ZBRA vs BELFA vs LITE Stock Comparison

Zebra Technologies, Bel Fuse 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
3 wins
BELFA Bel Fuse Inc /Nj
$166.51 -18.0% 1M +20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.40B
P/E
44.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$744.09M
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
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Lumentum Holdings leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Lumentum Holdings 4, Bel Fuse 4, Zebra Technologies 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionZBRABELFALITELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.21B $2.40B $64.61B LITE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.8x 44.6x -9.3x ZBRA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.0x 16.0x 38.5x BELFA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.7% +25.3% +83.2% LITE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% 7.2% -230.2% ZBRA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.6% 12.7% 8.1% BELFA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x — -1.4x LITE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +24.4% +20.0% +356.3% LITE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.8%/yr +66.0%/yr +59.0%/yr BELFA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.3% 59.2% 98.8% ZBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 63/100 47/100 BELFA

Percentile Scorecard

ZBRABELFALITE

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

AxisZBRABELFALITE
Valuation 63 #42 of 111 75 #29 of 111 9 #101 of 111
Growth 48 #57 of 108 59 #45 of 108 80 #22 of 108
Profitability 85 #17 of 104 73 #29 of 104 40 #63 of 104
Financial Health 18 #95 of 115 81 #23 of 115 56 #51 of 115
Shareholder Returns 93 #7 of 81 29 #58 of 81 48 #43 of 81
Overall 61 63 47
  • ZBRA ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • BELFA 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

PeriodZBRABELFALITESPY
1 month +3.8%-18.0%-13.1% -0.8%
3 months +45.2%-26.2%+14.9% +3.5%
6 months +73.8%-27.5%-4.8% +7.0%
Year to date +58.2%+9.7%+122.0% +12.2%
1 year +24.4%+20.0%+356.3% +13.0%
3 years +85.4%+244.5%+2,168.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +22.9%+51.1%+183.3% +23.1%
5 years -25.8%+1,156.7%+913.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -5.8%+66.0%+59.0% +11.0%
10 years +472.1%+811.4%+1,912.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +19.1%+24.7%+35.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureZBRABELFALITESPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.3%59.2%98.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.0%67.3%100.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.692.273.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.520.343.61 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.8%-44.8%-66.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.8%-42.8%-27.8% -1.8%
52-week high $391.00$291.23$1,133.40 $779.14
52-week low $199.30$114.02$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.

MultipleZBRABELFALITE
P/E now vs peer median 34.0xmedian 32.0x 42.2xmedian 32.0x -8.8xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.8x 2.8xmedian 2.8x 24.0xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 19.4x 11.9xmedian 19.4x 89.7xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 29.0x 28.0xmedian 29.0x 241.5xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 2.9x 2.3xmedian 2.9x 15.6xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -9.00median 1.13 -3.04median 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 monthsZBRABELFALITE
Revenue $5.85B $744.09M $3.01B
Gross profit $2.90B $294.08M $1.26B
Operating income $858.00M $118.20M $524.80M
Net income $539.00M $77.96M -$6.94B
Free cash flow $904.00M $73.34M $300.10M
R&D $622.00M $33.09M $356.50M
EPS (diluted) $11.20 $3.94 $-92.99
Cash & equivalents $157.00M $306.11M $2.04B
Total debt $2.77B – $1.64B
Shares (diluted) 48.13M 13.61M 74.60M
Enterprise value $16.76B $1.91B $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
MetricZBRABELFALITE
P/E 34.0x 42.2x -8.8x
P/FCF 20.1x 28.0x 241.5x
P/Operating cash flow 18.6x 24.6x 96.5x
P/S 3.1x 2.8x 24.0x
P/B 5.3x 2.3x 15.6x
P/Tangible book 6.7x 3.0x 16.8x
EV/EBITDA 19.4x 11.9x 89.7x
EV/EBIT 24.2x 14.8x 136.0x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 2.3x 23.7x
EV/FCF 23.0x 23.8x 237.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.2x 20.9x 95.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -9.00 -3.04 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricZBRABELFALITE
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.7% 25.3% 83.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 2.6% 19.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.9% 30.8% 173.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 11.3% 30.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.1% 50.2% 391.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.9% 10.6% 87.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -1.6% 30.7% -26,876%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.1% 2.2% -274.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.8% -2.1% -25,088%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.8% -13.9% -264.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.8% 29.3% 494.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 63.5% 6.2% 61.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.0% 52.7% 386.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 83.6% 8.5% 80.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricZBRABELFALITE
Gross margin 49.6% 39.5% 41.7%
EBITDA margin 18.3% 19.8% 26.4%
Operating margin 14.7% 15.9% 17.4%
Pretax margin 12.1% 12.5% -238.0%
Net margin 9.2% 7.2% -230.2%
FCF margin 15.5% 9.9% 10.0%
Operating cash flow margin 16.7% 11.2% 24.9%
Return on equity 15.6% 11.6% -182.1%
Return on assets 6.4% 7.0% -96.8%
Return on invested capital 10.6% 12.7% 8.1%
Return on capital employed 19.1% 12.4% 11.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.1x -0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 3.0% 1.2% 5.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricZBRABELFALITE
Debt / assets 32.0% – 22.4%
Debt / equity 0.8x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x – -1.4x
Debt / FCF 3.1x – 5.5x
Liabilities / assets 60.2% 28.1% 36.5%
Equity / assets 39.8% 71.9% 63.5%
Interest coverage – 10.8x 24.1x
Current ratio 0.5x 4.5x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.3x 3.0x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.0x 2.0x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 3.75 5.37 15.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricZBRABELFALITE
Dividend yield – 0.1% –
Net buyback yield 5.0% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 5.0% 0.1% 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.

ConsensusZBRABELFALITE
Forward P/E 17.0xFY2026 16.0xFY2026 38.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $22.59FY2026 $10.39FY2026 $21.25FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +42.6%FY2026 +46.3%FY2026 +145.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after -4.5% +3.6% +61.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.35BFY2026 $771.32MFY2026 $6.52BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +17.7%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026 +116.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +1.2% +9.0% +62.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersZBRABELFALITE
Held by institutions 100.0% 63.1% 92.8%
Institutions holding 644 110 1,316
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% +14.8% +6.6%
Institutions buying 309 70 903
Institutions selling 242 30 318
Buyers to sellers 1.28 2.33 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.

ZBRABELFALITE
ZBRA 1.00 0.32 0.15
BELFA 0.32 1.00 0.54
LITE 0.15 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ZBRA, BELFA and LITE?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) $18.21B, Bel Fuse (BELFA) $2.40B, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) $64.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, ZBRA, BELFA and LITE?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 33.8x, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 44.6x, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -9.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bel Fuse (BELFA) is cheapest (Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 17.0x, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 16.0x, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 38.5x). 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: Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +12.7%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) +25.3%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +83.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has the highest net margin (Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 9.2%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 7.2%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -230.2%). On return on invested capital, Bel Fuse (BELFA) leads (Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 10.6%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 12.7%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lumentum Holdings (LITE) returned the most: Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +24.4%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) +20.0%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +356.3%. Over five years, Bel Fuse (BELFA) compounded fastest (Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) -5.8%/yr, Bel Fuse (BELFA) +66.0%/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 (Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 47.3%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 59.2%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 98.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ZBRA, BELFA 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 4. 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.