LITE vs MKDW vs VSH Stock Comparison

Lumentum Holdings, MKDWELL Tech and Vishay Intertechnology Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc.
$866.18 -8.0% 1M +346.9% 1Y
Market cap
$68.13B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.01B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
6 wins
MKDW MKDWELL Tech Inc.
$0.26 -82.8% 1M -95.9% 1Y
Market cap
$739.45K
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
VSH Vishay Intertechnology Inc
$29.65 -8.9% 1M +71.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.09B
P/E
144.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionLITEMKDWVSHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $68.13B $739.45K $4.09B LITE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.8x — 144.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 40.8x — 37.1x VSH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +83.2% — +13.4% LITE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -230.2% — 0.9% VSH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.1% — 1.2% LITE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.4x — -1.0x LITE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +346.9% -95.9% +71.0% LITE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +60.2%/yr — +9.0%/yr LITE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 98.7% 196.9% 70.3% VSH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 — 52/100 VSH

Percentile Scorecard

LITEMKDWVSH

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

AxisLITEMKDWVSH
Valuation 10 #101 of 112 – 73 #31 of 112
Growth 81 #22 of 109 – 44 #62 of 109
Profitability 40 #63 of 104 – 48 #55 of 104
Financial Health 55 #53 of 116 0 #116 of 116 44 #66 of 116
Shareholder Returns 46 #44 of 81 – 53 #39 of 81
Overall 46 – 52
  • LITE ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • MKDW ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • VSH ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLITEMKDWVSHSPY
1 month -8.0%-82.8%-8.9% -0.2%
3 months +32.9%-97.7%-9.4% +3.9%
6 months +9.5%-96.5%+10.9% +8.2%
Year to date +135.0%-94.6%+104.6% +12.9%
1 year +346.9%-95.9%+71.0% +12.3%
3 years +2,301.4%-99.9%+31.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +188.7%-90.6%+9.5% +23.3%
5 years +955.0%—+53.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +60.2%—+9.0% +10.9%
10 years +2,126.7%—+112.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +36.4%—+7.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLITEMKDWVSHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 98.7%196.9%70.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 100.3%236.7%69.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.161.383.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.51-0.491.01 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.5%-99.9%-64.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.6%-97.8%-54.3% -1.2%
52-week high $1,133.40$12.00$64.90 $779.14
52-week low $188.36$0.26$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.

MultipleLITEMKDWVSH
P/E now vs peer median -9.3xmedian 33.2x —median 33.2x 142.9xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 2.8x —median 2.8x 1.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 95.1xmedian 20.0x —median 20.0x 11.4xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 255.7xmedian 29.8x —median 29.8x -602.0xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 3.0x -0.3xmedian 3.0x 1.4xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 1.17 —median 1.17 -2.38median 1.17

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 monthsLITEMKDWVSH
Revenue $3.01B – $3.32B
Gross profit $1.26B – $694.64M
Operating income $524.80M – $109.59M
Net income -$6.94B – $28.40M
Free cash flow $300.10M – -$6.96M
R&D $356.50M – –
EPS (diluted) $-92.99 – $0.19
Cash & equivalents $2.04B $38.25K $1.30B
Total debt $1.64B $24.76M $972.29M
Shares (diluted) 74.60M 3.87M 147.90M
Enterprise value $59.95B -$10.22M $1.35B

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
MetricLITEMKDWVSH
P/E -9.3x – 142.9x
P/FCF 255.7x – -602.0x
P/Operating cash flow 102.1x – 12.1x
P/S 25.5x – 1.3x
P/B 16.5x -0.3x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 17.8x -0.3x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 95.1x – 11.4x
EV/EBIT 144.1x – 35.2x
EV/Revenue 25.1x – 1.2x
EV/FCF 252.1x – -554.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 100.7x – 11.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 – -2.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLITEMKDWVSH
Revenue growth (1Y) 83.2% – 13.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.5% – -2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 173.1% – 20.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 30.2% – -13.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 391.4% – 310.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 87.0% – -43.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -26,876% – 132.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -274.9% – -59.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -25,088% – 129.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -264.1% – -59.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 494.9% – 175.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.1% – -17.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 386.6% – 96.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 80.2% – -26.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLITEMKDWVSH
Gross margin 41.7% – 20.9%
EBITDA margin 26.4% – 10.2%
Operating margin 17.4% – 3.3%
Pretax margin -238.0% – 2.2%
Net margin -230.2% – 0.9%
FCF margin 10.0% – -0.2%
Operating cash flow margin 24.9% – 10.4%
Return on equity -182.1% – 1.1%
Return on assets -96.8% – 0.6%
Return on invested capital 8.1% – 1.2%
Return on capital employed 11.2% – 3.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x – 12.2x
Stock comp / revenue 5.6% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLITEMKDWVSH
Debt / assets 22.4% 53.1% 18.9%
Debt / equity 0.4x -1.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.4x – -1.0x
Debt / FCF 5.5x – -139.7x
Liabilities / assets 36.5% 132.7% 43.5%
Equity / assets 63.5% -32.7% 56.5%
Interest coverage 24.1x – 2.8x
Current ratio 1.7x 0.5x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.1x 1.1x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.0x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 16.72 – 2.36

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLITEMKDWVSH
Dividend yield – – 1.3%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% – 1.3%
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.

ConsensusLITEMKDWVSH
Forward P/E 40.8xFY2027 – 37.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.25FY2027 – $0.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +145.1%FY2027 – –
EPS growth, the year after +61.4% – +140.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.52BFY2027 – $3.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +116.6%FY2027 – +15.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +62.9% – +24.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLITEMKDWVSH
Held by institutions 92.8% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,316 – 468
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% – +14.6%
Institutions buying 903 – 308
Institutions selling 318 – 120
Buyers to sellers 2.84 – 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.

LITEMKDWVSH
LITE 1.00 0.02 0.50
MKDW 0.02 1.00 0.05
VSH 0.50 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LITE, MKDW and VSH?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lumentum Holdings (LITE) $68.13B, MKDWELL Tech (MKDW) $739.45K, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) $4.09B.

Which company is growing faster?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +83.2%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +13.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) has the highest net margin (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -230.2%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 0.9%). On return on invested capital, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) leads (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 8.1%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 1.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lumentum Holdings (LITE) returned the most: Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +346.9%, MKDWELL Tech (MKDW) -95.9%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +71.0%. Over five years, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) compounded fastest (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +60.2%/yr, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +9.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 0.00%, MKDWELL Tech (MKDW) 0.00%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 0.01%. Lumentum Holdings (LITE) and MKDWELL Tech (MKDW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) has been the steadiest (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 98.7%, MKDWELL Tech (MKDW) 196.9%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 70.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LITE, MKDW 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, 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.