BHE vs JBL vs SANM Stock Comparison

Benchmark Electronics, Jabil 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
3 wins
JBL Jabil Inc
$283.43 -10.5% 1M +34.2% 1Y
Market cap
$30.82B
P/E
29.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.95B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
5 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
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Jabil leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Jabil 5, Sanmina 3, Benchmark Electronics 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBHEJBLSANMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.63B $30.82B $9.46B JBL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 49.5x 29.6x 30.7x JBL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.6x 16.4x 15.0x SANM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.9% +20.6% +58.6% SANM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.9% 2.9% 2.4% JBL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.7% 25.9% 7.8% JBL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 0.7x 0.5x BHE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +67.3% +34.2% +25.6% BHE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.0%/yr +36.4%/yr +35.1%/yr JBL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.7% 47.7% 71.1% BHE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 58/100 62/100 SANM

Percentile Scorecard

BHEJBLSANM

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

AxisBHEJBLSANM
Valuation 81 #22 of 112 71 #33 of 112 79 #24 of 112
Growth 55 #50 of 109 67 #37 of 109 84 #18 of 109
Profitability 52 #51 of 104 67 #35 of 104 58 #44 of 104
Financial Health 48 #61 of 116 18 #95 of 116 27 #85 of 116
Shareholder Returns 63 #31 of 81 66 #28 of 81 –
Overall 60 58 62
  • BHE ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • JBL 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

PeriodBHEJBLSANMSPY
1 month -14.3%-10.5%-24.6% -0.2%
3 months -7.9%-6.5%-1.7% +3.9%
6 months +2.8%-14.3%-21.3% +8.2%
Year to date +65.5%+24.3%+12.9% +12.9%
1 year +67.3%+34.2%+25.6% +12.3%
3 years +194.2%+131.3%+234.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +43.3%+32.3%+49.5% +23.3%
5 years +205.1%+372.2%+350.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +25.0%+36.4%+35.1% +10.9%
10 years +181.3%+1,216.4%+497.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.9%+29.4%+19.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBHEJBLSANMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.7%47.7%71.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.6%52.8%81.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.992.202.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.470.720.36 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.2%-36.9%-45.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.3%-26.5%-40.0% -1.2%
52-week high $98.67$385.63$282.72 $779.14
52-week low $42.15$192.49$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.

MultipleBHEJBLSANM
P/E now vs peer median 47.8xmedian 33.2x 28.8xmedian 33.2x 29.6xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.8x 0.8xmedian 2.8x 0.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 20.0x 13.1xmedian 20.0x 13.5xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.0xmedian 29.8x 21.6xmedian 29.8x 15.3xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 3.0x 18.3xmedian 3.0x 3.3xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -6.15median 1.17 1.65median 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 monthsBHEJBLSANM
Revenue $2.82B $35.95B $12.76B
Gross profit $289.75M $3.32B $1.15B
Operating income $95.93M $1.70B $530.30M
Net income $53.14M $1.04B $326.85M
Free cash flow $126.98M $1.37B $594.15M
R&D – $30.00M $33.59M
EPS (diluted) $1.46 $9.75 $5.59
Cash & equivalents $314.84M $1.74B $1.84B
Total debt $180.98M $3.38B $2.17B
Shares (diluted) 36.40M 106.90M 55.13M
Enterprise value $1.38B $24.32B $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
MetricBHEJBLSANM
P/E 47.8x 28.8x 29.6x
P/FCF 20.0x 21.6x 15.3x
P/Operating cash flow 14.4x 14.8x 10.1x
P/S 0.9x 0.8x 0.7x
P/B 2.3x 18.3x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 29.2x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 15.6x 13.1x 13.5x
EV/EBIT 25.1x 18.3x 17.7x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.9x 0.7x
EV/FCF 19.0x 22.7x 15.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.6x 15.6x 10.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.15 1.65 10.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBHEJBLSANM
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.9% 20.6% 58.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 1.2% 11.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.3% 25.4% 65.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 5.0% 15.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.9% 44.2% 45.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 3.5% 4.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 46.7% 58.6% 16.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.2% 8.4% 0.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 46.2% 64.5% 17.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -7.8% 17.4% 2.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 55.8% 22.1% 90.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.0% 4.9% 55.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 57.3% 17.2% 62.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.8% 25.0% 146.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBHEJBLSANM
Gross margin 10.3% 9.2% 9.0%
EBITDA margin 5.5% 6.6% 5.4%
Operating margin 3.4% 4.7% 4.2%
Pretax margin 3.0% 3.9% 3.6%
Net margin 1.9% 2.9% 2.4%
FCF margin 4.5% 3.8% 4.7%
Operating cash flow margin 6.3% 5.6% 7.1%
Return on equity 4.8% 70.7% 12.2%
Return on assets 2.5% 4.1% 3.4%
Return on invested capital 4.7% 25.9% 7.8%
Return on capital employed 7.1% 43.1% 10.0%
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.4x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.3x 1.9x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBHEJBLSANM
Debt / assets 8.2% 12.3% 22.3%
Debt / equity 0.2x 2.1x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 0.7x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 1.4x 2.5x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 49.6% 94.1% 71.7%
Equity / assets 50.4% 5.9% 28.3%
Interest coverage 6.0x – 5.6x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.0x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.4x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.60 2.57 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBHEJBLSANM
Dividend yield 1.0% 0.1% –
Net buyback yield 0.7% 3.5% –
Shareholder yield 1.6% 3.6% –
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.

ConsensusBHEJBLSANM
Forward P/E 24.6xFY2026 16.4xFY2027 15.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.88FY2026 $17.25FY2027 $11.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.0%FY2026 +31.8%FY2027 +87.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.9% +36.2% +19.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.16BFY2026 $46.50BFY2027 $13.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.8%FY2026 +29.3%FY2027 +63.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.5% +17.4% +33.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBHEJBLSANM
Held by institutions 100.0% 96.9% 93.3%
Institutions holding 331 1,120 569
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% +3.2% -5.4%
Institutions buying 190 618 317
Institutions selling 106 373 207
Buyers to sellers 1.79 1.66 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.

BHEJBLSANM
BHE 1.00 0.73 0.67
JBL 0.73 1.00 0.65
SANM 0.67 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BHE, JBL and SANM?

Jabil (JBL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Benchmark Electronics (BHE) $2.63B, Jabil (JBL) $30.82B, Sanmina (SANM) $9.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, BHE, JBL and SANM?

Jabil (JBL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Benchmark Electronics (BHE) 49.5x, Jabil (JBL) 29.6x, Sanmina (SANM) 30.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sanmina (SANM) is cheapest (Benchmark Electronics (BHE) 24.6x, Jabil (JBL) 16.4x, 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: Benchmark Electronics (BHE) +8.9%, Jabil (JBL) +20.6%, Sanmina (SANM) +58.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Jabil (JBL) has the highest net margin (Benchmark Electronics (BHE) 1.9%, Jabil (JBL) 2.9%, Sanmina (SANM) 2.4%). On return on invested capital, Jabil (JBL) leads (Benchmark Electronics (BHE) 4.7%, Jabil (JBL) 25.9%, Sanmina (SANM) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Benchmark Electronics (BHE) returned the most: Benchmark Electronics (BHE) +67.3%, Jabil (JBL) +34.2%, Sanmina (SANM) +25.6%. Over five years, Jabil (JBL) compounded fastest (Benchmark Electronics (BHE) +25.0%/yr, Jabil (JBL) +36.4%/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 (Benchmark Electronics (BHE) 45.7%, Jabil (JBL) 47.7%, Sanmina (SANM) 71.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BHE, JBL 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, Jabil (JBL) 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.