Littelfuse, Inc. (LFUS) Key Metrics
LFUS valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $9.67B
- Enterprise value
- $10.82B
- P/E (TTM)
- — 10-yr median 33.0
- Forward P/E
- 23.5
- PEG ratio
- 1.96
- Price / sales
- 3.7 10-yr median 3.0
- Price / book
- 4.1 10-yr median 3.1
- EV / EBITDA
- 43.9 10-yr median 18.3
- Dividend yield
- 0.84% $3.20 a year
- Beta
- 1.48
LFUS key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsLFUS valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
Price / sales−2.0%
2.6
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20162025
Price / book+6.2%
2.6
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20162025
EV / EBITDA+103.6%
38.7
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20162025
Price / free cash flow−14.9%
17.2
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20162025
Free cash flow yield+0.9 pts
5.8%
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20162025
LFUS returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
Return on equity−7.1 pts
−3.0%
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20162025
Return on invested capital−3.1 pts
0.7%
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20162025
Return on assets−4.4 pts
−1.8%
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20162025
Free cash flow margin+2.0 pts
15.3%
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20162025
Asset turnover+9.5%
0.61
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20162025
LFUS per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
Revenue per share+9.5%
$95.80
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20162025
Earnings per share
−$2.88
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20162025
Free cash flow per share+26.2%
$14.70
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20162025
Book value per share+1.0%
$97.40
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20162025
Dividends per share+7.9%
$2.89
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20162025
Shares outstanding−0.5%
24.9M
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20162025
LFUS financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
Debt / equity+1.2%
0.39
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Net debt+$177.8M
$382.5M
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20162025
Net debt / EBITDA+1.58
2.22
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20162025
Current ratio−24.7%
2.69
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20162025
Interest coverage−73.3%
1.1
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20162025
Debt / assets0.0%
0.24
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20162025
LFUS efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
Days sales outstanding+2 days
51 days
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20162025
Days of inventory−13 days
103 days
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20162025
Days payables outstanding+2 days
49 days
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20162025
Cash conversion cycle−14 days
104 days
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20162025
Capex / revenue−0.6 pts
2.8%
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20162025
Dividends + buybacks / FCF−9.8 pts
27.2%
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20162025
LFUS valuation history
Fiscal year-endToday10-year median
LFUS returns on capital
ROEROICROA
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
LFUS debt vs cash
Total debtCash & short-term investments
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
LFUS cash returned to shareholders
DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow
LFUS price vs earnings per share
Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)
LFUS key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $6.30B | $5.90B | $6.72B | $5.50B | $7.85B | $6.26B | $4.75B | $4.33B | $4.54B | $3.45B |
| Enterprise value | $6.68B | $6.11B | $7.09B | $6.00B | $8.04B | $6.28B | $4.92B | $4.53B | $4.60B | $3.62B |
| P/E ratio | — | 58.9 | 25.9 | 14.7 | 27.6 | 48.2 | 34.1 | 26.3 | 38.0 | 33.0 |
| Price / sales | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| Price / book | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 4.2 |
| Price / free cash flow | 17.2 | 20.2 | 18.1 | 17.4 | 27.7 | 31.0 | 25.9 | 16.8 | 22.3 | 25.8 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 14.5 | 16.1 | 14.7 | 13.1 | 21.0 | 24.3 | 19.4 | 13.0 | 16.9 | 19.1 |
| EV / sales | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
| EV / EBITDA | 38.7 | 19.0 | 19.7 | 10.2 | 17.5 | 22.6 | 17.5 | 13.7 | 16.4 | 19.6 |
| EV / free cash flow | 18.3 | 20.9 | 19.1 | 19.0 | 28.4 | 31.1 | 26.8 | 17.6 | 22.6 | 27.1 |
| Earnings yield | −1.1% | 1.7% | 3.9% | 6.8% | 3.6% | 2.1% | 2.9% | 3.8% | 2.6% | 3.0% |
| Free cash flow yield | 5.8% | 4.9% | 5.5% | 5.7% | 3.6% | 3.2% | 3.9% | 5.9% | 4.5% | 3.9% |
| Dividend yield | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.8% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 1.6% | 1.8% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 3.0% | 2.4% | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $252.92 | $235.65 | $267.56 | $220.20 | $314.68 | $254.66 | $191.30 | $171.48 | $197.82 | $151.77 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $95.80 | $87.49 | $94.12 | $100.61 | $83.42 | $58.79 | $60.60 | $68.10 | $53.27 | $46.47 |
| Earnings per share | −$2.88 | $4.00 | $10.34 | $14.94 | $11.38 | $5.29 | $5.60 | $6.52 | $5.21 | $4.60 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $17.41 | $14.68 | $18.22 | $16.80 | $14.97 | $10.49 | $9.89 | $13.15 | $11.74 | $7.93 |
| Free cash flow per share | $14.70 | $11.65 | $14.79 | $12.62 | $11.34 | $8.21 | $7.39 | $10.19 | $8.86 | $5.89 |
| Cash per share | $22.63 | $28.99 | $22.14 | $22.52 | $19.19 | $27.96 | $21.40 | $19.41 | $18.74 | $12.27 |
| Book value per share | $97.40 | $96.39 | $98.80 | $88.50 | $75.94 | $65.41 | $60.27 | $58.58 | $40.45 | $35.86 |
| Tangible book value per share | $24.88 | $28.08 | $22.47 | $17.22 | $22.32 | $20.33 | $14.27 | $11.50 | $11.79 | $8.73 |
| Dividends per share | $2.89 | $2.68 | $2.48 | $2.24 | $1.99 | $1.90 | $1.80 | $1.58 | $1.38 | $1.23 |
| Capex per share | $2.72 | $3.03 | $3.43 | $4.18 | $3.63 | $2.28 | $2.49 | $2.96 | $2.87 | $2.03 |
| Debt per share | $37.98 | $37.16 | $37.19 | $42.42 | $26.80 | $28.74 | $28.35 | $27.53 | $21.61 | $19.98 |
| Shares outstanding | 24.9M | 25.0M | 25.1M | 25.0M | 24.9M | 24.6M | 24.8M | 25.2M | 22.9M | 22.7M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −0.5% | −0.3% | +0.5% | +0.2% | +1.4% | −0.9% | −1.7% | +10.0% | +0.9% | +0.0% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | −3.0% | 4.1% | 11.1% | 18.2% | 16.2% | 8.4% | 9.4% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 13.4% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 0.7% | 3.8% | 10.2% | 17.6% | 17.3% | 7.9% | 9.6% | 13.5% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | −1.8% | 2.5% | 6.6% | 10.6% | 9.6% | 4.9% | 5.4% | 7.6% | 7.4% | 8.2% |
| Return on tangible assets | −3.3% | 4.6% | 12.5% | 17.6% | 15.6% | 7.9% | 9.8% | 11.5% | 11.0% | 11.9% |
| Free cash flow margin | 15.3% | 13.3% | 15.7% | 12.5% | 13.6% | 14.0% | 12.2% | 15.0% | 16.6% | 12.7% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | — | 3.67 | 1.76 | 1.12 | 1.32 | 1.99 | 1.76 | 2.02 | 2.25 | 1.72 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $946.2M | $930.6M | $933.5M | $1.06B | $668.2M | $706.8M | $703.6M | $694.7M | $495.6M | $454.1M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $563.7M | $725.9M | $555.7M | $562.7M | $478.5M | $687.6M | $531.2M | $489.8M | $429.7M | $278.8M |
| Net debt | $382.5M | $204.7M | $377.8M | $497.3M | $189.7M | $19.2M | $172.4M | $205.0M | $65.9M | $175.3M |
| Debt / equity | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.48 | 0.35 | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.53 | 0.56 |
| Debt / assets | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.27 | 0.21 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.30 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.22 | 0.64 | 1.05 | 0.84 | 0.41 | 0.07 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.23 | 0.95 |
| Current ratio | 2.69 | 3.58 | 3.75 | 2.64 | 2.92 | 4.42 | 4.45 | 3.50 | 3.52 | 3.26 |
| Quick ratio | 1.91 | 2.62 | 2.49 | 1.68 | 1.90 | 3.48 | 3.40 | 2.62 | 2.90 | 2.66 |
| Interest coverage | 1.1 | 4.1 | 9.1 | 19.1 | 20.8 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 10.0 | 16.3 | 15.1 |
| Working capital | $902.6M | $1.12B | $1.03B | $939.5M | $835.6M | $941.7M | $778.8M | $737.2M | $567.5M | $424.5M |
| Invested capital | $2.81B | $2.62B | $2.86B | $2.71B | $2.08B | $1.63B | $1.67B | $1.68B | $993.5M | $990.3M |
| Tangible asset value | $619.7M | $703.0M | $564.3M | $430.5M | $556.6M | $500.1M | $354.2M | $290.2M | $270.3M | $198.4M |
| Net current asset value | −$95.4M | $73.8M | −$106.2M | −$180.6M | $12.0M | $78.5M | −$59.5M | −$103.4M | −$20.2M | −$64.2M |
| Graham number | — | $93.16 | $151.59 | $172.48 | $139.46 | $88.20 | $87.18 | $92.71 | $68.87 | $60.90 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$19.34 | −$12.91 | −$19.92 | −$24.83 | −$14.00 | −$5.91 | −$10.42 | −$13.50 | −$7.59 | −$8.44 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $72.0M | $67.1M | $62.2M | $55.9M | $49.7M | $46.8M | $44.7M | $40.0M | $31.7M | $27.9M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $27.6M | $40.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $22.9M | $99.4M | $63.6M | $2.4M | $0 |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | 66.9% | 24.0% | 15.0% | 17.5% | 36.0% | 32.1% | 24.3% | 26.5% | 26.7% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 27.2% | 37.0% | 16.7% | 17.7% | 17.6% | 34.6% | 78.5% | 40.3% | 16.7% | 20.8% |
| Capex / revenue | 2.8% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 4.4% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 5.4% | 4.4% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 15.6% | 20.6% | 18.8% | 24.9% | 24.3% | 21.8% | 25.2% | 22.5% | 24.5% | 25.7% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.50 | 0.58 | 0.63 | 0.86 | 0.92 | 0.58 | 0.67 | 0.72 | 1.05 | 0.87 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.1% |
| R&D / revenue | 4.5% | 4.9% | 4.3% | 3.8% | 3.2% | 3.6% | 5.3% | 5.1% | 4.1% | 4.0% |
| SG&A / revenue | 16.0% | 16.0% | 15.2% | 13.7% | 13.2% | 14.1% | 15.2% | 16.8% | 17.4% | 19.5% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 50.8 | 49.2 | 47.1 | 42.9 | 45.0 | 55.9 | 53.7 | 44.6 | 57.1 | 59.2 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 102.7 | 115.9 | 127.6 | 120.3 | 98.2 | 95.7 | 94.5 | 68.4 | 65.0 | 60.4 |
| Days payables outstanding | 49.2 | 47.1 | 47.7 | 52.1 | 51.3 | 50.9 | 46.4 | 39.1 | 49.1 | 40.4 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 104.2 | 118.0 | 127.0 | 111.1 | 91.8 | 100.8 | 101.7 | 73.8 | 73.0 | 79.1 |
| Receivables turnover | 7.19 | 7.43 | 7.75 | 8.51 | 8.11 | 6.53 | 6.80 | 8.19 | 6.39 | 6.17 |
| Payables turnover | 7.41 | 7.75 | 7.65 | 7.00 | 7.11 | 7.17 | 7.86 | 9.34 | 7.43 | 9.03 |
| Inventory turnover | 3.56 | 3.15 | 2.86 | 3.03 | 3.72 | 3.81 | 3.86 | 5.34 | 5.61 | 6.05 |
| Asset turnover | 0.61 | 0.56 | 0.60 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.54 | 0.58 | 0.79 | 0.76 | 0.83 |
| Average receivables | $331.9M | $295.0M | $304.8M | $295.5M | $256.5M | $221.5M | $221.2M | $209.8M | $191.2M | $171.2M |
| Average payables | $199.7M | $180.9M | $191.1M | $215.3M | $184.0M | $131.7M | $121.8M | $114.1M | $96.3M | $71.2M |
| Average inventory | $416.4M | $445.4M | $511.1M | $496.7M | $351.8M | $247.8M | $247.9M | $199.5M | $127.4M | $106.3M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 45.7% | 44.0% | 48.0% | 45.6% | 42.4% | 40.4% | 44.6% | 45.4% | 37.8% | 41.3% |
Computed from LFUS's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 19, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
LFUS valuation and financial ratios
Littelfuse earned a return on equity of −3.0% and a return on invested capital of 0.7% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $946.2 million of debt and $563.7 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $382.5 million. It returned $99.5 million to shareholders: $72.0 million in dividends and $27.6 million in share buybacks, 27% of free cash flow. The share count rose 9.6% from 22.7M to 24.9M over 9 years.
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LFUS key metrics FAQ
What is Littelfuse's EV/EBITDA?
Littelfuse's enterprise value was 38.7 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $6.7 billion, EBITDA $172.6 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 43.9.
What is Littelfuse's return on equity?
Littelfuse's return on equity (ROE) was −3.0% in fiscal 2025: net income of -$71.7 million on average shareholders' equity of $2.4 billion.
What is Littelfuse's ROIC?
Littelfuse's return on invested capital was 0.7% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Littelfuse have?
Littelfuse had total debt of $946.2 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39 and $382.5 million of net debt (2.22 times EBITDA).
What is Littelfuse's dividend yield?
Littelfuse's forward dividend yield is 0.84%. Littelfuse paid $72.0 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($2.89 per share), a payout ratio of —.
Does Littelfuse buy back its shares?
Yes. Littelfuse spent $27.6 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −0.5% over the year, to 24.9M..
What is Littelfuse's free cash flow yield?
Littelfuse generated $366.1 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 5.8% on its market value at year-end ($6.3 billion).
What is Littelfuse's current ratio?
Littelfuse's current ratio was 2.69 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 2.69 times current liabilities.