LFUS vs KN vs LITE Stock Comparison

Littelfuse, Knowles and Lumentum Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LFUS Littelfuse Inc /De
$364.03 -15.2% 1M +35.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.70B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.61B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
2 wins
KN Knowles Corp
$32.65 -13.0% 1M +36.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.86B
P/E
39.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$666.10M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
2 wins
LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc.
$818.10 -13.1% 1M +356.3% 1Y
Market cap
$64.85B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.01B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Lumentum Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Lumentum Holdings 6, Littelfuse 2, Knowles 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLFUSKNLITELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.70B $2.86B $64.85B LITE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1,203x 39.9x -9.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.5x 22.8x 38.5x LFUS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.4% +16.1% +83.2% LITE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.3% — -230.2% LFUS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — 8.1% LITE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x — -1.4x LITE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.2% +36.0% +356.3% LITE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.5%/yr +10.5%/yr +59.0%/yr LITE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.1% 41.2% 98.8% KN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 54/100 47/100 KN

Percentile Scorecard

LFUSKNLITE

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

AxisLFUSKNLITE
Valuation 58 #47 of 111 45 #62 of 111 9 #101 of 111
Growth 28 #78 of 108 70 #33 of 108 80 #22 of 108
Profitability 50 #53 of 104 49 #54 of 104 40 #63 of 104
Financial Health 61 #45 of 115 – 56 #51 of 115
Shareholder Returns 35 #53 of 81 – 48 #43 of 81
Overall 46 54 47
  • LFUS ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • KN 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

PeriodLFUSKNLITESPY
1 month -15.2%-13.0%-13.1% -0.8%
3 months -9.7%-12.6%+14.9% +3.5%
6 months -9.7%+4.7%-4.8% +7.0%
Year to date +43.9%+52.4%+122.0% +12.2%
1 year +35.2%+36.0%+356.3% +13.0%
3 years +68.3%+151.0%+2,168.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +19.0%+35.9%+183.3% +23.1%
5 years +30.6%+64.5%+913.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +5.5%+10.5%+59.0% +11.0%
10 years +165.7%+119.4%+1,912.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.3%+8.2%+35.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLFUSKNLITESPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.1%41.2%98.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.9%42.9%100.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.841.893.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.820.883.61 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.8%-49.6%-66.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.6%-23.7%-27.8% -1.8%
52-week high $489.10$42.80$1,133.40 $779.14
52-week low $234.94$20.67$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.

MultipleLFUSKNLITE
P/E now vs peer median -1,143xmedian 32.0x 39.0xmedian 32.0x -8.8xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.8x 4.2xmedian 2.8x 24.0xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 39.6xmedian 19.4x —median 19.4x 89.7xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.8xmedian 29.0x 195.6xmedian 29.0x 241.5xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.9x 3.5xmedian 2.9x 15.6xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 43.13median 1.13 1.15median 1.13 0.03median 1.13

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 monthsLFUSKNLITE
Revenue $2.61B $666.10M $3.01B
Gross profit $1.03B $295.50M $1.26B
Operating income $95.49M $97.10M $524.80M
Net income -$8.06M $71.70M -$6.94B
Free cash flow $444.35M – $300.10M
R&D $115.22M $43.90M $356.50M
EPS (diluted) $-0.31 $0.82 $-92.99
Cash & equivalents $628.22M $46.60M $2.04B
Total debt $629.66M – $1.64B
Shares (diluted) 25.62M 87.90M 74.60M
Enterprise value $7.21B $2.86B $56.66B

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
MetricLFUSKNLITE
P/E -1,143x 39.0x -8.8x
P/FCF 20.8x 195.6x 241.5x
P/Operating cash flow 18.1x 27.6x 96.5x
P/S 3.5x 4.2x 24.0x
P/B 3.5x 3.5x 15.6x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 4.2x 16.8x
EV/EBITDA 39.6x – 89.7x
EV/EBIT 96.8x – 136.0x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 4.2x 23.7x
EV/FCF 20.8x – 237.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.1x 27.6x 95.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 43.13 1.15 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLFUSKNLITE
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.4% 16.1% 83.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 25.5% 19.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.4% 20.8% 173.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.9% 13.2% 30.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -52.6% 62.1% 391.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.7% -33.2% 87.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -107.5% 71.9% -26,876%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.5% 33.7% -274.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -107.3% 70.8% -25,088%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -26.5% 34.0% -264.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.5% -15.4% 494.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 7.5% 61.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 41.0% – 386.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.0% – 80.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLFUSKNLITE
Gross margin 39.3% – 41.7%
EBITDA margin 8.9% – 26.4%
Operating margin 3.7% – 17.4%
Pretax margin 3.0% – -238.0%
Net margin -0.3% – -230.2%
FCF margin 17.0% – 10.0%
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% 15.2% 24.9%
Return on equity -0.3% – -182.1%
Return on assets -0.2% – -96.8%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – 8.1%
Return on capital employed 2.8% – 11.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -63.5x 1.4x -0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 4.4% 5.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLFUSKNLITE
Debt / assets 15.7% – 22.4%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x – -1.4x
Debt / FCF 1.4x – 5.5x
Liabilities / assets 34.7% – 36.5%
Equity / assets 65.3% 74.2% 63.5%
Interest coverage 3.2x – 24.1x
Current ratio 2.8x 2.9x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.8x – 1.1x
Cash ratio 1.1x – 1.1x
Altman Z-score 5.64 – 15.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLFUSKNLITE
Dividend yield 0.8% – –
Net buyback yield -1.1% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield -0.2% – 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.

ConsensusLFUSKNLITE
Forward P/E 20.5xFY2026 22.8xFY2026 38.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $17.78FY2026 $1.43FY2026 $21.25FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +66.5%FY2026 +28.8%FY2026 +145.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +12.1% +21.0% +61.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.11BFY2026 $712.60MFY2026 $6.52BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +30.3%FY2026 +20.1%FY2026 +116.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +0.2% +12.1% +62.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLFUSKNLITE
Held by institutions 99.4% 100.0% 92.8%
Institutions holding 606 340 1,316
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +0.5% +6.6%
Institutions buying 295 198 903
Institutions selling 209 93 318
Buyers to sellers 1.41 2.13 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.

LFUSKNLITE
LFUS 1.00 0.76 0.58
KN 0.76 1.00 0.56
LITE 0.58 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LFUS, KN and LITE?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Littelfuse (LFUS) $9.70B, Knowles (KN) $2.86B, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) $64.85B.

Which company is growing faster?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Littelfuse (LFUS) +15.4%, Knowles (KN) +16.1%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +83.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Littelfuse (LFUS) has the highest net margin (Littelfuse (LFUS) -0.3%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -230.2%). On return on invested capital, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) leads (Littelfuse (LFUS) 0.0%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lumentum Holdings (LITE) returned the most: Littelfuse (LFUS) +35.2%, Knowles (KN) +36.0%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +356.3%. Over five years, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) compounded fastest (Littelfuse (LFUS) +5.5%/yr, Knowles (KN) +10.5%/yr, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +59.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Knowles (KN) has been the steadiest (Littelfuse (LFUS) 43.1%, Knowles (KN) 41.2%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 98.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LFUS, KN 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 6. 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.