LPL vs BELFA vs LITE Stock Comparison

LG Display, Bel Fuse and Lumentum Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LPL LG Display Co., Ltd.
$2.76 -7.4% 1M -44.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.76B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$17.53B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
BELFA Bel Fuse Inc /Nj
$176.02 -13.3% 1M +26.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.17B
P/E
44.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$744.09M
Div. yield
0.14%
Electronic Components Technology
6 wins
LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc.
$866.18 -8.0% 1M +346.9% 1Y
Market cap
$76.74B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.01B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionLPLBELFALITELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.76B $2.17B $76.74B LITE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.9x 44.6x -9.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 16.9x 40.8x BELFA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.9% +25.3% +83.2% LITE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.7% 7.2% -230.2% BELFA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.3% 12.7% 8.1% BELFA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -1.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.14% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.7% +26.4% +346.9% LITE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.0%/yr +67.7%/yr +60.2%/yr BELFA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.6% 59.3% 98.7% BELFA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 64/100 46/100 BELFA

Percentile Scorecard

LPLBELFALITE

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

AxisLPLBELFALITE
Valuation 94 #8 of 112 77 #27 of 112 10 #101 of 112
Growth 74 #29 of 109 60 #44 of 109 81 #22 of 109
Profitability 37 #66 of 104 75 #27 of 104 40 #63 of 104
Financial Health 9 #106 of 116 81 #23 of 116 55 #53 of 116
Shareholder Returns – 29 #58 of 81 46 #44 of 81
Overall 53 64 46
  • LPL ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • BELFA ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • LITE ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLPLBELFALITESPY
1 month -7.4%-13.3%-8.0% -0.2%
3 months -5.8%-16.2%+32.9% +3.9%
6 months -34.6%-22.4%+9.5% +8.2%
Year to date -34.4%+16.0%+135.0% +12.9%
1 year -44.7%+26.4%+346.9% +12.3%
3 years -37.6%+264.1%+2,301.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -14.5%+53.9%+188.7% +23.3%
5 years -67.3%+1,223.5%+955.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -20.0%+67.7%+60.2% +10.9%
10 years -78.7%+804.1%+2,126.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year -14.3%+24.6%+36.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLPLBELFALITESPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.6%59.3%98.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.1%67.3%100.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.332.283.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.730.453.51 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.0%-44.8%-66.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.1%-39.6%-23.6% -1.2%
52-week high $5.76$291.23$1,133.40 $779.14
52-week low $2.59$114.02$188.36 $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.

MultipleLPLBELFALITE
P/E now vs peer median -5.9xmedian 33.2x 44.6xmedian 33.2x -9.3xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.8x 2.9xmedian 2.8x 25.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 20.0x 12.7xmedian 20.0x 95.1xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 29.8x 29.6xmedian 29.8x 255.7xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 3.0x 2.4xmedian 3.0x 16.5xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.12median 1.17 -3.21median 1.17 0.04median 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 monthsLPLBELFALITE
Revenue $17.53B $744.09M $3.01B
Gross profit $2.54B $294.08M $1.26B
Operating income $456.43M $118.20M $524.80M
Net income -$915.07M $77.96M -$6.94B
Free cash flow $1.37B $73.34M $300.10M
R&D $957.27M $33.09M $356.50M
EPS (diluted) $-0.58 $3.94 $-92.99
Cash & equivalents $941.29M $306.11M $2.04B
Total debt $37.49B – $1.64B
Shares (diluted) 797.61M 13.61M 74.60M
Enterprise value -$844.06M $1.79B $68.56B

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
MetricLPLBELFALITE
P/E -5.9x 44.6x -9.3x
P/FCF 2.0x 29.6x 255.7x
P/Operating cash flow 1.3x 26.0x 102.1x
P/S 0.2x 2.9x 25.5x
P/B 0.6x 2.4x 16.5x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 3.1x 17.8x
EV/EBITDA – 12.7x 95.1x
EV/EBIT 22.9x 15.8x 144.1x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 2.5x 25.1x
EV/FCF 7.6x 25.4x 252.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.9x 22.3x 100.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.12 -3.21 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLPLBELFALITE
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.9% 25.3% 83.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 2.6% 19.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.3% 30.8% 173.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 101.7% 11.3% 30.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 865.5% 50.2% 391.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.4% 10.6% 87.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -141.3% 30.7% -26,876%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.4% 2.2% -274.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 40.6% -2.1% -25,088%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 49.0% -13.9% -264.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.4% 29.3% 494.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.4% 6.2% 61.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 585.0% 52.7% 386.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.6% 8.5% 80.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLPLBELFALITE
Gross margin 14.5% 39.5% 41.7%
EBITDA margin – 19.8% 26.4%
Operating margin 2.6% 15.9% 17.4%
Pretax margin -5.1% 12.5% -238.0%
Net margin -2.7% 7.2% -230.2%
FCF margin 7.8% 9.9% 10.0%
Operating cash flow margin 12.2% 11.2% 24.9%
Return on equity -18.1% 11.6% -182.1%
Return on assets -5.1% 7.0% -96.8%
Return on invested capital 3.3% 12.7% 8.1%
Return on capital employed 4.4% 12.4% 11.2%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.3x 1.1x -0.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.2% 5.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLPLBELFALITE
Debt / assets 48.9% – 22.4%
Debt / equity 1.8x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -1.4x
Debt / FCF 6.4x – 5.5x
Liabilities / assets 72.2% 28.1% 36.5%
Equity / assets 27.8% 71.9% 63.5%
Interest coverage 0.6x 10.8x 24.1x
Current ratio 0.6x 4.5x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.3x 3.0x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 2.0x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 0.98 5.57 16.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLPLBELFALITE
Dividend yield – 0.1% –
Net buyback yield – – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusLPLBELFALITE
Forward P/E – 16.9xFY2026 40.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.16FY2026 $10.39FY2026 $21.25FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -200.0%FY2026 +46.3%FY2026 +145.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +3.6% +61.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.01BFY2026 $771.32MFY2026 $6.52BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +6.1%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026 +116.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -4.5% +9.0% +62.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLPLBELFALITE
Held by institutions 7.8% 63.1% 92.8%
Institutions holding 189 110 1,316
Change in shares held, QoQ +76.8% +14.8% +6.6%
Institutions buying 153 70 903
Institutions selling 22 30 318
Buyers to sellers 6.95 2.33 2.84

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.

LPLBELFALITE
LPL 1.00 0.31 0.34
BELFA 0.31 1.00 0.54
LITE 0.34 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LPL, BELFA and LITE?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) is the largest by market capitalisation: LG Display (LPL) $2.76B, Bel Fuse (BELFA) $2.17B, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) $76.74B.

Which company is growing faster?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: LG Display (LPL) -6.9%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) +25.3%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +83.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bel Fuse (BELFA) has the highest net margin (LG Display (LPL) -2.7%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 7.2%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -230.2%). On return on invested capital, Bel Fuse (BELFA) leads (LG Display (LPL) 3.3%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 12.7%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lumentum Holdings (LITE) returned the most: LG Display (LPL) -44.7%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) +26.4%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +346.9%. Over five years, Bel Fuse (BELFA) compounded fastest (LG Display (LPL) -20.0%/yr, Bel Fuse (BELFA) +67.7%/yr, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +60.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: LG Display (LPL) 0.00%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 0.14%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 0.00%. LG Display (LPL) and Lumentum Holdings (LITE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bel Fuse (BELFA) has been the steadiest (LG Display (LPL) 61.6%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 59.3%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 98.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LPL, BELFA and LITE?

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 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.