LFUS vs VSH vs COHR Stock Comparison

Littelfuse, Vishay Intertechnology and Coherent Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LFUS Littelfuse Inc /De
$364.03 -15.2% 1M +35.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.72B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.61B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
2 wins
VSH Vishay Intertechnology Inc
$26.64 -18.2% 1M +58.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.06B
P/E
142.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins
COHR Coherent Corp.
$221.71 -25.0% 1M +71.4% 1Y
Market cap
$41.88B
P/E
52.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.12B
Div. yield
0.00%
Electronic Components Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Coherent leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Coherent 6, Vishay Intertechnology 4, Littelfuse 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLFUSVSHCOHRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.72B $4.06B $41.88B COHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1,206x 142.8x 52.0x COHR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.5x 33.3x 24.7x LFUS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.4% +13.4% +22.5% COHR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.3% 0.9% 11.3% COHR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 1.2% -23.3% VSH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -1.0x -0.4x VSH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% VSH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.2% +58.2% +71.4% COHR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.5%/yr +7.0%/yr +30.8%/yr COHR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.1% 69.6% 89.0% LFUS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 50/100 39/100 VSH

Percentile Scorecard

LFUSVSHCOHR

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

AxisLFUSVSHCOHR
Valuation 58 #47 of 111 76 #28 of 111 20 #89 of 111
Growth 28 #78 of 108 42 #63 of 108 57 #47 of 108
Profitability 50 #53 of 104 48 #55 of 104 29 #74 of 104
Financial Health 61 #45 of 115 44 #65 of 115 42 #67 of 115
Shareholder Returns 35 #53 of 81 43 #47 of 81 45 #45 of 81
Overall 46 50 39
  • LFUS ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • VSH ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • COHR ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLFUSVSHCOHRSPY
1 month -15.2%-18.2%-25.0% -0.8%
3 months -9.7%-28.4%-18.3% +3.5%
6 months -9.7%-4.1%-31.0% +7.0%
Year to date +43.9%+83.9%+20.1% +12.2%
1 year +35.2%+58.2%+71.4% +13.0%
3 years +68.3%+17.9%+660.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +19.0%+5.6%+96.8% +23.1%
5 years +30.6%+40.1%+283.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +5.5%+7.0%+30.8% +11.0%
10 years +165.7%+91.7%+731.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.3%+6.7%+23.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLFUSVSHCOHRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.1%69.6%89.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.9%69.8%94.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.843.023.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.820.840.80 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.8%-64.8%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.6%-59.0%-48.1% -1.8%
52-week high $489.10$64.90$426.89 $779.14
52-week low $234.94$11.82$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.

MultipleLFUSVSHCOHR
P/E now vs peer median -1,143xmedian 32.0x 128.4xmedian 32.0x 48.8xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.8x 1.1xmedian 2.8x 6.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 39.6xmedian 19.4x 10.1xmedian 19.4x -14.5xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.8xmedian 29.0x -540.8xmedian 29.0x -42.4xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.9x 1.3xmedian 2.9x 3.9xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 43.13median 1.13 -2.14median 1.13 0.97median 1.13

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 monthsLFUSVSHCOHR
Revenue $2.61B $3.32B $7.12B
Gross profit $1.03B $694.64M $2.67B
Operating income $95.49M $109.59M -$3.60B
Net income -$8.06M $28.40M $800.94M
Free cash flow $444.35M -$6.96M -$1.02B
R&D $115.22M – $722.95M
EPS (diluted) $-0.31 $0.19 $4.12
Cash & equivalents $628.22M $1.30B $1.16B
Total debt $629.66M $972.29M $3.22B
Shares (diluted) 25.62M 147.90M 195.39M
Enterprise value $7.23B $1.31B $35.75B

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
MetricLFUSVSHCOHR
P/E -1,143x 128.4x 48.8x
P/FCF 20.8x -540.8x -42.4x
P/Operating cash flow 18.1x 10.9x 546.0x
P/S 3.5x 1.1x 6.1x
P/B 3.5x 1.3x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 1.3x 5.2x
EV/EBITDA 39.6x 10.1x -14.5x
EV/EBIT 96.8x 31.3x -12.4x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 1.0x 6.3x
EV/FCF 20.8x -493.4x -43.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.1x 9.9x 561.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 43.13 -2.14 0.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLFUSVSHCOHR
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.4% 13.4% 22.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.5% -2.2% 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.4% 20.3% 30.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.9% -13.5% 18.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -52.6% 310.6% 1.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.7% -43.6% 2.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -107.5% 132.6% 1,623%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.5% -59.3% 72.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -107.3% 129.8% 891.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -26.5% -59.9% 50.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.5% 175.7% -87.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -17.4% -49.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 41.0% 96.6% -630.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.0% -26.5% -92.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLFUSVSHCOHR
Gross margin 39.3% 20.9% 37.5%
EBITDA margin 8.9% 10.2% -43.3%
Operating margin 3.7% 3.3% -50.6%
Pretax margin 3.0% 2.2% 11.9%
Net margin -0.3% 0.9% 11.3%
FCF margin 17.0% -0.2% -14.4%
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% 10.4% 1.1%
Return on equity -0.3% 1.1% 7.1%
Return on assets -0.2% 0.6% 4.4%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 1.2% -23.3%
Return on capital employed 2.8% 3.4% -24.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -63.5x 12.2x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.9% 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLFUSVSHCOHR
Debt / assets 15.7% 18.9% 17.6%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -1.0x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 1.4x -139.7x -3.1x
Liabilities / assets 34.7% 43.5% 38.6%
Equity / assets 65.3% 56.5% 61.4%
Interest coverage 3.2x 2.8x -18.9x
Current ratio 2.8x 1.8x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.8x 1.1x 1.2x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.9x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 5.64 2.25 3.80

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLFUSVSHCOHR
Dividend yield 0.8% 1.5% –
Net buyback yield -1.1% 0.0% -4.7%
Shareholder yield -0.2% 1.5% -4.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 191.4% 1.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -780.9% -1.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.2% 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -1.3% -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.

ConsensusLFUSVSHCOHR
Forward P/E 20.5xFY2026 33.3xFY2026 24.7xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $17.78FY2026 $0.80FY2026 $8.96FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +66.5%FY2026 – +59.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +12.1% +140.0% +61.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.11BFY2026 $3.54BFY2026 $11.19BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +30.3%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026 +57.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +0.2% +24.0% +37.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLFUSVSHCOHR
Held by institutions 99.4% 100.0% 86.7%
Institutions holding 606 468 1,309
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +14.6% -3.1%
Institutions buying 295 308 840
Institutions selling 209 120 359
Buyers to sellers 1.41 2.57 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.

LFUSVSHCOHR
LFUS 1.00 0.71 0.65
VSH 0.71 1.00 0.63
COHR 0.65 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LFUS, VSH and COHR?

Coherent (COHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Littelfuse (LFUS) $9.72B, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) $4.06B, Coherent (COHR) $41.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, LFUS, VSH and COHR?

Coherent (COHR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Littelfuse (LFUS) -1,206x, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 142.8x, Coherent (COHR) 52.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Littelfuse (LFUS) is cheapest (Littelfuse (LFUS) 20.5x, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 33.3x, Coherent (COHR) 24.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Coherent (COHR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Littelfuse (LFUS) +15.4%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +13.4%, Coherent (COHR) +22.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Coherent (COHR) has the highest net margin (Littelfuse (LFUS) -0.3%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 0.9%, Coherent (COHR) 11.3%). On return on invested capital, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) leads (Littelfuse (LFUS) 0.0%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 1.2%, Coherent (COHR) -23.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coherent (COHR) returned the most: Littelfuse (LFUS) +35.2%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +58.2%, Coherent (COHR) +71.4%. Over five years, Coherent (COHR) compounded fastest (Littelfuse (LFUS) +5.5%/yr, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +7.0%/yr, Coherent (COHR) +30.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) has the highest dividend yield: Littelfuse (LFUS) 0.00%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 0.01%, Coherent (COHR) 0.00%. Littelfuse (LFUS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Littelfuse (LFUS) has been the steadiest (Littelfuse (LFUS) 43.1%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 69.6%, Coherent (COHR) 89.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LFUS, VSH 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.