FLEX NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Flex Ltd · Technology · Electronic Components

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Latest close 113.8 USD
-4.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 15.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 55.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -4.0%, after a -16.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is volatility with 50/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 57/100.

Setup score 53 out of 100
Latest Close 113.8 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -4.0% latest completed week
4W Return -16.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return -20.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 100.0% 52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.2x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 58-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Next-week expectancy is positive at 55.55% based on similar historical setup states.
What could go wrong
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • 12 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
  • The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
  • Recent volatility is running well above the one-year baseline.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through -4.0% Latest completed week; four-week move -16.9%. Indicator stack 100/32 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Next-Week Expectancy Positive 55.55% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. Options pressure Volatility 50/100 conviction; expected move 15.4%. News sentiment 57/100 52 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 29 Jul Latest stored earnings date was 29 Jul 2026.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 15.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 55.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -4.0%, after a -16.9% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.2x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.8512-week average 0.92

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure10/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.85Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers1212 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 12 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -16.9% over four weeks, -20.0% over 12 weeks, and 129.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 58 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-4.0%
4W-16.9%
12W-20.0%
26W80.4%
52W129.7%
Active trend streak58 weeks
Active weeks in one year52
Trend breadth100.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.38Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-134.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership30.98Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-48.5%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 93%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength41/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 60; rank 1 is best.
Value7/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 94; rank 1 is best.
Quality69/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 32; rank 1 is best.
Momentum97/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 4; rank 1 is best.
Growth30/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 71; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework25/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
49.3x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.6x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
23.5x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
5.1%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
9.3%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
4.9%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
8.3%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
14.9%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
8.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
5.0%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
19.3%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
2.2%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
2.2%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.0x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningVolatility

FLEX shows volatility options pressure with a 50/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.72, expected move of 15.4%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction50/100
Expected move15.4%
Put/call volume0.72
Pressure20
Speculation41
Volatility96
Trend agreement88
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Insider activity3 / 17

3 acquisitions and 17 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment57/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 52 relevant articles.

21 positive · 28 neutral · 3 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings29 JulLatest stored earnings date was 29 Jul 2026.
Options expected move15.4%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-31.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility16.1%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+55.0%Week of 8 May.
Worst week-12.2%Week of 17 Jul.
Latest week-4.0%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains8
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses5
Recent vol16.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol9.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split28/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew6.6% / -3.4%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape64/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 64/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis77/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 10/12, relative leadership 12/12.

Activity pressure 0.85; 12 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 55.55%

Next-week expectancy is positive with a 55.55% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors52/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 22 SVQF25/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 546.5 of 726 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options60/100

FLEX shows volatility options pressure with a 50/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.72, expected move of 15.4%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Volatility · Volatility expansion watch · Expected move 15.4% Sentiment57/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 52 relevant articles.

Vanguard Capital Management (FLEX) discloses 7.56% beneficial stake in Flex Ltd Insiders3 / 17

3 acquisitions and 17 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings29 Jul

Latest stored earnings date was 29 Jul 2026.

 Research flow4 items

1 recent research articles and 3 Market Watch posts are available.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 2026113.8 USD-4.0%98.45 USD47.80 USD-0.3830.9842.5MOn
24 Jul 2026118.5 USD-0.6%96.78 USD47.17 USD-0.1338.8117.6MOn
17 Jul 2026119.2 USD-12.2%94.94 USD46.51 USD0.3239.2719.9MOn
10 Jul 2026135.8 USD-0.8%93.11 USD45.85 USD0.8053.8420.6MOn
3 Jul 2026136.9 USD-6.7%90.88 USD45.08 USD1.0960.1922.3MOn
26 Jun 2026146.7 USD-0.6%88.39 USD44.30 USD1.3775.9840.7MOn
19 Jun 2026147.6 USD-1.4%85.47 USD43.46 USD1.4872.3798.8MOn
12 Jun 2026149.7 USD-1.5%82.40 USD42.61 USD1.5182.8924.5MOn
5 Jun 2026151.9 USD0.8%79.41 USD41.74 USD1.6594.0027.5MOn
29 May 2026150.8 USD13.8%76.43 USD40.86 USD1.7488.2327.3MOn
22 May 2026132.5 USD-3.9%73.49 USD39.99 USD1.7673.9428.5MOn
15 May 2026137.9 USD-3.0%71.22 USD39.24 USD1.7786.6935.0MOn
8 May 2026142.2 USD55.0%68.69 USD38.44 USD1.6796.0252.2MOn
1 May 202691.70 USD0.3%65.84 USD37.61 USD1.5036.4921.2MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.