AEIS vs UUU vs TEL Stock Comparison

Advanced Energy Industries, Universal Safety Products and TE Connectivity Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

TE Connectivity leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (TE Connectivity 7, Advanced Energy Industries 3, Universal Safety Products 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEISUUUTELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.07B $11.33M $65.43B TEL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.3x -2.2x 21.7x TEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.6x — 20.0x TEL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.6% -95.0% +16.5% AEIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.8% -437.8% 15.6% TEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.3% — 16.2% TEL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -45.4x 0.9x UUU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.1% -28.6% -9.2% AEIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.2%/yr -6.0%/yr +8.4%/yr AEIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.0% 96.7% 35.9% TEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 23/100 76/100 TEL

Percentile Scorecard

AEISUUUTEL

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

AxisAEISUUUTEL
Valuation 13 #177 of 203 4 #54 of 56 60 #81 of 203
Growth 76 #46 of 187 0 #52 of 52 86 #28 of 187
Profitability 55 #84 of 185 4 #49 of 51 93 #14 of 185
Financial Health 61 #86 of 219 86 #9 of 58 66 #76 of 219
Shareholder Returns 19 #124 of 153 – 74 #41 of 153
Overall 45 23 76
  • AEIS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • UUU ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • TEL ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAEISUUUTELSPY
1 month -20.9%-26.1%-2.2% -0.8%
3 months -24.3%+1.4%+3.0% +3.5%
6 months -42.7%-38.3%+2.1% +7.0%
Year to date +5.6%-27.5%-6.0% +12.2%
1 year +9.1%-28.6%-9.2% +13.0%
3 years +151.8%+12.0%+85.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +36.1%+3.8%+22.8% +23.1%
5 years +160.9%-26.5%+49.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +21.2%-6.0%+8.4% +11.0%
10 years +364.7%+6.9%+240.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +16.6%+0.7%+13.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAEISUUUTELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.0%96.7%35.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.5%98.8%39.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.720.921.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.14-0.30-0.26 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.3%-78.2%-35.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.2%-50.0%-14.1% -1.8%
52-week high $389.05$7.48$249.00 $779.14
52-week low $188.88$3.12$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.

MultipleAEISUUUTEL
P/E now vs peer median 39.2xmedian 26.0x -2.2xmedian 19.4x 20.6xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 1.9x 10.0xmedian 1.5x 3.2xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 14.0x 125.8xmedian 12.1x 13.8xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 101.1xmedian 21.4x -8.9xmedian 16.1x 18.7xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 2.2x 3.3xmedian 2.9x 4.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 10.68median 1.26 0.03median 0.93 1.25median 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 monthsAEISUUUTEL
Revenue $2.04B $1.13M $19.32B
Gross profit $800.50M $118.39K $6.98B
Operating income $269.20M -$4.86M $3.81B
Net income $219.40M -$4.96M $3.02B
Free cash flow $87.50M -$1.27M $3.32B
R&D $246.60M – $919.00M
EPS (diluted) $5.19 $-1.69 $10.29
Cash & equivalents $1.40B $3.71M $1.24B
Total debt $3.30B $4.96M $5.63B
Shares (diluted) 42.30M 2.94M 293.00M
Enterprise value $5.42B -$5.38M $60.57B

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
MetricAEISUUUTEL
P/E 39.2x -2.2x 20.6x
P/FCF 101.1x -8.9x 18.7x
P/Operating cash flow 37.0x -9.3x 14.0x
P/S 4.3x 10.0x 3.2x
P/B 6.1x 3.3x 4.7x
P/Tangible book 6.6x 3.3x 5.5x
EV/EBITDA 26.0x 125.8x 13.8x
EV/EBIT 32.4x -1.7x 17.4x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 7.4x 3.4x
EV/FCF 99.6x -6.6x 20.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 36.5x -6.8x 15.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 10.68 0.03 1.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEISUUUTEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.6% -95.0% 16.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% -64.0% 5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.8% -98.2% 20.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.0% -73.9% 10.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 216.7% -1,912% 29.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% -80.8% 17.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 161.5% -280.1% 107.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.6% -91.3% 13.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 133.8% -241.8% 110.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.7% -81.1% 16.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.3% -200.2% 17.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.6% -36.6% 14.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.8% -203.9% 15.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.1% -36.9% 14.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEISUUUTEL
Gross margin 39.3% 10.5% 36.1%
EBITDA margin 16.5% 5.8% 24.9%
Operating margin 13.2% -429.1% 19.7%
Pretax margin 12.1% -448.1% 19.5%
Net margin 10.8% -437.8% 15.6%
FCF margin 4.3% -111.9% 17.2%
Operating cash flow margin 11.7% -107.9% 22.9%
Return on equity 15.4% -148.1% 22.8%
Return on assets 7.3% -105.6% 11.7%
Return on invested capital 10.3% – 16.2%
Return on capital employed 11.3% -148.7% 18.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.2x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEISUUUTEL
Debt / assets 36.9% 14.5% 21.6%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.2x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -45.4x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 14.4x -0.6x 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 57.5% 29.2% 49.2%
Equity / assets 42.5% 70.8% 50.8%
Interest coverage 17.1x -17.7x 31.3x
Current ratio 3.8x 3.4x 1.9x
Quick ratio 2.8x 2.8x 1.1x
Cash ratio 2.2x 2.6x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 4.67 -1.23 5.09

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusAEISUUUTEL
Forward P/E 20.6xFY2026 – 20.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.74FY2026 – $10.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +67.6%FY2026 – +21.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.5% – +15.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.55BFY2026 – $20.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +41.5%FY2026 – +20.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.2% – +10.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEISUUUTEL
Held by institutions 100.0% 6.0% 94.1%
Institutions holding 678 18 1,281
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.0% +67.8% +3.0%
Institutions buying 388 7 608
Institutions selling 218 1 451
Buyers to sellers 1.78 7.00 1.35

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.

AEISUUUTEL
AEIS 1.00 0.15 0.48
UUU 0.15 1.00 0.09
TEL 0.48 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEIS, UUU and TEL?

TE Connectivity (TEL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) $9.07B, Universal Safety Products (UUU) $11.33M, TE Connectivity (TEL) $65.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEIS, UUU and TEL?

TE Connectivity (TEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 41.3x, Universal Safety Products (UUU) -2.2x, TE Connectivity (TEL) 21.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, TE Connectivity (TEL) is cheapest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 20.6x, TE Connectivity (TEL) 20.0x). 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%, Universal Safety Products (UUU) -95.0%, TE Connectivity (TEL) +16.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

TE Connectivity (TEL) has the highest net margin (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.8%, Universal Safety Products (UUU) -437.8%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 15.6%). On return on invested capital, TE Connectivity (TEL) leads (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.3%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 16.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) returned the most: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +9.1%, Universal Safety Products (UUU) -28.6%, TE Connectivity (TEL) -9.2%. Over five years, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) compounded fastest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +21.2%/yr, Universal Safety Products (UUU) -6.0%/yr, TE Connectivity (TEL) +8.4%/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%, Universal Safety Products (UUU) 0.00%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 0.01%. Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) and Universal Safety Products (UUU) 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%, Universal Safety Products (UUU) 96.7%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 35.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AEIS, UUU 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.