Littelfuse Valuation
Is LFS undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?
Valuation Score
2/6Valuation Score 2/6
Below Future Cash Flow Value
Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value
Price-To-Sales vs Peers
Price-To-Sales vs Industry
Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio
Analyst Forecast
Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value
What is the Fair Price of LFS when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.
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Below Future Cash Flow Value: LFS (€292) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value (€323.9)
Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: LFS is trading below future cash flow value, but not by a significant amount.
Key Valuation Metric
Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for LFS?
Key metric: As LFS is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.
| What is LFS's PS Ratio? | |
|---|---|
| PS Ratio | 3.6x |
| Sales | US$2.39b |
| Market Cap | US$8.95b |
| Key Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Enterprise Value/Revenue | 3.9x |
| Enterprise Value/EBITDA | 18.6x |
| PEG Ratio | n/a |
Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers
How does LFS's PS Ratio compare to its peers?
| Company | Forward PS | Estimated Growth | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peer Average | 10.1x | ||
7H6 SHT Smart High-Tech | 35.9x | n/a | €298.0m |
JEN Jenoptik | 1.5x | 5.38% | €1.6b |
SCE Schweizer Electronic | 0.2x | 4.03% | €24.5m |
2313 Compeq Manufacturing | 3x | 9.80% | NT$222.3b |
LFS Littelfuse | 3.6x | 6.97% | €9.0b |
Price-To-Sales vs Peers: LFS is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (3.6x) compared to the peer average (10.1x).
Historical Price to Sales Ratio
Historical Price to Sales Ratio compares a stock's price to its sales over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.
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Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry
How does LFS's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the DE Electronic Industry?
Price-To-Sales vs Industry: LFS is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (3.6x) compared to the European Electronic industry average (1.2x).
Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio
What is LFS's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.
| Fair Ratio | |
|---|---|
| Current PS Ratio | 3.6x |
| Fair PS Ratio | 1.1x |
Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: LFS is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (3.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.1x).
Analyst Price Targets
What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?
| Date | Share Price | Average 1Y Price Target | Dispersion | High | Low | 1Y Actual price | Analysts |
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| Current | €296.00 | €298.40 +0.81% | 11.10% | €344.31 | €253.17 | n/a | 5 |
| Feb ’27 | €270.00 | €287.48 +6.47% | 8.54% | €317.57 | €250.71 | n/a | 5 |
| Jan ’27 | €218.00 | €257.67 +18.20% | 6.02% | €276.84 | €234.25 | n/a | 4 |
| Dec ’26 | €216.00 | €261.03 +20.85% | 6.02% | €280.44 | €237.30 | n/a | 4 |
| Nov ’26 | €210.00 | €262.62 +25.06% | 5.38% | €281.00 | €242.09 | n/a | 4 |
| Oct ’26 | €214.00 | €255.98 +19.61% | 6.02% | €275.02 | €236.94 | n/a | 4 |
| Sep ’26 | €220.00 | €259.08 +17.76% | 6.77% | €280.67 | €241.81 | n/a | 4 |
| Aug ’26 | €210.00 | €259.08 +23.37% | 6.77% | €280.67 | €241.81 | n/a | 4 |
| Jul ’26 | €192.00 | €223.80 +16.56% | 16.28% | €259.46 | €175.24 | n/a | 5 |
| Jun ’26 | €183.00 | €224.98 +22.94% | 16.28% | €260.82 | €176.16 | n/a | 5 |
| May ’26 | €165.00 | €236.69 +43.45% | 13.26% | €261.18 | €171.11 | n/a | 6 |
| Apr ’26 | €178.00 | €265.58 +49.20% | 5.19% | €283.71 | €237.95 | n/a | 6 |
| Mar ’26 | €218.00 | €279.80 +28.35% | 5.19% | €298.90 | €250.69 | n/a | 6 |
| Feb ’26 | €234.00 | €278.87 +19.17% | 5.19% | €297.91 | €249.86 | €270.00 | 6 |
| Jan ’26 | €226.00 | €280.54 +24.13% | 4.01% | €294.47 | €265.97 | €218.00 | 6 |
| Dec ’25 | €232.00 | €280.54 +20.92% | 4.01% | €294.47 | €265.97 | €216.00 | 6 |
| Nov ’25 | €224.00 | €271.94 +21.40% | 4.01% | €285.45 | €257.82 | €210.00 | 6 |
| Oct ’25 | €232.00 | €265.39 +14.39% | 4.49% | €284.35 | €252.76 | €214.00 | 5 |
| Sep ’25 | €242.00 | €259.41 +7.20% | 6.06% | €283.41 | €233.92 | €220.00 | 6 |
| Aug ’25 | €242.00 | €263.34 +8.82% | 5.42% | €278.01 | €240.94 | €210.00 | 6 |
| Jul ’25 | €236.00 | €246.18 +4.31% | 10.19% | €277.65 | €217.49 | €192.00 | 5 |
| Jun ’25 | €234.00 | €249.85 +6.77% | 10.23% | €275.91 | €216.13 | €183.00 | 6 |
| May ’25 | €218.00 | €249.50 +14.45% | 8.60% | €280.59 | €219.80 | €165.00 | 7 |
| Apr ’25 | €220.00 | €247.93 +12.69% | 9.18% | €277.65 | €217.49 | €178.00 | 6 |
| Mar ’25 | €216.00 | €247.93 +14.78% | 9.18% | €277.65 | €217.49 | €218.00 | 6 |
| Feb ’25 | €220.00 | €247.93 +12.69% | 9.18% | €277.65 | €217.49 | €234.00 | 6 |
Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/02/17 19:55 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/02/17 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/27 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/27 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Littelfuse, Inc. is covered by 11 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Luke Junk | Baird |
| Gary Prestopino | Barrington Research Associates, Inc. |
| David Williams | Benchmark Company |