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Side-by-side financial comparison of PLEXUS CORP (PLXS) and Sinclair, Inc. (SBGI). Click either name above to swap in a different company.
PLEXUS CORP is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($1.2B vs $807.0M, roughly 1.4× Sinclair, Inc.). PLEXUS CORP runs the higher net margin — 4.3% vs 2.5%, a 1.8% gap on every dollar of revenue. On growth, PLEXUS CORP posted the faster year-over-year revenue change (18.7% vs 4.0%). Over the past eight quarters, PLEXUS CORP's revenue compounded faster (7.2% CAGR vs -1.3%).
Plex Systems, Inc. is an American software company based in Troy, Michigan. The company develops and markets the Plex Manufacturing Cloud, a software as a service (SaaS) or cloud computing ERP for manufacturing.
Sinclair, Inc., doing business as Sinclair Broadcast Group, is a publicly traded American telecommunications conglomerate that is controlled by the descendants of company founder Julian Sinclair Smith. Headquartered in the Baltimore suburb of Cockeysville, Maryland, the company is the second-largest television station operator in the United States by number of stations after Nexstar Media Group, owning or operating 193 stations across the country in over 100 markets, covering 40% of American ...
PLXS vs SBGI — Head-to-Head
Income Statement — Q2 FY2026 vs Q1 FY2026
| Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.2B | $807.0M |
| Net Profit | $49.8M | $20.0M |
| Gross Margin | 10.2% | — |
| Operating Margin | 5.3% | 0.0% |
| Net Margin | 4.3% | 2.5% |
| Revenue YoY | 18.7% | 4.0% |
| Net Profit YoY | 27.5% | — |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.82 | $0.28 |
Green = leading value per metric. Periods may differ when fiscal calendars don't align.
8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend
Side-by-side quarterly history. Quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years line up.
| Q1 26 | $1.1B | $807.0M | ||
| Q4 25 | — | $836.0M | ||
| Q3 25 | — | $773.0M | ||
| Q2 25 | — | $784.0M | ||
| Q1 25 | — | $776.0M | ||
| Q4 24 | — | $1.0B | ||
| Q3 24 | — | $917.0M | ||
| Q2 24 | — | $829.0M |
| Q1 26 | $41.2M | $20.0M | ||
| Q4 25 | — | $109.0M | ||
| Q3 25 | — | $-1.0M | ||
| Q2 25 | — | $-64.0M | ||
| Q1 25 | — | $-156.0M | ||
| Q4 24 | — | $176.0M | ||
| Q3 24 | — | $94.0M | ||
| Q2 24 | — | $17.0M |
| Q1 26 | 9.9% | — | ||
| Q4 25 | — | — | ||
| Q3 25 | — | — | ||
| Q2 25 | — | — | ||
| Q1 25 | — | — | ||
| Q4 24 | — | — | ||
| Q3 24 | — | — | ||
| Q2 24 | — | — |
| Q1 26 | 5.1% | 0.0% | ||
| Q4 25 | — | 9.6% | ||
| Q3 25 | — | 7.5% | ||
| Q2 25 | — | 2.7% | ||
| Q1 25 | — | 1.8% | ||
| Q4 24 | — | 26.5% | ||
| Q3 24 | — | 19.5% | ||
| Q2 24 | — | 7.7% |
| Q1 26 | 3.8% | 2.5% | ||
| Q4 25 | — | 13.0% | ||
| Q3 25 | — | -0.1% | ||
| Q2 25 | — | -8.2% | ||
| Q1 25 | — | -20.1% | ||
| Q4 24 | — | 17.5% | ||
| Q3 24 | — | 10.3% | ||
| Q2 24 | — | 2.1% |
| Q1 26 | $1.51 | $0.28 | ||
| Q4 25 | — | $1.62 | ||
| Q3 25 | — | $-0.02 | ||
| Q2 25 | — | $-0.91 | ||
| Q1 25 | — | $-2.30 | ||
| Q4 24 | — | $2.64 | ||
| Q3 24 | — | $1.43 | ||
| Q2 24 | — | $0.27 |
Balance Sheet & Financial Strength
Snapshot of each company's liquidity, leverage and book value from the latest quarter.
| Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand | $303.1M | — |
| Total DebtLower is stronger | — | — |
| Stockholders' EquityBook value | $1.5B | — |
| Total Assets | $3.4B | — |
| Debt / EquityLower = less leverage | — | — |
8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.
| Q1 26 | $248.8M | — | ||
| Q4 25 | — | $866.0M | ||
| Q3 25 | — | $526.0M | ||
| Q2 25 | — | $616.0M | ||
| Q1 25 | — | $631.0M | ||
| Q4 24 | — | $697.0M | ||
| Q3 24 | — | $536.0M | ||
| Q2 24 | — | $378.0M |
| Q1 26 | — | — | ||
| Q4 25 | — | $4.4B | ||
| Q3 25 | — | $4.1B | ||
| Q2 25 | — | $4.1B | ||
| Q1 25 | — | $4.2B | ||
| Q4 24 | — | $4.1B | ||
| Q3 24 | — | $4.1B | ||
| Q2 24 | — | $4.1B |
| Q1 26 | $1.5B | — | ||
| Q4 25 | — | $443.0M | ||
| Q3 25 | — | $347.0M | ||
| Q2 25 | — | $361.0M | ||
| Q1 25 | — | $436.0M | ||
| Q4 24 | — | $583.0M | ||
| Q3 24 | — | $415.0M | ||
| Q2 24 | — | $340.0M |
| Q1 26 | $3.2B | — | ||
| Q4 25 | — | $5.9B | ||
| Q3 25 | — | $5.6B | ||
| Q2 25 | — | $5.7B | ||
| Q1 25 | — | $5.8B | ||
| Q4 24 | — | $5.9B | ||
| Q3 24 | — | $5.8B | ||
| Q2 24 | — | $5.7B |
| Q1 26 | — | — | ||
| Q4 25 | — | 9.84× | ||
| Q3 25 | — | 11.75× | ||
| Q2 25 | — | 11.30× | ||
| Q1 25 | — | 9.56× | ||
| Q4 24 | — | 7.02× | ||
| Q3 24 | — | 9.86× | ||
| Q2 24 | — | 12.08× |
Financial Flow Comparison
Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.
Revenue Breakdown by Segment
PLXS
| Asia-Pacific | $652.0M | 56% |
| Americas | $397.0M | 34% |
| Europe, Middle East and Africa | $116.0M | 10% |
SBGI
| Media revenue | $701.0M | 87% |
| Other | $82.0M | 10% |
| Political advertising revenue | $18.0M | 2% |
| Non-media revenue | $6.0M | 1% |
