APH vs APTV vs TEL Stock Comparison

Amphenol, Aptiv and TE Connectivity Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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APH Amphenol Corp /De/
$74.09 -9.9% 1M -45.2% 1Y
Market cap
$185.41B
P/E
36.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.01B
Div. yield
0.01%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
5 wins
APTV Aptiv PLC
$42.69 -5.5% 1M -49.8% 1Y
Market cap
$9.22B
P/E
41.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.73B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
1 win
TEL TE Connectivity plc
$208.02 -3.0% 1M -11.1% 1Y
Market cap
$62.28B
P/E
20.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionAPHAPTVTELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $185.41B $9.22B $62.28B APH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.0x 41.9x 20.7x TEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.5x 7.8x 19.5x APTV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +54.2% +5.3% +16.5% APH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.7% 1.2% 15.6% APH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.5% 2.6% 16.2% APH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 2.3x 0.9x TEL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% TEL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -45.2% -49.8% -11.1% TEL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.3%/yr -24.0%/yr +7.1%/yr APH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.4% 44.5% 35.7% TEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 56/100 75/100 TEL

Percentile Scorecard

APHAPTVTEL

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

AxisAPHAPTVTEL
Valuation 19 #165 of 203 96 #9 of 203 60 #81 of 203
Growth 97 #7 of 188 14 #162 of 188 86 #27 of 188
Profitability 98 #5 of 187 37 #118 of 187 93 #15 of 187
Financial Health 40 #133 of 222 34 #148 of 222 63 #82 of 222
Shareholder Returns 68 #50 of 153 99 #3 of 153 73 #42 of 153
Overall 64 56 75
  • APH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • APTV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TEL ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPHAPTVTELSPY
1 month -9.9%-5.5%-3.0% -1.0%
3 months -51.5%-24.5%+2.5% +2.9%
6 months -50.5%-29.0%-3.1% +6.4%
Year to date -45.2%-43.9%-8.6% +11.4%
1 year -45.2%-49.8%-11.1% +13.1%
3 years +87.0%-53.0%+76.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +23.2%-22.3%+20.8% +21.5%
5 years +86.9%-74.6%+40.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +13.3%-24.0%+7.1% +10.9%
10 years +349.3%-33.2%+236.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +16.2%-4.0%+12.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAPHAPTVTELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.4%44.5%35.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 113.7%48.3%39.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.681.151.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.53-1.12-0.31 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.6%-76.0%-35.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -58.0%-51.9%-16.5% -2.5%
52-week high $176.32$88.67$249.00 $779.14
52-week low $73.07$42.69$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.

MultipleAPHAPTVTEL
P/E now vs peer median 35.4xmedian 25.9x 41.1xmedian 25.9x 20.1xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 1.9x 0.5xmedian 1.9x 3.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 13.7x 6.7xmedian 13.7x 13.4xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.8xmedian 21.1x 10.9xmedian 21.1x 18.2xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 2.3x 1.0xmedian 2.3x 4.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.95median 1.19 -1.29median 1.19 1.22median 1.19

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 monthsAPHAPTVTEL
Revenue $29.01B $18.73B $19.32B
Gross profit $11.17B $3.68B $6.98B
Operating income $7.84B $995.00M $3.81B
Net income $5.19B $231.00M $3.02B
Free cash flow $4.71B $817.00M $3.32B
R&D – – $919.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.99 $1.04 $10.29
Cash & equivalents $4.73B $761.00M $1.24B
Total debt $61.13B $5.35B $22.69B
Shares (diluted) 2.58B 212.10M 293.00M
Enterprise value $179.99B $2.07B $57.43B

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
MetricAPHAPTVTEL
P/E 35.4x 41.1x 20.1x
P/FCF 38.8x 10.9x 18.2x
P/Operating cash flow 31.1x 6.0x 13.6x
P/S 6.3x 0.5x 3.1x
P/B 11.7x 1.0x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 17.7x 1.3x 5.4x
EV/EBITDA 21.4x 6.7x 13.4x
EV/EBIT 25.0x 13.6x 16.9x
EV/Revenue 6.8x 0.7x 3.3x
EV/FCF 41.6x 16.5x 19.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.4x 9.1x 14.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.95 -1.29 1.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPHAPTVTEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 54.2% 5.3% 16.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 32.2% -1.0% 5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 70.9% 4.6% 20.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 40.4% 4.4% 10.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 86.0% -43.3% 29.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.3% -15.8% 17.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 61.8% -77.6% 107.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.3% -38.3% 13.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 59.6% -77.7% 110.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.3% -31.9% 16.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 57.3% -36.6% 17.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.7% -7.8% 14.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.3% -52.9% 15.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.4% -7.0% 14.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPHAPTVTEL
Gross margin 38.5% 19.6% 36.1%
EBITDA margin 31.5% 10.7% 24.9%
Operating margin 27.0% 5.3% 19.7%
Pretax margin 25.2% 4.1% 19.5%
Net margin 17.7% 1.2% 15.6%
FCF margin 16.2% 4.4% 17.2%
Operating cash flow margin 20.2% 7.9% 22.9%
Return on equity 34.9% 2.6% 22.8%
Return on assets 11.9% 1.1% 11.7%
Return on invested capital 16.5% 2.6% 16.2%
Return on capital employed 23.0% 5.3% 18.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.9x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 6.4x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.7% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPHAPTVTEL
Debt / assets 42.0% 29.8% 21.6%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.6x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 2.3x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 4.0x 6.6x 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 65.2% 51.4% 49.2%
Equity / assets 34.8% 48.6% 50.8%
Interest coverage 12.4x 3.0x 31.3x
Current ratio 1.9x 2.0x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.1x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 5.57 2.44 5.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPHAPTVTEL
Dividend yield 0.7% – 1.4%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 8.1% 2.7%
Shareholder yield 0.8% 8.1% 4.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 19.6% – 28.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 21.6% – 25.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 39.3% – 7.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 27.7% – 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.

ConsensusAPHAPTVTEL
Forward P/E 28.5xFY2026 7.8xFY2026 19.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.60FY2026 $5.49FY2026 $10.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +55.7%FY2026 -17.1%FY2026 +21.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.2% +13.7% +14.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $33.29BFY2026 $13.02BFY2026 $20.83BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +44.2%FY2026 -36.2%FY2026 +20.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +33.4% +4.0% +10.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPHAPTVTEL
Held by institutions 96.0% 98.6% 94.1%
Institutions holding 2,330 659 1,281
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +9.2% +3.0%
Institutions buying 1,360 330 608
Institutions selling 773 260 451
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.27 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.

APHAPTVTEL
APH 1.00 0.10 0.42
APTV 0.10 1.00 0.26
TEL 0.42 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APH, APTV and TEL?

Amphenol (APH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amphenol (APH) $185.41B, Aptiv (APTV) $9.22B, TE Connectivity (TEL) $62.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, APH, APTV and TEL?

TE Connectivity (TEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amphenol (APH) 36.0x, Aptiv (APTV) 41.9x, TE Connectivity (TEL) 20.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aptiv (APTV) is cheapest (Amphenol (APH) 28.5x, Aptiv (APTV) 7.8x, TE Connectivity (TEL) 19.5x). 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%, TE Connectivity (TEL) +16.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amphenol (APH) has the highest net margin (Amphenol (APH) 17.7%, Aptiv (APTV) 1.2%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 15.6%). On return on invested capital, Amphenol (APH) leads (Amphenol (APH) 16.5%, Aptiv (APTV) 2.6%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 16.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year TE Connectivity (TEL) returned the most: Amphenol (APH) -45.2%, Aptiv (APTV) -49.8%, TE Connectivity (TEL) -11.1%. Over five years, Amphenol (APH) compounded fastest (Amphenol (APH) +13.3%/yr, Aptiv (APTV) -24.0%/yr, TE Connectivity (TEL) +7.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

TE Connectivity (TEL) has the highest dividend yield: Amphenol (APH) 0.01%, Aptiv (APTV) 0.00%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 0.01%. Aptiv (APTV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TE Connectivity (TEL) has been the steadiest (Amphenol (APH) 85.4%, Aptiv (APTV) 44.5%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 35.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APH, APTV 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 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.