FN vs ASX vs PLXS Stock Comparison

Fabrinet, ASE Technology Holding and Plexus Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FN Fabrinet
$314.32 -32.2% 1M -28.7% 1Y
Market cap
$12.43B
P/E
26.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.64B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
3 wins
PLXS Plexus Corp
$209.42 -23.3% 1M +49.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.59B
P/E
30.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.60B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

ASE Technology Holding leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (ASE Technology Holding 5, Fabrinet 3, Plexus 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFNASXPLXSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.43B $83.59B $5.59B ASX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.3x 34.4x 30.1x FN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.4x 30.8x 20.5x PLXS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +35.7% +24.1% +14.2% FN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.2% 9.8% 4.0% FN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.6% 11.3% ASX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.4x -0.1x PLXS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.7% +144.9% +49.7% ASX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.2%/yr +40.4%/yr +17.7%/yr ASX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.5% 58.9% 43.0% PLXS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 64/100 52/100 ASX

Percentile Scorecard

FNASXPLXS

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

AxisFNASXPLXS
Valuation 47 #60 of 112 82 #18 of 94 51 #56 of 112
Growth 59 #45 of 108 89 #11 of 92 43 #62 of 108
Profitability 70 #32 of 104 69 #29 of 90 54 #48 of 104
Financial Health 58 #49 of 116 16 #85 of 101 40 #70 of 116
Shareholder Returns 49 #41 of 80 63 #28 of 74 72 #23 of 80
Overall 57 64 52
  • FN ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ASX ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • PLXS ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFNASXPLXSSPY
1 month -32.2%-17.4%-23.3% -2.3%
3 months -31.1%+6.9%-19.7% -0.7%
6 months -56.2%+21.5%-20.2% +4.8%
Year to date -31.0%+143.5%+42.5% +10.3%
1 year -28.7%+144.9%+49.7% +10.3%
3 years +93.4%+388.3%+111.4% +73.0%
3 years, per year +24.6%+69.7%+28.4% +20.1%
5 years +172.8%+445.3%+126.2% +61.9%
5 years, per year +22.2%+40.4%+17.7% +10.1%
10 years +726.5%+580.7%+358.5% +258.6%
10 years, per year +23.5%+21.1%+16.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFNASXPLXSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.5%58.9%43.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 83.5%64.7%46.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.192.731.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.372.461.16 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.9%-43.1%-34.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.9%-17.7%-31.1% -3.5%
52-week high $746.47$47.62$303.82 $779.14
52-week low $314.32$13.75$132.74 $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.

MultipleFNASXPLXS
P/E now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 29.9x 35.0xmedian 41.3x 30.2xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.8x 3.5xmedian 6.6x 1.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 18.5x 17.5xmedian 26.2x 18.1xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2,668xmedian 28.0x 5.6xmedian 37.7x 90.3xmedian 28.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.8x 6.6xmedian 4.3x 3.7xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.96median 1.00 1.41median 1.81 3.59median 1.00

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 monthsFNASXPLXS
Revenue $4.64B $24.92B $4.60B
Gross profit $556.51M $5.18B $461.48M
Operating income $462.89M $2.83B $230.67M
Net income $473.03M $3.27B $185.41M
Free cash flow $4.22M $15.64B $61.87M
R&D – $1.26B –
EPS (diluted) $13.05 $1.10 $6.79
Cash & equivalents $346.71M $2.78B $314.05M
Total debt – $10.90B $275.46M
Shares (diluted) 36.25M 2.21B 27.29M
Enterprise value $8.68B $70.95B $4.41B

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
MetricFNASXPLXS
P/E 23.8x 35.0x 30.2x
P/FCF 2,668x 5.6x 90.3x
P/Operating cash flow 43.9x 13.4x 32.7x
P/S 2.4x 3.5x 1.2x
P/B 4.6x 6.6x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 4.6x 7.8x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA 19.6x 17.5x 18.1x
EV/EBIT 22.4x 33.5x 24.1x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 3.8x 1.2x
EV/FCF 2,461x 6.1x 89.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 40.5x 14.6x 32.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.96 1.41 3.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFNASXPLXS
Revenue growth (1Y) 35.7% 24.1% 14.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 8.9% 2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 34.6% 53.2% 12.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 17.2% 4.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 42.7% 100.1% 13.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 22.5% 22.2% 4.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 42.3% 110.4% 14.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.0% 18.9% 7.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 42.3% 114.2% 15.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.7% 24.7% 8.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -21.8% 92.0% -49.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 19.6% 31.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -98.0% 86.3% -75.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -69.7% 39.2% 70.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFNASXPLXS
Gross margin 12.0% 20.8% 10.0%
EBITDA margin 11.4% 21.8% 6.7%
Operating margin 10.0% 11.4% 5.0%
Pretax margin 12.0% 12.0% 4.7%
Net margin 10.2% 9.8% 4.0%
FCF margin 0.1% 62.8% 1.3%
Operating cash flow margin 5.5% 26.1% 3.7%
Return on equity 19.9% 25.7% 12.3%
Return on assets 12.8% 9.0% 5.3%
Return on invested capital – 12.6% 11.3%
Return on capital employed 20.1% 9.0% 14.9%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.7x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 2.0x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFNASXPLXS
Debt / assets – 27.9% 7.6%
Debt / equity – 0.8x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.4x -0.1x
Debt / FCF – 0.7x 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 37.2% 66.0% 57.9%
Equity / assets 62.8% 34.0% 42.1%
Interest coverage – 10.9x 18.0x
Current ratio 2.3x 0.3x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.7x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 7.67 – 4.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFNASXPLXS
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% – 1.5%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.0% 1.5%
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.

ConsensusFNASXPLXS
Forward P/E 21.4xFY2027 30.8xFY2026 20.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $16.97FY2027 $1.27FY2026 $10.58FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +20.4%FY2027 +126.8%FY2026 +39.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +21.3% +37.8% +1.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.84BFY2027 $24.36BFY2026 $5.37BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +25.9%FY2027 +19.6%FY2026 +8.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +27.9% +32.0% +20.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFNASXPLXS
Held by institutions 100.0% 6.9% 99.7%
Institutions holding 757 484 449
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.6% -2.5% -0.6%
Institutions buying 432 310 246
Institutions selling 246 133 135
Buyers to sellers 1.76 2.33 1.82

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.

FNASXPLXS
FN 1.00 0.58 0.66
ASX 0.58 1.00 0.61
PLXS 0.66 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FN, ASX and PLXS?

ASE Technology Holding (ASX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fabrinet (FN) $12.43B, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) $83.59B, Plexus (PLXS) $5.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, FN, ASX and PLXS?

Fabrinet (FN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fabrinet (FN) 26.3x, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 34.4x, Plexus (PLXS) 30.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Plexus (PLXS) is cheapest (Fabrinet (FN) 21.4x, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 30.8x, Plexus (PLXS) 20.5x). 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: Fabrinet (FN) +35.7%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +24.1%, Plexus (PLXS) +14.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fabrinet (FN) has the highest net margin (Fabrinet (FN) 10.2%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 9.8%, Plexus (PLXS) 4.0%). On return on invested capital, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) leads (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 12.6%, Plexus (PLXS) 11.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ASE Technology Holding (ASX) returned the most: Fabrinet (FN) -28.7%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +144.9%, Plexus (PLXS) +49.7%. Over five years, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) compounded fastest (Fabrinet (FN) +22.2%/yr, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +40.4%/yr, Plexus (PLXS) +17.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Plexus (PLXS) has been the steadiest (Fabrinet (FN) 78.5%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 58.9%, Plexus (PLXS) 43.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FN, ASX and PLXS?

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.