CLS vs ELTK vs FN Stock Comparison

Celestica, Eltek and Fabrinet Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CLS Celestica Inc
$276.22 -24.4% 1M -8.5% 1Y
Market cap
$34.83B
P/E
26.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.23B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
5 wins
ELTK Eltek Ltd
$6.59 -18.8% 1M -41.3% 1Y
Market cap
$44.28M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
2 wins
FN Fabrinet
$343.51 -17.8% 1M -18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$12.31B
P/E
26.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.64B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Celestica leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Celestica 5, Fabrinet 2, Eltek 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLSELTKFNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.83B $44.28M $12.31B CLS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.7x — 26.0x FN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.9x 5.1x 20.2x ELTK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +61.6% — +35.7% CLS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.8% — 10.2% FN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.5% -41.3% -18.9% CLS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +95.0%/yr +4.4%/yr +28.9%/yr CLS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 79.9% 52.3% 77.6% ELTK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 60/100 58/100 CLS

Percentile Scorecard

CLSELTKFN

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

AxisCLSELTKFN
Valuation 65 #40 of 112 96 #5 of 112 49 #58 of 112
Growth 91 #11 of 109 36 #70 of 109 61 #43 of 109
Profitability 78 #24 of 104 – 70 #32 of 104
Financial Health 57 #51 of 116 69 #37 of 116 58 #49 of 116
Shareholder Returns 16 #68 of 81 40 #49 of 81 54 #38 of 81
Overall 61 60 58
  • CLS ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ELTK ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • FN ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCLSELTKFNSPY
1 month -24.4%-18.8%-17.8% -0.2%
3 months -21.1%-28.0%-23.6% +3.9%
6 months -23.6%-25.8%-46.1% +8.2%
Year to date -6.6%-23.8%-24.5% +12.9%
1 year -8.5%-41.3%-18.9% +12.3%
3 years +1,134.2%-30.6%+126.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +131.2%-11.5%+31.3% +23.3%
5 years +2,715.7%+23.9%+255.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +95.0%+4.4%+28.9% +10.9%
10 years +2,211.5%+34.5%+752.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +36.9%+3.0%+23.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCLSELTKFNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 79.9%52.3%77.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 86.3%57.9%83.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.380.743.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.11-0.79-0.24 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-70.7%-57.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.5%-42.9%-54.0% -1.2%
52-week high $472.40$11.55$746.47 $779.14
52-week low $246.25$6.57$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.

MultipleCLSELTKFN
P/E now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 33.2x —median 33.2x 26.0xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.8x —median 2.8x 2.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 20.0x —median 20.0x 21.5xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 63.9xmedian 29.8x 5.6xmedian 29.8x 2,916xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 3.0x 1.0xmedian 3.0x 5.0xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.17 —median 1.17 1.05median 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 monthsCLSELTKFN
Revenue $18.23B – $4.64B
Gross profit $2.09B – $556.51M
Operating income $1.50B – $462.89M
Net income $1.25B -$6.14M $473.03M
Free cash flow $545.40M $7.87M $4.22M
R&D $168.90M – –
EPS (diluted) $10.23 – $13.05
Cash & equivalents $3.96B $9.39M $346.71M
Total debt $818.80M $3.38M –
Shares (diluted) 121.80M 6.79M 36.25M
Enterprise value $29.36B -$2.04M $8.56B

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
MetricCLSELTKFN
P/E 26.7x – 26.0x
P/FCF 63.9x 5.6x 2,916x
P/Operating cash flow 24.7x 11.9x 47.9x
P/S 1.9x – 2.7x
P/B 5.6x 1.0x 5.0x
P/Tangible book 5.8x 1.0x 5.0x
EV/EBITDA 18.8x – 21.5x
EV/EBIT 21.1x – 24.7x
EV/Revenue 1.7x – 2.5x
EV/FCF 58.1x 4.3x 2,708x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.5x 9.0x 44.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 1.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLSELTKFN
Revenue growth (1Y) 61.6% – 35.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 20.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 53.8% – 34.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 18.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 62.0% – 42.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 22.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 73.8% -297.9% 42.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -49.0% 24.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 65.4% – 42.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 24.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 154.8% 424.0% -21.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -14.1% 6.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 37.0% 48.9% -98.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -4.4% -69.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLSELTKFN
Gross margin 11.5% – 12.0%
EBITDA margin 9.3% – 11.4%
Operating margin 8.3% – 10.0%
Pretax margin 8.0% – 12.0%
Net margin 6.8% – 10.2%
FCF margin 3.0% – 0.1%
Operating cash flow margin 7.7% – 5.5%
Return on equity 28.7% – 19.9%
Return on assets 10.0% – 12.8%
Return on invested capital 25.0% – –
Return on capital employed 32.1% – 20.1%
Asset turnover 1.5x – 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x -0.6x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLSELTKFN
Debt / assets 5.4% 1.0% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.9x – –
Debt / FCF 1.5x 0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 59.0% 39.3% 37.2%
Equity / assets 41.0% 60.7% 62.8%
Interest coverage 21.3x – –
Current ratio 1.6x 2.2x 2.3x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.7x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.7x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – – 8.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLSELTKFN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -9.6% -0.1% 0.0%
Shareholder yield -9.6% -0.1% 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.

ConsensusCLSELTKFN
Forward P/E 23.9xFY2026 5.1xFY2026 20.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $11.54FY2026 $1.29FY2026 $16.97FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +93.3%FY2026 +975.0%FY2026 +20.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +77.4% -212.4% +21.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.07BFY2026 $56.54MFY2026 $5.84BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +64.1%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026 +25.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +70.3% -5.4% +27.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLSELTKFN
Held by institutions 69.0% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 874 – 755
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.0% – -6.6%
Institutions buying 519 – 431
Institutions selling 272 – 245
Buyers to sellers 1.91 – 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.

CLSELTKFN
CLS 1.00 0.15 0.65
ELTK 0.15 1.00 0.16
FN 0.65 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLS, ELTK and FN?

Celestica (CLS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Celestica (CLS) $34.83B, Eltek (ELTK) $44.28M, Fabrinet (FN) $12.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, CLS, ELTK and FN?

Fabrinet (FN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Celestica (CLS) 26.7x, Fabrinet (FN) 26.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eltek (ELTK) is cheapest (Celestica (CLS) 23.9x, Eltek (ELTK) 5.1x, Fabrinet (FN) 20.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Celestica (CLS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Celestica (CLS) +61.6%, Fabrinet (FN) +35.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fabrinet (FN) has the highest net margin (Celestica (CLS) 6.8%, Fabrinet (FN) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Celestica (CLS) returned the most: Celestica (CLS) -8.5%, Eltek (ELTK) -41.3%, Fabrinet (FN) -18.9%. Over five years, Celestica (CLS) compounded fastest (Celestica (CLS) +95.0%/yr, Eltek (ELTK) +4.4%/yr, Fabrinet (FN) +28.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eltek (ELTK) has been the steadiest (Celestica (CLS) 79.9%, Eltek (ELTK) 52.3%, Fabrinet (FN) 77.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLS, ELTK 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, Celestica (CLS) 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.