MKDW vs LITE vs ZBRA Stock Comparison

MKDWELL Tech, Lumentum Holdings and Zebra Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
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
5 wins
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corp
$381.67 +3.1% 1M +22.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.31B
P/E
34.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.85B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionMKDWLITEZBRALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $739.45K $68.13B $18.31B LITE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -9.8x 34.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 40.8x 16.9x ZBRA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +83.2% +12.7% LITE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -230.2% 9.2% ZBRA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.1% 10.6% ZBRA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.4x 2.4x LITE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -95.9% +346.9% +22.9% LITE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +60.2%/yr -6.4%/yr LITE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 196.9% 98.7% 47.2% ZBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 46/100 62/100 ZBRA

Percentile Scorecard

MKDWLITEZBRA

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

AxisMKDWLITEZBRA
Valuation – 10 #101 of 112 68 #37 of 112
Growth – 81 #22 of 109 49 #56 of 109
Profitability – 40 #63 of 104 85 #17 of 104
Financial Health 0 #116 of 116 55 #53 of 116 17 #97 of 116
Shareholder Returns – 46 #44 of 81 94 #6 of 81
Overall – 46 62
  • MKDW ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • LITE ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ZBRA ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMKDWLITEZBRASPY
1 month -82.8%-8.0%+3.1% -0.2%
3 months -97.7%+32.9%+34.2% +3.9%
6 months -96.5%+9.5%+74.1% +8.2%
Year to date -94.6%+135.0%+57.2% +12.9%
1 year -95.9%+346.9%+22.9% +12.3%
3 years -99.9%+2,301.4%+84.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -90.6%+188.7%+22.6% +23.3%
5 years —+955.0%-28.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+60.2%-6.4% +10.9%
10 years —+2,126.7%+475.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+36.4%+19.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMKDWLITEZBRASPY
Volatility, 1Y 196.9%98.7%47.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 236.7%100.3%41.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.383.161.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.493.510.48 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.9%-66.5%-67.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -97.8%-23.6%-2.4% -1.2%
52-week high $12.00$1,133.40$391.00 $779.14
52-week low $0.26$188.36$199.30 $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.

MultipleMKDWLITEZBRA
P/E now vs peer median —median 33.2x -9.3xmedian 33.2x 33.8xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.8x 25.5xmedian 2.8x 3.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 20.0x 95.1xmedian 20.0x 19.3xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 29.8x 255.7xmedian 29.8x 20.0xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 3.0x 16.5xmedian 3.0x 5.3xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.17 0.04median 1.17 -8.94median 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 monthsMKDWLITEZBRA
Revenue – $3.01B $5.85B
Gross profit – $1.26B $2.90B
Operating income – $524.80M $858.00M
Net income – -$6.94B $539.00M
Free cash flow – $300.10M $904.00M
R&D – $356.50M $622.00M
EPS (diluted) – $-92.99 $11.20
Cash & equivalents $38.25K $2.04B $157.00M
Total debt $24.76M $1.64B $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 3.87M 74.60M 48.13M
Enterprise value -$10.22M $59.95B $16.86B

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
MetricMKDWLITEZBRA
P/E – -9.3x 33.8x
P/FCF – 255.7x 20.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 102.1x 18.4x
P/S – 25.5x 3.1x
P/B -0.3x 16.5x 5.3x
P/Tangible book -0.3x 17.8x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA – 95.1x 19.3x
EV/EBIT – 144.1x 24.1x
EV/Revenue – 25.1x 3.5x
EV/FCF – 252.1x 22.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – 100.7x 21.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.04 -8.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMKDWLITEZBRA
Revenue growth (1Y) – 83.2% 12.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 19.5% 2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 173.1% 14.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 30.2% 4.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 391.4% 8.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 87.0% -0.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – -26,876% -1.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -274.9% -6.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – -25,088% 4.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -264.1% -3.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 494.9% 5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 61.1% 63.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 386.6% 6.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 80.2% 83.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMKDWLITEZBRA
Gross margin – 41.7% 49.6%
EBITDA margin – 26.4% 18.3%
Operating margin – 17.4% 14.7%
Pretax margin – -238.0% 12.1%
Net margin – -230.2% 9.2%
FCF margin – 10.0% 15.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 24.9% 16.7%
Return on equity – -182.1% 15.6%
Return on assets – -96.8% 6.4%
Return on invested capital – 8.1% 10.6%
Return on capital employed – 11.2% 19.1%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.1x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 5.6% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMKDWLITEZBRA
Debt / assets 53.1% 22.4% 32.0%
Debt / equity -1.6x 0.4x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.4x 2.4x
Debt / FCF – 5.5x 3.1x
Liabilities / assets 132.7% 36.5% 60.2%
Equity / assets -32.7% 63.5% 39.8%
Interest coverage – 24.1x –
Current ratio 0.5x 1.7x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.1x 1.1x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.0x 1.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 16.72 3.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMKDWLITEZBRA
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 5.0%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 5.0%
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.

ConsensusMKDWLITEZBRA
Forward P/E – 40.8xFY2027 16.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $21.25FY2027 $22.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +145.1%FY2027 +42.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +61.4% -4.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $6.52BFY2027 $6.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +116.6%FY2027 +17.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +62.9% +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMKDWLITEZBRA
Held by institutions – 92.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 1,316 644
Change in shares held, QoQ – +6.6% +4.5%
Institutions buying – 903 309
Institutions selling – 318 242
Buyers to sellers – 2.84 1.28

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.

MKDWLITEZBRA
MKDW 1.00 0.02 0.02
LITE 0.02 1.00 0.15
ZBRA 0.02 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MKDW, LITE and ZBRA?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) is the largest by market capitalisation: MKDWELL Tech (MKDW) $739.45K, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) $68.13B, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) $18.31B.

Which company is growing faster?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +83.2%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +12.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has the highest net margin (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -230.2%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) leads (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 8.1%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 10.6%).

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%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +22.9%. Over five years, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) compounded fastest (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +60.2%/yr, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) -6.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has been the steadiest (MKDWELL Tech (MKDW) 196.9%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 98.7%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 47.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.