Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

Littelfuse entered the second half of 2026 with strong operating momentum: Q2 sales increased 20%, organic growth was 14%, adjusted EBITDA margin reached 23.6%, and free cash flow increased 75%. Management also guided Q3 sales to $780-$800 million and adjusted EPS to $4.85-$5.05, supported by record bookings and Basler. The constructive operating outlook is balanced by Transportation weakness, acquisition-integration exposure and the prior semiconductor goodwill impairment.

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This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.
Street view · analyst 12-month targets4 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026
Low · most bearish analyst$415.00
Mean target$488.75
High · most bullish analyst$520.00
Street targets sit above today's price; our intrinsic value sits below it. Different horizons, different questions.
Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 2 Sep 2026
Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date
Bear CaseDownside scenario
$415.0020%

Q3 sales fall below the lower end of guidance as bookings convert more slowly, Transportation softness broadens, or Basler integration underperforms. Margin leverage reverses, semiconductor profitability weakens after the 2025 impairment, and cash generation or deleveraging slows.

Base CaseCentral scenario
$488.7555%
Matches the consensus mean

Q3 sales and adjusted EPS remain within management's guidance ranges. Electronics and Industrial growth offset mixed Transportation conditions, while cash generation supports continued deleveraging.

Bull CaseUpside scenario
$520.0025%

Demand remains broad-based and Q3 results meet or exceed the upper ends of guidance. Electronics sustains strong passive-product and semiconductor growth, Industrial continues to benefit from data-center, HVAC, automation and construction demand, Basler performs above initial expectations, and consolidated margins remain near Q2 levels.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits
  • Q2 2026 delivered 20% reported sales growth, 14% organic growth and a 220-basis-point increase in adjusted EBITDA margin.
  • Electronics and Industrial produced Q2 organic growth of 20% and 16%, respectively, with demand strength across passive products, semiconductors, data centers, HVAC and industrial automation.
  • Q2 free cash flow reached $127.3 million, while consolidated net leverage declined to 0.8x.
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Key Investment Risks
  • Transportation's Q2 adjusted EBITDA margin declined 190 basis points, passenger-vehicle organic sales declined 2%, and auto-sensor organic sales declined 12%.
  • The 2025 semiconductor goodwill impairment indicates that acquired or internally forecast profitability can fall materially below original expectations.
  • The outlook depends partly on realizing the expected growth, integration benefits and synergies from Basler amid macroeconomic, tariff, foreign-exchange and demand uncertainty.
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All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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