KTCC vs ASX vs FLEX Stock Comparison

Key Tronic, ASE Technology Holding and Flex Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KTCC Key Tronic Corp
$2.12 -2.3% 1M -35.4% 1Y
Market cap
$22.76M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$386.67M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
1 win
FLEX Flex Ltd.
$83.35 -27.3% 1M +28.9% 1Y
Market cap
$34.08B
P/E
35.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.27B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

ASE Technology Holding leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (ASE Technology Holding 6, Flex 4, Key Tronic 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKTCCASXFLEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.76M $95.28B $34.08B ASX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.5x 48.8x 35.0x FLEX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 33.1x 17.1x FLEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -17.4% +18.2% +12.2% ASX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.4% 8.5% 3.3% ASX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.5% 11.1% 11.3% FLEX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -46.7x 1.1x 1.5x KTCC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -35.4% +218.2% +28.9% ASX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.0%/yr +42.3%/yr +45.2%/yr FLEX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.4% 58.1% 69.0% ASX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 27/100 60/100 55/100 ASX

Percentile Scorecard

KTCCASXFLEX

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

AxisKTCCASXFLEX
Valuation 62 #43 of 112 74 #25 of 94 64 #41 of 112
Growth 2 #107 of 109 79 #20 of 92 51 #54 of 109
Profitability 26 #77 of 104 67 #30 of 90 55 #47 of 104
Financial Health 17 #96 of 116 16 #83 of 99 19 #94 of 116
Shareholder Returns – 64 #27 of 73 88 #11 of 81
Overall 27 60 55
  • KTCC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ASX ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • FLEX ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKTCCASXFLEXSPY
1 month -2.3%-5.0%-27.3% -0.2%
3 months -46.6%+23.9%-26.4% +3.9%
6 months -25.1%+40.0%-4.4% +8.2%
Year to date -24.0%+161.5%+38.0% +12.9%
1 year -35.4%+218.2%+28.9% +12.3%
3 years -45.5%+462.8%+330.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -18.3%+78.0%+62.7% +23.3%
5 years -67.2%+482.3%+545.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -20.0%+42.3%+45.2% +10.9%
10 years -73.9%+619.7%+696.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year -12.6%+21.8%+23.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKTCCASXFLEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.4%58.1%69.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.9%62.4%64.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.822.603.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.593.750.42 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.8%-43.1%-52.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.2%-11.6%-48.6% -1.2%
52-week high $4.26$47.62$162.07 $779.14
52-week low $2.06$13.23$54.51 $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.

MultipleKTCCASXFLEX
P/E now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 33.2x 46.8xmedian 45.6x 31.4xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 2.8x 4.1xmedian 7.7x 1.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -52.6xmedian 20.0x 21.3xmedian 29.0x 21.4xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -11.9xmedian 29.8x 7.7xmedian 40.6x 37.3xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 3.0x 7.7xmedian 4.6x 5.6xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 1.17 6.02median 2.28 2.17median 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 monthsKTCCASXFLEX
Revenue $386.67M $22.92B $29.27B
Gross profit $23.94M $4.46B $2.74B
Operating income -$14.72M $2.24B $1.45B
Net income -$47.80M $2.65B $973.00M
Free cash flow -$1.93M $12.11B $826.00M
R&D $8.01M $1.18B –
EPS (diluted) $-4.41 $0.88 $2.60
Cash & equivalents $584.00K $2.86B $2.84B
Total debt $182.02M $31.57B $5.22B
Shares (diluted) 10.84M 2.21B 374.00M
Enterprise value $19.83M $83.29B $23.54B

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
MetricKTCCASXFLEX
P/E -0.5x 46.8x 31.4x
P/FCF -11.9x 7.7x 37.3x
P/Operating cash flow 5.2x 17.3x 19.7x
P/S 0.1x 4.1x 1.1x
P/B 0.3x 7.7x 5.6x
P/Tangible book 0.3x 9.2x 6.5x
EV/EBITDA -52.6x 21.3x 21.4x
EV/EBIT -13.9x 44.1x 22.9x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 4.3x 1.1x
EV/FCF -106.1x 8.1x 40.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 46.2x 18.2x 21.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 6.02 2.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKTCCASXFLEX
Revenue growth (1Y) -17.4% 18.2% 12.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -13.9% 3.6% 1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -34.3% 37.8% 21.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -20.4% 6.5% 11.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2,719% 68.3% 16.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -42.6% 4.3% 14.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -474.7% 83.5% 9.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -124.2% 3.2% -2.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -470.7% 81.8% 11.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -124.8% 7.8% 14.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -76.6% 51.2% -0.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 13.0% 19.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -113.0% 57.3% -25.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 55.0% 27.4% 54.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKTCCASXFLEX
Gross margin 6.2% 19.5% 9.4%
EBITDA margin -1.0% 20.2% 5.3%
Operating margin -3.8% 9.8% 5.0%
Pretax margin -6.4% 10.7% 4.4%
Net margin -12.4% 8.5% 3.3%
FCF margin -0.5% 52.9% 2.8%
Operating cash flow margin 1.1% 23.6% 5.3%
Return on equity -55.5% 22.0% 18.3%
Return on assets -15.4% 8.4% 4.1%
Return on invested capital -6.5% 11.1% 11.3%
Return on capital employed -7.2% 8.4% 13.9%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.7x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x 2.0x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKTCCASXFLEX
Debt / assets 60.7% 25.2% 20.7%
Debt / equity 2.6x 0.7x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -46.7x 1.1x 1.5x
Debt / FCF -94.5x 0.7x 6.3x
Liabilities / assets 76.9% 63.7% 78.2%
Equity / assets 23.1% 36.3% 21.8%
Interest coverage -1.5x 9.9x 6.5x
Current ratio 2.1x 0.3x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.5x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.75 – 2.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKTCCASXFLEX
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield – – 2.3%
Shareholder yield – 1.0% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusKTCCASXFLEX
Forward P/E – 33.1xFY2026 17.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.27FY2026 $4.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +126.8%FY2026 +47.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +37.8% +38.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $24.36BFY2026 $36.41BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +19.6%FY2026 +30.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +32.0% +29.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKTCCASXFLEX
Held by institutions 41.0% 6.9% 94.3%
Institutions holding 26 482 1,106
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.2% -2.5% -0.8%
Institutions buying 10 308 674
Institutions selling 8 133 342
Buyers to sellers 1.25 2.32 1.97

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.

KTCCASXFLEX
KTCC 1.00 0.11 0.15
ASX 0.11 1.00 0.62
FLEX 0.15 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KTCC, ASX and FLEX?

ASE Technology Holding (ASX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Key Tronic (KTCC) $22.76M, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) $95.28B, Flex (FLEX) $34.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, KTCC, ASX and FLEX?

Flex (FLEX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Key Tronic (KTCC) -0.5x, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 48.8x, Flex (FLEX) 35.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Flex (FLEX) is cheapest (ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 33.1x, Flex (FLEX) 17.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

ASE Technology Holding (ASX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Key Tronic (KTCC) -17.4%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +18.2%, Flex (FLEX) +12.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

ASE Technology Holding (ASX) has the highest net margin (Key Tronic (KTCC) -12.4%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 8.5%, Flex (FLEX) 3.3%). On return on invested capital, Flex (FLEX) leads (Key Tronic (KTCC) -6.5%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 11.1%, Flex (FLEX) 11.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ASE Technology Holding (ASX) returned the most: Key Tronic (KTCC) -35.4%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +218.2%, Flex (FLEX) +28.9%. Over five years, Flex (FLEX) compounded fastest (Key Tronic (KTCC) -20.0%/yr, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) +42.3%/yr, Flex (FLEX) +45.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) has been the steadiest (Key Tronic (KTCC) 60.4%, ASE Technology Holding (ASX) 58.1%, Flex (FLEX) 69.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KTCC, ASX and FLEX?

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.