FLEX vs ASX vs JBL Stock Comparison

Flex, ASE Technology Holding and Jabil Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FLEX Flex Ltd.
$76.99 -32.9% 1M +19.8% 1Y
Market cap
$30.40B
P/E
31.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.27B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
1 win
JBL Jabil Inc
$275.90 -12.9% 1M +29.9% 1Y
Market cap
$30.01B
P/E
28.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.95B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

ASE Technology Holding leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (ASE Technology Holding 5, Jabil 5, Flex 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFLEXASXJBLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $30.40B $90.77B $30.01B ASX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.2x 46.5x 28.8x JBL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.8x 31.4x 16.0x FLEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.2% +18.2% +20.6% JBL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.3% 8.5% 2.9% ASX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.3% 11.1% 25.9% JBL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 1.1x 0.7x JBL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.8% +207.6% +29.9% ASX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +41.1%/yr +42.0%/yr +35.5%/yr ASX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.7% 58.0% 47.7% JBL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 59/100 57/100 ASX

Percentile Scorecard

FLEXASXJBL

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

AxisFLEXASXJBL
Valuation 66 #38 of 111 73 #26 of 95 71 #33 of 111
Growth 49 #56 of 108 77 #22 of 93 64 #40 of 108
Profitability 56 #46 of 104 68 #30 of 91 68 #34 of 104
Financial Health 19 #93 of 115 18 #83 of 101 18 #94 of 115
Shareholder Returns 84 #14 of 81 61 #30 of 75 66 #28 of 81
Overall 55 59 57
  • FLEX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ASX ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • JBL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFLEXASXJBLSPY
1 month -32.9%-9.9%-12.9% -0.8%
3 months -33.7%+9.2%-11.4% +3.5%
6 months -14.5%+29.4%-19.0% +7.0%
Year to date +27.4%+148.0%+21.0% +12.2%
1 year +19.8%+207.6%+29.9% +13.0%
3 years +297.3%+433.7%+125.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +58.4%+74.8%+31.1% +23.1%
5 years +458.7%+476.0%+356.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +41.1%+42.0%+35.5% +11.0%
10 years +645.3%+570.9%+1,172.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +22.2%+21.0%+29.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFLEXASXJBLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.7%58.0%47.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.2%62.4%52.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.092.592.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.293.580.63 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.8%-43.1%-36.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.5%-16.2%-28.5% -1.8%
52-week high $162.07$47.62$385.63 $779.14
52-week low $54.51$13.23$192.49 $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.

MultipleFLEXASXJBL
P/E now vs peer median 29.0xmedian 32.0x 44.4xmedian 42.1x 28.0xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.8x 3.9xmedian 7.1x 0.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 19.4x 20.3xmedian 27.5x 12.8xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.4xmedian 29.0x 7.3xmedian 37.2x 21.0xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 2.9x 7.3xmedian 4.2x 17.8xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.01median 1.13 5.71median 2.23 1.61median 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 monthsFLEXASXJBL
Revenue $29.27B $22.92B $35.95B
Gross profit $2.74B $4.46B $3.32B
Operating income $1.45B $2.24B $1.70B
Net income $973.00M $2.65B $1.04B
Free cash flow $826.00M $12.11B $1.37B
R&D – $1.18B $30.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.60 $0.88 $9.75
Cash & equivalents $2.84B $2.86B $1.74B
Total debt $5.22B $31.57B $3.38B
Shares (diluted) 374.00M 2.21B 106.90M
Enterprise value $19.87B $78.78B $23.50B

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
MetricFLEXASXJBL
P/E 29.0x 44.4x 28.0x
P/FCF 34.4x 7.3x 21.0x
P/Operating cash flow 18.2x 16.4x 14.4x
P/S 1.0x 3.9x 0.8x
P/B 5.2x 7.3x 17.8x
P/Tangible book 6.0x 8.8x 28.4x
EV/EBITDA 19.8x 20.3x 12.8x
EV/EBIT 21.3x 42.0x 17.9x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 4.1x 0.8x
EV/FCF 37.3x 7.7x 22.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.7x 17.3x 15.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.01 5.71 1.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFLEXASXJBL
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.2% 18.2% 20.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 3.6% 1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.3% 37.8% 25.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 6.5% 5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.2% 68.3% 44.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 4.3% 3.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.2% 83.5% 58.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.5% 3.2% 8.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 11.2% 81.8% 64.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 7.8% 17.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -0.1% 51.2% 22.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 13.0% 4.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -25.2% 57.3% 17.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 54.7% 27.4% 25.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFLEXASXJBL
Gross margin 9.4% 19.5% 9.2%
EBITDA margin 5.3% 20.2% 6.6%
Operating margin 5.0% 9.8% 4.7%
Pretax margin 4.4% 10.7% 3.9%
Net margin 3.3% 8.5% 2.9%
FCF margin 2.8% 52.9% 3.8%
Operating cash flow margin 5.3% 23.6% 5.6%
Return on equity 18.3% 22.0% 70.7%
Return on assets 4.1% 8.4% 4.1%
Return on invested capital 11.3% 11.1% 25.9%
Return on capital employed 13.9% 8.4% 43.1%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.7x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.0x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFLEXASXJBL
Debt / assets 20.7% 25.2% 12.3%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.7x 2.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 1.1x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 6.3x 0.7x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 78.2% 63.7% 94.1%
Equity / assets 21.8% 36.3% 5.9%
Interest coverage 6.5x 9.9x –
Current ratio 1.4x 0.3x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.5x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.59 – 2.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFLEXASXJBL
Dividend yield – 1.0% 0.1%
Net buyback yield 2.5% – 3.6%
Shareholder yield 2.5% 1.0% 3.7%
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.

ConsensusFLEXASXJBL
Forward P/E 15.8xFY2026 31.4xFY2026 16.0xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $4.88FY2026 $1.27FY2026 $17.25FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +47.9%FY2026 +126.8%FY2026 +31.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +38.7% +37.8% +36.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $36.41BFY2026 $24.36BFY2026 $46.50BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +30.4%FY2026 +19.6%FY2026 +29.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +29.4% +32.0% +17.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFLEXASXJBL
Held by institutions 94.3% 6.9% 96.9%
Institutions holding 1,106 482 1,120
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.8% -2.5% +3.2%
Institutions buying 674 308 618
Institutions selling 342 133 373
Buyers to sellers 1.97 2.32 1.66

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.

FLEXASXJBL
FLEX 1.00 0.61 0.78
ASX 0.61 1.00 0.64
JBL 0.78 0.64 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FLEX, ASX and JBL?

ASE Technology Holding (ASX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Flex (FLEX) $30.40B, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) $90.77B, Jabil (JBL) $30.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, FLEX, ASX and JBL?

Jabil (JBL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Flex (FLEX) 31.2x, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 46.5x, Jabil (JBL) 28.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Flex (FLEX) is cheapest (Flex (FLEX) 15.8x, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 31.4x, Jabil (JBL) 16.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Jabil (JBL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Flex (FLEX) +12.2%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +18.2%, Jabil (JBL) +20.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

ASE Technology Holding (ASX) has the highest net margin (Flex (FLEX) 3.3%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 8.5%, Jabil (JBL) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, Jabil (JBL) leads (Flex (FLEX) 11.3%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 11.1%, Jabil (JBL) 25.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ASE Technology Holding (ASX) returned the most: Flex (FLEX) +19.8%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +207.6%, Jabil (JBL) +29.9%. Over five years, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) compounded fastest (Flex (FLEX) +41.1%/yr, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +42.0%/yr, Jabil (JBL) +35.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jabil (JBL) has been the steadiest (Flex (FLEX) 68.7%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 58.0%, Jabil (JBL) 47.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FLEX, ASX and JBL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 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.