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LITTELFUSE INC /DE LFUS

Nasdaq · stock · Switchgear & Switchboard Apparatus · website · IPO 1992-09-22

LITTELFUSE INC /DE statistics & valuation

Market cap$11.4B
P / S4.8×
P / B4.7×
P / FCF31.2×
Dividend yield0.63%
Net margin-3.0%
Return on equity-3.0%
FCF margin15.3%
Net debt$239.2M
Net debt / EBITDA2.1×
Enterprise value USD$11.7B
Earnings yield EBIT/EV0.3%
Return on capital1.1%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
9.90% 9.00% 13.60% 14.80% 11.00% 4.60% -3.00% 2016201720182019202020222022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
39.10% 41.50% 38.00% 36.30% 34.70% 37.10% 40.10% 38.10% 35.90% 38.00% 2016201720182019202020222022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
12.40% 17.90% 13.10% 12.80% 11.20% 18.50% 19.90% 15.30% 7.20% 1.60% 2016201720182019202020222022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
12.80% 8.10% 15.00% 16.90% 10.50% 4.20% -3.00% 2016201720182019202020222022202320242025
Shares outstanding
22.7M 22.9M 25.2M 24.8M 24.6M 24.9M 25.0M 25.1M 25.0M 24.8M 2016201720182019202020222022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$179.0M $65.9M $205.0M $148.0M -$491000 $158.4M $438.9M $316.4M $131.2M $239.2M 2016201720182019202020222022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020222022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
7.00% 4.70% 9.00% 9.60% 6.50% 2.60% -1.80% 2016201720182019202020222022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
12.70% 16.60% 15.00% 12.20% 14.00% 13.60% 12.50% 15.70% 13.30% 15.30% 2016201720182019202020222022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.56× 0.53× 0.47× 0.45× 0.43× 0.34× 0.45× 0.35× 0.35× 0.33× 2016201720182019202020222022202320242025
EPS ($)
$4.60 $5.21 $6.52 $5.60 $5.29 $11.38 $14.94 $10.34 $4.00 -$2.89 2016201720182019202020222022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

LITTELFUSE INC /DE trades at about 114.8× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 17.2×–59.6×, median 31.6×).

17.2× 114.8×

Shaded band = 10-year range (17.2×–59.6×); dot = today's 114.8×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2022FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin38.0%35.9%38.1%40.1%37.1%34.7%36.3%38.0%41.5%39.1%
Operating margin1.6%7.2%15.3%19.9%18.5%11.2%12.8%13.1%17.9%12.4%
Net margin-3.0%4.6%11.0%14.8%13.6%9.0%———9.9%
FCF margin15.3%13.3%15.7%12.5%13.6%14.0%12.2%15.0%16.6%12.7%
Return on assets-1.8%2.6%6.5%9.6%9.0%4.7%———7.0%
Return on equity-3.0%4.2%10.5%16.9%15.0%8.1%———12.8%
Debt / equity0.33×0.35×0.35×0.45×0.34×0.43×0.45×0.47×0.53×0.56×
Current ratio2.693.583.752.642.924.424.453.503.523.26

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-27. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.