CLS vs PLXS vs TTMI Stock Comparison

Celestica, Plexus and Ttm Technologies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CLS Celestica Inc
$246.25 -32.6% 1M -17.0% 1Y
Market cap
$33.26B
P/E
26.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.23B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
7 wins
PLXS Plexus Corp
$222.32 -15.5% 1M +54.5% 1Y
Market cap
$6.08B
P/E
32.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.60B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
2 wins
TTMI Ttm Technologies Inc
$85.50 -33.8% 1M +45.5% 1Y
Market cap
$9.24B
P/E
39.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.38B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Celestica leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Celestica 7, Ttm Technologies 2, Plexus 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLSPLXSTTMILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.26B $6.08B $9.24B CLS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.7x 32.8x 39.0x CLS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.3x 26.6x 16.2x TTMI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +61.6% +14.2% +27.6% CLS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.8% 4.0% 7.0% TTMI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.0% 11.3% 10.6% CLS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.9x -0.1x 1.0x CLS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.0% +54.5% +45.5% PLXS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +90.6%/yr +19.0%/yr +44.5%/yr CLS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 79.2% 41.4% 90.5% PLXS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 52/100 59/100 CLS

Percentile Scorecard

CLSPLXSTTMI

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

AxisCLSPLXSTTMI
Valuation 69 #35 of 111 52 #54 of 111 51 #55 of 111
Growth 91 #11 of 108 44 #61 of 108 88 #14 of 108
Profitability 78 #24 of 104 55 #47 of 104 62 #40 of 104
Financial Health 57 #50 of 115 41 #68 of 115 37 #73 of 115
Shareholder Returns 16 #68 of 81 69 #26 of 81 –
Overall 62 52 59
  • CLS ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • PLXS ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • TTMI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCLSPLXSTTMISPY
1 month -32.6%-15.5%-33.8% -0.8%
3 months -22.6%-12.3%-30.9% +3.5%
6 months -41.7%-10.8%-40.7% +7.0%
Year to date -16.7%+51.2%+23.9% +12.2%
1 year -17.0%+54.5%+45.5% +13.0%
3 years +1,000.3%+134.8%+642.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +122.5%+32.9%+95.2% +23.1%
5 years +2,412.8%+138.5%+528.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +90.6%+19.0%+44.5% +11.0%
10 years +1,983.3%+391.5%+652.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +35.5%+17.3%+22.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCLSPLXSTTMISPY
Volatility, 1Y 79.2%41.4%90.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 86.3%44.0%97.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.351.723.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.211.320.50 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-34.9%-66.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.9%-26.8%-61.4% -1.8%
52-week high $472.40$303.82$221.47 $779.14
52-week low $246.25$132.74$58.45 $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.

MultipleCLSPLXSTTMI
P/E now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 32.0x 32.0xmedian 32.0x 37.7xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.8x 1.3xmedian 2.8x 2.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 19.4x 19.2xmedian 19.4x 19.4xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 56.9xmedian 29.0x 95.9xmedian 29.0x -594.9xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 2.9x 3.9xmedian 2.9x 4.7xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.13 3.81median 1.13 0.80median 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 monthsCLSPLXSTTMI
Revenue $18.23B $4.60B $3.38B
Gross profit $2.09B $461.48M $715.64M
Operating income $1.50B $230.67M $334.16M
Net income $1.25B $185.41M $236.78M
Free cash flow $545.40M $61.87M -$15.14M
R&D $168.90M – $29.71M
EPS (diluted) $10.23 $6.79 $2.20
Cash & equivalents $3.96B $314.05M $507.91M
Total debt $818.80M $275.46M $3.72B
Shares (diluted) 121.80M 27.29M 107.58M
Enterprise value $27.79B $4.91B $7.33B

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
MetricCLSPLXSTTMI
P/E 23.8x 32.0x 37.7x
P/FCF 56.9x 95.9x -594.9x
P/Operating cash flow 22.1x 34.7x 27.9x
P/S 1.7x 1.3x 2.7x
P/B 5.0x 3.9x 4.7x
P/Tangible book 5.2x 3.9x 5.0x
EV/EBITDA 16.5x 19.2x 19.4x
EV/EBIT 18.5x 25.5x 28.3x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 1.3x 2.8x
EV/FCF 51.2x 95.2x -625.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.8x 34.5x 29.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 3.81 0.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLSPLXSTTMI
Revenue growth (1Y) 61.6% 14.2% 27.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.2% 12.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 53.8% 12.7% 33.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.5% 18.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 62.0% 13.6% 94.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 4.0% 47.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 73.8% 14.0% 154.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 7.5% 48.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 65.4% 15.0% 147.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 8.4% 47.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 154.8% -49.3% 35.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 31.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 37.0% -75.3% -185.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 70.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLSPLXSTTMI
Gross margin 11.5% 10.0% 21.2%
EBITDA margin 9.3% 6.7% 14.5%
Operating margin 8.3% 5.0% 9.9%
Pretax margin 8.0% 4.7% 7.8%
Net margin 6.8% 4.0% 7.0%
FCF margin 3.0% 1.3% -0.4%
Operating cash flow margin 7.7% 3.7% 9.6%
Return on equity 28.7% 12.3% 12.6%
Return on assets 10.0% 5.3% 5.6%
Return on invested capital 25.0% 11.3% 10.6%
Return on capital employed 32.1% 14.9% 11.4%
Asset turnover 1.5x 1.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.9x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.0% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLSPLXSTTMI
Debt / assets 5.4% 7.6% 22.0%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.9x -0.1x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 1.5x 4.5x -64.3x
Liabilities / assets 59.0% 57.9% 56.2%
Equity / assets 41.0% 42.1% 43.8%
Interest coverage 21.3x 18.0x 7.6x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.5x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.7x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 4.30 3.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLSPLXSTTMI
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -10.7% 1.4% –
Shareholder yield -10.7% 1.4% –
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.

ConsensusCLSPLXSTTMI
Forward P/E 21.3xFY2026 26.6xFY2026 16.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.54FY2026 $8.35FY2026 $5.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +93.3%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 +115.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +77.4% +26.7% +53.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.07BFY2026 $4.60BFY2026 $4.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +64.1%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026 +46.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +70.3% +16.8% +60.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLSPLXSTTMI
Held by institutions 69.0% 99.7% 92.4%
Institutions holding 873 447 638
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.0% -0.6% +0.6%
Institutions buying 518 245 396
Institutions selling 272 135 202
Buyers to sellers 1.90 1.81 1.96

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.

CLSPLXSTTMI
CLS 1.00 0.53 0.60
PLXS 0.53 1.00 0.68
TTMI 0.60 0.68 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLS, PLXS and TTMI?

Celestica (CLS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Celestica (CLS) $33.26B, Plexus (PLXS) $6.08B, Ttm Technologies (TTMI) $9.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, CLS, PLXS and TTMI?

Celestica (CLS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Celestica (CLS) 26.7x, Plexus (PLXS) 32.8x, Ttm Technologies (TTMI) 39.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ttm Technologies (TTMI) is cheapest (Celestica (CLS) 21.3x, Plexus (PLXS) 26.6x, Ttm Technologies (TTMI) 16.2x). 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%, Plexus (PLXS) +14.2%, Ttm Technologies (TTMI) +27.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ttm Technologies (TTMI) has the highest net margin (Celestica (CLS) 6.8%, Plexus (PLXS) 4.0%, Ttm Technologies (TTMI) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Celestica (CLS) leads (Celestica (CLS) 25.0%, Plexus (PLXS) 11.3%, Ttm Technologies (TTMI) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Plexus (PLXS) returned the most: Celestica (CLS) -17.0%, Plexus (PLXS) +54.5%, Ttm Technologies (TTMI) +45.5%. Over five years, Celestica (CLS) compounded fastest (Celestica (CLS) +90.6%/yr, Plexus (PLXS) +19.0%/yr, Ttm Technologies (TTMI) +44.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Plexus (PLXS) has been the steadiest (Celestica (CLS) 79.2%, Plexus (PLXS) 41.4%, Ttm Technologies (TTMI) 90.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLS, PLXS and TTMI?

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 7. 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.