KTCC vs CLS vs TTMI Stock Comparison

Key Tronic, Celestica and Ttm Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KTCC Key Tronic Corp
$2.12 -2.3% 1M -35.4% 1Y
Market cap
$24.20M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$386.67M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
2 wins
CLS Celestica Inc
$276.22 -24.4% 1M -8.5% 1Y
Market cap
$35.74B
P/E
28.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.23B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
6 wins
TTMI Ttm Technologies Inc
$86.78 -32.8% 1M +47.3% 1Y
Market cap
$9.32B
P/E
39.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.38B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Celestica leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Celestica 6, Ttm Technologies 3, Key Tronic 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKTCCCLSTTMILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.20M $35.74B $9.32B CLS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.5x 28.7x 39.3x CLS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 23.9x 16.4x TTMI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -17.4% +61.6% +27.6% CLS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.4% 6.8% 7.0% TTMI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.5% 25.0% 10.6% CLS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -46.7x -1.9x 1.0x KTCC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -35.4% -8.5% +47.3% TTMI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.0%/yr +95.0%/yr +46.2%/yr CLS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.4% 79.9% 90.4% KTCC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 27/100 61/100 60/100 CLS

Percentile Scorecard

KTCCCLSTTMI

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

AxisKTCCCLSTTMI
Valuation 62 #43 of 112 65 #40 of 112 52 #54 of 112
Growth 2 #107 of 109 91 #11 of 109 88 #14 of 109
Profitability 26 #77 of 104 78 #24 of 104 61 #41 of 104
Financial Health 17 #96 of 116 57 #51 of 116 37 #74 of 116
Shareholder Returns – 16 #68 of 81 –
Overall 27 61 60
  • KTCC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • CLS ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • TTMI ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKTCCCLSTTMISPY
1 month -2.3%-24.4%-32.8% -0.2%
3 months -46.6%-21.1%-20.2% +3.9%
6 months -25.1%-23.6%-36.9% +8.2%
Year to date -24.0%-6.6%+25.8% +12.9%
1 year -35.4%-8.5%+47.3% +12.3%
3 years -45.5%+1,134.2%+653.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -18.3%+131.2%+96.1% +23.3%
5 years -67.2%+2,715.7%+566.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -20.0%+95.0%+46.2% +10.9%
10 years -73.9%+2,211.5%+536.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year -12.6%+36.9%+20.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKTCCCLSTTMISPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.4%79.9%90.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.9%86.3%97.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.823.383.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.59-0.110.52 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.8%-54.0%-66.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.2%-41.5%-60.8% -1.2%
52-week high $4.26$472.40$221.47 $779.14
52-week low $2.06$246.25$58.45 $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.

MultipleKTCCCLSTTMI
P/E now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 33.2x 26.7xmedian 33.2x 38.2xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 2.8x 1.9xmedian 2.8x 2.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -52.6xmedian 20.0x 18.8xmedian 20.0x 19.6xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -11.9xmedian 29.8x 63.9xmedian 29.8x -603.8xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 3.0x 5.6xmedian 3.0x 4.7xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 1.17 —median 1.17 0.81median 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 monthsKTCCCLSTTMI
Revenue $386.67M $18.23B $3.38B
Gross profit $23.94M $2.09B $715.64M
Operating income -$14.72M $1.50B $334.16M
Net income -$47.80M $1.25B $236.78M
Free cash flow -$1.93M $545.40M -$15.14M
R&D $8.01M $168.90M $29.71M
EPS (diluted) $-4.41 $10.23 $2.20
Cash & equivalents $584.00K $3.96B $507.91M
Total debt $182.02M $818.80M $3.72B
Shares (diluted) 10.84M 121.80M 107.58M
Enterprise value $21.27M $30.27B $7.40B

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
MetricKTCCCLSTTMI
P/E -0.5x 26.7x 38.2x
P/FCF -11.9x 63.9x -603.8x
P/Operating cash flow 5.2x 24.7x 28.3x
P/S 0.1x 1.9x 2.7x
P/B 0.3x 5.6x 4.7x
P/Tangible book 0.3x 5.8x 5.1x
EV/EBITDA -52.6x 18.8x 19.6x
EV/EBIT -13.9x 21.1x 28.8x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 1.7x 2.8x
EV/FCF -106.1x 58.1x -634.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 46.2x 22.5x 29.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 – 0.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKTCCCLSTTMI
Revenue growth (1Y) -17.4% 61.6% 27.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -13.9% – 12.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -34.3% 53.8% 33.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -20.4% – 18.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2,719% 62.0% 94.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -42.6% – 47.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -474.7% 73.8% 154.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -124.2% – 48.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -470.7% 65.4% 147.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -124.8% – 47.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -76.6% 154.8% 35.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.7% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -113.0% 37.0% -185.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 55.0% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKTCCCLSTTMI
Gross margin 6.2% 11.5% 21.2%
EBITDA margin -1.0% 9.3% 14.5%
Operating margin -3.8% 8.3% 9.9%
Pretax margin -6.4% 8.0% 7.8%
Net margin -12.4% 6.8% 7.0%
FCF margin -0.5% 3.0% -0.4%
Operating cash flow margin 1.1% 7.7% 9.6%
Return on equity -55.5% 28.7% 12.6%
Return on assets -15.4% 10.0% 5.6%
Return on invested capital -6.5% 25.0% 10.6%
Return on capital employed -7.2% 32.1% 11.4%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x 1.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.5% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKTCCCLSTTMI
Debt / assets 60.7% 5.4% 22.0%
Debt / equity 2.6x 0.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -46.7x -1.9x 1.0x
Debt / FCF -94.5x 1.5x -64.3x
Liabilities / assets 76.9% 59.0% 56.2%
Equity / assets 23.1% 41.0% 43.8%
Interest coverage -1.5x 21.3x 7.6x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.6x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.0x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.5x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.75 – 3.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKTCCCLSTTMI
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -9.6% –
Shareholder yield – -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.

ConsensusKTCCCLSTTMI
Forward P/E – 23.9xFY2026 16.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $11.54FY2026 $5.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +93.3%FY2026 +115.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +77.4% +53.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $20.07BFY2026 $4.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +64.1%FY2026 +46.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +70.3% +60.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKTCCCLSTTMI
Held by institutions 41.0% 69.0% 92.4%
Institutions holding 26 874 638
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.2% +5.0% +0.6%
Institutions buying 10 519 396
Institutions selling 8 272 202
Buyers to sellers 1.25 1.91 1.96

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.

KTCCCLSTTMI
KTCC 1.00 0.13 0.08
CLS 0.13 1.00 0.60
TTMI 0.08 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KTCC, CLS and TTMI?

Celestica (CLS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Key Tronic (KTCC) $24.20M, Celestica (CLS) $35.74B, Ttm Technologies (TTMI) $9.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, KTCC, CLS and TTMI?

Celestica (CLS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Key Tronic (KTCC) -0.5x, Celestica (CLS) 28.7x, Ttm Technologies (TTMI) 39.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ttm Technologies (TTMI) is cheapest (Celestica (CLS) 23.9x, Ttm Technologies (TTMI) 16.4x). 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: Key Tronic (KTCC) -17.4%, Celestica (CLS) +61.6%, Ttm Technologies (TTMI) +27.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ttm Technologies (TTMI) has the highest net margin (Key Tronic (KTCC) -12.4%, Celestica (CLS) 6.8%, Ttm Technologies (TTMI) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Celestica (CLS) leads (Key Tronic (KTCC) -6.5%, Celestica (CLS) 25.0%, Ttm Technologies (TTMI) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ttm Technologies (TTMI) returned the most: Key Tronic (KTCC) -35.4%, Celestica (CLS) -8.5%, Ttm Technologies (TTMI) +47.3%. Over five years, Celestica (CLS) compounded fastest (Key Tronic (KTCC) -20.0%/yr, Celestica (CLS) +95.0%/yr, Ttm Technologies (TTMI) +46.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Key Tronic (KTCC) has been the steadiest (Key Tronic (KTCC) 60.4%, Celestica (CLS) 79.9%, Ttm Technologies (TTMI) 90.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KTCC, CLS and TTMI?

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 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.