LFUS vs LPL vs SPRS Stock Comparison

Littelfuse, LG Display and Surge Components 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
5 wins
LPL LG Display Co., Ltd.
$2.76 -7.4% 1M -44.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.78B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$17.53B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
1 win
SPRS Surge Components Inc
$3.23 -19.0% 1M +14.1% 1Y
Market cap
$18.30M
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.54M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Littelfuse leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Littelfuse 5, Surge Components 2, LG Display 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLFUSLPLSPRSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.74B $2.78B $18.30M LFUS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1,208x -6.0x 17.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.5x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.4% -6.9% +6.5% LFUS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.3% -2.7% 2.9% SPRS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 3.3% — LPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.9% -44.7% +14.1% LFUS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.5%/yr -20.0%/yr -2.1%/yr LFUS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.3% 61.6% 49.4% LFUS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 53/100 64/100 SPRS

Percentile Scorecard

LFUSLPLSPRS

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

AxisLFUSLPLSPRS
Valuation 58 #48 of 112 94 #8 of 112 98 #3 of 112
Growth 29 #78 of 109 74 #29 of 109 26 #81 of 109
Profitability 49 #54 of 104 37 #66 of 104 50 #53 of 104
Financial Health 62 #45 of 116 9 #106 of 116 84 #19 of 116
Shareholder Returns 36 #52 of 81 – –
Overall 47 53 64
  • LFUS ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • LPL ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SPRS ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLFUSLPLSPRSSPY
1 month -10.8%-7.4%-19.0% -0.2%
3 months -2.3%-5.8%-16.1% +3.9%
6 months -1.6%-34.6%-5.8% +8.2%
Year to date +51.4%-34.4%-5.0% +12.9%
1 year +40.9%-44.7%+14.1% +12.3%
3 years +77.0%-37.6%+17.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +21.0%-14.5%+5.6% +23.3%
5 years +30.7%-67.3%-10.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +5.5%-20.0%-2.1% +10.9%
10 years +177.8%-78.7%+210.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.8%-14.3%+12.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLFUSLPLSPRSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.3%61.6%49.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.9%68.1%62.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.852.33-0.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.95-0.730.29 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.8%-76.0%-49.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.7%-52.1%-24.2% -1.2%
52-week high $489.10$5.76$4.26 $779.14
52-week low $234.94$2.59$2.83 $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.

MultipleLFUSLPLSPRS
P/E now vs peer median -1,202xmedian 33.2x -5.9xmedian 33.2x 17.2xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.8x 0.2xmedian 2.8x 0.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 41.7xmedian 20.0x —median 20.0x 3.8xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.9xmedian 29.8x 2.0xmedian 29.8x 13.0xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.0x 0.6xmedian 3.0x 0.8xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 45.38median 1.17 -0.12median 1.17 -0.87median 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 monthsLFUSLPLSPRS
Revenue $2.61B $17.53B $37.54M
Gross profit $1.03B $2.54B $10.91M
Operating income $95.49M $456.43M $1.08M
Net income -$8.06M -$915.07M $1.08M
Free cash flow $444.35M $1.37B $1.43M
R&D $115.22M $957.27M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.31 $-0.58 $0.18
Cash & equivalents $628.22M $941.29M $4.72M
Total debt $629.66M $37.49B –
Shares (diluted) 25.62M 797.61M 5.98M
Enterprise value $7.25B -$1.70B -$39.54M

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
MetricLFUSLPLSPRS
P/E -1,202x -5.9x 17.2x
P/FCF 21.9x 2.0x 13.0x
P/Operating cash flow 19.0x 1.3x 12.9x
P/S 3.7x 0.2x 0.5x
P/B 3.7x 0.6x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 0.7x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 41.7x – 3.8x
EV/EBIT 101.9x 22.9x 4.0x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 0.6x 0.1x
EV/FCF 21.9x 7.6x 3.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.0x 4.9x 3.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 45.38 -0.12 -0.87

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLFUSLPLSPRS
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.4% -6.9% 6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 0.0% -1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.4% 18.3% 9.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.9% 101.7% -0.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -52.6% 865.5% 2.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.7% 29.4% -24.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -107.5% -141.3% 19.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.5% 36.4% -18.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -107.3% 40.6% 16.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -26.5% 49.0% -19.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.5% 28.4% 36.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -6.4% -14.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 41.0% 585.0% 52.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 33.6% -13.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLFUSLPLSPRS
Gross margin 39.3% 14.5% 29.1%
EBITDA margin 8.9% – 3.0%
Operating margin 3.7% 2.6% 2.9%
Pretax margin 3.0% -5.1% 4.0%
Net margin -0.3% -2.7% 2.9%
FCF margin 17.0% 7.8% 3.8%
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% 12.2% 3.8%
Return on equity -0.3% -18.1% 5.0%
Return on assets -0.2% -5.1% 3.8%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 3.3% –
Return on capital employed 2.8% 4.4% 4.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.0x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -63.5x -2.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLFUSLPLSPRS
Debt / assets 15.7% 48.9% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x – –
Debt / FCF 1.4x 6.4x –
Liabilities / assets 34.7% 72.2% 24.0%
Equity / assets 65.3% 27.8% 76.0%
Interest coverage 3.2x 0.6x –
Current ratio 2.8x 0.6x 4.4x
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.3x 3.5x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.1x 2.3x
Altman Z-score 5.85 0.98 4.09

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusLFUSLPLSPRS
Forward P/E 21.5xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $17.78FY2026 $-0.16FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +66.5%FY2026 -200.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +12.1% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.11BFY2026 $19.01BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +30.3%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +0.2% -4.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLFUSLPLSPRS
Held by institutions 99.4% 7.8% –
Institutions holding 606 189 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +76.8% –
Institutions buying 295 153 –
Institutions selling 209 22 –
Buyers to sellers 1.41 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.

LFUSLPLSPRS
LFUS 1.00 0.40 -0.09
LPL 0.40 1.00 -0.09
SPRS -0.09 -0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LFUS, LPL and SPRS?

Littelfuse (LFUS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Littelfuse (LFUS) $9.74B, LG Display (LPL) $2.78B, Surge Components (SPRS) $18.30M.

Which company is growing faster?

Littelfuse (LFUS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Littelfuse (LFUS) +15.4%, LG Display (LPL) -6.9%, Surge Components (SPRS) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Surge Components (SPRS) has the highest net margin (Littelfuse (LFUS) -0.3%, LG Display (LPL) -2.7%, Surge Components (SPRS) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, LG Display (LPL) leads (Littelfuse (LFUS) 0.0%, LG Display (LPL) 3.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Littelfuse (LFUS) returned the most: Littelfuse (LFUS) +40.9%, LG Display (LPL) -44.7%, Surge Components (SPRS) +14.1%. Over five years, Littelfuse (LFUS) compounded fastest (Littelfuse (LFUS) +5.5%/yr, LG Display (LPL) -20.0%/yr, Surge Components (SPRS) -2.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Littelfuse (LFUS) has been the steadiest (Littelfuse (LFUS) 43.3%, LG Display (LPL) 61.6%, Surge Components (SPRS) 49.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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