LFUS vs ZBRA vs VSH Stock Comparison

Littelfuse, Zebra Technologies and Vishay Intertechnology Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LFUS Littelfuse Inc /De
$364.03 -15.2% 1M +35.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.51B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.61B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
2 wins
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corp
$384.15 +3.8% 1M +24.4% 1Y
Market cap
$18.35B
P/E
34.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.85B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
6 wins
VSH Vishay Intertechnology Inc
$26.64 -18.2% 1M +58.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.83B
P/E
135.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Electronic Components Technology
3 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.

QuestionLFUSZBRAVSHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.51B $18.35B $3.83B ZBRA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1,180x 34.0x 135.0x ZBRA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.5x 17.0x 33.7x ZBRA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.4% +12.7% +13.4% LFUS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.3% 9.2% 0.9% ZBRA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 10.6% 1.2% ZBRA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 2.4x -1.0x VSH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.2% +24.4% +58.2% VSH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.5%/yr -5.8%/yr +7.0%/yr VSH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.1% 47.3% 69.6% LFUS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 61/100 50/100 ZBRA

Percentile Scorecard

LFUSZBRAVSH

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

AxisLFUSZBRAVSH
Valuation 58 #47 of 111 63 #42 of 111 76 #28 of 111
Growth 28 #78 of 108 48 #57 of 108 42 #63 of 108
Profitability 50 #53 of 104 85 #17 of 104 48 #55 of 104
Financial Health 61 #45 of 115 18 #95 of 115 44 #65 of 115
Shareholder Returns 35 #53 of 81 93 #7 of 81 43 #47 of 81
Overall 46 61 50
  • LFUS ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ZBRA ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • VSH ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLFUSZBRAVSHSPY
1 month -15.2%+3.8%-18.2% -0.8%
3 months -9.7%+45.2%-28.4% +3.5%
6 months -9.7%+73.8%-4.1% +7.0%
Year to date +43.9%+58.2%+83.9% +12.2%
1 year +35.2%+24.4%+58.2% +13.0%
3 years +68.3%+85.4%+17.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +19.0%+22.9%+5.6% +23.1%
5 years +30.6%-25.8%+40.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +5.5%-5.8%+7.0% +11.0%
10 years +165.7%+472.1%+91.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.3%+19.1%+6.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLFUSZBRAVSHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.1%47.3%69.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.9%42.0%69.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.841.693.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.820.520.84 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.8%-67.8%-64.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.6%-1.8%-59.0% -1.8%
52-week high $489.10$391.00$64.90 $779.14
52-week low $234.94$199.30$11.82 $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.

MultipleLFUSZBRAVSH
P/E now vs peer median -1,143xmedian 32.0x 34.0xmedian 32.0x 128.4xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.8x 3.1xmedian 2.8x 1.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 39.6xmedian 19.4x 19.4xmedian 19.4x 10.1xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.8xmedian 29.0x 20.1xmedian 29.0x -540.8xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.9x 5.3xmedian 2.9x 1.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 43.13median 1.13 -9.00median 1.13 -2.14median 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 monthsLFUSZBRAVSH
Revenue $2.61B $5.85B $3.32B
Gross profit $1.03B $2.90B $694.64M
Operating income $95.49M $858.00M $109.59M
Net income -$8.06M $539.00M $28.40M
Free cash flow $444.35M $904.00M -$6.96M
R&D $115.22M $622.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.31 $11.20 $0.19
Cash & equivalents $628.22M $157.00M $1.30B
Total debt $629.66M $2.77B $972.29M
Shares (diluted) 25.62M 48.13M 147.90M
Enterprise value $7.02B $16.90B $1.09B

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
MetricLFUSZBRAVSH
P/E -1,143x 34.0x 128.4x
P/FCF 20.8x 20.1x -540.8x
P/Operating cash flow 18.1x 18.6x 10.9x
P/S 3.5x 3.1x 1.1x
P/B 3.5x 5.3x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 6.7x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 39.6x 19.4x 10.1x
EV/EBIT 96.8x 24.2x 31.3x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 3.6x 1.0x
EV/FCF 20.8x 23.0x -493.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.1x 21.2x 9.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 43.13 -9.00 -2.14

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLFUSZBRAVSH
Debt / assets 15.7% 32.0% 18.9%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.8x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 2.4x -1.0x
Debt / FCF 1.4x 3.1x -139.7x
Liabilities / assets 34.7% 60.2% 43.5%
Equity / assets 65.3% 39.8% 56.5%
Interest coverage 3.2x – 2.8x
Current ratio 2.8x 0.5x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.3x 1.1x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.0x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 5.64 3.75 2.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLFUSZBRAVSH
Dividend yield 0.8% – 1.5%
Net buyback yield -1.1% 5.0% 0.0%
Shareholder yield -0.2% 5.0% 1.5%
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.

ConsensusLFUSZBRAVSH
Forward P/E 20.5xFY2026 17.0xFY2026 33.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.78FY2026 $22.59FY2026 $0.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +66.5%FY2026 +42.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +12.1% -4.5% +140.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.11BFY2026 $6.35BFY2026 $3.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.3%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.2% +1.2% +23.5%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

LFUSZBRAVSH
LFUS 1.00 0.31 0.71
ZBRA 0.31 1.00 0.26
VSH 0.71 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LFUS, ZBRA and VSH?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Littelfuse (LFUS) $9.51B, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) $18.35B, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) $3.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, LFUS, ZBRA and VSH?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Littelfuse (LFUS) -1,180x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 34.0x, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 135.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) is cheapest (Littelfuse (LFUS) 20.5x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 17.0x, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 33.7x). 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%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +12.7%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +13.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) returned the most: Littelfuse (LFUS) +35.2%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +24.4%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +58.2%. Over five years, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) compounded fastest (Littelfuse (LFUS) +5.5%/yr, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) -5.8%/yr, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +7.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Littelfuse (LFUS) 0.00%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 0.00%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 0.01%. 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) 43.1%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 47.3%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 69.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.