JBL vs PLXS vs ASX Stock Comparison

Jabil, Plexus and ASE Technology Holding Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
JBL Jabil Inc
$291.00 -8.8% 1M +35.7% 1Y
Market cap
$30.40B
P/E
29.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.95B
Div. yield
0.11%
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
4 wins
PLXS Plexus Corp
$239.34 -9.7% 1M +66.6% 1Y
Market cap
$6.38B
P/E
31.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.96B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

ASE Technology Holding leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (ASE Technology Holding 6, Jabil 4, Plexus 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJBLPLXSASXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $30.40B $6.38B $97.68B ASX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.5x 31.6x 48.8x JBL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.9x 28.7x 34.6x JBL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.6% +23.1% +18.2% PLXS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% — 8.5% ASX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.9% — 11.1% JBL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x — 1.1x JBL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.11% — 0.91% ASX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.7% +66.6% +228.8% ASX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +37.2%/yr +22.4%/yr +43.9%/yr ASX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.7% 41.6% 58.3% PLXS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 43/100 61/100 ASX

Percentile Scorecard

JBLPLXSASX

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

AxisJBLPLXSASX
Valuation 73 #31 of 111 46 #60 of 111 73 #26 of 94
Growth 65 #38 of 108 44 #61 of 108 80 #19 of 92
Profitability 67 #35 of 104 54 #48 of 104 69 #29 of 90
Financial Health 19 #93 of 115 25 #86 of 115 17 #82 of 99
Shareholder Returns 64 #29 of 78 – 64 #27 of 73
Overall 58 43 61
  • JBL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • PLXS ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ASX ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJBLPLXSASXSPY
1 month -8.8%-9.7%+0.3% +0.9%
3 months +1.3%-0.5%+39.5% +5.9%
6 months -12.8%-4.5%+43.6% +8.5%
Year to date +27.6%+62.8%+172.9% +13.3%
1 year +35.7%+66.6%+228.8% +12.4%
3 years +137.5%+152.8%+487.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +33.4%+36.3%+80.5% +23.5%
5 years +385.3%+174.1%+517.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +37.2%+22.4%+43.9% +11.0%
10 years +1,258.5%+428.0%+657.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +29.8%+18.1%+22.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureJBLPLXSASXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.7%41.6%58.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.8%44.0%62.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.201.742.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.751.603.93 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.9%-34.9%-43.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.5%-21.2%-7.7% -0.9%
52-week high $385.63$303.82$47.62 $779.14
52-week low $192.49$132.74$13.36 $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.

MultipleJBLPLXSASX
P/E now vs peer median 29.5xmedian 33.5x 31.6xmedian 33.5x 48.8xmedian 46.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.8x 1.3xmedian 2.8x 4.3xmedian 7.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 19.6x —median 19.6x 22.2xmedian 28.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 29.8x 117.8xmedian 29.8x 8.1xmedian 41.4x
P/B now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 2.9x 4.1xmedian 2.9x 8.0xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.70median 1.10 2.18median 1.10 6.29median 2.30

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 monthsJBLPLXSASX
Revenue $35.95B $4.96B $22.92B
Gross profit $3.32B $502.67M $4.46B
Operating income $1.70B $263.84M $2.24B
Net income $1.04B $202.49M $2.65B
Free cash flow $1.37B – $12.11B
R&D $30.00M – $1.18B
EPS (diluted) $9.75 $7.42 $0.88
Cash & equivalents $1.74B – $2.86B
Total debt $3.38B – $31.57B
Shares (diluted) 106.90M 27.29M 2.21B
Enterprise value $23.91B $6.38B $86.63B

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
MetricJBLPLXSASX
P/E 29.5x 31.6x 48.8x
P/FCF 22.1x 117.8x 8.1x
P/Operating cash flow 15.2x 93.6x 18.0x
P/S 0.8x 1.3x 4.3x
P/B 18.8x 4.1x 8.0x
P/Tangible book 30.0x 4.1x 9.6x
EV/EBITDA 13.4x – 22.2x
EV/EBIT 18.8x – 46.0x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.3x 4.5x
EV/FCF 23.3x – 8.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.0x 93.6x 19.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.70 2.18 6.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJBLPLXSASX
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.6% 23.1% 18.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 5.6% 3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.4% 23.7% 37.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 8.4% 6.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 44.2% 30.4% 68.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 10.4% 4.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 58.6% 17.1% 83.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 13.3% 3.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 64.5% 18.5% 81.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.4% 14.5% 7.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.1% -72.6% 51.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.9% -25.6% 13.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.2% – 57.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.0% – 27.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJBLPLXSASX
Gross margin 9.2% – 19.5%
EBITDA margin 6.6% – 20.2%
Operating margin 4.7% – 9.8%
Pretax margin 3.9% – 10.7%
Net margin 2.9% – 8.5%
FCF margin 3.8% – 52.9%
Operating cash flow margin 5.6% 1.4% 23.6%
Return on equity 70.7% – 22.0%
Return on assets 4.1% – 8.4%
Return on invested capital 25.9% – 11.1%
Return on capital employed 43.1% – 8.4%
Asset turnover 1.4x 1.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 0.3x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJBLPLXSASX
Debt / assets 12.3% – 25.2%
Debt / equity 2.1x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x – 1.1x
Debt / FCF 2.5x – 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 94.1% 60.0% 63.7%
Equity / assets 5.9% 40.0% 36.3%
Interest coverage – – 9.9x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.4x 0.3x
Quick ratio 0.4x – 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.6x
Altman Z-score 2.59 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJBLPLXSASX
Dividend yield 0.1% – 0.9%
Net buyback yield 3.4% – –
Shareholder yield 3.5% – 0.9%
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.

ConsensusJBLPLXSASX
Forward P/E 16.9xFY2027 28.7xFY2026 34.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.25FY2027 $8.35FY2026 $1.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.8%FY2027 +12.4%FY2026 +126.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.2% +26.7% +37.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $46.50BFY2027 $4.60BFY2026 $24.36BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.3%FY2027 +14.1%FY2026 +19.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.4% +16.8% +32.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJBLPLXSASX
Held by institutions 96.9% 99.7% 6.9%
Institutions holding 1,120 447 482
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% -0.6% -2.5%
Institutions buying 618 245 308
Institutions selling 373 135 133
Buyers to sellers 1.66 1.81 2.32

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.

JBLPLXSASX
JBL 1.00 0.72 0.64
PLXS 0.72 1.00 0.62
ASX 0.64 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JBL, PLXS and ASX?

ASE Technology Holding (ASX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Jabil (JBL) $30.40B, Plexus (PLXS) $6.38B, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) $97.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, JBL, PLXS and ASX?

Jabil (JBL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Jabil (JBL) 29.5x, Plexus (PLXS) 31.6x, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 48.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jabil (JBL) is cheapest (Jabil (JBL) 16.9x, Plexus (PLXS) 28.7x, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 34.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Plexus (PLXS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Jabil (JBL) +20.6%, Plexus (PLXS) +23.1%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +18.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

ASE Technology Holding (ASX) has the highest net margin (Jabil (JBL) 2.9%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 8.5%). On return on invested capital, Jabil (JBL) leads (Jabil (JBL) 25.9%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 11.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ASE Technology Holding (ASX) returned the most: Jabil (JBL) +35.7%, Plexus (PLXS) +66.6%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +228.8%. Over five years, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) compounded fastest (Jabil (JBL) +37.2%/yr, Plexus (PLXS) +22.4%/yr, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +43.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

ASE Technology Holding (ASX) has the highest dividend yield: Jabil (JBL) 0.11%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 0.91%. Plexus (PLXS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Plexus (PLXS) has been the steadiest (Jabil (JBL) 47.7%, Plexus (PLXS) 41.6%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 58.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JBL, PLXS and ASX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) leads on 6. 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.