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Side-by-side financial comparison of PLEXUS CORP (PLXS) and TransUnion (TRU). Click either name above to swap in a different company.
TransUnion is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($1.2B vs $1.1B, roughly 1.2× PLEXUS CORP). TransUnion runs the higher net margin — 9.6% vs 3.8%, a 5.8% gap on every dollar of revenue. On growth, TransUnion posted the faster year-over-year revenue change (13.7% vs 9.6%). Over the past eight quarters, TransUnion's revenue compounded faster (9.4% CAGR vs 7.9%).
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.
TransUnion is an American consumer credit reporting agency. TransUnion collects and aggregates information on over one billion individual consumers in over thirty countries including "200 million files profiling nearly every credit-active consumer in the United States". Its customers include over 65,000 businesses. Based in Chicago, Illinois, TransUnion's 2014 revenue was US$1.3 billion. It is the smallest of the three largest credit agencies, along with Experian and Equifax.
PLXS vs TRU — Head-to-Head
Income Statement — Q1 FY2026 vs Q1 FY2026
| Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.1B | $1.2B |
| Net Profit | $41.2M | $120.0M |
| Gross Margin | 9.9% | — |
| Operating Margin | 5.1% | 19.7% |
| Net Margin | 3.8% | 9.6% |
| Revenue YoY | 9.6% | 13.7% |
| Net Profit YoY | -19.9% | -4.0% |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.51 | $0.61 |
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 | $1.2B | ||
| Q4 25 | — | $1.2B | ||
| Q3 25 | — | $1.2B | ||
| Q2 25 | — | $1.1B | ||
| Q1 25 | — | $1.1B | ||
| Q4 24 | — | $1.0B | ||
| Q3 24 | — | $1.1B | ||
| Q2 24 | — | $1.0B |
| Q1 26 | $41.2M | $120.0M | ||
| Q4 25 | — | $101.1M | ||
| Q3 25 | — | $96.6M | ||
| Q2 25 | — | $109.6M | ||
| Q1 25 | — | $148.1M | ||
| Q4 24 | — | $66.3M | ||
| Q3 24 | — | $68.0M | ||
| Q2 24 | — | $85.0M |
| Q1 26 | 9.9% | — | ||
| Q4 25 | — | — | ||
| Q3 25 | — | — | ||
| Q2 25 | — | — | ||
| Q1 25 | — | — | ||
| Q4 24 | — | — | ||
| Q3 24 | — | — | ||
| Q2 24 | — | — |
| Q1 26 | 5.1% | 19.7% | ||
| Q4 25 | — | 17.4% | ||
| Q3 25 | — | 17.8% | ||
| Q2 25 | — | 16.9% | ||
| Q1 25 | — | 23.2% | ||
| Q4 24 | — | 16.5% | ||
| Q3 24 | — | 14.4% | ||
| Q2 24 | — | 17.5% |
| Q1 26 | 3.8% | 9.6% | ||
| Q4 25 | — | 8.6% | ||
| Q3 25 | — | 8.3% | ||
| Q2 25 | — | 9.6% | ||
| Q1 25 | — | 13.5% | ||
| Q4 24 | — | 6.4% | ||
| Q3 24 | — | 6.3% | ||
| Q2 24 | — | 8.2% |
| Q1 26 | $1.51 | $0.61 | ||
| Q4 25 | — | $0.52 | ||
| Q3 25 | — | $0.49 | ||
| Q2 25 | — | $0.56 | ||
| Q1 25 | — | $0.75 | ||
| Q4 24 | — | $0.33 | ||
| Q3 24 | — | $0.35 | ||
| Q2 24 | — | $0.44 |
Balance Sheet & Financial Strength
Snapshot of each company's liquidity, leverage and book value from the latest quarter.
| Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand | $248.8M | $732.5M |
| Total DebtLower is stronger | — | $5.6B |
| Stockholders' EquityBook value | $1.5B | $4.9B |
| Total Assets | $3.2B | $12.0B |
| Debt / EquityLower = less leverage | — | 1.14× |
8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.
| Q1 26 | $248.8M | $732.5M | ||
| Q4 25 | — | $856.3M | ||
| Q3 25 | — | $752.5M | ||
| Q2 25 | — | $690.0M | ||
| Q1 25 | — | $612.5M | ||
| Q4 24 | — | $682.0M | ||
| Q3 24 | — | $646.0M | ||
| Q2 24 | — | $545.8M |
| Q1 26 | — | $5.6B | ||
| Q4 25 | — | $4.9B | ||
| Q3 25 | — | — | ||
| Q2 25 | — | — | ||
| Q1 25 | — | — | ||
| Q4 24 | — | $5.1B | ||
| Q3 24 | — | — | ||
| Q2 24 | — | — |
| Q1 26 | $1.5B | $4.9B | ||
| Q4 25 | — | $4.4B | ||
| Q3 25 | — | $4.5B | ||
| Q2 25 | — | $4.5B | ||
| Q1 25 | — | $4.4B | ||
| Q4 24 | — | $4.2B | ||
| Q3 24 | — | $4.2B | ||
| Q2 24 | — | $4.1B |
| Q1 26 | $3.2B | $12.0B | ||
| Q4 25 | — | $11.1B | ||
| Q3 25 | — | $11.1B | ||
| Q2 25 | — | $11.1B | ||
| Q1 25 | — | $10.9B | ||
| Q4 24 | — | $11.0B | ||
| Q3 24 | — | $11.1B | ||
| Q2 24 | — | $11.0B |
| Q1 26 | — | 1.14× | ||
| Q4 25 | — | 1.11× | ||
| Q3 25 | — | — | ||
| Q2 25 | — | — | ||
| Q1 25 | — | — | ||
| Q4 24 | — | 1.20× | ||
| Q3 24 | — | — | ||
| Q2 24 | — | — |
Financial Flow Comparison
Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.
Revenue Breakdown by Segment
PLXS
| Asia-Pacific | $612.0M | 57% |
| Americas | $345.0M | 32% |
| Europe, Middle East and Africa | $118.0M | 11% |
TRU
| U.S. Markets | $975.0M | 78% |
| International | $274.0M | 22% |
