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Flex

FLEXNASDAQ

SectorInformation Technology

IndustryElectronic Manufacturing Services

Beta (adjusted)1.47

Intrinsic Value $88.74median of 6 methods · middle span $28-$427based on filings through 26 Jun 2026

Market Price $112.78Price as of 1 Oct 2026

OvervaluedIntrinsic value is 21% below the market price

−50% · IV below pricenear fair value ±15%IV above price · +50%

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Market Cap $41.7B

Enterprise Value $44B

Shares Outstanding 371M diluted

Moat Rating Narrow

Next Earnings Date28 Oct 2026

All prices and values are periodic snapshots, not live quotes. Source dates are shown for reference.

Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

Flex entered FY2027 with strong operating momentum: first-quarter sales increased 21% year over year, adjusted operating margin reached 6.7%, adjusted EPS reached $1.00, and management raised full-year sales, margin, and EPS guidance. The planned separation of Cloud and Power Infrastructure could improve strategic focus and provide a value-realization catalyst. Offsetting considerations are weak first-quarter free-cash-flow conversion amid elevated capital expenditures, substantial non-GAAP adjustments, and execution risk surrounding a complex separation expected in the first calendar quarter of 2027.

This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.

Street view · analyst 12-month targets10 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026

Low · most bearish analyst$142.00

Mean target$160.50

High · most bullish analyst$180.00

Street targets sit above today's price; our intrinsic value sits below it. Different horizons, different questions.

Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 18 Sep 2026

Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date

Bear CaseDownside scenario

$142.0019%

Demand or program execution weakens enough to place Flex below its updated FY2027 guidance, capital intensity continues to constrain free cash flow, or separation costs and closing conditions delay or impair the planned Cloud and Power Infrastructure transaction.

Base CaseCentral scenario

$160.5058%

Matches the consensus mean

Flex delivers within its updated FY2027 ranges of $33.7-$35.2 billion in sales, 7.0%-7.2% adjusted operating margin, and $4.42-$4.74 adjusted EPS, while advancing the planned separation toward completion in the first calendar quarter of 2027.

Bull CaseUpside scenario

$180.0023%

Flex performs near or above the upper end of its raised FY2027 guidance as AI-infrastructure demand supports sales and margin expansion, while the Cloud and Power Infrastructure separation proceeds on schedule and establishes two more focused public companies.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits

Q1 FY2027 net sales were $7.928 billion, 21% above the prior-year quarter, while adjusted EPS increased to $1.00.
Management raised FY2027 guidance to $33.7-$35.2 billion in sales, 7.0%-7.2% adjusted operating margin, and $4.42-$4.74 in adjusted EPS.
The planned tax-free separation of Cloud and Power Infrastructure, targeted for the first calendar quarter of 2027, could give each resulting company greater strategic focus.

Key Investment Risks

Q1 FY2027 free cash flow was only $41 million because $276 million of operating cash flow was largely absorbed by $236 million of property and equipment purchases.
Q1 adjusted operating income of $534 million exceeded GAAP operating income of $392 million after adjustments that included stock-based compensation, intangible amortization, restructuring, and $67 million of legal and other costs.
The planned separation remains subject to final board approval, shareholder approval, a tax opinion, and effectiveness of the Form 10 registration statement, and Flex states that completion on schedule is not assured.

All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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