LITE vs HSAI vs ZBRA Stock Comparison

Lumentum Holdings, Hesai and Zebra Technologies Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc.
$626.75 -42.6% 1M +232.7% 1Y
Market cap
$48.73B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.74B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
6 wins
HSAI Hesai Group
$13.08 -17.8% 1M -41.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.75B
P/E
24.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$480.33M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corp
$332.44 -11.5% 1M +27.7% 1Y
Market cap
$15.52B
P/E
25.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.14B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionLITEHSAIZBRALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $48.73B $1.75B $15.52B LITE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.4x 24.7x 25.8x HSAI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.5x 218.0x 14.7x ZBRA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +103.2% +38.6% +16.9% LITE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -175.8% 14.8% 9.8% HSAI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.8% — 11.9% LITE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x — 2.1x LITE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +232.7% -41.7% +27.7% LITE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +46.4%/yr — -11.4%/yr LITE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 101.2% 72.1% 46.3% ZBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 72/100 68/100 HSAI

Percentile Scorecard

LITEHSAIZBRA

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

AxisLITEHSAIZBRA
Valuation 11 #100 of 112 67 #38 of 112 70 #34 of 112
Growth 77 #26 of 108 96 #5 of 108 70 #33 of 108
Profitability 46 #57 of 104 52 #51 of 104 84 #18 of 104
Financial Health 53 #55 of 116 – 18 #95 of 116
Shareholder Returns 51 #42 of 85 – 96 #4 of 85
Overall 47 72 68
  • LITE ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • HSAI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ZBRA ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLITEHSAIZBRASPY
1 month -42.6%-17.8%-11.5% -1.0%
3 months -24.1%-27.0%-9.9% -0.4%
6 months -33.6%-41.7%+44.7% +4.5%
Year to date +70.0%-41.6%+36.9% +12.4%
1 year +232.7%-41.7%+27.7% +13.6%
3 years +1,365.7%+20.1%+55.1% +76.4%
3 years, per year +144.9%+6.3%+15.8% +20.8%
5 years +571.5%—-45.3% +63.7%
5 years, per year +46.4%—-11.4% +10.4%
10 years +1,721.9%—+427.9% +267.7%
10 years, per year +33.7%—+18.1% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureLITEHSAIZBRASPY
Volatility, 1Y 101.2%72.1%46.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 105.4%68.7%40.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.092.901.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.30-0.580.60 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.5%-84.2%-67.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.7%-54.6%-15.0% -1.6%
52-week high $1,133.40$28.79$391.00 $779.14
52-week low $188.36$12.07$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.

MultipleLITEHSAIZBRA
P/E now vs peer median -8.8xmedian 28.1x 25.7xmedian 28.1x 26.1xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 2.6x 4.3xmedian 2.6x 2.5xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 48.3xmedian 18.4x —median 18.4x 15.8xmedian 18.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 159.4xmedian 26.6x —median 26.6x 15.8xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 2.8x —median 2.8x 4.4xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 1.11 0.43median 1.11 2.25median 1.11

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 monthsLITEHSAIZBRA
Revenue $3.74B $480.33M $6.14B
Gross profit $1.72B $195.19M $3.00B
Operating income $877.90M $24.53M $912.00M
Net income -$6.58B $63.29M $602.00M
Free cash flow $356.30M – $988.00M
R&D $466.90M $122.50M $634.00M
EPS (diluted) $-64.71 $0.48 $12.59
Cash & equivalents $1.27B $222.56M $182.00M
Total debt $1.40B – $2.57B
Shares (diluted) 101.70M 146.44M 47.81M
Enterprise value $39.68B -$1.76B $14.94B

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
MetricLITEHSAIZBRA
P/E -8.8x 25.7x 26.1x
P/FCF 159.4x – 15.8x
P/Operating cash flow 59.1x – 14.7x
P/S 15.2x 4.3x 2.5x
P/B 12.4x – 4.4x
P/Tangible book 13.3x – 5.4x
EV/EBITDA 48.3x – 15.8x
EV/EBIT 64.0x 43.3x 19.8x
EV/Revenue 15.0x 2.2x 2.9x
EV/FCF 157.7x – 18.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 58.5x – 16.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 0.43 2.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLITEHSAIZBRA
Revenue growth (1Y) 103.2% 38.6% 16.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.4% 27.1% 6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 205.0% 32.5% 18.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 56.9% 36.0% 8.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,065% 1,028% 16.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 83.5% 32.9% 11.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -5,948% 405.8% 17.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -220.9% 46.3% 9.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -4,604% 343.5% 25.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -178.8% 59.9% 11.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 564.7% – 23.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 83.1% – 106.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 502.6% – 24.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.3% – 170.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLITEHSAIZBRA
Gross margin 45.9% 40.6% 48.9%
EBITDA margin 31.1% – 18.6%
Operating margin 23.5% 5.1% 14.9%
Pretax margin -181.9% 7.6% 12.2%
Net margin -175.8% 14.8% 9.8%
FCF margin 9.5% – 16.1%
Operating cash flow margin 25.7% – 17.4%
Return on equity -142.8% – 17.2%
Return on assets -90.2% 4.0% 6.9%
Return on invested capital 13.8% – 11.9%
Return on capital employed 17.9% – 19.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x – 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 7.0% – 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLITEHSAIZBRA
Debt / assets 19.2% – 29.1%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x – 2.1x
Debt / FCF 3.9x – 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 37.1% – 59.5%
Equity / assets 62.9% – 40.5%
Interest coverage 47.5x 19.1x –
Current ratio 1.6x – 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.9x – 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.8x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score 12.33 – 3.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLITEHSAIZBRA
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% – 6.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% – 6.0%
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.

ConsensusLITEHSAIZBRA
Forward P/E 29.5xFY2027 218.0xFY2026 14.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.25FY2027 $0.06FY2026 $22.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +145.1%FY2027 -86.0%FY2026 +42.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +61.4% +150.0% -4.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.52BFY2027 $675.34MFY2026 $6.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +116.6%FY2027 +56.0%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +62.9% +28.7% +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLITEHSAIZBRA
Held by institutions 92.8% 26.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,319 132 646
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% -13.2% +4.5%
Institutions buying 905 89 309
Institutions selling 319 31 242
Buyers to sellers 2.84 2.87 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.

LITEHSAIZBRA
LITE 1.00 0.31 0.14
HSAI 0.31 1.00 0.26
ZBRA 0.14 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LITE, HSAI and ZBRA?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lumentum Holdings (LITE) $48.73B, Hesai (HSAI) $1.75B, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) $15.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, LITE, HSAI and ZBRA?

Hesai (HSAI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -7.4x, Hesai (HSAI) 24.7x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 25.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) is cheapest (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 29.5x, Hesai (HSAI) 218.0x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 14.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +103.2%, Hesai (HSAI) +38.6%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +16.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hesai (HSAI) has the highest net margin (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -175.8%, Hesai (HSAI) 14.8%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 9.8%). On return on invested capital, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) leads (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 13.8%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 11.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lumentum Holdings (LITE) returned the most: Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +232.7%, Hesai (HSAI) -41.7%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +27.7%. Over five years, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) compounded fastest (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +46.4%/yr, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) -11.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has been the steadiest (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 101.2%, Hesai (HSAI) 72.1%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 46.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LITE, HSAI 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, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 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.