LFUS vs VSH vs BELFA Stock Comparison

Littelfuse, Vishay Intertechnology and Bel Fuse Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LFUS Littelfuse Inc /De
$383.00 -10.8% 1M +40.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.73B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.61B
Div. yield
0.80%
Electronic Components Technology
2 wins
VSH Vishay Intertechnology Inc
$29.65 -8.9% 1M +71.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.19B
P/E
142.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.32B
Div. yield
1.35%
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins
BELFA Bel Fuse Inc /Nj
$176.02 -13.3% 1M +26.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.17B
P/E
44.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$744.09M
Div. yield
0.14%
Electronic Components Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Bel Fuse leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Bel Fuse 7, Vishay Intertechnology 3, Littelfuse 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLFUSVSHBELFALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.73B $4.19B $2.17B LFUS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1,202x 142.9x 44.6x BELFA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.5x 37.1x 16.9x BELFA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.4% +13.4% +25.3% BELFA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.3% 0.9% 7.2% BELFA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 1.2% 12.7% BELFA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -1.0x — VSH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.80% 1.35% 0.14% VSH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.9% +71.0% +26.4% VSH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.5%/yr +9.0%/yr +67.7%/yr BELFA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.3% 70.3% 59.3% LFUS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 52/100 64/100 BELFA

Percentile Scorecard

LFUSVSHBELFA

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

AxisLFUSVSHBELFA
Valuation 58 #48 of 112 73 #31 of 112 77 #27 of 112
Growth 29 #78 of 109 44 #62 of 109 60 #44 of 109
Profitability 49 #54 of 104 48 #55 of 104 75 #27 of 104
Financial Health 62 #45 of 116 44 #66 of 116 81 #23 of 116
Shareholder Returns 36 #52 of 81 53 #39 of 81 29 #58 of 81
Overall 47 52 64
  • LFUS ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • VSH ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • BELFA ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLFUSVSHBELFASPY
1 month -10.8%-8.9%-13.3% -0.2%
3 months -2.3%-9.4%-16.2% +3.9%
6 months -1.6%+10.9%-22.4% +8.2%
Year to date +51.4%+104.6%+16.0% +12.9%
1 year +40.9%+71.0%+26.4% +12.3%
3 years +77.0%+31.2%+264.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +21.0%+9.5%+53.9% +23.3%
5 years +30.7%+53.6%+1,223.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +5.5%+9.0%+67.7% +10.9%
10 years +177.8%+112.5%+804.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.8%+7.8%+24.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLFUSVSHBELFASPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.3%70.3%59.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.9%69.8%67.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.853.052.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.951.010.45 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.8%-64.8%-44.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.7%-54.3%-39.6% -1.2%
52-week high $489.10$64.90$291.23 $779.14
52-week low $234.94$11.82$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.

MultipleLFUSVSHBELFA
P/E now vs peer median -1,202xmedian 33.2x 142.9xmedian 33.2x 44.6xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.8x 1.3xmedian 2.8x 2.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 41.7xmedian 20.0x 11.4xmedian 20.0x 12.7xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.9xmedian 29.8x -602.0xmedian 29.8x 29.6xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.0x 1.4xmedian 3.0x 2.4xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 45.38median 1.17 -2.38median 1.17 -3.21median 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 monthsLFUSVSHBELFA
Revenue $2.61B $3.32B $744.09M
Gross profit $1.03B $694.64M $294.08M
Operating income $95.49M $109.59M $118.20M
Net income -$8.06M $28.40M $77.96M
Free cash flow $444.35M -$6.96M $73.34M
R&D $115.22M – $33.09M
EPS (diluted) $-0.31 $0.19 $3.94
Cash & equivalents $628.22M $1.30B $306.11M
Total debt $629.66M $972.29M –
Shares (diluted) 25.62M 147.90M 13.61M
Enterprise value $7.24B $1.45B $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
MetricLFUSVSHBELFA
P/E -1,202x 142.9x 44.6x
P/FCF 21.9x -602.0x 29.6x
P/Operating cash flow 19.0x 12.1x 26.0x
P/S 3.7x 1.3x 2.9x
P/B 3.7x 1.4x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 1.5x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 41.7x 11.4x 12.7x
EV/EBIT 101.9x 35.2x 15.8x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 1.2x 2.5x
EV/FCF 21.9x -554.5x 25.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.0x 11.2x 22.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 45.38 -2.38 -3.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLFUSVSHBELFA
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.4% 13.4% 25.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.5% -2.2% 2.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.4% 20.3% 30.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.9% -13.5% 11.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -52.6% 310.6% 50.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.7% -43.6% 10.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -107.5% 132.6% 30.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.5% -59.3% 2.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -107.3% 129.8% -2.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -26.5% -59.9% -13.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.5% 175.7% 29.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -17.4% 6.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 41.0% 96.6% 52.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.0% -26.5% 8.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLFUSVSHBELFA
Gross margin 39.3% 20.9% 39.5%
EBITDA margin 8.9% 10.2% 19.8%
Operating margin 3.7% 3.3% 15.9%
Pretax margin 3.0% 2.2% 12.5%
Net margin -0.3% 0.9% 7.2%
FCF margin 17.0% -0.2% 9.9%
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% 10.4% 11.2%
Return on equity -0.3% 1.1% 11.6%
Return on assets -0.2% 0.6% 7.0%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 1.2% 12.7%
Return on capital employed 2.8% 3.4% 12.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -63.5x 12.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.9% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLFUSVSHBELFA
Debt / assets 15.7% 18.9% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -1.0x –
Debt / FCF 1.4x -139.7x –
Liabilities / assets 34.7% 43.5% 28.1%
Equity / assets 65.3% 56.5% 71.9%
Interest coverage 3.2x 2.8x 10.8x
Current ratio 2.8x 1.8x 4.5x
Quick ratio 1.8x 1.1x 3.0x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.9x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 5.85 2.36 5.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLFUSVSHBELFA
Dividend yield 0.8% 1.3% 0.1%
Net buyback yield -1.0% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield -0.2% 1.3% 0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 191.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -780.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -1.3% –

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.

ConsensusLFUSVSHBELFA
Forward P/E 21.5xFY2026 37.1xFY2026 16.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.78FY2026 $0.80FY2026 $10.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +66.5%FY2026 – +46.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.1% +140.0% +3.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.11BFY2026 $3.54BFY2026 $771.32MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.3%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.2% +24.0% +9.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLFUSVSHBELFA
Held by institutions 99.4% 100.0% 63.1%
Institutions holding 606 468 110
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +14.6% +14.8%
Institutions buying 295 308 70
Institutions selling 209 120 30
Buyers to sellers 1.41 2.57 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.

LFUSVSHBELFA
LFUS 1.00 0.71 0.63
VSH 0.71 1.00 0.54
BELFA 0.63 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LFUS, VSH and BELFA?

Littelfuse (LFUS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Littelfuse (LFUS) $9.73B, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) $4.19B, Bel Fuse (BELFA) $2.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, LFUS, VSH and BELFA?

Bel Fuse (BELFA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Littelfuse (LFUS) -1,202x, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 142.9x, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 44.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bel Fuse (BELFA) is cheapest (Littelfuse (LFUS) 21.5x, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 37.1x, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 16.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Bel Fuse (BELFA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Littelfuse (LFUS) +15.4%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +13.4%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) +25.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bel Fuse (BELFA) has the highest net margin (Littelfuse (LFUS) -0.3%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 0.9%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 7.2%). On return on invested capital, Bel Fuse (BELFA) leads (Littelfuse (LFUS) 0.0%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 1.2%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) returned the most: Littelfuse (LFUS) +40.9%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +71.0%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) +26.4%. Over five years, Bel Fuse (BELFA) compounded fastest (Littelfuse (LFUS) +5.5%/yr, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +9.0%/yr, Bel Fuse (BELFA) +67.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) has the highest dividend yield: Littelfuse (LFUS) 0.80%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 1.35%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 0.14%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Littelfuse (LFUS) has been the steadiest (Littelfuse (LFUS) 43.3%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 70.3%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 59.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LFUS, VSH 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, Bel Fuse (BELFA) leads on 7. 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.