CLS vs KTCC vs SANM Stock Comparison

Celestica, Key Tronic and Sanmina Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CLS Celestica Inc
$276.22 -24.4% 1M -8.5% 1Y
Market cap
$36.39B
P/E
29.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.23B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
6 wins
KTCC Key Tronic Corp
$2.12 -2.3% 1M -35.4% 1Y
Market cap
$22.76M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$386.67M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
2 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

Celestica leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Celestica 6, Sanmina 3, Key Tronic 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLSKTCCSANMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $36.39B $22.76M $9.46B CLS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.2x -0.5x 30.7x CLS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.9x — 15.0x SANM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +61.6% -17.4% +58.6% CLS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.8% -12.4% 2.4% CLS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.0% -6.5% 7.8% CLS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.9x -46.7x 0.5x KTCC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.5% -35.4% +25.6% SANM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +95.0%/yr -20.0%/yr +35.1%/yr CLS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 79.9% 60.4% 71.1% KTCC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 27/100 62/100 SANM

Percentile Scorecard

CLSKTCCSANM

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

AxisCLSKTCCSANM
Valuation 65 #40 of 112 62 #43 of 112 79 #24 of 112
Growth 91 #11 of 109 2 #107 of 109 84 #18 of 109
Profitability 78 #24 of 104 26 #77 of 104 58 #44 of 104
Financial Health 57 #51 of 116 17 #96 of 116 27 #85 of 116
Shareholder Returns 16 #68 of 81 – –
Overall 61 27 62
  • CLS ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • KTCC 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

PeriodCLSKTCCSANMSPY
1 month -24.4%-2.3%-24.6% -0.2%
3 months -21.1%-46.6%-1.7% +3.9%
6 months -23.6%-25.1%-21.3% +8.2%
Year to date -6.6%-24.0%+12.9% +12.9%
1 year -8.5%-35.4%+25.6% +12.3%
3 years +1,134.2%-45.5%+234.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +131.2%-18.3%+49.5% +23.3%
5 years +2,715.7%-67.2%+350.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +95.0%-20.0%+35.1% +10.9%
10 years +2,211.5%-73.9%+497.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +36.9%-12.6%+19.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCLSKTCCSANMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 79.9%60.4%71.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 86.3%70.9%81.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.380.822.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.11-0.590.36 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-71.8%-45.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.5%-50.2%-40.0% -1.2%
52-week high $472.40$4.26$282.72 $779.14
52-week low $246.25$2.06$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.

MultipleCLSKTCCSANM
P/E now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 33.2x -0.5xmedian 33.2x 29.6xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.8x 0.1xmedian 2.8x 0.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 20.0x -52.6xmedian 20.0x 13.5xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 63.9xmedian 29.8x -11.9xmedian 29.8x 15.3xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 3.0x 0.3xmedian 3.0x 3.3xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.17 0.00median 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 monthsCLSKTCCSANM
Revenue $18.23B $386.67M $12.76B
Gross profit $2.09B $23.94M $1.15B
Operating income $1.50B -$14.72M $530.30M
Net income $1.25B -$47.80M $326.85M
Free cash flow $545.40M -$1.93M $594.15M
R&D $168.90M $8.01M $33.59M
EPS (diluted) $10.23 $-4.41 $5.59
Cash & equivalents $3.96B $584.00K $1.84B
Total debt $818.80M $182.02M $2.17B
Shares (diluted) 121.80M 10.84M 55.13M
Enterprise value $30.92B $19.83M $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
MetricCLSKTCCSANM
P/E 26.7x -0.5x 29.6x
P/FCF 63.9x -11.9x 15.3x
P/Operating cash flow 24.7x 5.2x 10.1x
P/S 1.9x 0.1x 0.7x
P/B 5.6x 0.3x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 5.8x 0.3x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 18.8x -52.6x 13.5x
EV/EBIT 21.1x -13.9x 17.7x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 0.5x 0.7x
EV/FCF 58.1x -106.1x 15.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.5x 46.2x 10.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.00 10.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLSKTCCSANM
Revenue growth (1Y) 61.6% -17.4% 58.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -13.9% 11.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 53.8% -34.3% 65.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -20.4% 15.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 62.0% -2,719% 45.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -42.6% 4.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 73.8% -474.7% 16.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -124.2% 0.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 65.4% -470.7% 17.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -124.8% 2.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 154.8% -76.6% 90.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 33.7% 55.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 37.0% -113.0% 62.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 55.0% 146.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLSKTCCSANM
Gross margin 11.5% 6.2% 9.0%
EBITDA margin 9.3% -1.0% 5.4%
Operating margin 8.3% -3.8% 4.2%
Pretax margin 8.0% -6.4% 3.6%
Net margin 6.8% -12.4% 2.4%
FCF margin 3.0% -0.5% 4.7%
Operating cash flow margin 7.7% 1.1% 7.1%
Return on equity 28.7% -55.5% 12.2%
Return on assets 10.0% -15.4% 3.4%
Return on invested capital 25.0% -6.5% 7.8%
Return on capital employed 32.1% -7.2% 10.0%
Asset turnover 1.5x 1.2x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x -0.1x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.2% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLSKTCCSANM
Debt / assets 5.4% 60.7% 22.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x 2.6x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.9x -46.7x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 1.5x -94.5x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 59.0% 76.9% 71.7%
Equity / assets 41.0% 23.1% 28.3%
Interest coverage 21.3x -1.5x 5.6x
Current ratio 1.6x 2.1x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 1.75 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLSKTCCSANM
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -9.6% – –
Shareholder yield -9.6% – –
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.

ConsensusCLSKTCCSANM
Forward P/E 23.9xFY2026 – 15.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.54FY2026 – $11.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +93.3%FY2026 – +87.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +77.4% – +19.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.07BFY2026 – $13.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +64.1%FY2026 – +63.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +70.3% – +33.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLSKTCCSANM
Held by institutions 69.0% 41.0% 93.3%
Institutions holding 874 26 569
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.0% -4.2% -5.4%
Institutions buying 519 10 317
Institutions selling 272 8 207
Buyers to sellers 1.91 1.25 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.

CLSKTCCSANM
CLS 1.00 0.13 0.45
KTCC 0.13 1.00 0.10
SANM 0.45 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLS, KTCC and SANM?

Celestica (CLS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Celestica (CLS) $36.39B, Key Tronic (KTCC) $22.76M, Sanmina (SANM) $9.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, CLS, KTCC and SANM?

Celestica (CLS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Celestica (CLS) 29.2x, Key Tronic (KTCC) -0.5x, Sanmina (SANM) 30.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sanmina (SANM) is cheapest (Celestica (CLS) 23.9x, 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?

Celestica (CLS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Celestica (CLS) +61.6%, Key Tronic (KTCC) -17.4%, Sanmina (SANM) +58.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Celestica (CLS) has the highest net margin (Celestica (CLS) 6.8%, Key Tronic (KTCC) -12.4%, Sanmina (SANM) 2.4%). On return on invested capital, Celestica (CLS) leads (Celestica (CLS) 25.0%, Key Tronic (KTCC) -6.5%, Sanmina (SANM) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sanmina (SANM) returned the most: Celestica (CLS) -8.5%, Key Tronic (KTCC) -35.4%, Sanmina (SANM) +25.6%. Over five years, Celestica (CLS) compounded fastest (Celestica (CLS) +95.0%/yr, Key Tronic (KTCC) -20.0%/yr, Sanmina (SANM) +35.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Key Tronic (KTCC) has been the steadiest (Celestica (CLS) 79.9%, Key Tronic (KTCC) 60.4%, Sanmina (SANM) 71.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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