PLXS vs FLEX vs TTMI Stock Comparison

Plexus, Flex and Ttm Technologies Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PLXS Plexus Corp
$239.34 -9.7% 1M +66.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.81B
P/E
28.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.96B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
3 wins
FLEX Flex Ltd.
$93.03 -17.7% 1M +44.8% 1Y
Market cap
$34.18B
P/E
42.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.95B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
2 wins
TTMI Ttm Technologies Inc
$90.79 -26.9% 1M +53.3% 1Y
Market cap
$9.24B
P/E
34.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.83B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionPLXSFLEXTTMILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.81B $34.18B $9.24B FLEX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.7x 42.3x 34.4x PLXS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.7x 19.1x 17.2x TTMI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.1% +17.5% +37.6% TTMI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 7.0% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 10.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +66.6% +44.8% +53.3% PLXS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.4%/yr +48.9%/yr +47.0%/yr FLEX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.6% 69.9% 90.5% PLXS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 49/100 60/100 TTMI

Percentile Scorecard

PLXSFLEXTTMI

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

AxisPLXSFLEXTTMI
Valuation 46 #60 of 111 65 #40 of 111 62 #43 of 111
Growth 44 #61 of 108 50 #55 of 108 91 #11 of 108
Profitability 54 #48 of 104 68 #34 of 104 61 #41 of 104
Financial Health 25 #86 of 115 13 #100 of 115 27 #84 of 115
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 43 49 60
  • PLXS ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • FLEX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • TTMI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPLXSFLEXTTMISPY
1 month -9.7%-17.7%-26.9% +0.9%
3 months -0.5%-9.7%-10.8% +5.9%
6 months -4.5%+2.7%-34.0% +8.5%
Year to date +62.8%+54.0%+31.6% +13.3%
1 year +66.6%+44.8%+53.3% +12.4%
3 years +152.8%+380.0%+688.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +36.3%+68.8%+99.1% +23.5%
5 years +174.1%+630.2%+585.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +22.4%+48.9%+47.0% +11.0%
10 years +428.0%+751.9%+571.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +18.1%+23.9%+21.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePLXSFLEXTTMISPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.6%69.9%90.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.0%64.4%97.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.743.133.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.600.640.59 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.9%-52.8%-66.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.2%-42.6%-59.0% -0.9%
52-week high $303.82$162.07$221.47 $779.14
52-week low $132.74$54.51$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.

MultiplePLXSFLEXTTMI
P/E now vs peer median 31.6xmedian 33.5x 42.3xmedian 33.5x 35.7xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.8x 1.1xmedian 2.8x 2.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 19.6x —median 19.6x 17.6xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 117.8xmedian 29.8x 50.3xmedian 29.8x 646.9xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 2.9x 5.9xmedian 2.9x 4.7xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.18median 1.10 —median 1.10 0.16median 1.10

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 monthsPLXSFLEXTTMI
Revenue $4.96B $30.95B $3.83B
Gross profit $502.67M $2.94B $850.77M
Operating income $263.84M $1.57B $424.51M
Net income $202.49M $774.00M $268.52M
Free cash flow – – $14.79M
R&D – – $32.31M
EPS (diluted) $7.42 – $2.49
Cash & equivalents – $3.08B $876.35M
Total debt – – $1.64B
Shares (diluted) 27.29M 374.00M 107.70M
Enterprise value $5.81B $34.18B $6.94B

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
MetricPLXSFLEXTTMI
P/E 31.6x 42.3x 35.7x
P/FCF 117.8x 50.3x 646.9x
P/Operating cash flow 93.6x 21.3x 28.5x
P/S 1.3x 1.1x 2.5x
P/B 4.1x 5.9x 4.7x
P/Tangible book 4.1x 6.7x 5.3x
EV/EBITDA – – 17.6x
EV/EBIT – – 24.3x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.1x 2.7x
EV/FCF – – 698.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 93.6x 21.3x 30.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.18 – 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPLXSFLEXTTMI
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.1% 17.5% 37.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 3.3% 17.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.7% 25.5% 51.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 14.5% 25.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.4% 25.8% 120.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 17.0% 94.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.1% -11.6% 103.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.3% -14.0% 230.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 18.5% – 100.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.5% – 225.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -72.6% -5.2% 6.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.6% 11.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -58.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPLXSFLEXTTMI
Gross margin – – 22.2%
EBITDA margin – – 15.3%
Operating margin – – 11.1%
Pretax margin – – 9.0%
Net margin – – 7.0%
FCF margin – – 0.4%
Operating cash flow margin 1.4% 5.2% 8.8%
Return on equity – 13.7% 13.5%
Return on assets – 2.9% 5.4%
Return on invested capital – – 10.1%
Return on capital employed – – 13.2%
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.2x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 2.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPLXSFLEXTTMI
Debt / assets – – 29.6%
Debt / equity – – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.3x
Debt / FCF – – 111.2x
Liabilities / assets 60.0% 78.8% 63.3%
Equity / assets 40.0% 21.2% 36.7%
Interest coverage – – 9.2x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.3x 1.7x
Quick ratio – – 1.4x
Cash ratio – – 0.5x
Altman Z-score – – 3.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPLXSFLEXTTMI
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – –
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.

ConsensusPLXSFLEXTTMI
Forward P/E 28.7xFY2026 19.1xFY2026 17.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.35FY2026 $4.88FY2026 $5.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.4%FY2026 +47.9%FY2026 +115.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.7% +38.7% +53.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.60BFY2026 $36.41BFY2026 $4.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.1%FY2026 +30.4%FY2026 +46.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.8% +29.4% +60.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPLXSFLEXTTMI
Held by institutions 99.7% 94.3% 92.4%
Institutions holding 447 1,106 638
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% -0.8% +0.6%
Institutions buying 245 674 396
Institutions selling 135 342 202
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.97 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.

PLXSFLEXTTMI
PLXS 1.00 0.65 0.69
FLEX 0.65 1.00 0.62
TTMI 0.69 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PLXS, FLEX and TTMI?

Flex (FLEX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Plexus (PLXS) $5.81B, Flex (FLEX) $34.18B, Ttm Technologies (TTMI) $9.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, PLXS, FLEX and TTMI?

Plexus (PLXS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Plexus (PLXS) 28.7x, Flex (FLEX) 42.3x, Ttm Technologies (TTMI) 34.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ttm Technologies (TTMI) is cheapest (Plexus (PLXS) 28.7x, Flex (FLEX) 19.1x, Ttm Technologies (TTMI) 17.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ttm Technologies (TTMI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Plexus (PLXS) +23.1%, Flex (FLEX) +17.5%, Ttm Technologies (TTMI) +37.6%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Plexus (PLXS) returned the most: Plexus (PLXS) +66.6%, Flex (FLEX) +44.8%, Ttm Technologies (TTMI) +53.3%. Over five years, Flex (FLEX) compounded fastest (Plexus (PLXS) +22.4%/yr, Flex (FLEX) +48.9%/yr, Ttm Technologies (TTMI) +47.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Plexus (PLXS) has been the steadiest (Plexus (PLXS) 41.6%, Flex (FLEX) 69.9%, Ttm Technologies (TTMI) 90.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PLXS, FLEX 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, Plexus (PLXS) leads on 3. 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.