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<ul><li>Flex finished the fiscal year 2025 with a notable performance, showcasing growth and resilience despite a challenging macroeconomic environment.</li><li>The company recorded revenues of $6.4 billion for Q4, reflecting a year-over-year increase of approximately 4%.</li><li>Adjusted operating margins reached a record high of 6.2%, marking the second consecutive quarter with margins above 6%.</li></ul>

Flex finished the fiscal year 2025 with a notable performance, showcasing growth and resilience despite a challenging macroeconomic environment.The company recorded revenues of $6.4 billion for Q4, reflecting a year-over-year increase of approximately 4%.Adjusted operating margins reached a record high of 6.2%, marking the second consecutive quarter with margins above 6%.

Flex Ltd. Boosts Margins and Market Reach — Can Operational Excellence Deliver a 6% Surprise Ahead of Schedule?

<ul><li>Flex Ltd. reported solid financial results, reflecting a combination of strategic positioning and operational resilience.</li><li>The company delivered $6.3 billion in revenue for the quarter, slightly exceeding expectations, while achieving an adjusted operating margin of 4.8%.</li><li>This translated into an adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.51, which is a 9% increase year-over-year.</li></ul>

Flex Ltd. reported solid financial results, reflecting a combination of strategic positioning and operational resilience.The company delivered $6.3 billion in revenue for the quarter, slightly exceeding expectations, while achieving an adjusted operating margin of 4.8%.This translated into an adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.51, which is a 9% increase year-over-year.

Flex Ltd.: A Story Of Automotive Electrification and Content Expansion! - Major Drivers

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<li>Flex Ltd. reported solid performance for fiscal Q3, demonstrating strong execution across its operations.</li>
<li>The company, which provides a wide array of manufacturing services, generated $7.1 billion in revenue, achieving an adjusted operating margin of 6.7% and an adjusted EPS of $0.71.</li>
<li>When excluding Nextracker, Core Flex revenue was $6.4 billion with a record operating margin of 4.9%, delivering $0.54 of EPS.</li>
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Flex Ltd. reported solid performance for fiscal Q3, demonstrating strong execution across its operations.
The company, which provides a wide array of manufacturing services, generated $7.1 billion in revenue, achieving an adjusted operating margin of 6.7% and an adjusted EPS of $0.71.
When excluding Nextracker, Core Flex revenue was $6.4 billion with a record operating margin of 4.9%, delivering $0.54 of EPS.


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Flex Ltd. operates as an electronics manufacturing services company. The Company designs and develops original design manufacturing (ODM) products for aerospace and defense, cloud, digital health, lighting, housing, energy, industrial, and communication industries. Flex serves customers worldwide.

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