ASX vs PLXS vs GFS Stock Comparison

ASE Technology Holding, Plexus and Globalfoundries Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PLXS Plexus Corp
$239.34 -9.7% 1M +66.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.81B
P/E
28.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.96B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
3 wins
GFS GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
$46.11 -3.5% 1M +33.1% 1Y
Market cap
$25.26B
P/E
35.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.94B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

ASE Technology Holding leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (ASE Technology Holding 4, Globalfoundries 4, Plexus 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASXPLXSGFSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $96.82B $5.81B $25.26B ASX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 49.6x 28.7x 35.3x PLXS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.6x 28.7x 25.3x GFS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.2% +23.1% +1.4% PLXS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.5% — 10.3% GFS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.1% — 5.1% ASX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x — -0.6x GFS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +228.8% +66.6% +33.1% ASX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +43.9%/yr +22.4%/yr -1.1%/yr ASX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.3% 41.6% 60.3% PLXS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 43/100 61/100 GFS

Percentile Scorecard

ASXPLXSGFS

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

AxisASXPLXSGFS
Valuation 73 #26 of 94 46 #60 of 111 94 #7 of 94
Growth 80 #19 of 92 44 #61 of 108 36 #59 of 92
Profitability 69 #29 of 90 54 #48 of 104 57 #39 of 90
Financial Health 17 #82 of 99 25 #86 of 115 46 #54 of 99
Shareholder Returns 64 #27 of 73 – 74 #20 of 73
Overall 61 43 61
  • ASX ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • PLXS ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • GFS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASXPLXSGFSSPY
1 month +0.3%-9.7%-3.5% +0.9%
3 months +39.5%-0.5%-2.0% +5.9%
6 months +43.6%-4.5%-26.5% +8.5%
Year to date +172.9%+62.8%+32.0% +13.3%
1 year +228.8%+66.6%+33.1% +12.4%
3 years +487.3%+152.8%-11.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +80.5%+36.3%-3.9% +23.5%
5 years +517.0%+174.1%-5.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +43.9%+22.4%-1.1% +11.0%
10 years +657.4%+428.0%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +22.4%+18.1%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureASXPLXSGFSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.3%41.6%60.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.4%44.0%59.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.611.742.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.931.600.55 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.1%-34.9%-61.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.7%-21.2%-48.7% -0.9%
52-week high $47.62$303.82$89.96 $779.14
52-week low $13.36$132.74$32.24 $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.

MultipleASXPLXSGFS
P/E now vs peer median 48.8xmedian 46.0x 31.6xmedian 33.5x 35.7xmedian 46.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 7.9x 1.3xmedian 2.8x 3.7xmedian 7.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.2xmedian 28.3x —median 19.6x 11.9xmedian 28.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 41.4x 117.8xmedian 29.8x 32.2xmedian 41.4x
P/B now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 4.6x 4.1xmedian 2.9x 2.2xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 6.29median 2.30 2.18median 1.10 -1.62median 2.30

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 monthsASXPLXSGFS
Revenue $22.92B $4.96B $6.94B
Gross profit $4.46B $502.67M $1.88B
Operating income $2.24B $263.84M $804.00M
Net income $2.65B $202.49M $720.00M
Free cash flow $12.11B – $796.00M
R&D $1.18B – $563.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.88 $7.42 $1.28
Cash & equivalents $2.86B – $1.09B
Total debt $31.57B – $1.12B
Shares (diluted) 2.21B 27.29M 558.00M
Enterprise value $84.83B $5.81B $13.56B

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
MetricASXPLXSGFS
P/E 48.8x 31.6x 35.7x
P/FCF 8.1x 117.8x 32.2x
P/Operating cash flow 18.0x 93.6x 13.4x
P/S 4.3x 1.3x 3.7x
P/B 8.0x 4.1x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 9.6x 4.1x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 22.2x – 11.9x
EV/EBIT 46.0x – 30.3x
EV/Revenue 4.5x 1.3x 3.5x
EV/FCF 8.5x – 30.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.0x 93.6x 12.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.29 2.18 -1.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASXPLXSGFS
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.2% 23.1% 1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 5.6% -4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 37.8% 23.7% 15.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 8.4% -6.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 68.3% 30.4% 575.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 10.4% -12.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 83.5% 17.1% 742.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 13.3% -21.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 81.8% 18.5% 717.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 14.5% -22.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.2% -72.6% 20.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.0% -25.6% -4.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 57.3% – -18.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.4% – -16.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASXPLXSGFS
Gross margin 19.5% – 27.1%
EBITDA margin 20.2% – 29.5%
Operating margin 9.8% – 11.6%
Pretax margin 10.7% – 12.6%
Net margin 8.5% – 10.3%
FCF margin 52.9% – 11.5%
Operating cash flow margin 23.6% 1.4% 27.6%
Return on equity 22.0% – 6.1%
Return on assets 8.4% – 4.3%
Return on invested capital 11.1% – 5.1%
Return on capital employed 8.4% – 5.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 0.3x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASXPLXSGFS
Debt / assets 25.2% – 6.6%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x – -0.6x
Debt / FCF 0.7x – 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 63.7% 60.0% 30.0%
Equity / assets 36.3% 40.0% 70.0%
Interest coverage 9.9x – –
Current ratio 0.3x 1.4x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.5x – 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.6x – 1.1x
Altman Z-score – – 2.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASXPLXSGFS
Dividend yield 0.9% – 0.5%
Net buyback yield – – 1.6%
Shareholder yield 0.9% – 2.1%
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.

ConsensusASXPLXSGFS
Forward P/E 34.6xFY2026 28.7xFY2026 25.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.27FY2026 $8.35FY2026 $1.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +126.8%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.8% +26.7% +33.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.36BFY2026 $4.60BFY2026 $6.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.6%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +32.0% +16.8% +23.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASXPLXSGFS
Held by institutions 6.9% 99.7% 98.4%
Institutions holding 482 447 438
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.5% -0.6% -3.0%
Institutions buying 308 245 305
Institutions selling 133 135 88
Buyers to sellers 2.32 1.81 3.47

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.

ASXPLXSGFS
ASX 1.00 0.62 0.64
PLXS 0.62 1.00 0.52
GFS 0.64 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASX, PLXS and GFS?

ASE Technology Holding (ASX) is the largest by market capitalisation: ASE Technology Holding (ASX) $96.82B, Plexus (PLXS) $5.81B, Globalfoundries (GFS) $25.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASX, PLXS and GFS?

Plexus (PLXS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 49.6x, Plexus (PLXS) 28.7x, Globalfoundries (GFS) 35.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Globalfoundries (GFS) is cheapest (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 34.6x, Plexus (PLXS) 28.7x, Globalfoundries (GFS) 25.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Plexus (PLXS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +18.2%, Plexus (PLXS) +23.1%, Globalfoundries (GFS) +1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Globalfoundries (GFS) has the highest net margin (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 8.5%, Globalfoundries (GFS) 10.3%). On return on invested capital, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) leads (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 11.1%, Globalfoundries (GFS) 5.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ASE Technology Holding (ASX) returned the most: ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +228.8%, Plexus (PLXS) +66.6%, Globalfoundries (GFS) +33.1%. Over five years, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) compounded fastest (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +43.9%/yr, Plexus (PLXS) +22.4%/yr, Globalfoundries (GFS) -1.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Plexus (PLXS) has been the steadiest (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 58.3%, Plexus (PLXS) 41.6%, Globalfoundries (GFS) 60.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASX, PLXS and GFS?

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 4. 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.