Flex Ltd. (FLEX)
Information Technology · Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) · NASDAQ
Flex is a global manufacturing and supply chain partner providing complex engineering, production, and power infrastructure solutions for diverse technology-driven and regulated markets.
What Flex Ltd. does
Flex Ltd. is an advanced, end-to-end manufacturing and supply chain partner that provides design, engineering, and manufacturing services across diverse global industries. The company operates through three segments: Integrated Technology Solutions (ITS), Regulated Manufacturing Solutions (RMS), and Cloud and Power Infrastructure (CPI). Flex is currently planning to spin off its CPI business into an independent, publicly traded company by early 2027.
Themes: manufacturing outsourcing, data center infrastructure, AI infrastructure, cloud computing, medical technology manufacturing, automotive electronics, industrial automation
Fundamentals
- Price$110.45 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$40.8B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+123.5% 2025-08-21 close $49.41 → 2026-08-21 close $110.45
- P/E48.08 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+3.3% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+9.5% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+9.5% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.73 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+12.3% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-0.7% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.69 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-07-29 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How FLEX compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 265 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginbottom 10% 403 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 405 covered Information Technology peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRbottom 25% 386 covered Information Technology peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)top 25% 382 covered Information Technology peers, as of FY2026
Position among covered Information Technology companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
FLEX is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Long-term score
Not scored for the long-term list: no shareholder return data.
Short-term score
39.3 #1425 of 1,704 scored · #214 of 261 in Information Technology
Catalysts 54th: open-market insider buys in 90 days 13, analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading; setup 53rd: over the past year its closes ranged, and it has retraced around half of its move over the past year — 46% of it; weakest is volume and participation 20th: it gapped 4.2% below the previous close and has not traded back through the level it left behind — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
How Flex Ltd. looks technically
Flex Ltd. (FLEX) is trading 21.1% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 298 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 18, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though sellers have been pushing harder than buyers lately — pressure, not a trend. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 39, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 2 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day high about 5 trading days ago. It is 33.8% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 21.1% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +21.1% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $131.37 | $131.37 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $91.24 | $91.24 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 23 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 23 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed five-part downward sequence — the pattern Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — which on that reading would now be due a pullback rather than more of the same; the labelling fails if price closes below 99.5. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible five-wave downward sequence, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 298 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 298 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 18, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though sellers have been pushing harder than buyers lately — pressure, not a trend | 17.8 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 39, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 38.8 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the bottom of its 14-day range ($108.11 to $131.63) — its "stochastic" reading is 10 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 10.0 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 2 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 2 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $166.86 | $166.86 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 33.8% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -33.8% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 130.9% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +130.9% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 33.8% below its highest point of the past year | 33.8% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 5 trading days ago | 5 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 38 trading days ago | 38 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $166.86 (set on 2026-06-03) | $166.86 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($49.10 to $162.07), and it has given back around half of its rise from last year’s low — 46% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $88.64 to $92.25. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 45.7% |
| From the all-time high | it is 33.8% below its all-time high | -33.8% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 38.8% above a support level at $67.55 — a price it turned at three times since 2025-10-29, most recently on 2026-02-20. Since 2024-08-21 it has 9 such levels below the current price and 1 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -38.8% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $0.9269 (set on 2008-11-20) | $0.9269 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 11816.0% above its all-time low | +11,816% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 43rd percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $7.48 between its high and its low — about 6.8% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $7.48 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $105.15 and $131.77 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $105.15 – $118.46 – $131.77 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 6.8% in a typical session — more volatile than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 6.8% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 2.6 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (21.1% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 2.6 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.65× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a doji | 8 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 8 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 1.9% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +1.9% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 4.2% below the previous close 3 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 130 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -4.2% |
| Gap filled | a 4.7% gap up opened on 2026-08-12 has been "filled" 3 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 4 sessions to close | 3 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 15.6 percentage points (the stock lost 13.3% while the market gained 2.3%) | -15.6% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 18.8 percentage points (the stock lost 15.7% while the market gained 3.1%) | -18.8% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 57.1 percentage points (the stock gained 68.2% while the market gained 11.1%) | +57.1% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 103.1 percentage points (the stock gained 123.5% while the market gained 20.5%) | +103.1% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, outperforming the market over 6 months, near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: MACD momentum is negative, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 12% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is thick, spanning 11.4% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | -12.2% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 1% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $111.15 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -0.6% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 5% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-29 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $116.73 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 18 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -5.4% |
Price levels it has turned at before
FLEX last closed at $110.45 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 9 prices below its last close and 1 above; the 3 nearest below and the nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $67.55 | Support | 38.8% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-10-29 to 2026-02-20 |
| $60.02 | Support | 45.7% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-09-23 to 2026-03-30 |
| $58.76 | Support | 46.8% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-09-11 to 2026-03-09 |
| $166.38 | Resistance | 50.6% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-06-03 to 2026-06-25 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $99.50.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones. It was chosen from 3 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-13, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · MACD just crossed bearish (12/26/9) · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · beating the market · Most volatile (6%+ typical daily range) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Mean price target$160.50 range $142.00 – $180.00; median $160.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-21. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for FLEX
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.06 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-21
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Planned spin-off of the CPI business may not be completed on the terms or timeline contemplated or at all.","Concentration risk, with the ten largest customers accounting for 45% of net sales in fiscal year 2026.","High reliance on global supply chain and manufacturing operations which are subject to regulatory, geopolitical, and compliance risks."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of FLEX's 10-Q filed 2026-02-06 against the prior one filed 2025-10-31.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing references period ending December 31, 2025 instead of September 26, 2025
- Newer filing reports $5 million in asset impairments for the three-month period and $46 million for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2025
- Newer filing specifies charges included 'asset impairments, inventory write-downs and other charges' (older filing omitted 'other charges')
- Newer filing references 'three and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2025' for tariffs discussion
- Newer filing appears truncated mid-sentence in tariffs section
- Removed:
- Older filing reference to 'As of September 26, 2025' replaced with 'As of December 31, 2025'
- Older filing reference to 'three months ended September 26, 2025' replaced with updated period references
- Older filing's $41 million total charge figure removed (replaced with $5 million and $46 million breakdown)
- Older filing's reference to 'three and six-month periods ended September 26, 2025' for tariffs removed
- Reworded:
- Ukraine missile strike charges: changed from '$41 million primarily in asset impairments and inventory write-downs' to '$5 million and $46 million in asset impairments, inventory write-downs and other charges'
- Charge description expanded to explicitly include 'other charges' in newer filing
- Period reference changed from three-month to three-month and nine-month reporting structure
- Notes:
- Newer filing text appears truncated at end of tariffs section, preventing full comparison of that discussion
- The $5 million (three-month) plus $46 million (nine-month) figures in newer filing may represent cumulative periods rather than direct comparison to older filing's $41 million figure
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-02-06) reports financial data for nine-month period ended December 31, 2025 instead of six-month period ended September 26, 2025
- Newer filing includes balance sheet as of December 31, 2025 with cash and cash equivalents of $3,057 million vs. $2,249 million as of September 26, 2025
- Newer filing reports nine-month net sales of $20,437 million and net income of $630 million vs. six-month net sales of $13,379 million and net income of $391 million in older filing
- Newer filing reports three-month period ended December 31, 2025 with net sales of $7,058 million and net income of $239 million
- Auditor report dated February 6, 2026 in newer filing vs. October 31, 2025 in older filing
- Removed:
- Older filing (2025-10-31) reported balance sheet as of September 26, 2025 removed from newer filing
- Older filing reported six-month period ended September 26, 2025 with net sales of $13,379 million and net income of $391 million not in newer filing
- Older filing reported three-month period ended September 26, 2025 with net sales of $6,804 million and net income of $199 million not in newer filing
- Auditor report reference to six-month periods ended September 26, 2025 and September 27, 2024 removed
- Shareholders' equity statement for three-month period ended September 26, 2025 removed
- Reworded:
- Auditor report references changed from 'six-month periods' to 'three-month and nine-month periods' ended December 31 dates
- Balance sheet comparison period changed from 'As of September 26, 2025 and March 31, 2025' to 'As of December 31, 2025 and March 31, 2025'
- Statements of operations and comprehensive income headers changed from 'Six-Month Periods Ended' to 'Nine-Month Periods Ended' with date changes
- Shareholders' equity statement headers changed from 'Six-Months Ended September 26, 2025' to 'Nine-Months Ended December 31, 2025'
- Notes:
- The newer and older filings represent different interim reporting periods (nine-month vs. six-month), so financial figures are not directly comparable as one covers a longer period
- The comparison reflects the natural progression from a Q2 10-Q (filed October 31, 2025) to a Q3 10-Q (filed February 6, 2026)
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 87 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 90 days0 buys · 87 sells ($67M) — 6 selling insiders
- Last 180 days0 buys · 134 sells ($110M) — 8 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-06-18. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about FLEX's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Congressional trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 16 matched disclosures for FLEX from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
Congressional trading disclosures →Short interest (FINRA)
FLEX had 9,328,858 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
FLEX had 2.53% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 1.63 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 9,328,858
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 2.53%
- Prior settlement (shares) 7,608,388
- Reported change 22.61%
- Days to cover (reported) 1.63
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Jabil (JBL)
- Sanmina (SANM)
- Celestica (CLS)
- Benchmark Electronics (BHE)
- Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry)
- Plexus (PLXS)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Flex Ltd. (FLEX) do?
Flex Ltd. is an advanced, end-to-end manufacturing and supply chain partner that provides design, engineering, and manufacturing services across diverse global industries. The company operates through three segments: Integrated Technology Solutions (ITS), Regulated Manufacturing Solutions (RMS), and Cloud and Power Infrastructure (CPI). Flex is currently planning to spin off its CPI business into an independent, publicly traded company by early 2027.
What sector is Flex Ltd. (FLEX) in?
Flex Ltd. (FLEX) is classified in the Information Technology sector. Its industry is Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS). It trades on NASDAQ.
Who are Flex Ltd.'s (FLEX) competitors?
Notable peers of Flex Ltd. (FLEX) include Jabil, Sanmina, Celestica, Benchmark Electronics and Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry). This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent Congressional stock trading in FLEX?
Yes — we hold 16 matched STOCK Act disclosures for FLEX from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is Flex Ltd. (FLEX) overbought or oversold right now?
Flex Ltd. (FLEX) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 39, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on FLEX come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.