Celestica Stock Extends A 5-Day Losing Streak To A 16% Loss
A losing streak for the hardware solutions provider prompts a look at its high growth against its current valuation.
A five-day slide in Celestica (CLS) stock has erased about $6.7 billion from the company’s market value. The stock has now moved lower for 5 consecutive trading days, resulting in a cumulative loss of 16.3%.
Celestica Inc. provides hardware platform and supply chain solutions in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company also provides enterprise-level data communications and information processing infrastructure products.
CLS Versus The S&P 500, Streak And Beyond
Here is how CLS stock stacks up against the S&P 500 over the streak and the periods around it:
| Return Period | CLS | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | -0.8% | -1.0% |
| 5D (Current Streak) | -16.3% | -1.6% |
| 1M (21D) | -21.1% | -0.7% |
| 3M (63D) | -21.2% | 5.9% |
| YTD 2026 | 1.9% | 8.9% |
| 2025 | 220.3% | 16.4% |
| 2024 | 215.2% | 23.3% |
| 2023 | 159.8% | 24.2% |
The data shows high growth paired with thinner margins.
The company’s fundamentals present a complex picture against market medians. Revenue over the last twelve months grew 36.7%, far outpacing the S&P 500 median revenue growth of 7.5%. At the same time, its operating margin over the last twelve months is 8.7%, versus an S&P 500 median of 18.4%. The stock trades at a price-to-earnings multiple of 36.1, above the S&P 500 median of 24.4.
This move is mostly the stock’s own story. Over the same 5 trading days the S&P 500 returned -1.6%. Streaks are not currently rare; 37 S&P 500 stocks are on winning streaks of 3 days or more, and 38 are on losing streaks.
A streak is information, not an instruction.
A streak of this length is a clear signal of focused market attention and momentum. It is not, by itself, a reason to act.
The disciplined response is to use the new information as a prompt. It is an opportunity to check the business fundamentals against the price the market is offering, a process the data here allows an investor to begin.
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