LFUS LITTELFUSE INC /DE

Overview and Growth

In fiscal 2025, LITTELFUSE INC /DE recorded $2.39B of revenue, net loss of $71.70M, and an operating cash inflow of $433.76M. The $2.39B revenue base provides substantial context for the company’s earnings, cash generation, and capital requirements. The top line expanded 8.9% from $2.19B in fiscal 2024, increasing the company’s operating scale. On a per-share basis, diluted EPS was -$2.89, which connects the reported earnings outcome with the company’s diluted share count. Against diluted EPS of $4.00 in fiscal 2024, the current result was 172.2% lower. The revenue-to-assets relationship was 0.6x, showing the sales generated relative to the resources carried on the balance sheet.

Profitability

After reported cost of revenue, the company retained $906.04M as gross profit before recognizing operating expenses and other items. Gross profit represented 38.0% of revenue, showing how much of the top line remained after direct costs. The reported operating result was $37.53M, capturing profitability after direct costs and the operating expenses reflected in the statements. The operating result equaled 1.6% of revenue, placing the absolute operating-income figure in the context of the company’s sales base. The bottom-line result was a net loss of $71.70M after operating, financing, tax, and other recognized items. The net loss equaled 3.0% of revenue, showing the bottom-line deficit relative to the company’s sales base. Before income taxes, the company reported $3.61M of earnings, providing a bridge between the operating result and final net income. Measured against revenue, pretax income equaled 0.2%, adding a pre-tax profitability layer between revenue and net income. Income tax expense totaled $75.31M, providing the reported tax component that separates pretax and after-tax earnings. The net loss equaled 3.0% of period-end equity, showing the deficit relative to book capital. Relative to total assets, the net loss represented 1.8%.

Liquidity and Capital Structure

At period end, the $3.96B asset base was financed through $1.53B of liabilities and $2.43B of equity. At period end, current assets of $1.44B compared with current liabilities of $532.77M, defining the company’s short-term resource position. Current assets covered current liabilities by 2.69x, leaving a positive buffer for near-term obligations. The company held $563.39M in cash and equivalents, a narrower liquidity measure than total current assets. The cash balance equaled 105.7% of current liabilities, showing how much near-term coverage came from cash alone. Borrowings totaled $802.63M, adding a fixed financing obligation alongside the company’s equity capital. Debt equaled 0.33x of book equity, describing the relative scale of borrowing and shareholder capital. Debt represented 20.3% of total assets, placing borrowing in the context of the company’s full resource base. Liabilities represented 38.7% of total assets, quantifying the liability-funded share of the company’s resource base. Measured against total assets, cash and equivalents represented 14.2%, a balance-sheet composition measure rather than a liquidity forecast. The asset base changed 1.7% from $3.89B in fiscal 2024, leaving current total assets higher year over year.

Cash Flow and Earnings Quality

Cash flow from operations was $433.76M, a reported cash inflow that can be compared directly with net income and capital spending. Capital expenditures used $67.64M, identifying the reported investment outflow deducted from operating cash flow in the free-cash-flow calculation. Relative to operating cash flow, capital expenditures measured 15.6%, connecting investment intensity with the company’s cash-generation base. Free cash flow came to $366.13M, leaving a positive amount after capital expenditures. The free-cash-flow margin was 15.3%, measuring cash remaining after capital spending against revenue. Free cash flow equaled 9.3% of total assets, relating post-investment cash generation to the company’s resource base.

Based on the annual report for the fiscal year ending Dec 27, 2025. Analysis generated Oct 21, 2026.