LFUS vs OUST vs BELFA Stock Comparison

Littelfuse, Ouster and Bel Fuse Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LFUS Littelfuse Inc /De
$387.15 -9.8% 1M +47.5% 1Y
Market cap
$9.83B
P/E
260.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.76B
Div. yield
0.79%
Electronic Components Technology
5 wins
OUST Ouster, Inc.
$33.61 -17.8% 1M +1.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.30B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$204.91M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
1 win
BELFA Bel Fuse Inc /Nj
$180.15 -10.1% 1M +29.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.22B
P/E
42.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$785.62M
Div. yield
0.13%
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionLFUSOUSTBELFALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.83B $2.30B $2.22B LFUS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 260.2x -41.6x 42.5x BELFA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.8x — 17.3x BELFA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.7% +62.8% +21.0% OUST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.4% -26.0% — LFUS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.7x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.79% — 0.13% LFUS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +47.5% +1.5% +29.6% LFUS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.6%/yr -11.4%/yr +64.8%/yr BELFA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.1% 101.9% 59.3% LFUS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 44/100 59/100 BELFA

Percentile Scorecard

LFUSOUSTBELFA

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

AxisLFUSOUSTBELFA
Valuation 63 #42 of 111 9 #101 of 111 67 #37 of 111
Growth 33 #73 of 108 83 #19 of 108 55 #49 of 108
Profitability 63 #39 of 104 14 #90 of 104 58 #44 of 104
Financial Health 67 #39 of 115 87 #16 of 115 84 #19 of 115
Shareholder Returns 40 #47 of 78 26 #58 of 78 30 #55 of 78
Overall 53 44 59
  • LFUS ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • OUST ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • BELFA ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLFUSOUSTBELFASPY
1 month -9.8%-17.8%-10.1% +0.9%
3 months -5.7%+7.4%-11.0% +5.9%
6 months -1.1%+31.6%-21.5% +8.5%
Year to date +53.1%+55.3%+18.7% +13.3%
1 year +47.5%+1.5%+29.6% +12.4%
3 years +79.0%+786.8%+272.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +21.4%+107.1%+55.1% +23.5%
5 years +31.4%-45.4%+1,113.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +5.6%-11.4%+64.8% +11.0%
10 years +179.7%—+886.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +10.8%—+25.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLFUSOUSTBELFASPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.1%101.9%59.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.8%99.7%67.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.864.622.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.100.020.50 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.8%-95.8%-44.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.8%-46.2%-38.1% -0.9%
52-week high $489.10$62.52$291.23 $779.14
52-week low $234.94$16.63$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.

MultipleLFUSOUSTBELFA
P/E now vs peer median 260.2xmedian 33.5x -41.6xmedian 33.5x 42.5xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.8x 11.2xmedian 2.8x 2.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.2xmedian 19.6x -38.8xmedian 19.6x —median 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 29.8x -27.9xmedian 29.8x 33.3xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.9x 6.2xmedian 2.9x 2.4xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -5.13median 1.10 -0.74median 1.10 -3.29median 1.10

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 monthsLFUSOUSTBELFA
Revenue $2.76B $204.91M $785.62M
Gross profit $1.10B $101.63M $313.22M
Operating income $151.43M -$62.60M $127.41M
Net income $37.79M -$53.33M $93.79M
Free cash flow $528.88M -$82.47M –
R&D $117.61M $68.46M $34.33M
EPS (diluted) $1.47 $-0.81 $4.24
Cash & equivalents $824.84M $91.76M $333.12M
Total debt $629.93M – –
Shares (diluted) 25.67M 65.99M 13.61M
Enterprise value $7.34B $1.41B $2.33B

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
MetricLFUSOUSTBELFA
P/E 260.2x -41.6x 42.5x
P/FCF 18.6x -27.9x 33.3x
P/Operating cash flow 16.5x -42.8x 23.2x
P/S 3.6x 11.2x 2.8x
P/B 3.6x 6.2x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 6.8x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 33.2x -38.8x –
EV/EBIT 63.7x -32.6x –
EV/Revenue 3.5x 10.0x 2.8x
EV/FCF 18.2x -24.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 16.2x -37.9x 23.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.13 -0.74 -3.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLFUSOUSTBELFA
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.7% 62.8% 21.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 51.6% 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 28.9% 90.8% 24.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 166.5% 13.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -28.2% 39.7% 30.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.7% 45.1% 12.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -68.1% 42.0% 26.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -50.4% 48.0% 7.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -68.9% 52.1% -17.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -50.8% 56.5% -12.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.6% -329.9% 60.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 27.6% -0.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 38.7% -416.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 17.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLFUSOUSTBELFA
Gross margin 40.1% 49.6% –
EBITDA margin 10.5% -25.6% –
Operating margin 5.5% -30.6% –
Pretax margin 4.9% -25.5% –
Net margin 1.4% -26.0% –
FCF margin 19.2% -40.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 21.6% -26.3% 12.2%
Return on equity 1.4% -16.5% 10.2%
Return on assets 0.9% -12.5% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 1.3% – –
Return on capital employed 4.4% -18.1% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 15.8x 1.0x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 18.5% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLFUSOUSTBELFA
Debt / assets 14.9% – –
Debt / equity 0.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.7x – –
Debt / FCF 1.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 35.5% 21.8% 20.0%
Equity / assets 64.5% 78.2% 71.3%
Interest coverage 5.7x – –
Current ratio 2.7x 4.2x 4.4x
Quick ratio 1.9x 3.5x –
Cash ratio 1.2x 3.1x –
Altman Z-score 5.65 11.03 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLFUSOUSTBELFA
Dividend yield 0.8% – 0.1%
Net buyback yield -0.8% -6.1% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% -6.1% 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.

ConsensusLFUSOUSTBELFA
Forward P/E 21.8xFY2026 – 17.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.78FY2026 $-0.27FY2026 $10.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +66.5%FY2026 – +46.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.1% – +3.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.11BFY2026 $229.51MFY2026 $771.32MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.3%FY2026 +35.5%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.2% +36.6% +9.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLFUSOUSTBELFA
Held by institutions 99.4% 53.9% 63.1%
Institutions holding 606 330 110
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +19.0% +14.8%
Institutions buying 295 233 70
Institutions selling 209 66 30
Buyers to sellers 1.41 3.53 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.

LFUSOUSTBELFA
LFUS 1.00 0.53 0.63
OUST 0.53 1.00 0.45
BELFA 0.63 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LFUS, OUST and BELFA?

Littelfuse (LFUS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Littelfuse (LFUS) $9.83B, Ouster (OUST) $2.30B, Bel Fuse (BELFA) $2.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, LFUS, OUST and BELFA?

Bel Fuse (BELFA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Littelfuse (LFUS) 260.2x, Ouster (OUST) -41.6x, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 42.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bel Fuse (BELFA) is cheapest (Littelfuse (LFUS) 21.8x, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 17.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ouster (OUST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Littelfuse (LFUS) +18.7%, Ouster (OUST) +62.8%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) +21.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Littelfuse (LFUS) has the highest net margin (Littelfuse (LFUS) 1.4%, Ouster (OUST) -26.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Littelfuse (LFUS) returned the most: Littelfuse (LFUS) +47.5%, Ouster (OUST) +1.5%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) +29.6%. Over five years, Bel Fuse (BELFA) compounded fastest (Littelfuse (LFUS) +5.6%/yr, Ouster (OUST) -11.4%/yr, Bel Fuse (BELFA) +64.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Littelfuse (LFUS) has the highest dividend yield: Littelfuse (LFUS) 0.79%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 0.13%. Ouster (OUST) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Littelfuse (LFUS) has been the steadiest (Littelfuse (LFUS) 43.1%, Ouster (OUST) 101.9%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 59.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LFUS, OUST 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, 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.