MKDW vs LITE vs LPL Stock Comparison

MKDWELL Tech, Lumentum Holdings and LG Display Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MKDW MKDWELL Tech Inc.
$0.26 -82.8% 1M -95.9% 1Y
Market cap
$733.64K
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc.
$866.18 -8.0% 1M +346.9% 1Y
Market cap
$66.82B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.01B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
5 wins
LPL LG Display Co., Ltd.
$2.76 -7.4% 1M -44.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.78B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$17.53B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Lumentum Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Lumentum Holdings 5, LG Display 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMKDWLITELPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $733.64K $66.82B $2.78B LITE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -9.6x -6.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 40.8x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +83.2% -6.9% LITE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -230.2% -2.7% LPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.1% 3.3% LITE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -95.9% +346.9% -44.7% LITE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +60.2%/yr -20.0%/yr LITE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 196.9% 98.7% 61.6% LPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 46/100 53/100 LPL

Percentile Scorecard

MKDWLITELPL

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

AxisMKDWLITELPL
Valuation – 10 #101 of 112 94 #8 of 112
Growth – 81 #22 of 109 74 #29 of 109
Profitability – 40 #63 of 104 37 #66 of 104
Financial Health 0 #116 of 116 55 #53 of 116 9 #106 of 116
Shareholder Returns – 46 #44 of 81 –
Overall – 46 53
  • MKDW ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • LITE ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • LPL ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMKDWLITELPLSPY
1 month -82.8%-8.0%-7.4% -0.2%
3 months -97.7%+32.9%-5.8% +3.9%
6 months -96.5%+9.5%-34.6% +8.2%
Year to date -94.6%+135.0%-34.4% +12.9%
1 year -95.9%+346.9%-44.7% +12.3%
3 years -99.9%+2,301.4%-37.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year -90.6%+188.7%-14.5% +23.3%
5 years —+955.0%-67.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+60.2%-20.0% +10.9%
10 years —+2,126.7%-78.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+36.4%-14.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMKDWLITELPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 196.9%98.7%61.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 236.7%100.3%68.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.383.162.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.493.51-0.73 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.9%-66.5%-76.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -97.8%-23.6%-52.1% -1.2%
52-week high $12.00$1,133.40$5.76 $779.14
52-week low $0.26$188.36$2.59 $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.

MultipleMKDWLITELPL
P/E now vs peer median —median 33.2x -9.3xmedian 33.2x -5.9xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.8x 25.5xmedian 2.8x 0.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 20.0x 95.1xmedian 20.0x —median 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 29.8x 255.7xmedian 29.8x 2.0xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 3.0x 16.5xmedian 3.0x 0.6xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.17 0.04median 1.17 -0.12median 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 monthsMKDWLITELPL
Revenue – $3.01B $17.53B
Gross profit – $1.26B $2.54B
Operating income – $524.80M $456.43M
Net income – -$6.94B -$915.07M
Free cash flow – $300.10M $1.37B
R&D – $356.50M $957.27M
EPS (diluted) – $-92.99 $-0.58
Cash & equivalents $38.25K $2.04B $941.29M
Total debt $24.76M $1.64B $37.49B
Shares (diluted) 3.87M 74.60M 797.61M
Enterprise value -$10.23M $58.64B -$1.70B

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
MetricMKDWLITELPL
P/E – -9.3x -5.9x
P/FCF – 255.7x 2.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 102.1x 1.3x
P/S – 25.5x 0.2x
P/B -0.3x 16.5x 0.6x
P/Tangible book -0.3x 17.8x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA – 95.1x –
EV/EBIT – 144.1x 22.9x
EV/Revenue – 25.1x 0.6x
EV/FCF – 252.1x 7.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 100.7x 4.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.04 -0.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMKDWLITELPL
Revenue growth (1Y) – 83.2% -6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 19.5% 0.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 173.1% 18.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 30.2% 101.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 391.4% 865.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 87.0% 29.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – -26,876% -141.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -274.9% 36.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – -25,088% 40.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -264.1% 49.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 494.9% 28.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 61.1% -6.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 386.6% 585.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 80.2% 33.6%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMKDWLITELPL
Debt / assets 53.1% 22.4% 48.9%
Debt / equity -1.6x 0.4x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.4x –
Debt / FCF – 5.5x 6.4x
Liabilities / assets 132.7% 36.5% 72.2%
Equity / assets -32.7% 63.5% 27.8%
Interest coverage – 24.1x 0.6x
Current ratio 0.5x 1.7x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.1x 1.1x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.0x 1.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 16.72 0.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMKDWLITELPL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% –
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 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.

ConsensusMKDWLITELPL
Forward P/E – 40.8xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $21.25FY2027 $-0.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +145.1%FY2027 -200.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +61.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $6.52BFY2027 $19.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +116.6%FY2027 +6.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +62.9% -4.5%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

MKDWLITELPL
MKDW 1.00 0.02 0.04
LITE 0.02 1.00 0.34
LPL 0.04 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MKDW, LITE and LPL?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) is the largest by market capitalisation: MKDWELL Tech (MKDW) $733.64K, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) $66.82B, LG Display (LPL) $2.78B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lumentum Holdings (LITE) returned the most: MKDWELL Tech (MKDW) -95.9%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +346.9%, LG Display (LPL) -44.7%. Over five years, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) compounded fastest (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +60.2%/yr, LG Display (LPL) -20.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, LG Display (LPL) has been the steadiest (MKDWELL Tech (MKDW) 196.9%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 98.7%, LG Display (LPL) 61.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.