Jabil
Jabil's revenue rose 20.6% to $36.0 billion in fiscal 2026. Its operating margin was 4.7%, up from 4.0% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $1.4 billion, up 17.2%. It paid out $1.1 billion in dividends and buybacks, 80% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 3.6%.
Operating margin is operating income as a share of revenue. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Return on capital is after-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash. Market cap is the last closing share price times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate. P/E is the last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters, or the latest fiscal year where the quarters aren't available; there is none when the company made a loss.
Charts show fiscal years, from the 10-K filings.
Revenue and margins
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2017 to 2026, earnings per share grew 34.2% a year and net income 26.1% a year, as buybacks cut the share count by 42%.
Returns on capital
Cash flow
Payouts and share count
Valuation
Two ways to value Jabil yourself, both starting from its filings: a discounted cash flow model and the price-to-earnings method.
What Jabil says to expect
- Fiscal 2027: revenue, margin, earnings and cash flow
We expect revenue of $44.5 billion, up 24%, core operating margin expansion of 30 basis points to 6.1%, core diluted earnings per share growth of 34% to $17.55, and adjusted free cash flow of approximately $1.6 billion.
Discounted cash flow (DCF)
A discounted cash flow (DCF) model values a business as the cash it may generate in future, discounted back to today. The starting figures come from Jabil's 10-K and the assumptions are yours: start from one of three example scenarios, then change any figure to see what it implies for a share, and how that compares with the last share price.
Value per share on three example scenarios, from Jabil's fiscal 2026 free cash flow of $1.4B, net cash of −$2.0B at August 31, 2026 and 107 million diluted shares, from its filings. The scenarios are fitted to Jabil: the base scenario's growth in years 1 to 5 is its revenue growth over the last 3 years, 1.2% a year; the cautious and optimistic ones are lower and higher, and growth in years 6 to 10 is halfway to the long-run rate. The base scenario's discount rate is 9% for a business of moderate risk (Electronic Manufacturing Services); the cautious and optimistic ones use a point more and a point less. Select one to load it into the calculator. These are the model's arithmetic on those assumptions, not a forecast or a price target.
- Last close, October 26, 2026
- $275.68
- Value on these assumptions, against the last close
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- Cash flows in years 1 to 10, valued today
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- Everything after year 10, valued today
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- Plus net cash
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- Share of value from after year 10
How the value changes with two assumptions
Price-to-earnings (P/E) method
Another common way to value a company is to multiply its earnings per share by a price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple: the number of years of today's earnings an investor pays for a share. A higher multiple usually means investors expect earnings to grow. Choose a multiple, for example from similar companies, to see the value it gives.
Value per share on three example scenarios, from Jabil's earnings per share of $9.75 (in fiscal 2026). Each grows earnings for a year at the cash flow scenarios' rates and applies a multiple to next year's earnings: 28.3×, the middle of Jabil's own P/E today, its peers' median and its sector's median (Jabil's own P/E today) for the base scenario, 20% less and more for the cautious and optimistic ones. The price is brought back a year at 10%, 9% and 8%. Select one to load it into the calculator. These are the model's arithmetic on those assumptions, not a forecast or a price target.
- Last close, October 26, 2026
- $275.68
- Value at this multiple, against the last close
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- Jabil's P/E at the last close
- 28.3×
| Company | Last close | Earnings per share | P/E today |
|---|---|---|---|
| FlexFLEX | $76.99 | $2.59 | 29.7× |
| SanminaSANM | $161.34 | $5.59 | 28.9× |
| JabilJBL | $275.68 | $9.75 | 28.3× |
| CelesticaCLS | $246.65 | $10.56 | 23.4× |
| TE ConnectivityTEL | $213.86 | $10.21 | 20.9× |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year end | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| Net debt (negative means net cash) | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.7x | 0.6x | 0.4x | 0.7x | 0.8x |
| Debt to equity | 1.3x | 1.1x | 1.9x | 2.1x | 2.3x |
| Interest coverage | 9.2x | 7.3x | 12.1x | 7.3x | 9.0x |
| Current ratio | 1.0x | 1.2x | 1.1x | 1.0x | 1.0x |
| Quick ratio | 0.6x | 0.8x | 0.7x | 0.7x | 0.7x |
Insider trades
Over the 12 months between October 27, 2025 and October 26, 2026, 1 insider bought $149,815 of Jabil shares on the open market, and 13 insiders sold $65.3 million, $19.3 million of it under trading plans set up in advance.
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2026 | Gary K. SchickSVP, CHRO | Sold plan | 1,000 | $277.16 | $277,161 | Form 4 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | N. V. TyagarajanDirector | Bought | 500 | $299.63 | $149,815 | Form 4 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Gary K. SchickSVP, CHRO | Sold plan | 1,000 | $319.86 | $319,857 | Form 4 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | Matthew CrowleyEVP, Global Business Units | Sold | 94 | $345.00 | $32,430 | Form 4 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Gary K. SchickSVP, CHRO | Sold | 1,000 | $340.00 | $340,000 | Form 4 |
| Apr 20, 2026 | Andrew PriestleyEVP, Chief Operations Officer | Sold | 3,169 | $330.00 | $1.0 million | Form 4 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Steven D BorgesEVP, Global Business Units | Sold | 5,126 | $317.51 | $1.6 million | Form 4 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | May Yee YapSVP, Chief Information Officer | Sold | 1,634 | $306.74 | $501,213 | Form 4 |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Rafael RennoSVP, Global Business Units | Sold | 1,000 | $305.00 | $305,000 | Form 4 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Andrew PriestleyEVP, Chief Operations Officer | Sold | 4,000 | $301.00 | $1.2 million | Form 4 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Anousheh AnsariDirector | Sold | 2,000 | $300.00 | $600,000 | Form 4 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Adam E. BerrySVP, IR and Corporate Affairs | Sold | 1,585 | $301.23 | $477,450 | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
The F-score counts how many of nine simple tests of profitability, funding and efficiency a company passed in a year (Piotroski, 2000). The more tests passed, the stronger the year: 8 or 9 is strong, 0 to 2 weak. Companies that report no gross profit are scored on the other eight.
| Test | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Cash from operations is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Return on assets rose | Pass | Fail | Pass |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Debt fell relative to assets | Fail | Fail | Pass |
| Current ratio rose | Fail | Fail | Fail |
| Share count didn't rise | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Gross margin rose | Pass | Fail | Pass |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | Fail | Pass | Pass |
| F-score | 6 of 9 | 5 of 9 | 8 of 9 |
| Accruals ratio | −1.8% | −5.5% | −4.2% |
Compare
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| Company | Year | Revenue growth | Operating margin | Free cash flow margin | Return on capital | Net debt to EBITDA | F-score | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabil | FY26 | 20.6% | 4.7% | 3.8% | 39.3% | 0.8x | 8 | |
| Flex | FY26 | 8.1% | 4.9% | 3.8% | 16.3% | 0.7x | 9 | Compare |
| TE Connectivity | FY25 | 8.9% | 18.6% | 18.6% | 12.1% | 0.9x | 6 | Compare |
| Celestica | FY25 | 28.5% | 8.4% | 3.7% | 37.8% | 0.1x | 7 | Compare |
| Sanmina | FY25 | 7.4% | 4.4% | 5.8% | 14.2% | −1.4x | 8 | Compare |
10 years of figures
| Fiscal year | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | 19.1 | 22.1 | 25.3 | 27.3 | 29.3 | 33.5 | 34.7 | 28.9 | 29.8 | 36.0 |
| Revenue growth | 3.9% | 15.9% | 14.4% | 7.8% | 7.4% | 14.3% | 3.7% | −16.8% | 3.2% | 20.6% |
| Gross profit | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
| Research and development | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Operating income | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| Net income | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| Diluted EPS (US$) | 0.69 | 0.49 | 1.81 | 0.35 | 4.58 | 6.90 | 6.02 | 11.17 | 5.92 | 9.75 |
| Diluted shares (millions) | 186 | 175 | 159 | 155 | 152 | 144 | 136 | 124 | 111 | 107 |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | −1.5 | −1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
| Capital expenditure | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Free cash flow | −2.2 | −2.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Dividends paid | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Share buybacks | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| Acquisitions | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| Stock-based compensation | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Balance sheet at fiscal year end | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| Total assets | 11.1 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 14.4 | 16.7 | 19.7 | 19.4 | 17.4 | 18.5 | 27.4 |
| Total liabilities | 8.7 | 10.1 | 11.1 | 12.6 | 14.5 | 17.3 | 16.6 | 15.6 | 17.0 | 25.8 |
| Shareholders' equity | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Margins and ratios | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 8.1% | 7.7% | 7.6% | 7.1% | 8.1% | 7.9% | 8.3% | 9.3% | 8.9% | 9.2% |
| Operating margin | 2.1% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 1.8% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 4.4% | 7.0% | 4.0% | 4.7% |
| Net margin | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 0.2% | 2.4% | 3.0% | 2.4% | 4.8% | 2.2% | 2.9% |
| Free cash flow margin | −11.4% | −9.7% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 2.0% | 3.2% | 3.9% | 3.8% |
| Return on capital | 6.0% | 8.4% | 13.9% | 7.6% | 22.0% | 28.4% | 23.8% | 45.6% | 31.1% | 39.3% |
| Return on equity | 5.4% | 4.0% | 15.0% | 2.9% | 35.3% | 43.4% | 30.8% | 60.3% | 40.4% | 66.7% |
| Return on assets | 1.2% | 0.8% | 2.3% | 0.4% | 4.5% | 5.5% | 4.2% | 7.5% | 3.7% | 4.5% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.7x | 1.0x | 0.9x | 1.2x | 0.8x | 0.7x | 0.6x | 0.4x | 0.7x | 0.8x |