UEIC vs ZBRA vs BELFA Stock Comparison

Universal Electronics, Zebra Technologies and Bel Fuse Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corp
$377.38 +0.4% 1M +39.4% 1Y
Market cap
$17.11B
P/E
31.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.85B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
7 wins
BELFA Bel Fuse Inc /Nj
$187.21 -5.6% 1M +37.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.56B
P/E
44.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$785.62M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Zebra Technologies leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Zebra Technologies 7, Universal Electronics 2, Bel Fuse 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUEICZBRABELFALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $62.95M $17.11B $2.56B ZBRA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.2x 31.7x 44.4x ZBRA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.6x 16.7x 18.0x UEIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -17.9% +12.7% +21.0% BELFA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.6% 9.2% — ZBRA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.7% 10.6% — ZBRA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 2.4x — UEIC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.1% +39.4% +37.7% ZBRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -34.2%/yr -6.7%/yr +66.1%/yr BELFA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.5% 45.5% 59.4% ZBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 62/100 59/100 ZBRA

Percentile Scorecard

UEICZBRABELFA

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

AxisUEICZBRABELFA
Valuation 92 #10 of 112 69 #35 of 112 67 #38 of 112
Growth 27 #79 of 108 46 #59 of 108 55 #49 of 108
Profitability 36 #67 of 104 85 #17 of 104 58 #44 of 104
Financial Health 43 #67 of 116 17 #96 of 116 84 #20 of 116
Shareholder Returns 94 #6 of 78 92 #7 of 78 30 #55 of 78
Overall 58 62 59
  • UEIC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ZBRA ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • BELFA ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodUEICZBRABELFASPY
1 month -4.2%+0.4%-5.6% +0.7%
3 months +10.5%+30.8%-10.7% +3.7%
6 months +20.4%+66.8%-23.1% +7.1%
Year to date +40.4%+55.4%+23.3% +12.8%
1 year +27.1%+39.4%+37.7% +11.9%
3 years -33.6%+79.9%+274.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year -12.8%+21.6%+55.3% +22.8%
5 years -87.7%-29.3%+1,160.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -34.2%-6.7%+66.1% +10.9%
10 years -92.6%+469.5%+924.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year -22.9%+19.0%+26.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureUEICZBRABELFASPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.5%45.5%59.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.3%38.1%67.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.371.702.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.490.870.63 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.6%-67.8%-44.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.8%-3.5%-35.7% -1.2%
52-week high $5.88$391.00$291.23 $779.14
52-week low $2.76$199.30$114.02 $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.

MultipleUEICZBRABELFA
P/E now vs peer median -4.3xmedian 32.9x 33.4xmedian 32.9x 44.1xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.9x 3.1xmedian 2.9x 2.9xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 20.0x 19.1xmedian 20.0x —median 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 30.2x 19.8xmedian 30.2x 33.3xmedian 30.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.9x 5.2xmedian 2.9x 2.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.10median 1.08 -8.84median 1.08 -3.42median 1.08

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 monthsUEICZBRABELFA
Revenue $330.57M $5.85B $785.62M
Gross profit $97.69M $2.90B $313.22M
Operating income -$2.77M $858.00M $127.41M
Net income -$15.10M $539.00M $93.79M
Free cash flow $8.24M $904.00M –
R&D $21.87M $622.00M $34.33M
EPS (diluted) $-1.13 $11.20 $4.24
Cash & equivalents $32.40M $157.00M $333.12M
Total debt $86.37M $2.77B –
Shares (diluted) 13.43M 48.13M 13.61M
Enterprise value -$63.09M $15.66B $2.56B

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
MetricUEICZBRABELFA
P/E -4.3x 33.4x 44.1x
P/FCF 7.9x 19.8x 33.3x
P/Operating cash flow 5.7x 18.2x 24.2x
P/S 0.2x 3.1x 2.9x
P/B 0.5x 5.2x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 6.6x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 5.4x 19.1x –
EV/EBIT -19.4x 23.9x –
EV/Revenue 0.2x 3.5x 2.9x
EV/FCF 6.5x 22.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 4.7x 20.9x 24.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.10 -8.84 -3.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUEICZBRABELFA
Revenue growth (1Y) -17.9% 12.7% 21.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.1% 2.1% 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -16.7% 14.9% 24.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -8.1% 4.2% 13.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 58.6% 8.1% 30.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 63.9% -0.9% 12.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.8% -1.6% 26.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.4% -6.1% 7.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.3% 4.8% -17.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.3% -3.8% -12.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -61.7% 5.8% 60.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.8% 63.5% -0.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -68.0% 6.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.6% 83.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUEICZBRABELFA
Gross margin 29.6% 49.6% –
EBITDA margin 3.0% 18.3% –
Operating margin -0.8% 14.7% –
Pretax margin -2.4% 12.1% –
Net margin -4.6% 9.2% –
FCF margin 2.5% 15.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 3.5% 16.7% 12.2%
Return on equity -10.7% 15.6% 10.2%
Return on assets -5.8% 6.4% 7.3%
Return on invested capital -1.7% 10.6% –
Return on capital employed -1.9% 19.1% –
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 1.8x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 3.0% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUEICZBRABELFA
Debt / assets 7.8% 32.0% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 2.4x –
Debt / FCF 2.5x 3.1x –
Liabilities / assets 46.5% 60.2% 20.0%
Equity / assets 53.5% 39.8% 71.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.8x 0.5x 4.4x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.3x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x –
Altman Z-score 2.88 3.71 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUEICZBRABELFA
Dividend yield 4.7% – 0.1%
Net buyback yield 3.6% 5.1% –
Shareholder yield 8.3% 5.1% 0.1%
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.

ConsensusUEICZBRABELFA
Forward P/E 10.6xFY2026 16.7xFY2026 18.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.48FY2026 $22.59FY2026 $10.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +54.8%FY2026 +42.6%FY2026 +46.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.7% -4.5% +3.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $288.89MFY2026 $6.35BFY2026 $771.32MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -21.6%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.6% +1.2% +9.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUEICZBRABELFA
Held by institutions 53.5% 100.0% 63.1%
Institutions holding 46 645 110
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% +4.5% +14.8%
Institutions buying 18 309 70
Institutions selling 16 242 30
Buyers to sellers 1.13 1.28 2.33

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.

UEICZBRABELFA
UEIC 1.00 0.19 0.14
ZBRA 0.19 1.00 0.30
BELFA 0.14 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UEIC, ZBRA and BELFA?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Universal Electronics (UEIC) $62.95M, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) $17.11B, Bel Fuse (BELFA) $2.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, UEIC, ZBRA and BELFA?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Universal Electronics (UEIC) -4.2x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 31.7x, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 44.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Universal Electronics (UEIC) is cheapest (Universal Electronics (UEIC) 10.6x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 16.7x, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 18.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Bel Fuse (BELFA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Universal Electronics (UEIC) -17.9%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +12.7%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) +21.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has the highest net margin (Universal Electronics (UEIC) -4.6%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) leads (Universal Electronics (UEIC) -1.7%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) returned the most: Universal Electronics (UEIC) +27.1%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +39.4%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) +37.7%. Over five years, Bel Fuse (BELFA) compounded fastest (Universal Electronics (UEIC) -34.2%/yr, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) -6.7%/yr, Bel Fuse (BELFA) +66.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has been the steadiest (Universal Electronics (UEIC) 55.5%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 45.5%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 59.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) leads on 7. 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.