“The increase was primarily attributable to net borrowings on the credit facility for the nine months ended July 4, 2026 of $132.0 million partially offset by $64.1 million in cash used to repurchase our common stock.”10-Q · Aug 6, 2026 ↗
Plexus Corp.
PLXS
Market read
Plexus Corp.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.
The latest filing is mixed. 0 of 18 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 6 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
- Revenue increased 28.1% versus the comparable filing period.
- Operating margin fell 0.6 percentage points.
- PLXS's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.
Invalidation: The isolated read changes if PLXS's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.
Research brief
The story so far
The latest filing is mixed. 0 of 18 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 6 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
- Revenue increased 28.1% versus the comparable filing period.
- Operating margin fell 0.6 percentage points.
- Net margin fell 1.1 percentage points.
- PLXS's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.
Company research
Understand the business, not just the ticker
Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.
- Which operating variable is changing?
- Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
- What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
- Net margin changed +1.5 percentage points in the latest annual period.
- Demand and volume has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
- Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
- P/E is 16% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Price as of Sep 11, 2026
255.15Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.
What management says matters
Persistent and emerging business drivers
“A meaningful portion of increased end-market demand are continued ramps of semi-cap wins reflecting share gains from prior periods.”10-Q · Aug 6, 2026 ↗
“The increase in cash used in investing activities was primarily due to a $14.0 million increase in capital expenditures.”10-Q · Aug 6, 2026 ↗
“The decrease in other expense for fiscal 2025 was primarily driven by a decrease in interest expense of $17.3 million due to lower borrowings on our credit facility, a decrease of $3.2 million in factoring fees and a decrease in foreign exchange losses of $3.…”10-K · Nov 14, 2025 ↗
Valuation discipline
Descriptive valuation snapshot
Price/sales 1.7× · EV/sales 1.7×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.
Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.
Price action
How the market is pricing the story
Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.
Developments
No sourced recent-development timeline yet
Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for PLXS. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.
Business and financial condition
Reported financial figures are not available yet
Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.
Latest filing assessment
The latest filing presents a mixed picture
10-Q filed 2026-08-06 against the comparable filing from 2025-08-01.
Capital and cash conversion
Investment load increased
Capital spending consumed more revenue while free-cash-flow margin declined.
- Capital spending YoY
- +22.9%
- Capital spending / revenue
- +2.1%
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -1.0%
- FCF margin change
- -2.9 pts
Capex, revenue, and operating cash flow are matched to the same reported duration. Reported accounting context, not a forecast or trading recommendation.
What improved
- Revenue increased 28.1% versus the comparable filing period.
What weakened
- Operating margin fell 0.6 percentage points.
- Net margin fell 1.1 percentage points.
Filing receipts
“As compared to the three months ended June 28, 2025, the increase in cost of sales in the three months ended July 4, 2026 was primarily driven by an increase in net sales, an increase in fixed costs and a shift in customer mix.”
“$(102.9) million in accounts receivable cash flows driven by an increase in net sales as well as the timing of shipments and mix of customer payment terms.”
“The increase in other expense for the three months ended July 4, 2026 was primarily driven by an increase in interest expense of $1.6 million due to higher borrowings on our credit facility, partially offset by an increase in interest income of $0.5 million.”
Historical filing backfill generated after the original filing window. It is not part of Jodie's live track record.
Business ecosystem
The relationships behind PLXS
Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.
Depends on
HSBCHSBC Holdings plclenderMay 7, 2026 ▾
“We have Master Accounts Receivable Purchase Agreements with MUFG Bank, New York Branch (formerly known as The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.) (the "MUFG RPA"), HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited, Xiamen branch (the "HSBC RPA") and other unaffiliated financ…”
Depended on by
EVLVEvolv Technologies Holdings, Inc.supplierMar 10, 2026 ▾
“As Plexus is brought onboard, we believe we maintain ample inventory and committed production capacity to meet our growth targets with our existing contract manufacturer, ensuring uninterrupted service and consistent delivery to customers.”
Filing peers
Companies whose filings use similar operating language.
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What is moving around it
Live connections
PLXS is currently a Participant in the organic co-movement group Technology-Heavy Mixed. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 2 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.
This group is retained as the last observed read for PLXS; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.
Context history
Theme membership history
No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.