# Littelfuse Inc. (LFUS) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Technology / Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components. Price $419.07, market value $10.6 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Littelfuse Inc. reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 4.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 4.1×.
- **Price / book: 4.1×**. The shares trade at 4.1× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 4.2%** (5-yr avg 5.2%). Free cash flow equals 4.2% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 5.2%.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 39.3%**. Littelfuse Inc. keeps 39.3% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 4.4%**. 4.4% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: -3.0%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -3.0%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: 3.4%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 3.4%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -0.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces -0.2% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 8.9%** (3-yr -1.7%/yr, 5-yr 10.5%/yr). Revenue grew 8.9% over the last year, against 10.5% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -172.3%**. Earnings per share fell 172.3%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 5.1%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 5.1% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.33**. Debt is 0.33 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Altman Z-score: 5.66**. A Z-score of 5.66 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.76%** ($3.00 per share, trailing). Littelfuse Inc. yields 0.76%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 16**. 16 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 8.6%/yr** (1-yr 7.4%). The dividend has grown 8.6% a year over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 62.6%** (YTD 66.3%, 3-mo -8.4%). The shares are up 62.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -16.3%** (79.6% above the low). Trading 16% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 48**. An RSI of 48 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.68** (volatility 40%). Beta of 1.68 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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