If You Invested $1000 in Flex 10 Years Ago, This Is How Much You'd Have Now

How much a stock's price changes over time is a significant driver for most investors. Not only can price performance impact your portfolio, but it can help you compare investment results across sectors and industries as well.FOMO, or the fear of missing out, also plays a role in investing, particularly with tech giants and popular consumer-facing stocks.What if you'd invested in Flex (FLEX) ten years ago? It may not have been easy to hold on to FLEX for all that time, but if you did, how much would your investment be worth today?Flex's Business In-DepthWith that in mind, let's take a look at Flex's main business drivers.Singapore-based Flex Ltd (formerly known as Flextronics International Ltd) has a diverse workforce across 30 countries and offers advanced manufacturing solutions and additional value to customers through a wide array of services, including design and engineering, component services, rapid prototyping, fulfilment, and circular economy solutions.The company believes that growing complexity in markets, goods, and environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") standards will propel expansion in the contract manufacturing services sector.The company has expanded and enhanced its service offering by capabilities in software, robotics, artificial intelligence, factory automation, simulation, digital twins, and other disruptive technologies.The company reports revenues in two segments - Flex Agility Solutions Group (FAS) and Flex Reliability Solutions (FRS) Group.Flex Agility Solutions Group comprises Communications & Enterprise Compute or CEC, Lifestyle and Consumer Devices businesses. The FAS segment is optimized for speed to market, based on a highly flexible supply and manufacturing system.Flex Reliability Solutions Group comprises Health Solutions, Automotive and Industrial businesses. The FRS category is designed to accommodate longer product lifecycles, which call for intricate ramps, specialised manufacturing models, and crucial conditions.Nextracker is a leading provider of solar tracker and software solutions for utility-scale and ground-mounted solar projects worldwide. In February 2023, Nextracker announced its initial public offering of 23,255,814 shares of its common stock. In January, 2024, the company announced that it had completed the spin-off of all its remaining interest in Nextracker to its shareholders (on a pro-rata basis)Post the spin-off of Nextracker in the fourth-quarter fiscal 2024, its historical financials are now reported under discontinued operations.In fiscal 2025, revenues totaled $25.8 billion. Flex Agility Solutions represented 55% of total revenues and Reliability Solutions Group contributed 45%. Bottom LineAnyone can invest, but building a successful investment portfolio takes a combination of a few things: research, patience, and a little bit of risk. So, if you had invested in Flex a decade ago, you're probably feeling pretty good about your investment today.A $1000 investment made in July 2015 would be worth $4,870.01, or a gain of 387.00%, as of July 23, 2025, according to our calculations. This return excludes dividends but includes price appreciation.In comparison, the S&P 500's gained 198.45% and the price of gold went up 202.98% over the same time frame.Analysts are anticipating more upside for FLEX.Flex is gaining from a growing IP portfolio, new design wins and strategic acquisitions. Solid demand across its data center, networking and automotive power electronics augurs well. For fiscal 2026, it anticipates sustained strong demand from its data center customers as it continues to shift its portfolio toward higher-margin businesses. Strong execution and a favorable product mix are supporting its margins. In fiscal 2025, Flex reported $1.1 billion in free cash flow and expects to generate robust free cash flow and uphold its target of over 80% free cash flow conversion in fiscal 2026. However, softness in the Reliability Solutions segment remains a concern. For first-quarter fiscal 2026, management forecasts sales to remain flat to down high-single digits from this segment. Tariffs, high debt, and competition are added headwinds.The stock has jumped 9.48% over the past four weeks. Additionally, no earnings estimate has gone lower in the past two months, compared to 1 higher, for fiscal 2025; the consensus estimate has moved up as well.5 Stocks Set to DoubleEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in the coming year. While not all picks can be winners, previous recommendations have soared +112%, +171%, +209% and +232%.Most of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.Today, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Flex Ltd. (FLEX): Free Stock Analysis ReportThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks