BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS INC
BHE · Printed Circuit Boards · 35.9M shares · -2%/yr ↓ buyback · EDGAR filings ↗
Reference price $86.25 · est. market cap ~$3.1B — last insider sale, 2026-06-11 (estimated from the dated SEC Form 4 price × shares outstanding — not a live quote)
Grade
C54EMS contract manufacturer with razor-thin margins, flat revenue, and an earnings decline this year.
Strengths
- Positive free cash flow — FCF $88.4M (48th)
- Solid liquidity — current ratio 2.28 (88th), quick ratio 1.52 (77th)
Risks
- Razor-thin margins — gross margin 9.8%, net margin 0.9% (11th)
- Earnings decline — net income -59.3% (16th)
- Component-shortage and customer-demand risk per risk factors — qualitative (per 10-K)
Notable findings
- Exec changeRecent 8-K item 5.02 8-K ↗
- Fund exitedNotable fund(s) exited this quarter: VANGUARD GROUP INC
- Strong balance sheetStrong balance sheet — $322M cash & investments
- Notable holderHeld by 4 notable fund(s): STATE STREET CORP, GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC, FMR LLC +1 more (as of 2026-03-31)
- Insider sellingInsider selling — 11 open-market sale(s) by 6 insider(s) (cluster of 6 insiders, ~$10M, last 6mo) Form 4 ↗
Quarterly revenue
Last 4 quarters · from SEC filings.
Key metrics
Gross margin
9.8%
Operating margin
2.8%
Net margin
0.9%
Return on equity
2.3%
Return on assets
1.2%
ROIC
4.6%
Revenue growth (QoQ)
-3.9%
Net-income growth
-59.3%
Debt / equity
0.2×
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.9×
Interest coverage
3.8×
Current ratio
2.3×
Free cash flow
$88M
EBITDA
$124M
Tangible book value
$869M
Cash & investments
$322M
Stock comp / revenue
0.6%
Insider transactions · last 18 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-11 | Beaver Stephen J | Sell | 20K | $86.25 |
| 2026-05-27 | Britt Douglas | Grant | 2.1K | — |
| 2026-05-27 | SCHEIBLE DAVID W | Grant | 2.1K | — |
| 2026-05-27 | BRYAN GLYNIS | Grant | 2.1K | — |
| 2026-05-27 | Wentworth Lynn A | Grant | 2.1K | — |
| 2026-05-27 | SWOBODA CHARLES M | Grant | 2.1K | — |
| 2026-05-27 | SLESSOR MIKE | Grant | 2.1K | — |
| 2026-05-27 | LAMNECK KENNETH T | Grant | 2.1K | — |
| 2026-05-27 | De Greef-Safft Anne | Grant | 2.1K | — |
| 2026-05-26 | Moezidis David | Sell | 12K | $87.57 |
| 2026-05-19 | Turner Rhonda R | Gift | 400 | — |
| 2026-05-13 | SCHEIBLE DAVID W | Sell | 23K | $85.00 |
| 2026-05-12 | LAMNECK KENNETH T | Sell | 24K | $81.49 |
| 2026-05-06 | Turner Rhonda R | Sell | 6.6K | $85.14 |
| 2026-03-31 | Moezidis David | Grant | 13K | — |
| 2026-02-25 | Turner Rhonda R | Tax withheld | 1.0K | $60.36 |
| 2026-02-25 | Beaver Stephen J | Tax withheld | 1.4K | $60.36 |
| 2026-02-25 | Benck Jeff | Tax withheld | 7.8K | $60.36 |
| 2026-02-24 | Benck Jeff | Sell | 9.1K | $60.40 |
| 2026-02-23 | Beaver Stephen J | Tax withheld | 3.9K | $57.80 |
| 2026-02-23 | Turner Rhonda R | Tax withheld | 2.5K | $57.80 |
| 2026-02-23 | Benck Jeff | Tax withheld | 18K | $57.80 |
| 2026-02-23 | Moezidis David | Tax withheld | 3.1K | $57.80 |
| 2026-02-23 | Valkanoff David | Tax withheld | 2.4K | $57.80 |
| 2026-02-20 | Valkanoff David | Tax withheld | 2.4K | $58.38 |
| 2026-02-20 | Schumaker Bryan Robert | Grant | 13K | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Schumaker Bryan Robert | Tax withheld | 1.3K | $58.38 |
| 2026-02-20 | Moezidis David | Grant | 21K | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Moezidis David | Tax withheld | 2.4K | $58.38 |
| 2026-02-20 | Schumaker Bryan Robert | Grant | 8.6K | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Schumaker Bryan Robert | Grant | 13K | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Schumaker Bryan Robert | Grant | 8.6K | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Schumaker Bryan Robert | Tax withheld | 1.3K | $58.38 |
| 2026-02-20 | Valkanoff David | Grant | 12K | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Valkanoff David | Grant | 6.4K | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Valkanoff David | Tax withheld | 2.4K | $58.38 |
| 2026-02-20 | Beaver Stephen J | Grant | 10K | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Beaver Stephen J | Grant | 6.4K | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Beaver Stephen J | Tax withheld | 2.1K | $58.38 |
| 2026-02-20 | Turner Rhonda R | Grant | 6.4K | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Turner Rhonda R | Grant | 6.4K | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Turner Rhonda R | Tax withheld | 1.3K | $58.38 |
| 2026-02-20 | Cummings David Lee | Grant | 6.0K | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Benck Jeff | Tax withheld | 8.3K | $58.38 |
| 2026-02-20 | Cummings David Lee | Grant | 6.0K | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Turner Rhonda R | Grant | 6.4K | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Turner Rhonda R | Grant | 6.4K | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Turner Rhonda R | Tax withheld | 1.3K | $58.38 |
| 2026-02-20 | Beaver Stephen J | Grant | 10K | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Beaver Stephen J | Grant | 6.4K | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Beaver Stephen J | Tax withheld | 2.1K | $58.38 |
| 2026-02-20 | Valkanoff David | Grant | 12K | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Valkanoff David | Grant | 6.4K | — |
| 2026-02-13 | Benck Jeff | Sell | 834 | $60.06 |
| 2026-02-12 | Benck Jeff | Sell | 100 | $60.03 |
| 2026-02-06 | Benck Jeff | Sell | 25K | $58.19 |
| 2026-01-21 | Benck Jeff | Sell | 15K | $50.24 |
| 2026-01-20 | Benck Jeff | Sell | 100 | $50.00 |
| 2025-12-12 | Cummings David Lee | Grant | 10K | — |
| 2025-12-12 | Turner Rhonda R | Sell | 10K | $47.83 |
| 2025-12-12 | SLESSOR MIKE | Grant | 2.3K | — |
| 2025-12-08 | Beaver Stephen J | Sell | 1.2K | $48.00 |
| 2025-12-08 | Benck Jeff | Sell | 10K | $47.55 |
| 2025-12-05 | Turner Rhonda R | Sell | 10K | $46.90 |
| 2025-12-05 | Beaver Stephen J | Sell | 8.8K | $46.92 |
| 2025-11-20 | JANICK JAN M | Sell | 9.0K | $42.66 |
| 2025-10-14 | Schumaker Bryan Robert | Tax withheld | 2.2K | $37.77 |
| 2025-09-08 | JANICK JAN M | Sell | 10K | $40.50 |
| 2025-08-21 | SWOBODA CHARLES M | Grant | 3.6K | — |
| 2025-08-15 | Valkanoff David | Tax withheld | 2.0K | $39.04 |
| 2025-08-15 | Moezidis David | Tax withheld | 5.0K | $39.04 |
| 2025-05-13 | Wentworth Lynn A | Grant | 4.8K | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Gifford Robert K | Grant | 4.8K | — |
| 2025-05-13 | LAMNECK KENNETH T | Grant | 4.8K | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Britt Douglas | Grant | 4.8K | — |
| 2025-05-13 | De Greef-Safft Anne | Grant | 4.8K | — |
| 2025-05-13 | SCHEIBLE DAVID W | Grant | 4.8K | — |
| 2025-03-12 | Benck Jeff | Sell | 6.0K | $38.82 |
| 2025-02-25 | JANICK JAN M | Tax withheld | 998 | $40.00 |
| 2025-02-25 | Beaver Stephen J | Tax withheld | 1.5K | $40.00 |
| 2025-02-25 | Benck Jeff | Tax withheld | 9.3K | $40.00 |
| 2025-02-25 | Turner Rhonda R | Tax withheld | 1.0K | $40.00 |
| 2025-02-24 | Valkanoff David | Tax withheld | 2.2K | $40.32 |
| 2025-02-24 | Benck Jeff | Tax withheld | 22K | $40.32 |
| 2025-02-24 | Beaver Stephen J | Tax withheld | 4.2K | $40.32 |
| 2025-02-24 | JANICK JAN M | Tax withheld | 2.4K | $40.32 |
| 2025-02-24 | Turner Rhonda R | Tax withheld | 2.7K | $40.32 |
| 2025-02-24 | Moezidis David | Tax withheld | 3.5K | $40.32 |
| 2025-02-20 | JANICK JAN M | Grant | 6.5K | — |
| 2025-02-20 | Turner Rhonda R | Grant | 8.9K | — |
| 2025-02-20 | Beaver Stephen J | Grant | 14K | — |
| 2025-02-20 | Valkanoff David | Grant | 17K | — |
| 2025-02-20 | Moezidis David | Grant | 17K | — |
| 2025-02-20 | Schumaker Bryan Robert | Grant | 8.9K | — |
| 2025-02-20 | Benck Jeff | Grant | 59K | — |
| 2025-02-19 | Beaver Stephen J | Tax withheld | 1.3K | $42.61 |
| 2025-02-19 | Benck Jeff | Tax withheld | 7.7K | $42.61 |
| 2025-02-19 | Benck Jeff | Tax withheld | 7.7K | $42.61 |
| 2025-02-19 | JANICK JAN M | Tax withheld | 957 | $42.61 |
| 2025-02-19 | Turner Rhonda R | Tax withheld | 922 | $42.61 |
| 2025-02-19 | JANICK JAN M | Tax withheld | 974 | $42.61 |
| 2025-02-18 | JANICK JAN M | Option exercise | 4.2K | — |
| 2025-02-18 | JANICK JAN M | Tax withheld | 1.7K | $42.08 |
| 2025-02-18 | Beaver Stephen J | Option exercise | 5.8K | — |
| 2025-02-18 | Turner Rhonda R | Option exercise | 4.2K | — |
| 2025-02-18 | Beaver Stephen J | Tax withheld | 2.5K | $42.08 |
| 2025-02-18 | Benck Jeff | Option exercise | 32K | — |
| 2025-02-18 | JANICK JAN M | Tax withheld | 1.7K | $42.08 |
| 2025-02-18 | JANICK JAN M | Option exercise | 4.2K | — |
| 2025-02-18 | Benck Jeff | Option exercise | 32K | — |
| 2025-02-18 | Benck Jeff | Tax withheld | 16K | $42.08 |
| 2025-01-13 | Benck Jeff | Sell | 6.0K | $45.31 |
All non-derivative Form 4 activity (SEC), newest first.
Notable events (8-K)
| Date | Items | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-08 | OtherExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-29 | Shareholder vote | filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-29 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-16 | OtherExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-02-24 | Exec/director changeExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-02-03 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-12-29 | Exec/director changeExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-12-16 | Exec/director changeExhibits | filing ↗ |
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K | 2026-06-08 | 2026-06-08 | 0001193125-26-261721 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-29 | 2026-05-28 | 0001193125-26-247979 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2026-04-30 | 2026-03-31 | 0001193125-26-192574 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-04-29 | 2026-04-29 | 0001193125-26-191967 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-03-16 | 2026-03-16 | 0001193125-26-108398 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-19 | 0001193125-26-067236 ↗ |
| 10-K | 2026-02-24 | 2025-12-31 | 0001193125-26-064849 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-02-03 | 2026-02-03 | 0001193125-26-035656 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-12-29 | 2025-12-29 | 0001193125-25-335403 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-12-16 | 2025-12-16 | 0001193125-25-320862 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-12-15 | 2025-12-15 | 0001193125-25-319270 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-12-10 | 2025-12-10 | 0001193125-25-313862 ↗ |