FLEX LTD (FLEX) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:FLEX • SG9999000020

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64.8 USD
+0.04 (+0.06%)
At close:
64.7 USD
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This FLEX fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. FLEX Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • FLEX had positive earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year FLEX had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • FLEX had positive earnings in each of the past 5 years.
  • In the past 5 years FLEX always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
FLEX Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFFLEX Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 1B -1B -2B -3B -4B

1.2 Ratios

  • FLEX has a better Return On Assets (4.64%) than 69.35% of its industry peers.
  • FLEX has a Return On Equity of 17.03%. This is amongst the best in the industry. FLEX outperforms 86.29% of its industry peers.
  • FLEX has a better Return On Invested Capital (13.61%) than 90.32% of its industry peers.
  • Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for FLEX is in line with the industry average of 8.33%.
  • The last Return On Invested Capital (13.61%) for FLEX is above the 3 year average (10.04%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 4.64%
ROE 17.03%
ROIC 13.61%
ROA(3y)4.59%
ROA(5y)4.5%
ROE(3y)16.82%
ROE(5y)18.19%
ROIC(3y)10.04%
ROIC(5y)9.71%
FLEX Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICFLEX Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5 10 15 20

1.3 Margins

  • FLEX's Profit Margin of 3.17% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. FLEX outperforms 65.32% of its industry peers.
  • FLEX's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • With a decent Operating Margin value of 5.28%, FLEX is doing good in the industry, outperforming 65.32% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of FLEX has grown nicely.
  • With a Gross Margin value of 9.27%, FLEX is not doing good in the industry: 80.65% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • FLEX's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 5.28%
PM (TTM) 3.17%
GM 9.27%
OM growth 3Y9.25%
OM growth 5Y13.24%
PM growth 3Y-3.34%
PM growth 5Y54.95%
GM growth 3Y4.92%
GM growth 5Y6.46%
FLEX Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsFLEX Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2 4 6 8

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2. FLEX Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so FLEX is still creating some value.
  • The number of shares outstanding for FLEX has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.
  • Compared to 5 years ago, FLEX has less shares outstanding
  • FLEX has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
FLEX Yearly Shares OutstandingFLEX Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100M 200M 300M 400M 500M
FLEX Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsFLEX Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5B 10B 15B 20B

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 3.08 indicates that FLEX is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • The Altman-Z score of FLEX (3.08) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • FLEX has a debt to FCF ratio of 3.18. This is a good value and a sign of high solvency as FLEX would need 3.18 years to pay back of all of its debts.
  • FLEX's Debt to FCF ratio of 3.18 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. FLEX outperforms 70.16% of its industry peers.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.50 indicates that FLEX is not too dependend on debt financing.
  • FLEX has a worse Debt to Equity ratio (0.50) than 74.19% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.5
Debt/FCF 3.18
Altman-Z 3.08
ROIC/WACC1.4
WACC9.69%
FLEX Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFFLEX Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 2B -2B 4B -4B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 1.30 indicates that FLEX should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • FLEX has a worse Current ratio (1.30) than 79.84% of its industry peers.
  • FLEX has a Quick Ratio of 1.30. This is a bad value and indicates that FLEX is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • FLEX's Quick ratio of 0.79 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. FLEX is outperformed by 85.48% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.3
Quick Ratio 0.79
FLEX Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesFLEX Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5B 10B 15B

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3. FLEX Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 24.90% over the past year.
  • Measured over the past years, FLEX shows a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 16.40% on average per year.
  • FLEX shows a very negative growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has decreased by -41.45%.
  • FLEX shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 1.29% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)24.9%
EPS 3Y10.58%
EPS 5Y16.4%
EPS Q2Q%12.99%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-41.45%
Revenue growth 3Y-0.29%
Revenue growth 5Y1.29%
Sales Q2Q%7.66%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, FLEX will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 15.64% on average per year.
  • FLEX is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 6.36% yearly.
EPS Next Y24.94%
EPS Next 2Y18.37%
EPS Next 3Y15.64%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year6.7%
Revenue Next 2Y6.49%
Revenue Next 3Y6.36%
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.
  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
FLEX Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesFLEX Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 10B 20B 30B
FLEX Yearly EPS VS EstimatesFLEX Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 1 2 3 4

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4. FLEX Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings ratio is 20.84, which indicates a rather expensive current valuation of FLEX.
  • 79.03% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than FLEX, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 24.89, FLEX is valued at the same level.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 17.45, the valuation of FLEX can be described as rather expensive.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of FLEX indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: FLEX is cheaper than 74.19% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of FLEX to the average of the S&P500 Index (22.19), we can say FLEX is valued slightly cheaper.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 20.84
Fwd PE 17.45
FLEX Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsFLEX Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30 40

4.2 Price Multiples

  • FLEX's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. FLEX is cheaper than 75.00% of the companies in the same industry.
  • FLEX's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. FLEX is cheaper than 80.65% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 20.5
EV/EBITDA 12.69
FLEX Per share dataFLEX EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 20 40 60

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
  • The excellent profitability rating of FLEX may justify a higher PE ratio.
  • FLEX's earnings are expected to grow with 15.64% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)0.84
PEG (5Y)1.27
EPS Next 2Y18.37%
EPS Next 3Y15.64%

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5. FLEX Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for FLEX!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

FLEX Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

FLEX LTD

NASDAQ:FLEX (3/27/2026, 8:18:01 PM)

Premarket: 64.7 -0.1 (-0.15%)

64.8

+0.04 (+0.06%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupTechnology Hardware & Equipment
GICS IndustryElectronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
Earnings (Last)02-04
Earnings (Next)05-05
Inst Owners102.93%
Inst Owner Change-1.26%
Ins Owners0.61%
Ins Owner Change-1.53%
Market Cap23.83B
Revenue(TTM)26.84B
Net Income(TTM)852.00M
Analysts85.56
Price Target76.6 (18.21%)
Short Float %2.44%
Short Ratio2.4
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)5.63%
Min EPS beat(2)2.69%
Max EPS beat(2)8.58%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)6.74%
Min EPS beat(4)2.69%
Max EPS beat(4)12.72%
EPS beat(8)8
Avg EPS beat(8)9.98%
EPS beat(12)12
Avg EPS beat(12)11.12%
EPS beat(16)16
Avg EPS beat(16)11.33%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)0.45%
Min Revenue beat(2)-0.21%
Max Revenue beat(2)1.1%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)1.09%
Min Revenue beat(4)-0.21%
Max Revenue beat(4)2.91%
Revenue beat(8)5
Avg Revenue beat(8)1.31%
Revenue beat(12)7
Avg Revenue beat(12)0.99%
Revenue beat(16)11
Avg Revenue beat(16)1.8%
PT rev (1m)-0.01%
PT rev (3m)1.88%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-0.04%
EPS NQ rev (3m)3.01%
EPS NY rev (1m)3.05%
EPS NY rev (3m)3.05%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)1.04%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.01%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.89%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 20.84
Fwd PE 17.45
P/S 0.89
P/FCF 20.5
P/OCF 13.97
P/B 4.76
P/tB 7.18
EV/EBITDA 12.69
EPS(TTM)3.11
EY4.8%
EPS(NY)3.71
Fwd EY5.73%
FCF(TTM)3.16
FCFY4.88%
OCF(TTM)4.64
OCFY7.16%
SpS72.99
BVpS13.6
TBVpS9.02
PEG (NY)0.84
PEG (5Y)1.27
Graham Number30.85
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 4.64%
ROE 17.03%
ROCE 16.61%
ROIC 13.61%
ROICexc 18.6%
ROICexgc 25.47%
OM 5.28%
PM (TTM) 3.17%
GM 9.27%
FCFM 4.33%
ROA(3y)4.59%
ROA(5y)4.5%
ROE(3y)16.82%
ROE(5y)18.19%
ROIC(3y)10.04%
ROIC(5y)9.71%
ROICexc(3y)13.93%
ROICexc(5y)13.91%
ROICexgc(3y)18.22%
ROICexgc(5y)18.63%
ROCE(3y)12.26%
ROCE(5y)11.85%
ROICexgc growth 3Y3.39%
ROICexgc growth 5Y7.06%
ROICexc growth 3Y5.37%
ROICexc growth 5Y7.71%
OM growth 3Y9.25%
OM growth 5Y13.24%
PM growth 3Y-3.34%
PM growth 5Y54.95%
GM growth 3Y4.92%
GM growth 5Y6.46%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover1.46
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.5
Debt/FCF 3.18
Debt/EBITDA 1.25
Cap/Depr 95.1%
Cap/Sales 2.02%
Interest Coverage 250
Cash Conversion 85.76%
Profit Quality 136.39%
Current Ratio 1.3
Quick Ratio 0.79
Altman-Z 3.08
F-Score6
WACC9.69%
ROIC/WACC1.4
Cap/Depr(3y)102.24%
Cap/Depr(5y)91.98%
Cap/Sales(3y)1.93%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.79%
Profit Quality(3y)82.06%
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)24.9%
EPS 3Y10.58%
EPS 5Y16.4%
EPS Q2Q%12.99%
EPS Next Y24.94%
EPS Next 2Y18.37%
EPS Next 3Y15.64%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-41.45%
Revenue growth 3Y-0.29%
Revenue growth 5Y1.29%
Sales Q2Q%7.66%
Revenue Next Year6.7%
Revenue Next 2Y6.49%
Revenue Next 3Y6.36%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-27.22%
EBIT growth 3Y8.93%
EBIT growth 5Y14.71%
EBIT Next Year55.9%
EBIT Next 3Y20.8%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y148.29%
FCF growth 3Y22.46%
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y55.42%
OCF growth 3Y13.7%
OCF growth 5YN/A

FLEX LTD / FLEX Fundamental Analysis FAQ

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ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 6 / 10 to FLEX.


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ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 6 / 10 to FLEX LTD (FLEX). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


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FLEX LTD (FLEX) has a profitability rating of 8 / 10.


Can you provide the expected EPS growth for FLEX stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of FLEX LTD (FLEX) is expected to grow by 24.94% in the next year.