197.37 USD
-6.41 (-3.15%)
Last: Feb 4, 2026, 03:51 PM
We assign a fundamental rating of 6 out of 10 to PLXS. PLXS was compared to 123 industry peers in the Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components industry. While PLXS has a great profitability rating, there are some minor concerns on its financial health. PLXS has a decent growth rate and is not valued too expensively.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
- In the past year PLXS was profitable.
- PLXS had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
- PLXS had positive earnings in each of the past 5 years.
- PLXS had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
- PLXS has a Return On Assets of 5.51%. This is in the better half of the industry: PLXS outperforms 73.17% of its industry peers.
- PLXS has a Return On Equity of 11.89%. This is in the better half of the industry: PLXS outperforms 78.05% of its industry peers.
- With an excellent Return On Invested Capital value of 11.40%, PLXS belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 88.62% of the companies in the same industry.
- Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for PLXS is above the industry average of 8.89%.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 5.51% | ||
| ROE | 11.89% | ||
| ROIC | 11.4% |
ROA(3y)4.41%
ROA(5y)4.59%
ROE(3y)10.59%
ROE(5y)11.58%
ROIC(3y)11.81%
ROIC(5y)11.8%
1.3 Margins
- Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 4.29%, PLXS is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 67.48% of the companies in the same industry.
- PLXS's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
- PLXS has a Operating Margin of 5.13%. This is in the better half of the industry: PLXS outperforms 65.04% of its industry peers.
- PLXS's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
- The Gross Margin of PLXS (10.08%) is worse than 80.49% of its industry peers.
- PLXS's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 5.13% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 4.29% | ||
| GM | 10.08% |
OM growth 3Y2.78%
OM growth 5Y1.78%
PM growth 3Y5.74%
PM growth 5Y4.34%
GM growth 3Y3.43%
GM growth 5Y1.79%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
- With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), PLXS is destroying value.
- PLXS has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
- Compared to 5 years ago, PLXS has less shares outstanding
- PLXS has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
- PLXS has an Altman-Z score of 4.68. This indicates that PLXS is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
- Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 4.68, PLXS is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 69.11% of the companies in the same industry.
- PLXS has a debt to FCF ratio of 0.89. This is a very positive value and a sign of high solvency as it would only need 0.89 years to pay back of all of its debts.
- PLXS has a better Debt to FCF ratio (0.89) than 83.74% of its industry peers.
- PLXS has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.06. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
- PLXS has a Debt to Equity ratio (0.06) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.06 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 0.89 | ||
| Altman-Z | 4.68 |
ROIC/WACC0.73
WACC15.54%
2.3 Liquidity
- PLXS has a Current Ratio of 1.58. This is a normal value and indicates that PLXS is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 1.58, PLXS is doing worse than 73.98% of the companies in the same industry.
- A Quick Ratio of 0.77 indicates that PLXS may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
- Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.77, PLXS is doing worse than 87.80% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.58 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.77 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
- PLXS shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 33.33%, which is quite impressive.
- PLXS shows quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 12.79% yearly.
- Looking at the last year, PLXS shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 4.36% in the last year.
- PLXS shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 3.53% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)33.33%
EPS 3Y14.57%
EPS 5Y12.79%
EPS Q2Q%2.89%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)4.36%
Revenue growth 3Y1.9%
Revenue growth 5Y3.53%
Sales Q2Q%9.6%
3.2 Future
- Based on estimates for the next years, PLXS will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 8.48% on average per year.
- The Revenue is expected to grow by 8.39% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
EPS Next Y5.53%
EPS Next 2Y8.7%
EPS Next 3Y8.48%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year12.36%
Revenue Next 2Y10.25%
Revenue Next 3Y8.39%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
- The EPS growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
- The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- PLXS is valuated quite expensively with a Price/Earnings ratio of 26.39.
- 68.29% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than PLXS, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
- PLXS is valuated at similar levels of the S&P average when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 28.18, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
- The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 22.48, which indicates a rather expensive current valuation of PLXS.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, PLXS is valued a bit cheaper than 69.92% of the companies in the same industry.
- When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of PLXS to the average of the S&P500 Index (25.51), we can say PLXS is valued inline with the index average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26.39 | ||
| Fwd PE | 22.48 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- 67.48% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than PLXS, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of PLXS indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: PLXS is cheaper than 66.67% of the companies listed in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 34.32 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 18.56 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates PLXS does not grow enough to justify the current Price/Earnings ratio.
- PLXS has a very decent profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)4.77
PEG (5Y)2.06
EPS Next 2Y8.7%
EPS Next 3Y8.48%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
- PLXS does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
NASDAQ:PLXS (2/4/2026, 3:51:52 PM)
197.37
-6.41 (-3.15%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryGroupTechnology Hardware & Equipment
GICS IndustryElectronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
Earnings (Last)01-28 2026-01-28/amc
Earnings (Next)04-21 2026-04-21
Inst Owners101.52%
Inst Owner Change-2.35%
Ins Owners1.35%
Ins Owner Change-2.84%
Market Cap5.28B
Revenue(TTM)4.13B
Net Income(TTM)172.88M
Analysts75.38
Price Target204.82 (3.77%)
Short Float %3.83%
Short Ratio4.06
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector 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)10.39%
Min EPS beat(2)8.51%
Max EPS beat(2)12.28%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)8.32%
Min EPS beat(4)6.02%
Max EPS beat(4)12.28%
EPS beat(8)6
Avg EPS beat(8)2.35%
EPS beat(12)9
Avg EPS beat(12)6.71%
EPS beat(16)11
Avg EPS beat(16)7.21%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.54%
Min Revenue beat(2)-2.27%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.81%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-1.94%
Min Revenue beat(4)-2.58%
Max Revenue beat(4)-0.81%
Revenue beat(8)1
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.54%
Revenue beat(12)2
Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.58%
Revenue beat(16)5
Avg Revenue beat(16)-0.25%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)0%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-2.3%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-2.08%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)2.24%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.81%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26.39 | ||
| Fwd PE | 22.48 | ||
| P/S | 1.31 | ||
| P/FCF | 34.32 | ||
| P/OCF | 21.2 | ||
| P/B | 3.63 | ||
| P/tB | 3.63 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 18.56 |
EPS(TTM)7.48
EY3.79%
EPS(NY)8.78
Fwd EY4.45%
FCF(TTM)5.75
FCFY2.91%
OCF(TTM)9.31
OCFY4.72%
SpS150.65
BVpS54.34
TBVpS54.34
PEG (NY)4.77
PEG (5Y)2.06
Graham Number95.63
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 5.51% | ||
| ROE | 11.89% | ||
| ROCE | 12.79% | ||
| ROIC | 11.4% | ||
| ROICexc | 14.07% | ||
| ROICexgc | 14.07% | ||
| OM | 5.13% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 4.29% | ||
| GM | 10.08% | ||
| FCFM | 3.82% |
ROA(3y)4.41%
ROA(5y)4.59%
ROE(3y)10.59%
ROE(5y)11.58%
ROIC(3y)11.81%
ROIC(5y)11.8%
ROICexc(3y)14.68%
ROICexc(5y)14.71%
ROICexgc(3y)14.68%
ROICexgc(5y)14.71%
ROCE(3y)13.25%
ROCE(5y)13.24%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-0.87%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-2.39%
ROICexc growth 3Y-0.87%
ROICexc growth 5Y-2.27%
OM growth 3Y2.78%
OM growth 5Y1.78%
PM growth 3Y5.74%
PM growth 5Y4.34%
GM growth 3Y3.43%
GM growth 5Y1.79%
F-Score8
Asset Turnover1.29
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.06 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 0.89 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 0.32 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 122.46% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 2.36% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 16.78 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 87.5% | ||
| Profit Quality | 89.06% | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.58 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.77 | ||
| Altman-Z | 4.68 |
F-Score8
WACC15.54%
ROIC/WACC0.73
Cap/Depr(3y)131.24%
Cap/Depr(5y)129.88%
Cap/Sales(3y)2.41%
Cap/Sales(5y)2.32%
Profit Quality(3y)146.25%
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)33.33%
EPS 3Y14.57%
EPS 5Y12.79%
EPS Q2Q%2.89%
EPS Next Y5.53%
EPS Next 2Y8.7%
EPS Next 3Y8.48%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)4.36%
Revenue growth 3Y1.9%
Revenue growth 5Y3.53%
Sales Q2Q%9.6%
Revenue Next Year12.36%
Revenue Next 2Y10.25%
Revenue Next 3Y8.39%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y10.14%
EBIT growth 3Y4.74%
EBIT growth 5Y5.37%
EBIT Next Year45.82%
EBIT Next 3Y16.99%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-54.89%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5Y-0.8%
OCF growth 1Y-42.9%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5Y3.45%
PLEXUS CORP / PLXS FAQ
What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of PLEXUS CORP (PLXS) stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to PLXS.
Can you provide the valuation status for PLEXUS CORP?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 4 / 10 to PLEXUS CORP (PLXS). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.
Can you provide the profitability details for PLEXUS CORP?
PLEXUS CORP (PLXS) has a profitability rating of 7 / 10.
How financially healthy is PLEXUS CORP?
The financial health rating of PLEXUS CORP (PLXS) is 6 / 10.