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Littelfuse, Inc.

$LFUS·$11B·Hardware, Equipment & Parts·Technology
$442.13+0.0%YTD+73.9%1Y+71.8%
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LFLFUS
$LFUSLittelfuse, Inc.
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AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-07-31

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Littelfuse just gapped up on a Q2 beat with the data-center-power story now visible in the top line — up 74% year-to-date.

Littelfuse is an industrial-technology company that makes fuses, circuit-protection devices, and power-semiconductor modules — the unglamorous but load-bearing components inside industrial electronics, automotive systems, and increasingly the power-conversion stack that feeds hyperscale data centers. Yesterday's Q2 print beat consensus by ~11% and the stock gapped 7.7% higher on management commentary that data-center demand is the material new growth driver.

What's actually working:

  • Growth is accelerating meaningfully: revenue grew 20% year-over-year in Q2 on $739M, up from +19%, +12% and +10% in the prior three quarters — the growth is coming out of the AI-power-infrastructure exposure and it is now visibly re-rating from an industrial-cyclical multiple.
  • Operating leverage is showing up: Q2 operating margin was 16.2%, up from ~15% earlier — meaning the incremental data-center revenue is running at higher-than-average contribution economics, exactly the mix shift that justifies the fresh re-rating.
  • The beat cadence has been consistent: EPS surprises of 11%, 16% and 7% over the last three prints, with the trailing four-quarter picture noisy only because of the Q4 2025 one-time charge that dragged the P/E temporarily deeply negative.

The stock is now up 74% year-to-date and 27% above the 200-day, so the next print (November 4) needs to keep the data-center-line commentary specific — a named hyperscaler customer, a dollar-figure on the AI power-conversion pipeline, or a raised full-year outlook. What breaks the setup is a mix reversal back toward legacy automotive/industrial or any hint that data-center orders are being pulled forward. What extends it is a specific hyperscaler contract disclosure.

What to watch: November 4 Q3 print — need data-center commentary staying specific (named hyperscaler, dollar-figure pipeline, or raised guide). A mix reversal back toward legacy automotive/industrial or a hint that AI orders are being pulled forward would break the setup; a specific hyperscaler contract disclosure would extend it.

On the calendar: 2026-11-04 — Q3 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Littelfuse, Inc. is an industrial technology manufacturing company, which engages in the business of designing, manufacturing, and selling electronic components, modules, and subassemblies to empower the long-term secular growth themes of sustainability, connectivity, and safety. It operates through the following segments: Electronics, Transportation, and Industrial. The Electronics segment includes a broad range of end markets including industrial motor drives, power conversion, automotive electronics, electric vehicle and related charging infrastructure, aerospace, power supplies, data centers and telecommunications, medical devices, alternative energy and energy storage, building and home automation, appliances, and mobile electronics. The Transportation segment focuses on circuit protection, power control, and sensing technologies for global original equipment manufacturers, tier-one suppliers and parts, and aftermarket distributors in passenger vehicle, heavy-duty truck and bus, off-road and recreational vehicles, material handling equipment, agricultural machinery, construction equipment, and other commercial vehicle end markets. The Industrial segment offers industrial circuit protection, industrial controls, and temperature sensors for use in various applications such as renewable energy and energy storage systems, industrial safety, factory automation, electric vehicle infrastructure, HVAC systems, non-residential construction, MRO, and mining. The company was founded by Edward V. Sundt in 1927 and is headquartered in Rosemont, IL.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Hardware, Equipment & Parts sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $LFUS.

Hardware, Equipment & Parts · Technology

No material change from last week — structural AI data center buildout is intact but rotation from early YTD winners (SNDK +100%) compresses near-term premiums in the rack-to-server supply layer.

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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-1052.5How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
-0.3%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
3.7%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
4.3%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
4.0Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-0.3%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
39.3%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.1Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 29, 2026$4.19$3.78+10.8%
Q1 2026May 6, 2026$3.31$2.85+16.1%
Q4 2025Jan 28, 2026$2.69$2.51+7.2%
Q3 2025Oct 29, 2025$2.95$2.75+7.3%
Next earningsWed, Nov 4·consensus EPS $4.95

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$738.8M+20.4%41.4%16.2%$3.53$127.4M
Q1 FY26$657.0M+18.5%38.7%15.4%$3.00$64.1M
Q4 FY25$593.9M+12.2%38.0%-37.5%$-9.72$119.7M
Q3 FY25$624.6M+10.1%38.6%15.6%$2.80$131.2M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 3 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$2.9B$2.9B – $3.0B$16.59$15.91 – $17.263
FY27$3.2B$3.1B – $3.3B$19.28$18.41 – $20.143
FY28$3.5B$3.5B – $3.6B$22.34$21.64 – $23.042

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.6×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.78%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-0.2%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+26.8%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 25.0M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.0% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.495-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellJun 18Jeffrey G GorskiSVP & Chief Accounting Officer1.4K sh$670KSellJun 15Gordon HunterDirector1.4K sh$687KSellJun 11Anthony GrilloDirector3.0K sh$1.4MSellJun 3Gordon HunterDirector603 sh$294KSellMay 20Maggie ChuSVP, CHRO11.4K sh$5.0MSellMay 18Deepak NayarSVP & GM Electronics Business4.6K sh$2.1M
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KPress release / Reg FDJul 298-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

LFUS (LFUS) reported financial results for quarter ended June 27, 2026 via 8-K Item 2.02, filed 2026-07-29. Full financials are in the attached press release (Exhibit 99.1). Quarterly earnings contain headline P&L, balance sheet, and guidance. Investors should review the exhibit for revenue, margins, EPS, and any updates to full-year outlook.

3New insider — initial holdingsMay 213
8-KPress release / Reg FDMay 148-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
8-KPress release / Reg FDMay 68-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
8-KOfficer or director changeApr 288-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
8-KMaterial agreementMar 138-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 53
8-KOfficer or director changeMar 58-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
+ 10 other (3 13Gs · 2 10-Qs · 2 proxys · 1 SD) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

LFUS Q2 Earnings Call Highlights Data Center Growthzacks.com·3d agoLittelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) Shares Gap Up on Strong Earningsdefenseworld.net·3d agoLittelfuse Q2 Earnings Call Highlightsmarketbeat.com·4d agoLittelfuse, Inc. (LFUS) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·4d agoLittelfuse (LFUS) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimateszacks.com·4d ago

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