TRCK vs LITE vs KN Stock Comparison

Track, Lumentum Holdings and Knowles Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TRCK Track Group, Inc.
$0.46 0.0% 1M +24.3% 1Y
Market cap
$14.88M
P/E
0.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.25M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins
LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc.
$913.95 -0.8% 1M +360.7% 1Y
Market cap
$68.85B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.01B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
5 wins
KN Knowles Corp
$34.76 -6.7% 1M +48.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.98B
P/E
41.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$666.10M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionTRCKLITEKNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.88M $68.85B $2.98B LITE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.7x -9.9x 41.5x TRCK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 43.0x 24.3x KN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.1% +83.2% +16.1% LITE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 59.2% -230.2% 10.8% TRCK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.5% 8.1% 8.9% KN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x -1.4x 0.5x LITE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +24.3% +360.7% +48.0% LITE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -30.3%/yr +61.8%/yr +10.8%/yr LITE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 196.2% 98.8% 41.3% KN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 47/100 63/100 TRCK

Percentile Scorecard

TRCKLITEKN

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

AxisTRCKLITEKN
Valuation 96 #6 of 111 10 #100 of 111 47 #59 of 111
Growth 77 #26 of 108 80 #22 of 108 62 #42 of 108
Profitability 81 #21 of 104 40 #63 of 104 71 #31 of 104
Financial Health 26 #85 of 115 54 #53 of 115 60 #47 of 115
Shareholder Returns – 49 #40 of 78 77 #19 of 78
Overall 70 47 63
  • TRCK ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • LITE ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • KN ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTRCKLITEKNSPY
1 month 0.0%-0.8%-6.7% +0.9%
3 months -31.3%+51.7%+0.7% +5.9%
6 months -36.1%+6.5%+14.5% +8.5%
Year to date +53.3%+148.0%+62.2% +13.3%
1 year +24.3%+360.7%+48.0% +12.4%
3 years +70.4%+2,433.8%+167.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +19.4%+193.9%+38.8% +23.5%
5 years -83.5%+1,006.7%+66.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -30.3%+61.8%+10.8% +11.0%
10 years -92.3%+2,340.5%+138.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year -22.7%+37.6%+9.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureTRCKLITEKNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 196.2%98.8%41.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 282.5%100.3%43.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.683.161.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.123.651.16 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.9%-66.5%-49.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.2%-19.4%-18.8% -0.9%
52-week high $0.81$1,133.40$42.80 $779.14
52-week low $0.17$188.36$20.67 $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.

MultipleTRCKLITEKN
P/E now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 33.5x -9.8xmedian 33.5x 41.4xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 2.8x 26.9xmedian 2.8x 4.4xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 19.6x 100.4xmedian 19.6x 22.1xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 29.8x 269.8xmedian 29.8x 91.5xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.9x 17.4xmedian 2.9x 3.7xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 1.10 0.04median 1.10 1.21median 1.10

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 monthsTRCKLITEKN
Revenue $36.25M $3.01B $666.10M
Gross profit $17.36M $1.26B $295.50M
Operating income $1.77M $524.80M $97.10M
Net income $21.46M -$6.94B $71.70M
Free cash flow $3.53M $300.10M $32.20M
R&D $2.75M $356.50M $43.90M
EPS (diluted) $0.65 $-92.99 $0.82
Cash & equivalents $8.39M $2.04B $46.60M
Total debt $17.58M $1.64B $116.00M
Shares (diluted) 32.85M 74.60M 87.70M
Enterprise value -$6.27M $60.67B $2.79B

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
MetricTRCKLITEKN
P/E 0.7x -9.8x 41.4x
P/FCF 4.2x 269.8x 91.5x
P/Operating cash flow 2.6x 107.8x 29.1x
P/S 0.4x 26.9x 4.4x
P/B 0.9x 17.4x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 7.0x 18.8x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA 4.0x 100.4x 22.1x
EV/EBIT 13.6x 152.2x 31.0x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 26.5x 4.5x
EV/FCF 6.8x 266.2x 93.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.2x 106.3x 29.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 0.04 1.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTRCKLITEKN
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.1% 83.2% 16.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 19.5% 25.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.0% 173.1% 20.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 30.2% 13.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 154.0% 391.4% 62.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 36.0% 87.0% -33.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,630% -26,876% 71.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 76.8% -274.9% 33.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 652.6% -25,088% 71.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 48.5% -264.1% 34.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -10.3% 494.9% -15.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.3% 61.1% 7.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -18.6% 386.6% -31.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 122.1% 80.2% -9.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTRCKLITEKN
Gross margin 47.9% 41.7% 44.4%
EBITDA margin 16.7% 26.4% 20.4%
Operating margin 4.9% 17.4% 14.6%
Pretax margin 59.4% -238.0% 13.7%
Net margin 59.2% -230.2% 10.8%
FCF margin 9.7% 10.0% 4.8%
Operating cash flow margin 15.9% 24.9% 15.2%
Return on equity 1,028% -182.1% 9.0%
Return on assets 52.0% -96.8% 6.7%
Return on invested capital 5.5% 8.1% 8.9%
Return on capital employed 5.2% 11.2% 10.1%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x -0.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 5.6% 4.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTRCKLITEKN
Debt / assets 41.0% 22.4% 10.8%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.4x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x -1.4x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 5.0x 5.5x 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 61.8% 36.5% 25.8%
Equity / assets 38.2% 63.5% 74.2%
Interest coverage 0.7x 24.1x –
Current ratio 1.9x 1.7x 2.9x
Quick ratio 1.8x 1.1x 1.5x
Cash ratio 1.2x 1.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score -8.05 17.67 6.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTRCKLITEKN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 1.7%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 1.7%
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.

ConsensusTRCKLITEKN
Forward P/E – 43.0xFY2027 24.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $21.25FY2027 $1.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +145.1%FY2027 +28.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +61.4% +21.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $6.52BFY2027 $712.60MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +116.6%FY2027 +20.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +62.9% +12.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTRCKLITEKN
Held by institutions – 92.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 1,316 340
Change in shares held, QoQ – +6.6% +0.5%
Institutions buying – 903 198
Institutions selling – 318 93
Buyers to sellers – 2.84 2.13

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.

TRCKLITEKN
TRCK 1.00 -0.04 -0.13
LITE -0.04 1.00 0.57
KN -0.13 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TRCK, LITE and KN?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Track (TRCK) $14.88M, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) $68.85B, Knowles (KN) $2.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, TRCK, LITE and KN?

Track (TRCK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Track (TRCK) 0.7x, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -9.9x, Knowles (KN) 41.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Knowles (KN) is cheapest (Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 43.0x, Knowles (KN) 24.3x). 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: Track (TRCK) +1.1%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +83.2%, Knowles (KN) +16.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Track (TRCK) has the highest net margin (Track (TRCK) 59.2%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -230.2%, Knowles (KN) 10.8%). On return on invested capital, Knowles (KN) leads (Track (TRCK) 5.5%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 8.1%, Knowles (KN) 8.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lumentum Holdings (LITE) returned the most: Track (TRCK) +24.3%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +360.7%, Knowles (KN) +48.0%. Over five years, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) compounded fastest (Track (TRCK) -30.3%/yr, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +61.8%/yr, Knowles (KN) +10.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Knowles (KN) has been the steadiest (Track (TRCK) 196.2%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 98.8%, Knowles (KN) 41.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TRCK, LITE and KN?

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.