SANM vs JBL vs PLXS Stock Comparison

Sanmina, Jabil and Plexus Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SANM Sanmina Corp
$129.96 -43.0% 1M -26.9% 1Y
Market cap
$6.97B
P/E
22.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.76B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
4 wins
JBL Jabil Inc
$236.36 -23.6% 1M +8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$24.69B
P/E
24.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.95B
Div. yield
0.14%
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
3 wins
PLXS Plexus Corp
$187.73 -31.1% 1M +29.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.01B
P/E
27.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.60B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Manufacturing Services Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionSANMJBLPLXSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.97B $24.69B $5.01B JBL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.7x 24.0x 27.0x SANM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x 13.7x 16.7x SANM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +58.6% +20.6% +14.2% SANM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.4% 2.9% 4.0% PLXS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.8% 25.9% 11.3% JBL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 0.7x -0.1x PLXS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.14% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.9% +8.3% +29.0% PLXS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.7%/yr +29.4%/yr +14.7%/yr JBL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.4% 48.7% 44.1% PLXS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 57/100 53/100 SANM

Percentile Scorecard

SANMJBLPLXS

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

AxisSANMJBLPLXS
Valuation 86 #17 of 112 73 #31 of 112 53 #53 of 112
Growth 82 #20 of 108 62 #42 of 108 41 #64 of 108
Profitability 56 #46 of 104 66 #36 of 104 53 #49 of 104
Financial Health 28 #84 of 116 17 #96 of 116 42 #68 of 116
Shareholder Returns – 66 #29 of 83 74 #22 of 83
Overall 63 57 53
  • SANM ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • JBL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • PLXS ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSANMJBLPLXSSPY
1 month -43.0%-23.6%-31.1% -5.9%
3 months -36.8%-31.4%-30.1% -4.6%
6 months -45.2%-32.4%-28.0% +0.2%
Year to date -13.4%+3.7%+27.7% +7.5%
1 year -26.9%+8.3%+29.0% +8.2%
3 years +146.1%+85.9%+88.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year +35.0%+23.0%+23.6% +19.0%
5 years +200.9%+262.3%+98.7% +56.5%
5 years, per year +24.7%+29.4%+14.7% +9.4%
10 years +363.3%+1,055.8%+311.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year +16.6%+27.7%+15.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureSANMJBLPLXSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.4%48.7%44.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 84.4%55.0%49.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.582.111.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.380.170.66 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-38.7%-38.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.0%-38.7%-38.2% -5.9%
52-week high $282.72$385.63$303.82 $779.14
52-week low $122.86$192.49$132.74 $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.

MultipleSANMJBLPLXS
P/E now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 25.2x 24.0xmedian 25.2x 27.0xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.4x 0.7xmedian 2.4x 1.1xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 16.2x 11.0xmedian 16.2x 16.2xmedian 16.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 23.4x 18.0xmedian 23.4x 80.9xmedian 23.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.3x 15.3xmedian 2.3x 3.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 8.09median 0.98 1.38median 0.98 3.22median 0.98

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 monthsSANMJBLPLXS
Revenue $12.76B $35.95B $4.60B
Gross profit $1.15B $3.32B $461.48M
Operating income $530.30M $1.70B $230.67M
Net income $326.85M $1.04B $185.41M
Free cash flow $594.15M $1.37B $61.87M
R&D $33.59M $30.00M –
EPS (diluted) $5.59 $9.75 $6.79
Cash & equivalents $1.84B $1.74B $314.05M
Total debt $2.17B $3.38B $275.46M
Shares (diluted) 55.13M 106.90M 27.29M
Enterprise value $1.20B $18.20B $3.84B

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
MetricSANMJBLPLXS
P/E 22.7x 24.0x 27.0x
P/FCF 11.7x 18.0x 80.9x
P/Operating cash flow 7.7x 12.3x 29.3x
P/S 0.5x 0.7x 1.1x
P/B 2.5x 15.3x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 24.4x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 10.5x 11.0x 16.2x
EV/EBIT 13.8x 15.5x 21.5x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.7x 1.1x
EV/FCF 12.3x 19.2x 80.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.1x 13.2x 29.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.09 1.38 3.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSANMJBLPLXS
Revenue growth (1Y) 58.6% 20.6% 14.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.9% 1.2% 2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 65.2% 25.4% 12.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 5.0% 4.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 45.0% 44.2% 13.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 3.5% 4.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.1% 58.6% 14.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 8.4% 7.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.5% 64.5% 15.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 17.4% 8.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 90.3% 22.1% -49.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 55.4% 4.9% 31.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 62.5% 17.2% -75.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 146.2% 25.0% 70.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSANMJBLPLXS
Gross margin 9.0% 9.2% 10.0%
EBITDA margin 5.4% 6.6% 6.7%
Operating margin 4.2% 4.7% 5.0%
Pretax margin 3.6% 3.9% 4.7%
Net margin 2.4% 2.9% 4.0%
FCF margin 4.7% 3.8% 1.3%
Operating cash flow margin 7.1% 5.6% 3.7%
Return on equity 12.2% 70.7% 12.3%
Return on assets 3.4% 4.1% 5.3%
Return on invested capital 7.8% 25.9% 11.3%
Return on capital employed 10.0% 43.1% 14.9%
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.4x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x 1.9x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSANMJBLPLXS
Debt / assets 22.3% 12.3% 7.6%
Debt / equity 0.8x 2.1x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 0.7x -0.1x
Debt / FCF 3.7x 2.5x 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 71.7% 94.1% 57.9%
Equity / assets 28.3% 5.9% 42.1%
Interest coverage 5.6x – 18.0x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.0x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 2.46 4.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSANMJBLPLXS
Dividend yield – 0.1% –
Net buyback yield – 4.2% 1.7%
Shareholder yield – 4.3% 1.7%
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.

ConsensusSANMJBLPLXS
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2026 13.7xFY2027 16.7xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $11.31FY2026 $17.25FY2027 $11.22FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +87.3%FY2026 +31.8%FY2027 +25.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +19.5% +36.2% +3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.27BFY2026 $46.50BFY2027 $5.59BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +63.3%FY2026 +29.3%FY2027 +12.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +33.4% +17.4% +20.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSANMJBLPLXS
Held by institutions 93.3% 96.9% 99.7%
Institutions holding 571 1,123 449
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.4% +3.2% -0.6%
Institutions buying 318 617 246
Institutions selling 208 376 135
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.64 1.82

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.

SANMJBLPLXS
SANM 1.00 0.71 0.65
JBL 0.71 1.00 0.72
PLXS 0.65 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SANM, JBL and PLXS?

Jabil (JBL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sanmina (SANM) $6.97B, Jabil (JBL) $24.69B, Plexus (PLXS) $5.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, SANM, JBL and PLXS?

Sanmina (SANM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sanmina (SANM) 22.7x, Jabil (JBL) 24.0x, Plexus (PLXS) 27.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sanmina (SANM) is cheapest (Sanmina (SANM) 11.5x, Jabil (JBL) 13.7x, Plexus (PLXS) 16.7x). 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%, Jabil (JBL) +20.6%, Plexus (PLXS) +14.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Plexus (PLXS) has the highest net margin (Sanmina (SANM) 2.4%, Jabil (JBL) 2.9%, Plexus (PLXS) 4.0%). On return on invested capital, Jabil (JBL) leads (Sanmina (SANM) 7.8%, Jabil (JBL) 25.9%, Plexus (PLXS) 11.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Plexus (PLXS) returned the most: Sanmina (SANM) -26.9%, Jabil (JBL) +8.3%, Plexus (PLXS) +29.0%. Over five years, Jabil (JBL) compounded fastest (Sanmina (SANM) +24.7%/yr, Jabil (JBL) +29.4%/yr, Plexus (PLXS) +14.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Jabil (JBL) 0.14%. Sanmina (SANM) and Plexus (PLXS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Plexus (PLXS) has been the steadiest (Sanmina (SANM) 71.4%, Jabil (JBL) 48.7%, Plexus (PLXS) 44.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.