JBL vs FLEX vs UCTT Stock Comparison

Jabil, Flex and Ultra Clean Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
JBL Jabil Inc
$275.90 -12.9% 1M +29.9% 1Y
Market cap
$29.88B
P/E
28.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.95B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
7 wins
FLEX Flex Ltd.
$76.99 -32.9% 1M +19.8% 1Y
Market cap
$29.76B
P/E
30.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.27B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Jabil leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Jabil 7, Ultra Clean Holdings 2, Flex 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJBLFLEXUCTTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.88B $29.76B $2.30B JBL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.7x 30.6x -98.1x JBL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.0x 15.8x 15.7x UCTT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.6% +12.2% +2.5% JBL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% 3.3% -1.1% FLEX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.9% 11.3% 0.0% JBL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.5x 2.4x JBL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.9% +19.8% +55.8% UCTT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +35.5%/yr +41.1%/yr +1.7%/yr FLEX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.7% 68.7% 89.7% JBL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 55/100 41/100 JBL

Percentile Scorecard

JBLFLEXUCTT

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

AxisJBLFLEXUCTT
Valuation 71 #33 of 111 66 #38 of 111 53 #45 of 95
Growth 64 #40 of 108 49 #56 of 108 19 #76 of 93
Profitability 68 #34 of 104 56 #46 of 104 34 #60 of 91
Financial Health 18 #94 of 115 19 #93 of 115 8 #93 of 101
Shareholder Returns 66 #28 of 81 84 #14 of 81 92 #7 of 75
Overall 57 55 41
  • JBL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • FLEX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • UCTT ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJBLFLEXUCTTSPY
1 month -12.9%-32.9%-39.9% -0.8%
3 months -11.4%-33.7%-46.3% +3.5%
6 months -19.0%-14.5%-42.4% +7.0%
Year to date +21.0%+27.4%+84.4% +12.2%
1 year +29.9%+19.8%+55.8% +13.0%
3 years +125.1%+297.3%+97.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +31.1%+58.4%+25.4% +23.1%
5 years +356.0%+458.7%+9.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +35.5%+41.1%+1.7% +11.0%
10 years +1,172.6%+645.3%+484.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +29.0%+22.2%+19.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureJBLFLEXUCTTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.7%68.7%89.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.8%64.2%94.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.193.093.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.630.290.62 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.9%-52.8%-70.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.5%-52.5%-67.2% -1.8%
52-week high $385.63$162.07$142.59 $779.14
52-week low $192.49$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.

MultipleJBLFLEXUCTT
P/E now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 32.0x 29.0xmedian 32.0x -90.0xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.8x 1.0xmedian 2.8x 1.0xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 19.4x 19.8xmedian 19.4x 17.3xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 29.0x 34.4xmedian 29.0x -18.7xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 2.9x 5.2xmedian 2.9x 3.0xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.61median 1.13 2.01median 1.13 2.10median 2.23

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 monthsJBLFLEXUCTT
Revenue $35.95B $29.27B $2.20B
Gross profit $3.32B $2.74B $347.60M
Operating income $1.70B $1.45B $62.40M
Net income $1.04B $973.00M -$20.20M
Free cash flow $1.37B $826.00M -$113.10M
R&D $30.00M – $33.90M
EPS (diluted) $9.75 $2.60 $-0.51
Cash & equivalents $1.74B $2.84B $255.90M
Total debt $3.38B $5.22B $599.40M
Shares (diluted) 106.90M 374.00M 46.10M
Enterprise value $23.38B $19.23B $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
MetricJBLFLEXUCTT
P/E 28.0x 29.0x -90.0x
P/FCF 21.0x 34.4x -18.7x
P/Operating cash flow 14.4x 18.2x -32.0x
P/S 0.8x 1.0x 1.0x
P/B 17.8x 5.2x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 28.4x 6.0x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA 12.8x 19.8x 17.3x
EV/EBIT 17.9x 21.3x 39.4x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 1.1x 1.1x
EV/FCF 22.2x 37.3x -21.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.2x 19.7x -37.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.61 2.01 2.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJBLFLEXUCTT
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.6% 12.2% 2.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 1.0% 2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.4% 21.3% -0.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 11.7% -2.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 44.2% 16.2% 180.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 14.0% -16.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 58.6% 9.2% 86.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.4% -2.5% -39.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 64.5% 11.2% 85.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.4% 14.4% -42.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.1% -0.1% -174.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 19.4% -38.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.2% -25.2% -508.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.0% 54.7% -224.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJBLFLEXUCTT
Gross margin 9.2% 9.4% 15.8%
EBITDA margin 6.6% 5.3% 6.5%
Operating margin 4.7% 5.0% 2.8%
Pretax margin 3.9% 4.4% 1.7%
Net margin 2.9% 3.3% -1.1%
FCF margin 3.8% 2.8% -5.2%
Operating cash flow margin 5.6% 5.3% -3.0%
Return on equity 70.7% 18.3% -1.7%
Return on assets 4.1% 4.1% -0.6%
Return on invested capital 25.9% 11.3% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 43.1% 13.9% 4.3%
Asset turnover 1.4x 1.2x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.6x 3.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJBLFLEXUCTT
Debt / assets 12.3% 20.7% 31.2%
Debt / equity 2.1x 0.9x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.5x 2.4x
Debt / FCF 2.5x 6.3x -5.3x
Liabilities / assets 94.1% 78.2% 62.6%
Equity / assets 5.9% 21.8% 37.4%
Interest coverage – 6.5x 2.3x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.4x 2.7x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.6x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 2.56 2.59 2.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJBLFLEXUCTT
Dividend yield 0.1% – –
Net buyback yield 3.6% 2.5% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 3.7% 2.5% 1.8%
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.

ConsensusJBLFLEXUCTT
Forward P/E 16.0xFY2027 15.8xFY2026 15.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.25FY2027 $4.88FY2026 $2.98FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.8%FY2027 +47.9%FY2026 +183.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.2% +38.7% +102.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $46.50BFY2027 $36.41BFY2026 $2.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.3%FY2027 +30.4%FY2026 +29.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.4% +29.4% +38.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJBLFLEXUCTT
Held by institutions 96.9% 94.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,120 1,106 433
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% -0.8% +2.5%
Institutions buying 618 674 238
Institutions selling 373 342 161
Buyers to sellers 1.66 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.

JBLFLEXUCTT
JBL 1.00 0.78 0.60
FLEX 0.78 1.00 0.60
UCTT 0.60 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JBL, FLEX and UCTT?

Jabil (JBL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Jabil (JBL) $29.88B, Flex (FLEX) $29.76B, Ultra Clean Holdings (UCTT) $2.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, JBL, FLEX and UCTT?

Jabil (JBL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Jabil (JBL) 28.7x, Flex (FLEX) 30.6x, Ultra Clean Holdings (UCTT) -98.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ultra Clean Holdings (UCTT) is cheapest (Jabil (JBL) 16.0x, Flex (FLEX) 15.8x, Ultra Clean Holdings (UCTT) 15.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Jabil (JBL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Jabil (JBL) +20.6%, Flex (FLEX) +12.2%, Ultra Clean Holdings (UCTT) +2.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Flex (FLEX) has the highest net margin (Jabil (JBL) 2.9%, Flex (FLEX) 3.3%, Ultra Clean Holdings (UCTT) -1.1%). On return on invested capital, Jabil (JBL) leads (Jabil (JBL) 25.9%, Flex (FLEX) 11.3%, Ultra Clean Holdings (UCTT) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ultra Clean Holdings (UCTT) returned the most: Jabil (JBL) +29.9%, Flex (FLEX) +19.8%, Ultra Clean Holdings (UCTT) +55.8%. Over five years, Flex (FLEX) compounded fastest (Jabil (JBL) +35.5%/yr, Flex (FLEX) +41.1%/yr, Ultra Clean Holdings (UCTT) +1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jabil (JBL) has been the steadiest (Jabil (JBL) 47.7%, Flex (FLEX) 68.7%, Ultra Clean Holdings (UCTT) 89.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JBL, 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, Jabil (JBL) leads on 7. 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.