LFUS vs LITE vs MKDW Stock Comparison

Littelfuse, Lumentum Holdings and MKDWELL Tech Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LFUS Littelfuse Inc /De
$383.00 -10.8% 1M +40.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.74B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.61B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins
LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc.
$866.18 -8.0% 1M +346.9% 1Y
Market cap
$68.13B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.01B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
6 wins
MKDW MKDWELL Tech Inc.
$0.26 -82.8% 1M -95.9% 1Y
Market cap
$739.45K
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionLFUSLITEMKDWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.74B $68.13B $739.45K LITE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1,208x -9.8x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.5x 40.8x — LFUS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.4% +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 +40.9% +346.9% -95.9% LITE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.5%/yr +60.2%/yr — LITE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.3% 98.7% 196.9% LFUS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 46/100 — LFUS

Percentile Scorecard

LFUSLITEMKDW

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

AxisLFUSLITEMKDW
Valuation 58 #48 of 112 10 #101 of 112 –
Growth 29 #78 of 109 81 #22 of 109 –
Profitability 49 #54 of 104 40 #63 of 104 –
Financial Health 62 #45 of 116 55 #53 of 116 0 #116 of 116
Shareholder Returns 36 #52 of 81 46 #44 of 81 –
Overall 47 46 –
  • LFUS ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • LITE ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • MKDW ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLFUSLITEMKDWSPY
1 month -10.8%-8.0%-82.8% -0.2%
3 months -2.3%+32.9%-97.7% +3.9%
6 months -1.6%+9.5%-96.5% +8.2%
Year to date +51.4%+135.0%-94.6% +12.9%
1 year +40.9%+346.9%-95.9% +12.3%
3 years +77.0%+2,301.4%-99.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +21.0%+188.7%-90.6% +23.3%
5 years +30.7%+955.0%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +5.5%+60.2%— +10.9%
10 years +177.8%+2,126.7%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.8%+36.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLFUSLITEMKDWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.3%98.7%196.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.9%100.3%236.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.853.161.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.953.51-0.49 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.8%-66.5%-99.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.7%-23.6%-97.8% -1.2%
52-week high $489.10$1,133.40$12.00 $779.14
52-week low $234.94$188.36$0.26 $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.

MultipleLFUSLITEMKDW
P/E now vs peer median -1,202xmedian 33.2x -9.3xmedian 33.2x —median 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.8x 25.5xmedian 2.8x —median 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 41.7xmedian 20.0x 95.1xmedian 20.0x —median 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.9xmedian 29.8x 255.7xmedian 29.8x —median 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.0x 16.5xmedian 3.0x -0.3xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 45.38median 1.17 0.04median 1.17 —median 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 monthsLFUSLITEMKDW
Revenue $2.61B $3.01B –
Gross profit $1.03B $1.26B –
Operating income $95.49M $524.80M –
Net income -$8.06M -$6.94B –
Free cash flow $444.35M $300.10M –
R&D $115.22M $356.50M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.31 $-92.99 –
Cash & equivalents $628.22M $2.04B $38.25K
Total debt $629.66M $1.64B $24.76M
Shares (diluted) 25.62M 74.60M 3.87M
Enterprise value $7.25B $59.95B -$10.22M

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
MetricLFUSLITEMKDW
P/E -1,202x -9.3x –
P/FCF 21.9x 255.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 19.0x 102.1x –
P/S 3.7x 25.5x –
P/B 3.7x 16.5x -0.3x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 17.8x -0.3x
EV/EBITDA 41.7x 95.1x –
EV/EBIT 101.9x 144.1x –
EV/Revenue 3.7x 25.1x –
EV/FCF 21.9x 252.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 19.0x 100.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 45.38 0.04 –

Growth

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

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLFUSLITEMKDW
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% 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 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -63.5x -0.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 5.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLFUSLITEMKDW
Debt / assets 15.7% 22.4% 53.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.4x -1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -1.4x –
Debt / FCF 1.4x 5.5x –
Liabilities / assets 34.7% 36.5% 132.7%
Equity / assets 65.3% 63.5% -32.7%
Interest coverage 3.2x 24.1x –
Current ratio 2.8x 1.7x 0.5x
Quick ratio 1.8x 1.1x 0.1x
Cash ratio 1.1x 1.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 5.85 16.72 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLFUSLITEMKDW
Dividend yield 0.8% – –
Net buyback yield -1.0% 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.

ConsensusLFUSLITEMKDW
Forward P/E 21.5xFY2026 40.8xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $17.78FY2026 $21.25FY2027 –
EPS growth, next FY +66.5%FY2026 +145.1%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +12.1% +61.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.11BFY2026 $6.52BFY2027 –
Revenue growth, next FY +30.3%FY2026 +116.6%FY2027 –
Revenue growth, the year after +0.2% +62.9% –

Institutional Ownership

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

LFUSLITEMKDW
LFUS 1.00 0.60 0.09
LITE 0.60 1.00 0.02
MKDW 0.09 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LFUS, LITE and MKDW?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Littelfuse (LFUS) $9.74B, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) $68.13B, MKDWELL Tech (MKDW) $739.45K.

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%.

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) +40.9%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +346.9%, MKDWELL Tech (MKDW) -95.9%. Over five years, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) compounded fastest (Littelfuse (LFUS) +5.5%/yr, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +60.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Littelfuse (LFUS) has been the steadiest (Littelfuse (LFUS) 43.3%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 98.7%, MKDWELL Tech (MKDW) 196.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.