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Compal Electronics, Inc.2324.TWCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Taiwan · TWD·Information Technology›Computer Processing Hardware

Taiwanese ODM; one of the world's largest laptop contract manufacturers, expanding into servers and EVs.

≈ A Taiwan EMS peer of Jabil/Flex, PC-focusedMomentum strong 60
Mkt cap
$4.15B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
95%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$40.4M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
12.9×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
-0.7 pp
WACC 5.0%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
11 days
17 Nov 2026
Close · TWDNT$31.50
1D-2.9%
1W-10.5%
1M-12.0%
3M-14.9%
6M+7.5%
YTD+3.6%
1Y-8.2%
ATR %4.4%
52w lowhigh34.0% off high

What Compal Electronics does

Taiwanese ODM; one of the world's largest laptop contract manufacturers, expanding into servers and EVs.

Is paid per laptop built for brands such as HP, Dell and Lenovo, with component costs passed through, so revenue is large but margins are thin and depend on volume and factory yields. Servers are the area it is trying to grow; notebooks remain the base.

In one line: A Taiwan EMS peer of Jabil/Flex, PC-focused.

Products and services

  • Notebook PC ODM
  • Server/AI hardware ODM
  • Smart devices/EV electronics

Customers

  • HP
  • Lenovo
  • Dell
  • Cloud/server customers

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Information technology
  • Electronics manufacturing services
  • Notebook ODM, servers, EV electronics

What could go right

  • PC refresh cycle, server ODM growth

What could go wrong

  • PC market maturity
  • Thin ODM margins

Moat: narrow (scale, switching costs). Large-scale, long-qualified notebook ODM lines; margins remain thin and customer-concentrated.

Headquarters: Taipei, Taiwan · Founded: 1984 · Employees: 39,756

Named competitors

Compal Electronics at a glance

Size Compal Electronics (2324.TW) is a Taiwan Information Technology company (Computer Processing Hardware) with a market value of $4.15B, the 103rd largest of 687 Taiwan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at NT$31.50 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 7.5%, against -18.5% for the median peer and -3.4% for the Taiwan market (cap-weighted) — 6th highest of 19 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue fell 4.2% over the last twelve months (peer median +14.5%); the operating margin is 1.3% (peer median 4.4%).

Valuation It trades at 12.9× forward earnings against a peer median of 13.7× (6th cheapest of 16).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 0.7 points below its cost of capital (5.0% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 17 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

10012515011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 20262324.TW 108Peer median 82
Six months, rebased to 100: Compal Electronics against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Compal Electronics financials

Reported figures in TWD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueNT$818BNT$758BNT$910BNT$947BNT$1.07T
Revenue growth—-17%-4%-12%—
Gross profitNT$41.9BNT$41.2BNT$43.7BNT$40.8BNT$38.7B
EBITDANT$17.6BNT$17.8BNT$22.7BNT$19.9BNT$16.8B
Net incomeNT$8.46BNT$6.03BNT$10.0BNT$7.67BNT$7.29B
Free cash flow-NT$26.1BNT$21.5BNT$18.2BNT$22.6BNT$50.5B
Capital expenditureNT$14.4BNT$8.54BNT$7.93BNT$7.54BNT$8.39B
Total debtNT$120BNT$92.3BNT$93.2BNT$96.0BNT$117B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Compal Electronics competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-40%-20%0%+20%-20%0%+20%QBTS002841RGTINATLV0300006623563706235368878130077349383005000682INFQ6881006007283008572324.TW6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Compal Electronics is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+50%+100%25×50×75×002841NATLV03000066235616883706235349386881006007283008572324.TWRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Compal Electronics is the large dot.

Compal Electronics competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (2324.TW vs 2382.TW vs 3231.TW vs 2356.TW)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
Compal Electronics 2324.TW$4.15B+8%-4%1%12.9×n/a
Quanta Computer 2382.TW$36.0B-10%+63%3%10.1×n/a
Wistron 3231.TW$16.3B+13%+107%4%8.1×n/a
Inventec 2356.TW$5.71B+12%+16%2%13.2×n/a
Pegatron 4938.TW$7.52B+14%-6%1%13.1×n/a

How Compal Electronics compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Compal Electronics against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure2324.TWPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-12.0%-6.9%8th lowest of 21
6-month return+7.5%-18.5%6th highest of 19
Distance from 52-week high-34.0%-37.2%9th highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)-4.2%+14.5%4th lowest of 19
Operating margin1.3%4.4%7th lowest of 20
Forward P/E12.9×13.7×6th cheapest of 16
ROIC minus cost of capital-0.7 pp-0.2 pp9th lowest of 19
Net debt / EBITDA1.9×1.2×4th most indebted of 8

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
Compal Electronics 2324.TWTaiwan$4.15B+8%-4%1%12.9×n/an/a
QBTS QBTSUnited States$4.05B-25%-44%-1,373%n/an/an/a
Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronic Technology 002841.SZChina$4.37B+13%+35%8%11.2×-2.7%+7.3%
RGTI RGTIUnited States$3.92B-38%+68%-728%n/an/an/a
NCR Atleos NATLUnited States$3.49B+7%+2%14%9.6×-9.2%+1.8%
Venture V03.SISingapore$3.22B-21%+1%10%16.4×-1.3%-3.4%
China Greatwall Technology 000066.SZChina$5.40B-42%+28%-1%81.7×n/an/a
Inventec 2356.TWTaiwan$5.71B+12%+16%2%13.2×n/an/a
Lingyi iTech (Guangdong) 1688.HKHong Kong$5.75Bn/a+14%6%12.6×n/an/a
MiTAC 3706.TWTaiwan$2.98B-16%+44%4%8.8×n/an/a
Acer 2353.TWTaiwan$2.63B+4%+15%2%16.4×n/an/a
SeeYA Technology 688781.SSChina$7.11B+17%n/an/an/an/an/a
Lakala Payment 300773.SZChina$2.32B-25%+17%4%17.4×14.2%0.0%
Pegatron 4938.TWTaiwan$7.52B+14%-6%1%13.1×n/an/a
Getac 3005.TWTaiwan$2.20B+19%+9%15%12.1×-7.0%+7.2%
Dongfang Electronics 000682.SZChina$2.06B-21%+14%7%13.7×8.9%+17.4%
Infleqtion INFQUnited States$2.00B-27%n/a-315%n/an/an/a
Willfar Information Technology 688100.SSChina$1.98B-28%-9%20%22.4×17.0%+15.5%
Quantinuum QNTUnited States$9.89Bn/a+35%-644%n/an/an/a
PCI Technology 600728.SSChina$1.58B-7%+11%0%55.3×23.0%+18.8%
Sharetronic Data Technology 300857.SZChina$11.4B-40%+127%21%39.5×n/an/a

Questions

Who are Compal Electronics's main competitors?
Named competitors: Quanta Computer (2382.TW), Wistron (3231.TW), Inventec (2356.TW), Pegatron (4938.TW). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes QBTS (QBTS), Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronic Technology (002841.SZ), RGTI (RGTI), NCR Atleos (NATL), Venture (V03.SI), China Greatwall Technology (000066.SZ).
Is Compal Electronics expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 12.9× against a peer median of 13.7×, 6th cheapest of 16 in its peer set.
How has Compal Electronics stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +7.5% against -18.5% for the median peer; over one year -8.2%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.