FLEX vs SANM Stock Comparison

Flex and Sanmina Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FLEX Flex Ltd.
$76.99 -32.9% 1M +19.8% 1Y
Market cap
$30.39B
P/E
31.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.27B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
5 wins
SANM Sanmina Corp
$161.34 -28.2% 1M +20.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.13B
P/E
29.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.76B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sanmina leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Sanmina 6, Flex 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFLEXSANMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $30.39B $9.13B FLEX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.2x 29.6x SANM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.8x 14.3x SANM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.2% +58.6% SANM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.3% 2.4% FLEX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.3% 7.8% FLEX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 0.5x SANM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.8% +20.6% SANM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +41.1%/yr +33.7%/yr FLEX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.7% 71.1% FLEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 63/100 SANM

Percentile Scorecard

FLEXSANM

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

AxisFLEXSANM
Valuation 66 #38 of 111 82 #21 of 111
Growth 49 #56 of 108 84 #18 of 108
Profitability 56 #46 of 104 60 #42 of 104
Financial Health 19 #93 of 115 26 #85 of 115
Shareholder Returns 84 #14 of 81 –
Overall 55 63
  • FLEX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SANM ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFLEXSANMSPY
1 month -32.9%-28.2% -0.8%
3 months -33.7%-22.8% +3.5%
6 months -14.5%-14.2% +7.0%
Year to date +27.4%+7.5% +12.2%
1 year +19.8%+20.6% +13.0%
3 years +297.3%+218.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +58.4%+47.1% +23.1%
5 years +458.7%+326.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +41.1%+33.7% +11.0%
10 years +645.3%+448.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +22.2%+18.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFLEXSANMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.7%71.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.2%81.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.092.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.290.29 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.8%-45.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.5%-42.9% -1.8%
52-week high $162.07$282.72 $779.14
52-week low $54.51$122.86 $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.

MultipleFLEXSANM
P/E now vs peer median 29.0xmedian 32.0x 28.2xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.8x 0.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 19.4x 12.9xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.4xmedian 29.0x 14.6xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 2.9x 3.1xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.01median 1.13 10.04median 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 monthsFLEXSANM
Revenue $29.27B $12.76B
Gross profit $2.74B $1.15B
Operating income $1.45B $530.30M
Net income $973.00M $326.85M
Free cash flow $826.00M $594.15M
R&D – $33.59M
EPS (diluted) $2.60 $5.59
Cash & equivalents $2.84B $1.84B
Total debt $5.22B $2.17B
Shares (diluted) 374.00M 55.13M
Enterprise value $19.86B $3.36B

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
MetricFLEXSANM
P/E 29.0x 28.2x
P/FCF 34.4x 14.6x
P/Operating cash flow 18.2x 9.6x
P/S 1.0x 0.7x
P/B 5.2x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 6.0x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 19.8x 12.9x
EV/EBIT 21.3x 16.9x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 0.7x
EV/FCF 37.3x 15.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.7x 10.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.01 10.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFLEXSANM
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.2% 58.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 11.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.3% 65.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 15.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.2% 45.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 4.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.2% 16.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.5% 0.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 11.2% 17.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 2.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -0.1% 90.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 55.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -25.2% 62.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 54.7% 146.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFLEXSANM
Gross margin 9.4% 9.0%
EBITDA margin 5.3% 5.4%
Operating margin 5.0% 4.2%
Pretax margin 4.4% 3.6%
Net margin 3.3% 2.4%
FCF margin 2.8% 4.7%
Operating cash flow margin 5.3% 7.1%
Return on equity 18.3% 12.2%
Return on assets 4.1% 3.4%
Return on invested capital 11.3% 7.8%
Return on capital employed 13.9% 10.0%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFLEXSANM
Debt / assets 20.7% 22.3%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 6.3x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 78.2% 71.7%
Equity / assets 21.8% 28.3%
Interest coverage 6.5x 5.6x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.59 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFLEXSANM
Dividend yield – –
Net buyback yield 2.5% –
Shareholder yield 2.5% –
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.

ConsensusFLEXSANM
Forward P/E 15.8xFY2026 14.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.88FY2026 $11.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +47.9%FY2026 +87.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +38.7% +19.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $36.41BFY2026 $13.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.4%FY2026 +63.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +29.4% +33.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFLEXSANM
Held by institutions 94.3% 93.3%
Institutions holding 1,106 569
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.8% -5.4%
Institutions buying 674 317
Institutions selling 342 207
Buyers to sellers 1.97 1.53

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.

FLEXSANM
FLEX 1.00 0.61
SANM 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FLEX and SANM?

Flex (FLEX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Flex (FLEX) $30.39B, Sanmina (SANM) $9.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, FLEX and SANM?

Sanmina (SANM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Flex (FLEX) 31.2x, Sanmina (SANM) 29.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sanmina (SANM) is cheapest (Flex (FLEX) 15.8x, Sanmina (SANM) 14.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sanmina (SANM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Flex (FLEX) +12.2%, Sanmina (SANM) +58.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Flex (FLEX) has the highest net margin (Flex (FLEX) 3.3%, Sanmina (SANM) 2.4%). On return on invested capital, Flex (FLEX) leads (Flex (FLEX) 11.3%, Sanmina (SANM) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sanmina (SANM) returned the most: Flex (FLEX) +19.8%, Sanmina (SANM) +20.6%. Over five years, Flex (FLEX) compounded fastest (Flex (FLEX) +41.1%/yr, Sanmina (SANM) +33.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Flex (FLEX) has been the steadiest (Flex (FLEX) 68.7%, Sanmina (SANM) 71.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do FLEX and SANM move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.61, a moderate positive relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, FLEX and SANM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sanmina (SANM) leads on 6. 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.