BELFA vs ZBRA vs OUST Stock Comparison

Bel Fuse, Zebra Technologies and Ouster 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
$2.55B
P/E
44.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$785.62M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
1 win
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corp
$377.38 +0.4% 1M +39.4% 1Y
Market cap
$16.67B
P/E
30.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.85B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
7 wins
OUST Ouster, Inc.
$32.14 -19.7% 1M -7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.87B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$204.91M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Zebra Technologies leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Zebra Technologies 7, Ouster 1, Bel Fuse 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBELFAZBRAOUSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.55B $16.67B $1.87B ZBRA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 44.2x 30.9x -35.0x ZBRA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.0x 16.7x — ZBRA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.0% +12.7% +62.8% OUST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 9.2% -26.0% ZBRA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.6% — –
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 +37.7% +39.4% -7.2% ZBRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +66.1%/yr -6.7%/yr -12.2%/yr BELFA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.4% 45.5% 101.9% ZBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 62/100 44/100 ZBRA

Percentile Scorecard

BELFAZBRAOUST

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

AxisBELFAZBRAOUST
Valuation 67 #38 of 112 69 #35 of 112 10 #101 of 112
Growth 55 #49 of 108 46 #59 of 108 83 #19 of 108
Profitability 58 #44 of 104 85 #17 of 104 14 #90 of 104
Financial Health 84 #20 of 116 17 #96 of 116 87 #16 of 116
Shareholder Returns 30 #55 of 78 92 #7 of 78 25 #59 of 78
Overall 59 62 44
  • BELFA ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ZBRA ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • OUST ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBELFAZBRAOUSTSPY
1 month -5.6%+0.4%-19.7% +0.7%
3 months -10.7%+30.8%-9.5% +3.7%
6 months -23.1%+66.8%+19.2% +7.1%
Year to date +23.3%+55.4%+48.5% +12.8%
1 year +37.7%+39.4%-7.2% +11.9%
3 years +274.4%+79.9%+745.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +55.3%+21.6%+103.8% +22.8%
5 years +1,160.7%-29.3%-47.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +66.1%-6.7%-12.2% +10.9%
10 years +924.7%+469.5%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +26.2%+19.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBELFAZBRAOUSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.4%45.5%101.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.9%38.1%99.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.271.704.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.630.87-0.07 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.8%-67.8%-95.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.7%-3.5%-48.6% -1.2%
52-week high $291.23$391.00$62.52 $779.14
52-week low $114.02$199.30$16.63 $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.

MultipleBELFAZBRAOUST
P/E now vs peer median 44.1xmedian 32.9x 33.4xmedian 32.9x -39.8xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.9x 3.1xmedian 2.9x 10.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 20.0x 19.1xmedian 20.0x -36.9xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.3xmedian 30.2x 19.8xmedian 30.2x -26.7xmedian 30.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.9x 5.2xmedian 2.9x 5.9xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -3.42median 1.08 -8.84median 1.08 -0.70median 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 monthsBELFAZBRAOUST
Revenue $785.62M $5.85B $204.91M
Gross profit $313.22M $2.90B $101.63M
Operating income $127.41M $858.00M -$62.60M
Net income $93.79M $539.00M -$53.33M
Free cash flow – $904.00M -$82.47M
R&D $34.33M $622.00M $68.46M
EPS (diluted) $4.24 $11.20 $-0.81
Cash & equivalents $333.12M $157.00M $91.76M
Total debt – $2.77B –
Shares (diluted) 13.61M 48.13M 65.99M
Enterprise value $2.55B $15.22B $977.92M

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
MetricBELFAZBRAOUST
P/E 44.1x 33.4x -39.8x
P/FCF 33.3x 19.8x -26.7x
P/Operating cash flow 24.2x 18.2x -40.9x
P/S 2.9x 3.1x 10.7x
P/B 2.5x 5.2x 5.9x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 6.6x 6.5x
EV/EBITDA – 19.1x -36.9x
EV/EBIT – 23.9x -31.0x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 3.5x 9.5x
EV/FCF – 22.6x -23.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.2x 20.9x -36.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.42 -8.84 -0.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBELFAZBRAOUST
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.0% 12.7% 62.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 2.1% 51.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.7% 14.9% 90.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 4.2% 166.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.6% 8.1% 39.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.4% -0.9% 45.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 26.6% -1.6% 42.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.3% -6.1% 48.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -17.6% 4.8% 52.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.9% -3.8% 56.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 60.8% 5.8% -329.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.7% 63.5% 27.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 6.0% -416.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 83.6% 17.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBELFAZBRAOUST
Gross margin – 49.6% 49.6%
EBITDA margin – 18.3% -25.6%
Operating margin – 14.7% -30.6%
Pretax margin – 12.1% -25.5%
Net margin – 9.2% -26.0%
FCF margin – 15.5% -40.2%
Operating cash flow margin 12.2% 16.7% -26.3%
Return on equity 10.2% 15.6% -16.5%
Return on assets 7.3% 6.4% -12.5%
Return on invested capital – 10.6% –
Return on capital employed – 19.1% -18.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.8x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 3.0% 18.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBELFAZBRAOUST
Debt / assets – 32.0% –
Debt / equity – 0.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.4x –
Debt / FCF – 3.1x –
Liabilities / assets 20.0% 60.2% 21.8%
Equity / assets 71.3% 39.8% 78.2%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 4.4x 0.5x 4.2x
Quick ratio – 0.3x 3.5x
Cash ratio – 0.0x 3.1x
Altman Z-score – 3.71 10.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBELFAZBRAOUST
Dividend yield 0.1% – –
Net buyback yield – 5.1% -6.3%
Shareholder yield 0.1% 5.1% -6.3%
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.

ConsensusBELFAZBRAOUST
Forward P/E 18.0xFY2026 16.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $10.39FY2026 $22.59FY2026 $-0.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.3%FY2026 +42.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +3.6% -4.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $771.32MFY2026 $6.35BFY2026 $229.51MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.2%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026 +35.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.0% +1.2% +36.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBELFAZBRAOUST
Held by institutions 63.1% 100.0% 53.9%
Institutions holding 110 645 331
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.8% +4.5% +19.0%
Institutions buying 70 309 233
Institutions selling 30 242 66
Buyers to sellers 2.33 1.28 3.53

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.

BELFAZBRAOUST
BELFA 1.00 0.30 0.44
ZBRA 0.30 1.00 0.34
OUST 0.44 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BELFA, ZBRA and OUST?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bel Fuse (BELFA) $2.55B, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) $16.67B, Ouster (OUST) $1.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, BELFA, ZBRA and OUST?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bel Fuse (BELFA) 44.2x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 30.9x, Ouster (OUST) -35.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) is cheapest (Bel Fuse (BELFA) 18.0x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 16.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ouster (OUST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bel Fuse (BELFA) +21.0%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +12.7%, Ouster (OUST) +62.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has the highest net margin (Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 9.2%, Ouster (OUST) -26.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) returned the most: Bel Fuse (BELFA) +37.7%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +39.4%, Ouster (OUST) -7.2%. Over five years, Bel Fuse (BELFA) compounded fastest (Bel Fuse (BELFA) +66.1%/yr, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) -6.7%/yr, Ouster (OUST) -12.2%/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) 59.4%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 45.5%, Ouster (OUST) 101.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.