Sanmina
Sanmina's revenue rose 7.4% to $8.1 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 4.4%, down from 4.4% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $473 million, up 106.7%. The diluted share count fell 3.1%.
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 2016 to 2025, earnings per share grew 7.2% a year and net income 3.0% a year, as buybacks cut the share count by 30%.
Returns on capital
Cash flow
Payouts and share count
Valuation
Two ways to value Sanmina yourself, both starting from its filings: a discounted cash flow model and the price-to-earnings method.
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 Sanmina's 10-K (or, for net cash and shares, its latest 10-Q) 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 Sanmina's fiscal 2025 free cash flow of $473M, net cash of $643M at September 27, 2025 and 55 million diluted shares, from its filings. The scenarios are fitted to Sanmina: the base scenario's growth in years 1 to 5 is its revenue growth over the last 3 years, 0.9% 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 11%: 9% for a business of moderate risk (Electronic Manufacturing Services), plus 1 point as a smaller company, worth $8.9B, plus 1 point for unsteady results (revenue fell in two of the last five years); 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
- $161.34
- 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 Sanmina's earnings per share of $5.59 (over the last four quarters). Each grows earnings for a year at the cash flow scenarios' rates and applies a multiple to next year's earnings: 28.9×, the middle of Sanmina's own P/E today, its peers' median and its sector's median (Sanmina'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 12%, 11% and 10%. 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
- $161.34
- Value at this multiple, against the last close
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- Sanmina's P/E at the last close
- 28.9×
| Company | Last close | Earnings per share | P/E today |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTM TechnologiesTTMI | $85.50 | $2.21 | 38.7× |
| SanminaSANM | $161.34 | $5.59 | 28.9× |
| FabrinetFN | $325.24 | $13.05 | 24.9× |
| CelesticaCLS | $246.65 | $10.56 | 23.4× |
| TE ConnectivityTEL | $213.86 | $10.21 | 20.9× |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | 650 | 530 | 668 | 626 | 926 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | 312 | 329 | 312 | 300 | 283 |
| Net debt (negative means net cash) | −338 | −201 | −355 | −326 | −643 |
| Net debt to EBITDA | −0.9x | −0.4x | −0.6x | −0.7x | −1.4x |
| Debt to equity | 0.2x | 0.2x | 0.1x | 0.1x | 0.1x |
| Interest coverage | 13.1x | 15.6x | 12.6x | 11.5x | 17.6x |
| Current ratio | 1.8x | 1.6x | 1.9x | 2.0x | 1.7x |
| Quick ratio | 1.2x | 0.9x | 1.2x | 1.2x | 1.0x |
Insider trades
Over the 12 months between October 27, 2025 and October 26, 2026, 1 insider bought $99,722 of Sanmina shares on the open market, and 9 insiders sold $43.0 million, $4.6 million of it under trading plans set up in advance.
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2026 | Susan A JohnsonDirector | Sold plan | 120 | $200.46 | $24,055 | Form 4 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Susan A JohnsonDirector | Sold plan | 120 | $202.69 | $24,323 | Form 4 |
| May 29, 2026 | Jonathan P FaustEVP & CFO | Sold plan | 10,076 | $265.80 | $2.7 million | Form 4 |
| May 26, 2026 | ALAN McWILLIAMS REIDEVP, Global Human Resources | Sold plan | 5,000 | $254.39 | $1.3 million | Form 4 |
| May 8, 2026 | ALAN McWILLIAMS REIDEVP, Global Human Resources | Sold | 1,000 | $248.60 | $248,600 | Form 4 |
| May 6, 2026 | Jure SolaChairman & CEO | Sold | 118,368 | $228.84 | $27.1 million | Form 4 |
| May 4, 2026 | ALAN McWILLIAMS REIDEVP, Global Human Resources | Sold | 1,000 | $225.00 | $225,000 | Form 4 |
| May 1, 2026 | ALAN McWILLIAMS REIDEVP, Global Human Resources | Sold | 1,000 | $218.17 | $218,170 | Form 4 |
| May 1, 2026 | David Hedley V IIIDirector | Sold | 500 | $219.52 | $109,760 | Form 4 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Vishnu VenkateshSee Remarks | Sold plan | 2,275 | $212.80 | $484,120 | Form 4 |
| Apr 29, 2026 | Joseph G Licata JrDirector | Sold | 26,565 | $211.03 | $5.6 million | Form 4 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | ALAN McWILLIAMS REIDEVP, Global Human Resources | Sold | 1,500 | $160.64 | $240,960 | 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 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Fail | Pass | Pass |
| Debt fell relative to assets | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Current ratio rose | Pass | Pass | Fail |
| Share count didn't rise | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Gross margin rose | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | Fail | Fail | Pass |
| F-score | 7 of 9 | 7 of 9 | 8 of 9 |
| Accruals ratio | 1.5% | −2.4% | −7.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanmina | FY25 | 7.4% | 4.4% | 5.8% | 14.2% | −1.4x | 8 | |
| Celestica | FY25 | 28.5% | 8.4% | 3.7% | 37.8% | 0.1x | 7 | Compare |
| Fabrinet | FY26 | 35.7% | 10.0% | 0.1% | 30.0% | −1.6x | 5 | Compare |
| TE Connectivity | FY25 | 8.9% | 18.6% | 18.6% | 12.1% | 0.9x | 6 | Compare |
| TTM Technologies | FY25 | 19.0% | 9.1% | −0.0% | 10.7% | 1.1x | 7 | Compare |
10 years of figures
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | 6,481 | 6,869 | 7,110 | 8,234 | 6,950 | 6,738 | 7,920 | 8,935 | 7,568 | 8,128 |
| Revenue growth | 1.7% | 6.0% | 3.5% | 15.8% | −15.6% | −3.0% | 17.5% | 12.8% | −15.3% | 7.4% |
| Gross profit | 514 | 520 | 464 | 592 | 517 | 526 | 622 | 743 | 640 | 716 |
| Research and development | 38 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 31 |
| Operating income | 225 | 226 | 119 | 286 | 219 | 256 | 350 | 456 | 336 | 355 |
| Net income | 188 | 139 | −96 | 142 | 133 | 250 | 240 | 310 | 222 | 246 |
| Diluted EPS (US$) | 2.38 | 1.78 | −1.37 | 1.97 | 1.88 | 3.72 | 3.81 | 5.18 | 3.91 | 4.46 |
| Diluted shares (millions) | 79 | 78 | 70 | 72 | 71 | 67 | 63 | 60 | 57 | 55 |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | 390 | 251 | 156 | 383 | 301 | 338 | 331 | 235 | 340 | 621 |
| Capital expenditure | 120 | 112 | 119 | 135 | 66 | 73 | 139 | 191 | 111 | 147 |
| Free cash flow | 270 | 139 | 38 | 248 | 235 | 265 | 192 | 44 | 229 | 473 |
| Dividends paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share buybacks | 142 | 177 | 158 | 13 | 179 | 64 | 331 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Acquisitions | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stock-based compensation | 27 | 38 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 35 | 40 | 50 | 57 | 63 |
| Balance sheet at fiscal year end | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | 398 | 407 | 420 | 455 | 480 | 650 | 530 | 668 | 626 | 926 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | 438 | 395 | 393 | 385 | 348 | 312 | 329 | 312 | 300 | 283 |
| Total assets | 3,625 | 3,847 | 4,085 | 3,906 | 3,773 | 4,204 | 4,836 | 4,874 | 4,823 | 5,858 |
| Total liabilities | 2,015 | 2,200 | 2,612 | 2,258 | 2,149 | 2,351 | 3,016 | 2,555 | 2,461 | 3,319 |
| Shareholders' equity | 1,610 | 1,648 | 1,473 | 1,647 | 1,623 | 1,853 | 1,820 | 2,319 | 2,362 | 2,539 |
| Margins and ratios | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 7.9% | 7.6% | 6.5% | 7.2% | 7.4% | 7.8% | 7.9% | 8.3% | 8.5% | 8.8% |
| Operating margin | 3.5% | 3.3% | 1.7% | 3.5% | 3.1% | 3.8% | 4.4% | 5.1% | 4.4% | 4.4% |
| Net margin | 2.9% | 2.0% | −1.3% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 3.7% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 2.9% | 3.0% |
| Free cash flow margin | 4.2% | 2.0% | 0.5% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 2.4% | 0.5% | 3.0% | 5.8% |
| Return on capital | 13.0% | 9.0% | 3.9% | 10.9% | 9.9% | 15.1% | 17.7% | 20.2% | 12.6% | 14.2% |
| Return on equity | 12.0% | 8.5% | −6.1% | 9.1% | 8.1% | 14.4% | 13.1% | 15.0% | 9.5% | 10.0% |
| Return on assets | 5.3% | 3.7% | −2.4% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 6.3% | 5.3% | 6.4% | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.1x | −0.0x | −0.1x | −0.2x | −0.4x | −0.9x | −0.4x | −0.6x | −0.7x | −1.4x |