Plexus Corp.
Driven by a passion for excellence, we partner with our customers to design, manufacture and service highly complex products in demanding regulatory environments. From life-saving medical devices and mission-critical aerospace and defense products to industrial automation systems and semiconductor capital equipment, our innovative solutions across the lifecycle of a product converge where advan…
$230.47
-$8.24 (-3.45%)
EOD Oct 16, 2026
Operating margin is thin at 5.02%. Limited cushion if revenue slows or costs rise, not the profile of a wide-moat business.
Revenue growth slowed to 1.8%, essentially flat. This is a business that needs a catalyst.
At 34x earnings, the current multiple leaves limited room for execution misses or growth deceleration. Free cash flow declined 55% versus the prior year, cash generation momentum has weakened.
34.0x earnings, 99.3x FCF. Not cheap, the quality is already reflected in the price. Upside from here requires either margin expansion or growth re-acceleration, not just continuation.
Price History
Valuation & Multiples
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$4.03B
▲ +1.8% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$185M
▲ +54.6% YoY
Op. Margin
5.72%
▲ +0.8pp YoY
ROIC
12.83%
▲ +1.7pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
$62M
▼ -54.9% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
$171M
▼ -42.9% YoY
Net Debt
-$238M
Net Cash Position
Cash & Equiv.
$314M
5Y CAGR: +2.9%
5Y CAGR: -0.8%
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SourceComputed from the 10-Q filed 4 Aug 2026, covering the period ending 4 Jul 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 12 Oct 2026. How this is calculated.
Price from market data, last close as of 16 Oct 2026. Fiscal year ends Oct. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically.
Is Plexus (PLXS) overvalued?
At a P/E of 34.0 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 99.3, Plexus (PLXS) trades above a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $48.02 per share, so at $230.47 the stock looks overvalued (79.2% above estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Plexus scores 50/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a mixed business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
What is Plexus's fair value?+
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $48.02 per share for PLXS, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $36.01. At today's $230.47, that puts the stock about 79.2% above estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Is Plexus a high-quality business?+
Plexus scores 50 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a mixed business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 5.7% operating margin and a 12.8% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Is Plexus a good stock to buy right now?+
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. PLXS currently trades above its estimated intrinsic value and scores 50/100 on quality (mixed). A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.
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