Celestica vs Flex
Flex reported revenue of $27.9 billion in fiscal 2026, 2.3 times Celestica's $12.4 billion in fiscal 2025. Celestica's revenue grew 28.5% in its latest year, and Flex's grew 8.1%. Celestica had an operating margin of 8.4%, against 4.9% at Flex. Free cash flow was $458 million at Celestica and $1.1 billion at Flex. Their fiscal years end in different months (December 31 and March 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Celestica | Flex | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2026, Mar 31, 2026 |
| Revenue | $12.4B | $27.9B |
| Revenue growth | 28.5% | 8.1% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 16.6% | 3.0% |
| Gross margin | 12.1% | 9.2% |
| Operating margin | 8.4% | 4.9% |
| Net margin | 6.7% | 3.1% |
| Free cash flow | $458M | $1.1B |
| Free cash flow margin | 3.7% | 3.8% |
| Return on capital | 37.8% | 16.3% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.1x | 0.7x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $153M | $944M |
| Change in diluted share count | −2.1% | −5.0% |
| Last close | $246.65 | $76.99 |
| P/E at the last close | 23.4× | 29.7× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $2.1 million, sold $254.1 million | sold $119.4 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 of 9 | 9 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ 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.
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