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Maker of circuit-protection components (fuses), sensors and semiconductors for automotive, industrial and electronics customers.
Maker of circuit-protection components (fuses), sensors and semiconductors for automotive, industrial and electronics customers.
Sells small, low-cost components that protect or sense circuits, mostly through electronics distributors to a very large number of customers, so no one buyer dominates. Acquisitions such as IXYS in 2018, which added power semiconductors, have broadened the range beyond fuses.
Moat: narrow (brand, customer qualification, installed base). Long-standing safety-certified fuse brand with deep design-in across auto/industrial platforms.
Headquarters: Chicago, Illinois, US · Founded: 1927 · Employees: 17,000
Size Littelfuse (LFUS) is a United States Information Technology company (Electronic Production Equipment) with a market value of $9.04B, the 827th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $355.72 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 22.2%, against -28.5% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 8th highest of 19 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 18.7% over the last twelve months (peer median +25.8%); the operating margin is 17.7% (peer median 8.8%).
Valuation It trades at 16.3× forward earnings against a peer median of 20.4× (6th cheapest of 18).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 15% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +11%, so the hurdle is +5 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 2.9 points above its cost of capital (11.9% WACC).
Short interest Short interest is 5.3% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
Next results Next results expected around 2 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.76B | $2.39B | $2.19B | $2.36B | $2.51B |
| Revenue growth | — | +9% | -7% | -6% | — |
| Gross profit | $1.03B | $843M | $737M | $837M | $951M |
| EBITDA | $625M | $495M | $415M | $518M | $632M |
| Net income | $37.8M | -$71.7M | $100M | $259M | $373M |
| Free cash flow | $527M | $366M | $292M | $371M | $315M |
| Capital expenditure | $66.4M | $67.6M | $75.9M | $86.2M | $104M |
| Total debt | $714M | $886M | $931M | $934M | $1.06B |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Littelfuse LFUS | $9.04B | -22% | +19% | 18% | 16.3× | 15.3% |
| Sensata Technologies ST | $5.72B | -13% | +4% | 16% | 9.9× | 5.2% |
| TE Connectivity TEL | $59.5B | +1% | +15% | 22% | 15.1× | 8.2% |
| Eaton ETN | $133B | -15% | +20% | 19% | 21.4× | 19.1% |
Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.
| Measure | LFUS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -16.4% | -21.4% | 9th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -22.2% | -28.5% | 8th highest of 19 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -28.9% | -51.6% | 4th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +18.7% | +25.8% | 7th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 17.7% | 8.8% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 16.3× | 20.4× | 6th cheapest of 18 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 15.3% | 17.8% | 7th least demanding of 14 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +10.5% | +14.2% | 6th lowest of 14 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | +4.8 pp | +12.9 pp | 7th least demanding of 14 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +2.9 pp | +1.2 pp | 8th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 14.3× | 16.6× | 6th cheapest of 13 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -0.2× | -0.1× | 5th least indebted of 13 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Littelfuse LFUS | United States | $9.04B | -22% | +19% | 18% | 16.3× | 15.3% | +10.5% |
| Phison Electronics 8299.TWO | Taiwan | $10.0B | -29% | +157% | 31% | 3.7× | n/a | n/a |
| MPI 6223.TWO | Taiwan | $10.2B | -31% | +38% | 30% | 37.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Advanced Energy Industries AEIS | United States | $7.98B | -45% | +32% | 17% | 11.7× | 17.8% | +4.9% |
| Sanmina SANM | United States | $7.22B | -46% | +59% | 5% | 10.7× | 6.8% | +3.2% |
| Universal Scientific Industrial (Shanghai) 601231.SS | China | $6.50B | -52% | +4% | 3% | 19.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Shenzhen Jlc Technology Group Co Lt 001232.SZ | China | $12.9B | n/a | +28% | 15% | n/a | 52.7% | +28.4% |
| BYD Electronic 0285.HK | Hong Kong | $6.15B | -24% | +4% | 1% | 19.5× | -0.8% | +18.8% |
| Guobo Electronics 688375.SS | China | $5.61B | -49% | -12% | 13% | 83.0× | 39.7% | +1.4% |
| AAC Technologies 2018.HK | Hong Kong | $5.60B | -4% | +16% | 8% | 13.8× | 1.2% | +12.4% |
| Guangdong Fenghua Advanced Technology (Holding) 000636.SZ | China | $5.42B | +26% | +36% | 8% | 45.0× | 28.6% | +5.9% |
| 3Peak 688536.SS | China | $5.26B | -5% | +74% | 16% | 50.7× | 46.0% | +30.6% |
| Plexus PLXS | United States | $5.12B | -28% | +23% | 5% | 17.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Asmpt 0522.HK | Hong Kong | $5.02B | -47% | +21% | 9% | 20.4× | 12.1% | -1.3% |
| Lagercrantz LAGR-B.ST | Sweden | $4.72B | -6% | +17% | 15% | 30.8× | 20.6% | +21.0% |
| Quectel Wireless Solutions 603236.SS | China | $4.71B | +50% | +30% | 5% | 21.1× | n/a | n/a |
| MDA Space MDA.TO | Canada | $4.65B | -14% | +38% | 5% | 28.1× | n/a | n/a |
| LG Innotek 011070.KS | South Korea | $4.62B | -54% | +20% | 4% | 9.6× | -0.3% | +18.1% |
| Shenzhen Sunlord Electronics 002138.SZ | China | $4.55B | +11% | +20% | 16% | 24.4× | 14.5% | +14.2% |
| HKC 001399.SZ | China | $18.2B | n/a | +2% | 10% | n/a | 30.7% | +17.5% |
| JoulWatt Technology 688141.SS | China | $4.44B | -30% | +50% | -28% | n/a | n/a | n/a |