APH vs APTV vs MMM Stock Comparison

Amphenol, Aptiv and 3M Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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APH Amphenol Corp /De/
$78.27 -6.9% 1M -42.4% 1Y
Market cap
$193.01B
P/E
37.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.01B
Div. yield
0.65%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
6 wins
APTV Aptiv PLC
$43.66 -2.5% 1M -49.3% 1Y
Market cap
$9.10B
P/E
42.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.73B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
1 win
MMM 3M Co
$171.62 +1.2% 1M +1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$88.68B
P/E
25.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.25B
Div. yield
1.79%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Amphenol leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Amphenol 6, 3M 5, Aptiv 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPHAPTVMMMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $193.01B $9.10B $88.68B APH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.4x 42.0x 25.2x MMM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.0x 8.0x 19.3x APTV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +54.2% +5.3% +1.7% APH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.7% 1.2% 14.0% APH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.5% 2.6% 22.0% MMM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 2.3x 1.6x APH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.65% 0.00% 1.79% MMM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.4% -49.3% +1.9% MMM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.4%/yr -24.0%/yr +2.7%/yr APH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.5% 44.6% 25.6% MMM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 56/100 49/100 APH

Percentile Scorecard

APHAPTVMMM

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

AxisAPHAPTVMMM
Valuation 18 #166 of 203 96 #10 of 203 37 #128 of 203
Growth 97 #7 of 188 14 #161 of 188 59 #77 of 188
Profitability 98 #5 of 183 36 #117 of 183 89 #21 of 183
Financial Health 41 #129 of 217 33 #145 of 217 19 #177 of 217
Shareholder Returns 64 #56 of 153 99 #3 of 153 42 #89 of 153
Overall 63 56 49
  • APH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • APTV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MMM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPHAPTVMMMSPY
1 month -6.9%-2.5%+1.2% -0.2%
3 months -45.6%-26.5%-5.9% +3.9%
6 months -45.5%-26.2%+17.5% +8.2%
Year to date -42.1%-42.6%+7.2% +12.9%
1 year -42.4%-49.3%+1.9% +12.3%
3 years +97.4%-49.2%+134.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +25.5%-20.2%+32.9% +23.3%
5 years +104.3%-74.6%+14.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.4%-24.0%+2.7% +10.9%
10 years +378.9%-32.3%+23.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +17.0%-3.8%+2.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPHAPTVMMMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.5%44.6%25.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 114.2%48.4%24.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.711.160.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.50-1.110.07 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.6%-76.0%-53.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.6%-50.8%-6.6% -1.2%
52-week high $176.32$88.67$183.81 $779.14
52-week low $73.07$42.69$141.20 $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.

MultipleAPHAPTVMMM
P/E now vs peer median 37.4xmedian 25.2x 42.0xmedian 25.2x 25.2xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 1.9x 0.5xmedian 1.9x 3.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.6xmedian 14.0x 6.8xmedian 14.0x 16.0xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.9xmedian 21.7x 11.1xmedian 21.7x 33.1xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 2.3x 1.0xmedian 2.3x 21.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.00median 1.32 -1.32median 1.32 0.70median 1.32

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 monthsAPHAPTVMMM
Revenue $29.01B $18.73B $25.25B
Gross profit $11.17B $3.68B $9.98B
Operating income $7.84B $995.00M $4.74B
Net income $5.19B $231.00M $3.58B
Free cash flow $4.71B $817.00M $2.68B
R&D – – $1.21B
EPS (diluted) $1.99 $1.04 $6.77
Cash & equivalents $4.73B $761.00M $4.84B
Total debt $18.81B $5.35B $15.00B
Shares (diluted) 2.58B 212.10M 522.60M
Enterprise value $187.71B $1.95B $71.10B

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
MetricAPHAPTVMMM
P/E 37.4x 42.0x 25.2x
P/FCF 40.9x 11.1x 33.1x
P/Operating cash flow 32.9x 6.1x 24.4x
P/S 6.7x 0.5x 3.5x
P/B 12.4x 1.0x 21.3x
P/Tangible book 18.7x 1.3x 41.9x
EV/EBITDA 22.6x 6.8x 16.0x
EV/EBIT 26.3x 13.8x 20.8x
EV/Revenue 7.1x 0.7x 3.9x
EV/FCF 43.8x 16.8x 36.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.2x 9.2x 27.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.00 -1.32 0.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPHAPTVMMM
Revenue growth (1Y) 54.2% 5.3% 1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 32.2% -1.0% 10.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 70.9% 4.6% -1.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 40.4% 4.4% 17.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 86.0% -43.3% -3.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.3% -15.8% 33.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 61.8% -77.6% 4.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.3% -38.3% 35.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 59.6% -77.7% 7.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.3% -31.9% 35.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 57.3% -36.6% 42.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.7% -7.8% -18.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.3% -52.9% 68.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.4% -7.0% -18.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPHAPTVMMM
Gross margin 38.5% 19.6% 39.5%
EBITDA margin 31.5% 10.7% 24.4%
Operating margin 27.0% 5.3% 18.8%
Pretax margin 25.2% 4.1% 17.5%
Net margin 17.7% 1.2% 14.0%
FCF margin 16.2% 4.4% 10.6%
Operating cash flow margin 20.2% 7.9% 14.4%
Return on equity 34.9% 2.6% 101.3%
Return on assets 11.9% 1.1% 9.8%
Return on invested capital 16.5% 2.6% 22.0%
Return on capital employed 23.0% 5.3% 18.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.9x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 6.4x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.7% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPHAPTVMMM
Debt / assets 42.0% 29.8% 37.9%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.6x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 2.3x 1.6x
Debt / FCF 4.0x 6.6x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 65.2% 51.4% 89.5%
Equity / assets 34.8% 48.6% 10.5%
Interest coverage 12.4x 3.0x –
Current ratio 1.9x 2.0x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.1x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 5.78 2.45 4.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPHAPTVMMM
Dividend yield 0.6% – 1.8%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 7.9% 3.1%
Shareholder yield 0.8% 7.9% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 19.6% – 44.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 21.6% – 59.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) 39.3% – 3.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 27.7% – -21.4%

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.

ConsensusAPHAPTVMMM
Forward P/E 30.0xFY2026 8.0xFY2026 19.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.61FY2026 $5.49FY2026 $8.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +56.3%FY2026 -17.1%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +35.6% +13.5% +16.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $33.34BFY2026 $13.02BFY2026 $23.87BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +44.4%FY2026 -36.2%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +33.4% +4.0% +17.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPHAPTVMMM
Held by institutions 96.0% 98.6% 74.5%
Institutions holding 2,330 659 2,209
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +9.2% +0.8%
Institutions buying 1,360 330 915
Institutions selling 773 260 837
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.27 1.09

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.

APHAPTVMMM
APH 1.00 0.10 0.10
APTV 0.10 1.00 0.21
MMM 0.10 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APH, APTV and MMM?

Amphenol (APH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amphenol (APH) $193.01B, Aptiv (APTV) $9.10B, 3M (MMM) $88.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, APH, APTV and MMM?

3M (MMM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amphenol (APH) 37.4x, Aptiv (APTV) 42.0x, 3M (MMM) 25.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aptiv (APTV) is cheapest (Amphenol (APH) 30.0x, Aptiv (APTV) 8.0x, 3M (MMM) 19.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Amphenol (APH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amphenol (APH) +54.2%, Aptiv (APTV) +5.3%, 3M (MMM) +1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amphenol (APH) has the highest net margin (Amphenol (APH) 17.7%, Aptiv (APTV) 1.2%, 3M (MMM) 14.0%). On return on invested capital, 3M (MMM) leads (Amphenol (APH) 16.5%, Aptiv (APTV) 2.6%, 3M (MMM) 22.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year 3M (MMM) returned the most: Amphenol (APH) -42.4%, Aptiv (APTV) -49.3%, 3M (MMM) +1.9%. Over five years, Amphenol (APH) compounded fastest (Amphenol (APH) +15.4%/yr, Aptiv (APTV) -24.0%/yr, 3M (MMM) +2.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

3M (MMM) has the highest dividend yield: Amphenol (APH) 0.65%, Aptiv (APTV) 0.00%, 3M (MMM) 1.79%. Aptiv (APTV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, 3M (MMM) has been the steadiest (Amphenol (APH) 85.5%, Aptiv (APTV) 44.6%, 3M (MMM) 25.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APH, APTV and MMM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Amphenol (APH) leads on 6. 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.