Littelfuse
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2026)

202520252026
Price/Earnings ratio
23.7016.1119.15
Price/Sales ratio
2.582.232.35
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$10.66$15.69$13.2

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2016 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2022 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
22.3929.2832.7637.5525.3933.9347.1827.2714.5825.6230.1625.39
Price/Sales ratio
2.612.783.243.672.433.134.243.722.162.812.672.43
Price/Book Value ratio
3.053.244.204.832.823.153.814.082.462.682.283.15
Price/Cash Flow ratio
14.5314.5619.0016.6712.5919.2323.7620.7312.9714.5316.7312.59
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
18.4219.8225.5622.0816.2525.7230.3827.3717.2617.9121.1416.25
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
2.07-1.691.222.710.99-2.33-8.090.230.47-0.832.440.99
Dividend Yield
0.95%1.00%0.81%0.70%0.95%0.94%0.76%0.64%1.02%0.93%1.13%0.95%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
38.07%38.08%39.11%41.46%37.97%36.00%34.66%37.11%40.05%38.10%34.47%36.00%
Operating Profit Margin
15.70%12.00%12.36%17.88%13.09%12.81%11.23%18.54%19.92%15.27%12.96%12.81%
Pretax Profit Margin
15.45%12.32%11.67%16.70%11.92%11.03%11.15%16.39%17.62%13.90%11.54%11.03%
Net Profit Margin
11.66%9.50%9.89%9.78%9.57%9.24%8.99%13.64%14.84%10.98%8.87%9.24%
Effective Tax Rate
24.48%22.89%15.23%41.42%19.70%16.15%19.39%16.77%15.74%21.03%23.13%19.70%
Return on Assets
9.28%7.74%7.00%6.86%6.29%5.43%4.73%9.00%9.56%6.49%4.79%5.43%
Return On Equity
13.66%11.08%12.82%12.88%11.13%9.29%8.07%14.98%16.88%10.46%7.80%9.29%
Return on Capital Employed
15.44%12.18%10.02%14.42%9.70%8.25%6.56%14.19%15.03%9.96%7.85%8.25%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
2.79N/A3.263.523.494.454.41N/AN/AN/A3.553.49
Quick Ratio
2.312.312.652.892.623.393.481.891.682.482.523.39
Cash ratio
1.451.561.461.911.652.352.491.100.981.471.432.35
Days of Sales Outstanding
57.9860.0968.4655.0949.9650.2759.5348.6444.5144.3456.3249.96
Days of Inventory outstanding
67.3866.9964.7471.8788.4290.0799.70124.36132.65118.45115.1588.42
Operating Cycle
125.36127.08133.20126.96138.38140.34159.23173.01177.16162.79171.48138.38
Days of Payables Outstanding
35.1435.0851.4851.9943.2544.4956.4161.9650.5143.3145.5443.25
Cash Conversion Cycle
90.2291.9981.7174.9795.1395.85102.81111.05126.64119.48125.9395.13
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.180.160.300.280.260.270.250.200.250.210.210.27
Debt Equity Ratio
0.260.220.550.530.460.460.430.330.450.350.330.46
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.120.100.350.340.310.310.300.240.280.250.230.31
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.210.180.350.340.310.310.300.250.310.260.250.31
Interest Coverage Ratio
27.28N/A16.8516.339.978.657.70N/AN/AN/A7.468.65
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.780.970.390.540.470.350.360.580.410.520.400.35
Company Equity Multiplier
1.471.431.821.871.761.711.701.661.761.611.571.71
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.170.190.170.220.190.160.170.170.160.190.160.16
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.780.730.740.750.770.740.780.750.750.810.790.77
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.780.970.390.540.470.350.360.580.410.520.400.35
Short Term Coverage Ratio
1.731.9028.8243.0633.1824.53N/A14.933.1132.625.1824.53
Dividend Payout Ratio
21.29%29.51%26.66%26.49%24.30%32.13%36.03%17.52%14.97%23.95%33.80%24.30%