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Littelfuse

LFUS
38
Hardware, Equipment & Parts · Technology
Price
$412.26
+0.29 (+0.07%)
Market Cap
$10.47B
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
38
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 27, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Mixed
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Data not available
Dividends
Mixed

Winston Score History

The full picture

Littelfuse makes tiny but critical components that protect electronic devices and electrical systems from damage caused by power surges, overloads, and faults. Its core products include fuses, circuit breakers, sensors, and semiconductors used in cars, industrial machines, and consumer electronics. The company sells to manufacturers across the automotive, industrial, and electronics industries, and is one of the largest makers of circuit protection components in the world.

Littelfuse earns revenue by selling these components directly to equipment manufacturers and through distributors, with no subscription model — it lives and dies by unit volumes and pricing. It operates globally, with significant sales in North America, Europe, and Asia, and generates roughly $2 billion in annual revenue. Its competitive moat comes from deep customer relationships, broad product certifications, and the high cost of switching suppliers for safety-critical parts. The biggest growth driver is rising demand for electric vehicles, which require far more circuit protection components than traditional cars, though weak industrial demand remains a near-term headwind.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+20.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+52.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$107M/ year

Flat (-1% vs prior year)

4.5% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Steady R&D investment year-over-year

Insider Activity

1.4%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$641M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

Littelfuse is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 20%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Share count broadly stable

0.1% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 24.9M (2021) → 24.9M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
41.4%
Healthy — 41.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
16.2%
Healthy — 16.2% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
2.9%
Weak — 2.9% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+15.4%
Fast-growing sales (+15.4% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-108.0%
Earnings shrinking (-108.0% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
16.9%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (16.9%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.24
Conservative — low debt load (0.24)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
3.23x
Tight — interest eats into profit (3.2x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/A
Data not available
Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.65%
Small dividend — 0.65% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+7.0%
Dividend growing modestly (7.0% YoY)

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