Fabrinet (FN)
NYSEInformation TechnologyHardware, Equipment & PartsSnapshot 2026-11-04
$341.64-5.97%
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NYSEInformation TechnologyHardware, Equipment & PartsSnapshot 2026-11-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Information Technology is in expansion. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
The reason to own it still holds.
View ThesisRevenue growth is accelerating — up about 43% over the past year.
View GrowthRanks in the weakest quality tier of its industry — roughly the bottom 43%, softest on free-cash-flow margins.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is highly volatile — it swings about 3% on a typical day and fell roughly 58% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskFN's AI hardware expansion has to keep compounding to justify the price. Revenue grew 51% year over year in the latest quarter. The company beat earnings estimates by 11.9% in that period. FN trades at 23x earnings versus a 32x peer median. This discount suggests the market expects less growth than we forecast. Supply constraints could hinder the revenue growth objectives. Our model puts the next-quarter miss probability near 15%. Peer multiples imply a price about 5% above where it trades. This read is provisional. Our standing thesis remains intact.
Trailing returns as of 2026-11-04. FN is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 9 analysts currently covering FN (as of Nov 2026).
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 7 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-11-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Electronic Manufacturing Services — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Expand revenue growth
Guidance and capacity expansion confirm growth trajectory.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-11-04. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 25% on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Increase operating income
Q1 beat confirms operational execution and margin expansion.
Threatens: Expand revenue growth
Supply constraints could hinder revenue growth objectives.
Advances: Expand revenue growth
Surging AI hardware demand supports revenue growth expansion.
Threatens: Expand revenue growth
Stock drop despite beating estimates indicates market concerns.
Threatens: Expand revenue growth
Earnings beat but shares fell, indicating market concerns.
Advances: Expand revenue growth
Record revenue indicates strong growth in data center segment.
Advances: Expand revenue growth
Earnings beat indicates strong revenue growth performance.
