Avnet, Inc. (AVT) is a publicly traded company in the Technology — Technology Distributors industry listed on NASDAQ. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Avnet, Inc., established in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1921, operates as a global technology distributor and solutions provider. The company specializes in marketing, selling, and distributing electronic components, with its business activities structured into two distinct segments: Electronic Components and Farnell.
Is Avnet, Inc. stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
Avnet, Inc. (AVT) trades at 22.5× earnings (P/E), below the median of the 314 technology companies over $2bn in Kaplio's universe. At the decade median (10.2×) $41 (-54 %); at its sector median (32.0×) $128 (+43 %).
Kaplio overview: Avnet, Inc.
Market cap $7B · 52 weeks $44 – $107 (14 % below the high) · P/E 22.5× · 2027 expected P/E 7.7× · Dividend 1.5 % · 11 years rising · Next earnings November 4, 2026 · expected EPS $2.88 · Closing price, Oct 29 · accounts published Aug 5.
- Valuation: P/E 22.5× (expensive).
- Business: ROIC 7 % (weak).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 3.9× (fragile).
- Earnings: 7 of 8 (on track).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
At the decade median (10.2×) $41 (-54 %); at its sector median (32.0×) $128 (+43 %). Implied price from applying the reference multiples to today's earnings (or book value, or FFO) per share. Not a fair value: it is where the stock would trade at its usual multiples.
What matters in technology: 1 of 7 pass
- 3y revenue growth 5.3 %, fails.
- Gross margin 10.4 %, fails.
- FCF / Revenue −1.3 %, fails.
- ROIC 7.1 %, fails.
- Net debt / EBITDA 3.9×, fails.
- EV/EBITDA vs own 5y 12.8×, fails.
- SBC / Revenue 0.2 %, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Avnet, Inc.: P/E 22.5×; EV/EBITDA 12.8×; ROIC 7.1 %; $7.4B. Arrow Electronics, Inc. (P/E 13.4×; EV/EBITDA 10.6×; ROIC 10.3 %; $10.7B), TD Synnex Corp (P/E 15.1×; EV/EBITDA 9.9×; ROIC 9.8 %; $19.7B), PC Connection, Inc. (P/E 22.6×; EV/EBITDA 13.6×; ROIC 10.0 %; $2.2B).
Expensive or cheap against its last ten years?
P/E at each close: today 22.5× · median 10.2× · minimum 5.2× · maximum 34.7× · cheap below 9.6× · expensive above 21.3×. It has been cheaper than today 82% of the time over its last ten years.
Dividend
solid · Yield 1.5 % ($1.39 per share in 2026) · Years raising it ≥ 11 · 5-year growth +10 % a year · Free cash flow coverage 1.9× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $15.40 a year ($1.28 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 6.77% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 7.06% |
| Return on Assets | 2.17% |
| Gross Margin | 10.43% |
| Operating Margin | 3.11% |
| Net Margin | 1.21% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.69 |
| Current Ratio | 1.78 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 5 |
| Altman Z-Score | 3.16 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | -7.52% |
| 3 months | +4.04% |
| Year-to-date | +92.24% |
| 1 year | +91.68% |
| 3 years | +99.50% |
| 5 years | +142.53% |
| 10 years | +121.76% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $1.4200 per share in 4 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | $0.3700 |
| 2026-06-03 | $0.3500 |
| 2026-03-04 | $0.3500 |
| 2025-12-03 | $0.3500 |
| 2025-09-17 | $0.3500 |
| 2025-06-04 | $0.3300 |
| 2025-03-05 | $0.3300 |
| 2024-12-04 | $0.3300 |
| 2024-09-11 | $0.3300 |
| 2024-06-05 | $0.3100 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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