UEIC vs BELFA vs LFUS Stock Comparison

Universal Electronics, Bel Fuse and Littelfuse Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UEIC Universal Electronics Inc
$5.35 +4.5% 1M +23.3% 1Y
Market cap
$68.94M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$330.57M
Div. yield
4.49%
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins
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
5 wins
LFUS Littelfuse Inc /De
$383.00 -10.8% 1M +40.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.73B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.61B
Div. yield
0.80%
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Bel Fuse leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Bel Fuse 5, Littelfuse 3, Universal Electronics 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUEICBELFALFUSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $68.94M $2.17B $9.73B LFUS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.5x 44.6x -1,202x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.1x 16.9x 21.5x UEIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -17.9% +25.3% +15.4% BELFA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.6% 7.2% -0.3% BELFA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.7% 12.7% 0.0% BELFA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x — 0.0x UEIC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.49% 0.14% 0.80% UEIC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.3% +26.4% +40.9% LFUS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -33.5%/yr +67.7%/yr +5.5%/yr BELFA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.6% 59.3% 43.3% LFUS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 64/100 47/100 BELFA

Percentile Scorecard

UEICBELFALFUS

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

AxisUEICBELFALFUS
Valuation 89 #13 of 112 77 #27 of 112 58 #48 of 112
Growth 27 #80 of 109 60 #44 of 109 29 #78 of 109
Profitability 36 #67 of 104 75 #27 of 104 49 #54 of 104
Financial Health 44 #65 of 116 81 #23 of 116 62 #45 of 116
Shareholder Returns 93 #7 of 81 29 #58 of 81 36 #52 of 81
Overall 58 64 47
  • UEIC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • BELFA ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • LFUS ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodUEICBELFALFUSSPY
1 month +4.5%-13.3%-10.8% -0.2%
3 months +16.3%-16.2%-2.3% +3.9%
6 months +25.9%-22.4%-1.6% +8.2%
Year to date +48.2%+16.0%+51.4% +12.9%
1 year +23.3%+26.4%+40.9% +12.3%
3 years -29.0%+264.1%+77.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -10.8%+53.9%+21.0% +23.3%
5 years -87.0%+1,223.5%+30.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -33.5%+67.7%+5.5% +10.9%
10 years -92.1%+804.1%+177.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year -22.4%+24.6%+10.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureUEICBELFALFUSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.6%59.3%43.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.6%67.3%44.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.352.281.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.420.450.95 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.6%-44.8%-54.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.0%-39.6%-21.7% -1.2%
52-week high $5.88$291.23$489.10 $779.14
52-week low $2.76$114.02$234.94 $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.

MultipleUEICBELFALFUS
P/E now vs peer median -4.5xmedian 33.2x 44.6xmedian 33.2x -1,202xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.8x 2.9xmedian 2.8x 3.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 20.0x 12.7xmedian 20.0x 41.7xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 29.8x 29.6xmedian 29.8x 21.9xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 3.0x 2.4xmedian 3.0x 3.7xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.11median 1.17 -3.21median 1.17 45.38median 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 monthsUEICBELFALFUS
Revenue $330.57M $744.09M $2.61B
Gross profit $97.69M $294.08M $1.03B
Operating income -$2.77M $118.20M $95.49M
Net income -$15.10M $77.96M -$8.06M
Free cash flow $8.24M $73.34M $444.35M
R&D $21.87M $33.09M $115.22M
EPS (diluted) $-1.13 $3.94 $-0.31
Cash & equivalents $32.40M $306.11M $628.22M
Total debt $86.37M – $629.66M
Shares (diluted) 13.43M 13.61M 25.62M
Enterprise value -$57.10M $1.79B $7.24B

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
MetricUEICBELFALFUS
P/E -4.5x 44.6x -1,202x
P/FCF 8.4x 29.6x 21.9x
P/Operating cash flow 6.0x 26.0x 19.0x
P/S 0.2x 2.9x 3.7x
P/B 0.5x 2.4x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 3.1x 4.7x
EV/EBITDA 5.7x 12.7x 41.7x
EV/EBIT -20.7x 15.8x 101.9x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 2.5x 3.7x
EV/FCF 7.0x 25.4x 21.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.0x 22.3x 19.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.11 -3.21 45.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUEICBELFALFUS
Revenue growth (1Y) -17.9% 25.3% 15.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.1% 2.6% 1.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -16.7% 30.8% 23.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -8.1% 11.3% 0.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 58.6% 50.2% -52.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 63.9% 10.6% -40.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.8% 30.7% -107.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.4% 2.2% -26.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.3% -2.1% -107.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.3% -13.9% -26.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -61.7% 29.3% 31.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.8% 6.2% 8.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -68.0% 52.7% 41.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.6% 8.5% 12.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUEICBELFALFUS
Gross margin 29.6% 39.5% 39.3%
EBITDA margin 3.0% 19.8% 8.9%
Operating margin -0.8% 15.9% 3.7%
Pretax margin -2.4% 12.5% 3.0%
Net margin -4.6% 7.2% -0.3%
FCF margin 2.5% 9.9% 17.0%
Operating cash flow margin 3.5% 11.2% 19.6%
Return on equity -10.7% 11.6% -0.3%
Return on assets -5.8% 7.0% -0.2%
Return on invested capital -1.7% 12.7% 0.0%
Return on capital employed -1.9% 12.4% 2.8%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 1.1x -63.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 1.2% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUEICBELFALFUS
Debt / assets 7.8% – 15.7%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x – 0.0x
Debt / FCF 2.5x – 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 46.5% 28.1% 34.7%
Equity / assets 53.5% 71.9% 65.3%
Interest coverage – 10.8x 3.2x
Current ratio 1.8x 4.5x 2.8x
Quick ratio 1.1x 3.0x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 2.0x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 2.90 5.57 5.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUEICBELFALFUS
Dividend yield 4.5% 0.1% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 3.4% – -1.0%
Shareholder yield 7.9% 0.1% -0.2%
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.

ConsensusUEICBELFALFUS
Forward P/E 11.1xFY2026 16.9xFY2026 21.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.48FY2026 $10.39FY2026 $17.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +54.8%FY2026 +46.3%FY2026 +66.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.7% +3.6% +12.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $288.89MFY2026 $771.32MFY2026 $3.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -21.6%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026 +30.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.6% +9.0% +0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUEICBELFALFUS
Held by institutions 53.5% 63.1% 99.4%
Institutions holding 46 110 606
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% +14.8% +1.6%
Institutions buying 18 70 295
Institutions selling 16 30 209
Buyers to sellers 1.13 2.33 1.41

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.

UEICBELFALFUS
UEIC 1.00 0.15 0.17
BELFA 0.15 1.00 0.63
LFUS 0.17 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UEIC, BELFA and LFUS?

Littelfuse (LFUS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Universal Electronics (UEIC) $68.94M, Bel Fuse (BELFA) $2.17B, Littelfuse (LFUS) $9.73B.

Which company is growing faster?

Bel Fuse (BELFA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Universal Electronics (UEIC) -17.9%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) +25.3%, Littelfuse (LFUS) +15.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bel Fuse (BELFA) has the highest net margin (Universal Electronics (UEIC) -4.6%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 7.2%, Littelfuse (LFUS) -0.3%). On return on invested capital, Bel Fuse (BELFA) leads (Universal Electronics (UEIC) -1.7%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 12.7%, Littelfuse (LFUS) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Littelfuse (LFUS) returned the most: Universal Electronics (UEIC) +23.3%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) +26.4%, Littelfuse (LFUS) +40.9%. Over five years, Bel Fuse (BELFA) compounded fastest (Universal Electronics (UEIC) -33.5%/yr, Bel Fuse (BELFA) +67.7%/yr, Littelfuse (LFUS) +5.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Universal Electronics (UEIC) has the highest dividend yield: Universal Electronics (UEIC) 4.49%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 0.14%, Littelfuse (LFUS) 0.80%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Littelfuse (LFUS) has been the steadiest (Universal Electronics (UEIC) 55.6%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 59.3%, Littelfuse (LFUS) 43.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, UEIC, BELFA and LFUS?

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 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.