Belden vs Littelfuse
Belden reported revenue of $2.7 billion in fiscal 2025, about the same as Littelfuse's $2.4 billion in fiscal 2025. Belden's revenue grew 10.3% in its latest year, and Littelfuse's grew 8.9%. Belden had an operating margin of 11.6%, against 1.6% at Littelfuse. Free cash flow was $219 million at Belden and $366 million at Littelfuse. Their fiscal years end in different months (December 31 and December 27), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Belden | Littelfuse | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 27, 2025 |
| Revenue | $2.7B | $2.4B |
| Revenue growth | 10.3% | 8.9% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 9.2% | 10.5% |
| Gross margin | 38.0% | 38.0% |
| Operating margin | 11.6% | 1.6% |
| Net margin | 8.8% | −3.0% |
| Free cash flow | $219M | $366M |
| Free cash flow margin | 8.1% | 15.3% |
| Return on capital | 13.3% | 0.7% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 2.0x | 1.4x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $8M | $100M |
| Change in diluted share count | −2.6% | −0.9% |
| Last close | $102.99 | $364.03 |
| P/E at the last close | 16.7× | — |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $2.9 million | sold $36.1 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 of 9 | 6 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Belden and Littelfuse pages.