Fabrinet vs IPG Photonics
Fabrinet reported revenue of $4.6 billion in fiscal 2026, 4.6 times IPG Photonics' $1.0 billion in fiscal 2025. Fabrinet's revenue grew 35.7% in its latest year, and IPG Photonics' grew 2.7%. Fabrinet had an operating margin of 10.0%, against 1.3% at IPG Photonics. Free cash flow was $4 million at Fabrinet and −$3 million at IPG Photonics. Their fiscal years end in different months (June 26 and December 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Fabrinet | IPG Photonics | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2026, Jun 26, 2026 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $4.6B | $1.0B |
| Revenue growth | 35.7% | 2.7% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 19.8% | −3.5% |
| Gross margin | 12.0% | 38.0% |
| Operating margin | 10.0% | 1.3% |
| Net margin | 10.2% | 3.1% |
| Free cash flow | $4M | −$3M |
| Free cash flow margin | 0.1% | −0.3% |
| Return on capital | 30.0% | 0.8% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | −1.6x | −10.5x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $5M | $53M |
| Change in diluted share count | −0.0% | −3.8% |
| Last close | $325.24 | $72.81 |
| P/E at the last close | 24.9× | 112.0× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $17.0 million | bought $199,400, sold $71.1 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 of 9 | 7 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ 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 Fabrinet and IPG Photonics pages.