FN vs FLEX vs UCTT Stock Comparison

Fabrinet, Flex and Ultra Clean Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FN Fabrinet
$343.51 -17.8% 1M -18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$13.17B
P/E
27.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.64B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
3 wins
FLEX Flex Ltd.
$83.35 -27.3% 1M +28.9% 1Y
Market cap
$34.05B
P/E
35.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.27B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Flex leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Flex 4, Fabrinet 3, Ultra Clean Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFNFLEXUCTTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.17B $34.05B $2.49B FLEX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.8x 35.0x 93.6x FN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.2x 17.1x 17.3x FLEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +35.7% +12.2% +15.8% FN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.2% 3.3% — FN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.9% +28.9% +69.3% UCTT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.9%/yr +45.2%/yr +0.2%/yr FLEX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.6% 69.0% 90.0% FLEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 55/100 63/100 UCTT

Percentile Scorecard

FNFLEXUCTT

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

AxisFNFLEXUCTT
Valuation 49 #58 of 112 64 #41 of 112 59 #39 of 94
Growth 61 #43 of 109 51 #54 of 109 59 #38 of 92
Profitability 70 #32 of 104 55 #47 of 104 70 #28 of 90
Financial Health 58 #49 of 116 19 #94 of 116 –
Shareholder Returns 54 #38 of 81 88 #11 of 81 –
Overall 58 55 63
  • FN ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • FLEX ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • UCTT ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFNFLEXUCTTSPY
1 month -17.8%-27.3%-33.7% -0.2%
3 months -23.6%-26.4%-33.6% +3.9%
6 months -46.1%-4.4%-34.2% +8.2%
Year to date -24.5%+38.0%+103.2% +12.9%
1 year -18.9%+28.9%+69.3% +12.3%
3 years +126.0%+330.1%+117.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +31.3%+62.7%+29.6% +23.3%
5 years +255.8%+545.1%+0.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +28.9%+45.2%+0.2% +10.9%
10 years +752.2%+696.8%+556.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +23.9%+23.1%+20.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFNFLEXUCTTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.6%69.0%90.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 83.2%64.2%94.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.143.113.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.240.420.77 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.8%-52.8%-70.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.0%-48.6%-63.9% -1.2%
52-week high $746.47$162.07$142.59 $779.14
52-week low $314.98$54.51$21.65 $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.

MultipleFNFLEXUCTT
P/E now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 33.2x 31.4xmedian 33.2x 87.3xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.8x 1.1xmedian 2.8x 1.0xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.5xmedian 20.0x 21.4xmedian 20.0x —median 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2,916xmedian 29.8x 37.3xmedian 29.8x -30.6xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 3.0x 5.6xmedian 3.0x —median 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.05median 1.17 2.17median 1.17 0.35median 2.28

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 monthsFNFLEXUCTT
Revenue $4.64B $29.27B $2.44B
Gross profit $556.51M $2.74B $393.80M
Operating income $462.89M $1.45B $105.50M
Net income $473.03M $973.00M –
Free cash flow $4.22M $826.00M –
R&D – – $34.90M
EPS (diluted) $13.05 $2.60 $0.58
Cash & equivalents $346.71M $2.84B $270.90M
Total debt – $5.22B –
Shares (diluted) 36.25M 374.00M 46.10M
Enterprise value $9.42B $23.51B $2.49B

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
MetricFNFLEXUCTT
P/E 26.0x 31.4x 87.3x
P/FCF 2,916x 37.3x -30.6x
P/Operating cash flow 47.9x 19.7x -21.5x
P/S 2.7x 1.1x 1.0x
P/B 5.0x 5.6x –
P/Tangible book 5.0x 6.5x –
EV/EBITDA 21.5x 21.4x –
EV/EBIT 24.7x 22.9x –
EV/Revenue 2.5x 1.1x 1.0x
EV/FCF 2,708x 40.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 44.5x 21.2x -21.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.05 2.17 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFNFLEXUCTT
Revenue growth (1Y) 35.7% 12.2% 15.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 1.0% 9.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 34.6% 21.3% 16.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 11.7% 7.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 42.7% 16.2% 214.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 22.5% 14.0% 12.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 42.3% 9.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.0% -2.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 42.3% 11.2% 116.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.7% 14.4% 250.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -21.8% -0.1% -245.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 19.4% -55.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -98.0% -25.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -69.7% 54.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFNFLEXUCTT
Gross margin 12.0% 9.4% –
EBITDA margin 11.4% 5.3% –
Operating margin 10.0% 5.0% –
Pretax margin 12.0% 4.4% –
Net margin 10.2% 3.3% –
FCF margin 0.1% 2.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 5.5% 5.3% -4.4%
Return on equity 19.9% 18.3% –
Return on assets 12.8% 4.1% 1.8%
Return on invested capital – 11.3% –
Return on capital employed 20.1% 13.9% –
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.2x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFNFLEXUCTT
Debt / assets – 20.7% –
Debt / equity – 0.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.5x –
Debt / FCF – 6.3x –
Liabilities / assets 37.2% 78.2% 61.4%
Equity / assets 62.8% 21.8% –
Interest coverage – 6.5x –
Current ratio 2.3x 1.4x 2.8x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.6x –
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 8.11 2.66 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFNFLEXUCTT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 2.3% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.3% –
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.

ConsensusFNFLEXUCTT
Forward P/E 20.2xFY2027 17.1xFY2026 17.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.97FY2027 $4.88FY2026 $2.98FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.4%FY2027 +47.9%FY2026 +183.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.3% +38.7% +102.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.84BFY2027 $36.41BFY2026 $2.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.9%FY2027 +30.4%FY2026 +29.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.9% +29.4% +38.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFNFLEXUCTT
Held by institutions 100.0% 94.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 755 1,106 433
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.6% -0.8% +2.5%
Institutions buying 431 674 238
Institutions selling 245 342 161
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.97 1.48

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.

FNFLEXUCTT
FN 1.00 0.62 0.56
FLEX 0.62 1.00 0.61
UCTT 0.56 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FN, FLEX and UCTT?

Flex (FLEX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fabrinet (FN) $13.17B, Flex (FLEX) $34.05B, Ultra Clean Holdings (UCTT) $2.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, FN, FLEX and UCTT?

Fabrinet (FN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fabrinet (FN) 27.8x, Flex (FLEX) 35.0x, Ultra Clean Holdings (UCTT) 93.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Flex (FLEX) is cheapest (Fabrinet (FN) 20.2x, Flex (FLEX) 17.1x, Ultra Clean Holdings (UCTT) 17.3x). 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%, Flex (FLEX) +12.2%, Ultra Clean Holdings (UCTT) +15.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fabrinet (FN) has the highest net margin (Fabrinet (FN) 10.2%, Flex (FLEX) 3.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ultra Clean Holdings (UCTT) returned the most: Fabrinet (FN) -18.9%, Flex (FLEX) +28.9%, Ultra Clean Holdings (UCTT) +69.3%. Over five years, Flex (FLEX) compounded fastest (Fabrinet (FN) +28.9%/yr, Flex (FLEX) +45.2%/yr, Ultra Clean Holdings (UCTT) +0.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Flex (FLEX) has been the steadiest (Fabrinet (FN) 77.6%, Flex (FLEX) 69.0%, Ultra Clean Holdings (UCTT) 90.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.