Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.75

Key Points

• Littelfuse declared a quarterly dividend of $0.75 per share, payable June 4 to shareholders of record on May 21, implying an annualized dividend of $3.00 and a yield of about 0.7%.
• The company has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and carries a conservative payout ratio (~26.8%), with analyst forecasts implying an expected future payout ratio of about 19.7%, indicating solid earnings coverage.
• Q1 results beat expectations with $3.31 EPS (consensus $2.83) and $656.97M revenue (+18.5% YoY); Littelfuse set Q2 guidance of $3.65–$3.85 EPS, and analysts expect roughly 12.99 EPS this year and ~15.19 EPS next year.

Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS - Get Free Report) announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 21st will be paid a dividend of 0.75 per share by the technology company on Thursday, June 4th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 21st.

Littelfuse has increased its dividend payment by an average of 0.1%annually over the last three years and has increased its dividend annually for the last 15 consecutive years. Littelfuse has a payout ratio of 26.8% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect Littelfuse to earn $15.19 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $3.00 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 19.7%.

Littelfuse Price Performance

Shares of LFUS stock traded up $18.87 on Wednesday, hitting $441.67. 794,924 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 270,756. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 2.69 and a quick ratio of 1.91. Littelfuse has a 12 month low of $188.08 and a 12 month high of $475.00. The stock has a market cap of $11.11 billion, a P/E ratio of -152.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.72 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a 50 day moving average of $358.42 and a 200 day moving average of $306.17.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The technology company reported $3.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.83 by $0.48. The business had revenue of $656.97 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $638.98 million. Littelfuse had a positive return on equity of 10.53% and a negative net margin of 3.00%.Littelfuse's revenue for the quarter was up 18.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.19 EPS. Littelfuse has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.650-3.850 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Littelfuse will post 12.99 EPS for the current year.

About Littelfuse

Littelfuse, Inc is a global manufacturer of circuit protection, power control, and sensing technologies. Founded in 1927 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company develops and produces a broad range of products designed to safeguard electrical and electronic systems across a variety of end markets. Littelfuse's offerings include fuses, semiconductors, relays, and sensors, all engineered to protect against overcurrent, overvoltage, and thermal events in demanding applications.

The company's product portfolio is organized into key segments such as Automotive, Industrial & Electronics, and Power & Sensor.

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