FLEX vs FN: Flex and Fabrinet compared
The short version
From the latest prices and each company's SEC filings. Who's ahead on each measure, not which to buy.
- Flex is the larger company, worth $42.2B, about 2.3 times Fabrinet.
- Fabrinet grew revenue faster over the last year (+44.6% vs +20.6%).
- Fabrinet keeps more of each dollar of revenue as operating profit (10.0% vs 5.0%).
- On earnings, Fabrinet is the cheaper stock (43.4x vs 49.3x).
- Fabrinet's price assumes faster free cash flow growth: about 87% a year, against 14% for Flex (reverse DCF).
Side by side
The stronger figure is shaded where higher (or, for valuation multiples, lower) reads as better. How the implied growth works.
| Measure | FLEX | FN |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $42.2B | $18.1B |
| Share price | $119.83 | $486.28 |
| Revenue (last fiscal year) | $27.9B | $4.6B |
| Free cash flow (last fiscal year) | $1.1B | $4M |
| Revenue growth, last year | +20.6% | +44.6% |
| Revenue growth per year, last 5 fiscal years | +3.2% | +19.7% |
| Operating margin | 5.0% | 10.0% |
| Net margin | 3.3% | 10.2% |
| Return on equity | 17.7% | 19.3% |
| P/E (trailing) | 49.3x | 43.4x |
| Price / free cash flow | 40.1x | 87.5x |
| EV / EBITDA | 28.2x | 21.7x |
| FCF growth the price implies | 14.1% | 86.8% |
| Dividend yield | — | — |
| Debt / equity | 3.58x | 0.59x |
| Fundamental grade | D | C |
| Superinvestors holding it | 11 | 4 |
| Insider purchases, last 12 months | 0 | 6 |
Results from SEC filings
Revenue and free cash flow by fiscal year, from each company's 10-K filings.
Flex
| Year | Revenue | Free cash flow | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $24.6B | $581M | 3.6% |
| 2023 | $28.5B | $315M | 3.6% |
| 2024 | $26.4B | $796M | 3.2% |
| 2025 | $25.8B | $1.1B | 4.5% |
| 2026 | $27.9B | $1.1B | 4.9% |
Fabrinet
| Year | Revenue | Free cash flow | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $2.3B | $35M | 9.0% |
| 2023 | $2.6B | $152M | 9.5% |
| 2024 | $2.9B | $366M | 9.6% |
| 2025 | $3.4B | $207M | 9.5% |
| 2026 | $4.6B | $4M | 10.0% |
Where the revenue comes from
Flex · by segments, 2026
ITS$11.1B52%
RMS$10.2B48%
Fabrinet · by products, 2026
Data center$2.2B48%
Communications infrastructure$1.5B33%
Automotive, Industrial and Others$870M19%
Compare them in fullFifteen years of statements, quarterly results, DCF and IRR models, and any number of peers side by side.
Open FLEX in InvestinglyQuestions
Which is bigger, Flex or Fabrinet?
Flex (FLEX), at $42.2B against $18.1B.
Is FLEX or FN cheaper?
By trailing P/E, Fabrinet (43.4x) is cheaper than Flex (49.3x). A lower multiple can also mean the market expects less growth.
Which grows faster, FLEX or FN?
Fabrinet: revenue grew +44.6% over the last year, against +20.6%.
Prices and ratios as of the last daily update; statements from SEC filings. Information only, not investment advice.