LFUS vs LITE vs BELFA Stock Comparison

Littelfuse, Lumentum Holdings and Bel Fuse Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LFUS Littelfuse Inc /De
$351.39 -16.8% 1M +30.5% 1Y
Market cap
$9.21B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.61B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
1 win
LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc.
$756.17 -19.3% 1M +348.8% 1Y
Market cap
$61.05B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.01B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins
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

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Bel Fuse leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Bel Fuse 5, Lumentum Holdings 4, Littelfuse 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLFUSLITEBELFALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.21B $61.05B $2.27B LITE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1,142x -8.8x 42.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.8x 35.7x 15.5x BELFA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.4% +83.2% +25.3% LITE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.3% -230.2% 7.2% BELFA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 8.1% 12.7% BELFA
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 +30.5% +348.8% +19.0% LITE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.6%/yr +55.2%/yr +63.7%/yr BELFA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.9% 98.7% 59.0% LFUS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 47/100 64/100 BELFA

Percentile Scorecard

LFUSLITEBELFA

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

AxisLFUSLITEBELFA
Valuation 59 #47 of 112 11 #100 of 112 78 #26 of 112
Growth 29 #78 of 109 81 #22 of 109 60 #44 of 109
Profitability 49 #54 of 105 40 #63 of 105 75 #27 of 105
Financial Health 63 #44 of 117 57 #51 of 117 81 #23 of 117
Shareholder Returns 33 #55 of 82 46 #45 of 82 28 #59 of 82
Overall 47 47 64
  • LFUS ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • LITE ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • BELFA ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLFUSLITEBELFASPY
1 month -16.8%-19.3%-21.2% -1.0%
3 months -13.2%-0.9%-31.0% +2.9%
6 months -13.7%-14.2%-36.4% +6.4%
Year to date +38.9%+105.2%+5.9% +11.4%
1 year +30.5%+348.8%+19.0% +13.1%
3 years +57.6%+1,861.0%+311.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +16.4%+169.9%+60.3% +21.5%
5 years +19.4%+799.7%+1,072.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.6%+55.2%+63.7% +10.9%
10 years +179.5%+1,771.7%+685.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +10.8%+34.0%+22.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureLFUSLITEBELFASPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.9%98.7%59.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.9%100.3%67.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.813.172.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.713.530.32 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.8%-66.5%-44.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.2%-33.3%-44.8% -2.5%
52-week high $489.10$1,133.40$291.23 $779.14
52-week low $234.94$168.50$114.02 $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.

MultipleLFUSLITEBELFA
P/E now vs peer median -1,103xmedian 31.3x -8.1xmedian 31.3x 40.7xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.6x 22.2xmedian 2.6x 2.7xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 38.3xmedian 19.6x 82.8xmedian 19.6x 11.4xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 28.3x 223.2xmedian 28.3x 27.0xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.9x 14.4xmedian 2.9x 2.2xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 41.63median 1.15 0.03median 1.15 -2.94median 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 monthsLFUSLITEBELFA
Revenue $2.61B $3.01B $744.09M
Gross profit $1.03B $1.26B $294.08M
Operating income $95.49M $524.80M $118.20M
Net income -$8.06M -$6.94B $77.96M
Free cash flow $444.35M $300.10M $73.34M
R&D $115.22M $356.50M $33.09M
EPS (diluted) $-0.31 $-92.99 $3.94
Cash & equivalents $628.22M $2.04B $306.11M
Total debt $629.66M $1.64B $627.00M
Shares (diluted) 25.62M 74.60M 13.61M
Enterprise value $6.72B $52.86B $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
MetricLFUSLITEBELFA
P/E -1,103x -8.1x 40.7x
P/FCF 20.1x 223.2x 27.0x
P/Operating cash flow 17.4x 89.2x 23.7x
P/S 3.4x 22.2x 2.7x
P/B 3.4x 14.4x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 15.5x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 38.3x 82.8x 11.4x
EV/EBIT 93.5x 125.6x 14.2x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 21.9x 2.3x
EV/FCF 20.1x 219.6x 22.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.4x 87.7x 20.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 41.63 0.03 -2.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLFUSLITEBELFA
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.4% 83.2% 25.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 19.5% 2.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.4% 173.1% 30.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.9% 30.2% 11.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -52.6% 391.4% 50.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.7% 87.0% 10.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -107.5% -26,876% 30.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.5% -274.9% 2.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -107.3% -25,088% -2.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -26.5% -264.1% -13.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.5% 494.9% 29.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 61.1% 6.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 41.0% 386.6% 52.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 80.2% 8.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLFUSLITEBELFA
Gross margin 39.3% 41.7% 39.5%
EBITDA margin 8.9% 26.4% 19.8%
Operating margin 3.7% 17.4% 15.9%
Pretax margin 3.0% -238.0% 12.5%
Net margin -0.3% -230.2% 7.2%
FCF margin 17.0% 10.0% 9.9%
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% 24.9% 11.2%
Return on equity -0.3% -182.1% 11.6%
Return on assets -0.2% -96.8% 7.0%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 8.1% 12.7%
Return on capital employed 2.8% 11.2% 12.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -63.5x -0.1x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 5.6% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLFUSLITEBELFA
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% 28.1%
Equity / assets 65.3% 63.5% 71.9%
Interest coverage 3.2x 24.1x 10.8x
Current ratio 2.8x 1.7x 4.5x
Quick ratio 1.8x 1.1x 3.0x
Cash ratio 1.1x 1.1x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 5.50 14.52 5.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLFUSLITEBELFA
Dividend yield 0.9% – 0.1%
Net buyback yield -1.1% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield -0.2% 0.0% 0.1%
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.

ConsensusLFUSLITEBELFA
Forward P/E 19.8xFY2026 35.7xFY2027 15.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.78FY2026 $21.16FY2027 $10.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +66.5%FY2026 +144.1%FY2027 +46.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.1% +59.8% +3.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.11BFY2026 $6.48BFY2027 $771.32MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.3%FY2026 +115.2%FY2027 +14.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.2% +61.8% +9.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLFUSLITEBELFA
Held by institutions 99.4% 92.8% 63.1%
Institutions holding 606 1,316 110
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +6.6% +14.8%
Institutions buying 295 903 70
Institutions selling 209 318 30
Buyers to sellers 1.41 2.84 2.33

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.

LFUSLITEBELFA
LFUS 1.00 0.58 0.62
LITE 0.58 1.00 0.54
BELFA 0.62 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LFUS, LITE and BELFA?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Littelfuse (LFUS) $9.21B, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) $61.05B, Bel Fuse (BELFA) $2.27B.

Which company is growing faster?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Littelfuse (LFUS) +15.4%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +83.2%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) +25.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bel Fuse (BELFA) has the highest net margin (Littelfuse (LFUS) -0.3%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -230.2%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 7.2%). On return on invested capital, Bel Fuse (BELFA) leads (Littelfuse (LFUS) 0.0%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 8.1%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lumentum Holdings (LITE) returned the most: Littelfuse (LFUS) +30.5%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +348.8%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) +19.0%. Over five years, Bel Fuse (BELFA) compounded fastest (Littelfuse (LFUS) +3.6%/yr, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +55.2%/yr, Bel Fuse (BELFA) +63.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Littelfuse (LFUS) has been the steadiest (Littelfuse (LFUS) 42.9%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 98.7%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 59.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LFUS, LITE and BELFA?

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