LFUS vs VSH vs ZBRA Stock Comparison

Littelfuse, Vishay Intertechnology and Zebra Technologies Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LFUS Littelfuse Inc /De
$351.39 -16.8% 1M +30.5% 1Y
Market cap
$9.21B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.61B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
2 wins
VSH Vishay Intertechnology Inc
$26.70 -18.1% 1M +57.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.65B
P/E
128.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corp
$386.45 +4.2% 1M +23.1% 1Y
Market cap
$18.31B
P/E
34.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.85B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Zebra Technologies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Zebra Technologies 6, Vishay Intertechnology 3, Littelfuse 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLFUSVSHZBRALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.21B $3.65B $18.31B ZBRA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1,142x 128.5x 34.0x ZBRA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.8x 33.8x 17.1x ZBRA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.4% +13.4% +12.7% LFUS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.3% 0.9% 9.2% ZBRA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 1.2% 10.6% ZBRA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -1.0x 2.4x VSH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.5% +57.7% +23.1% VSH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.6%/yr +6.7%/yr -6.1%/yr VSH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.9% 69.6% 47.2% LFUS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 51/100 61/100 ZBRA

Percentile Scorecard

LFUSVSHZBRA

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

AxisLFUSVSHZBRA
Valuation 59 #47 of 112 75 #29 of 112 63 #42 of 112
Growth 29 #78 of 109 43 #63 of 109 48 #57 of 109
Profitability 49 #54 of 105 48 #55 of 105 85 #17 of 105
Financial Health 63 #44 of 117 46 #64 of 117 17 #97 of 117
Shareholder Returns 33 #55 of 82 42 #48 of 82 93 #7 of 82
Overall 47 51 61
  • LFUS ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • VSH ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ZBRA ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLFUSVSHZBRASPY
1 month -16.8%-18.1%+4.2% -1.0%
3 months -13.2%-30.1%+48.7% +2.9%
6 months -13.7%-5.3%+69.7% +6.4%
Year to date +38.9%+84.3%+59.2% +11.4%
1 year +30.5%+57.7%+23.1% +13.1%
3 years +57.6%+16.8%+87.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +16.4%+5.3%+23.4% +21.5%
5 years +19.4%+38.0%-26.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.6%+6.7%-6.1% +10.9%
10 years +179.5%+90.4%+497.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year +10.8%+6.7%+19.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureLFUSVSHZBRASPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.9%69.6%47.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.9%69.8%42.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.813.011.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.710.830.49 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.8%-64.8%-67.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.2%-58.9%-1.2% -2.5%
52-week high $489.10$64.90$391.00 $779.14
52-week low $234.94$11.82$199.30 $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.

MultipleLFUSVSHZBRA
P/E now vs peer median -1,103xmedian 31.3x 128.6xmedian 31.3x 34.2xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.6x 1.1xmedian 2.6x 3.1xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 38.3xmedian 19.6x 10.2xmedian 19.6x 19.5xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 28.3x -542.1xmedian 28.3x 20.2xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.9x 1.3xmedian 2.9x 5.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 41.63median 1.15 -2.15median 1.15 -9.05median 1.15

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 monthsLFUSVSHZBRA
Revenue $2.61B $3.32B $5.85B
Gross profit $1.03B $694.64M $2.90B
Operating income $95.49M $109.59M $858.00M
Net income -$8.06M $28.40M $539.00M
Free cash flow $444.35M -$6.96M $904.00M
R&D $115.22M – $622.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.31 $0.19 $11.20
Cash & equivalents $628.22M $1.30B $157.00M
Total debt $629.66M $972.29M $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 25.62M 147.90M 48.13M
Enterprise value $6.72B $907.62M $16.87B

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
MetricLFUSVSHZBRA
P/E -1,103x 128.6x 34.2x
P/FCF 20.1x -542.1x 20.2x
P/Operating cash flow 17.4x 10.9x 18.7x
P/S 3.4x 1.1x 3.1x
P/B 3.4x 1.3x 5.3x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 1.3x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA 38.3x 10.2x 19.5x
EV/EBIT 93.5x 31.4x 24.4x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 1.0x 3.6x
EV/FCF 20.1x -494.6x 23.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.4x 9.9x 21.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 41.63 -2.15 -9.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLFUSVSHZBRA
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.4% 13.4% 12.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.5% -2.2% 2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.4% 20.3% 14.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.9% -13.5% 4.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -52.6% 310.6% 8.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.7% -43.6% -0.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -107.5% 132.6% -1.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.5% -59.3% -6.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -107.3% 129.8% 4.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -26.5% -59.9% -3.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.5% 175.7% 5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -17.4% 63.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 41.0% 96.6% 6.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.0% -26.5% 83.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLFUSVSHZBRA
Gross margin 39.3% 20.9% 49.6%
EBITDA margin 8.9% 10.2% 18.3%
Operating margin 3.7% 3.3% 14.7%
Pretax margin 3.0% 2.2% 12.1%
Net margin -0.3% 0.9% 9.2%
FCF margin 17.0% -0.2% 15.5%
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% 10.4% 16.7%
Return on equity -0.3% 1.1% 15.6%
Return on assets -0.2% 0.6% 6.4%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 1.2% 10.6%
Return on capital employed 2.8% 3.4% 19.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -63.5x 12.2x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.9% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLFUSVSHZBRA
Debt / assets 15.7% 18.9% 32.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.3x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -1.0x 2.4x
Debt / FCF 1.4x -139.7x 3.1x
Liabilities / assets 34.7% 43.5% 60.2%
Equity / assets 65.3% 56.5% 39.8%
Interest coverage 3.2x 2.8x –
Current ratio 2.8x 1.8x 0.5x
Quick ratio 1.8x 1.1x 0.3x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.9x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 5.50 2.25 3.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLFUSVSHZBRA
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.5% –
Net buyback yield -1.1% 0.0% 4.9%
Shareholder yield -0.2% 1.5% 4.9%
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.

ConsensusLFUSVSHZBRA
Forward P/E 19.8xFY2026 33.8xFY2026 17.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.78FY2026 $0.79FY2026 $22.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +66.5%FY2026 – +42.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.1% +140.5% -4.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.11BFY2026 $3.54BFY2026 $6.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.3%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.2% +23.5% +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLFUSVSHZBRA
Held by institutions 99.4% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 606 468 644
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +14.6% +4.5%
Institutions buying 295 308 309
Institutions selling 209 120 242
Buyers to sellers 1.41 2.57 1.28

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.

LFUSVSHZBRA
LFUS 1.00 0.71 0.31
VSH 0.71 1.00 0.26
ZBRA 0.31 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LFUS, VSH and ZBRA?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Littelfuse (LFUS) $9.21B, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) $3.65B, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) $18.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, LFUS, VSH and ZBRA?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Littelfuse (LFUS) -1,142x, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 128.5x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 34.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) is cheapest (Littelfuse (LFUS) 19.8x, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 33.8x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 17.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Littelfuse (LFUS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Littelfuse (LFUS) +15.4%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +13.4%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +12.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has the highest net margin (Littelfuse (LFUS) -0.3%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 0.9%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) leads (Littelfuse (LFUS) 0.0%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 1.2%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) returned the most: Littelfuse (LFUS) +30.5%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +57.7%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +23.1%. Over five years, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) compounded fastest (Littelfuse (LFUS) +3.6%/yr, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +6.7%/yr, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) -6.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Littelfuse (LFUS) 0.00%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 0.01%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 0.00%. Littelfuse (LFUS) and Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Littelfuse (LFUS) has been the steadiest (Littelfuse (LFUS) 42.9%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 69.6%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 47.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LFUS, VSH and ZBRA?

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