.2x
P/S 2.7x 3.1x 0.1x
P/B 2.2x 5.3x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 6.7x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 11.4x 19.5x –
EV/EBIT 14.2x 24.4x 22.5x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 3.6x 0.6x
EV/FCF 22.8x 23.1x 7.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.1x 21.3x 4.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.94 -9.05 -0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBELFAZBRALPL
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.3% 12.7% -6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 2.1% 0.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.8% 14.9% 18.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 4.2% 101.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 50.2% 8.1% 865.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% -0.9% 29.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.7% -1.6% -141.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.2% -6.1% 36.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.1% 4.8% 40.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.9% -3.8% 49.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.3% 5.8% 28.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 63.5% -6.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 52.7% 6.0% 585.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 83.6% 33.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBELFAZBRALPL
Gross margin 39.5% 49.6% 14.5%
EBITDA margin 19.8% 18.3% –
Operating margin 15.9% 14.7% 2.6%
Pretax margin 12.5% 12.1% -5.1%
Net margin 7.2% 9.2% -2.7%
FCF margin 9.9% 15.5% 7.8%
Operating cash flow margin 11.2% 16.7% 12.2%
Return on equity 11.6% 15.6% -18.1%
Return on assets 7.0% 6.4% -5.1%
Return on invested capital 12.7% 10.6% 3.3%
Return on capital employed 12.4% 19.1% 4.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.8x -2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 3.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBELFAZBRALPL
Debt / assets – 32.0% 48.9%
Debt / equity – 0.8x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.4x –
Debt / FCF – 3.1x 6.4x
Liabilities / assets 28.1% 60.2% 72.2%
Equity / assets 71.9% 39.8% 27.8%
Interest coverage 10.8x – 0.6x
Current ratio 4.5x 0.5x 0.6x
Quick ratio 3.0x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.25 3.76 0.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBELFAZBRALPL
Dividend yield 0.1% – –
Net buyback yield – 4.9% –
Shareholder yield 0.1% 4.9% 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.

ConsensusBELFAZBRALPL
Forward P/E 15.5xFY2026 17.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $10.39FY2026 $22.59FY2026 $-0.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.3%FY2026 +42.6%FY2026 -293.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.6% -4.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $771.32MFY2026 $6.35BFY2026 $18.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.2%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026 +2.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.0% +1.2% -3.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBELFAZBRALPL
Held by institutions 63.1% 100.0% 7.8%
Institutions holding 110 644 189
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.8% +4.5% +76.8%
Institutions buying 70 309 153
Institutions selling 30 242 22
Buyers to sellers 2.33 1.28 6.95

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.

BELFAZBRALPL
BELFA 1.00 0.31 0.31
ZBRA 0.31 1.00 0.19
LPL 0.31 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BELFA, ZBRA and LPL?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bel Fuse (BELFA) $2.27B, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) $18.31B, LG Display (LPL) $2.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, BELFA, ZBRA and LPL?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bel Fuse (BELFA) 42.3x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 34.0x, LG Display (LPL) -5.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bel Fuse (BELFA) is cheapest (Bel Fuse (BELFA) 15.5x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 17.1x). 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%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +12.7%, LG Display (LPL) -6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has the highest net margin (Bel Fuse (BELFA) 7.2%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 9.2%, LG Display (LPL) -2.7%). On return on invested capital, Bel Fuse (BELFA) leads (Bel Fuse (BELFA) 12.7%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 10.6%, LG Display (LPL) 3.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) returned the most: Bel Fuse (BELFA) +19.0%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +23.1%, LG Display (LPL) -48.8%. Over five years, Bel Fuse (BELFA) compounded fastest (Bel Fuse (BELFA) +63.7%/yr, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) -6.1%/yr, LG Display (LPL) -19.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has been the steadiest (Bel Fuse (BELFA) 59.0%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 47.2%, LG Display (LPL) 61.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BELFA, ZBRA and LPL?

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