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FLEX·Flex Ltd.

$68.67
+1.94 (+2.91%)
High
$72.50
Open
$72.50
Market Cap
24.69B
52W High
$166.86
Low
$66.68
P. Close
$68.67
P/E
25.37
52W Low
$53.07
Fwd P/E
8.58
DailyIQ Est.
$162.49
Inst. Own.
46.7%
Short Interest
2.21%
Days to Cover
2.2
NewEarnings release, scored · filed Oct 28, 2026tone -6.7 vs prior release · 110 lines scoredSee the breakdown
Technical Score (1D)
94
BULLISH
News Sentiment
80
BULLISH
On Nov 4, Flex Ltd. reported that its fiscal 2027 outlook had been raised during the Q2 earnings call, citing accelerating demand for AI infrastructure and stronger profitability. The company also detailed progress toward separating its Cloud and Power Infrastructure unit, with the Axiom spin‑off set to become an independent entity, and announced adjusted earnings of $1.18 per share and revenues of $8.49 billion, both exceeding analyst expectations. On the same day, analysts highlighted that Flex’s five‑year share price return had been significant, prompting a reassessment of whether the current $88.10 price reflects the company’s cash‑generating capacity. They noted that the planned spin‑off of the Cloud and Power Infrastructure unit could alter future cash flow expectations and questioned whether the market had already priced in the projected earnings and the spin‑off’s value. The discussion centered on how much of Flex’s projected earnings are already incorporated into the stock price and the potential upside if the market underestimates the value of the spin‑off and ongoing profit growth.
LOW TARGET
$128 +86.4%
1 analysts
MEAN TARGET
$157 +127.9%
10 analysts
HIGH TARGET
$180 +162.1%
11 analysts
PRICE RANGE
$128.00 - $180.00
SB / B / H / S / SS
7/11/2/1/1
DAILYIQ EST.
$162.49 (+136.6%)
Sector
Technology
Industry
Electronic Components
Exchange
NMS
Country
United States
Website
Symbol
FLEX
Description
Flex Ltd. is a global provider of manufacturing and supply chain solutions, serving diverse industries with its technology-driven offerings. The company operates through two primary segments: Flex Agility Solutions (FAS), which focuses on flexible manufacturing for communications, consumer devices, and cloud infrastructure, and Flex Reliability Solutions (FRS), specializing in complex production for automotive, industrial, and healthcare sectors. Flex provides a comprehensive suite of services, including design and engineering, supply chain management, manufacturing, and logistics, supporting clients throughout the product lifecycle. With a history dating back to 1969, Flex has established a significant presence across the Americas, Asia, and Europe, positioning itself as a key partner for companies seeking to bring innovative products to market.
Bought (1Y)
0 shares
$0
Sold (1Y)
565,938 shares
$81.2M
WATKINS WILLIAM D-
Award/Grant413 shares2026-10-15
HURLSTON MICHAEL E.-
Award/Grant228 shares2026-10-15
Tan Lay Koon-
Award/Grant133 shares2026-10-15
Eubanks Richard M.-
Award/Grant1,802 shares2026-09-24
Oliver George-
Award/Grant1,802 shares2026-09-24
68/ 100
Bullish
Overall: Bullish
✓Revenue growing year over year
✓Positive net margin
✓Positive operating cash flow
Gross Margin
9.2%
Net Margin
3.2%
Revenue CAGR
0.1%
Current Ratio
1.36x
Debt / Equity
0.73x
Return on Equity
17.1%
Earnings Summary
The company’s recent earnings show EPS of $0.73 in Q1 2025 and $0.93 in Q4 2026, both exceeding estimates of $0.69 and $0.88, while revenue grew from $6.40 billion to $7.48 billion, a 17% YoY increase in Q4 2026; Q1 2027 EPS of $1.00 beat the $0.92 estimate and revenue of $7.93 billion surpassed the $7.71 billion forecast, continuing the upward trend. Historically, Flex has consistently outperformed analyst EPS expectations across the last four quarters, with revenue growth maintained even as operating margins have fluctuated, reflecting the company’s ability to leverage acquisitions and high‑value market focus. Recent developments include a record $8.49 billion revenue in Q3 2027 and a 7.1% operating margin, driven by AI initiatives, alongside a strategic spin‑off of its CPI segment into Axiom, signaling a sharpened focus on high‑value markets such as healthcare and energy infrastructure.

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$0.61$0.79$0.98$1.16$1.35Q1'25Q4'26Q1'27Q2'27Q3'27
QtrEstActual+/−
Q3'27$1.26 - -
Q2'27$1.07$1.18+10.4%
Q1'27$0.92$1.00+8.9%
Q4'26$0.88$0.93+6.1%
Q1'25$0.69$0.73+5.2%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$6.0B$6.9B$7.8B$8.7B$9.6BQ1'25Q4'26Q1'27Q2'27Q3'27
QtrEstActual+/−
Q3'27$9.2B - -
Q2'27$8.3B$8.5B+2.3%
Q1'27$7.7B$7.9B+2.9%
Q4'26$7.1B$7.5B+5.3%
Q1'25 - $6.4B -

Market Data

FLEX Stock Snapshot

BULLISH94/100
$68.67+$1.94 (2.9%)
Market cap
24.69B
P/E ratio
25.4
Day range
$66.68 – $72.50
News sentiment
80/100 · Bullish
Analyst target
$156.50 (+127.9%)
Consensus
Buy · 22 analysts
52-week range+29.4% off low · -58.8% from high
$53.07$166.86
Price $68.67 DailyIQ Est. $162.49

Trend, momentum and range position line up bullish on FLEX at the moment. Institutional coverage is thorough here, so shifts in analyst expectations show up in price quickly.

Reverse DCF

What growth is priced into FLEX?

RICH

At today's price, Flex Ltd. needs to grow free cash flow about 21.2% a year for 3 years, slowing to a long-run rate by year 10, to justify its valuation at a 11.08% cost of capital. Over the last five years its revenue has trended at -0.2% a year, so the market is asking for 21.5 percentage points above its own delivered rate. On that basis FLEX looks priced above what its own growth record supports.

Implied FCF growth
21.2%
Growth trend
-0.2%
Growth gap
+21.5 pts
Verdict
RICH
Discount rate (WACC)
11.08%
Beta
1.70

Behaviour On Record

What FLEX's own history says about today's numbers

Realized volatility (21d)
89.2% 97th pct
Below its peak
-53.0%
vs 200-day average
-26.6%
Up days (1y)
51%

Flex Ltd. is currently running 89.2% annualised volatility over the last 21 sessions. Measured against FLEX's own 13 years of daily returns rather than a market-wide average, that is the 97th percentile — an extreme by its own standards, against a typical reading of 34.8%.

FLEX is trading -53.0% below its running peak. Across 13 full years on file, its median worst-drawdown-in-a-year was -24.2%, and the deepest was -64.6% in 2018. The current drawdown is already deeper than this stock's typical annual low point, which puts it in the part of its range where past recoveries began, and where past declines also continued.

Price sits -26.6% from its 200-day moving average. Against every other day in its history, that gap ranks at the 3rd percentile — a narrower gap than it typically runs. Over the past year FLEX closed higher on 51% of sessions, and it is currently 2 sessions into a falling streak.

On November specifically: over 13 years of records, FLEX finished the month higher 7 of 13 times, with a median return of +0.2% and an average of +2.2%. Its strongest month historically has been May at +11.6% on average, its weakest March at -1.2%.

Overnight risk is measurable too: FLEX has opened more than 2% away from the prior close in 348 of 3,268 sessions (10.6% of the time), with the largest gaps running +31.7% and -11.3%.

Across the last 3 dated reports on file, FLEX moved an average of 3.8% in the session after earnings, closing higher 2 of those 3 times, with a median move of +0.1% and a largest of +9.0%.

All figures computed from 3,269 daily closes between 2013-11-06 and 2026-11-05, split-adjusted, recomputed daily. Percentiles are against FLEX's own 13-year history, not a peer group or index.

Sector Rotation

Is money rotating into or out of FLEX's sector?

Flex Ltd. sits in the Software sector, currently ranked 11th of 12 GICS sectors by relative-strength rotation score (lagging).

Sector rank
#11 of 12
Sector state
Lagging
Sector rotation score
18

Options Market

What is the options market pricing for FLEX?

CallsPuts

For Flex Ltd.'s nearest expiry (2026-11-20, 14 days out), open interest is put-heavy, a defensive/bearish tilt (put/call ratio of 1.48), with at-the-money implied volatility around 87.9%. The options market is pricing roughly a ±19.1% move by that expiry — a range of about $55.37–$81.59.

Put/call ratio (2026-11-20)
1.48
ATM implied volatility
87.9%
Total open interest
6,677
Expected move by 2026-11-20
±19.1% ($55.37–$81.59)

Analyst Consensus Estimates

What do analysts expect FLEX to earn?

Analysts expect Flex Ltd. to earn $5.07 per share in the fiscal year ending Mar 2027 and $7.87 in the fiscal year ending Mar 2028, from 9 estimates. These are analyst forecasts, not company guidance, and later years rest on fewer analysts.

Quarter endingEPS estimateEPS rangeEPS analystsRevenue estimateRevenue analysts
Dec 2026$1.26$1.22 to $1.328$9.08B9
Mar 2027$1.60$1.56 to $1.638$9.97B8
Jun 2027$1.38$1.22 to $1.584~$10.41B-
Sep 2027$1.52$1.30 to $1.744~$11.46B-
Dec 2027$1.59$1.40 to $1.724~$11.99B-
Fiscal year endingEPS estimateEPS rangeEPS analystsRevenue estimateRevenue analysts
Mar 2027$5.07$5.00 to $5.247$35.48B9
Mar 2028$7.87$7.25 to $8.809$46.37B9

Revenue marked ~ is our calculation from the EPS estimate, not analyst consensus.

Analyst Rating Changes

Are analysts turning bullish or bearish on FLEX?

Barclays most recently reiterated its rating on Flex Ltd. to Overweight on Oct 29, 2026 with a price target of $128 (from $144). Over the last 90 days, coverage has run 0 upgrades against 0 downgrades, a net mixed lean.

Latest action
Barclays: Overweight
90-day upgrades
0
90-day downgrades
0
Net rating momentum
0
DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
Oct 29, 2026BarclaysMaintainedOverweight$144 → $128
Oct 27, 2026B of A SecuritiesMaintainedBuy$180 → $150
Sep 28, 2026Freedom Capital MarketsMaintainedBuy$150
Sep 8, 2026Freedom Capital MarketsMaintainedBuy$150
Jul 30, 2026Goldman SachsMaintainedBuy$177 → $154
Jul 30, 2026BarclaysMaintainedOverweight$203 → $144
Jun 4, 2026BarclaysMaintainedOverweight$174 → $203
May 28, 2026Freedom Capital MarketsInitiatedHold$144
May 8, 2026Goldman SachsMaintainedBuy$84 → $177
May 7, 2026BarclaysMaintainedOverweight$72 → $174
May 7, 2026KeybancMaintainedOverweight$75 → $180
Apr 20, 2026StifelMaintainedBuy$75 → $95

Earnings Release, Scored

What did Flex Ltd.'s latest earnings release say?

Filed Oct 28, 2026 · SEC Form 8-K, Exhibit 99

Tone52.0/ 100-6.7 vs prior release
Hedging words1.80per 100 words+0.92 vs prior release
Tone, last 3 releasesScale 47–67

Most important lines

  1. 1

    Our acquisition of EPC Power further completes our end-to-end Power portfolio and will be immediately accretive in fiscal 2027, while the unveiling of the Axiom name and anticipated leadership marks another important step toward creating two focused companies positioned for long-term success,” said Revathi Advaithi, CEO of Flex.

    New this quarter
  2. 2

    Free Cash Flow for the three and six-month periods ended September 25, 2026, was negatively impacted by $61 million and $85 million respectively, of separation costs incurred in connection with the spin-off of Flex's Cloud & Power Infrastructure segment.

    Negative tone
  3. 3

    Reported Q2 net sales of $8.5 billion, up 25% versus the prior year.

Peers & ETF holders

FLEX peers & ETF holders

News & sentiment

What is the news saying about FLEX?

FLEX fell 43.6% over the month to Nov 6. News tone held between 34 and 86 from Oct 6 to Oct 19, then jumped to 79 on Oct 23.

Daily close and news tone, Oct 6 to Nov 6
$75$100$125Oct 6: tone 87Oct 7: tone 55Oct 8Oct 9Oct 12: tone 76Oct 13: tone 55Oct 14: tone 66Oct 15: tone 66Oct 16: tone 41Oct 19: tone 34Oct 20Oct 21Oct 22Oct 23: tone 79Oct 26Oct 27: tone 56Oct 28: tone 73Oct 29: tone 69Oct 30: tone 36Nov 2: tone 76Nov 3: tone 71Nov 4: tone 82Nov 5: tone 50Nov 6: tone 50Oct 6News toneNov 6123
  1. Oct 14 -10.9%same day: Flex Completes Acquisition of EPC Power, Expanding Power Conversion Capabilities for AI Data Centers and Grid Applications
  2. Nov 4 -12.3%same day: Why Did Flex (FLEX) Move Today?
  3. Nov 5 -13.6%
Latest stories naming Flex

Technical analysis

How strong is FLEX's momentum right now?

On the daily chart FLEX ranks at the 94th percentile for momentum against 1,060 stocks and ETFs, a bullish reading.

Momentum rank by timeframe0 = weakest, 100 = strongest
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Institutional ownership

Are big funds buying or selling FLEX?

90 of the 169 tracked managers added to FLEX in their latest 13F and 76 trimmed. Together they own 46.7% of the company, worth $26.5B. Vanguard Capital Management and PRIMECAP Management alone hold 13.2%.

90adding76trimming3unchanged
Largest holders by stake, latest 13FBar = share of FLEX
  1. $3.9B positionAdded 45.5% last quarter
  2. $3.8B positionTrimmed 8.0% last quarter
  3. $3.1B positionTrimmed 1.7% last quarter
  4. $2.8B positionAdded 19.0% last quarter
  5. $1.4B positionTrimmed 33.7% last quarter
  6. $966.4M positionAdded 0.7% last quarter
  7. $559.5M positionAdded 29.3% last quarter
  8. $365.1M positionTrimmed 13.1% last quarter
  9. $478.3M positionTrimmed 12.8% last quarter
  10. $404.2M positionTrimmed 30.9% last quarter
Full holdings history

Congressional trading

Is Congress trading FLEX?

2 members of Congress disclosed 16 FLEX trades between Aug 4, 2025 and May 14, 2026: 1 buy and 15 sells, about $268.5K in estimated value.

BuysSellsSepNovJan ’26MarMay
BuySell$1K–$15K$15K–$50K$50K–$100K$100K–$250K

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How has FLEX done against its peers?

Over the six months to Nov 6, FLEX returned −49.1%. Of the 15 related stocks and ETFs, 14 did better, led by PLTR at +21.1%.

Change since May 6, through Nov 6
−100%−50%0%+50%+100%May 6JunJulAugSepOctNov 6PLTR +21.1%FLEX −49.1%INTC −49.8%