ZBRA vs LITE vs BELFA Stock Comparison

Zebra Technologies, Lumentum Holdings and Bel Fuse 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
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
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

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.

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

Percentile Scorecard

ZBRALITEBELFA

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

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

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

Risk

MeasureZBRALITEBELFASPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.3%98.8%59.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.0%100.3%67.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.693.152.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.523.610.34 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.8%-66.5%-44.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.8%-27.8%-42.8% -1.8%
52-week high $391.00$1,133.40$291.23 $779.14
52-week low $199.30$188.36$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.

MultipleZBRALITEBELFA
P/E now vs peer median 34.0xmedian 32.0x -8.8xmedian 32.0x 42.2xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.8x 24.0xmedian 2.8x 2.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 19.4x 89.7xmedian 19.4x 11.9xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 29.0x 241.5xmedian 29.0x 28.0xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 2.9x 15.6xmedian 2.9x 2.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -9.00median 1.13 0.03median 1.13 -3.04median 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 monthsZBRALITEBELFA
Revenue $5.85B $3.01B $744.09M
Gross profit $2.90B $1.26B $294.08M
Operating income $858.00M $524.80M $118.20M
Net income $539.00M -$6.94B $77.96M
Free cash flow $904.00M $300.10M $73.34M
R&D $622.00M $356.50M $33.09M
EPS (diluted) $11.20 $-92.99 $3.94
Cash & equivalents $157.00M $2.04B $306.11M
Total debt $2.77B $1.64B –
Shares (diluted) 48.13M 74.60M 13.61M
Enterprise value $16.76B $56.43B $1.91B

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
MetricZBRALITEBELFA
P/E 34.0x -8.8x 42.2x
P/FCF 20.1x 241.5x 28.0x
P/Operating cash flow 18.6x 96.5x 24.6x
P/S 3.1x 24.0x 2.8x
P/B 5.3x 15.6x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 6.7x 16.8x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA 19.4x 89.7x 11.9x
EV/EBIT 24.2x 136.0x 14.8x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 23.7x 2.3x
EV/FCF 23.0x 237.9x 23.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.2x 95.0x 20.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -9.00 0.03 -3.04

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricZBRALITEBELFA
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% 36.5% 28.1%
Equity / assets 39.8% 63.5% 71.9%
Interest coverage – 24.1x 10.8x
Current ratio 0.5x 1.7x 4.5x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.1x 3.0x
Cash ratio 0.0x 1.1x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 3.75 15.76 5.37

Shareholder Returns

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

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

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersZBRALITEBELFA
Held by institutions 100.0% 92.8% 63.1%
Institutions holding 644 1,316 110
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% +6.6% +14.8%
Institutions buying 309 903 70
Institutions selling 242 318 30
Buyers to sellers 1.28 2.84 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.

ZBRALITEBELFA
ZBRA 1.00 0.15 0.32
LITE 0.15 1.00 0.54
BELFA 0.32 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ZBRA, LITE and BELFA?

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

Which stock is cheaper, ZBRA, LITE and BELFA?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lumentum Holdings (LITE) returned the most: Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +24.4%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +356.3%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) +20.0%. Over five years, Bel Fuse (BELFA) compounded fastest (Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) -5.8%/yr, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +59.0%/yr, Bel Fuse (BELFA) +66.0%/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%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 98.8%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 59.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ZBRA, LITE 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, 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.