Revenue climbed from $554.3M in 2025Q1 to $766.7M in 2026Q3 and gross margin reached 41.5%, yet the 2025Q4 net margin of -40.8% shows how discrete charges can overwhelm otherwise improving operating trends.
Littelfuse, Inc. (LFUS) annual income statement — 30-year revenue, gross profit & net income history
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Dec'04 | Dec'03 | Dec'02 | Dec'01 | Dec'00 | Dec'99 | Dec'98 | Dec'97 | Dec'96 |
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| Sales/Revenue | 2.76B | 2.39B | 2.19B | 2.36B | 2.51B | 2.08B | 1.45B | 1.5B | 1.72B | 1.22B | 1.06B | 867.86M | 852M | 757.85M | 667.91M | 664.96M | 608.02M | 430.15M | 530.87M | 536.14M | 534.86M | 467.09M | 476.83M | 339.41M | 283.27M | 272.15M | 371.92M | 296.37M | 269.5M | 275.2M | 241.4M |
| Revenue Growth % | 18.72% | 8.92% | -7.28% | -6.02% | 20.86% | 43.87% | -3.87% | -12.49% | 40.68% | 15.66% | 21.7% | 1.86% | 12.42% | 13.47% | 0.44% | 9.36% | 41.35% | -18.97% | -0.98% | 0.24% | 14.51% | -2.04% | 40.49% | 19.82% | 4.09% | -26.83% | 25.49% | 9.97% | -2.07% | 14% | 9.98% |
| Cost of Goods Sold | 1.65B | 1.48B | 1.4B | 1.46B | 1.51B | 1.31B | 944.52M | 957.58M | 1.07B | 715M | 643.04M | 537.37M | 527.57M | 461.62M | 409.45M | 408.26M | 374.15M | 304.79M | 387.2M | 364.61M | 373.6M | 322.54M | 303.04M | 234.98M | 194.64M | 180.24M | 221.27M | 179.11M | 153.9M | 150.8M | 129.1M |
| COGS % of Revenue | - | 62.03% | 64.05% | 61.9% | 59.95% | 62.89% | 65.33% | 63.67% | 61.98% | 58.53% | 60.88% | 61.92% | 61.92% | 60.91% | 61.3% | 61.4% | 61.54% | 70.86% | 72.94% | 68.01% | 69.85% | 69.05% | 63.55% | 69.23% | 68.71% | 66.23% | 59.49% | 60.44% | 57.11% | 54.8% | 53.48% |
| Gross Profit | 1.1B | 906.04M | 787.54M | 900.24M | 1.01B | 771.93M | 501.17M | 546.29M | 653.41M | 506.53M | 413.12M | 330.5M | 324.43M | 296.23M | 258.47M | 256.69M | 233.87M | 125.36M | 143.67M | 171.54M | 161.26M | 144.55M | 173.8M | 104.43M | 88.62M | 91.91M | 150.65M | 117.25M | 115.6M | 124.4M | 112.3M |
| Gross Margin % | 40.07% | 37.97% | 35.95% | 38.1% | 40.05% | 37.11% | 34.67% | 36.33% | 38.02% | 41.47% | 39.12% | 38.08% | 38.08% | 39.09% | 38.7% | 38.6% | 38.46% | 29.14% | 27.06% | 31.99% | 30.15% | 30.95% | 36.45% | 30.77% | 31.29% | 33.77% | 40.51% | 39.56% | 42.89% | 45.2% | 46.52% |
| Gross Profit Growth % | - | 15.05% | -12.52% | -10.59% | 30.44% | 54.02% | -8.26% | -16.39% | 29% | 22.61% | 25% | 1.87% | 9.52% | 14.61% | 0.69% | 9.76% | 86.56% | -12.74% | -16.25% | 6.37% | 11.56% | -16.83% | 66.43% | 17.83% | -3.57% | -38.99% | 28.48% | 1.43% | -7.07% | 10.77% | 10.75% |
| Operating Expenses | 953.09M | 868.51M | 628.76M | 539.38M | 506.09M | 386.28M | 338.8M | 353.5M | 428.37M | 288.02M | 282.47M | 226.34M | 190.6M | 166.35M | 151.6M | 142.79M | 126.3M | 111.67M | 135.17M | 120.23M | 132.41M | 117.59M | 116.79M | 78.34M | 72.69M | 83.37M | 88.9M | 72.63M | 81.5M | 80.6M | 74.7M |
| OpEx % of Revenue | - | 36.4% | 28.7% | 22.83% | 20.13% | 18.57% | 23.44% | 23.51% | 24.93% | 23.58% | 26.75% | 26.08% | 22.37% | 21.95% | 22.7% | 21.47% | 20.77% | 25.96% | 25.46% | 22.42% | 24.76% | 25.17% | 24.49% | 23.08% | 25.66% | 30.63% | 23.9% | 24.51% | 30.24% | 29.29% | 30.94% |
| Selling, General & Admin | 433.49M | 381.77M | 350.42M | 354.65M | 344.81M | 275.46M | 204.51M | 220.45M | 276.33M | 212.83M | 206.13M | 153.71M | 146.97M | 132.66M | 124.28M | 116.74M | 103.67M | 88.51M | 107.24M | 103.26M | 110.58M | 98.54M | 96.1M | 68.58M | 63.59M | 62.2M | 71.08M | 56.1M | 50.9M | 52.3M | 53.6M |
| SG&A % of Revenue | - | 16% | 16% | 15.01% | 13.72% | 13.24% | 14.15% | 14.66% | 16.08% | 17.42% | 19.52% | 17.71% | 17.25% | 17.5% | 18.61% | 17.56% | 17.05% | 20.58% | 20.2% | 19.26% | 20.67% | 21.1% | 20.15% | 20.21% | 22.45% | 22.85% | 19.11% | 18.93% | 18.89% | 19% | 22.2% |
| Research & Development | 117.61M | 106.9M | 107.77M | 102.43M | 95.6M | 65.94M | 52.54M | 80M | 87.26M | 50.49M | 42.2M | 30.8M | 31.12M | 24.41M | 21.23M | 19.44M | 17.6M | 18.13M | 24.07M | 21.7M | 18.71M | 16.67M | 16.08M | 8.69M | 8.33M | 8.88M | 11.15M | 9.46M | 8.4M | 7.9M | 0 |
| R&D % of Revenue | - | 4.48% | 4.92% | 4.34% | 3.8% | 3.17% | 3.63% | 5.32% | 5.08% | 4.13% | 4% | 3.55% | 3.65% | 3.22% | 3.18% | 2.92% | 2.9% | 4.22% | 4.53% | 4.05% | 3.5% | 3.57% | 3.37% | 2.56% | 2.94% | 3.26% | 3% | 3.19% | 3.12% | 2.87% | - |
| Other Operating Expenses | 4M | 379.84M | 170.57M | 82.3M | 65.67M | 44.89M | 81.75M | 53.06M | 64.77M | 24.7M | 34.15M | 41.83M | 12.5M | 9.28M | 6.09M | 6.61M | 5.03M | 5.03M | 3.87M | -4.73M | 3.12M | 2.38M | 4.61M | 1.07M | 767K | 12.29M | 6.67M | 7.08M | 22.2M | 20.4M | 21.1M |
| Operating Income | 151.43M | 37.53M | 158.78M | 360.86M | 500.83M | 385.64M | 162.37M | 192.79M | 225.05M | 218.51M | 130.64M | 104.16M | 133.83M | 129.88M | 106.87M | 113.9M | 107.57M | 13.7M | 8.49M | 51.31M | 28.86M | 26.97M | 57M | 26.08M | 15.93M | 8.54M | 61.75M | 44.62M | 34.1M | 43.8M | 37.6M |
| Operating Margin % | 5.49% | 1.57% | 7.25% | 15.27% | 19.92% | 18.54% | 11.23% | 12.82% | 13.1% | 17.89% | 12.37% | 12% | 15.71% | 17.14% | 16% | 17.13% | 17.69% | 3.18% | 1.6% | 9.57% | 5.4% | 5.77% | 11.95% | 7.68% | 5.62% | 3.14% | 16.6% | 15.06% | 12.65% | 15.92% | 15.58% |
| Operating Income Growth % | - | -76.36% | -56% | -27.95% | 29.87% | 137.51% | -15.78% | -14.33% | 2.99% | 67.26% | 25.43% | -22.17% | 3.04% | 21.53% | -6.18% | 5.88% | 685.5% | 61.21% | -83.44% | 77.8% | 7.02% | -52.69% | 118.56% | 63.71% | 86.55% | -86.17% | 38.37% | 30.86% | -22.15% | 16.49% | 11.57% |
| EBITDA | 289.96M | 172.19M | 289.23M | 498.29M | 621.53M | 484.28M | 258.55M | 285.29M | 328.24M | 281.52M | 183.78M | 145.76M | 175.71M | 164.36M | 138.3M | 146.16M | 139.58M | 50.32M | 40.69M | 80.05M | 61.72M | 58.2M | 83.3M | 47.18M | 34.84M | 34.22M | 88.49M | 70.16M | 56.3M | 64.2M | 58.7M |
| EBITDA Margin % | 10.52% | 7.22% | 13.2% | 21.09% | 24.72% | 23.28% | 17.88% | 18.97% | 19.1% | 23.05% | 17.4% | 16.79% | 20.62% | 21.69% | 20.71% | 21.98% | 22.96% | 11.7% | 7.67% | 14.93% | 11.54% | 12.46% | 17.47% | 13.9% | 12.3% | 12.57% | 23.79% | 23.67% | 20.89% | 23.33% | 24.32% |
| EBITDA Growth % | -15.57% | -40.47% | -41.96% | -19.83% | 28.34% | 87.3% | -9.37% | -13.08% | 16.6% | 53.18% | 26.09% | -17.04% | 6.9% | 18.84% | -5.37% | 4.71% | 177.4% | 23.65% | -49.16% | 29.68% | 6.06% | -30.14% | 76.56% | 35.44% | 1.79% | -61.33% | 26.12% | 24.62% | -12.31% | 9.37% | 13.1% |
| D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 138.54M | 134.66M | 130.45M | 137.43M | 120.71M | 98.64M | 96.18M | 92.5M | 103.19M | 63.01M | 53.14M | 41.6M | 41.88M | 34.48M | 31.43M | 32.25M | 32.01M | 36.62M | 32.2M | 28.74M | 32.87M | 31.23M | 26.3M | 21.1M | 18.9M | 25.68M | 26.74M | 25.54M | 22.2M | 20.4M | 21.1M |
| EBIT | 158.35M | 37.91M | 190.58M | 368.46M | 469.26M | 359.55M | 182.33M | 188.15M | 227.51M | 217.42M | 131.9M | 111.04M | 136.55M | 127.15M | 101.75M | 116.79M | 109.12M | 13.21M | 14.06M | 52.84M | 28.86M | 26.97M | 57M | 26.08M | 15.93M | 14.86M | 61.75M | 44.62M | 34.1M | 43.8M | 37.6M |
| Net Interest Income | -26.69M | -34.3M | -38.72M | -39.87M | -26.22M | -18.53M | -21.08M | -22.27M | -22.57M | -13.38M | -8.63M | -4.09M | -4.9M | -2.92M | -1.7M | -1.69M | -1.44M | -2.38M | -3.44M | -1.56M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Expense | 26.69M | 34.3M | 38.72M | 39.87M | 26.22M | 18.53M | 21.08M | 22.27M | 22.57M | 13.38M | 8.63M | 4.09M | 4.9M | 2.92M | 1.7M | 1.69M | 1.44M | 2.38M | 3.44M | 1.56M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Income/Expense | -16.69M | -33.92M | -6.92M | -32.26M | -57.78M | -44.62M | -1.12M | -26.91M | -20.11M | -14.47M | -7.37M | 2.79M | -2.18M | -5.65M | -6.82M | 1.2M | 105K | -2.86M | 2.13M | -21K | 548K | 1.06M | -1.52M | -2.11M | -900K | -2.18M | -2.71M | -3.95M | -4.1M | -3.2M | -3.5M |
| Pretax Income | 134.74M | 3.61M | 151.86M | 328.6M | 443.04M | 341.02M | 161.25M | 165.88M | 204.94M | 204.04M | 123.27M | 106.95M | 131.65M | 124.23M | 100.05M | 115.1M | 107.68M | 10.84M | 10.62M | 51.29M | 29.41M | 28.02M | 55.41M | 23.97M | 15.03M | 6.36M | 59.04M | 40.7M | 30M | 40.6M | 34.1M |
| Pretax Margin % | 4.89% | 0.15% | 6.93% | 13.91% | 17.62% | 16.4% | 11.15% | 11.03% | 11.93% | 16.7% | 11.67% | 12.32% | 15.45% | 16.39% | 14.98% | 17.31% | 17.71% | 2.52% | 2% | 9.57% | 5.5% | 6% | 11.62% | 7.06% | 5.31% | 2.34% | 15.87% | 13.73% | 11.13% | 14.75% | 14.13% |
| Income Tax | 96.94M | 75.31M | 51.67M | 69.11M | 69.74M | 57.22M | 31.27M | 26.8M | 40.38M | 84.52M | 18.79M | 24.48M | 32.23M | 35.45M | 24.72M | 28.08M | 29.02M | 1.43M | 2.61M | 14.45M | 6.17M | 11.44M | 19.23M | 8.63M | 5.41M | 2.29M | 21.74M | 15.5M | 10.1M | 15.3M | 12.4M |
| Effective Tax Rate % | 71.95% | 2087.8% | 34.03% | 21.03% | 15.74% | 16.78% | 19.39% | 16.16% | 19.7% | 41.42% | 15.24% | 22.89% | 24.48% | 28.54% | 24.71% | 24.39% | 26.95% | 13.16% | 24.54% | 28.18% | 20.98% | 40.83% | 34.7% | 36% | 36% | 36.02% | 36.82% | 38.08% | 33.67% | 37.68% | 36.36% |
| Net Income | 37.79M | -71.7M | 100.19M | 259.49M | 373.31M | 283.81M | 129.99M | 139.08M | 164.56M | 119.52M | 104.49M | 82.47M | 99.42M | 88.78M | 75.33M | 87.02M | 78.66M | 9.41M | 8.02M | 36.84M | 23.82M | 17.71M | 36.03M | 15.34M | 9.62M | 4.07M | 37.3M | 25.2M | 19.9M | 25.3M | 21.7M |
| Net Margin % | 1.37% | -3% | 4.57% | 10.98% | 14.85% | 13.64% | 8.99% | 9.25% | 9.58% | 9.78% | 9.89% | 9.5% | 11.67% | 11.72% | 11.28% | 13.09% | 12.94% | 2.19% | 1.51% | 6.87% | 4.45% | 3.79% | 7.56% | 4.52% | 3.4% | 1.5% | 10.03% | 8.5% | 7.38% | 9.19% | 8.99% |
| Net Income Growth % | -68.15% | -171.56% | -61.39% | -30.49% | 31.54% | 118.34% | -6.54% | -15.49% | 37.69% | 14.39% | 26.7% | -17.05% | 11.98% | 17.86% | -13.44% | 10.63% | 735.86% | 17.4% | -78.24% | 54.61% | 34.52% | -50.84% | 134.88% | 59.45% | 136.36% | -89.09% | 48.01% | 26.63% | -21.34% | 16.59% | 12.44% |
| Net Income (Continuing) | 37.79M | -71.7M | 100.19M | 259.49M | 373.31M | 283.81M | 129.99M | 139.08M | 164.56M | 119.52M | 104.49M | 80.87M | 99.42M | 88.78M | 75.33M | 87.02M | 78.66M | 9.41M | 8.02M | 36.84M | 23.24M | 16.58M | 36.5M | 15.34M | 9.62M | 4.07M | 37.3M | 25.22M | 19.9M | 25.3M | 21.7M |
| Discontinued Operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.13M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 355K | 312K | 184K | 131K | 131K | 131K | 131K | 137K | 143K | 143K | 143K | 143K | 143K | 143K | 143K | 143K | 143K | 143K | 143K | 144K | 2.64M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100K | 300K |
| EPS (Diluted) | 1.47 | -2.90 | 4.00 | 10.34 | 14.94 | 11.38 | 5.29 | 5.60 | 6.52 | 5.21 | 4.60 | 3.63 | 4.37 | 3.94 | 3.41 | 3.91 | 3.54 | 0.43 | 0.37 | 1.64 | 1.06 | 0.78 | 1.59 | 0.70 | 0.44 | 0.19 | 1.69 | 1.16 | 0.86 | 1.07 | 0.90 |
| EPS Growth % | -76.76% | -172.5% | -61.32% | -30.79% | 31.28% | 115.12% | -5.54% | -14.11% | 25.14% | 13.26% | 26.72% | -16.93% | 10.91% | 15.54% | -12.79% | 10.45% | 723.26% | 16.22% | -77.44% | 54.72% | 35.9% | -50.94% | 127.14% | 59.09% | 131.58% | -88.76% | 45.69% | 34.88% | -19.63% | 18.89% | -6.25% |
| EPS (Basic) | - | -2.89 | 4.04 | 10.44 | 15.09 | 11.54 | 5.33 | 5.66 | 6.62 | 5.27 | 4.63 | 3.65 | 4.41 | 3.98 | 3.45 | 3.97 | 3.60 | 0.43 | 0.37 | 1.66 | 1.07 | 0.79 | 1.62 | 0.70 | 0.44 | 0.20 | 1.88 | 1.29 | 0.97 | 1.28 | 0.90 |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 25.67M | 24.91M | 25.04M | 25.1M | 24.99M | 24.93M | 24.59M | 24.82M | 25.23M | 22.93M | 22.73M | 22.72M | 22.73M | 22.54M | 22.1M | 22.25M | 22.21M | 21.81M | 21.83M | 22.39M | 22.43M | 22.58M | 22.6M | 21.91M | 21.97M | 21.73M | 22.07M | 21.75M | 23.15M | 23.64M | 24.25M |
| Basic Shares Outstanding | 25.4M | 24.91M | 24.82M | 24.85M | 24.73M | 24.6M | 24.37M | 24.58M | 24.87M | 22.69M | 22.56M | 22.57M | 22.54M | 22.32M | 21.82M | 21.9M | 21.88M | 21.74M | 21.72M | 22.23M | 22.3M | 22.41M | 22.24M | 21.91M | 21.86M | 19.95M | 19.82M | 19.57M | 20.47M | 19.77M | 24.02M |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | - | - | 66.93% | 23.96% | 14.98% | 17.52% | 36.03% | 32.13% | 24.3% | 26.58% | 26.67% | 29.52% | 21.3% | 21.09% | 21.99% | 16.67% | 4.13% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying LFUS stock.
For fiscal year 2025, Littelfuse, Inc. (LFUS) reported total revenue of $2.39B. This represents a 888.5% increase compared to $241.4M in 1996.
Littelfuse, Inc. (LFUS) reported a net loss of $71.7M for the fiscal year ending 2025.
Littelfuse, Inc. (LFUS) reported an operating income of $37.5M, resulting in an operating profit margin of 1.6%. This margin reflects the operational efficiency of the business before interest and taxes.
Littelfuse, Inc. (LFUS) generated $906.0M in gross profit for the year, representing a gross profit margin of 38.0%. This demonstrates the company's core pricing power and production efficiency.
Key Metrics
Top Statement Risk
Margin volatility from charges
Metrics are mathematically derived from official filings.
Revenue Re-Accelerating Through Cyclical Recovery
According to the reported quarterly income statements, Littelfuse revenue grew from $554.3M in 2025Q1 to $766.7M in 2026Q3, a 22.7% year-over-year increase in the latest quarter that signals a sharp re-acceleration after several quarters of single-digit or negative growth.
The shift from negative growth in 2024 to 22.7% in the latest quarter suggests a demand recovery rather than a one-time pricing event, though the data does not isolate volume versus price or organic versus acquired contribution. Investors should monitor whether sequential revenue gains persist, since the step-up from $657.0M to $738.8M to $766.7M implies momentum that may be sensitive to end-market cycles in automotive and industrial demand.
Gross Margin Recovery Outpacing Operating Conversion
Based on reported figures, gross margin expanded from 33.4% in 2024Q4 to 41.5% in 2026Q3, yet operating margin reached only 20.0% in the same quarter, indicating that the gross profit gains are not fully flowing through to operating income.
The 8-point gross margin improvement is consistent with better mix or pricing discipline, but the gap between gross and operating margin suggests operating expenses or below-the-line items are absorbing a meaningful portion of the gains. The data does not identify the specific cost drivers, so the durability of the margin expansion warrants further investigation.
Reported Earnings Distorted by Period Charges
As reported in the quarterly statements, the 2025Q4 net loss of $242.1M against $593.9M revenue produced a -40.8% net margin, a figure that sits far outside the 11-15% net margins of the surrounding quarters and points to a discrete non-recurring event.
The magnitude of the 2025Q4 operating loss of $222.8M, relative to a gross profit of $225.7M, suggests a large impairment or restructuring-type charge rather than an operating deterioration, though the filing data alone cannot confirm the cause. Earnings trends should therefore be evaluated on normalized quarters, and the recent 4.49 diluted EPS in 2026Q3 should be read with the 2025Q4 distortion in mind.
Operating Income Scaling Faster Than Revenue
Based on the reported figures, operating income rose from $70.2M in 2025Q1 to $153.4M in 2026Q3, more than doubling while revenue grew about 38%, which indicates positive operating leverage over the period.
Operating income compounding faster than revenue implies that the fixed-cost base is being spread over higher volume, consistent with the high fixed-cost manufacturing structure typical of this business. SG&A held near $99M to $115M across recent quarters while revenue rose, which suggests overhead discipline, though sustained leverage depends on volumes staying elevated.
Guidance Strength Versus Reported Earnings Miss
Investors should weigh the reported 2026Q3 diluted EPS of 4.49 and 20.0% operating margin against the recent trend of volatile quarterly results, since a single large charge has already erased a full year of profitability in one quarter.
The strongest bear argument is that the recent profitability run may be partly cyclical and that a charge of the 2025Q4 magnitude could recur, undermining the earnings base. Based on the supplied data, the sustainability of the margin recovery cannot be confirmed, and the absence of disclosed one-time item detail limits how confidently normalized earnings can be estimated.