FN vs JBL vs PLXS Stock Comparison

Fabrinet, Jabil and Plexus Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FN Fabrinet
$343.51 -17.8% 1M -18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$12.31B
P/E
26.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.64B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
4 wins
JBL Jabil Inc
$283.43 -10.5% 1M +34.2% 1Y
Market cap
$29.61B
P/E
28.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.95B
Div. yield
0.11%
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
4 wins
PLXS Plexus Corp
$230.29 -12.5% 1M +60.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.14B
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.60B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionFNJBLPLXSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.31B $29.61B $6.14B JBL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.0x 28.8x 33.2x FN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.2x 16.4x 27.6x JBL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +35.7% +20.6% +14.2% FN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.2% 2.9% 4.0% FN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 25.9% 11.3% JBL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.7x -0.1x PLXS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.11% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.9% +34.2% +60.7% PLXS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.9%/yr +36.4%/yr +21.4%/yr JBL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.6% 47.7% 41.4% PLXS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 58/100 53/100 FN

Percentile Scorecard

FNJBLPLXS

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

AxisFNJBLPLXS
Valuation 49 #58 of 112 71 #33 of 112 53 #53 of 112
Growth 61 #43 of 109 67 #37 of 109 45 #60 of 109
Profitability 70 #32 of 104 67 #35 of 104 54 #48 of 104
Financial Health 58 #49 of 116 18 #95 of 116 41 #69 of 116
Shareholder Returns 54 #38 of 81 66 #28 of 81 69 #26 of 81
Overall 58 58 53
  • FN ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • JBL ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • PLXS ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFNJBLPLXSSPY
1 month -17.8%-10.5%-12.5% -0.2%
3 months -23.6%-6.5%-7.9% +3.9%
6 months -46.1%-14.3%-6.5% +8.2%
Year to date -24.5%+24.3%+56.7% +12.9%
1 year -18.9%+34.2%+60.7% +12.3%
3 years +126.0%+131.3%+143.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +31.3%+32.3%+34.5% +23.3%
5 years +255.8%+372.2%+163.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +28.9%+36.4%+21.4% +10.9%
10 years +752.2%+1,216.4%+407.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +23.9%+29.4%+17.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFNJBLPLXSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.6%47.7%41.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 83.2%52.8%44.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.142.201.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.240.721.47 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.8%-36.9%-34.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.0%-26.5%-24.2% -1.2%
52-week high $746.47$385.63$303.82 $779.14
52-week low $314.98$192.49$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.

MultipleFNJBLPLXS
P/E now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 33.2x 28.8xmedian 33.2x 33.2xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.8x 0.8xmedian 2.8x 1.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.5xmedian 20.0x 13.1xmedian 20.0x 19.9xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2,916xmedian 29.8x 21.6xmedian 29.8x 99.3xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 3.0x 18.3xmedian 3.0x 4.0xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.05median 1.17 1.65median 1.17 3.95median 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 monthsFNJBLPLXS
Revenue $4.64B $35.95B $4.60B
Gross profit $556.51M $3.32B $461.48M
Operating income $462.89M $1.70B $230.67M
Net income $473.03M $1.04B $185.41M
Free cash flow $4.22M $1.37B $61.87M
R&D – $30.00M –
EPS (diluted) $13.05 $9.75 $6.79
Cash & equivalents $346.71M $1.74B $314.05M
Total debt – $3.38B $275.46M
Shares (diluted) 36.25M 106.90M 27.29M
Enterprise value $8.56B $23.11B $4.97B

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
MetricFNJBLPLXS
P/E 26.0x 28.8x 33.2x
P/FCF 2,916x 21.6x 99.3x
P/Operating cash flow 47.9x 14.8x 35.9x
P/S 2.7x 0.8x 1.3x
P/B 5.0x 18.3x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 5.0x 29.2x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 21.5x 13.1x 19.9x
EV/EBIT 24.7x 18.3x 26.5x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 0.9x 1.3x
EV/FCF 2,708x 22.7x 98.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 44.5x 15.6x 35.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.05 1.65 3.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFNJBLPLXS
Revenue growth (1Y) 35.7% 20.6% 14.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 1.2% 2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 34.6% 25.4% 12.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 5.0% 4.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 42.7% 44.2% 13.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 22.5% 3.5% 4.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 42.3% 58.6% 14.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.0% 8.4% 7.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 42.3% 64.5% 15.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.7% 17.4% 8.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -21.8% 22.1% -49.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 4.9% 31.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -98.0% 17.2% -75.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -69.7% 25.0% 70.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFNJBLPLXS
Gross margin 12.0% 9.2% 10.0%
EBITDA margin 11.4% 6.6% 6.7%
Operating margin 10.0% 4.7% 5.0%
Pretax margin 12.0% 3.9% 4.7%
Net margin 10.2% 2.9% 4.0%
FCF margin 0.1% 3.8% 1.3%
Operating cash flow margin 5.5% 5.6% 3.7%
Return on equity 19.9% 70.7% 12.3%
Return on assets 12.8% 4.1% 5.3%
Return on invested capital – 25.9% 11.3%
Return on capital employed 20.1% 43.1% 14.9%
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.4x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.9x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFNJBLPLXS
Debt / assets – 12.3% 7.6%
Debt / equity – 2.1x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.7x -0.1x
Debt / FCF – 2.5x 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 37.2% 94.1% 57.9%
Equity / assets 62.8% 5.9% 42.1%
Interest coverage – – 18.0x
Current ratio 2.3x 1.0x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 8.11 2.57 4.36

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFNJBLPLXS
Dividend yield – 0.1% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 3.5% 1.4%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.6% 1.4%
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.

ConsensusFNJBLPLXS
Forward P/E 20.2xFY2027 16.4xFY2027 27.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.97FY2027 $17.25FY2027 $8.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.4%FY2027 +31.8%FY2027 +12.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.3% +36.2% +26.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.84BFY2027 $46.50BFY2027 $4.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.9%FY2027 +29.3%FY2027 +14.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.9% +17.4% +16.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFNJBLPLXS
Held by institutions 100.0% 96.9% 99.7%
Institutions holding 755 1,120 447
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.6% +3.2% -0.6%
Institutions buying 431 618 245
Institutions selling 245 373 135
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.66 1.81

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.

FNJBLPLXS
FN 1.00 0.69 0.65
JBL 0.69 1.00 0.71
PLXS 0.65 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FN, JBL and PLXS?

Jabil (JBL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fabrinet (FN) $12.31B, Jabil (JBL) $29.61B, Plexus (PLXS) $6.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, FN, JBL and PLXS?

Fabrinet (FN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fabrinet (FN) 26.0x, Jabil (JBL) 28.8x, Plexus (PLXS) 33.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jabil (JBL) is cheapest (Fabrinet (FN) 20.2x, Jabil (JBL) 16.4x, Plexus (PLXS) 27.6x). 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%, Jabil (JBL) +20.6%, Plexus (PLXS) +14.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fabrinet (FN) has the highest net margin (Fabrinet (FN) 10.2%, Jabil (JBL) 2.9%, Plexus (PLXS) 4.0%). On return on invested capital, Jabil (JBL) leads (Jabil (JBL) 25.9%, Plexus (PLXS) 11.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Plexus (PLXS) returned the most: Fabrinet (FN) -18.9%, Jabil (JBL) +34.2%, Plexus (PLXS) +60.7%. Over five years, Jabil (JBL) compounded fastest (Fabrinet (FN) +28.9%/yr, Jabil (JBL) +36.4%/yr, Plexus (PLXS) +21.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Jabil (JBL) 0.11%. Fabrinet (FN) and Plexus (PLXS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Plexus (PLXS) has been the steadiest (Fabrinet (FN) 77.6%, Jabil (JBL) 47.7%, Plexus (PLXS) 41.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FN, JBL 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, Jabil (JBL) 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.