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Electronic Manufacturing Service Industry Statistics

The global EMS market reached $690.36 billion in 2026, explore the figures behind 6.7% growth to 2034, major companies and automation trends.
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November 11, 2026Updated
Electronic Manufacturing Service Industry Statistics
Samuel NorbergWritten by Samuel Norberg·Fact-checked by Maya Johansson
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01 Industry overview

The electronic manufacturing service industry at a glance

The global electronic manufacturing services market was valued at $650.77 billion in 2025 and is expanding as AI infrastructure, automotive electronics, healthcare and supply-chain localization increase outsourced production demand.

$650.77B[60]
Global market size, 2025
6.7%[60]
Forecast CAGR, 2026–2034
54.73%[60]
Asia-Pacific share, 2025
150,000[39]
Flex employees, FY2026
Market size
The global electronic manufacturing services market was valued at $650.77 billion in 2025. Fortune Business Insights forecasts the market at $690.36 billion in 2026 and $1.1555 trillion by 2034.[60]
Forecast & CAGR
The market is projected to grow at a 6.7% compound annual growth rate from 2026 through 2034. A separate KPMG industry review places the 2025 global market at approximately $640–650 billion and expects it to exceed $1 trillion in the early 2030s.[60]
Market share & regions
Asia-Pacific accounted for 54.73% of the global EMS market in 2025. Flex’s FY2026 manufacturing network generated $13.8 billion of sales in the Americas, $8.4 billion in Asia and $5.7 billion in Europe, illustrating the importance of multi-region production footprints.[60][39]
Segmentation
Market research segments EMS by service, including electronics manufacturing, engineering, testing and development implementation, logistics and other services. Major end-use segments include consumer electronics, automotive, heavy industrial manufacturing, aerospace and defense, healthcare, and IT and telecommunications.[60]
Key players & concentration
Large global providers include Jabil, Flex, Hon Hai, Wistron, Luxshare, Pegatron, Celestica, Sanmina and Fabrinet. Jabil reported $35.954 billion in FY2026 revenue, while Flex reported $27.9 billion; Flex’s ten largest customers represented 45% of FY2026 sales, although no single customer exceeded 10%.[39]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Demand is being supported by AI infrastructure, cloud and data-center investment, automotive and healthcare electronics, and efforts to improve supply-chain resilience. Flex reported FY2026 cloud and cooling revenue growth of 29% and power-business growth of 61%, while also citing labor costs, component availability, capacity utilization and geopolitical changes as operating factors.[39]
Consumer behavior & competition
EMS providers compete on cost, engineering capability, quality, speed, geographic diversification and supply-chain management rather than on direct consumer branding. Flex serves consumer and enterprise products through more than 100 facilities in approximately 30 countries, while its FY2026 Lifestyle sales declined 9% as consumer-end-market demand weakened.[39]
M&A
M&A is being used to add regional capacity and higher-value capabilities. In October 2026, PCB Technologies agreed to acquire Gorilla Circuits for an enterprise value of $120 million, adding a U.S. PCB fabrication and electronic assembly footprint focused on technology, aerospace and defense customers.[61][62]
Regulation
The U.S. CHIPS and Science Act provides $50 billion to strengthen domestic semiconductor production, innovation and supply chains, supporting broader electronics-manufacturing localization. In the EU, ecodesign rules for smartphones and tablets require critical spare parts to be available to repairers within 5–10 working days and for up to seven years after the product model leaves the market.[63][64]
Latest news
Recent industry developments include Jabil’s FY2026 revenue reaching $36.0 billion, supported by AI-infrastructure growth, and Flex’s FY2026 revenue reaching $27.9 billion, up 8% year over year. Jabil also forecast first-quarter FY2027 revenue of $10.6–11.4 billion.[39]

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Electronic Manufacturing Service Industry

The leading companies in the electronic manufacturing service industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.

Updated November 10, 2026 · Next review December 10, 2026

Verdict

Luxshare Precision Industry stands out for integrated electronics design, manufacturing, testing and sales services because revenue growth reached 23.6% in 2026, while Jabil focuses on global design, production and product-management services since it reported an operating margin of 4% and revenue growth of 3.2% in 2026.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in integrated electronics manufacturing

    Luxshare Precision Industry

    CN

    Ranked #1 · 9.5 · Integrated electronics manufacturing

    Why we picked it: It provides integrated design, manufacturing, testing and sales services, and reports 23.6% revenue growth.

    See in ranking ↓Visit luxshare-ict.com ↗

  2. Leader in communications and enterprise manufacturing

    Celestica

    CA

    Ranked #3 · 9.1 · Communications and enterprise manufacturing

    Why we picked it: It provides design, manufacturing and supply-chain services for communications and enterprise technology, with 8.4% operating margin.

    See in ranking ↓Visit celestica.com ↗

  3. Leader in computing and cloud ODM

    Quanta Computer

    TW

    Ranked #4 · 9.1 · Computing and cloud ODM

    Why we picked it: Computing, cloud and electronics ODM, ranked among the world’s three largest EMS and ODM companies

    See in ranking ↓Visit quantatw.com ↗

Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. Picks 2 and 3 are the highest-ranked companies in the top 5 that add a new segment.

Full ranking

Sort by
Top 10 companies in the electronic manufacturing service industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

Luxshare Precision Industry

Integrated electronics manufacturing · CN

9.5
2

Jabil

Integrated electronics manufacturing · US

9.1
3

Celestica

Communications and enterprise manufacturing · CA

9.1
4

Quanta Computer

Computing and cloud ODM · TW

9.1
5

Sanmina

Complex electronics and mechanical repair · US

8.9
6

Wistron

ICT products, servers and electronics ODM · TW

8.9
7

Zollner Elektronik

Industrial, automotive and medical electronics EMS · DE

8.3
8

Pegatron

Computing, communications and consumer electronics · TW

8.3
9

Kitron

Connectivity, medical, defense and industrial EMS · NO

8.2
10

SIIX

Automotive, industrial and consumer electronics EMS · JP

7.5

How we score

  • Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).
  • Performance (20%): recent revenue growth and operating margin; an analyst assessment where a company does not publish them.
  • Momentum (20%): growth trajectory and future potential.
  • Innovation (15%): R&D intensity and how technologically advanced the company is.

Popularity (brand search demand, 15%) counts toward Overall but is not published as a column. Overall leaves out what is not known.

Scale Scores are shown on a 7–10 scale with one decimal; bars start at 7.0.

Cadence Recalculated when new figures are published; next review December 10, 2026.

Independence. Rankings are editorially independent. Scores, ranks, picks and the verdict follow the method above; no company can pay to change them.

Cite this ranking

APA

Samuel Norberg. (2026, November 10). Top 10 companies in the electronic manufacturing service industry. In Electronic Manufacturing Service Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/electronic-manufacturing-service-industry-statistics/#top-companies

report visual · Comparison

China electronics manufacturing services market size by revenue

China electronics manufacturing services market size by revenue: 2,123.5 RMB billion in 2024, 2,123.5 RMB billion in 2024.

2029 (forecast)3,473.7 RMB billion
2028 (forecast)3,156.8 RMB billion
2027 (forecast)2,861.7 RMB billion
2026 (forecast)2,563.6 RMB billion
2025 (forecast)2,341.8 RMB billion
20242,123.5 RMB billion
source-verifiedwww1.hkexnews.hk2029

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

This section ties AI infrastructure investment to EMS execution. It cites 30,000-plus connected equipment items through Sanmina’s 42Q cloud manufacturing system and Jabil’s $500 million announced U.S. manufacturing investment.

AI in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • $500 million is Jabil’s announced multi-year investment in U.S. manufacturing for cloud and AI data-center infrastructure.[1]
  • 100-plus facilities across approximately 30 countries comprise Flex’s global manufacturing network supporting customers in AI-related data-center markets.[2]
  • $1 billion is Celestica’s planned 2026 capital expenditure, targeted partly at capacity for AI and machine-learning infrastructure.[3]
  • 30,000-plus items of manufacturing equipment are connected globally through Sanmina’s 42Q cloud manufacturing system, supporting real-time digital production information relevant to AI-enabled operations.[4]
  • 6.5% is the projected 2024–2029 CAGR for computer products in the global EMS industry, the fastest-growing segment in the forecast.[5]
  • $512.6 billion was the global EMS market revenue in 2024, amid demand for AI-enabled electronics products, according to New Venture Research.[6]

Automation in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • More than 30,000 manufacturing-equipment items are connected to Sanmina’s cloud-based 42Q system, enabling real-time monitoring of yields, throughput and inventory.[4]
  • $41.9 billion is the projected 2029 EMS revenue from medical electronics, supported by automated and high-reliability manufacturing requirements.[5]
  • $644.9 billion is the projected 2028 EMS production value, reflecting expected expansion of automated and digitally enabled manufacturing capacity.[6]
  • $638.2 billion was the 2024 global contract-manufacturing market, including EMS and ODM production supported by automation investments.[6]
  • $512.6 billion was EMS production revenue in 2024, compared with $120.7 billion for ODM production, according to New Venture Research.[6]
  • $59.2 billion is the projected 2029 EMS revenue from industrial electronics, where automation is a major production driver.[5]

Digital Transformation in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • 76% of industrial-manufacturing firms across 26 countries reported that their workforce had an appetite to embrace cutting-edge technology in 2024.[7]
  • 32% of U.S. industrial-products respondents said their operations-technology investments had delivered expected results in 2024.[8]
  • 24% of companies across the European Industrial Ecosystem had a concrete digital-transformation strategy in 2024.[9]
  • 34% of industrial-manufacturing organizations across 26 countries had achieved return on investment from multiple AI use cases in 2024.[7]

Technology Adoption in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • 31% of industrial-manufacturing organizations were proactive in advancing modern-delivery technologies, including low-code and no-code, in 2024.[10]
  • 35% of industrial-manufacturing organizations were proactive in advancing data-and-analytics strategies in 2024.[10]
  • 30% of industrial-manufacturing organizations were proactive in advancing edge-computing strategies in 2024.[10]
  • 37% of industrial-manufacturing organizations were proactive in advancing AI and automation strategies in 2024.[10]

Cloud Computing in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • 87% of Finnish manufacturing enterprises used cloud computing in 2023.[11]
  • 54% of EU manufacturing enterprises used paid cloud-computing services in 2025, up from approximately 45% in 2023.[12]
  • 39% of industrial-manufacturing organizations were proactive in advancing XaaS technologies, including public and multicloud, in 2024.[10]
  • 87% of Australian manufacturing enterprises used cloud computing in 2022.[11]

Big Data in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • 57% of manufacturers used some form of artificial intelligence to analyze collected manufacturing data in 2024.[13]
  • 16.2% of businesses in the European Industrial Ecosystem used big-data technologies in 2024.[9]
  • 28% of manufacturing survey respondents were implementing big-data processing in 2024, up 7 percentage points from 2023, according to an Auburn University study of 97 participants.[14]
  • 28% of manufacturing survey respondents were implementing big-data processing in 2024.[14]
  • 67% of manufacturers surveyed in the United States, Germany and Malaysia could collect and analyze data in near real time in 2024.[15]
  • 33% of manufacturers surveyed were performing prescriptive analytics in 2024, according to ABI Research’s survey of 461 manufacturing decision makers.[15]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

This section quantifies data gaps that slow automation. It reports 51% of manufacturers saying data was siloed in 2025 and 44% of AI projects failing due to poor data quality in 2025.

Business intelligence in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • 75% of electronics-industry professionals surveyed used ad hoc spreadsheets for sourcing activities.[16]
  • 80% of U.S. manufacturing companies with fewer than 50 employees reported manual or basic analytics maturity.[17]
  • 3.4 out of 5 was the analytics-utilization score reported by electronic manufacturing companies in a U.S. small and midsized manufacturing survey.[17]
  • 56% of electronics businesses surveyed invested in big-data analytics to monitor ongoing market shifts.[18]
  • 8% of surveyed small and midsized manufacturers used predictive modeling, with 75% of those predictive-model users employing more than 1,000 people.[17]
  • 46% of surveyed small and midsized manufacturers rated their data-and-analytics use as manual or basic; electronic manufacturing was the highest-scoring sector at 3.4 out of 5.[17]

Data analytics in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • 73% of surveyed manufacturers used application programming interfaces for deeper data and analytics integrations.[15]
  • 24.1% of surveyed manufacturers used external analytics partners in 2023, compared with 14% in 2021.[13]
  • 33% of surveyed manufacturers performed prescriptive analytics.[15]
  • 35% of surveyed manufacturers used cloud analytics for manufacturing-data analysis.[13]
  • 60% of surveyed manufacturers could collect and normalize data from assets or equipment.[15]
  • 68% of surveyed manufacturers used spreadsheets to analyze at least some manufacturing data.[13]

Data Quality in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • 30% of manufacturers identified poor data quality as a technical barrier to improving processes in 2025.[19]
  • 51% of manufacturers surveyed said their data was siloed across disparate tools and systems in 2025.[20]
  • 44% of manufacturers surveyed reported that AI projects had failed because of poor data quality in 2025.[20]
  • 61% of manufacturing leaders agreed that poor data quality limited adoption and optimization of emerging technologies in 2025.[19]
  • 41% of manufacturers surveyed distrusted the data used for supply-chain operations in 2025.[20]
  • 54% of manufacturers surveyed had duplicate data in several systems in 2025.[20]

Data Governance in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • 22% of manufacturers surveyed included data collection, management or analysis in executive incentives, KPIs or business imperatives in 2024.[13]
  • 58% of manufacturers surveyed assigned primary data-governance responsibility to a C-suite or senior leader in 2024.[13]
  • 61% of manufacturers surveyed had a corporate-wide governance plan, strategy or formal data-management guidelines in 2024.[13]
  • 15% of manufacturers surveyed said their data strategy was entirely aligned with their overall business strategy in 2024.[13]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

This section anchors EMS expansion with market value and selected company results. It includes $690.36 billion in 2026 forecasting and Jabil’s $35.954 billion FY2026 revenue and Flex’s $27.9 billion FY2026 revenue.

Growth in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • USD 572 billion was the 2024 global market value of EMS electronics manufacturing and services.[21]
  • USD 1,038 billion was the global EMS market value in 2024, according to CareEdge Research and IMARC Group.[21]
  • USD 1,647 billion is the projected global EMS market value for 2029.[21]
  • 9.7% is the projected compound annual growth rate for the global EMS market from 2024 to 2029.[21]
  • USD 29.802 billion was Jabil’s fiscal-2025 net revenue, up from USD 28.883 billion in fiscal 2024.[22]
  • 28% was Celestica’s revenue growth in 2025, reaching USD 12.39 billion.[3]

Differentiation in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • 29,591 permanent and temporary employees worked for Celestica worldwide at December 31, 2025.[3]
  • 45+ manufacturing and design centers were operated worldwide by Celestica in 2025.[23]
  • 20,392 Celestica employees were located in Asia at December 31, 2025.[3]
  • 7.5% was Celestica’s highest annual adjusted operating margin in 2025.[3]
  • 11.8% was Plexus’s return on invested capital in fiscal 2024.[24]
  • 75% of Celestica’s 2025 revenue was produced in Asia.[3]

Mergers and acquisitions in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • 1 divestiture occurred when Kimball Electronics sold its AT&M business to Averna Technologies in July 2024.[25]
  • 1 acquisition was completed when Flex acquired FreeFlow in May 2024.[25]
  • 1 acquisition was completed when EmeraldEMS acquired Optimum Design Associates in May 2024.[25]
  • USD 2.5 million was the reported value of Kaynes Technology’s January 2024 acquisition of Digicom Electronics in California.[25]
  • 1 acquisition was completed when kSaria acquired Charles E. Gillman in April 2024.[25]
  • 1 acquisition was completed when ACDi acquired QinetiQ’s Virginia operation in May 2024.[25]

Strategic partnerships in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • 1 official North American partnership was established between UVFAB Systems and Impedanca in 2025 for electronics design and manufacturing services.[26]
  • 400 skilled manufacturing and engineering jobs are projected from TTM Technologies’ Syracuse partnership with WISE.[27]
  • 1 strategic manufacturing partnership was signed between SINEXCEL and SMTC to launch localized U.S. EV-charger production in 2025.[28]
  • 15 advanced wet and mechanical process machines will be supplied by WISE for TTM Technologies’ Syracuse uHDI facility.[27]
  • USD 100–130 million is the projected capital investment for TTM Technologies’ Syracuse uHDI facility supported by its partnership with WISE.[27]
  • USD 1.4 billion is the reported planned investment associated with OpenAI’s partnership with Foxconn for U.S. AI-hardware manufacturing infrastructure.[29]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

This section quantifies workforce and training signals that affect throughput planning. It includes Flex FY2026 manufacturing scale and Flex training hours of 37.2 per employee in 2024.

Hiring in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • 397,274 new employees were hired by Jabil globally in FY2022.[30]
  • 389,491 new employees were hired by Jabil globally in FY2021.[30]
  • 285,668 new employees were hired by Jabil globally in FY2023.[30]
  • 132,853 new employees were hired by Jabil globally in FY2024.[30]
  • 15,103 permanent and temporary employees worked for Jabil in Europe in FY2025.[1]

Employee retention in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • 69% of male Flex employees who returned from parental leave remained employed 12 months later in 2024.[2]
  • 9.2% was Flex’s regular indirect-labor voluntary turnover rate in 2020.[2]
  • 63% was Jabil’s global employee turnover rate in FY2025.[1]
  • 14.9% was Flex’s regular indirect-labor voluntary turnover rate in 2022.[2]
  • 41% was Jabil’s employee turnover rate in the Americas in FY2025.[1]

Remote Work in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across U.S. manufacturing, 36.9% of workers could work at home and 33.3% actually did so during 2024–2025.[31]
  • Across U.S. manufacturing, teleworked hours represented 12.2% of total hours worked in 2025.[31]
  • Across U.S. manufacturing, 35.2% of surveyed workers reported remote work in the Chicago Fed Survey of Economic Conditions from July 2021 through March 2024.[32]
  • Across U.S. manufacturing, 19% of workers worked remotely, including hybrid and fully remote arrangements, during October 2023–September 2024.[33]

Hybrid Work in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across manufacturing companies, the average required office attendance reached 2.82 days per week in the second quarter of 2025.[34]
  • Across manufacturing employers, 67% identified productivity as a key factor driving pressure to return to the office in 2025.[35]
  • Across manufacturing companies, 17% were fully back in the office for non-production employees in 2025.[34]
  • Across manufacturing employers, 80% said their organizations were still struggling to balance hybrid working in 2025.[35]
  • Across manufacturing companies, 79% operated a hybrid model for non-production employees in 2025.[34]

Upskilling in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • 383,292 global training hours were delivered by Flex in 2020.[2]
  • 9.62 average training hours per employee were recorded by Flex in 2020.[2]
  • 6,330,440 global training hours were delivered by Flex in 2023.[2]
  • 1,462,906 total training hours were recorded by Plexus in fiscal 2025.[36]
  • 37.2 average training hours per employee were recorded by Flex in 2024.[2]

Employee Engagement in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across manufacturing companies, 70% of respondents said most non-frontline employees were engaged in their jobs in 2023.[8]
  • Across manufacturing companies, 41% identified employee recognition as a high priority in 2024.[37]
  • Across manufacturing companies, 25% of respondents did not know whether their frontline workforce was engaged in 2023.[8]
  • Across manufacturing companies, 48% of respondents said most frontline workers were engaged in their jobs in 2023.[8]
  • Across manufacturing, distribution and storage organizations, the average employee-engagement score was 72.9% in 2026.[38]

DEI in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • 11% of Jabil’s global employees were older than 50 in FY2025.[1]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

This section reports customer concentration indicators used in supply risk review. It includes that 45% of Flex’s FY2026 sales came from its ten largest customers and that Jabil net revenue had 36% from its five largest customers in fiscal 2024.

Customer experience in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • One Celestica customer in the CCS segment represented at least 10% of accounts receivable at December 31, 2024.[39]
  • Three customer scorecard measures were highlighted as strong performance indicators in Celestica’s 2024 results.[39]
  • Three customer supply-chain financing programs supported Celestica customers at December 31, 2024.[39]
  • Four continents were covered by Sanmina’s customer-supporting manufacturing network in fiscal 2024.[39]
  • 37,000 employees supported Sanmina’s customer-focused organization across 21 countries and four continents in fiscal 2024.[39]

Customer retention in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • 20% of Kimball Electronics’ revenue came from one customer in fiscal 2024.[39]
  • 12% of Kimball Electronics’ revenue came from one customer in fiscal 2023.[39]
  • 73% of Celestica’s total revenue came from its ten largest customers in 2024.[39]
  • 36% of Jabil’s net revenue came from its five largest customers in fiscal 2024.[39]
  • 19% of Jabil’s net revenue came from Apple in fiscal 2022.[39]

Customer acquisition in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • Three reportable customer segments were used by Jabil after its 2024 organizational realignment: regulated industries, intelligent infrastructure, and connected living and digital commerce.[39]
  • 30% of ESM segment sales came from its ten largest customers in 2024.[39]
  • 4% was the highest share of ESM segment sales contributed by any customer outside the two largest in 2024.[39]
  • 15% of ESM segment sales came from its two largest customers in 2024.[39]
  • Four continents formed Sanmina’s geographic customer-development footprint in fiscal 2024.[39]

Customer loyalty in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • 10% or more of Jabil’s net revenue came from Apple in fiscal 2024, at 11%.[39]
  • 90% of Jabil’s net revenue came from 88 customers in fiscal 2024.[39]
  • 50% was the approximate historical share of Sanmina net sales represented by its ten largest customers in 2019.[39]
  • Seven customer-service categories received the highest customer ratings for Kimball Electronics in 2024.[39]
  • 73% of Celestica’s revenue came from its ten largest customers in 2024.[39]

Lead generation in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • 70% of ESM segment sales came from customers outside the ten largest in 2024.[39]
  • Four continents were covered by Sanmina’s customer-development and manufacturing network in fiscal 2024.[39]
  • 21 countries formed Sanmina’s sales and manufacturing footprint for reaching electronics customers in fiscal 2024.[39]
  • 30% of ESM segment sales came from the ten largest customers in 2024.[39]
  • One business-development team marketed Kimball Electronics’ manufacturing services and engineering support to customers in fiscal 2024.[39]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

This section summarizes how B2B electronics marketers measure influence spend. It includes benchmarks such as 55% of marketers using influencers in 2025.

Marketing in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • 32% of Celestica’s total revenue came from its largest customer in 2025, while the second- and third-largest customers contributed 14% and 12%.[3]
  • 190 customers were served by Plexus during fiscal 2025 across aerospace and defense, healthcare and life sciences, and industrial markets.[40]
  • 14% of Benchmark Electronics’ total sales came from Applied Materials and its subsidiaries in 2025, making it the company’s largest customer.[39]
  • 90% of Kimball Electronics’ sales came from customers with relationships exceeding five years in fiscal 2025.[41]
  • 45% of Flex’s net sales came from its ten largest customers in fiscal 2026, compared with 44% in fiscal 2025.[39]

Influencer Marketing in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across B2B companies, 28% ranked thought leaders or industry analysts as the most effective influencer type in 2025; global survey scope.[42]
  • Across B2B companies, 43% of marketers planned to increase influencer investment in the following year in 2025; global survey scope.[42]
  • Among manufacturing marketers using paid channels, 19% used influencer marketing in the 12 months covered by the 2025 outlook survey; global manufacturing, survey conducted June–August 2024.[43]
  • Across B2B companies, 29% of marketers planned to adopt influencer marketing within the following year in 2025; global survey scope.[42]
  • Across B2B companies, 55% of marketers used influencers in 2025, providing a benchmark applicable to industrial manufacturing marketers.[42]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

This section highlights production quality and footprint metrics for execution evaluation. It includes first-pass-yield ranges of 93–97% and defect-rate ranges of 800–1,500 defects per million for mid-level custom EMS operations.

Process optimization in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • 10% of Jabil’s total facility square footage was not used in business operations in fiscal 2025.[40]
  • 30 countries contain Flex’s global manufacturing and service operations as of December 31, 2024.[39]
  • 35 million square feet comprised Jabil’s facilities in Asia, the Americas and Europe in 2025.[44]
  • 35 manufacturing lines operate across Kitron’s facilities, according to 2025 market analysis.[45]
  • 14 million square feet of Jabil’s facilities were owned and 21 million square feet were leased in 2025.[44]

Operational efficiency in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • 190 customers were served by Plexus during fiscal 2025.[39]
  • 3,500 procurement experts supported Jabil’s global supply-chain operations in 2025.[1]
  • $813.201 billion was the combined 2025 revenue of the 100 companies listed in the EMS & ODM Global 100.[46]
  • More than 40,000 suppliers were included in Jabil’s global supply base in 2025.[1]
  • $29.8 billion was Jabil’s net revenue in fiscal 2025.[40]

Quality management in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • 93–97% was the first-pass-yield range reported for mid-level custom EMS operations in an IPC-based benchmark table.[47]
  • More than 50 assembly companies participated in IPC’s quality-benchmark survey, mostly EMS companies and OEMs.[48]
  • 800–1,500 defects per million was the reported defect-rate range for mid-level custom EMS operations.[47]
  • Four times had Kimball Electronics received the highest overall customer rating in Circuits Assembly Service Excellence Awards by 2024.[39]
  • 150–500 defects per million was the reported defect-rate range for highest-quality custom EMS operations.[47]

Supply chain in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • 1 of Kimball Electronics’ manufacturing facilities was located in Poland as of August 23, 2024.[39]
  • 2 of Kimball Electronics’ 9 manufacturing facilities were located in Mexico as of August 23, 2024.[39]
  • 95.4% of active suppliers completing Jabil’s Partner Portal assessments committed to the Jabil and RBA codes of conduct in fiscal 2025.[40]
  • 2 of Kimball Electronics’ 9 manufacturing facilities were located in China as of August 23, 2024.[39]
  • 1 of Kimball Electronics’ manufacturing facilities was located in Romania as of August 23, 2024.[39]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across global manufacturing, 37% of facilities were offshore in 2024, compared with 41% onshore and 22% nearshore.[49]
  • Across EU enterprises sourcing abroad during 2021–2023, 39% outsourced business functions to external providers, while 72% used affiliated enterprises abroad for insourcing.[12]
  • Across global manufacturing, executives expected offshore facilities to decline to 28% within three years of 2025, while onshore facilities rise to 48%.[49]
  • Across global manufacturing, 56% of executives in 2025 said their organization had invested in nearshoring or a combination of reshoring and nearshoring.[49]
  • Across global manufacturing, 73% of executives in 2025 believed friendshoring would represent a significant share of future sourcing and production.[49]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

This section separates pricing pressure from margin outcomes. It reports large public EMS companies at a 7.3% average gross margin in 2023 and Sanmina’s 4.4% GAAP operating margin in 2024.

Pricing strategy in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • Single-digit annual price reductions are typical for EMS products, according to CTS, with pricing also varying with industry manufacturing-capacity utilization in 2004.[39]
  • Specific price reductions required by some Celestica customer agreements can reduce revenue, gross margin and operating results over the contract term in 2024.[39]
  • Annual price reductions are included in some Methode Electronics manufacturing-program contracts, with prices also adjusted for product-content, cost and commercial changes in fiscal 2025.[39]
  • Specific price reductions required by some Sanmina supply agreements can reduce revenue and profitability during the agreement term in fiscal 2024.[39]
  • Key Tronic reported 7.8% gross margin in fiscal 2025, with pricing within the electronics industry identified as a margin determinant.[39]

Cost reduction in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • Flex’s fiscal 2024 gross-profit decline was limited to 6% by higher gross-profit margins and other operating actions despite lower sales.[39]
  • Flex’s consolidated cost of sales fell approximately $1.0 billion, or 5%, in the nine months ended December 31, 2024, driven partly by cost efficiencies.[39]
  • Flex’s FRS cost of sales fell approximately $44 million, or 2%, year over year in the quarter ended December 31, 2024, due to mix and cost efficiencies.[39]
  • Celestica said ongoing cost-reduction initiatives had a favorable impact on profitability in 2024 by streamlining operations and improving productivity.[39]
  • Flex recorded approximately $175 million of restructuring charges in fiscal 2024, primarily for employee severance and operational-efficiency actions.[39]

Profitability in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • Large public EMS companies reported a 7.3% average gross margin in 2023 worldwide.[6]
  • Plexus reported a 5.0% operating margin in fiscal 2025.[39]
  • Sanmina reported a 4.4% GAAP operating margin in fiscal 2024.[39]
  • Key Tronic reported a 7.8% gross margin in fiscal 2025, compared with 7.0% in fiscal 2024.[39]
  • Sanmina reported a 5.4% non-GAAP operating margin in fiscal 2024.[39]

Financial planning in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • Key Tronic reported fiscal 2024 capital expenditures of $47.040 million in its 2025 annual report.[39]
  • Flex’s fiscal 2024 cash outflow from financing activities was approximately $1.7 billion.[39]
  • Key Tronic reported fiscal 2025 capital expenditures of $33.675 million in its 2025 annual report.[39]
  • Plexus reported fiscal 2024 ROIC of 11.8%, producing an economic return 360 basis points above its 8.2% WACC.[39]
  • Flex generated approximately $0.4 billion of additional operating cash flow in fiscal 2024, primarily from higher net income and improved working capital.[39]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

This section maps EMS into engineering and lifecycle revenue pools. It includes a projected $703.9 billion 2026 global electronic contract manufacturing and design-services market and a projected $143 billion 2029 logistics-services market.

Product development in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • 11.4% is the forecast CAGR for global EMS engineering services from CY2024 to CY2029.[21]
  • 12% was the share of electronic design and engineering in the CY2024 global ESDM market.[50]
  • USD 703.9 billion is the projected 2026 global electronic contract manufacturing and design-services market.[51]
  • USD 386 billion is the projected global EMS engineering-services market for CY2029.[21]
  • 6.5% was the global EMS engineering-services CAGR from CY2019 to CY2024.[21]

Product lifecycle in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • 2,000 service parts are supplied through ASML’s refurbishment program for PAS, XT and NXT platforms.[40]
  • 5 served market sectors were listed by Benchmark Electronics for its lifecycle manufacturing and engineering activities in 2024.[39]
  • 2,000 TWINSCAN XT 4 systems were covered by ASML’s product-life-extension focus.[40]
  • 4 lifecycle stages were explicitly covered by Benchmark Electronics’ integrated offering: concept, prototyping, volume production and aftermarket support.[39]
  • More than 44,000 employees supported ASML’s R&D, manufacturing, customer-support, sourcing and supply-chain activities in 2024.[39]

After-sales in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • 3 reuse-oriented outcomes are included in Sanmina’s lifecycle services: reuse, repair and refurbishment.[39]
  • 3 after-sales infrastructure elements are integrated by TVS Electronics: brand partners, service networks and call centres.[21]
  • USD 35 billion was the CY2024 global EMS market for other services, including repair, recycling and after-sales support.[21]
  • 3 reverse-logistics activities are identified by Sanmina: failure analysis, product-quality feedback and environmentally friendly disposition.[39]
  • 4 repair-and-refurbishing service areas are listed by TVS Electronics: component-level repair, refurbishment, e-waste management and reverse logistics.[21]

Value proposition in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • USD 1,038 billion was the CY2024 global EMS market value estimated by IMARC and CareEdge Research.[21]
  • 9.7% is the projected global EMS market CAGR from CY2024 to CY2029.[21]
  • USD 267.44 billion is the projected 2031 United States EMS market value in Mordor Intelligence’s estimate.[45]
  • 45.1% was Asia-Pacific’s share of the global EMS market in CY2024.[52]
  • USD 1,145 billion is the forecast global EMS market value for 2026 cited in AIMTRON Electronics’ annual report.[52]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

This section quantifies supplier audit coverage and corrective-action rates. It includes 29.27% of Celestica tier-one supplier facilities audited in 2024 and 100% corrective-action rates for facility and tier-one priority non-conformances in 2024.

Sustainability in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • 10 circular-economy projects were engaged by Jabil under its sustainability goals, globally.[1]
  • 46% was Jabil’s reduction in enterprise-wide greenhouse-gas emissions from its FY2019 baseline in fiscal 2024, globally.[1]
  • 37.2 average training hours per employee were achieved by Flex in 2024, globally.[2]
  • 96% of Jabil sites had health and wellbeing programs in 2024, globally.[1]
  • 73.7% of Sanmina’s total waste was recycled in fiscal 2024, worldwide.[4]

ESG in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • 29.27% of Celestica tier-one supplier facilities were audited through the RBA VAP or equivalent in 2024, globally.[23]
  • 91.49% of Celestica supplier spend was covered by social screening in 2024, globally.[23]
  • 95.40% of Celestica supplier spend was covered by environmental screening in 2024, globally.[23]
  • 5,494 suppliers were screened by Celestica using environmental criteria in 2024, globally.[23]
  • 100% was Celestica’s corrective-action rate for facility priority non-conformances in 2024, globally.[23]

Ethics in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • 100% was Celestica’s corrective-action rate for priority tier-one supplier non-conformances in 2024, globally.[23]
  • 2 paid health-and-wellbeing days were provided to Jabil full-time employees in 2024, globally.[39]
  • 5,494 Celestica suppliers were screened using social criteria in 2024, globally.[23]
  • 13 countries were represented by 20 Jabil locations in its 2024 Deliver Best Practices Global Finals, globally.[39]
  • 0.10 was Celestica’s 2024 priority non-conformance rate for its facilities, globally.[23]

CSR in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • 500,000 volunteer hours was Jabil’s community-service goal for 2024, worldwide.[30]
  • 4 large-scale Global Volunteer Days were hosted by Jabil in 2024, worldwide.[40]
  • 330,000 service hours were completed by Jabil employees from January through August 2024, worldwide.[40]
  • 157,509 hours were contributed through Jabil site-sponsored volunteer events in 2024, worldwide.[40]
  • 159,380 hours were contributed through Jabil annual giving campaigns in 2024, worldwide.[40]

Circular economy in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • 90% or more landfill diversion was achieved at 14% of Jabil sites in fiscal 2025, globally.[1]
  • 9,452 metric tons of Jabil non-hazardous waste underwent thermal processing with energy recovery in fiscal 2025, globally.[1]
  • 2,219 metric tons of Jabil non-hazardous waste were composted in fiscal 2025, globally.[1]
  • 7,065 metric tons of Sanmina non-hazardous waste were reused in fiscal 2025, according to the reported waste table.[1]
  • 931 metric tons of Jabil hazardous waste were recovered in fiscal 2025, globally.[1]

Carbon footprint in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • 13% of electronics-manufacturing emissions in PwC’s 2024 analysis came from downstream Scope 3 sources.[8]
  • 63% of electronics-manufacturing emissions in PwC’s 2024 analysis came from Scope 1 and Scope 2 sources.[8]
  • 13 million tonnes of average reported emissions were recorded per electronics-manufacturing company in PwC’s 2024 CDP analysis.[8]
  • 50% is Jabil’s target for reducing operational emissions by fiscal 2030 from its fiscal 2019 baseline, globally.[1]
  • 30.78 was Sanmina’s 2019 greenhouse-gas-emissions intensity, measured in the company’s reported intensity unit.[4]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

This section tracks multi-region scale relevant to provisioning and regional capacity decisions. It includes Asia-Pacific’s 54.73% share in 2025 and Flex manufacturing-network sales of $13.8 billion in the Americas in FY2026.

Globalization in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • Approximately 39,000 employees worked for Sanmina in 20 countries as of September 27, 2025.[39]
  • 81.1% was the share of the $970.6 billion global outsourced electronics assembly market represented by the top 50 EMS and ODM providers in 2025.[46]
  • Approximately 148,000 employees staffed Flex’s facilities across its global network in fiscal 2025.[39]
  • $786.8 billion was the estimated EMS and ODM sales of the top 50 providers in 2025.[46]
  • 9% of Sanmina’s employees were located in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in 2025.[39]

Cultural adaptation in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • More than 4,400 Jabil employees received recognition awards in fiscal 2026.[39]
  • 60,870 employees were located in Flex’s Asia region as of March 31, 2026.[39]
  • 26,975 employees were located in Flex’s Europe region as of March 31, 2026.[39]
  • 100% of Flex employees had access to emotional and mental-health programs in fiscal 2026.[39]
  • 61,841 employees were located in Flex’s Americas region as of March 31, 2026.[39]

Supplier management in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • Sanmina provided end-to-end design, manufacturing and logistics solutions to OEMs in 2024, integrating supplier and production activities.[39]
  • 46% of Flex net sales came from its ten largest customers during the nine months ended December 31, 2025.[39]
  • Celestica allocated 10% of external revenue to manufacturing in Malaysia in 2025.[39]
  • Celestica allocated 59% of external revenue to manufacturing in Thailand in 2025.[39]
  • Six reporting units covered Flex’s customer relationships across its FAS and FRS segments in fiscal 2025.[39]

Stakeholder management in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • The ten largest Flex customers accounted for 44% of net sales in fiscal 2025.[39]
  • Two Celestica customers individually represented at least 10% of total accounts receivable at December 31, 2025.[39]
  • 49% of Sanmina’s global employees were female in 2025.[39]
  • Approximately 60% of Sanmina’s U.S. employee base was non-Caucasian in 2025.[39]
  • More than 4,400 Jabil employees were recognized through the company’s recognition program in fiscal 2026.[39]

Distribution channels in the electronic manufacturing service industry

  • $1.123 billion of Flex net sales were attributable to manufacturing in Brazil during the nine months ended December 31, 2025.[39]
  • $3.354 billion of Flex net sales were attributable to manufacturing in China during the nine months ended December 31, 2025.[39]
  • $3.838 billion of Flex net sales were attributable to manufacturing in the United States during the nine months ended December 31, 2025.[39]
  • $4.180 billion of Flex net sales came from Europe during the nine months ended December 31, 2025.[39]
  • $2.081 billion of Flex net sales were attributable to manufacturing in Malaysia during the nine months ended December 31, 2025.[39]

Key questions about the electronic manufacturing service industry

What was the global electronic manufacturing services market size in 2025?
The global electronic manufacturing services market was valued at $650.77 billion in 2025.
How fast is the EMS market expected to grow from 2026 to 2034?
The market is projected to grow at a 6.7% compound annual growth rate from 2026 through 2034.
Which companies lead the electronic manufacturing service industry?
Luxshare Precision Industry stands out for integrated electronics design, manufacturing, testing and sales services because revenue growth reached 23.6% in 2026, while Jabil focuses on global design, production and product-management services since it reported an operating margin of 4% and revenue growth of 3.2% in 2026.
What technology shifts are most visible in EMS operations?
AI infrastructure demand is accelerating, and smart factories deepen automation. Industry data also shows 73% of surveyed manufacturers using APIs for deeper data and analytics integrations.
How is the EMS market structured by services and end uses?
EMS is segmented by service, including electronics manufacturing, engineering and testing and development implementation, logistics, and other services. Major end-use segments include consumer electronics, automotive, heavy industrial manufacturing, aerospace and defense, healthcare, and IT and telecommunications.
Which regions hold the most EMS production share?
Asia-Pacific accounted for 54.73% of the global EMS market in 2025.
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