PLXS vs FN vs JBL Stock Comparison

Plexus, Fabrinet and Jabil 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
2 wins
FN Fabrinet
$367.36 -10.4% 1M -16.0% 1Y
Market cap
$12.55B
P/E
26.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.64B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
3 wins
JBL Jabil Inc
$291.00 -8.8% 1M +35.7% 1Y
Market cap
$30.43B
P/E
29.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.95B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Jabil leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Jabil 4, Fabrinet 3, Plexus 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPLXSFNJBLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.81B $12.55B $30.43B JBL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.7x 26.5x 29.2x FN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.7x 21.6x 16.9x JBL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.1% +35.7% +20.6% FN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 10.2% 2.9% FN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 25.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.7x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +66.6% -16.0% +35.7% PLXS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.4%/yr +30.8%/yr +37.2%/yr JBL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.6% 77.8% 47.7% PLXS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 57/100 58/100 JBL

Percentile Scorecard

PLXSFNJBL

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

AxisPLXSFNJBL
Valuation 46 #60 of 111 42 #65 of 111 73 #31 of 111
Growth 44 #61 of 108 61 #43 of 108 65 #38 of 108
Profitability 54 #48 of 104 69 #33 of 104 67 #35 of 104
Financial Health 25 #86 of 115 58 #49 of 115 19 #93 of 115
Shareholder Returns – 55 #36 of 78 64 #29 of 78
Overall 43 57 58
  • PLXS ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • FN ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • JBL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPLXSFNJBLSPY
1 month -9.7%-10.4%-8.8% +0.9%
3 months -0.5%-11.5%+1.3% +5.9%
6 months -4.5%-42.9%-12.8% +8.5%
Year to date +62.8%-19.3%+27.6% +13.3%
1 year +66.6%-16.0%+35.7% +12.4%
3 years +152.8%+141.7%+137.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +36.3%+34.2%+33.4% +23.5%
5 years +174.1%+282.7%+385.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +22.4%+30.8%+37.2% +11.0%
10 years +428.0%+871.9%+1,258.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +18.1%+25.5%+29.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePLXSFNJBLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.6%77.8%47.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.0%83.2%52.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.743.152.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.60-0.210.75 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.9%-57.8%-36.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.2%-50.8%-24.5% -0.9%
52-week high $303.82$746.47$385.63 $779.14
52-week low $132.74$314.98$192.49 $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.

MultiplePLXSFNJBL
P/E now vs peer median 31.6xmedian 33.5x 27.8xmedian 33.5x 29.5xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.8x 2.8xmedian 2.8x 0.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 19.6x 23.1xmedian 19.6x 13.4xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 117.8xmedian 29.8x 3,118xmedian 29.8x 22.1xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 2.9x 5.4xmedian 2.9x 18.8xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.18median 1.10 1.13median 1.10 1.70median 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 monthsPLXSFNJBL
Revenue $4.96B $4.64B $35.95B
Gross profit $502.67M $556.51M $3.32B
Operating income $263.84M $462.89M $1.70B
Net income $202.49M $473.03M $1.04B
Free cash flow – $4.22M $1.37B
R&D – – $30.00M
EPS (diluted) $7.42 $13.05 $9.75
Cash & equivalents – $346.71M $1.74B
Total debt – – $3.38B
Shares (diluted) 27.29M 36.25M 106.90M
Enterprise value $5.81B $8.80B $23.93B

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
MetricPLXSFNJBL
P/E 31.6x 27.8x 29.5x
P/FCF 117.8x 3,118x 22.1x
P/Operating cash flow 93.6x 51.3x 15.2x
P/S 1.3x 2.8x 0.8x
P/B 4.1x 5.4x 18.8x
P/Tangible book 4.1x 5.4x 30.0x
EV/EBITDA – 23.1x 13.4x
EV/EBIT – 26.5x 18.8x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 2.6x 0.9x
EV/FCF – 2,911x 23.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 93.6x 47.9x 16.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.18 1.13 1.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPLXSFNJBL
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.1% 35.7% 20.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 20.6% 1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.7% 34.6% 25.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 18.3% 5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.4% 42.7% 44.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 22.5% 3.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.1% 42.3% 58.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 24.0% 8.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 18.5% 42.3% 64.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 24.7% 17.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -72.6% -21.8% 22.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.6% 6.4% 4.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -98.0% 17.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -69.7% 25.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPLXSFNJBL
Gross margin – 12.0% 9.2%
EBITDA margin – 11.4% 6.6%
Operating margin – 10.0% 4.7%
Pretax margin – 12.0% 3.9%
Net margin – 10.2% 2.9%
FCF margin – 0.1% 3.8%
Operating cash flow margin 1.4% 5.5% 5.6%
Return on equity – 19.9% 70.7%
Return on assets – 12.8% 4.1%
Return on invested capital – – 25.9%
Return on capital employed – 20.1% 43.1%
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.3x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 0.5x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPLXSFNJBL
Debt / assets – – 12.3%
Debt / equity – – 2.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.7x
Debt / FCF – – 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 60.0% 37.2% 94.1%
Equity / assets 40.0% 62.8% 5.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.4x 2.3x 1.0x
Quick ratio – 1.3x 0.4x
Cash ratio – 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 8.46 2.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPLXSFNJBL
Dividend yield – – 0.1%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 3.4%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 3.5%
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.

ConsensusPLXSFNJBL
Forward P/E 28.7xFY2026 21.6xFY2027 16.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $8.35FY2026 $16.97FY2027 $17.25FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +12.4%FY2026 +20.4%FY2027 +31.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +26.7% +21.3% +36.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.60BFY2026 $5.84BFY2027 $46.50BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +14.1%FY2026 +25.9%FY2027 +29.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +16.8% +27.9% +17.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPLXSFNJBL
Held by institutions 99.7% 100.0% 96.9%
Institutions holding 447 755 1,120
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% -6.6% +3.2%
Institutions buying 245 431 618
Institutions selling 135 245 373
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.76 1.66

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.

PLXSFNJBL
PLXS 1.00 0.66 0.72
FN 0.66 1.00 0.69
JBL 0.72 0.69 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PLXS, FN and JBL?

Jabil (JBL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Plexus (PLXS) $5.81B, Fabrinet (FN) $12.55B, Jabil (JBL) $30.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, PLXS, FN and JBL?

Fabrinet (FN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Plexus (PLXS) 28.7x, Fabrinet (FN) 26.5x, Jabil (JBL) 29.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jabil (JBL) is cheapest (Plexus (PLXS) 28.7x, Fabrinet (FN) 21.6x, Jabil (JBL) 16.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fabrinet (FN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Plexus (PLXS) +23.1%, Fabrinet (FN) +35.7%, Jabil (JBL) +20.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fabrinet (FN) has the highest net margin (Fabrinet (FN) 10.2%, Jabil (JBL) 2.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Plexus (PLXS) returned the most: Plexus (PLXS) +66.6%, Fabrinet (FN) -16.0%, Jabil (JBL) +35.7%. Over five years, Jabil (JBL) compounded fastest (Plexus (PLXS) +22.4%/yr, Fabrinet (FN) +30.8%/yr, Jabil (JBL) +37.2%/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%, Fabrinet (FN) 77.8%, Jabil (JBL) 47.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Jabil (JBL) leads on 4. 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.