JBL vs FN vs CLS Stock Comparison

Jabil, Fabrinet and Celestica Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
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
2 wins
CLS Celestica Inc
$276.22 -24.4% 1M -8.5% 1Y
Market cap
$34.83B
P/E
26.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.23B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Celestica leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Celestica 5, Jabil 4, Fabrinet 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJBLFNCLSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.61B $12.31B $34.83B CLS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.8x 26.0x 26.7x FN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.4x 20.2x 23.9x JBL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.6% +35.7% +61.6% CLS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% 10.2% 6.8% FN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.9% — 25.0% JBL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x — -1.9x CLS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.11% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.2% -18.9% -8.5% JBL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +36.4%/yr +28.9%/yr +95.0%/yr CLS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.7% 77.6% 79.9% JBL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 58/100 61/100 CLS

Percentile Scorecard

JBLFNCLS

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

AxisJBLFNCLS
Valuation 71 #33 of 112 49 #58 of 112 65 #40 of 112
Growth 67 #37 of 109 61 #43 of 109 91 #11 of 109
Profitability 67 #35 of 104 70 #32 of 104 78 #24 of 104
Financial Health 18 #95 of 116 58 #49 of 116 57 #51 of 116
Shareholder Returns 66 #28 of 81 54 #38 of 81 16 #68 of 81
Overall 58 58 61
  • JBL ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • FN ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • CLS ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJBLFNCLSSPY
1 month -10.5%-17.8%-24.4% -0.2%
3 months -6.5%-23.6%-21.1% +3.9%
6 months -14.3%-46.1%-23.6% +8.2%
Year to date +24.3%-24.5%-6.6% +12.9%
1 year +34.2%-18.9%-8.5% +12.3%
3 years +131.3%+126.0%+1,134.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +32.3%+31.3%+131.2% +23.3%
5 years +372.2%+255.8%+2,715.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +36.4%+28.9%+95.0% +10.9%
10 years +1,216.4%+752.2%+2,211.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +29.4%+23.9%+36.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureJBLFNCLSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.7%77.6%79.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.8%83.2%86.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.203.143.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.72-0.24-0.11 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.9%-57.8%-54.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.5%-54.0%-41.5% -1.2%
52-week high $385.63$746.47$472.40 $779.14
52-week low $192.49$314.98$246.25 $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.

MultipleJBLFNCLS
P/E now vs peer median 28.8xmedian 33.2x 26.0xmedian 33.2x 26.7xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.8x 2.7xmedian 2.8x 1.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 20.0x 21.5xmedian 20.0x 18.8xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 29.8x 2,916xmedian 29.8x 63.9xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 3.0x 5.0xmedian 3.0x 5.6xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.65median 1.17 1.05median 1.17 —median 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 monthsJBLFNCLS
Revenue $35.95B $4.64B $18.23B
Gross profit $3.32B $556.51M $2.09B
Operating income $1.70B $462.89M $1.50B
Net income $1.04B $473.03M $1.25B
Free cash flow $1.37B $4.22M $545.40M
R&D $30.00M – $168.90M
EPS (diluted) $9.75 $13.05 $10.23
Cash & equivalents $1.74B $346.71M $3.96B
Total debt $3.38B – $818.80M
Shares (diluted) 106.90M 36.25M 121.80M
Enterprise value $23.11B $8.56B $29.36B

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
MetricJBLFNCLS
P/E 28.8x 26.0x 26.7x
P/FCF 21.6x 2,916x 63.9x
P/Operating cash flow 14.8x 47.9x 24.7x
P/S 0.8x 2.7x 1.9x
P/B 18.3x 5.0x 5.6x
P/Tangible book 29.2x 5.0x 5.8x
EV/EBITDA 13.1x 21.5x 18.8x
EV/EBIT 18.3x 24.7x 21.1x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 2.5x 1.7x
EV/FCF 22.7x 2,708x 58.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.6x 44.5x 22.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.65 1.05 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJBLFNCLS
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.6% 35.7% 61.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 20.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.4% 34.6% 53.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 18.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 44.2% 42.7% 62.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 22.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 58.6% 42.3% 73.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 24.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 64.5% 42.3% 65.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.4% 24.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.1% -21.8% 154.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 6.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.2% -98.0% 37.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.0% -69.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJBLFNCLS
Gross margin 9.2% 12.0% 11.5%
EBITDA margin 6.6% 11.4% 9.3%
Operating margin 4.7% 10.0% 8.3%
Pretax margin 3.9% 12.0% 8.0%
Net margin 2.9% 10.2% 6.8%
FCF margin 3.8% 0.1% 3.0%
Operating cash flow margin 5.6% 5.5% 7.7%
Return on equity 70.7% 19.9% 28.7%
Return on assets 4.1% 12.8% 10.0%
Return on invested capital 25.9% – 25.0%
Return on capital employed 43.1% 20.1% 32.1%
Asset turnover 1.4x 1.3x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 0.5x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJBLFNCLS
Debt / assets 12.3% – 5.4%
Debt / equity 2.1x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x – -1.9x
Debt / FCF 2.5x – 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 94.1% 37.2% 59.0%
Equity / assets 5.9% 62.8% 41.0%
Interest coverage – – 21.3x
Current ratio 1.0x 2.3x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.3x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 2.57 8.11 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJBLFNCLS
Dividend yield 0.1% – –
Net buyback yield 3.5% 0.0% -9.6%
Shareholder yield 3.6% 0.0% -9.6%
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.

ConsensusJBLFNCLS
Forward P/E 16.4xFY2027 20.2xFY2027 23.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.25FY2027 $16.97FY2027 $11.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.8%FY2027 +20.4%FY2027 +93.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.2% +21.3% +77.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $46.50BFY2027 $5.84BFY2027 $20.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.3%FY2027 +25.9%FY2027 +64.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.4% +27.9% +70.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJBLFNCLS
Held by institutions 96.9% 100.0% 69.0%
Institutions holding 1,120 755 874
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% -6.6% +5.0%
Institutions buying 618 431 519
Institutions selling 373 245 272
Buyers to sellers 1.66 1.76 1.91

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.

JBLFNCLS
JBL 1.00 0.69 0.62
FN 0.69 1.00 0.65
CLS 0.62 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JBL, FN and CLS?

Celestica (CLS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Jabil (JBL) $29.61B, Fabrinet (FN) $12.31B, Celestica (CLS) $34.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, JBL, FN and CLS?

Fabrinet (FN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Jabil (JBL) 28.8x, Fabrinet (FN) 26.0x, Celestica (CLS) 26.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jabil (JBL) is cheapest (Jabil (JBL) 16.4x, Fabrinet (FN) 20.2x, Celestica (CLS) 23.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Celestica (CLS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Jabil (JBL) +20.6%, Fabrinet (FN) +35.7%, Celestica (CLS) +61.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fabrinet (FN) has the highest net margin (Jabil (JBL) 2.9%, Fabrinet (FN) 10.2%, Celestica (CLS) 6.8%). On return on invested capital, Jabil (JBL) leads (Jabil (JBL) 25.9%, Celestica (CLS) 25.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Jabil (JBL) returned the most: Jabil (JBL) +34.2%, Fabrinet (FN) -18.9%, Celestica (CLS) -8.5%. Over five years, Celestica (CLS) compounded fastest (Jabil (JBL) +36.4%/yr, Fabrinet (FN) +28.9%/yr, Celestica (CLS) +95.0%/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 Celestica (CLS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jabil (JBL) has been the steadiest (Jabil (JBL) 47.7%, Fabrinet (FN) 77.6%, Celestica (CLS) 79.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JBL, FN and CLS?

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