ZBRA vs OUST vs LITE Stock Comparison

Zebra Technologies, Ouster and Lumentum Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corp
$381.67 +3.1% 1M +22.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.06B
P/E
33.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.85B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
5 wins
OUST Ouster, Inc.
$32.79 -25.0% 1M -11.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.25B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$204.91M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc.
$866.18 -8.0% 1M +346.9% 1Y
Market cap
$76.74B
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 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionZBRAOUSTLITELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.06B $2.25B $76.74B LITE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.8x -40.6x -9.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.9x — 40.8x ZBRA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.7% +62.8% +83.2% LITE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% -26.0% -230.2% ZBRA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.6% — 8.1% ZBRA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x — -1.4x LITE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.9% -11.6% +346.9% LITE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.4%/yr -12.5%/yr +60.2%/yr LITE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.2% 102.5% 98.7% ZBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 43/100 46/100 ZBRA

Percentile Scorecard

ZBRAOUSTLITE

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

AxisZBRAOUSTLITE
Valuation 68 #37 of 112 9 #102 of 112 10 #101 of 112
Growth 49 #56 of 109 82 #21 of 109 81 #22 of 109
Profitability 85 #17 of 104 14 #90 of 104 40 #63 of 104
Financial Health 17 #97 of 116 88 #15 of 116 55 #53 of 116
Shareholder Returns 94 #6 of 81 25 #61 of 81 46 #44 of 81
Overall 62 43 46
  • ZBRA ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • OUST ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • LITE ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodZBRAOUSTLITESPY
1 month +3.1%-25.0%-8.0% -0.2%
3 months +34.2%-3.3%+32.9% +3.9%
6 months +74.1%+25.5%+9.5% +8.2%
Year to date +57.2%+51.5%+135.0% +12.9%
1 year +22.9%-11.6%+346.9% +12.3%
3 years +84.2%+765.2%+2,301.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +22.6%+105.4%+188.7% +23.3%
5 years -28.3%-48.6%+955.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -6.4%-12.5%+60.2% +10.9%
10 years +475.4%—+2,126.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +19.1%—+36.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureZBRAOUSTLITESPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.2%102.5%98.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.8%100.6%100.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.684.603.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.48-0.113.51 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.8%-95.8%-66.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.4%-47.6%-23.6% -1.2%
52-week high $391.00$62.52$1,133.40 $779.14
52-week low $199.30$16.63$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.

MultipleZBRAOUSTLITE
P/E now vs peer median 33.8xmedian 33.2x -40.6xmedian 33.2x -9.3xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.8x 11.0xmedian 2.8x 25.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 20.0x -37.8xmedian 20.0x 95.1xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.0xmedian 29.8x -27.2xmedian 29.8x 255.7xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 3.0x 6.0xmedian 3.0x 16.5xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -8.94median 1.17 -0.72median 1.17 0.04median 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 monthsZBRAOUSTLITE
Revenue $5.85B $204.91M $3.01B
Gross profit $2.90B $101.63M $1.26B
Operating income $858.00M -$62.60M $524.80M
Net income $539.00M -$53.33M -$6.94B
Free cash flow $904.00M -$82.47M $300.10M
R&D $622.00M $68.46M $356.50M
EPS (diluted) $11.20 $-0.81 $-92.99
Cash & equivalents $157.00M $91.76M $2.04B
Total debt $2.77B – $1.64B
Shares (diluted) 48.13M 65.99M 74.60M
Enterprise value $16.61B $1.36B $68.56B

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
MetricZBRAOUSTLITE
P/E 33.8x -40.6x -9.3x
P/FCF 20.0x -27.2x 255.7x
P/Operating cash flow 18.4x -41.7x 102.1x
P/S 3.1x 11.0x 25.5x
P/B 5.3x 6.0x 16.5x
P/Tangible book 6.7x 6.6x 17.8x
EV/EBITDA 19.3x -37.8x 95.1x
EV/EBIT 24.1x -31.7x 144.1x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 9.7x 25.1x
EV/FCF 22.9x -24.1x 252.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.1x -36.9x 100.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -8.94 -0.72 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricZBRAOUSTLITE
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.7% 62.8% 83.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 51.6% 19.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.9% 90.8% 173.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 166.5% 30.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.1% 39.7% 391.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.9% 45.1% 87.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -1.6% 42.0% -26,876%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.1% 48.0% -274.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.8% 52.1% -25,088%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 56.5% -264.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.8% -329.9% 494.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 63.5% 27.6% 61.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.0% -416.3% 386.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 83.6% 17.7% 80.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricZBRAOUSTLITE
Gross margin 49.6% 49.6% 41.7%
EBITDA margin 18.3% -25.6% 26.4%
Operating margin 14.7% -30.6% 17.4%
Pretax margin 12.1% -25.5% -238.0%
Net margin 9.2% -26.0% -230.2%
FCF margin 15.5% -40.2% 10.0%
Operating cash flow margin 16.7% -26.3% 24.9%
Return on equity 15.6% -16.5% -182.1%
Return on assets 6.4% -12.5% -96.8%
Return on invested capital 10.6% – 8.1%
Return on capital employed 19.1% -18.1% 11.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.0x -0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 3.0% 18.5% 5.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricZBRAOUSTLITE
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% 21.8% 36.5%
Equity / assets 39.8% 78.2% 63.5%
Interest coverage – – 24.1x
Current ratio 0.5x 4.2x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.3x 3.5x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.0x 3.1x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 3.73 10.70 16.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricZBRAOUSTLITE
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 5.0% -6.2% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 5.0% -6.2% 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.

ConsensusZBRAOUSTLITE
Forward P/E 16.9xFY2026 – 40.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $22.59FY2026 $-0.27FY2026 $21.25FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +42.6%FY2026 – +145.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after -4.5% – +61.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.35BFY2026 $229.51MFY2026 $6.52BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +17.7%FY2026 +35.5%FY2026 +116.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +1.2% +36.6% +62.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersZBRAOUSTLITE
Held by institutions 100.0% 53.9% 92.8%
Institutions holding 644 330 1,316
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% +19.0% +6.6%
Institutions buying 309 233 903
Institutions selling 242 66 318
Buyers to sellers 1.28 3.53 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.

ZBRAOUSTLITE
ZBRA 1.00 0.34 0.15
OUST 0.34 1.00 0.41
LITE 0.15 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ZBRA, OUST and LITE?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) $18.06B, Ouster (OUST) $2.25B, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) $76.74B.

Which company is growing faster?

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +12.7%, Ouster (OUST) +62.8%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +83.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has the highest net margin (Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 9.2%, Ouster (OUST) -26.0%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) -230.2%). On return on invested capital, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) leads (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: Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +22.9%, Ouster (OUST) -11.6%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +346.9%. Over five years, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) compounded fastest (Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) -6.4%/yr, Ouster (OUST) -12.5%/yr, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) +60.2%/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) 47.2%, Ouster (OUST) 102.5%, Lumentum Holdings (LITE) 98.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ZBRA, OUST 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.