ASX vs BHE vs SANM Stock Comparison

ASE Technology Holding, Benchmark Electronics and Sanmina Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BHE Benchmark Electronics Inc
$70.75 -14.3% 1M +67.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.63B
P/E
49.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.82B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
2 wins
SANM Sanmina Corp
$169.50 -24.6% 1M +25.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.46B
P/E
30.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.76B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

ASE Technology Holding leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (ASE Technology Holding 5, Sanmina 4, Benchmark Electronics 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASXBHESANMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $95.28B $2.63B $9.46B ASX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 48.8x 49.5x 30.7x SANM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.1x 24.6x 15.0x SANM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.2% +8.9% +58.6% SANM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.5% 1.9% 2.4% ASX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.1% 4.7% 7.8% ASX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x -0.9x 0.5x BHE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +218.2% +67.3% +25.6% ASX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +42.3%/yr +25.0%/yr +35.1%/yr ASX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.1% 45.7% 71.1% BHE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 60/100 62/100 SANM

Percentile Scorecard

ASXBHESANM

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisASXBHESANM
Valuation 74 #25 of 94 81 #22 of 112 79 #24 of 112
Growth 79 #20 of 92 55 #50 of 109 84 #18 of 109
Profitability 67 #30 of 90 52 #51 of 104 58 #44 of 104
Financial Health 16 #83 of 99 48 #61 of 116 27 #85 of 116
Shareholder Returns 64 #27 of 73 63 #31 of 81 –
Overall 60 60 62
  • ASX ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • BHE ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SANM ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodASXBHESANMSPY
1 month -5.0%-14.3%-24.6% -0.2%
3 months +23.9%-7.9%-1.7% +3.9%
6 months +40.0%+2.8%-21.3% +8.2%
Year to date +161.5%+65.5%+12.9% +12.9%
1 year +218.2%+67.3%+25.6% +12.3%
3 years +462.8%+194.2%+234.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +78.0%+43.3%+49.5% +23.3%
5 years +482.3%+205.1%+350.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +42.3%+25.0%+35.1% +10.9%
10 years +619.7%+181.3%+497.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +21.8%+10.9%+19.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureASXBHESANMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.1%45.7%71.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.4%47.6%81.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.601.992.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.751.470.36 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.1%-37.2%-45.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.6%-28.3%-40.0% -1.2%
52-week high $47.62$98.67$282.72 $779.14
52-week low $13.23$42.15$122.86 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleASXBHESANM
P/E now vs peer median 46.8xmedian 45.6x 47.8xmedian 33.2x 29.6xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 7.7x 0.9xmedian 2.8x 0.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.3xmedian 29.0x 15.6xmedian 20.0x 13.5xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 40.6x 20.0xmedian 29.8x 15.3xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 4.6x 2.3xmedian 3.0x 3.3xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 6.02median 2.28 -6.15median 1.17 10.55median 1.17

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsASXBHESANM
Revenue $22.92B $2.82B $12.76B
Gross profit $4.46B $289.75M $1.15B
Operating income $2.24B $95.93M $530.30M
Net income $2.65B $53.14M $326.85M
Free cash flow $12.11B $126.98M $594.15M
R&D $1.18B – $33.59M
EPS (diluted) $0.88 $1.46 $5.59
Cash & equivalents $2.86B $314.84M $1.84B
Total debt $31.57B $180.98M $2.17B
Shares (diluted) 2.21B 36.40M 55.13M
Enterprise value $83.29B $1.38B $3.70B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricASXBHESANM
P/E 46.8x 47.8x 29.6x
P/FCF 7.7x 20.0x 15.3x
P/Operating cash flow 17.3x 14.4x 10.1x
P/S 4.1x 0.9x 0.7x
P/B 7.7x 2.3x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 9.2x 2.3x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 21.3x 15.6x 13.5x
EV/EBIT 44.1x 25.1x 17.7x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 0.9x 0.7x
EV/FCF 8.1x 19.0x 15.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.2x 13.6x 10.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.02 -6.15 10.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASXBHESANM
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.2% 8.9% 58.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.6% -1.5% 11.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 37.8% 10.3% 65.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 2.4% 15.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 68.3% 7.9% 45.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.3% -1.2% 4.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 83.5% 46.7% 16.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -7.2% 0.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 81.8% 46.2% 17.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.8% -7.8% 2.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.2% 55.8% 90.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 60.0% 55.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 57.3% 57.3% 62.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 41.8% 146.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASXBHESANM
Gross margin 19.5% 10.3% 9.0%
EBITDA margin 20.2% 5.5% 5.4%
Operating margin 9.8% 3.4% 4.2%
Pretax margin 10.7% 3.0% 3.6%
Net margin 8.5% 1.9% 2.4%
FCF margin 52.9% 4.5% 4.7%
Operating cash flow margin 23.6% 6.3% 7.1%
Return on equity 22.0% 4.8% 12.2%
Return on assets 8.4% 2.5% 3.4%
Return on invested capital 11.1% 4.7% 7.8%
Return on capital employed 8.4% 7.1% 10.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.3x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 3.3x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASXBHESANM
Debt / assets 25.2% 8.2% 22.3%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.2x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x -0.9x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 0.7x 1.4x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 63.7% 49.6% 71.7%
Equity / assets 36.3% 50.4% 28.3%
Interest coverage 9.9x 6.0x 5.6x
Current ratio 0.3x 2.0x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.2x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 3.60 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASXBHESANM
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield – 0.7% –
Shareholder yield 1.0% 1.6% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusASXBHESANM
Forward P/E 33.1xFY2026 24.6xFY2026 15.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.27FY2026 $2.88FY2026 $11.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +126.8%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026 +87.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.8% +22.9% +19.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.36BFY2026 $3.16BFY2026 $13.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.6%FY2026 +18.8%FY2026 +63.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +32.0% +9.5% +33.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASXBHESANM
Held by institutions 6.9% 100.0% 93.3%
Institutions holding 482 331 569
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.5% -0.2% -5.4%
Institutions buying 308 190 317
Institutions selling 133 106 207
Buyers to sellers 2.32 1.79 1.53

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ASXBHESANM
ASX 1.00 0.67 0.57
BHE 0.67 1.00 0.67
SANM 0.57 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASX, BHE and SANM?

ASE Technology Holding (ASX) is the largest by market capitalisation: ASE Technology Holding (ASX) $95.28B, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) $2.63B, Sanmina (SANM) $9.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASX, BHE and SANM?

Sanmina (SANM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 48.8x, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) 49.5x, Sanmina (SANM) 30.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sanmina (SANM) is cheapest (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 33.1x, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) 24.6x, Sanmina (SANM) 15.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sanmina (SANM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +18.2%, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) +8.9%, Sanmina (SANM) +58.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

ASE Technology Holding (ASX) has the highest net margin (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 8.5%, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) 1.9%, Sanmina (SANM) 2.4%). On return on invested capital, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) leads (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 11.1%, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) 4.7%, Sanmina (SANM) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ASE Technology Holding (ASX) returned the most: ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +218.2%, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) +67.3%, Sanmina (SANM) +25.6%. Over five years, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) compounded fastest (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +42.3%/yr, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) +25.0%/yr, Sanmina (SANM) +35.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) has been the steadiest (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 58.1%, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) 45.7%, Sanmina (SANM) 71.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASX, BHE and SANM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.