FLEX vs PLXS vs JBL Stock Comparison

Flex, Plexus and Jabil 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
$34.18B
P/E
42.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.95B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
2 wins
PLXS Plexus Corp
$239.34 -9.7% 1M +66.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.81B
P/E
28.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.96B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
4 wins
JBL Jabil Inc
$291.00 -8.8% 1M +35.7% 1Y
Market cap
$30.43B
P/E
29.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.95B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Plexus leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Plexus 4, Flex 2, Jabil 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFLEXPLXSJBLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.18B $5.81B $30.43B FLEX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.3x 28.7x 29.2x PLXS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.1x 28.7x 16.9x JBL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.5% +23.1% +20.6% PLXS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 2.9% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 25.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.7x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.8% +66.6% +35.7% PLXS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +48.9%/yr +22.4%/yr +37.2%/yr FLEX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.9% 41.6% 47.7% PLXS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 43/100 58/100 JBL

Percentile Scorecard

FLEXPLXSJBL

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

AxisFLEXPLXSJBL
Valuation 65 #40 of 111 46 #60 of 111 73 #31 of 111
Growth 50 #55 of 108 44 #61 of 108 65 #38 of 108
Profitability 68 #34 of 104 54 #48 of 104 67 #35 of 104
Financial Health 13 #100 of 115 25 #86 of 115 19 #93 of 115
Shareholder Returns – – 64 #29 of 78
Overall 49 43 58
  • FLEX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • PLXS ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • 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

PeriodFLEXPLXSJBLSPY
1 month -17.7%-9.7%-8.8% +0.9%
3 months -9.7%-0.5%+1.3% +5.9%
6 months +2.7%-4.5%-12.8% +8.5%
Year to date +54.0%+62.8%+27.6% +13.3%
1 year +44.8%+66.6%+35.7% +12.4%
3 years +380.0%+152.8%+137.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +68.8%+36.3%+33.4% +23.5%
5 years +630.2%+174.1%+385.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +48.9%+22.4%+37.2% +11.0%
10 years +751.9%+428.0%+1,258.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +23.9%+18.1%+29.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureFLEXPLXSJBLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.9%41.6%47.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.4%44.0%52.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.131.742.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.641.600.75 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.8%-34.9%-36.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.6%-21.2%-24.5% -0.9%
52-week high $162.07$303.82$385.63 $779.14
52-week low $54.51$132.74$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.

MultipleFLEXPLXSJBL
P/E now vs peer median 42.3xmedian 33.5x 31.6xmedian 33.5x 29.5xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.8x 1.3xmedian 2.8x 0.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 19.6x —median 19.6x 13.4xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 50.3xmedian 29.8x 117.8xmedian 29.8x 22.1xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 2.9x 4.1xmedian 2.9x 18.8xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.10 2.18median 1.10 1.70median 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 monthsFLEXPLXSJBL
Revenue $30.95B $4.96B $35.95B
Gross profit $2.94B $502.67M $3.32B
Operating income $1.57B $263.84M $1.70B
Net income $774.00M $202.49M $1.04B
Free cash flow – – $1.37B
R&D – – $30.00M
EPS (diluted) – $7.42 $9.75
Cash & equivalents $3.08B – $1.74B
Total debt – – $3.38B
Shares (diluted) 374.00M 27.29M 106.90M
Enterprise value $34.18B $5.81B $23.93B

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
MetricFLEXPLXSJBL
P/E 42.3x 31.6x 29.5x
P/FCF 50.3x 117.8x 22.1x
P/Operating cash flow 21.3x 93.6x 15.2x
P/S 1.1x 1.3x 0.8x
P/B 5.9x 4.1x 18.8x
P/Tangible book 6.7x 4.1x 30.0x
EV/EBITDA – – 13.4x
EV/EBIT – – 18.8x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 1.3x 0.9x
EV/FCF – – 23.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.3x 93.6x 16.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.18 1.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFLEXPLXSJBL
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.5% 23.1% 20.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 5.6% 1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.5% 23.7% 25.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 8.4% 5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 25.8% 30.4% 44.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.0% 10.4% 3.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -11.6% 17.1% 58.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -14.0% 13.3% 8.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 18.5% 64.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 14.5% 17.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.2% -72.6% 22.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.2% -25.6% 4.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 17.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 25.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFLEXPLXSJBL
Gross margin – – 9.2%
EBITDA margin – – 6.6%
Operating margin – – 4.7%
Pretax margin – – 3.9%
Net margin – – 2.9%
FCF margin – – 3.8%
Operating cash flow margin 5.2% 1.4% 5.6%
Return on equity 13.7% – 70.7%
Return on assets 2.9% – 4.1%
Return on invested capital – – 25.9%
Return on capital employed – – 43.1%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.3x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 0.3x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFLEXPLXSJBL
Debt / assets – – 12.3%
Debt / equity – – 2.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.7x
Debt / FCF – – 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 78.8% 60.0% 94.1%
Equity / assets 21.2% 40.0% 5.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.4x 1.0x
Quick ratio – – 0.4x
Cash ratio – – 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – 2.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFLEXPLXSJBL
Dividend yield – – 0.1%
Net buyback yield – – 3.4%
Shareholder yield – – 3.5%
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.

ConsensusFLEXPLXSJBL
Forward P/E 19.1xFY2026 28.7xFY2026 16.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $4.88FY2026 $8.35FY2026 $17.25FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +47.9%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 +31.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +38.7% +26.7% +36.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $36.41BFY2026 $4.60BFY2026 $46.50BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +30.4%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026 +29.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +29.4% +16.8% +17.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFLEXPLXSJBL
Held by institutions 94.3% 99.7% 96.9%
Institutions holding 1,106 447 1,120
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.8% -0.6% +3.2%
Institutions buying 674 245 618
Institutions selling 342 135 373
Buyers to sellers 1.97 1.81 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.

FLEXPLXSJBL
FLEX 1.00 0.65 0.78
PLXS 0.65 1.00 0.72
JBL 0.78 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FLEX, PLXS and JBL?

Flex (FLEX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Flex (FLEX) $34.18B, Plexus (PLXS) $5.81B, Jabil (JBL) $30.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, FLEX, PLXS and JBL?

Plexus (PLXS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Flex (FLEX) 42.3x, Plexus (PLXS) 28.7x, Jabil (JBL) 29.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jabil (JBL) is cheapest (Flex (FLEX) 19.1x, Plexus (PLXS) 28.7x, Jabil (JBL) 16.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Plexus (PLXS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Flex (FLEX) +17.5%, Plexus (PLXS) +23.1%, Jabil (JBL) +20.6%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Plexus (PLXS) returned the most: Flex (FLEX) +44.8%, Plexus (PLXS) +66.6%, Jabil (JBL) +35.7%. Over five years, Flex (FLEX) compounded fastest (Flex (FLEX) +48.9%/yr, Plexus (PLXS) +22.4%/yr, Jabil (JBL) +37.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Plexus (PLXS) has been the steadiest (Flex (FLEX) 69.9%, Plexus (PLXS) 41.6%, Jabil (JBL) 47.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FLEX, PLXS 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, Plexus (PLXS) 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.