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Flex | Sustainability Performance

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Supply chain and manufacturing solutions company supporting electronics and technology brands

2015

United States

10,001+ employees

Electrical & Electronic Manufacturing

$10B+ in revenue

$1B - 10B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#10112
Overall
#2274
in United States
#358
in Electrical & Electronic Manufacturing

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

246 out of 450

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesEnergy consumptionWaste managementWater managementNature and biodiversityNature riskClimate risk
Social
Diversity and inclusionPay gapsExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and exclusionsB-corp & CDP
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

667.4K CO2e tonnes, 2025
Aligned

Renewable energy

24% 2025
Aligned

Waste generated

204.2K tonnes, 2023
Laggard

Female engagement

36% 2025
Aligned

Externalities

4.0M $, 2024
Critical

Market cap

43.5B $, 2026▲48.3% YoY

Revenue

27.9B $, 2026▲7.5% YoY

Carbon emissions

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Industry rank: 72 out of 450


Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)

Industry rank: 72 out of 450

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Scope 2 location based
Scope 3 downstream
Scope 3 upstream
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Renewable energy

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24%2025

Industry rank: 75 out of 450


Total energy consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: 75 out of 450

Total energy

Share of renewable energy

Industry benchmark

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Renewable electricity

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%2025

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100


Total electricity consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100

Total electricity

Share of renewable electricity

Industry benchmark

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Intensity


Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark

23.9

B/M 26.8

61.6

B/M 46.5

41.2

B/M 120.1

7.3

B/M 2.0


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Female engagement

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Share of female employees (%)

Share of female board members

25
50
75
100
Company
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Waste

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204.2K2023

Total waste generated (tonnes)

Total waste
Recovered & recycled
Not-recovered & not-recycled
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Controversy level


Very Low
Low
Noticeable
High
Severe
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  • Flex Ltd (formerly Flextronics International), Singaporeincorporated USoperating world's thirdlargest EMS (electronics manufacturing services), has faced multiple US class actions over alleged inadequate disclosure of US/global EMS customer demand normalization following the contested 2024 sustained share price volatility amid postCOVID EMS inventory normalization affecting Singapore institutional shareholders, plus the contested 2023 Nextracker (solar tracker) NYSE IPO spinoff.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Carbon certificate projects

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Climate risk

OverallAcuteChronic
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63High
$3.6Bestimated revenue at risk
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Nature risk

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Production loss

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Share of company output at risk (%)

Direct operations
Upstream supply chain
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Revenue at risk

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Production-loss NVaR expressed in monetary terms ($)

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Assets exposed to sensitive locations

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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Biodiversity loss in terms of the equivalent land affected (km²e)

Total biodiversity loss (km²e)
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Biodiversity loss in CO2e

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Total biodiversity loss as CO2e tonnes

Total biodiversity loss (CO2e tonnes)
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Potential species loss

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Estimated nature species lost due to corporate activity, expressed as Potentially Disappeared Fraction (PDF)

One row per year, with the latest at the top. Each driver uses its own scale.

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Biodiversity impact

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Waste management

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Water management

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Land use

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Externalities

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Market cap

43.5B $, 2026▲48.3% YoY

Revenue

27.9B $, FY2026▲7.5% YoY

EBITDA

1.5B $, FY2026▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

5% Industry: 4▲16.1% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$27.9BFY2026 revenue

Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
($ B)

Annual revenue
EBITDA
3 year change
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Revenue by region


Revenue by region %

Singapore

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Margin trends


Margin as % of revenue

Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin

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Free cashflow

1.1B 2025▲25.4% YoY

Capex

438.0M 2025▼21% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

0.7 Industry: 0▼NaN% YoY

Return on invested capital

10.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only

26.4

▲ 1.0%

2024

25.8

▲ 0.7%

2025

27.9

▲ 1.9%

2026

51.8

2029

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Environmental policy coverage

Carbon reduction policy

Available

Human rights policy

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Recycling policy

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Workplace health & safety policy

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53%
Independent Directors

8 out of 15 incl. management

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SBTi targets and commitments

TargetStatusTemperature alignmentYear
Near-term targetTargets set1.5°C2030
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Net-zeroNot disclosed--
Business Ambition 1.5°CNot disclosed--

Target details

Flex commits to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 50% by 2030 from a 2019 base year*. Flex commits that 70% of its customers by emissions covering purchased goods and services, capital goods and use of sold products, will have science-based targets by 2025. *The target boundary includes biogenic emissions and removals from bioenergy feedstocks.

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Overall score

83

Environment

79

Social

75

Governance

95

Exclusion screening

Adult content

Not available

Alcoholic

Not available

Animal testing

Not available

Firearms

Not available

Tobacco

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Gambling

Not available

Nuclear

Not available

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CDP Scores


Climate Score

A-

Water Score

B

A

A-

B

B-

C

C-

D

D-

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SDG impact

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2024

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SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

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Sustainability Report

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Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

11+



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