LFUS vs KN vs ZBRA Stock Comparison

Littelfuse, Knowles and Zebra Technologies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LFUS Littelfuse Inc /De
$364.03 -15.2% 1M +35.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.72B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.61B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
1 win
KN Knowles Corp
$32.65 -13.0% 1M +36.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.93B
P/E
40.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$666.10M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corp
$384.15 +3.8% 1M +24.4% 1Y
Market cap
$18.21B
P/E
33.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.85B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Zebra Technologies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Zebra Technologies 6, Knowles 4, Littelfuse 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLFUSKNZBRALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.72B $2.93B $18.21B ZBRA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1,206x 40.8x 33.8x ZBRA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.5x 22.8x 17.0x ZBRA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.4% +16.1% +12.7% KN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.3% — 9.2% ZBRA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — 10.6% ZBRA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x — 2.4x LFUS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.2% +36.0% +24.4% KN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.5%/yr +10.5%/yr -5.8%/yr KN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.1% 41.2% 47.3% KN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 54/100 61/100 ZBRA

Percentile Scorecard

LFUSKNZBRA

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

AxisLFUSKNZBRA
Valuation 58 #47 of 111 45 #62 of 111 63 #42 of 111
Growth 28 #78 of 108 70 #33 of 108 48 #57 of 108
Profitability 50 #53 of 104 49 #54 of 104 85 #17 of 104
Financial Health 61 #45 of 115 – 18 #95 of 115
Shareholder Returns 35 #53 of 81 – 93 #7 of 81
Overall 46 54 61
  • LFUS ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • KN ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ZBRA ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLFUSKNZBRASPY
1 month -15.2%-13.0%+3.8% -0.8%
3 months -9.7%-12.6%+45.2% +3.5%
6 months -9.7%+4.7%+73.8% +7.0%
Year to date +43.9%+52.4%+58.2% +12.2%
1 year +35.2%+36.0%+24.4% +13.0%
3 years +68.3%+151.0%+85.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +19.0%+35.9%+22.9% +23.1%
5 years +30.6%+64.5%-25.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +5.5%+10.5%-5.8% +11.0%
10 years +165.7%+119.4%+472.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.3%+8.2%+19.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLFUSKNZBRASPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.1%41.2%47.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.9%42.9%42.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.841.891.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.820.880.52 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.8%-49.6%-67.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.6%-23.7%-1.8% -1.8%
52-week high $489.10$42.80$391.00 $779.14
52-week low $234.94$20.67$199.30 $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.

MultipleLFUSKNZBRA
P/E now vs peer median -1,143xmedian 32.0x 39.0xmedian 32.0x 34.0xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.8x 4.2xmedian 2.8x 3.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 39.6xmedian 19.4x —median 19.4x 19.4xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.8xmedian 29.0x 195.6xmedian 29.0x 20.1xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.9x 3.5xmedian 2.9x 5.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 43.13median 1.13 1.15median 1.13 -9.00median 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 monthsLFUSKNZBRA
Revenue $2.61B $666.10M $5.85B
Gross profit $1.03B $295.50M $2.90B
Operating income $95.49M $97.10M $858.00M
Net income -$8.06M $71.70M $539.00M
Free cash flow $444.35M – $904.00M
R&D $115.22M $43.90M $622.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.31 $0.82 $11.20
Cash & equivalents $628.22M $46.60M $157.00M
Total debt $629.66M – $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 25.62M 87.90M 48.13M
Enterprise value $7.23B $2.93B $16.76B

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
MetricLFUSKNZBRA
P/E -1,143x 39.0x 34.0x
P/FCF 20.8x 195.6x 20.1x
P/Operating cash flow 18.1x 27.6x 18.6x
P/S 3.5x 4.2x 3.1x
P/B 3.5x 3.5x 5.3x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 4.2x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA 39.6x – 19.4x
EV/EBIT 96.8x – 24.2x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 4.2x 3.6x
EV/FCF 20.8x – 23.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.1x 27.6x 21.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 43.13 1.15 -9.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLFUSKNZBRA
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.4% 16.1% 12.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 25.5% 2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.4% 20.8% 14.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.9% 13.2% 4.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -52.6% 62.1% 8.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.7% -33.2% -0.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -107.5% 71.9% -1.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.5% 33.7% -6.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -107.3% 70.8% 4.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -26.5% 34.0% -3.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.5% -15.4% 5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 7.5% 63.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 41.0% – 6.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.0% – 83.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLFUSKNZBRA
Gross margin 39.3% – 49.6%
EBITDA margin 8.9% – 18.3%
Operating margin 3.7% – 14.7%
Pretax margin 3.0% – 12.1%
Net margin -0.3% – 9.2%
FCF margin 17.0% – 15.5%
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% 15.2% 16.7%
Return on equity -0.3% – 15.6%
Return on assets -0.2% – 6.4%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – 10.6%
Return on capital employed 2.8% – 19.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -63.5x 1.4x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 4.4% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLFUSKNZBRA
Debt / assets 15.7% – 32.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x – 2.4x
Debt / FCF 1.4x – 3.1x
Liabilities / assets 34.7% – 60.2%
Equity / assets 65.3% 74.2% 39.8%
Interest coverage 3.2x – –
Current ratio 2.8x 2.9x 0.5x
Quick ratio 1.8x – 0.3x
Cash ratio 1.1x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score 5.64 – 3.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLFUSKNZBRA
Dividend yield 0.8% – –
Net buyback yield -1.1% – 5.0%
Shareholder yield -0.2% – 5.0%
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.

ConsensusLFUSKNZBRA
Forward P/E 20.5xFY2026 22.8xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.78FY2026 $1.43FY2026 $22.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +66.5%FY2026 +28.8%FY2026 +42.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.1% +21.0% -4.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.11BFY2026 $712.60MFY2026 $6.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.3%FY2026 +20.1%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.2% +12.1% +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLFUSKNZBRA
Held by institutions 99.4% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 606 340 644
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +0.5% +4.5%
Institutions buying 295 198 309
Institutions selling 209 93 242
Buyers to sellers 1.41 2.13 1.28

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.

LFUSKNZBRA
LFUS 1.00 0.77 0.30
KN 0.77 1.00 0.37
ZBRA 0.30 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LFUS, KN and ZBRA?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Littelfuse (LFUS) $9.72B, Knowles (KN) $2.93B, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) $18.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, LFUS, KN and ZBRA?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Littelfuse (LFUS) -1,206x, Knowles (KN) 40.8x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 33.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) is cheapest (Littelfuse (LFUS) 20.5x, Knowles (KN) 22.8x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 17.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Knowles (KN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Littelfuse (LFUS) +15.4%, Knowles (KN) +16.1%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +12.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has the highest net margin (Littelfuse (LFUS) -0.3%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) leads (Littelfuse (LFUS) 0.0%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Knowles (KN) returned the most: Littelfuse (LFUS) +35.2%, Knowles (KN) +36.0%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +24.4%. Over five years, Knowles (KN) compounded fastest (Littelfuse (LFUS) +5.5%/yr, Knowles (KN) +10.5%/yr, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) -5.8%/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%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 47.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LFUS, KN and ZBRA?

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 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.