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JBL vs FLEX // OPERATING MARGIN
Jabil Inc. (NYSE) VS. Flex Ltd. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: JBL 5
— FLEX 9
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: FLEX
LAST: $272.72 (-5.23%) • MKT CAP: $29.63B
operating-margins
4.00%
LAST: $86.48 (-7.08%) • MKT CAP: $34.39B
operating-margins
4.90%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (JBL VS. FLEX)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | JBL | FLEX | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 8.90% | 9.20% | -0.30 | FLEX | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 39.40% | 18.60% | +20.80 | JBL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 19.3x | 18.4x | +0.90 | FLEX | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.96% | 3.06% | +0.90 | JBL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 4.00% | 4.90% | -0.90 | FLEX | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 2.20% | 3.20% | -1.00 | FLEX | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 3.20% | 8.10% | -4.90 | FLEX | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.12% | 0.00% | +0.12 | JBL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.20 | 3.25 | -0.05 | FLEX | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 8/9 | -4.00 | FLEX | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 48.5 | 46.2 | +2.30 | JBL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.32 | 1.29 | +0.03 | JBL | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 41.9x | 36.4x | +5.50 | FLEX | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $29.63B | $34.39B | -$4.75B | FLEX | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | JBL REV | FLEX REV | JBL GROSS % | FLEX GROSS % | JBL FCF | FLEX FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $29.80B | $27.91B | 8.9% | 9.2% | $1.17B | $1.05B |
| FY 2024 | $28.88B | $25.81B | 9.3% | 8.4% | $932.0M | $1.07B |
| FY 2023 | $34.70B | $26.41B | — | — | $172.4M | $137.3M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
JBL // BETA 1.32
FLEX // BETA 1.29