LFUS vs MKDW vs COHR Stock Comparison

Littelfuse, MKDWELL Tech and Coherent 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
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
COHR Coherent Corp.
$235.63 -20.3% 1M +74.6% 1Y
Market cap
$42.12B
P/E
52.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.12B
Div. yield
0.00%
Electronic Components Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionLFUSMKDWCOHRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.74B $739.45K $42.12B COHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1,208x — 52.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.5x — 26.3x LFUS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.4% — +22.5% COHR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.3% — 11.3% COHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — -23.3% LFUS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x — -0.4x COHR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.9% -95.9% +74.6% COHR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.5%/yr — +31.0%/yr COHR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.3% 196.9% 89.0% LFUS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 — 37/100 LFUS

Percentile Scorecard

LFUSMKDWCOHR

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

AxisLFUSMKDWCOHR
Valuation 58 #48 of 112 – 21 #89 of 112
Growth 29 #78 of 109 – 57 #47 of 109
Profitability 49 #54 of 104 – 30 #73 of 104
Financial Health 62 #45 of 116 0 #116 of 116 42 #68 of 116
Shareholder Returns 36 #52 of 81 – 34 #54 of 81
Overall 47 – 37
  • LFUS ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • MKDW ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • COHR ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLFUSMKDWCOHRSPY
1 month -10.8%-82.8%-20.3% -0.2%
3 months -2.3%-97.7%-3.2% +3.9%
6 months -1.6%-96.5%-22.5% +8.2%
Year to date +51.4%-94.6%+27.7% +12.9%
1 year +40.9%-95.9%+74.6% +12.3%
3 years +77.0%-99.9%+708.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +21.0%-90.6%+100.8% +23.3%
5 years +30.7%—+285.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +5.5%—+31.0% +10.9%
10 years +177.8%—+753.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.8%—+23.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLFUSMKDWCOHRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.3%196.9%89.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.9%236.7%94.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.851.383.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.95-0.490.84 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.8%-99.9%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.7%-97.8%-44.8% -1.2%
52-week high $489.10$12.00$426.89 $779.14
52-week low $234.94$0.26$128.70 $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.

MultipleLFUSMKDWCOHR
P/E now vs peer median -1,202xmedian 33.2x —median 33.2x 51.9xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.8x —median 2.8x 6.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 41.7xmedian 20.0x —median 20.0x -15.4xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.9xmedian 29.8x —median 29.8x -45.1xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.0x -0.3xmedian 3.0x 4.1xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 45.38median 1.17 —median 1.17 1.03median 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 monthsLFUSMKDWCOHR
Revenue $2.61B – $7.12B
Gross profit $1.03B – $2.67B
Operating income $95.49M – -$3.60B
Net income -$8.06M – $800.94M
Free cash flow $444.35M – -$1.02B
R&D $115.22M – $722.95M
EPS (diluted) $-0.31 – $4.12
Cash & equivalents $628.22M $38.25K $1.16B
Total debt $629.66M $24.76M $3.22B
Shares (diluted) 25.62M 3.87M 195.39M
Enterprise value $7.25B -$10.22M $36.00B

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
MetricLFUSMKDWCOHR
P/E -1,202x – 51.9x
P/FCF 21.9x – -45.1x
P/Operating cash flow 19.0x – 580.3x
P/S 3.7x – 6.5x
P/B 3.7x -0.3x 4.1x
P/Tangible book 4.7x -0.3x 5.5x
EV/EBITDA 41.7x – -15.4x
EV/EBIT 101.9x – -13.2x
EV/Revenue 3.7x – 6.7x
EV/FCF 21.9x – -46.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.0x – 595.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 45.38 – 1.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLFUSMKDWCOHR
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.4% – 22.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.5% – 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.4% – 30.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.9% – 18.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -52.6% – 1.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.7% – 2.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -107.5% – 1,623%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.5% – 72.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -107.3% – 891.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -26.5% – 50.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.5% – -87.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.0% – -49.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 41.0% – -630.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.0% – -92.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLFUSMKDWCOHR
Gross margin 39.3% – 37.5%
EBITDA margin 8.9% – -43.3%
Operating margin 3.7% – -50.6%
Pretax margin 3.0% – 11.9%
Net margin -0.3% – 11.3%
FCF margin 17.0% – -14.4%
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% – 1.1%
Return on equity -0.3% – 7.1%
Return on assets -0.2% – 4.4%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – -23.3%
Return on capital employed 2.8% – -24.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -63.5x – 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLFUSMKDWCOHR
Debt / assets 15.7% 53.1% 17.6%
Debt / equity 0.2x -1.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x – -0.4x
Debt / FCF 1.4x – -3.1x
Liabilities / assets 34.7% 132.7% 38.6%
Equity / assets 65.3% -32.7% 61.4%
Interest coverage 3.2x – -18.9x
Current ratio 2.8x 0.5x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.1x 1.2x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.0x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 5.85 – 4.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLFUSMKDWCOHR
Dividend yield 0.8% – –
Net buyback yield -1.0% – -4.4%
Shareholder yield -0.2% – -4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 1.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -1.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -25.4%

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.

ConsensusLFUSMKDWCOHR
Forward P/E 21.5xFY2026 – 26.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $17.78FY2026 – $8.96FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +66.5%FY2026 – +59.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +12.1% – +61.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.11BFY2026 – $11.19BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +30.3%FY2026 – +57.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +0.2% – +37.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLFUSMKDWCOHR
Held by institutions 99.4% – 86.7%
Institutions holding 606 – 1,310
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% – -3.1%
Institutions buying 295 – 840
Institutions selling 209 – 359
Buyers to sellers 1.41 – 2.34

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.

LFUSMKDWCOHR
LFUS 1.00 0.09 0.66
MKDW 0.09 1.00 0.03
COHR 0.66 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LFUS, MKDW and COHR?

Coherent (COHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Littelfuse (LFUS) $9.74B, MKDWELL Tech (MKDW) $739.45K, Coherent (COHR) $42.12B.

Which company is growing faster?

Coherent (COHR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Littelfuse (LFUS) +15.4%, Coherent (COHR) +22.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coherent (COHR) has the highest net margin (Littelfuse (LFUS) -0.3%, Coherent (COHR) 11.3%). On return on invested capital, Littelfuse (LFUS) leads (Littelfuse (LFUS) 0.0%, Coherent (COHR) -23.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coherent (COHR) returned the most: Littelfuse (LFUS) +40.9%, MKDWELL Tech (MKDW) -95.9%, Coherent (COHR) +74.6%. Over five years, Coherent (COHR) compounded fastest (Littelfuse (LFUS) +5.5%/yr, Coherent (COHR) +31.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Littelfuse (LFUS) 0.00%, MKDWELL Tech (MKDW) 0.00%, Coherent (COHR) 0.00%. Littelfuse (LFUS) and MKDWELL Tech (MKDW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Littelfuse (LFUS) has been the steadiest (Littelfuse (LFUS) 43.3%, MKDWELL Tech (MKDW) 196.9%, Coherent (COHR) 89.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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