UEIC vs ZBRA vs LITE Stock Comparison

Universal Electronics, Zebra Technologies and Lumentum Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corp
$384.15 +3.8% 1M +24.4% 1Y
Market cap
$18.21B
P/E
33.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.85B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins
LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc.
$818.10 -13.1% 1M +356.3% 1Y
Market cap
$64.61B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.01B
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 4, Universal Electronics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUEICZBRALITELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $68.30M $18.21B $64.61B LITE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.5x 33.8x -9.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.0x 17.0x 38.5x UEIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -17.9% +12.7% +83.2% LITE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.6% 9.2% -230.2% ZBRA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.7% 10.6% 8.1% ZBRA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 2.4x -1.4x LITE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.4% +24.4% +356.3% LITE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -33.7%/yr -5.8%/yr +59.0%/yr LITE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.7% 47.3% 98.8% ZBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 61/100 47/100 ZBRA

Percentile Scorecard

UEICZBRALITE

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

AxisUEICZBRALITE
Valuation 91 #11 of 111 63 #42 of 111 9 #101 of 111
Growth 26 #80 of 108 48 #57 of 108 80 #22 of 108
Profitability 35 #68 of 104 85 #17 of 104 40 #63 of 104
Financial Health 46 #63 of 115 18 #95 of 115 56 #51 of 115
Shareholder Returns 94 #6 of 81 93 #7 of 81 48 #43 of 81
Overall 58 61 47
  • UEIC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ZBRA ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • LITE ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodUEICZBRALITESPY
1 month +2.7%+3.8%-13.1% -0.8%
3 months +15.4%+45.2%+14.9% +3.5%
6 months +24.6%+73.8%-4.8% +7.0%
Year to date +45.7%+58.2%+122.0% +12.2%
1 year +20.4%+24.4%+356.3% +13.0%
3 years -30.2%+85.4%+2,168.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -11.3%+22.9%+183.3% +23.1%
5 years -87.1%-25.8%+913.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -33.7%-5.8%+59.0% +11.0%
10 years -92.2%+472.1%+1,912.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year -22.6%+19.1%+35.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureUEICZBRALITESPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.7%47.3%98.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.6%42.0%100.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.351.693.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.370.523.61 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.6%-67.8%-66.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.5%-1.8%-27.8% -1.8%
52-week high $5.88$391.00$1,133.40 $779.14
52-week low $2.76$199.30$188.36 $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.

MultipleUEICZBRALITE
P/E now vs peer median -4.4xmedian 32.0x 34.0xmedian 32.0x -8.8xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.8x 3.1xmedian 2.8x 24.0xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 19.4x 19.4xmedian 19.4x 89.7xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 29.0x 20.1xmedian 29.0x 241.5xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.9x 5.3xmedian 2.9x 15.6xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.11median 1.13 -9.00median 1.13 0.03median 1.13

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 monthsUEICZBRALITE
Revenue $330.57M $5.85B $3.01B
Gross profit $97.69M $2.90B $1.26B
Operating income -$2.77M $858.00M $524.80M
Net income -$15.10M $539.00M -$6.94B
Free cash flow $8.24M $904.00M $300.10M
R&D $21.87M $622.00M $356.50M
EPS (diluted) $-1.13 $11.20 $-92.99
Cash & equivalents $32.40M $157.00M $2.04B
Total debt $86.37M $2.77B $1.64B
Shares (diluted) 13.43M 48.13M 74.60M
Enterprise value -$57.73M $16.76B $56.43B

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
MetricUEICZBRALITE
P/E -4.4x 34.0x -8.8x
P/FCF 8.2x 20.1x 241.5x
P/Operating cash flow 5.9x 18.6x 96.5x
P/S 0.2x 3.1x 24.0x
P/B 0.5x 5.3x 15.6x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 6.7x 16.8x
EV/EBITDA 5.6x 19.4x 89.7x
EV/EBIT -20.3x 24.2x 136.0x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 3.6x 23.7x
EV/FCF 6.8x 23.0x 237.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.9x 21.2x 95.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.11 -9.00 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUEICZBRALITE
Revenue growth (1Y) -17.9% 12.7% 83.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.1% 2.1% 19.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -16.7% 14.9% 173.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -8.1% 4.2% 30.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 58.6% 8.1% 391.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 63.9% -0.9% 87.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.8% -1.6% -26,876%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.4% -6.1% -274.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.3% 4.8% -25,088%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.3% -3.8% -264.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -61.7% 5.8% 494.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.8% 63.5% 61.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -68.0% 6.0% 386.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.6% 83.6% 80.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUEICZBRALITE
Gross margin 29.6% 49.6% 41.7%
EBITDA margin 3.0% 18.3% 26.4%
Operating margin -0.8% 14.7% 17.4%
Pretax margin -2.4% 12.1% -238.0%
Net margin -4.6% 9.2% -230.2%
FCF margin 2.5% 15.5% 10.0%
Operating cash flow margin 3.5% 16.7% 24.9%
Return on equity -10.7% 15.6% -182.1%
Return on assets -5.8% 6.4% -96.8%
Return on invested capital -1.7% 10.6% 8.1%
Return on capital employed -1.9% 19.1% 11.2%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 1.8x -0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 3.0% 5.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUEICZBRALITE
Debt / assets 7.8% 32.0% 22.4%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.8x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 2.4x -1.4x
Debt / FCF 2.5x 3.1x 5.5x
Liabilities / assets 46.5% 60.2% 36.5%
Equity / assets 53.5% 39.8% 63.5%
Interest coverage – – 24.1x
Current ratio 1.8x 0.5x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.3x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 2.89 3.75 15.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUEICZBRALITE
Dividend yield 4.6% – –
Net buyback yield 3.4% 5.0% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 8.0% 5.0% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusUEICZBRALITE
Forward P/E 11.0xFY2026 17.0xFY2026 38.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.48FY2026 $22.59FY2026 $21.25FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +54.8%FY2026 +42.6%FY2026 +145.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +16.7% -4.5% +61.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $288.89MFY2026 $6.35BFY2026 $6.52BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -21.6%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026 +116.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +11.6% +1.2% +62.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUEICZBRALITE
Held by institutions 53.5% 100.0% 92.8%
Institutions holding 46 644 1,316
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% +4.5% +6.6%
Institutions buying 18 309 903
Institutions selling 16 242 318
Buyers to sellers 1.13 1.28 2.84

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.

UEICZBRALITE
UEIC 1.00 0.19 0.06
ZBRA 0.19 1.00 0.15
LITE 0.06 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UEIC, ZBRA and LITE?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Universal Electronics (UEIC) $68.30M, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) $18.21B, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) $64.61B.

Which company is growing faster?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Universal Electronics (UEIC) -17.9%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +12.7%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +83.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has the highest net margin (Universal Electronics (UEIC) -4.6%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 9.2%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -230.2%). On return on invested capital, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) leads (Universal Electronics (UEIC) -1.7%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 10.6%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lumentum Holdings (LITE) returned the most: Universal Electronics (UEIC) +20.4%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +24.4%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +356.3%. Over five years, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) compounded fastest (Universal Electronics (UEIC) -33.7%/yr, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) -5.8%/yr, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +59.0%/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) 55.7%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 47.3%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 98.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.