AEIS vs ALNT vs TEL Stock Comparison

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ALNT Allient Inc
$84.17 -28.9% 1M +53.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.43B
P/E
49.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$574.78M
Div. yield
0.17%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
1 win
TEL TE Connectivity plc
$217.56 -1.3% 1M -11.9% 1Y
Market cap
$62.99B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.32B
Div. yield
1.37%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

TE Connectivity leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (TE Connectivity 7, Advanced Energy Industries 4, Allient 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEISALNTTELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.67B $1.43B $62.99B TEL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.4x 49.4x 21.0x TEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.2x 29.8x 20.4x AEIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.6% +10.6% +16.5% AEIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.8% 5.0% 15.6% TEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.3% 7.8% 16.2% TEL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 1.8x 0.9x AEIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.18% 0.17% 1.37% TEL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.0% +53.9% -11.9% ALNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.3%/yr +18.0%/yr +7.2%/yr AEIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.9% 60.7% 36.6% TEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 41/100 76/100 TEL

Percentile Scorecard

AEISALNTTEL

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAEISALNTTEL
Valuation 13 #176 of 203 19 #164 of 203 62 #78 of 203
Growth 76 #47 of 189 63 #70 of 189 86 #27 of 189
Profitability 57 #82 of 187 51 #93 of 187 94 #12 of 187
Financial Health 60 #90 of 221 57 #96 of 221 66 #77 of 221
Shareholder Returns 19 #124 of 152 13 #132 of 152 74 #41 of 152
Overall 45 41 76
  • AEIS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • ALNT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • TEL ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAEISALNTTELSPY
1 month -28.7%-28.9%-1.3% -2.3%
3 months -26.8%-6.6%+6.2% -0.7%
6 months -44.0%+11.3%+6.0% +4.8%
Year to date +3.6%+56.6%-4.4% +10.3%
1 year +7.0%+53.9%-11.9% +10.3%
3 years +136.3%+221.4%+73.0% +73.0%
3 years, per year +33.2%+47.6%+20.1% +20.1%
5 years +131.1%+128.2%+41.8% +61.9%
5 years, per year +18.3%+18.0%+7.2% +10.1%
10 years +341.9%+570.1%+245.8% +258.6%
10 years, per year +16.0%+21.0%+13.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAEISALNTTELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.9%60.7%36.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.6%61.8%39.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.802.311.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.110.89-0.33 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.3%-62.1%-35.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.3%-29.0%-12.6% -3.5%
52-week high $389.05$118.63$249.00 $779.14
52-week low $188.88$48.39$195.84 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAEISALNTTEL
P/E now vs peer median 38.4xmedian 25.6x 49.4xmedian 25.6x 21.0xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 1.9x 2.5xmedian 1.9x 3.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 14.4x 21.0xmedian 14.4x 14.0xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 99.1xmedian 22.5x 52.0xmedian 22.5x 19.0xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 2.2x 4.6xmedian 2.2x 4.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 10.47median 1.36 8.92median 1.36 1.28median 1.36

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAEISALNTTEL
Revenue $2.04B $574.78M $19.32B
Gross profit $800.50M $191.57M $6.98B
Operating income $269.20M $48.46M $3.81B
Net income $219.40M $28.61M $3.02B
Free cash flow $87.50M $27.50M $3.32B
R&D $246.60M $39.66M $919.00M
EPS (diluted) $5.19 $1.70 $10.29
Cash & equivalents $1.40B $42.09M $1.24B
Total debt $1.26B $173.34M $5.63B
Shares (diluted) 42.30M 16.88M 293.00M
Enterprise value $5.03B $1.27B $58.28B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAEISALNTTEL
P/E 38.4x 49.4x 21.0x
P/FCF 99.1x 52.0x 19.0x
P/Operating cash flow 36.3x 37.3x 14.3x
P/S 4.3x 2.5x 3.3x
P/B 6.0x 4.6x 4.8x
P/Tangible book 6.4x 6.2x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA 25.5x 21.0x 14.0x
EV/EBIT 31.7x 32.2x 17.7x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 2.7x 3.5x
EV/FCF 97.6x 56.8x 20.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.7x 40.7x 15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 10.47 8.92 1.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEISALNTTEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.6% 10.6% 16.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 1.0% 5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.8% 14.9% 20.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 2.9% 10.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 216.7% 44.6% 29.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 3.8% 17.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 161.5% 100.2% 107.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 6.9% 13.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 133.8% 98.3% 110.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 5.5% 16.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.3% -39.0% 17.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 18.3% 14.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.8% -50.3% 15.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.1% 54.3% 14.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEISALNTTEL
Gross margin 39.3% 33.3% 36.1%
EBITDA margin 16.5% 12.9% 24.9%
Operating margin 13.2% 8.4% 19.7%
Pretax margin 12.1% 6.4% 19.5%
Net margin 10.8% 5.0% 15.6%
FCF margin 4.3% 4.8% 17.2%
Operating cash flow margin 11.7% 6.7% 22.9%
Return on equity 15.4% 9.3% 22.8%
Return on assets 7.3% 4.9% 11.7%
Return on invested capital 10.3% 7.8% 16.2%
Return on capital employed 11.3% 9.6% 18.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 0.6% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEISALNTTEL
Debt / assets 36.9% 29.2% 21.6%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.6x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 1.8x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 14.4x 6.3x 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 57.5% 47.4% 49.2%
Equity / assets 42.5% 52.6% 50.8%
Interest coverage 17.1x 4.4x 31.3x
Current ratio 3.8x 3.4x 1.9x
Quick ratio 2.8x 1.8x 1.1x
Cash ratio 2.2x 0.5x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 4.62 5.18 5.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEISALNTTEL
Dividend yield 0.2% 0.2% 1.4%
Net buyback yield 0.1% – 2.6%
Shareholder yield 0.3% 0.2% 3.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 28.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 25.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 7.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 5.8%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAEISALNTTEL
Forward P/E 20.2xFY2026 29.8xFY2026 20.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.74FY2026 $2.82FY2026 $10.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +67.6%FY2026 +30.0%FY2026 +21.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.5% +22.0% +15.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.55BFY2026 $565.99MFY2026 $22.99BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +41.5%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026 +15.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +25.2% +11.2% -2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEISALNTTEL
Held by institutions 100.0% 77.3% 94.1%
Institutions holding 680 231 1,283
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.0% +1.8% +3.0%
Institutions buying 388 133 608
Institutions selling 220 74 453
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.80 1.34

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AEISALNTTEL
AEIS 1.00 0.56 0.49
ALNT 0.56 1.00 0.42
TEL 0.49 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEIS, ALNT and TEL?

TE Connectivity (TEL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) $8.67B, Allient (ALNT) $1.43B, TE Connectivity (TEL) $62.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEIS, ALNT and TEL?

TE Connectivity (TEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 38.4x, Allient (ALNT) 49.4x, TE Connectivity (TEL) 21.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is cheapest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 20.2x, Allient (ALNT) 29.8x, TE Connectivity (TEL) 20.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +24.6%, Allient (ALNT) +10.6%, TE Connectivity (TEL) +16.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

TE Connectivity (TEL) has the highest net margin (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.8%, Allient (ALNT) 5.0%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 15.6%). On return on invested capital, TE Connectivity (TEL) leads (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.3%, Allient (ALNT) 7.8%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 16.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allient (ALNT) returned the most: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +7.0%, Allient (ALNT) +53.9%, TE Connectivity (TEL) -11.9%. Over five years, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) compounded fastest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +18.3%/yr, Allient (ALNT) +18.0%/yr, TE Connectivity (TEL) +7.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

TE Connectivity (TEL) has the highest dividend yield: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 0.18%, Allient (ALNT) 0.17%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 1.37%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TE Connectivity (TEL) has been the steadiest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 65.9%, Allient (ALNT) 60.7%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 36.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AEIS, ALNT and TEL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, TE Connectivity (TEL) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.