Celestica Inc. (CLS) is a publicly traded company in the Technology — Hardware, Equipment & Parts industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, and established in 1994, Celestica Inc. delivers comprehensive hardware platform and supply chain solutions to clients across North America, Europe, and Asia. The company operates through two key segments: Advanced Technology Solutions and Connectivity & Cloud Solutions.
Is Celestica Inc. stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
Celestica Inc. (CLS) trades at 25.0× earnings (P/E), below the median of the 314 technology companies over $2bn in Kaplio's universe. At the decade median (16.0×) $170 (-36 %); at its sector median (32.0×) $340 (+28 %).
Kaplio overview: Celestica Inc.
Market cap $33B · 52 weeks $246 – $472 (44 % below the high) · P/E 25.0× · 2027 expected P/E 12.9× · Dividend none · Next earnings January 27, 2027 · expected EPS $3.53 · Closing price, Oct 30 · accounts published Oct 26.
- Valuation: P/E 25.0× (expensive).
- Business: ROIC 18 % (fair).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 0.3× (solid).
- Earnings: 8 of 8 (on track).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
At the decade median (16.0×) $170 (-36 %); at its sector median (32.0×) $340 (+28 %). 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.
P/E calculated by Kaplio with 12-month GAAP earnings; the data provider reports 31.5×.
What matters in technology: 4 of 7 pass
- Gross margin 11.7 %, fails.
- FCF / Revenue 3.7 %, fails.
- EV/EBITDA vs own 5y 17.7×, fails.
- 3y revenue growth 23.0 %, passes.
- ROIC 17.5 %, passes.
- SBC / Revenue 0.6 %, passes.
- Net debt / EBITDA 0.3×, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Celestica Inc.: P/E 25.0×; EV/EBITDA 17.7×; ROIC 17.5 %; $33.5B. Flex Ltd. (P/E 31.2×; EV/EBITDA 16.2×; ROIC 9.9 %; $32.0B), Jabil Inc. (P/E 27.9×; EV/EBITDA 13.5×; ROIC 19.9 %; $28.1B), Sanmina Corporation (P/E 29.6×; EV/EBITDA 13.8×; ROIC 8.3 %; $8.9B).
Expensive or cheap against its last ten years?
P/E at each close: today 25.0× · median 16.0× · minimum 5.4× · maximum 95.0× · cheap below 13.0× · expensive above 28.6×. It has been cheaper than today 72% of the time over its last ten years.
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 38.32% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 17.51% |
| Return on Assets | 8.23% |
| Gross Margin | 11.46% |
| Operating Margin | 8.29% |
| Net Margin | 6.83% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.13 |
| Current Ratio | 1.61 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 7 |
| Altman Z-Score | 6.68 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | -28.83% |
| 3 months | -19.89% |
| Year-to-date | -10.18% |
| 1 year | -22.92% |
| 3 years | +999.96% |
| 5 years | +2495.60% |
| 10 years | +2089.04% |
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