LFUS vs LITE vs LPL Stock Comparison

Littelfuse, Lumentum Holdings and LG Display Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
3 wins
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
6 wins
LPL LG Display Co., Ltd.
$2.59 -11.6% 1M -48.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.68B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$17.53B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Lumentum Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Lumentum Holdings 6, Littelfuse 3, LG Display 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLFUSLITELPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.21B $61.05B $2.68B LITE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1,142x -8.8x -5.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.8x 35.7x — LFUS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.4% +83.2% -6.9% LITE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.3% -230.2% -2.7% LFUS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 8.1% 3.3% 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 +30.5% +348.8% -48.8% LITE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.6%/yr +55.2%/yr -19.1%/yr LITE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.9% 98.7% 61.5% LFUS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 47/100 53/100 LPL

Percentile Scorecard

LFUSLITELPL

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

AxisLFUSLITELPL
Valuation 59 #47 of 112 11 #100 of 112 94 #8 of 112
Growth 29 #78 of 109 81 #22 of 109 74 #29 of 109
Profitability 49 #54 of 105 40 #63 of 105 37 #67 of 105
Financial Health 63 #44 of 117 57 #51 of 117 9 #107 of 117
Shareholder Returns 33 #55 of 82 46 #45 of 82 –
Overall 47 47 53
  • LFUS ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • LITE ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • LPL ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLFUSLITELPLSPY
1 month -16.8%-19.3%-11.6% -1.0%
3 months -13.2%-0.9%-18.0% +2.9%
6 months -13.7%-14.2%-38.0% +6.4%
Year to date +38.9%+105.2%-38.5% +11.4%
1 year +30.5%+348.8%-48.8% +13.1%
3 years +57.6%+1,861.0%-41.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +16.4%+169.9%-16.2% +21.5%
5 years +19.4%+799.7%-65.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.6%+55.2%-19.1% +10.9%
10 years +179.5%+1,771.7%-79.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +10.8%+34.0%-14.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureLFUSLITELPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.9%98.7%61.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.9%100.3%67.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.813.172.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.713.53-0.79 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.8%-66.5%-76.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.2%-33.3%-55.0% -2.5%
52-week high $489.10$1,133.40$5.76 $779.14
52-week low $234.94$168.50$2.59 $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.

MultipleLFUSLITELPL
P/E now vs peer median -1,103xmedian 31.3x -8.1xmedian 31.3x -5.6xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.6x 22.2xmedian 2.6x 0.1xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 38.3xmedian 19.6x 82.8xmedian 19.6x —median 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 28.3x 223.2xmedian 28.3x 1.9xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.9x 14.4xmedian 2.9x 0.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 41.63median 1.15 0.03median 1.15 -0.11median 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 monthsLFUSLITELPL
Revenue $2.61B $3.01B $17.53B
Gross profit $1.03B $1.26B $2.54B
Operating income $95.49M $524.80M $456.43M
Net income -$8.06M -$6.94B -$915.07M
Free cash flow $444.35M $300.10M $1.37B
R&D $115.22M $356.50M $957.27M
EPS (diluted) $-0.31 $-92.99 $-0.58
Cash & equivalents $628.22M $2.04B $941.29M
Total debt $629.66M $1.64B $37.49B
Shares (diluted) 25.62M 74.60M 797.61M
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
MetricLFUSLITELPL
P/E -1,103x -8.1x -5.6x
P/FCF 20.1x 223.2x 1.9x
P/Operating cash flow 17.4x 89.2x 1.2x
P/S 3.4x 22.2x 0.1x
P/B 3.4x 14.4x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 15.5x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 38.3x 82.8x –
EV/EBIT 93.5x 125.6x 22.5x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 21.9x 0.6x
EV/FCF 20.1x 219.6x 7.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.4x 87.7x 4.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 41.63 0.03 -0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLFUSLITELPL
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.4% 83.2% -6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 19.5% 0.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.4% 173.1% 18.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.9% 30.2% 101.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -52.6% 391.4% 865.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.7% 87.0% 29.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -107.5% -26,876% -141.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.5% -274.9% 36.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -107.3% -25,088% 40.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -26.5% -264.1% 49.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.5% 494.9% 28.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 61.1% -6.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 41.0% 386.6% 585.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 80.2% 33.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLFUSLITELPL
Gross margin 39.3% 41.7% 14.5%
EBITDA margin 8.9% 26.4% –
Operating margin 3.7% 17.4% 2.6%
Pretax margin 3.0% -238.0% -5.1%
Net margin -0.3% -230.2% -2.7%
FCF margin 17.0% 10.0% 7.8%
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% 24.9% 12.2%
Return on equity -0.3% -182.1% -18.1%
Return on assets -0.2% -96.8% -5.1%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 8.1% 3.3%
Return on capital employed 2.8% 11.2% 4.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -63.5x -0.1x -2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 5.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLFUSLITELPL
Debt / assets 15.7% 22.4% 48.9%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.4x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -1.4x –
Debt / FCF 1.4x 5.5x 6.4x
Liabilities / assets 34.7% 36.5% 72.2%
Equity / assets 65.3% 63.5% 27.8%
Interest coverage 3.2x 24.1x 0.6x
Current ratio 2.8x 1.7x 0.6x
Quick ratio 1.8x 1.1x 0.3x
Cash ratio 1.1x 1.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.50 14.52 0.97

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusLFUSLITELPL
Forward P/E 19.8xFY2026 35.7xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $17.78FY2026 $21.16FY2027 $-0.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +66.5%FY2026 +144.1%FY2027 -293.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.1% +59.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.11BFY2026 $6.48BFY2027 $18.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.3%FY2026 +115.2%FY2027 +2.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.2% +61.8% -3.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLFUSLITELPL
Held by institutions 99.4% 92.8% 7.8%
Institutions holding 606 1,316 189
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +6.6% +76.8%
Institutions buying 295 903 153
Institutions selling 209 318 22
Buyers to sellers 1.41 2.84 6.95

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.

LFUSLITELPL
LFUS 1.00 0.58 0.39
LITE 0.58 1.00 0.33
LPL 0.39 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LFUS, LITE and LPL?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Littelfuse (LFUS) $9.21B, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) $61.05B, LG Display (LPL) $2.68B.

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%, LG Display (LPL) -6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Littelfuse (LFUS) has the highest net margin (Littelfuse (LFUS) -0.3%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -230.2%, LG Display (LPL) -2.7%). On return on invested capital, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) leads (Littelfuse (LFUS) 0.0%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 8.1%, LG Display (LPL) 3.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lumentum Holdings (LITE) returned the most: Littelfuse (LFUS) +30.5%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +348.8%, LG Display (LPL) -48.8%. Over five years, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) compounded fastest (Littelfuse (LFUS) +3.6%/yr, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +55.2%/yr, LG Display (LPL) -19.1%/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%, LG Display (LPL) 61.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.