ASX vs FLEX vs KTCC Stock Comparison

ASE Technology Holding, Flex and Key Tronic Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FLEX Flex Ltd.
$83.35 -27.3% 1M +28.9% 1Y
Market cap
$30.79B
P/E
31.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.27B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
4 wins
KTCC Key Tronic Corp
$2.12 -2.3% 1M -35.4% 1Y
Market cap
$23.02M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$386.67M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

ASE Technology Holding leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (ASE Technology Holding 6, Flex 4, Key Tronic 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASXFLEXKTCCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $93.61B $30.79B $23.02M ASX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.8x 31.4x -0.5x FLEX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.1x 17.1x — FLEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.2% +12.2% -17.4% ASX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.5% 3.3% -12.4% ASX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.1% 11.3% -6.5% FLEX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 1.5x -46.7x KTCC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.95% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +218.2% +28.9% -35.4% ASX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +42.3%/yr +45.2%/yr -20.0%/yr FLEX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.1% 69.0% 60.4% ASX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 55/100 27/100 ASX

Percentile Scorecard

ASXFLEXKTCC

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

AxisASXFLEXKTCC
Valuation 74 #25 of 94 64 #41 of 112 62 #43 of 112
Growth 79 #20 of 92 51 #54 of 109 2 #107 of 109
Profitability 67 #30 of 90 55 #47 of 104 26 #77 of 104
Financial Health 16 #83 of 99 19 #94 of 116 17 #96 of 116
Shareholder Returns 64 #27 of 73 88 #11 of 81 –
Overall 60 55 27
  • ASX ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • FLEX ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • KTCC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASXFLEXKTCCSPY
1 month -5.0%-27.3%-2.3% -0.2%
3 months +23.9%-26.4%-46.6% +3.9%
6 months +40.0%-4.4%-25.1% +8.2%
Year to date +161.5%+38.0%-24.0% +12.9%
1 year +218.2%+28.9%-35.4% +12.3%
3 years +462.8%+330.1%-45.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +78.0%+62.7%-18.3% +23.3%
5 years +482.3%+545.1%-67.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +42.3%+45.2%-20.0% +10.9%
10 years +619.7%+696.8%-73.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +21.8%+23.1%-12.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureASXFLEXKTCCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.1%69.0%60.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.4%64.2%70.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.603.110.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.750.42-0.59 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.1%-52.8%-71.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.6%-48.6%-50.2% -1.2%
52-week high $47.62$162.07$4.26 $779.14
52-week low $13.23$54.51$2.06 $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.

MultipleASXFLEXKTCC
P/E now vs peer median 46.8xmedian 45.6x 31.4xmedian 33.2x -0.5xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 7.7x 1.1xmedian 2.8x 0.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.3xmedian 29.0x 21.4xmedian 20.0x -52.6xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 40.6x 37.3xmedian 29.8x -11.9xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 4.6x 5.6xmedian 3.0x 0.3xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 6.02median 2.28 2.17median 1.17 0.00median 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 monthsASXFLEXKTCC
Revenue $22.92B $29.27B $386.67M
Gross profit $4.46B $2.74B $23.94M
Operating income $2.24B $1.45B -$14.72M
Net income $2.65B $973.00M -$47.80M
Free cash flow $12.11B $826.00M -$1.93M
R&D $1.18B – $8.01M
EPS (diluted) $0.88 $2.60 $-4.41
Cash & equivalents $2.86B $2.84B $584.00K
Total debt $31.57B $5.22B $182.02M
Shares (diluted) 2.21B 374.00M 10.84M
Enterprise value $82.56B $20.25B $20.10M

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
MetricASXFLEXKTCC
P/E 46.8x 31.4x -0.5x
P/FCF 7.7x 37.3x -11.9x
P/Operating cash flow 17.3x 19.7x 5.2x
P/S 4.1x 1.1x 0.1x
P/B 7.7x 5.6x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 9.2x 6.5x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA 21.3x 21.4x -52.6x
EV/EBIT 44.1x 22.9x -13.9x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 1.1x 0.5x
EV/FCF 8.1x 40.2x -106.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.2x 21.2x 46.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.02 2.17 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASXFLEXKTCC
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.2% 12.2% -17.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 1.0% -13.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 37.8% 21.3% -34.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 11.7% -20.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 68.3% 16.2% -2,719%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 14.0% -42.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 83.5% 9.2% -474.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -2.5% -124.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 81.8% 11.2% -470.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 14.4% -124.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.2% -0.1% -76.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 19.4% 33.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 57.3% -25.2% -113.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 54.7% 55.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASXFLEXKTCC
Gross margin 19.5% 9.4% 6.2%
EBITDA margin 20.2% 5.3% -1.0%
Operating margin 9.8% 5.0% -3.8%
Pretax margin 10.7% 4.4% -6.4%
Net margin 8.5% 3.3% -12.4%
FCF margin 52.9% 2.8% -0.5%
Operating cash flow margin 23.6% 5.3% 1.1%
Return on equity 22.0% 18.3% -55.5%
Return on assets 8.4% 4.1% -15.4%
Return on invested capital 11.1% 11.3% -6.5%
Return on capital employed 8.4% 13.9% -7.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.2x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.6x -0.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASXFLEXKTCC
Debt / assets 25.2% 20.7% 60.7%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.9x 2.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 1.5x -46.7x
Debt / FCF 0.7x 6.3x -94.5x
Liabilities / assets 63.7% 78.2% 76.9%
Equity / assets 36.3% 21.8% 23.1%
Interest coverage 9.9x 6.5x -1.5x
Current ratio 0.3x 1.4x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.5x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 2.66 1.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASXFLEXKTCC
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield – 2.3% –
Shareholder yield 1.0% 2.3% –
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.

ConsensusASXFLEXKTCC
Forward P/E 33.1xFY2026 17.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.27FY2026 $4.88FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +126.8%FY2026 +47.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +37.8% +38.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.36BFY2026 $36.41BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +19.6%FY2026 +30.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +32.0% +29.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASXFLEXKTCC
Held by institutions 6.9% 94.3% 41.0%
Institutions holding 482 1,106 26
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.5% -0.8% -4.2%
Institutions buying 308 674 10
Institutions selling 133 342 8
Buyers to sellers 2.32 1.97 1.25

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.

ASXFLEXKTCC
ASX 1.00 0.62 0.12
FLEX 0.62 1.00 0.15
KTCC 0.12 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASX, FLEX and KTCC?

ASE Technology Holding (ASX) is the largest by market capitalisation: ASE Technology Holding (ASX) $93.61B, Flex (FLEX) $30.79B, Key Tronic (KTCC) $23.02M.

Which stock is cheaper, ASX, FLEX and KTCC?

Flex (FLEX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 46.8x, Flex (FLEX) 31.4x, Key Tronic (KTCC) -0.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Flex (FLEX) is cheapest (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 33.1x, Flex (FLEX) 17.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

ASE Technology Holding (ASX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +18.2%, Flex (FLEX) +12.2%, Key Tronic (KTCC) -17.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

ASE Technology Holding (ASX) has the highest net margin (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 8.5%, Flex (FLEX) 3.3%, Key Tronic (KTCC) -12.4%). On return on invested capital, Flex (FLEX) leads (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 11.1%, Flex (FLEX) 11.3%, Key Tronic (KTCC) -6.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ASE Technology Holding (ASX) returned the most: ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +218.2%, Flex (FLEX) +28.9%, Key Tronic (KTCC) -35.4%. Over five years, Flex (FLEX) compounded fastest (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +42.3%/yr, Flex (FLEX) +45.2%/yr, Key Tronic (KTCC) -20.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 0.95%. Flex (FLEX) and Key Tronic (KTCC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) has been the steadiest (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 58.1%, Flex (FLEX) 69.0%, Key Tronic (KTCC) 60.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASX, FLEX and KTCC?

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 6. 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.