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Wistron Corporation3231.TWCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Taiwan · TWD·Information Technology›Computer Processing Hardware

Taiwanese ODM/EMS maker; assembles laptops, AI servers and other electronics for global brands (spun off from Acer).

≈ A Taiwan EMS peer of Jabil/FlexMomentum neutral 58
Mkt cap
$16.3B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
96%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$215M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
8.1×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
+6.0 pp
WACC 5.0%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
12 days
18 Nov 2026
Close · TWDNT$160.00
1D-5.0%
1W-12.8%
1M-15.6%
3M-17.9%
6M+12.7%
YTD+6.3%
1Y+12.3%
ATR %5.1%
52w lowhigh22.3% off high

What Wistron does

Taiwanese ODM/EMS maker; assembles laptops, AI servers and other electronics for global brands (spun off from Acer).

Assembles devices to customers' designs and is paid per unit, so profit depends on volume and the mix of higher-value products such as servers. Its listed subsidiary Wiwynn builds servers for cloud operators. It sold its Indian iPhone plant to Tata in 2023.

In one line: A Taiwan EMS peer of Jabil/Flex.

Products and services

  • Notebook PC ODM
  • AI server/data-center hardware
  • Other consumer electronics ODM

Customers

  • Dell
  • HP
  • Nvidia/AI server customers

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Information technology
  • Electronics manufacturing services
  • Notebook & AI server ODM assembly

What could go right

  • AI server demand

What could go wrong

  • Customer concentration
  • Thin ODM margins

Moat: narrow (scale, switching costs). Long-run ODM relationships and qualified manufacturing lines; EMS margins remain thin.

Headquarters: Taipei, Taiwan · Founded: 2001 · Employees: 16,905

Named competitors

Wistron at a glance

Size Wistron (3231.TW) is a Taiwan Information Technology company (Computer Processing Hardware) with a market value of $16.3B, the 37th largest of 687 Taiwan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at NT$160.00 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 12.7%, against +9.8% for the median peer and -3.4% for the Taiwan market (cap-weighted) — 9th highest of 19 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 106.5% over the last twelve months (peer median +27.5%); the operating margin is 3.8% (peer median 5.2%).

Valuation It trades at 8.1× forward earnings against a peer median of 13.8× (2nd cheapest of 17).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 6.0 points above its cost of capital (5.0% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 18 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

10012011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 20263231.TW 109Peer median 107
Six months, rebased to 100: Wistron against the median of its 19 peers (local-currency closes).

Wistron financials

Reported figures in TWD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueNT$3.03TNT$2.19TNT$1.05TNT$867BNT$985B
Revenue growth—+108%+21%-12%—
Gross profitNT$175BNT$132BNT$82.0BNT$67.0BNT$68.0B
EBITDANT$131BNT$91.5BNT$50.3BNT$39.7BNT$38.9B
Net incomeNT$40.0BNT$27.4BNT$17.4BNT$11.5BNT$11.2B
Free cash flow-NT$268B-NT$145B-NT$10.8BNT$35.3BNT$39.8B
Capital expenditureNT$56.4BNT$41.7BNT$21.3BNT$17.4BNT$16.9B
Total debtNT$606BNT$347BNT$138BNT$133BNT$145B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Wistron 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

-50%-25%0%+25%+50%-40%-20%0%+20%603019ZBRA2395002600SMCIIONQ2357002241000977300857099249386887812356000066HPE00284123243231.TW6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Wistron is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+50%+100%+150%0×25×50×75×603019ZBRA2395002600SMCI23570022410009773008570992493800006623243231.TWRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Wistron is the large dot.

Wistron competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (3231.TW vs 2382.TW vs 2324.TW vs 2317.TW)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
Wistron 3231.TW$16.3B+13%+107%4%8.1×n/a
Quanta Computer 2382.TW$36.0B-10%+63%3%10.1×n/a
Compal Electronics 2324.TW$4.15B+8%-4%1%12.9×n/a
Hon Hai Precision Industry 2317.TW$95.6B-3%+25%4%10.5×n/a
Inventec 2356.TW$5.71B+12%+16%2%13.2×n/a

How Wistron 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.

Wistron against its 19 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure3231.TWPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-15.6%-13.7%9th lowest of 20
6-month return+12.7%+9.8%9th highest of 19
Distance from 52-week high-22.3%-38.2%4th highest of 20
Revenue growth (TTM)+106.5%+27.5%4th highest of 19
Operating margin3.8%5.2%9th lowest of 19
Forward P/E8.1×13.8×2nd cheapest of 17
ROIC minus cost of capital+6.0 pp+1.1 pp5th highest of 19
Net debt / EBITDA3.6×0.4×most indebted of 10

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
Wistron 3231.TWTaiwan$16.3B+13%+107%4%8.1×n/an/a
Dawning Information Industry 603019.SSChina$16.8B-17%+32%13%38.4×31.2%+8.0%
Zebra Technologies ZBRAUnited States$15.2B+42%+17%17%14.9×14.8%+4.1%
Advantech 2395.TWTaiwan$14.5B+39%+40%19%22.5×9.5%+6.8%
Lingyi iTech (Guangdong) 002600.SZChina$14.2B-17%+9%6%30.9×n/an/a
Supermicro SMCIUnited States$18.9B-19%+156%9%4.8×n/an/a
IonQ IONQUnited States$14.0B-34%+371%-392%n/an/an/a
Asustek Computer 2357.TWTaiwan$19.3B+55%+32%6%11.4×n/an/a
GoerTek 002241.SZChina$13.1B0%-3%2%25.5×n/an/a
IEIT SYSTEMS Co., Ltd.Class A 000977.SZChina$12.1B-21%+14%3%14.3×7.7%+21.2%
Sharetronic Data Technology 300857.SZChina$11.4B-40%+127%21%39.5×n/an/a
Quantinuum QNTUnited States$9.89Bn/a+35%-644%n/an/an/a
Lenovo 0992.HKHong Kong$30.8B+50%+26%5%8.2×-15.0%+6.6%
Pegatron 4938.TWTaiwan$7.52B+14%-6%1%13.1×n/an/a
SeeYA Technology 688781.SSChina$7.11B+17%n/an/an/an/an/a
Inventec 2356.TWTaiwan$5.71B+12%+16%2%13.2×n/an/a
China Greatwall Technology 000066.SZChina$5.40B-42%+28%-1%81.7×n/an/a
Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPEUnited States$59.4B+43%+27%8%9.6×16.2%+5.0%
Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronic Technology 002841.SZChina$4.37B+13%+35%8%11.2×-2.7%+7.3%
Compal Electronics 2324.TWTaiwan$4.15B+8%-4%1%12.9×n/an/a

Questions

Who are Wistron's main competitors?
Named competitors: Quanta Computer (2382.TW), Compal Electronics (2324.TW), Foxconn (Hon Hai) (2317.TW), Inventec (2356.TW). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Dawning Information Industry (603019.SS), Zebra Technologies (ZBRA), Advantech (2395.TW), Lingyi iTech (Guangdong) (002600.SZ), Supermicro (SMCI), IonQ (IONQ).
Is Wistron expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 8.1× against a peer median of 13.8×, 2nd cheapest of 17 in its peer set.
How has Wistron stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +12.7% against +9.8% for the median peer; over one year +12.3%.

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.