BHE vs ASX vs FN Stock Comparison

Benchmark Electronics, ASE Technology Holding and Fabrinet Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BHE Benchmark Electronics Inc
$66.94 -18.9% 1M +57.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.54B
P/E
47.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.82B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
3 wins
FN Fabrinet
$325.18 -22.1% 1M -22.8% 1Y
Market cap
$12.34B
P/E
26.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.64B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services 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, Fabrinet 4, Benchmark Electronics 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBHEASXFNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.54B $91.34B $12.34B ASX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 47.8x 46.8x 26.1x FN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.2x 31.4x 19.2x FN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.9% +18.2% +35.7% FN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.9% 8.5% 10.2% FN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.7% 11.1% — ASX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 1.1x — BHE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +57.7% +207.6% -22.8% ASX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.7%/yr +42.0%/yr +28.0%/yr ASX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.4% 58.0% 77.6% BHE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 59/100 58/100 BHE

Percentile Scorecard

BHEASXFN

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

AxisBHEASXFN
Valuation 84 #19 of 111 73 #26 of 95 49 #57 of 111
Growth 53 #51 of 108 77 #22 of 93 61 #43 of 108
Profitability 52 #50 of 104 68 #30 of 91 71 #31 of 104
Financial Health 48 #60 of 115 18 #83 of 101 59 #48 of 115
Shareholder Returns 63 #31 of 81 61 #30 of 75 53 #39 of 81
Overall 60 59 58
  • BHE ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ASX ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • 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

PeriodBHEASXFNSPY
1 month -18.9%-9.9%-22.1% -0.8%
3 months -15.9%+9.2%-30.9% +3.5%
6 months -3.3%+29.4%-52.5% +7.0%
Year to date +56.5%+148.0%-28.6% +12.2%
1 year +57.7%+207.6%-22.8% +13.0%
3 years +178.3%+433.7%+114.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +40.7%+74.8%+28.9% +23.1%
5 years +166.6%+476.0%+243.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +21.7%+42.0%+28.0% +11.0%
10 years +163.5%+570.9%+646.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.2%+21.0%+22.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBHEASXFNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.4%58.0%77.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.6%62.4%83.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.982.593.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.273.58-0.29 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.2%-43.1%-57.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.2%-16.2%-56.4% -1.8%
52-week high $98.67$47.62$746.47 $779.14
52-week low $42.15$13.23$314.98 $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.

MultipleBHEASXFN
P/E now vs peer median 45.2xmedian 32.0x 44.4xmedian 42.1x 24.6xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.8x 3.9xmedian 7.1x 2.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 19.4x 20.3xmedian 27.5x 20.3xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.9xmedian 29.0x 7.3xmedian 37.2x 2,760xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.9x 7.3xmedian 4.2x 4.7xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -5.82median 1.13 5.71median 2.23 1.00median 1.13

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 monthsBHEASXFN
Revenue $2.82B $22.92B $4.64B
Gross profit $289.75M $4.46B $556.51M
Operating income $95.93M $2.24B $462.89M
Net income $53.14M $2.65B $473.03M
Free cash flow $126.98M $12.11B $4.22M
R&D – $1.18B –
EPS (diluted) $1.46 $0.88 $13.05
Cash & equivalents $314.84M $2.86B $346.71M
Total debt $180.98M $31.57B –
Shares (diluted) 36.40M 2.21B 36.25M
Enterprise value $1.29B $79.35B $8.59B

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
MetricBHEASXFN
P/E 45.2x 44.4x 24.6x
P/FCF 18.9x 7.3x 2,760x
P/Operating cash flow 13.6x 16.4x 45.4x
P/S 0.9x 3.9x 2.5x
P/B 2.2x 7.3x 4.7x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 8.8x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA 14.7x 20.3x 20.3x
EV/EBIT 23.7x 42.0x 23.3x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 4.1x 2.3x
EV/FCF 17.9x 7.7x 2,553x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.8x 17.3x 42.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.82 5.71 1.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBHEASXFN
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.9% 18.2% 35.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 3.6% 20.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.3% 37.8% 34.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 6.5% 18.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.9% 68.3% 42.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 4.3% 22.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 46.7% 83.5% 42.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.2% 3.2% 24.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 46.2% 81.8% 42.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -7.8% 7.8% 24.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 55.8% 51.2% -21.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.0% 13.0% 6.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 57.3% 57.3% -98.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.8% 27.4% -69.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBHEASXFN
Gross margin 10.3% 19.5% 12.0%
EBITDA margin 5.5% 20.2% 11.4%
Operating margin 3.4% 9.8% 10.0%
Pretax margin 3.0% 10.7% 12.0%
Net margin 1.9% 8.5% 10.2%
FCF margin 4.5% 52.9% 0.1%
Operating cash flow margin 6.3% 23.6% 5.5%
Return on equity 4.8% 22.0% 19.9%
Return on assets 2.5% 8.4% 12.8%
Return on invested capital 4.7% 11.1% –
Return on capital employed 7.1% 8.4% 20.1%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.7x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.3x 2.0x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBHEASXFN
Debt / assets 8.2% 25.2% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 1.1x –
Debt / FCF 1.4x 0.7x –
Liabilities / assets 49.6% 63.7% 37.2%
Equity / assets 50.4% 36.3% 62.8%
Interest coverage 6.0x 9.9x –
Current ratio 2.0x 0.3x 2.3x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.5x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.6x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 3.53 – 7.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBHEASXFN
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 0.7% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 1.7% 1.0% 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.

ConsensusBHEASXFN
Forward P/E 23.2xFY2026 31.4xFY2026 19.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $2.88FY2026 $1.27FY2026 $16.97FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +20.0%FY2026 +126.8%FY2026 +20.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +22.9% +37.8% +21.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.16BFY2026 $24.36BFY2026 $5.84BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +18.8%FY2026 +19.6%FY2026 +25.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +9.5% +32.0% +27.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBHEASXFN
Held by institutions 100.0% 6.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 331 482 755
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% -2.5% -6.6%
Institutions buying 190 308 431
Institutions selling 106 133 245
Buyers to sellers 1.79 2.32 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.

BHEASXFN
BHE 1.00 0.67 0.66
ASX 0.67 1.00 0.56
FN 0.66 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BHE, ASX and FN?

ASE Technology Holding (ASX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Benchmark Electronics (BHE) $2.54B, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) $91.34B, Fabrinet (FN) $12.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, BHE, ASX and FN?

Fabrinet (FN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Benchmark Electronics (BHE) 47.8x, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 46.8x, Fabrinet (FN) 26.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fabrinet (FN) is cheapest (Benchmark Electronics (BHE) 23.2x, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 31.4x, Fabrinet (FN) 19.2x). 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: Benchmark Electronics (BHE) +8.9%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +18.2%, Fabrinet (FN) +35.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fabrinet (FN) has the highest net margin (Benchmark Electronics (BHE) 1.9%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 8.5%, Fabrinet (FN) 10.2%). On return on invested capital, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) leads (Benchmark Electronics (BHE) 4.7%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 11.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ASE Technology Holding (ASX) returned the most: Benchmark Electronics (BHE) +57.7%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +207.6%, Fabrinet (FN) -22.8%. Over five years, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) compounded fastest (Benchmark Electronics (BHE) +21.7%/yr, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +42.0%/yr, Fabrinet (FN) +28.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) has been the steadiest (Benchmark Electronics (BHE) 45.4%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 58.0%, Fabrinet (FN) 77.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BHE, ASX 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 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.