SANM vs FN vs BHE Stock Comparison

Sanmina, Fabrinet and Benchmark Electronics Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SANM Sanmina Corp
$175.78 -20.1% 1M +30.3% 1Y
Market cap
$9.42B
P/E
30.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.76B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
5 wins
FN Fabrinet
$367.36 -10.4% 1M -16.0% 1Y
Market cap
$13.16B
P/E
27.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.64B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
3 wins
BHE Benchmark Electronics Inc
$73.44 -11.2% 1M +71.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.63B
P/E
47.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.95B
Div. yield
0.93%
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sanmina leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sanmina 5, Fabrinet 3, Benchmark Electronics 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSANMFNBHELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.42B $13.16B $2.63B FN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.7x 27.8x 47.0x FN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.5x 21.6x 25.5x SANM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +58.6% +35.7% +12.9% SANM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.4% 10.2% 1.9% FN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.8% — 5.0% SANM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x — -0.8x BHE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.93% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.3% -16.0% +71.9% BHE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +36.1%/yr +30.8%/yr +25.8%/yr SANM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.2% 77.8% 45.8% BHE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 57/100 61/100 SANM

Percentile Scorecard

SANMFNBHE

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

AxisSANMFNBHE
Valuation 80 #23 of 111 42 #65 of 111 82 #21 of 111
Growth 84 #18 of 108 61 #43 of 108 67 #36 of 108
Profitability 56 #46 of 104 69 #33 of 104 50 #53 of 104
Financial Health 28 #83 of 115 58 #49 of 115 47 #62 of 115
Shareholder Returns – 55 #36 of 78 61 #31 of 78
Overall 62 57 61
  • SANM ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • FN ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • BHE ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSANMFNBHESPY
1 month -20.1%-10.4%-11.2% +0.9%
3 months +7.3%-11.5%-1.1% +5.9%
6 months -15.8%-42.9%+1.4% +8.5%
Year to date +17.1%-19.3%+71.7% +13.3%
1 year +30.3%-16.0%+71.9% +12.4%
3 years +246.4%+141.7%+205.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +51.4%+34.2%+45.1% +23.5%
5 years +365.6%+282.7%+215.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +36.1%+30.8%+25.8% +11.0%
10 years +516.8%+871.9%+193.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year +20.0%+25.5%+11.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSANMFNBHESPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.2%77.8%45.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.4%83.2%47.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.633.152.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.43-0.211.57 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.4%-57.8%-37.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.8%-50.8%-25.6% -0.9%
52-week high $282.72$746.47$98.67 $779.14
52-week low $122.86$314.98$42.15 $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.

MultipleSANMFNBHE
P/E now vs peer median 30.7xmedian 33.5x 27.8xmedian 33.5x 47.0xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.8x 2.8xmedian 2.8x 0.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 19.6x 23.1xmedian 19.6x 15.5xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 29.8x 3,118xmedian 29.8x 22.6xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.9x 5.4xmedian 2.9x 2.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 10.94median 1.10 1.13median 1.10 -7.03median 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 monthsSANMFNBHE
Revenue $12.76B $4.64B $2.95B
Gross profit $1.15B $556.51M $306.25M
Operating income $530.30M $462.89M $102.97M
Net income $326.85M $473.03M $56.03M
Free cash flow $594.15M $4.22M $116.54M
R&D $33.59M – –
EPS (diluted) $5.59 $13.05 $1.54
Cash & equivalents $1.84B $346.71M $290.66M
Total debt $2.17B – $157.84M
Shares (diluted) 55.13M 36.25M 36.40M
Enterprise value $3.66B $9.41B $1.38B

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
MetricSANMFNBHE
P/E 30.7x 27.8x 47.0x
P/FCF 15.9x 3,118x 22.6x
P/Operating cash flow 10.5x 51.3x 15.4x
P/S 0.7x 2.8x 0.9x
P/B 3.4x 5.4x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 5.4x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 14.0x 23.1x 15.5x
EV/EBIT 18.4x 26.5x 24.3x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 2.6x 0.8x
EV/FCF 16.4x 2,911x 21.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.8x 47.9x 14.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 10.94 1.13 -7.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSANMFNBHE
Revenue growth (1Y) 58.6% 35.7% 12.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.9% 20.6% 0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 65.2% 34.6% 16.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 18.3% 4.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 45.0% 42.7% 22.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 22.5% -0.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.1% 42.3% 59.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 24.0% -6.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.5% 42.3% 58.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 24.7% -6.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 90.3% -21.8% 53.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 55.4% 6.4% 134.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 62.5% -98.0% 50.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 146.2% -69.7% 48.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSANMFNBHE
Gross margin 9.0% 12.0% 10.4%
EBITDA margin 5.4% 11.4% 5.5%
Operating margin 4.2% 10.0% 3.5%
Pretax margin 3.6% 12.0% 3.1%
Net margin 2.4% 10.2% 1.9%
FCF margin 4.7% 0.1% 4.0%
Operating cash flow margin 7.1% 5.5% 5.8%
Return on equity 12.2% 19.9% 5.0%
Return on assets 3.4% 12.8% 2.5%
Return on invested capital 7.8% – 5.0%
Return on capital employed 10.0% 20.1% 7.6%
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.3x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x 0.5x 3.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.7% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSANMFNBHE
Debt / assets 22.3% – 6.8%
Debt / equity 0.8x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x – -0.8x
Debt / FCF 3.7x – 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 71.7% 37.2% 51.3%
Equity / assets 28.3% 62.8% 48.7%
Interest coverage 5.6x – 6.9x
Current ratio 1.8x 2.3x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.3x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.6x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 8.46 3.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSANMFNBHE
Dividend yield – – 0.9%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 0.6%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 1.5%
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.

ConsensusSANMFNBHE
Forward P/E 15.5xFY2026 21.6xFY2027 25.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.31FY2026 $16.97FY2027 $2.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +87.3%FY2026 +20.4%FY2027 +20.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.5% +21.3% +22.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.27BFY2026 $5.84BFY2027 $3.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +63.3%FY2026 +25.9%FY2027 +18.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +33.4% +27.9% +9.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSANMFNBHE
Held by institutions 93.3% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 569 755 331
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.4% -6.6% -0.2%
Institutions buying 317 431 190
Institutions selling 207 245 106
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.76 1.79

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.

SANMFNBHE
SANM 1.00 0.57 0.67
FN 0.57 1.00 0.66
BHE 0.67 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SANM, FN and BHE?

Fabrinet (FN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sanmina (SANM) $9.42B, Fabrinet (FN) $13.16B, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) $2.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, SANM, FN and BHE?

Fabrinet (FN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sanmina (SANM) 30.7x, Fabrinet (FN) 27.8x, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) 47.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sanmina (SANM) is cheapest (Sanmina (SANM) 15.5x, Fabrinet (FN) 21.6x, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) 25.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sanmina (SANM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sanmina (SANM) +58.6%, Fabrinet (FN) +35.7%, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) +12.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fabrinet (FN) has the highest net margin (Sanmina (SANM) 2.4%, Fabrinet (FN) 10.2%, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) 1.9%). On return on invested capital, Sanmina (SANM) leads (Sanmina (SANM) 7.8%, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) 5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Benchmark Electronics (BHE) returned the most: Sanmina (SANM) +30.3%, Fabrinet (FN) -16.0%, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) +71.9%. Over five years, Sanmina (SANM) compounded fastest (Sanmina (SANM) +36.1%/yr, Fabrinet (FN) +30.8%/yr, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) +25.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Benchmark Electronics (BHE) 0.93%. Sanmina (SANM) and Fabrinet (FN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) has been the steadiest (Sanmina (SANM) 71.2%, Fabrinet (FN) 77.8%, Benchmark Electronics (BHE) 45.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SANM, FN and BHE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sanmina (SANM) leads on 5. 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.