If You Invested $1000 in Flex a Decade Ago, This is How Much It'd Be Worth Now

For most investors, how much a stock's price changes over time is important. This factor can impact your investment portfolio as well as help you compare investment results across sectors and industries.Another thing that can drive investing is the fear of missing out, or FOMO. This particularly applies to 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 LinePutting together a successful investment portfolio takes a combination of research, patience, and a little bit of risk. For Flex, if you bought shares a decade ago, you're likely feeling really good about your investment today.According to our calculations, a $1000 investment made in June 2015 would be worth $3,481.48, or a gain of 248.15%, as of June 2, 2025, and this return excludes dividends but includes price increases.In comparison, the S&P 500 gained 180.52% and the price of gold went up 165.25% over the same time frame.Analysts are forecasting more upside for FLEX too. Flex’s fourth quarter fiscal 2025 gained from strong demand across its data center, networking and automotive power electronics. 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 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. For fiscal 2026, it expects revenues to range between $25-$26.8 billion, compared to $25.8 billion in fiscal 2025. The stock has jumped 15.15% over the past four weeks. Additionally, no earnings estimate has gone lower in the past two months, compared to 4 higher, for fiscal 2025; the consensus estimate has moved up as well.Zacks Names #1 Semiconductor StockIt's only 1/9,000th the size of NVIDIA which skyrocketed more than +800% since we recommended it. NVIDIA is still strong, but our new top chip stock has much more room to boom.With strong earnings growth and an expanding customer base, it's positioned to feed the rampant demand for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Internet of Things. Global semiconductor manufacturing is projected to explode from $452 billion in 2021 to $803 billion by 2028.See This Stock Now for Free >>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