FLEX vs JBL vs CLS
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
CLS65.8
Celestica Inc.
Technology · Hardware, Equipment & Parts
$303.81 −3.63%$38.3B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
FLEX JBL CLS · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | FLEX | JBL | CLS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | $0.15M | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Congress purchase | — | — | — |
| 13F net change in holders | — | +148 | +101 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 1,093 | 984 | 34 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 772 | 802 | 20 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +321 | +182 | +14 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | FLEX | JBL | CLS |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 34.3x
48th
|
28.0x
24th
|
34.3x
45th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | 2.38
65th
|
1.62
55th
|
0.38
5th
|
| Price / sales | 1.1x
12th
|
0.8x
5th
|
2.5x
30th
|
| Price / book | 6.1x
80th
|
18.1x
100th
|
15.5x
98th
|
| Price / tangible book | 18.7x
77th
|
— | 22.3x
87th
|
| Price / free cash flow | 31.3x
53rd
|
16.9x
16th
|
73.7x
91st
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 18.5x
35th
|
14.6x
22nd
|
33.4x
76th
|
| Enterprise value | $36.5B
85th
|
$31.4B
82nd
|
$38.6B
88th
|
| EV / sales | 1.2x
12th
|
0.9x
8th
|
2.5x
32nd
|
| EV / EBITDA | 18.1x
44th
|
13.9x
19th
|
24.9x
72nd
|
| EV / EBIT | 25.0x
42nd
|
20.0x
22nd
|
28.1x
58th
|
| EV / free cash flow | 34.2x
66th
|
18.2x
22nd
|
74.2x
91st
|
| Earnings yield | 2.9%
60th
|
3.6%
80th
|
2.9%
62nd
|
| FCF yield | 3.2%
57th
|
5.9%
88th
|
1.4%
28th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 5.4%
68th
|
6.9%
80th
|
3.0%
30th
|
| Graham number (per share) | $29.34
27th
|
$58.01
52nd
|
$67.95
61st
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | FLEX | JBL | CLS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 9.5%
5th
|
9.2%
2nd
|
12.0%
15th
|
| EBITDA margin | 6.9%
25th
|
6.3%
18th
|
9.9%
32nd
|
| Operating margin | 5.2%
25th
|
4.8%
18th
|
8.1%
30th
|
| EBIT margin | 5.0%
28th
|
4.4%
25th
|
8.8%
38th
|
| Net margin | 3.3%
30th
|
2.9%
28th
|
7.2%
48th
|
| NOPAT margin | 3.9%
22nd
|
3.5%
18th
|
6.9%
32nd
|
| FCF margin | 3.7%
25th
|
4.8%
38th
|
3.3%
22nd
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 6.2%
22nd
|
5.6%
20th
|
7.3%
32nd
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.1%
23rd
|
1.0%
31st
|
| SG&A / revenue | 3.9%
10th
|
3.7%
8th
|
1.8%
0th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.9%
31st
|
0.6%
18th
|
0.4%
5th
|
| Effective tax rate | 23.6%
77th
|
26.1%
82nd
|
14.8%
28th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | FLEX | JBL | CLS |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 18.4%
78th
|
66.7%
100th
|
52.7%
98th
|
| ROA | 4.4%
38th
|
4.5%
40th
|
13.9%
90th
|
| ROIC | 13.5%
62nd
|
32.6%
98th
|
39.3%
100th
|
| ROCE | 12.2%
68th
|
27.3%
98th
|
38.1%
100th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 6.6%
35th
|
6.9%
40th
|
17.1%
95th
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 21.0%
75th
|
51.4%
100th
|
41.6%
98th
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 11.0%
5th
|
12.1%
10th
|
18.5%
40th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 11.7%
54th
|
26.3%
97th
|
25.6%
91st
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 14.0%
61st
|
27.7%
83rd
|
20.2%
72nd
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 18.3%
83rd
|
51.4%
100th
|
22.5%
92nd
|
| Incremental ROIC | 22.9%
64th
|
103.8%
97th
|
96.6%
95th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | FLEX | JBL | CLS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 12.2%
36th
|
20.6%
62nd
|
47.5%
85th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 6.0%
25th
|
21.3%
90th
|
16.1%
80th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | -0.7%
22nd
|
1.2%
27th
|
26.3%
92nd
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 2.9%
28th
|
4.2%
33rd
|
22.8%
97th
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 8.0%
58th
|
5.0%
39th
|
37.1%
97th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | 10.3%
50th
|
3.8%
32nd
|
60.4%
94th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | 9.2%
27th
|
58.6%
60th
|
113.3%
70th
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | 7.2%
48th
|
8.4%
62nd
|
88.0%
97th
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | 11.2%
33rd
|
63.4%
67th
|
112.8%
73rd
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | 14.4%
66th
|
17.2%
69th
|
90.1%
97th
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | 11.1%
55th
|
16.2%
68th
|
69.7%
97th
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | -3.2%
28th
|
47.0%
62nd
|
53.1%
75th
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | 68.6%
85th
|
34.8%
81st
|
29.0%
70th
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 25.3%
71st
|
4.9%
26th
|
44.7%
91st
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | 7.4%
51st
|
-10.7%
5th
|
15.2%
81st
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | — | 7.1%
100th
|
— |
| Sustainable growth rate | 18.4%
76th
|
64.4%
100th
|
52.7%
97th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | FLEX | JBL | CLS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 8.0%
0th
|
9.1%
5th
|
11.1%
13th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 4.1%
16th
|
5.2%
26th
|
6.9%
34th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 3.6%
34th
|
3.3%
32nd
|
5.4%
45th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 4.3%
29th
|
4.0%
24th
|
3.3%
18th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.09
11th
|
0.18
16th
|
0.86
82nd
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.48
61st
|
0.06
16th
|
0.80
87th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.82
5th
|
0.94
45th
|
0.86
13th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | FLEX | JBL | CLS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $2.8B
98th
|
$1.7B
82nd
|
$535.7M
62nd
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$3.1B
10th
|
−$2.3B
12th
|
−$274.7M
38th
|
| Working capital | $5.0B
98th
|
−$153.0M
0th
|
$1.4B
75th
|
| Current ratio | 1.38
15th
|
0.99
2nd
|
1.23
8th
|
| Quick ratio | 0.89
12th
|
0.65
0th
|
0.68
2nd
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.21
12th
|
0.08
0th
|
0.09
2nd
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 2,276 days
90th
|
2,178 days
88th
|
2,615 days
92nd
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | FLEX | JBL | CLS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $5.9B
95th
|
$4.0B
90th
|
$810.4M
57th
|
| Debt / equity | 1.08
88th
|
2.49
100th
|
0.33
62nd
|
| Net debt / equity | 0.56
82nd
|
1.41
100th
|
0.11
57th
|
| Debt / assets | 23.5%
70th
|
14.7%
57th
|
8.3%
35th
|
| Debt / capital | 51.9%
88th
|
71.4%
100th
|
24.6%
62nd
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.94
75th
|
1.78
50th
|
0.52
31st
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.53
78th
|
1.01
67th
|
0.18
50th
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 6.3x
44th
|
5.3x
29th
|
21.9x
88th
|
| Cash interest coverage | 7.8x
35th
|
6.8x
29th
|
18.3x
88th
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 3.3 yrs
73rd
|
2.0 yrs
54th
|
0.7 yrs
30th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 78.2%
98th
|
94.1%
100th
|
74.7%
95th
|
| IS credit model rating | BBB+ | BBB+ | AA+ |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 225
70th
|
225
70th
|
65
0th
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | FLEX | JBL | CLS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 1.32
82nd
|
1.56
95th
|
1.95
100th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 8.49
65th
|
9.93
78th
|
13.24
82nd
|
| Inventory turnover | 4.5
69th
|
5.4
90th
|
5.2
87th
|
| Receivables turnover | 6.5
70th
|
6.8
82nd
|
5.6
38th
|
| Days sales outstanding | 56 days
30th
|
54 days
18th
|
66 days
62nd
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 80 days
31st
|
68 days
10th
|
70 days
13th
|
| Days payables outstanding | 103 days
92nd
|
125 days
98th
|
72 days
70th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 33 days
5th
|
−4 days
0th
|
64 days
15th
|
| Capex / revenue | 2.5%
46th
|
0.8%
3rd
|
4.0%
64th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 1.31
64th
|
0.41
28th
|
3.54
95th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 4.5%
10th
|
3.8%
5th
|
2.5%
2nd
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | FLEX | JBL | CLS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.86
73rd
|
1.92
76th
|
1.03
21st
|
| FCF / net income | 1.10
48th
|
1.65
79th
|
0.47
21st
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 59.2%
22nd
|
86.1%
69th
|
45.4%
19th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 40.8%
78th
|
13.9%
31st
|
54.6%
81st
|
| Accruals ratio | -3.8%
38th
|
-4.2%
32nd
|
-0.4%
80th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | 4.1%
65th
|
-3.7%
18th
|
-2.9%
22nd
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 1.00
36th
|
1.00
36th
|
1.00
36th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | FLEX | JBL | CLS |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 53
32nd
|
61
50th
|
66
72nd
|
| IS profitability | 28
25th
|
34
40th
|
50
68th
|
| IS growth | 56
36th
|
80
95th
|
82
97th
|
| IS value | 19
2nd
|
42
62nd
|
25
5th
|
| IS momentum | 83
56th
|
97
95th
|
93
72nd
|
| IS risk (safety) | 80
18th
|
65
8th
|
100
28th
|
| IS quality | 64
30th
|
55
20th
|
71
52nd
|
| IS balance sheet | 55
22nd
|
41
10th
|
68
35th
|
| IS earnings quality | 75
85th
|
70
48th
|
72
55th
|
| IS cash flow | 48
32nd
|
67
62nd
|
55
40th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 6
22nd
|
6
22nd
|
6
22nd
|
| Altman Z-score | 3.4
25th
|
2.6
8th
|
5.8
42nd
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.54
38th
|
−2.07
77th
|
−1.95
85th
|
| Ohlson O-score | −6.87
88th
|
−5.69
98th
|
−7.07
82nd
|
| IS credit score | 63
28th
|
61
22nd
|
94
92nd
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | FLEX | JBL | CLS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $33.4B
85th
|
$29.2B
82nd
|
$38.3B
88th
|
| Revenue | $29.3B
98th
|
$36.0B
100th
|
$15.6B
90th
|
| EBITDA | $2.0B
90th
|
$2.3B
92nd
|
$1.6B
80th
|
| Net income | $973.0M
82nd
|
$1.0B
88th
|
$1.1B
90th
|
| Free cash flow | $1.1B
85th
|
$1.7B
95th
|
$519.9M
72nd
|
| Total assets | $25.2B
92nd
|
$27.4B
95th
|
$9.8B
78th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $5.5B
82nd
|
$1.6B
45th
|
$2.5B
68th
|
| Employees | 149,686
98th
|
135,000
95th
|
23,803
85th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | FLEX | JBL | CLS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | −8.2% | −3.1% | −3.6% |
| 1 week | −24.5% | −9.2% | −16.1% |
| 1 month | −17.0% | −6.0% | −7.9% |
| 3 months | −24.6% | −9.0% | −1.1% |
| 6 months | +10.6% | −13.5% | −23.3% |
| Year to date | +42.0% | +15.8% | +0.5% |
| 1 year | +42.2% | +34.6% | +12.5% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +235.5% | +102.1% | +1,046.5% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +382.7% | +351.1% | +3,156.3% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | FLEX | JBL | CLS |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 29.7 | 37.4 | 36.7 |
| From 52-week high | −45.8% | −35.1% | −35.9% |
| From 52-week low | +70.5% | +46.9% | +24.2% |
| Beta | 1.66 | 1.29 | 1.46 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17