Celestica inc. CLS

Revenue Intelligence Report • 8 quarters of SEC filing data • Updated 2026-03-15

Celestica inc. has a forecasted full-year revenue of $22B, a +77.4% year-over-year change, based on 8 quarters of SEC filing data. The ARDL model achieves strong accuracy at 2.2% MAPE.

Investment Thesis

Our ARDL model tracks Celestica inc.'s revenue with exceptional precision (2.2% MAPE), indicating highly predictable cash flows.

Next FY Revenue
$22.0B
+77.4% YoY
SG&A Elasticity
-1.61x
Model Accuracy
2.2% MAPE
Holdout validation: The model predicted $3.6B vs the actual $3.7B — an error of 0.9%.
⚠ Model limitation: This company shows negative spending multipliers, meaning increases in spending have not directly translated into revenue growth. This typically occurs with commodity-driven companies or hypergrowth companies.
Note: Celestica inc. does not report R&D expenses separately. This analysis uses SG&A spending only.

Revenue Forecast

CLS Revenue Forecast

Quarterly Detail

QuarterModel ForecastActual95% RangeYoY GrowthStatus
Q4 2025 $3.6B $3.7B $3.5B – $3.8B +42.3% ✓ In range
Q2 2026 $4.2B $3.9B – $4.4B +56.7%
Q3 2026 $4.9B $4.5B – $5.3B +67.9%
Q4 2026 $5.8B $5.3B – $6.4B +82.2%
Q1 2027 $7.1B $6.4B – $8.0B +95.6%

How Spending Drives Revenue

CLS Spending Timing
Reading this chart: Each line shows the cumulative elasticity — how a 1% increase in spending translates to revenue growth over subsequent quarters. The effect builds over 4-5 quarters as investments compound.

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