ECX vs LFUS vs UEIC Stock Comparison

ECARX Holdings, Littelfuse and Universal Electronics Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ECX ECARX Holdings Inc.
$0.82 -24.8% 1M -65.3% 1Y
Market cap
$276.52M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$881.30M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
1 win
LFUS Littelfuse Inc /De
$383.00 -10.8% 1M +40.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.84B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.61B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Littelfuse leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Littelfuse 7, Universal Electronics 2, ECARX Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionECXLFUSUEICLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $276.52M $9.84B $66.39M LFUS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.0x -1,220x -4.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 21.5x 11.1x UEIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.4% +15.4% -17.9% LFUS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.9% -0.3% -4.6% LFUS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.6% 0.0% -1.7% LFUS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.0x -1.2x UEIC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -65.3% +40.9% +23.3% LFUS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -39.1%/yr +5.5%/yr -33.5%/yr LFUS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 82.7% 43.3% 55.6% LFUS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 47/100 58/100 ECX

Percentile Scorecard

ECXLFUSUEIC

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

AxisECXLFUSUEIC
Valuation 100 #1 of 13 58 #48 of 112 89 #13 of 112
Growth 100 #1 of 12 29 #78 of 109 27 #80 of 109
Profitability 100 #1 of 12 49 #54 of 104 36 #67 of 104
Financial Health 8 #12 of 13 62 #45 of 116 44 #65 of 116
Shareholder Returns – 36 #52 of 81 93 #7 of 81
Overall 77 47 58
  • ECX ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • LFUS ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • UEIC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodECXLFUSUEICSPY
1 month -24.8%-10.8%+4.5% -0.2%
3 months -24.1%-2.3%+16.3% +3.9%
6 months -28.1%-1.6%+25.9% +8.2%
Year to date -52.3%+51.4%+48.2% +12.9%
1 year -65.3%+40.9%+23.3% +12.3%
3 years -79.5%+77.0%-29.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -41.1%+21.0%-10.8% +23.3%
5 years -91.6%+30.7%-87.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -39.1%+5.5%-33.5% +10.9%
10 years —+177.8%-92.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+10.8%-22.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureECXLFUSUEICSPY
Volatility, 1Y 82.7%43.3%55.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.2%44.9%51.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.411.850.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.790.950.42 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.6%-54.8%-93.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -68.9%-21.7%-9.0% -1.2%
52-week high $2.64$489.10$5.88 $779.14
52-week low $0.80$234.94$2.76 $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.

MultipleECXLFUSUEIC
P/E now vs peer median -8.0x -1,202xmedian 33.2x -4.5xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 18.7x 3.7xmedian 2.8x 0.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median — 41.7xmedian 20.0x 5.7xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.5x 21.9xmedian 29.8x 8.4xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median -1.0xmedian 1.1x 3.7xmedian 3.0x 0.5xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.17 45.38median 1.17 -0.11median 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 monthsECXLFUSUEIC
Revenue $881.30M $2.61B $330.57M
Gross profit $184.00M $1.03B $97.69M
Operating income -$8.80M $95.49M -$2.77M
Net income -$35.90M -$8.06M -$15.10M
Free cash flow – $444.35M $8.24M
R&D $107.60M $115.22M $21.87M
EPS (diluted) $-0.10 $-0.31 $-1.13
Cash & equivalents $156.16M $628.22M $32.40M
Total debt $556.66M $629.66M $86.37M
Shares (diluted) 338.66M 25.62M 13.43M
Enterprise value -$16.10M $7.35B -$59.65M

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
MetricECXLFUSUEIC
P/E -8.0x -1,202x -4.5x
P/FCF – 21.9x 8.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 19.0x 6.0x
P/S 0.3x 3.7x 0.2x
P/B -1.0x 3.7x 0.5x
P/Tangible book -0.8x 4.7x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA – 41.7x 5.7x
EV/EBIT -74.4x 101.9x -20.7x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 3.7x 0.2x
EV/FCF – 21.9x 7.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 19.0x 5.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.17 45.38 -0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricECXLFUSUEIC
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.4% 15.4% -17.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 1.5% -12.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.9% 23.4% -16.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 0.9% -8.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 92.7% -52.6% 58.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 63.2% -40.7% 63.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 74.6% -107.5% 7.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.5% -26.5% 40.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 74.4% -107.3% 9.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.8% -26.5% 41.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 31.5% -61.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.0% -34.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 41.0% -68.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 12.0% -32.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricECXLFUSUEIC
Gross margin 20.9% 39.3% 29.6%
EBITDA margin – 8.9% 3.0%
Operating margin -1.0% 3.7% -0.8%
Pretax margin -2.2% 3.0% -2.4%
Net margin -3.9% -0.3% -4.6%
FCF margin – 17.0% 2.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 19.6% 3.5%
Return on equity – -0.3% -10.7%
Return on assets -4.2% -0.2% -5.8%
Return on invested capital -4.6% 0.0% -1.7%
Return on capital employed – 2.8% -1.9%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.7x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -63.5x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricECXLFUSUEIC
Debt / assets 56.5% 15.7% 7.8%
Debt / equity -2.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.0x -1.2x
Debt / FCF – 1.4x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 127.0% 34.7% 46.5%
Equity / assets -27.0% 65.3% 53.5%
Interest coverage -0.3x 3.2x –
Current ratio 0.7x 2.8x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.8x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score -1.07 5.85 2.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricECXLFUSUEIC
Dividend yield – 0.8% 4.5%
Net buyback yield – -1.0% 3.4%
Shareholder yield – -0.2% 7.9%
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.

ConsensusECXLFUSUEIC
Forward P/E – 21.5xFY2026 11.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.02FY2026 $17.78FY2026 $0.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +66.5%FY2026 +54.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +12.1% +16.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.10BFY2026 $3.11BFY2026 $288.89MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +31.2%FY2026 +30.3%FY2026 -21.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.0% +0.2% +11.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersECXLFUSUEIC
Held by institutions 5.2% 99.4% 53.5%
Institutions holding 39 606 46
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% +1.6% -2.2%
Institutions buying 23 295 18
Institutions selling 8 209 16
Buyers to sellers 2.88 1.41 1.13

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.

ECXLFUSUEIC
ECX 1.00 -0.02 0.03
LFUS -0.02 1.00 0.17
UEIC 0.03 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ECX, LFUS and UEIC?

Littelfuse (LFUS) is the largest by market capitalisation: ECARX Holdings (ECX) $276.52M, Littelfuse (LFUS) $9.84B, Universal Electronics (UEIC) $66.39M.

Which company is growing faster?

Littelfuse (LFUS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: ECARX Holdings (ECX) +11.4%, Littelfuse (LFUS) +15.4%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -17.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Littelfuse (LFUS) has the highest net margin (ECARX Holdings (ECX) -3.9%, Littelfuse (LFUS) -0.3%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -4.6%). On return on invested capital, Littelfuse (LFUS) leads (ECARX Holdings (ECX) -4.6%, Littelfuse (LFUS) 0.0%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -1.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Littelfuse (LFUS) returned the most: ECARX Holdings (ECX) -65.3%, Littelfuse (LFUS) +40.9%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) +23.3%. Over five years, Littelfuse (LFUS) compounded fastest (ECARX Holdings (ECX) -39.1%/yr, Littelfuse (LFUS) +5.5%/yr, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -33.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Littelfuse (LFUS) has been the steadiest (ECARX Holdings (ECX) 82.7%, Littelfuse (LFUS) 43.3%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) 55.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ECX, LFUS and UEIC?

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