FABRINET vs QUALCOMM INC/DE, two Communication Equipment stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where FN and QCOM diverge most: on debt / equity, FN reads 0.00 and QCOM reads 0.48; on fcf yield, FN reads 0.0% and QCOM reads 5.5%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What FN's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What QCOM's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | FN | QCOM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $486.34 | $175.52 |
| Market cap | $17.7B | $187.6B |
| Sector | Communication Equipment | Communication Equipment |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +24.1% |
| P/E | 37.3 | 20.0 |
| P/B | 7.19 | 6.78 |
| P/S | 3.80 | 4.26 |
| EV/EBITDA | 36.2 | 16.6 |
| Revenue growth | +35.4% | +1.9% |
| Gross margin | 12.0% | — |
| Operating margin | 10.2% | 16.4% |
| Net margin | 10.2% | 22.2% |
| Return on equity | 19.3% | 35.4% |
| Return on assets | 12.1% | 17.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 13.2% | 22.6% |
| FCF yield | 0.0% | 5.5% |
| Dividend yield | — | 2.0% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.48 |
| Current ratio | 2.25 | 2.02 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 8.76 | 5.56 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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