LITE vs UEIC vs BELFA Stock Comparison

Lumentum Holdings, Universal Electronics and Bel Fuse Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc.
$919.53 -5.5% 1M +329.1% 1Y
Market cap
$81.47B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.01B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
5 wins
UEIC Universal Electronics Inc
$5.07 -4.2% 1M +27.1% 1Y
Market cap
$65.33M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$330.57M
Div. yield
4.73%
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins
BELFA Bel Fuse Inc /Nj
$187.21 -5.6% 1M +37.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.31B
P/E
44.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$785.62M
Div. yield
0.13%
Electronic Components Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Lumentum Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Lumentum Holdings 5, Universal Electronics 4, Bel Fuse 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLITEUEICBELFALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $81.47B $65.33M $2.31B LITE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.9x -4.3x 44.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.3x 10.6x 18.0x UEIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +83.2% -17.9% +21.0% LITE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -230.2% -4.6% — UEIC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.1% -1.7% — LITE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.4x -1.2x — LITE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 4.73% 0.13% UEIC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +329.1% +27.1% +37.7% LITE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +62.0%/yr -34.2%/yr +66.1%/yr BELFA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 98.6% 55.5% 59.4% UEIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 58/100 59/100 BELFA

Percentile Scorecard

LITEUEICBELFA

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

AxisLITEUEICBELFA
Valuation 9 #102 of 112 92 #10 of 112 67 #38 of 112
Growth 80 #22 of 108 27 #79 of 108 55 #49 of 108
Profitability 40 #63 of 104 36 #67 of 104 58 #44 of 104
Financial Health 56 #52 of 116 43 #67 of 116 84 #20 of 116
Shareholder Returns 49 #40 of 78 94 #6 of 78 30 #55 of 78
Overall 47 58 59
  • LITE ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • UEIC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • BELFA ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLITEUEICBELFASPY
1 month -5.5%-4.2%-5.6% +0.7%
3 months +32.6%+10.5%-10.7% +3.7%
6 months +1.9%+20.4%-23.1% +7.1%
Year to date +149.5%+40.4%+23.3% +12.8%
1 year +329.1%+27.1%+37.7% +11.9%
3 years +2,211.0%-33.6%+274.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +185.0%-12.8%+55.3% +22.8%
5 years +1,013.5%-87.7%+1,160.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +62.0%-34.2%+66.1% +10.9%
10 years +2,355.4%-92.6%+924.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +37.7%-22.9%+26.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLITEUEICBELFASPY
Volatility, 1Y 98.6%55.5%59.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 100.3%51.3%67.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.160.372.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.340.490.63 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.5%-93.6%-44.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.9%-13.8%-35.7% -1.2%
52-week high $1,133.40$5.88$291.23 $779.14
52-week low $188.36$2.76$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.

MultipleLITEUEICBELFA
P/E now vs peer median -9.9xmedian 32.9x -4.3xmedian 32.9x 44.1xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 2.9x 0.2xmedian 2.9x 2.9xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 101.0xmedian 20.0x 5.4xmedian 20.0x —median 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 271.5xmedian 30.2x 7.9xmedian 30.2x 33.3xmedian 30.2x
P/B now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 2.9x 0.5xmedian 2.9x 2.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 1.08 -0.10median 1.08 -3.42median 1.08

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 monthsLITEUEICBELFA
Revenue $3.01B $330.57M $785.62M
Gross profit $1.26B $97.69M $313.22M
Operating income $524.80M -$2.77M $127.41M
Net income -$6.94B -$15.10M $93.79M
Free cash flow $300.10M $8.24M –
R&D $356.50M $21.87M $34.33M
EPS (diluted) $-92.99 $-1.13 $4.24
Cash & equivalents $2.04B $32.40M $333.12M
Total debt $1.64B $86.37M –
Shares (diluted) 74.60M 13.43M 13.61M
Enterprise value $73.28B -$60.71M $2.42B

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
MetricLITEUEICBELFA
P/E -9.9x -4.3x 44.1x
P/FCF 271.5x 7.9x 33.3x
P/Operating cash flow 108.4x 5.7x 24.2x
P/S 27.0x 0.2x 2.9x
P/B 17.5x 0.5x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 18.9x 0.5x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 101.0x 5.4x –
EV/EBIT 153.1x -19.4x –
EV/Revenue 26.7x 0.2x 2.9x
EV/FCF 267.8x 6.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 107.0x 4.7x 24.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 -0.10 -3.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLITEUEICBELFA
Revenue growth (1Y) 83.2% -17.9% 21.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.5% -12.1% 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 173.1% -16.7% 24.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 30.2% -8.1% 13.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 391.4% 58.6% 30.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 87.0% 63.9% 12.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -26,876% 7.8% 26.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -274.9% 40.4% 7.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -25,088% 9.3% -17.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -264.1% 41.3% -12.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 494.9% -61.7% 60.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.1% -34.8% -0.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 386.6% -68.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 80.2% -32.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLITEUEICBELFA
Gross margin 41.7% 29.6% –
EBITDA margin 26.4% 3.0% –
Operating margin 17.4% -0.8% –
Pretax margin -238.0% -2.4% –
Net margin -230.2% -4.6% –
FCF margin 10.0% 2.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 24.9% 3.5% 12.2%
Return on equity -182.1% -10.7% 10.2%
Return on assets -96.8% -5.8% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 8.1% -1.7% –
Return on capital employed 11.2% -1.9% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x -0.8x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 5.6% 0.9% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLITEUEICBELFA
Debt / assets 22.4% 7.8% –
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.4x -1.2x –
Debt / FCF 5.5x 2.5x –
Liabilities / assets 36.5% 46.5% 20.0%
Equity / assets 63.5% 53.5% 71.3%
Interest coverage 24.1x – –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.8x 4.4x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.1x –
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score 17.78 2.88 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLITEUEICBELFA
Dividend yield – 4.7% 0.1%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 3.6% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 8.3% 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.

ConsensusLITEUEICBELFA
Forward P/E 43.3xFY2027 10.6xFY2026 18.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.25FY2027 $0.48FY2026 $10.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +145.1%FY2027 +54.8%FY2026 +46.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +61.4% +16.7% +3.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.52BFY2027 $288.89MFY2026 $771.32MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +116.6%FY2027 -21.6%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +62.9% +11.6% +9.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLITEUEICBELFA
Held by institutions 92.8% 53.5% 63.1%
Institutions holding 1,317 46 110
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% -2.2% +14.8%
Institutions buying 904 18 70
Institutions selling 318 16 30
Buyers to sellers 2.84 1.13 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.

LITEUEICBELFA
LITE 1.00 0.06 0.55
UEIC 0.06 1.00 0.14
BELFA 0.55 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LITE, UEIC and BELFA?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lumentum Holdings (LITE) $81.47B, Universal Electronics (UEIC) $65.33M, Bel Fuse (BELFA) $2.31B.

Which company is growing faster?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +83.2%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -17.9%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) +21.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Universal Electronics (UEIC) has the highest net margin (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -230.2%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -4.6%). On return on invested capital, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) leads (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 8.1%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -1.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lumentum Holdings (LITE) returned the most: Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +329.1%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) +27.1%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) +37.7%. Over five years, Bel Fuse (BELFA) compounded fastest (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +62.0%/yr, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -34.2%/yr, Bel Fuse (BELFA) +66.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Universal Electronics (UEIC) has the highest dividend yield: Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 0.00%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) 4.73%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 0.13%. Lumentum Holdings (LITE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Universal Electronics (UEIC) has been the steadiest (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 98.6%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) 55.5%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 59.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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