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Celestica Inc key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, Celestica Inc had return on equity of 40.5%, an operating margin of 8.4%, debt equal to 35.0% of equity and a current ratio of 1.44. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Gross margin9.0%9.5%10.7%12.1%11.5%
Operating margin4.0%4.2%6.2%8.4%8.3%
Net margin2.5%3.1%4.4%6.7%6.8%
Free-cash-flow margin1.4%2.5%3.1%3.7%3.0%
Return on equity10.7%14.2%23.3%40.5%29.6%
Return on assets—4.1%7.2%12.6%11.1%
Asset turnover—1.351.621.881.63
Current ratio—1.401.491.441.61
Debt to equity0.0%38.1%42.0%35.0%13.2%
Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest)5.6x4.3x11.5x19.8x21.3x
Effective tax rate24.7%20.1%19.6%15.3%14.4%
R&D as % of revenue0.6%0.8%0.8%1.0%0.9%
SG&A as % of revenue3.7%3.8%3.0%2.1%2.0%
Capital spending as % of revenue1.5%1.6%1.8%1.6%4.7%
Free cash flow ÷ net income56.7%82.3%70.8%55.1%43.8%
Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow33.9%17.7%50.2%33.5%10.7%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Financial health

6 of 6 checks passed · September 30, 2026
What it owns · $15.1bn
Short-term assets $12.5bnLonger-term assets $2.6bn
What it owes, and who funded it · $15.1bn
Short-term liabilities $7.8bnLonger-term liabilities $1.2bnShareholders' equity $6.2bn
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $12.5bn of assets due within a year against $7.8bn of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $12.5bn short-term assets against $1.2bn of longer-dated liabilities.
  • More cash than debt $4.0bn of cash against $792m of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 13% of equity.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $1.4bn of operating cash flow against $792m of debt.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of $1.5bn against $71m of interest.

From Celestica Inc's latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Moat

Not assessed: fewer than five years of comparable figures in the filings. AI disruption exposure for this industry: Medium.

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Celestica Inc's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 31, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Celestica Inc.