If You Invested $1000 in Celestica a Decade Ago, This is How Much It'd Be Worth Now

How much a stock's price changes over time is a significant driver for most investors. Not only can price performance impact your portfolio, but it can help you compare investment results across sectors and industries as well.Another thing that can drive investing is the fear of missing out, or FOMO. This particularly applies to tech giants and popular consumer-facing stocks.What if you'd invested in Celestica (CLS) ten years ago? It may not have been easy to hold on to CLS for all that time, but if you did, how much would your investment be worth today?Celestica's Business In-DepthWith that in mind, let's take a look at Celestica's main business drivers.Headquartered in Ontario, Canada, Celestica is one of the largest electronics manufacturing services companies in the world, primarily serving original equipment manufacturers, cloud-based and other service providers and enterprises from several industries. The company offers a comprehensive range of manufacturing and supply-chain solutions related to design and development, new product introduction, engineering services, component sourcing, electronics manufacturing and assembly, testing, systems integration, logistics, product licensing, after-market repair, return and information technology (IT) asset management and disposition services. Celestica's extensive depth and breadth of offerings support a wide variety of customer requirements, from low-volume, high-complexity custom products to high-volume commodity products.The company has two reporting segments: Advanced Technology Solutions and Connectivity & Cloud Solutions.Advanced Technology Solutions (28.4% of second quarter 2025 net sales): The segment primarily focuses on aerospace and defense (A&D), Industrial, HealthTech, and Capital Equipment businesses, which include semiconductor and display verticals. Major customers in this segment are Applied Materials, Inc., LAM Research and Honeywell.Connectivity & Cloud Solutions (71.6%): The segment primarily serves communications and enterprise verticals. The Enterprise vertical includes the server and storage business. In this segment, company’s major customers are IBM, Dell, Meta and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise.Celestica faces significant competition from Benchmark Electronics, Jabil, Flex, Hon-Hai Precision Industry, Plexus and Sanmina.The company reported revenues of $9.65 billion in 2024, 70% of which was generated from Asia and 20% from North America. Bottom LineWhile anyone can invest, building a lucrative investment portfolio takes research, patience, and a little bit of risk. If you had invested in Celestica ten years ago, you're probably feeling pretty good about your investment today.A $1000 investment made in August 2015 would be worth $15,434.64, or a 1,443.46% gain, as of August 25, 2025, according to our calculations. Investors should note that this return excludes dividends but includes price increases.The S&P 500 rose 228.12% and the price of gold increased 184.52% over the same time frame in comparison.Going forward, analysts are expecting more upside for CLS.Celestica recorded strong second-quarter 2025 results with adjusted earnings and revenues beating the respective Zacks Consensus Estimate. A solid growth in the hardware platform solutions portfolio, backed by hyperscaler customer demand for networking products, including 400G switches and 800G switches, buoyed the top line. The growing proliferation of AI-based applications and generative AI tools across industries presents robust growth opportunities for Celestica. Healthy cash flow generation is a tailwind. Backed by solid demand trends, Celestica has offered a bullish outlook for 2025 and has increased its earlier guidance. However, stiff competition from industry giants and new entrants remains a headwind. Celestica also remains susceptible to unpredictable macro environment owing to tense geopolitical conditions.Shares have gained 10.99% over the past four weeks and there have been 3 higher earnings estimate revisions for fiscal 2025 compared to none lower. The consensus estimate has moved up as well.5 Stocks Set to DoubleEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in the coming year. While not all picks can be winners, previous recommendations have soared +112%, +171%, +209% and +232%.Most of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.Today, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Celestica, Inc. (CLS): Free Stock Analysis ReportThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks