LITE vs ZBRA vs VSH Stock Comparison

Lumentum Holdings, Zebra Technologies and Vishay Intertechnology Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc.
$509.70 -55.0% 1M +119.0% 1Y
Market cap
$46.18B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.74B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
5 wins
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corp
$321.64 -16.6% 1M +20.8% 1Y
Market cap
$15.15B
P/E
25.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.14B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
5 wins
VSH Vishay Intertechnology Inc
$22.02 -41.8% 1M +43.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.11B
P/E
35.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.51B
Div. yield
1.82%
Electronic Components Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionLITEZBRAVSHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $46.18B $15.15B $3.11B LITE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.2x 25.3x 35.5x ZBRA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.9x 14.2x 27.5x ZBRA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +103.2% +16.9% +17.6% LITE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -175.8% 9.8% 2.7% ZBRA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.8% 11.9% 3.1% LITE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 2.1x -1.0x VSH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 1.82% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +119.0% +20.8% +43.7% LITE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +40.5%/yr -12.0%/yr +1.5%/yr LITE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 101.2% 46.4% 73.1% ZBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 66/100 58/100 ZBRA

Percentile Scorecard

LITEZBRAVSH

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

AxisLITEZBRAVSH
Valuation 10 #101 of 112 66 #39 of 112 88 #14 of 112
Growth 74 #29 of 108 68 #35 of 108 56 #48 of 108
Profitability 45 #58 of 104 84 #18 of 104 48 #55 of 104
Financial Health 51 #57 of 116 18 #95 of 116 57 #51 of 116
Shareholder Returns 48 #44 of 83 95 #5 of 83 42 #49 of 83
Overall 45 66 58
  • LITE 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

PeriodLITEZBRAVSHSPY
1 month -55.0%-16.6%-41.8% -5.9%
3 months -39.2%-11.7%-32.8% -4.6%
6 months -42.9%+40.7%-32.4% +0.2%
Year to date +38.3%+32.5%+52.0% +7.5%
1 year +119.0%+20.8%+43.7% +8.2%
3 years +1,103.8%+56.1%-4.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +129.3%+16.0%-1.5% +19.0%
5 years +446.1%-47.1%+7.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year +40.5%-12.0%+1.5% +9.4%
10 years +1,381.7%+410.8%+59.0% +251.5%
10 years, per year +30.9%+17.7%+4.7% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureLITEZBRAVSHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 101.2%46.4%73.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 109.6%40.2%75.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.231.553.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.180.450.60 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.5%-67.8%-66.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.0%-17.7%-66.1% -5.9%
52-week high $1,133.40$391.00$64.90 $779.14
52-week low $226.86$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.

MultipleLITEZBRAVSH
P/E now vs peer median -7.2xmedian 25.2x 25.3xmedian 25.2x 35.5xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 2.4x 2.5xmedian 2.4x 0.9xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 39.2xmedian 16.2x 15.4xmedian 16.2x 6.5xmedian 16.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 129.6xmedian 23.4x 15.3xmedian 23.4x 26.8xmedian 23.4x
P/B now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 2.3x 4.2xmedian 2.3x 1.1xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 0.98 2.18median 0.98 -0.94median 0.98

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 monthsLITEZBRAVSH
Revenue $3.74B $6.14B $3.51B
Gross profit $1.72B $3.00B $790.17M
Operating income $877.90M $912.00M $182.66M
Net income -$6.58B $602.00M $95.24M
Free cash flow $356.30M $988.00M $115.94M
R&D $466.90M $634.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-64.71 $12.59 $0.59
Cash & equivalents $1.27B $182.00M $1.14B
Total debt $1.40B $2.57B $735.48M
Shares (diluted) 101.70M 47.81M 160.82M
Enterprise value $37.13B $14.57B -$331.39M

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
MetricLITEZBRAVSH
P/E -7.2x 25.3x 35.5x
P/FCF 129.6x 15.3x 26.8x
P/Operating cash flow 48.0x 14.2x 6.7x
P/S 12.3x 2.5x 0.9x
P/B 10.1x 4.2x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 10.8x 5.3x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 39.2x 15.4x 6.5x
EV/EBIT 51.9x 19.2x 14.8x
EV/Revenue 12.2x 2.9x 0.8x
EV/FCF 128.0x 17.7x 23.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 47.4x 16.4x 5.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 2.18 -0.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLITEZBRAVSH
Revenue growth (1Y) 103.2% 16.9% 17.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.4% 6.5% 0.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 205.0% 18.1% 36.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 56.9% 8.4% -8.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,065% 16.0% 1,351%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 83.5% 11.0% -30.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -5,948% 17.6% 225.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -220.9% 9.0% -35.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -4,604% 25.8% 205.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -178.8% 11.6% -37.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 564.7% 23.3% 352.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 83.1% 106.1% -4.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 502.6% 24.7% 152.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.3% 170.4% -15.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLITEZBRAVSH
Gross margin 45.9% 48.9% 22.5%
EBITDA margin 31.1% 18.6% 11.8%
Operating margin 23.5% 14.9% 5.2%
Pretax margin -181.9% 12.2% 4.2%
Net margin -175.8% 9.8% 2.7%
FCF margin 9.5% 16.1% 3.3%
Operating cash flow margin 25.7% 17.4% 13.2%
Return on equity -142.8% 17.2% 3.2%
Return on assets -90.2% 6.9% 1.9%
Return on invested capital 13.8% 11.9% 3.1%
Return on capital employed 17.9% 19.3% 4.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x 1.8x 4.9x
Stock comp / revenue 7.0% 2.8% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLITEZBRAVSH
Debt / assets 19.2% 29.1% 14.9%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.7x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 2.1x -1.0x
Debt / FCF 3.9x 2.6x 6.3x
Liabilities / assets 37.1% 59.5% 40.3%
Equity / assets 62.9% 40.5% 59.7%
Interest coverage 47.5x – 5.0x
Current ratio 1.6x 0.6x 3.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.3x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.0x 1.5x
Altman Z-score 9.98 3.45 2.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLITEZBRAVSH
Dividend yield – – 1.8%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 6.2% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 6.2% 1.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 58.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 48.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 0.0%

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.

ConsensusLITEZBRAVSH
Forward P/E 21.9xFY2027 14.2xFY2026 27.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $23.28FY2027 $22.61FY2026 $0.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +168.5%FY2027 +42.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +62.1% -4.6% +140.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.74BFY2027 $6.37BFY2026 $3.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +123.8%FY2027 +17.9%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +63.4% +1.5% +24.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLITEZBRAVSH
Held by institutions 92.8% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,319 646 468
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% +4.5% +14.6%
Institutions buying 905 309 308
Institutions selling 319 242 120
Buyers to sellers 2.84 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.

LITEZBRAVSH
LITE 1.00 0.15 0.56
ZBRA 0.15 1.00 0.26
VSH 0.56 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LITE, ZBRA and VSH?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lumentum Holdings (LITE) $46.18B, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) $15.15B, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) $3.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, LITE, ZBRA and VSH?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -7.2x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 25.3x, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 35.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) is cheapest (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 21.9x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 14.2x, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 27.5x). 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%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +16.9%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +17.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has the highest net margin (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -175.8%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 9.8%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 2.7%). On return on invested capital, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) leads (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 13.8%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 11.9%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lumentum Holdings (LITE) returned the most: Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +119.0%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +20.8%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +43.7%. Over five years, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) compounded fastest (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +40.5%/yr, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) -12.0%/yr, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +1.5%/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%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 1.82%. Lumentum Holdings (LITE) and Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has been the steadiest (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 101.2%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 46.4%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 73.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LITE, 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, 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.