FLEX vs FN vs KTCC Stock Comparison

Flex, Fabrinet and Key Tronic Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FLEX Flex Ltd.
$93.03 -17.7% 1M +44.8% 1Y
Market cap
$34.36B
P/E
42.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.95B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
4 wins
FN Fabrinet
$367.36 -10.4% 1M -16.0% 1Y
Market cap
$13.16B
P/E
27.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.64B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
4 wins
KTCC Key Tronic Corp
$2.14 +1.9% 1M -38.2% 1Y
Market cap
$23.24M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$386.67M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Flex leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Flex 4, Fabrinet 4, Key Tronic 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFLEXFNKTCCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.36B $13.16B $23.24M FLEX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.3x 27.8x -0.5x FN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.1x 21.6x — FLEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.5% +35.7% -17.4% FN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 10.2% -12.4% FN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -6.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -46.7x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.8% -16.0% -38.2% FLEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +48.9%/yr +30.8%/yr -19.8%/yr FLEX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.9% 77.8% 60.1% KTCC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 57/100 27/100 FN

Percentile Scorecard

FLEXFNKTCC

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

AxisFLEXFNKTCC
Valuation 65 #40 of 111 42 #65 of 111 64 #41 of 111
Growth 50 #55 of 108 61 #43 of 108 2 #106 of 108
Profitability 68 #34 of 104 69 #33 of 104 25 #78 of 104
Financial Health 13 #100 of 115 58 #49 of 115 16 #97 of 115
Shareholder Returns – 55 #36 of 78 –
Overall 49 57 27
  • FLEX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • FN ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • KTCC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFLEXFNKTCCSPY
1 month -17.7%-10.4%+1.9% +0.9%
3 months -9.7%-11.5%-45.5% +5.9%
6 months +2.7%-42.9%-27.5% +8.5%
Year to date +54.0%-19.3%-23.3% +13.3%
1 year +44.8%-16.0%-38.2% +12.4%
3 years +380.0%+141.7%-45.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +68.8%+34.2%-18.1% +23.5%
5 years +630.2%+282.7%-66.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year +48.9%+30.8%-19.8% +11.0%
10 years +751.9%+871.9%-73.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +23.9%+25.5%-12.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureFLEXFNKTCCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.9%77.8%60.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.4%83.2%70.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.133.150.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.64-0.21-0.63 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.8%-57.8%-71.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.6%-50.8%-49.8% -0.9%
52-week high $162.07$746.47$4.26 $779.14
52-week low $54.51$314.98$2.06 $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.

MultipleFLEXFNKTCC
P/E now vs peer median 42.3xmedian 33.5x 27.8xmedian 33.5x -0.5xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.8x 2.8xmedian 2.8x 0.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 19.6x 23.1xmedian 19.6x -52.7xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 50.3xmedian 29.8x 3,118xmedian 29.8x -12.1xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 2.9x 5.4xmedian 2.9x 0.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.10 1.13median 1.10 0.00median 1.10

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 monthsFLEXFNKTCC
Revenue $30.95B $4.64B $386.67M
Gross profit $2.94B $556.51M $23.94M
Operating income $1.57B $462.89M -$14.72M
Net income $774.00M $473.03M -$47.80M
Free cash flow – $4.22M -$1.93M
R&D – – $8.01M
EPS (diluted) – $13.05 $-4.41
Cash & equivalents $3.08B $346.71M $584.00K
Total debt – – $182.02M
Shares (diluted) 374.00M 36.25M 10.84M
Enterprise value $34.36B $9.41B $20.31M

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
MetricFLEXFNKTCC
P/E 42.3x 27.8x -0.5x
P/FCF 50.3x 3,118x -12.1x
P/Operating cash flow 21.3x 51.3x 5.3x
P/S 1.1x 2.8x 0.1x
P/B 5.9x 5.4x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 6.7x 5.4x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA – 23.1x -52.7x
EV/EBIT – 26.5x -13.9x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 2.6x 0.5x
EV/FCF – 2,911x -106.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.3x 47.9x 46.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.13 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFLEXFNKTCC
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.5% 35.7% -17.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 20.6% -13.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.5% 34.6% -34.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 18.3% -20.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 25.8% 42.7% -2,719%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.0% 22.5% -42.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -11.6% 42.3% -474.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -14.0% 24.0% -124.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – 42.3% -470.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 24.7% -124.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.2% -21.8% -76.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 6.4% 33.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -98.0% -113.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -69.7% 55.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFLEXFNKTCC
Gross margin – 12.0% 6.2%
EBITDA margin – 11.4% -1.0%
Operating margin – 10.0% -3.8%
Pretax margin – 12.0% -6.4%
Net margin – 10.2% -12.4%
FCF margin – 0.1% -0.5%
Operating cash flow margin 5.2% 5.5% 1.1%
Return on equity 13.7% 19.9% -55.5%
Return on assets 2.9% 12.8% -15.4%
Return on invested capital – – -6.5%
Return on capital employed – 20.1% -7.2%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.3x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 0.5x -0.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFLEXFNKTCC
Debt / assets – – 60.7%
Debt / equity – – 2.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -46.7x
Debt / FCF – – -94.5x
Liabilities / assets 78.8% 37.2% 76.9%
Equity / assets 21.2% 62.8% 23.1%
Interest coverage – – -1.5x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.3x 2.1x
Quick ratio – 1.3x 1.0x
Cash ratio – 0.6x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 8.46 1.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFLEXFNKTCC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% –
Shareholder yield – 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.

ConsensusFLEXFNKTCC
Forward P/E 19.1xFY2026 21.6xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.88FY2026 $16.97FY2027 –
EPS growth, next FY +47.9%FY2026 +20.4%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +38.7% +21.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $36.41BFY2026 $5.84BFY2027 –
Revenue growth, next FY +30.4%FY2026 +25.9%FY2027 –
Revenue growth, the year after +29.4% +27.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFLEXFNKTCC
Held by institutions 94.3% 100.0% 41.0%
Institutions holding 1,106 755 26
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.8% -6.6% -4.2%
Institutions buying 674 431 10
Institutions selling 342 245 8
Buyers to sellers 1.97 1.76 1.25

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.

FLEXFNKTCC
FLEX 1.00 0.62 0.15
FN 0.62 1.00 0.08
KTCC 0.15 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FLEX, FN and KTCC?

Flex (FLEX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Flex (FLEX) $34.36B, Fabrinet (FN) $13.16B, Key Tronic (KTCC) $23.24M.

Which stock is cheaper, FLEX, FN and KTCC?

Fabrinet (FN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Flex (FLEX) 42.3x, Fabrinet (FN) 27.8x, Key Tronic (KTCC) -0.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Flex (FLEX) is cheapest (Flex (FLEX) 19.1x, Fabrinet (FN) 21.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fabrinet (FN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Flex (FLEX) +17.5%, Fabrinet (FN) +35.7%, Key Tronic (KTCC) -17.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fabrinet (FN) has the highest net margin (Fabrinet (FN) 10.2%, Key Tronic (KTCC) -12.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Flex (FLEX) returned the most: Flex (FLEX) +44.8%, Fabrinet (FN) -16.0%, Key Tronic (KTCC) -38.2%. Over five years, Flex (FLEX) compounded fastest (Flex (FLEX) +48.9%/yr, Fabrinet (FN) +30.8%/yr, Key Tronic (KTCC) -19.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Key Tronic (KTCC) has been the steadiest (Flex (FLEX) 69.9%, Fabrinet (FN) 77.8%, Key Tronic (KTCC) 60.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FLEX, FN and KTCC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Flex (FLEX) leads on 4. 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.