ASX vs DSWL vs FN Stock Comparison

ASE Technology Holding, Deswell Industries and Fabrinet Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DSWL Deswell Industries Inc
$2.82 -8.1% 1M -18.0% 1Y
Market cap
$44.96M
P/E
4.2x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
10.60%
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
3 wins
FN Fabrinet
$314.32 -32.2% 1M -28.7% 1Y
Market cap
$12.43B
P/E
26.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.64B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

ASE Technology Holding leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (ASE Technology Holding 3, Deswell Industries 3, Fabrinet 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASXDSWLFNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $83.59B $44.96M $12.43B ASX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.4x 4.2x 26.3x DSWL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.8x — 21.4x FN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.1% — +35.7% FN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.8% — 10.2% FN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 10.60% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +144.9% -18.0% -28.7% ASX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +40.4%/yr -6.9%/yr +22.2%/yr ASX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.9% 42.7% 78.5% DSWL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 96/100 57/100 DSWL

Percentile Scorecard

ASXDSWLFN

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

AxisASXDSWLFN
Valuation 82 #18 of 94 97 #4 of 112 47 #60 of 112
Growth 89 #11 of 92 – 59 #45 of 108
Profitability 69 #29 of 90 – 70 #32 of 104
Financial Health 16 #85 of 101 90 #13 of 116 58 #49 of 116
Shareholder Returns 63 #28 of 74 100 #1 of 80 49 #41 of 80
Overall 64 96 57
  • ASX ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • DSWL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • FN ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASXDSWLFNSPY
1 month -17.4%-8.1%-32.2% -2.3%
3 months +6.9%-12.4%-31.1% -0.7%
6 months +21.5%-15.6%-56.2% +4.8%
Year to date +143.5%-18.5%-31.0% +10.3%
1 year +144.9%-18.0%-28.7% +10.3%
3 years +388.3%+26.5%+93.4% +73.0%
3 years, per year +69.7%+8.1%+24.6% +20.1%
5 years +445.3%-30.2%+172.8% +61.9%
5 years, per year +40.4%-6.9%+22.2% +10.1%
10 years +580.7%+60.2%+726.5% +258.6%
10 years, per year +21.1%+4.8%+23.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureASXDSWLFNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.9%42.7%78.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.7%43.5%83.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.730.223.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.46-0.42-0.37 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.1%-56.6%-57.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.7%-30.5%-57.9% -3.5%
52-week high $47.62$4.06$746.47 $779.14
52-week low $13.75$2.82$314.32 $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.

MultipleASXDSWLFN
P/E now vs peer median 35.0xmedian 41.3x 4.2xmedian 29.9x 23.8xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 6.6x 0.7xmedian 2.8x 2.4xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 26.2x —median 18.5x 19.6xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 37.7x 9.5xmedian 28.0x 2,668xmedian 28.0x
P/B now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 4.3x 0.4xmedian 2.8x 4.6xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.41median 1.81 —median 1.00 0.96median 1.00

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 monthsASXDSWLFN
Revenue $24.92B – $4.64B
Gross profit $5.18B – $556.51M
Operating income $2.83B – $462.89M
Net income $3.27B – $473.03M
Free cash flow $15.64B – $4.22M
R&D $1.26B – –
EPS (diluted) $1.10 – $13.05
Cash & equivalents $2.78B $23.06M $346.71M
Total debt $10.90B – –
Shares (diluted) 2.21B 15.92M 36.25M
Enterprise value $70.95B -$150.33M $8.68B

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
MetricASXDSWLFN
P/E 35.0x 4.2x 23.8x
P/FCF 5.6x 9.5x 2,668x
P/Operating cash flow 13.4x – 43.9x
P/S 3.5x 0.7x 2.4x
P/B 6.6x 0.4x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 7.8x 0.4x 4.6x
EV/EBITDA 17.5x – 19.6x
EV/EBIT 33.5x – 22.4x
EV/Revenue 3.8x – 2.2x
EV/FCF 6.1x – 2,461x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.6x – 40.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.41 – 0.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASXDSWLFN
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.1% – 35.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.9% – 20.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 53.2% – 34.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.2% – 18.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 100.1% – 42.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 22.2% – 22.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 110.4% – 42.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.9% – 24.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 114.2% – 42.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.7% – 24.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 92.0% – -21.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.6% – 6.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 86.3% – -98.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.2% – -69.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASXDSWLFN
Gross margin 20.8% – 12.0%
EBITDA margin 21.8% – 11.4%
Operating margin 11.4% – 10.0%
Pretax margin 12.0% – 12.0%
Net margin 9.8% – 10.2%
FCF margin 62.8% – 0.1%
Operating cash flow margin 26.1% – 5.5%
Return on equity 25.7% – 19.9%
Return on assets 9.0% – 12.8%
Return on invested capital 12.6% – –
Return on capital employed 9.0% – 20.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x – 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASXDSWLFN
Debt / assets 27.9% – –
Debt / equity 0.8x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x – –
Debt / FCF 0.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 66.0% 15.8% 37.2%
Equity / assets 34.0% 84.2% 62.8%
Interest coverage 10.9x – –
Current ratio 0.3x 5.2x 2.3x
Quick ratio 1.8x 3.1x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.7x 2.5x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – – 7.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASXDSWLFN
Dividend yield 1.0% 10.6% –
Net buyback yield – – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 10.6% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusASXDSWLFN
Forward P/E 30.8xFY2026 – 21.4xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.27FY2026 – $16.97FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +126.8%FY2026 – +20.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +37.8% – +21.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.36BFY2026 – $5.84BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +19.6%FY2026 – +25.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +32.0% – +27.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASXDSWLFN
Held by institutions 6.9% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 484 – 757
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.5% – -6.6%
Institutions buying 310 – 432
Institutions selling 133 – 246
Buyers to sellers 2.33 – 1.76

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.

ASXDSWLFN
ASX 1.00 0.16 0.58
DSWL 0.16 1.00 0.09
FN 0.58 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASX, DSWL and FN?

ASE Technology Holding (ASX) is the largest by market capitalisation: ASE Technology Holding (ASX) $83.59B, Deswell Industries (DSWL) $44.96M, Fabrinet (FN) $12.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASX, DSWL and FN?

Deswell Industries (DSWL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 34.4x, Deswell Industries (DSWL) 4.2x, Fabrinet (FN) 26.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fabrinet (FN) is cheapest (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 30.8x, Fabrinet (FN) 21.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fabrinet (FN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +24.1%, Fabrinet (FN) +35.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fabrinet (FN) has the highest net margin (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 9.8%, Fabrinet (FN) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ASE Technology Holding (ASX) returned the most: ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +144.9%, Deswell Industries (DSWL) -18.0%, Fabrinet (FN) -28.7%. Over five years, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) compounded fastest (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +40.4%/yr, Deswell Industries (DSWL) -6.9%/yr, Fabrinet (FN) +22.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 0.00%, Deswell Industries (DSWL) 10.60%, Fabrinet (FN) 0.00%. ASE Technology Holding (ASX) and Fabrinet (FN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Deswell Industries (DSWL) has been the steadiest (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 58.9%, Deswell Industries (DSWL) 42.7%, Fabrinet (FN) 78.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASX, DSWL and FN?

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 3. 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.