LITE vs LFUS vs BELFA Stock Comparison

Lumentum Holdings, Littelfuse and Bel Fuse Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc.
$756.17 -19.3% 1M +348.8% 1Y
Market cap
$61.05B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.01B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins
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
1 win
BELFA Bel Fuse Inc /Nj
$160.80 -21.2% 1M +19.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.27B
P/E
42.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$744.09M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Bel Fuse leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Bel Fuse 5, Lumentum Holdings 4, Littelfuse 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLITELFUSBELFALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $61.05B $9.21B $2.27B LITE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.8x -1,142x 42.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 35.7x 19.8x 15.5x BELFA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +83.2% +15.4% +25.3% LITE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -230.2% -0.3% 7.2% BELFA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.1% 0.0% 12.7% BELFA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.4x 0.0x — LITE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +348.8% +30.5% +19.0% LITE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +55.2%/yr +3.6%/yr +63.7%/yr BELFA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 98.7% 42.9% 59.0% LFUS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 47/100 64/100 BELFA

Percentile Scorecard

LITELFUSBELFA

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

AxisLITELFUSBELFA
Valuation 11 #100 of 112 59 #47 of 112 78 #26 of 112
Growth 81 #22 of 109 29 #78 of 109 60 #44 of 109
Profitability 40 #63 of 105 49 #54 of 105 75 #27 of 105
Financial Health 57 #51 of 117 63 #44 of 117 81 #23 of 117
Shareholder Returns 46 #45 of 82 33 #55 of 82 28 #59 of 82
Overall 47 47 64
  • LITE ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • LFUS 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

PeriodLITELFUSBELFASPY
1 month -19.3%-16.8%-21.2% -1.0%
3 months -0.9%-13.2%-31.0% +2.9%
6 months -14.2%-13.7%-36.4% +6.4%
Year to date +105.2%+38.9%+5.9% +11.4%
1 year +348.8%+30.5%+19.0% +13.1%
3 years +1,861.0%+57.6%+311.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +169.9%+16.4%+60.3% +21.5%
5 years +799.7%+19.4%+1,072.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +55.2%+3.6%+63.7% +10.9%
10 years +1,771.7%+179.5%+685.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +34.0%+10.8%+22.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureLITELFUSBELFASPY
Volatility, 1Y 98.7%42.9%59.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 100.3%44.9%67.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.171.812.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.530.710.32 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.5%-54.8%-44.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.3%-28.2%-44.8% -2.5%
52-week high $1,133.40$489.10$291.23 $779.14
52-week low $168.50$234.94$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.

MultipleLITELFUSBELFA
P/E now vs peer median -8.1xmedian 31.3x -1,103xmedian 31.3x 40.7xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 22.2xmedian 2.6x 3.4xmedian 2.6x 2.7xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 82.8xmedian 19.6x 38.3xmedian 19.6x 11.4xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 223.2xmedian 28.3x 20.1xmedian 28.3x 27.0xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 2.9x 3.4xmedian 2.9x 2.2xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 1.15 41.63median 1.15 -2.94median 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 monthsLITELFUSBELFA
Revenue $3.01B $2.61B $744.09M
Gross profit $1.26B $1.03B $294.08M
Operating income $524.80M $95.49M $118.20M
Net income -$6.94B -$8.06M $77.96M
Free cash flow $300.10M $444.35M $73.34M
R&D $356.50M $115.22M $33.09M
EPS (diluted) $-92.99 $-0.31 $3.94
Cash & equivalents $2.04B $628.22M $306.11M
Total debt $1.64B $629.66M $627.00M
Shares (diluted) 74.60M 25.62M 13.61M
Enterprise value $52.86B $6.72B $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
MetricLITELFUSBELFA
P/E -8.1x -1,103x 40.7x
P/FCF 223.2x 20.1x 27.0x
P/Operating cash flow 89.2x 17.4x 23.7x
P/S 22.2x 3.4x 2.7x
P/B 14.4x 3.4x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 15.5x 4.3x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 82.8x 38.3x 11.4x
EV/EBIT 125.6x 93.5x 14.2x
EV/Revenue 21.9x 3.4x 2.3x
EV/FCF 219.6x 20.1x 22.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 87.7x 17.4x 20.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 41.63 -2.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLITELFUSBELFA
Revenue growth (1Y) 83.2% 15.4% 25.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.5% 1.5% 2.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 173.1% 23.4% 30.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 30.2% 0.9% 11.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 391.4% -52.6% 50.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 87.0% -40.7% 10.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -26,876% -107.5% 30.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -274.9% -26.5% 2.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -25,088% -107.3% -2.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -264.1% -26.5% -13.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 494.9% 31.5% 29.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.1% 8.0% 6.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 386.6% 41.0% 52.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 80.2% 12.0% 8.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLITELFUSBELFA
Gross margin 41.7% 39.3% 39.5%
EBITDA margin 26.4% 8.9% 19.8%
Operating margin 17.4% 3.7% 15.9%
Pretax margin -238.0% 3.0% 12.5%
Net margin -230.2% -0.3% 7.2%
FCF margin 10.0% 17.0% 9.9%
Operating cash flow margin 24.9% 19.6% 11.2%
Return on equity -182.1% -0.3% 11.6%
Return on assets -96.8% -0.2% 7.0%
Return on invested capital 8.1% 0.0% 12.7%
Return on capital employed 11.2% 2.8% 12.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x -63.5x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 5.6% 1.1% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLITELFUSBELFA
Debt / assets 22.4% 15.7% –
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.4x 0.0x –
Debt / FCF 5.5x 1.4x –
Liabilities / assets 36.5% 34.7% 28.1%
Equity / assets 63.5% 65.3% 71.9%
Interest coverage 24.1x 3.2x 10.8x
Current ratio 1.7x 2.8x 4.5x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.8x 3.0x
Cash ratio 1.1x 1.1x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 14.52 5.50 5.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLITELFUSBELFA
Dividend yield – 0.9% 0.1%
Net buyback yield 0.0% -1.1% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% -0.2% 0.1%
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.

ConsensusLITELFUSBELFA
Forward P/E 35.7xFY2027 19.8xFY2026 15.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.16FY2027 $17.78FY2026 $10.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +144.1%FY2027 +66.5%FY2026 +46.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +59.8% +12.1% +3.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.48BFY2027 $3.11BFY2026 $771.32MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +115.2%FY2027 +30.3%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +61.8% +0.2% +9.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLITELFUSBELFA
Held by institutions 92.8% 99.4% 63.1%
Institutions holding 1,316 606 110
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% +1.6% +14.8%
Institutions buying 903 295 70
Institutions selling 318 209 30
Buyers to sellers 2.84 1.41 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.

LITELFUSBELFA
LITE 1.00 0.58 0.54
LFUS 0.58 1.00 0.62
BELFA 0.54 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LITE, LFUS and BELFA?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lumentum Holdings (LITE) $61.05B, Littelfuse (LFUS) $9.21B, Bel Fuse (BELFA) $2.27B.

Which company is growing faster?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +83.2%, Littelfuse (LFUS) +15.4%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) +25.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bel Fuse (BELFA) has the highest net margin (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -230.2%, Littelfuse (LFUS) -0.3%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 7.2%). On return on invested capital, Bel Fuse (BELFA) leads (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 8.1%, Littelfuse (LFUS) 0.0%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lumentum Holdings (LITE) returned the most: Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +348.8%, Littelfuse (LFUS) +30.5%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) +19.0%. Over five years, Bel Fuse (BELFA) compounded fastest (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +55.2%/yr, Littelfuse (LFUS) +3.6%/yr, Bel Fuse (BELFA) +63.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Littelfuse (LFUS) has been the steadiest (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 98.7%, Littelfuse (LFUS) 42.9%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 59.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LITE, LFUS 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 5. 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.