FN vs PLXS vs BHE Stock Comparison

Fabrinet, Plexus and Benchmark Electronics 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
$11.99B
P/E
25.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.64B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
4 wins
PLXS Plexus Corp
$209.42 -23.3% 1M +49.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.50B
P/E
29.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.60B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
3 wins
BHE Benchmark Electronics Inc
$68.65 -21.6% 1M +56.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.34B
P/E
41.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.95B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionFNPLXSBHELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.99B $5.50B $2.34B FN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.3x 29.7x 41.8x FN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.4x 20.5x 24.6x PLXS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +35.7% +14.2% +12.9% FN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.2% 4.0% 1.9% FN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.3% 5.0% PLXS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.1x -0.8x BHE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.7% +49.7% +56.7% BHE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.2%/yr +17.7%/yr +22.3%/yr BHE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.5% 43.0% 46.3% PLXS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 52/100 60/100 BHE

Percentile Scorecard

FNPLXSBHE

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

AxisFNPLXSBHE
Valuation 47 #60 of 112 51 #56 of 112 82 #21 of 112
Growth 59 #45 of 108 43 #62 of 108 66 #37 of 108
Profitability 70 #32 of 104 54 #48 of 104 51 #52 of 104
Financial Health 58 #49 of 116 40 #70 of 116 47 #62 of 116
Shareholder Returns 49 #41 of 80 72 #23 of 80 56 #36 of 80
Overall 57 52 60
  • FN ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • PLXS ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • BHE ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFNPLXSBHESPY
1 month -32.2%-23.3%-21.6% -2.3%
3 months -31.1%-19.7%-15.2% -0.7%
6 months -56.2%-20.2%-17.3% +4.8%
Year to date -31.0%+42.5%+60.5% +10.3%
1 year -28.7%+49.7%+56.7% +10.3%
3 years +93.4%+111.4%+180.2% +73.0%
3 years, per year +24.6%+28.4%+41.0% +20.1%
5 years +172.8%+126.2%+173.1% +61.9%
5 years, per year +22.2%+17.7%+22.3% +10.1%
10 years +726.5%+358.5%+174.1% +258.6%
10 years, per year +23.5%+16.4%+10.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFNPLXSBHESPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.5%43.0%46.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 83.5%46.8%48.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.191.792.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.371.161.22 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.9%-34.9%-37.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.9%-31.1%-30.4% -3.5%
52-week high $746.47$303.82$98.67 $779.14
52-week low $314.32$132.74$42.15 $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.

MultipleFNPLXSBHE
P/E now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 29.9x 30.2xmedian 29.9x 44.0xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.8x 1.2xmedian 2.8x 0.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 18.5x 18.1xmedian 18.5x 14.4xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2,668xmedian 28.0x 90.3xmedian 28.0x 21.1xmedian 28.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.8x 3.7xmedian 2.8x 2.2xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.96median 1.00 3.59median 1.00 -6.57median 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 monthsFNPLXSBHE
Revenue $4.64B $4.60B $2.95B
Gross profit $556.51M $461.48M $306.25M
Operating income $462.89M $230.67M $102.97M
Net income $473.03M $185.41M $56.03M
Free cash flow $4.22M $61.87M $116.54M
EPS (diluted) $13.05 $6.79 $1.54
Cash & equivalents $346.71M $314.05M $290.66M
Total debt – $275.46M $157.84M
Shares (diluted) 36.25M 27.29M 36.40M
Enterprise value $8.24B $4.33B $1.09B

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
MetricFNPLXSBHE
P/E 23.8x 30.2x 44.0x
P/FCF 2,668x 90.3x 21.1x
P/Operating cash flow 43.9x 32.7x 14.4x
P/S 2.4x 1.2x 0.8x
P/B 4.6x 3.7x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 4.6x 3.7x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 19.6x 18.1x 14.4x
EV/EBIT 22.4x 24.1x 22.6x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 1.2x 0.8x
EV/FCF 2,461x 89.7x 20.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 40.5x 32.4x 13.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.96 3.59 -6.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFNPLXSBHE
Revenue growth (1Y) 35.7% 14.2% 12.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 2.2% 0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 34.6% 12.7% 16.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 4.5% 4.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 42.7% 13.6% 22.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 22.5% 4.0% -0.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 42.3% 14.0% 59.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.0% 7.5% -6.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 42.3% 15.0% 58.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.7% 8.4% -6.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -21.8% -49.3% 53.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 31.3% 134.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -98.0% -75.3% 50.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -69.7% 70.7% 48.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFNPLXSBHE
Gross margin 12.0% 10.0% 10.4%
EBITDA margin 11.4% 6.7% 5.5%
Operating margin 10.0% 5.0% 3.5%
Pretax margin 12.0% 4.7% 3.1%
Net margin 10.2% 4.0% 1.9%
FCF margin 0.1% 1.3% 4.0%
Operating cash flow margin 5.5% 3.7% 5.8%
Return on equity 19.9% 12.3% 5.0%
Return on assets 12.8% 5.3% 2.5%
Return on invested capital – 11.3% 5.0%
Return on capital employed 20.1% 14.9% 7.6%
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.3x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 0.9x 3.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.0% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFNPLXSBHE
Debt / assets – 7.6% 6.8%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.1x -0.8x
Debt / FCF – 4.5x 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 37.2% 57.9% 51.3%
Equity / assets 62.8% 42.1% 48.7%
Interest coverage – 18.0x 6.9x
Current ratio 2.3x 1.5x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 7.67 4.20 3.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFNPLXSBHE
Dividend yield – – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 1.5% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.5% 1.6%
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.

ConsensusFNPLXSBHE
Forward P/E 21.4xFY2027 20.5xFY2027 24.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.97FY2027 $10.58FY2027 $2.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.4%FY2027 +39.6%FY2027 +20.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.3% +1.3% +22.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.84BFY2027 $5.37BFY2027 $3.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.9%FY2027 +8.1%FY2027 +18.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.9% +20.8% +9.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFNPLXSBHE
Held by institutions 100.0% 99.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 757 449 333
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.6% -0.6% -0.2%
Institutions buying 432 246 190
Institutions selling 246 135 106
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.82 1.79

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.

FNPLXSBHE
FN 1.00 0.66 0.67
PLXS 0.66 1.00 0.80
BHE 0.67 0.80 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FN, PLXS and BHE?

Fabrinet (FN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fabrinet (FN) $11.99B, Plexus (PLXS) $5.50B, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) $2.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, FN, PLXS and BHE?

Fabrinet (FN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fabrinet (FN) 25.3x, Plexus (PLXS) 29.7x, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) 41.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Plexus (PLXS) is cheapest (Fabrinet (FN) 21.4x, Plexus (PLXS) 20.5x, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) 24.6x). 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%, Plexus (PLXS) +14.2%, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) +12.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fabrinet (FN) has the highest net margin (Fabrinet (FN) 10.2%, Plexus (PLXS) 4.0%, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) 1.9%). On return on invested capital, Plexus (PLXS) leads (Plexus (PLXS) 11.3%, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) 5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Benchmark Electronics (BHE) returned the most: Fabrinet (FN) -28.7%, Plexus (PLXS) +49.7%, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) +56.7%. Over five years, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) compounded fastest (Fabrinet (FN) +22.2%/yr, Plexus (PLXS) +17.7%/yr, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) +22.3%/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%, Plexus (PLXS) 43.0%, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) 46.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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