Benchmark Electronics vs Kimball Electronics
Benchmark Electronics reported revenue of $2.7 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.9 times Kimball Electronics' $1.4 billion in fiscal 2026. Benchmark Electronics' revenue grew 0.1% in its latest year, and Kimball Electronics' fell 3.7%. Benchmark Electronics had an operating margin of 2.9%, against 4.6% at Kimball Electronics. Free cash flow was $88 million at Benchmark Electronics and $21 million at Kimball Electronics. Their fiscal years end in different months (December 31 and June 30), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Benchmark Electronics | Kimball Electronics | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2026, Jun 30, 2026 |
| Revenue | $2.7B | $1.4B |
| Revenue growth | 0.1% | −3.7% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 5.3% | 2.1% |
| Gross margin | 10.2% | 8.2% |
| Operating margin | 2.9% | 4.6% |
| Net margin | 0.9% | 1.9% |
| Free cash flow | $88M | $21M |
| Free cash flow margin | 3.3% | 1.4% |
| Return on capital | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | −0.9x | 0.3x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $51M | $12M |
| Change in diluted share count | −1.2% | −1.0% |
| Last close | $60.40 | $19.26 |
| P/E at the last close | 39.2× | 22.9× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $12.9 million | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 of 9 | 8 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Benchmark Electronics and Kimball Electronics pages.