FLEX vs KTCC vs BHE Stock Comparison

Flex, Key Tronic and Benchmark Electronics Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FLEX Flex Ltd.
$83.35 -27.3% 1M +28.9% 1Y
Market cap
$34.08B
P/E
35.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.27B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
7 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
1 win
BHE Benchmark Electronics Inc
$70.75 -14.3% 1M +67.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.63B
P/E
49.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.82B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Flex leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Flex 7, Benchmark Electronics 3, Key Tronic 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFLEXKTCCBHELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.08B $22.76M $2.63B FLEX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.0x -0.5x 49.5x FLEX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.1x — 24.6x FLEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.2% -17.4% +8.9% FLEX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.3% -12.4% 1.9% FLEX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.3% -6.5% 4.7% FLEX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x -46.7x -0.9x KTCC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.9% -35.4% +67.3% BHE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +45.2%/yr -20.0%/yr +25.0%/yr FLEX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.0% 60.4% 45.7% BHE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 27/100 60/100 BHE

Percentile Scorecard

FLEXKTCCBHE

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

AxisFLEXKTCCBHE
Valuation 64 #41 of 112 62 #43 of 112 81 #22 of 112
Growth 51 #54 of 109 2 #107 of 109 55 #50 of 109
Profitability 55 #47 of 104 26 #77 of 104 52 #51 of 104
Financial Health 19 #94 of 116 17 #96 of 116 48 #61 of 116
Shareholder Returns 88 #11 of 81 – 63 #31 of 81
Overall 55 27 60
  • FLEX ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • KTCC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • BHE ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFLEXKTCCBHESPY
1 month -27.3%-2.3%-14.3% -0.2%
3 months -26.4%-46.6%-7.9% +3.9%
6 months -4.4%-25.1%+2.8% +8.2%
Year to date +38.0%-24.0%+65.5% +12.9%
1 year +28.9%-35.4%+67.3% +12.3%
3 years +330.1%-45.5%+194.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +62.7%-18.3%+43.3% +23.3%
5 years +545.1%-67.2%+205.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +45.2%-20.0%+25.0% +10.9%
10 years +696.8%-73.9%+181.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +23.1%-12.6%+10.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFLEXKTCCBHESPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.0%60.4%45.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.2%70.9%47.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.110.821.99 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.42-0.591.47 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.8%-71.8%-37.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.6%-50.2%-28.3% -1.2%
52-week high $162.07$4.26$98.67 $779.14
52-week low $54.51$2.06$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.

MultipleFLEXKTCCBHE
P/E now vs peer median 31.4xmedian 33.2x -0.5xmedian 33.2x 47.8xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.8x 0.1xmedian 2.8x 0.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 20.0x -52.6xmedian 20.0x 15.6xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.3xmedian 29.8x -11.9xmedian 29.8x 20.0xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 3.0x 0.3xmedian 3.0x 2.3xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 2.17median 1.17 0.00median 1.17 -6.15median 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 monthsFLEXKTCCBHE
Revenue $29.27B $386.67M $2.82B
Gross profit $2.74B $23.94M $289.75M
Operating income $1.45B -$14.72M $95.93M
Net income $973.00M -$47.80M $53.14M
Free cash flow $826.00M -$1.93M $126.98M
R&D – $8.01M –
EPS (diluted) $2.60 $-4.41 $1.46
Cash & equivalents $2.84B $584.00K $314.84M
Total debt $5.22B $182.02M $180.98M
Shares (diluted) 374.00M 10.84M 36.40M
Enterprise value $23.54B $19.83M $1.38B

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
MetricFLEXKTCCBHE
P/E 31.4x -0.5x 47.8x
P/FCF 37.3x -11.9x 20.0x
P/Operating cash flow 19.7x 5.2x 14.4x
P/S 1.1x 0.1x 0.9x
P/B 5.6x 0.3x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 6.5x 0.3x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 21.4x -52.6x 15.6x
EV/EBIT 22.9x -13.9x 25.1x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 0.5x 0.9x
EV/FCF 40.2x -106.1x 19.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.2x 46.2x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.17 0.00 -6.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFLEXKTCCBHE
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.2% -17.4% 8.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.0% -13.9% -1.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.3% -34.3% 10.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.7% -20.4% 2.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.2% -2,719% 7.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.0% -42.6% -1.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.2% -474.7% 46.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.5% -124.2% -7.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 11.2% -470.7% 46.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.4% -124.8% -7.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -0.1% -76.6% 55.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 33.7% 60.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -25.2% -113.0% 57.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 54.7% 55.0% 41.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFLEXKTCCBHE
Gross margin 9.4% 6.2% 10.3%
EBITDA margin 5.3% -1.0% 5.5%
Operating margin 5.0% -3.8% 3.4%
Pretax margin 4.4% -6.4% 3.0%
Net margin 3.3% -12.4% 1.9%
FCF margin 2.8% -0.5% 4.5%
Operating cash flow margin 5.3% 1.1% 6.3%
Return on equity 18.3% -55.5% 4.8%
Return on assets 4.1% -15.4% 2.5%
Return on invested capital 11.3% -6.5% 4.7%
Return on capital employed 13.9% -7.2% 7.1%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.2x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x -0.1x 3.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFLEXKTCCBHE
Debt / assets 20.7% 60.7% 8.2%
Debt / equity 0.9x 2.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x -46.7x -0.9x
Debt / FCF 6.3x -94.5x 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 78.2% 76.9% 49.6%
Equity / assets 21.8% 23.1% 50.4%
Interest coverage 6.5x -1.5x 6.0x
Current ratio 1.4x 2.1x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.0x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.66 1.75 3.60

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFLEXKTCCBHE
Dividend yield – – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 2.3% – 0.7%
Shareholder yield 2.3% – 1.6%
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.

ConsensusFLEXKTCCBHE
Forward P/E 17.1xFY2026 – 24.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.88FY2026 – $2.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +47.9%FY2026 – +20.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +38.7% – +22.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $36.41BFY2026 – $3.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.4%FY2026 – +18.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +29.4% – +9.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFLEXKTCCBHE
Held by institutions 94.3% 41.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,106 26 331
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.8% -4.2% -0.2%
Institutions buying 674 10 190
Institutions selling 342 8 106
Buyers to sellers 1.97 1.25 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.

FLEXKTCCBHE
FLEX 1.00 0.15 0.70
KTCC 0.15 1.00 0.07
BHE 0.70 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FLEX, KTCC and BHE?

Flex (FLEX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Flex (FLEX) $34.08B, Key Tronic (KTCC) $22.76M, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) $2.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, FLEX, KTCC and BHE?

Flex (FLEX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Flex (FLEX) 35.0x, Key Tronic (KTCC) -0.5x, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) 49.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Flex (FLEX) is cheapest (Flex (FLEX) 17.1x, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) 24.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Flex (FLEX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Flex (FLEX) +12.2%, Key Tronic (KTCC) -17.4%, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) +8.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Flex (FLEX) has the highest net margin (Flex (FLEX) 3.3%, Key Tronic (KTCC) -12.4%, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) 1.9%). On return on invested capital, Flex (FLEX) leads (Flex (FLEX) 11.3%, Key Tronic (KTCC) -6.5%, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) 4.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Benchmark Electronics (BHE) returned the most: Flex (FLEX) +28.9%, Key Tronic (KTCC) -35.4%, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) +67.3%. Over five years, Flex (FLEX) compounded fastest (Flex (FLEX) +45.2%/yr, Key Tronic (KTCC) -20.0%/yr, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) +25.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) has been the steadiest (Flex (FLEX) 69.0%, Key Tronic (KTCC) 60.4%, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) 45.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FLEX, KTCC 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, Flex (FLEX) 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.