AEIS vs TEL vs VRT Stock Comparison

Advanced Energy Industries, TE Connectivity and Vertiv Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TEL TE Connectivity plc
$213.88 -2.2% 1M -9.2% 1Y
Market cap
$65.43B
P/E
21.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
5 wins
VRT Vertiv Holdings Co
$199.91 -21.1% 1M +7.4% 1Y
Market cap
$80.19B
P/E
46.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.48B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

TE Connectivity leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (TE Connectivity 5, Vertiv Holdings 4, Advanced Energy Industries 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEISTELVRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.07B $65.43B $80.19B VRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.3x 21.7x 46.3x TEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.6x 20.0x 28.9x TEL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.6% +16.5% +26.2% VRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.8% 15.6% 15.1% TEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.3% 16.2% 24.0% VRT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 0.9x -0.1x AEIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.1% -9.2% +7.4% AEIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.2%/yr +8.4%/yr +52.0%/yr VRT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.0% 35.9% 66.0% TEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 76/100 60/100 TEL

Percentile Scorecard

AEISTELVRT

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

AxisAEISTELVRT
Valuation 13 #177 of 203 60 #81 of 203 30 #142 of 203
Growth 76 #46 of 187 86 #28 of 187 100 #2 of 187
Profitability 55 #84 of 185 93 #14 of 185 99 #3 of 185
Financial Health 61 #86 of 219 66 #76 of 219 56 #96 of 219
Shareholder Returns 19 #124 of 153 74 #41 of 153 16 #129 of 153
Overall 45 76 60
  • AEIS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TEL ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • VRT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAEISTELVRTSPY
1 month -20.9%-2.2%-21.1% -0.8%
3 months -24.3%+3.0%-30.4% +3.5%
6 months -42.7%+2.1%-38.0% +7.0%
Year to date +5.6%-6.0%+23.4% +12.2%
1 year +9.1%-9.2%+7.4% +13.0%
3 years +151.8%+85.2%+448.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +36.1%+22.8%+76.5% +23.1%
5 years +160.9%+49.7%+709.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +21.2%+8.4%+52.0% +11.0%
10 years +364.7%+240.6%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +16.6%+13.0%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAEISTELVRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.0%35.9%66.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.5%39.2%67.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.721.622.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.14-0.260.11 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.3%-35.2%-70.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.2%-14.1%-46.9% -1.8%
52-week high $389.05$249.00$376.23 $779.14
52-week low $188.88$195.84$149.83 $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.

MultipleAEISTELVRT
P/E now vs peer median 39.2xmedian 26.0x 20.6xmedian 26.0x 44.4xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 1.9x 3.2xmedian 1.9x 6.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 14.0x 13.8xmedian 14.0x 29.9xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 101.1xmedian 21.4x 18.7xmedian 21.4x 26.3xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 2.2x 4.7xmedian 2.2x 16.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 10.68median 1.26 1.25median 1.26 0.40median 1.26

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 monthsAEISTELVRT
Revenue $2.04B $19.32B $11.48B
Gross profit $800.50M $6.98B $4.37B
Operating income $269.20M $3.81B $2.17B
Net income $219.40M $3.02B $1.73B
Free cash flow $87.50M $3.32B $2.93B
R&D $246.60M $919.00M –
EPS (diluted) $5.19 $10.29 $4.41
Cash & equivalents $1.40B $1.24B $2.81B
Total debt $3.30B $5.63B $2.94B
Shares (diluted) 42.30M 293.00M 392.75M
Enterprise value $5.42B $60.57B $70.81B

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
MetricAEISTELVRT
P/E 39.2x 20.6x 44.4x
P/FCF 101.1x 18.7x 26.3x
P/Operating cash flow 37.0x 14.0x 22.9x
P/S 4.3x 3.2x 6.7x
P/B 6.1x 4.7x 16.2x
P/Tangible book 6.6x 5.5x 26.0x
EV/EBITDA 26.0x 13.8x 29.9x
EV/EBIT 32.4x 17.4x 35.3x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 3.4x 6.7x
EV/FCF 99.6x 20.0x 26.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 36.5x 15.0x 22.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 10.68 1.25 0.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEISTELVRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.6% 16.5% 26.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 5.7% 21.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.8% 20.3% 36.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 10.9% 29.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 216.7% 29.5% 39.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 17.9% 55.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 161.5% 107.3% 113.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 13.4% 112.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 133.8% 110.8% 111.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 16.5% 110.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.3% 17.5% 135.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 14.6% 91.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.8% 15.0% 134.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.1% 14.9% 100.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEISTELVRT
Gross margin 39.3% 36.1% 38.0%
EBITDA margin 16.5% 24.9% 22.3%
Operating margin 13.2% 19.7% 18.9%
Pretax margin 12.1% 19.5% 18.4%
Net margin 10.8% 15.6% 15.1%
FCF margin 4.3% 17.2% 25.5%
Operating cash flow margin 11.7% 22.9% 29.2%
Return on equity 15.4% 22.8% 38.5%
Return on assets 7.3% 11.7% 11.8%
Return on invested capital 10.3% 16.2% 24.0%
Return on capital employed 11.3% 18.0% 29.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.5x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 0.9% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEISTELVRT
Debt / assets 36.9% 21.6% 18.5%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.4x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 0.9x -0.1x
Debt / FCF 14.4x 1.7x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 57.5% 49.2% 70.1%
Equity / assets 42.5% 50.8% 29.9%
Interest coverage 17.1x 31.3x 41.4x
Current ratio 3.8x 1.9x 1.4x
Quick ratio 2.8x 1.1x 0.9x
Cash ratio 2.2x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.67 5.09 5.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEISTELVRT
Dividend yield 0.2% 1.4% 0.1%
Net buyback yield 0.1% 2.6% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.3% 4.0% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusAEISTELVRT
Forward P/E 20.6xFY2026 20.0xFY2026 28.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.74FY2026 $10.67FY2026 $6.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +67.6%FY2026 +21.8%FY2026 +64.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.5% +15.1% +40.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.55BFY2026 $20.84BFY2026 $14.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +41.5%FY2026 +20.7%FY2026 +43.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.2% +10.3% +20.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEISTELVRT
Held by institutions 100.0% 94.1% 81.7%
Institutions holding 678 1,281 2,037
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.0% +3.0% +0.0%
Institutions buying 388 608 1,170
Institutions selling 218 451 690
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.35 1.70

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.

AEISTELVRT
AEIS 1.00 0.48 0.70
TEL 0.48 1.00 0.49
VRT 0.70 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEIS, TEL and VRT?

Vertiv Holdings (VRT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) $9.07B, TE Connectivity (TEL) $65.43B, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) $80.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEIS, TEL and VRT?

TE Connectivity (TEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 41.3x, TE Connectivity (TEL) 21.7x, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 46.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, TE Connectivity (TEL) is cheapest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 20.6x, TE Connectivity (TEL) 20.0x, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 28.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vertiv Holdings (VRT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +24.6%, TE Connectivity (TEL) +16.5%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +26.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

TE Connectivity (TEL) has the highest net margin (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.8%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 15.6%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 15.1%). On return on invested capital, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) leads (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.3%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 16.2%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 24.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) returned the most: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +9.1%, TE Connectivity (TEL) -9.2%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +7.4%. Over five years, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) compounded fastest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +21.2%/yr, TE Connectivity (TEL) +8.4%/yr, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +52.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 0.00%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 0.01%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 0.00%. Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) and Vertiv Holdings (VRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TE Connectivity (TEL) has been the steadiest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 65.0%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 35.9%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 66.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.