LFUS
Littelfuse, Inc.
LFUS's fundamentals are mixed, but it looks expensive: trading at 322x earnings, about 11 times its usual 30x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
LFUS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
LFUS's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable.
LFUS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 18x | $397 | — |
| Cheap | 19x | $23.29 | -94% |
| Fair | 29x | $36.08 | -91% |
| Expensive | 56x | $69.13 | -83% |
| Current | 322x | $397 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
LFUS's PE is in its expensive range at 322x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 18x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
LFUS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for LFUS, with profitability improving.
LFUS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $21.86 | +1678% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.23 | -74% |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.49 | -111% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.68 | -144% |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.89 | -172% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.75 | -39% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.30 | -45% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.82 | -56% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.00 | -61% |
LFUS's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.23 over the past year, against $14.94 in late 2022.
LFUS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $766.7M | +23% |
| Q2 2026 | $738.8M | +20% |
| Q1 2026 | $657M | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $593.9M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $624.6M | +10% |
| Q2 2025 | $613.4M | +9.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $554.3M | +3.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $529.5M | -0.8% |
LFUS's revenue has grown year over year for seven quarters in a row: $767M last quarter, up 23% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 20% | +4.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 16% | +1.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 15% | +2.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | -38% | -28 points |
| Q3 2025 | 16% | +0.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 15% | +3.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 13% | +2.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | -9.3% | -21 points |
LFUS's operating margin was 20% last quarter, up 4.4 points from the same quarter a year ago.
LFUS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $215.7M | +64% |
| Q2 2026 | $127.3M | +75% |
| Q1 2026 | $66.2M | +55% |
| Q4 2025 | $119.7M | -11% |
| Q3 2025 | $131.2M | +102% |
| Q2 2025 | $72.6M | +44% |
| Q1 2025 | $42.7M | +2.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $134.8M | +11% |
LFUS's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $529M over the past year, up 39% from the year before.
LFUS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +54K shares |
| 1 year | +2.3% | +572K shares |
| 3 years | +2.1% | +531K shares |
| 5 years | +3% | +748K shares |
| Available history | +3.4% | +856K shares |
LFUS has 26M diluted shares, up 2.3% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $179,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $27.4M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
LFUS hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
LFUS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.5x | Very low |
LFUS has more cash than debt.
LFUS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 29.6 | Neutral |
LFUS's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 30 (neutral).
LFUS PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | LFUS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 322x | 28x | 1,057% above |
| PE % | 100 | 35 | 65 pts above |
LFUS is trading at 322x earnings, a 1057% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
LFUS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $398.7 | 0.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $413.0 | 4% below |
| 50 week MA | $381.8 | 3.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $306.1 | 30% above |
| 200 week MA | $280.0 | 42% above |
LFUS has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 42% above its 200-week average.
LFUS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $192.0 | $251.7 | +31% |
| 2021 | $251.7 | $304.3 | +21% |
| 2022 | $304.3 | $218.6 | -28% |
| 2023 | $218.6 | $267.6 | +22% |
| 2024 | $267.6 | $237.0 | -11% |
| 2025 | $237.0 | $262.1 | +11% |
| 2026 YTD | $262.1 | $396.6 | +51% |
LFUS has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 51% so far in 2026.