Littelfuse, Inc.
Rank #295StartupLFUS · Nasdaq · Technology
Littelfuse, Inc. (LFUS) — Rank #295 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.23) · ROE -2.9% · Piotroski F-Score 6 / 9.
As-of 2026-09-28 · CIK 0000889331 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.
About
Littelfuse, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells electronic components, modules, and subassemblies.
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It operates through three segments: Electronics, Transportation, and Industrial. Its Electronics segment offers fuses and fuse accessories, coefficient resettable fuses, switches and interconnect solutions, polymer electrostatic discharge suppressors, varistors, reed switch based magnetic sensing, and gas discharge tubes; and discrete transient voltage suppressor diodes, TVS diode arrays, protection and switching thyristors, silicon and silicon carbide metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistors and diodes, and insulated gate bipolar transistors. This segment serves data center computing and communications infrastructure, industrial controls, building controls, aerospace and defense, appliances, consumer electronics solutions, healthcare solutions, industrial equipment, energy storage, diversified industrials, grid and utility infrastructure, passenger vehicles, and commercial vehicles. Its Transportation segment provides blade, resettable, high-current, and high-voltage fuses; battery cable protectors; circuit breakers, and power distribution modules; and sensor products. This segment serves heavy-duty truck and bus, construction, agriculture, off-road and recreational vehicles, material handling, passenger and commercial vehicles, and marine markets. Its Industrial segment offers industrial fuses, protection relays, contactors, transformers, residual current devices and monitors, ground fault circuit interrupters, arc fault detection devices, solid state switches, and temperature sensors for use in renewable energy and energy storage systems, electric vehicle infrastructure, HVAC systems, industrial safety, non-residential construction, MRO, mining, and factory automation applications. It sells its products through distributors, direct sales force, and manufacturers' representatives.
The company was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois.
- Industry
- Electronic Components
- Sector
- Technology
- State
- DE
- Filer Category
- Large accelerated filer
- Fiscal Year End
- December 26
- Website
- littelfuse.com
Company Snapshot
P/S is the primary valuation lens for pre-profit companies.
Market Cap
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P/E (annual)
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P/S (annual)
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P/B
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P/OCF (annual)
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Shareholder Yield
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Employees
18,000
Industry
Electronic Components
Exchange
Nasdaq
Signal Flags
Quality Profile
Profitability
1/1 passSafety
1/1 passCash Flow
3/3 passGrowth
2/2 passTerry Smith quality gate
Passes 0/5 Terry Smith thresholds2 of 5 thresholds not computable from filed data.
Burn rate (cash flow) is the primary read at this stage — TAM and product-market fit aren't metrics this dashboard tracks.
Profitability
Gross profitability (GP / assets)
0.23
Primary signal (Novy-Marx).
41st pctl of 47 SIC 36 peers
Return on equity
-2.9%
Gross margin
38.0%
30th pctl of 47 SIC 36 peers
Revenue growth (YoY)
8.9%
Gross margin improving
Margin trend vs prior year.
Operating Leverage
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Growth
Revenue CAGR (3Y)
-1.7%
Revenue CAGR (5Y)
10.5%
Earnings CAGR (3Y)
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FCF CAGR (3Y)
5.1%
Anti-fragile safety
Balance-sheet safety
Composite anti-fragile check.
Debt / equity
0.55
61st pctl of 45 SIC 36 peers (best = lowest)
Current ratio
2.61×
52nd pctl of 47 SIC 36 peers
Quick ratio
1.64×
Net cash
-$130.03M
Cash & equivalents minus total debt.
Recession resistance
Revenue through recessions
Worst single-year YoY revenue decline, 19 years of history
Cash-flow health
Free cash flow
$366.13M
Operating cash flow minus capex.
Positive free cash flow
FCF / net income
6.11
Cash-backing of earnings.
FCF/NI divergence
Unfavorable divergence (yellow flag).
Accruals healthy
Cash-backed earnings.
SBC / revenue
1.1%
Stock-based comp intensity.
Dividend safety
Composite score
3.0 / 5
Piotroski F-Score
F-Score
6 / 9
Fundamental-strength score (0-9).
Lifecycle Phase History
Lynch sell alert: Turnaround stalled
Classified startup for 2 consecutive fiscal years (2024-12-28, 2025-12-27) with no recovery to a healthier phase -- Lynch's turnaround rule: if it hasn't turned around by now, assume it isn't going to.