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Analysis as of: 2025-12-27

Jabil Inc.

Jabil is a global electronics manufacturing and supply-chain partner that builds and services complex products across AI/data-center infrastructure, regulated end markets, and digital commerce.

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Summary

AI Infrastructure Mix Shift Could Re-rate Manufacturing Value

A scaled manufacturer is moving up the AI data-center stack (power, cooling, integration) while keeping strong cash generation. The upside case depends on proving it can monetize higher-value modules and services, not just assemble hardware.

Analysis

Thesis

Jabil can compound faster than a typical EMS peer by riding AI data-center buildouts (compute, cooling, power) while productizing higher-value infrastructure modules and compliance/security services that lift mix, resilience, and the market’s willingness to pay a higher multiple.

Last Economy Alignment

The Last Economy is hardware-heavy (compute/power/cooling) and security-heavy; Jabil’s scaled manufacturing network + AI-infrastructure focus benefits, but moat risks remain because EMS work is still price-competitive.

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Opportunity Outlook

Average Implied Multiple (to 2030)

2.5x (from 1 most recent analyses)

Reasoning

Jabil’s upside is a mix-shift story: more AI infrastructure content (including power and liquid-cooling) plus more regulated/quality-constrained programs, financed by strong cash generation and buybacks. If it successfully moves from pure assembly toward validated modules, lifecycle services, and compliance-grade data/provenance offerings, investors can justify a higher revenue multiple than historical EMS peers (still well below premium infra names).

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Risk Assessment

Overall Risk Summary

The key risk is that Jabil remains valued as a cyclical assembler even while AI demand grows—because customers keep architecture/IP economics, competitors match capabilities, and demand arrives in bursts. Execution is less about inventing new tech and more about flawlessly scaling power/cooling/integration, managing working capital, and proving that higher-value services are paid for (not demanded for free).

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Trends

Key Changes

FY2026 Q1 (reported Dec 17, 2025) beat expectations and management raised FY2026 outlook and reiterated strong Intelligent Infrastructure demand.
Balance-sheet snapshot (Nov 30, 2025) shows continued buybacks (treasury stock higher) alongside reduced cash vs FY2025 year-end.
AI data-center adjacency push remains active via power/cooling investments and the pending Hanley Energy acquisition (announced Nov 4, 2025).

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Third Party Analyst Consensus

12-Month Price Target

$258.46

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