CLS vs SANM vs BHE Stock Comparison

Celestica, Sanmina and Benchmark Electronics Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CLS Celestica Inc
$282.93 -22.8% 1M -16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$35.68B
P/E
27.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.23B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
7 wins
SANM Sanmina Corp
$173.06 -22.3% 1M +25.3% 1Y
Market cap
$9.28B
P/E
30.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.76B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
2 wins
BHE Benchmark Electronics Inc
$72.25 -13.5% 1M +65.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.59B
P/E
46.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.95B
Div. yield
0.94%
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCLSSANMBHELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $35.68B $9.28B $2.59B CLS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.4x 30.3x 46.3x CLS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.5x 15.3x 25.1x SANM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +61.6% +58.6% +12.9% CLS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.8% 2.4% 1.9% CLS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.0% 7.8% 5.0% CLS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.9x 0.5x -0.8x CLS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.94% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.2% +25.3% +65.0% BHE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +95.9%/yr +35.6%/yr +25.4%/yr CLS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 80.1% 71.2% 45.8% BHE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 62/100 61/100 SANM

Percentile Scorecard

CLSSANMBHE

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

AxisCLSSANMBHE
Valuation 65 #40 of 112 81 #22 of 112 82 #21 of 112
Growth 89 #13 of 108 84 #18 of 108 67 #36 of 108
Profitability 78 #24 of 104 56 #46 of 104 50 #53 of 104
Financial Health 57 #51 of 116 27 #85 of 116 47 #62 of 116
Shareholder Returns 18 #64 of 78 – 60 #32 of 78
Overall 61 62 61
  • CLS ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SANM ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • BHE ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCLSSANMBHESPY
1 month -22.8%-22.3%-13.5% +0.7%
3 months -19.8%-5.7%-8.9% +3.7%
6 months -30.9%-20.5%-11.9% +7.1%
Year to date -4.3%+15.3%+69.0% +12.8%
1 year -16.2%+25.3%+65.0% +11.9%
3 years +1,171.6%+244.1%+199.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +133.5%+51.0%+44.2% +22.8%
5 years +2,781.2%+358.4%+210.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +95.9%+35.6%+25.4% +10.9%
10 years +2,275.6%+507.2%+189.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +37.3%+19.8%+11.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCLSSANMBHESPY
Volatility, 1Y 80.1%71.2%45.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 86.4%81.0%47.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.392.642.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.200.361.42 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-45.4%-37.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.1%-38.8%-26.8% -1.2%
52-week high $472.40$282.72$98.67 $779.14
52-week low $246.25$122.86$42.15 $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.

MultipleCLSSANMBHE
P/E now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 32.9x 30.3xmedian 32.9x 46.3xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.9x 0.7xmedian 2.9x 0.9xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 20.0x 13.8xmedian 20.0x 15.2xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 65.4xmedian 30.2x 15.6xmedian 30.2x 22.2xmedian 30.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 2.9x 3.4xmedian 2.9x 2.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.08 10.77median 1.08 -6.91median 1.08

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 monthsCLSSANMBHE
Revenue $18.23B $12.76B $2.95B
Gross profit $2.09B $1.15B $306.25M
Operating income $1.50B $530.30M $102.97M
Net income $1.25B $326.85M $56.03M
Free cash flow $545.40M $594.15M $116.54M
R&D $168.90M $33.59M –
EPS (diluted) $10.23 $5.59 $1.54
Cash & equivalents $3.96B $1.84B $290.66M
Total debt $818.80M $2.17B $157.84M
Shares (diluted) 121.80M 55.13M 36.40M
Enterprise value $30.21B $3.51B $1.34B

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
MetricCLSSANMBHE
P/E 27.4x 30.3x 46.3x
P/FCF 65.4x 15.6x 22.2x
P/Operating cash flow 25.4x 10.3x 15.2x
P/S 2.0x 0.7x 0.9x
P/B 5.7x 3.4x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 6.0x 3.4x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 19.3x 13.8x 15.2x
EV/EBIT 21.6x 18.1x 23.8x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 0.8x 0.8x
EV/FCF 59.7x 16.2x 21.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.1x 10.7x 14.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 10.77 -6.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLSSANMBHE
Revenue growth (1Y) 61.6% 58.6% 12.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 11.9% 0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 53.8% 65.2% 16.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 15.7% 4.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 62.0% 45.0% 22.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 4.9% -0.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 73.8% 16.1% 59.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 0.7% -6.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 65.4% 17.5% 58.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 2.8% -6.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 154.8% 90.3% 53.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 55.4% 134.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 37.0% 62.5% 50.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 146.2% 48.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLSSANMBHE
Gross margin 11.5% 9.0% 10.4%
EBITDA margin 9.3% 5.4% 5.5%
Operating margin 8.3% 4.2% 3.5%
Pretax margin 8.0% 3.6% 3.1%
Net margin 6.8% 2.4% 1.9%
FCF margin 3.0% 4.7% 4.0%
Operating cash flow margin 7.7% 7.1% 5.8%
Return on equity 28.7% 12.2% 5.0%
Return on assets 10.0% 3.4% 2.5%
Return on invested capital 25.0% 7.8% 5.0%
Return on capital employed 32.1% 10.0% 7.6%
Asset turnover 1.5x 1.3x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 2.8x 3.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.7% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLSSANMBHE
Debt / assets 5.4% 22.3% 6.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.8x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.9x 0.5x -0.8x
Debt / FCF 1.5x 3.7x 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 59.0% 71.7% 51.3%
Equity / assets 41.0% 28.3% 48.7%
Interest coverage 21.3x 5.6x 6.9x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.8x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 3.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLSSANMBHE
Dividend yield – – 0.9%
Net buyback yield -9.3% – 0.6%
Shareholder yield -9.3% – 1.5%
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.

ConsensusCLSSANMBHE
Forward P/E 24.5xFY2026 15.3xFY2026 25.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.54FY2026 $11.31FY2026 $2.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +93.3%FY2026 +87.3%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +77.4% +19.5% +22.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.07BFY2026 $13.27BFY2026 $3.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +64.1%FY2026 +63.3%FY2026 +18.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +70.3% +33.4% +9.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLSSANMBHE
Held by institutions 69.0% 93.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 875 570 332
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.0% -5.4% -0.2%
Institutions buying 519 317 190
Institutions selling 273 208 106
Buyers to sellers 1.90 1.52 1.79

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.

CLSSANMBHE
CLS 1.00 0.45 0.61
SANM 0.45 1.00 0.67
BHE 0.61 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLS, SANM and BHE?

Celestica (CLS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Celestica (CLS) $35.68B, Sanmina (SANM) $9.28B, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) $2.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, CLS, SANM and BHE?

Celestica (CLS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Celestica (CLS) 27.4x, Sanmina (SANM) 30.3x, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) 46.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sanmina (SANM) is cheapest (Celestica (CLS) 24.5x, Sanmina (SANM) 15.3x, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) 25.1x). 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%, Sanmina (SANM) +58.6%, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) +12.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Celestica (CLS) has the highest net margin (Celestica (CLS) 6.8%, Sanmina (SANM) 2.4%, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) 1.9%). On return on invested capital, Celestica (CLS) leads (Celestica (CLS) 25.0%, Sanmina (SANM) 7.8%, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) 5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Benchmark Electronics (BHE) returned the most: Celestica (CLS) -16.2%, Sanmina (SANM) +25.3%, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) +65.0%. Over five years, Celestica (CLS) compounded fastest (Celestica (CLS) +95.9%/yr, Sanmina (SANM) +35.6%/yr, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) +25.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Benchmark Electronics (BHE) 0.94%. Celestica (CLS) and Sanmina (SANM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) has been the steadiest (Celestica (CLS) 80.1%, Sanmina (SANM) 71.2%, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) 45.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLS, SANM and BHE?

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.