Jabil vs Plexus
JBL and PLXS side by side, both in electronic components and accessories. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How JBL and PLXS compare
Jabil is the larger company, worth 5.2 times as much as Plexus ($28.6B against $5.5B).
On earnings, Plexus is cheaper: it trades at 30.7× trailing earnings, against 34.0× for Jabil.
Jabil grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (17.8% versus 1.8% for Plexus).
Plexus keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 4.6% compared with 2.6% at Jabil.
Jabil pays a dividend yielding 0.12%; Plexus does not pay one.
Plexus scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 12 for Jabil), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | JBL | PLXS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $28.6B | $5.5B |
| Share price | $272.72 | $207.96 |
| Change, 1 year | 22.7% | 49.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 318% | 120% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.31 | 0.90 |
| Employees | 30K | 20K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 | 13 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 34.0× | 30.7× (better) |
| P/S | 0.9× (better) | 1.4× |
| P/B | 21.6× | 3.6× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.3× (better) | 17.0× |
| P/FCF | 21.9× (better) | 89.6× |
| PEG | – | 3.48 |
| FCF yield | 4.6% (better) | 1.1% |
| Fair value | $211.36 | $182.17 |
| Margin of safety | −29.0% | −14.2% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 17.8% (better) | 1.8% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 1.8% | 2.9% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 49.4% (better) | 14.0% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 55.7% (better) | 15.5% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 76.1% (better) | 9.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 9.2% | 11.4% (better) |
| Operating margin | 4.3% | 5.7% (better) |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 4.6% (better) |
| FCF margin | 3.9% (better) | 1.5% |
| Return on equity | 66.1% (better) | 12.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 35.5% (better) | 16.6% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 2.55 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.94 | – |
| Interest coverage | – | 18.0× |
| Current ratio | 0.98 | 1.49 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.77 | 4.03 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 9 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.12% | – |
| Payout ratio | 4.1% | – |
| Buyback yield | 3.2% (better) | 1.5% |
| Shareholder yield | 3.3% (better) | 1.5% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 97.4% | 101% |
| Held by insiders | 2.0% | 1.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$60.9M | −$23.7M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.7% | 3.5% |
Go deeper
- JBL stock overview
- JBL income statement
- JBL valuation and score
- PLXS stock overview
- PLXS income statement
- PLXS valuation and score
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