UEIC vs ECX vs VSH Stock Comparison

Universal Electronics, ECARX Holdings and Vishay Intertechnology 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
4 wins
ECX ECARX Holdings Inc.
$0.82 -24.8% 1M -65.3% 1Y
Market cap
$254.61M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$881.30M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
1 win
VSH Vishay Intertechnology Inc
$29.65 -8.9% 1M +71.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.19B
P/E
142.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.32B
Div. yield
1.35%
Electronic Components Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Vishay Intertechnology leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Vishay Intertechnology 6, Universal Electronics 4, ECARX Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUEICECXVSHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $68.94M $254.61M $4.19B VSH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.5x -8.0x 142.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.1x — 37.1x UEIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -17.9% +11.4% +13.4% VSH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.6% -3.9% 0.9% VSH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.7% -4.6% 1.2% VSH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x — -1.0x UEIC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.49% — 1.35% UEIC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.3% -65.3% +71.0% VSH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -33.5%/yr -39.1%/yr +9.0%/yr VSH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.6% 82.7% 70.3% UEIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 77/100 52/100 ECX

Percentile Scorecard

UEICECXVSH

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

AxisUEICECXVSH
Valuation 89 #13 of 112 100 #1 of 13 73 #31 of 112
Growth 27 #80 of 109 100 #1 of 12 44 #62 of 109
Profitability 36 #67 of 104 100 #1 of 12 48 #55 of 104
Financial Health 44 #65 of 116 8 #12 of 13 44 #66 of 116
Shareholder Returns 93 #7 of 81 – 53 #39 of 81
Overall 58 77 52
  • UEIC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ECX ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • VSH ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodUEICECXVSHSPY
1 month +4.5%-24.8%-8.9% -0.2%
3 months +16.3%-24.1%-9.4% +3.9%
6 months +25.9%-28.1%+10.9% +8.2%
Year to date +48.2%-52.3%+104.6% +12.9%
1 year +23.3%-65.3%+71.0% +12.3%
3 years -29.0%-79.5%+31.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -10.8%-41.1%+9.5% +23.3%
5 years -87.0%-91.6%+53.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -33.5%-39.1%+9.0% +10.9%
10 years -92.1%—+112.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year -22.4%—+7.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureUEICECXVSHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.6%82.7%70.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.6%91.2%69.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.351.413.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.42-0.791.01 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.6%-92.6%-64.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.0%-68.9%-54.3% -1.2%
52-week high $5.88$2.64$64.90 $779.14
52-week low $2.76$0.80$11.82 $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.

MultipleUEICECXVSH
P/E now vs peer median -4.5xmedian 33.2x -8.0x 142.9xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.8x 0.3xmedian 18.7x 1.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 20.0x — 11.4xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 29.8x —median 14.5x -602.0xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 3.0x -1.0xmedian 1.1x 1.4xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.11median 1.17 -0.17 -2.38median 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 monthsUEICECXVSH
Revenue $330.57M $881.30M $3.32B
Gross profit $97.69M $184.00M $694.64M
Operating income -$2.77M -$8.80M $109.59M
Net income -$15.10M -$35.90M $28.40M
Free cash flow $8.24M – -$6.96M
R&D $21.87M $107.60M –
EPS (diluted) $-1.13 $-0.10 $0.19
Cash & equivalents $32.40M $156.16M $1.30B
Total debt $86.37M $556.66M $972.29M
Shares (diluted) 13.43M 338.66M 147.90M
Enterprise value -$57.10M -$23.24M $1.45B

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
MetricUEICECXVSH
P/E -4.5x -8.0x 142.9x
P/FCF 8.4x – -602.0x
P/Operating cash flow 6.0x – 12.1x
P/S 0.2x 0.3x 1.3x
P/B 0.5x -1.0x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 0.6x -0.8x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 5.7x – 11.4x
EV/EBIT -20.7x -74.4x 35.2x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 0.7x 1.2x
EV/FCF 7.0x – -554.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.0x – 11.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.11 -0.17 -2.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUEICECXVSH
Revenue growth (1Y) -17.9% 11.4% 13.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.1% 15.7% -2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -16.7% 29.9% 20.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -8.1% 6.1% -13.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 58.6% 92.7% 310.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 63.9% 63.2% -43.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.8% 74.6% 132.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.4% 41.5% -59.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.3% 74.4% 129.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.3% 47.8% -59.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -61.7% – 175.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.8% – -17.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -68.0% – 96.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.6% – -26.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUEICECXVSH
Gross margin 29.6% 20.9% 20.9%
EBITDA margin 3.0% – 10.2%
Operating margin -0.8% -1.0% 3.3%
Pretax margin -2.4% -2.2% 2.2%
Net margin -4.6% -3.9% 0.9%
FCF margin 2.5% – -0.2%
Operating cash flow margin 3.5% – 10.4%
Return on equity -10.7% – 1.1%
Return on assets -5.8% -4.2% 0.6%
Return on invested capital -1.7% -4.6% 1.2%
Return on capital employed -1.9% – 3.4%
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x – 12.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUEICECXVSH
Debt / assets 7.8% 56.5% 18.9%
Debt / equity 0.1x -2.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x – -1.0x
Debt / FCF 2.5x – -139.7x
Liabilities / assets 46.5% 127.0% 43.5%
Equity / assets 53.5% -27.0% 56.5%
Interest coverage – -0.3x 2.8x
Current ratio 1.8x 0.7x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.5x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 2.90 -1.07 2.36

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUEICECXVSH
Dividend yield 4.5% – 1.3%
Net buyback yield 3.4% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 7.9% – 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 191.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -780.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -0.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -1.3%

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.

ConsensusUEICECXVSH
Forward P/E 11.1xFY2026 – 37.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.48FY2026 $-0.02FY2026 $0.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +54.8%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +16.7% – +140.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $288.89MFY2026 $1.10BFY2026 $3.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -21.6%FY2026 +31.2%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.6% +25.0% +24.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUEICECXVSH
Held by institutions 53.5% 5.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 46 39 468
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% +3.3% +14.6%
Institutions buying 18 23 308
Institutions selling 16 8 120
Buyers to sellers 1.13 2.88 2.57

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.

UEICECXVSH
UEIC 1.00 0.03 0.08
ECX 0.03 1.00 0.03
VSH 0.08 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UEIC, ECX and VSH?

Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Universal Electronics (UEIC) $68.94M, ECARX Holdings (ECX) $254.61M, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) $4.19B.

Which company is growing faster?

Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Universal Electronics (UEIC) -17.9%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) +11.4%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +13.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) has the highest net margin (Universal Electronics (UEIC) -4.6%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -3.9%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 0.9%). On return on invested capital, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) leads (Universal Electronics (UEIC) -1.7%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -4.6%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 1.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) returned the most: Universal Electronics (UEIC) +23.3%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -65.3%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +71.0%. Over five years, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) compounded fastest (Universal Electronics (UEIC) -33.5%/yr, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -39.1%/yr, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) +9.0%/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%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 1.35%. ECARX Holdings (ECX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Universal Electronics (UEIC) has been the steadiest (Universal Electronics (UEIC) 55.6%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) 82.7%, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 70.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, UEIC, ECX and VSH?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) 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.