APH vs APWC vs DY Stock Comparison

Amphenol, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable and Dycom Industries 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
$198.86B
P/E
38.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.01B
Div. yield
0.01%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
5 wins
DY Dycom Industries Inc
$229.88 -15.3% 1M -19.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.79B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Utility Construction Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Amphenol leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Amphenol 5, Dycom Industries 4, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPHAPWCDYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $198.86B $25.77M $6.79B APH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.7x 3.8x — APWC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.0x — 14.0x DY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +54.2% +9.0% — APH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.7% 1.3% — APH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.5% 4.1% — APH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.4% -32.4% -19.1% DY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.4%/yr -15.9%/yr +22.9%/yr DY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.5% 59.0% 52.9% DY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 59/100 — APH

Percentile Scorecard

APHAPWCDY

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

AxisAPHAPWCDY
Valuation 18 #166 of 203 70 #61 of 203 –
Growth 97 #7 of 188 64 #68 of 188 –
Profitability 98 #5 of 183 24 #139 of 183 –
Financial Health 41 #129 of 217 78 #48 of 217 59 #24 of 57
Shareholder Returns 64 #56 of 153 – –
Overall 63 59 –
  • APH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • APWC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • DY ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPHAPWCDYSPY
1 month -6.9%-6.0%-15.3% -0.2%
3 months -45.6%-16.7%-42.8% +3.9%
6 months -45.5%-20.9%-43.0% +8.2%
Year to date -42.1%-33.0%-32.0% +12.9%
1 year -42.4%-32.4%-19.1% +12.3%
3 years +97.4%0.0%+171.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +25.5%0.0%+39.5% +23.3%
5 years +104.3%-57.8%+180.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.4%-15.9%+22.9% +10.9%
10 years +378.9%-41.9%+207.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +17.0%-5.3%+11.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPHAPWCDYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.5%59.0%52.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 114.2%47.7%50.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.710.621.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.50-0.55-0.36 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.6%-65.9%-58.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.6%-40.2%-57.0% -1.2%
52-week high $176.32$2.09$535.20 $779.14
52-week low $73.07$1.21$224.52 $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.

MultipleAPHAPWCDY
P/E now vs peer median 37.4xmedian 25.2x 3.8xmedian 25.2x —median 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 1.9x 0.0xmedian 1.9x —median 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.6xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x —median 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.9xmedian 21.7x -3.9xmedian 21.7x —median 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 2.3x 0.1xmedian 2.3x 3.7xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.00median 1.32 —median 1.32 —median 0.57

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 monthsAPHAPWCDY
Revenue $29.01B $529.68M –
Gross profit $11.17B $43.84M –
Operating income $7.84B $13.32M –
Net income $5.19B $11.40M –
Free cash flow $4.71B -$6.69M –
EPS (diluted) $1.99 $0.33 –
Cash & equivalents $4.73B $64.58M $709.17M
Total debt $18.81B $194.37M $5.82B
Shares (diluted) 2.58B 20.62M 29.33M
Enterprise value $193.44B -$129.05M $5.92B

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
MetricAPHAPWCDY
P/E 37.4x 3.8x –
P/FCF 40.9x -3.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 32.9x -3.9x –
P/S 6.7x 0.0x –
P/B 12.4x 0.1x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 18.7x 0.1x 7.4x
EV/EBITDA 22.6x – –
EV/EBIT 26.3x 1.2x –
EV/Revenue 7.1x 0.0x –
EV/FCF 43.8x -2.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 35.2x -2.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.00 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPHAPWCDY
Revenue growth (1Y) 54.2% 9.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 32.2% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 70.9% 29.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 40.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 86.0% 56.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.3% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 61.8% 101.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.3% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 59.6% 119.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.3% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 57.3% -138.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.7% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.3% -138.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.4% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPHAPWCDY
Gross margin 38.5% 8.3% –
EBITDA margin 31.5% – –
Operating margin 27.0% 2.5% –
Pretax margin 25.2% 2.8% –
Net margin 17.7% 1.3% –
FCF margin 16.2% -1.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 20.2% -1.3% –
Return on equity 34.9% 4.2% –
Return on assets 11.9% 2.6% –
Return on invested capital 16.5% 4.1% –
Return on capital employed 23.0% – –
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x -0.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPHAPWCDY
Debt / assets 42.0% 13.3% 47.1%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.2x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x – –
Debt / FCF 4.0x -8.7x –
Liabilities / assets 65.2% 38.6% 68.9%
Equity / assets 34.8% 61.4% 31.1%
Interest coverage 12.4x 7.7x –
Current ratio 1.9x – 2.7x
Quick ratio 1.3x – 2.4x
Cash ratio 0.6x – 0.7x
Altman Z-score 5.78 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPHAPWCDY
Dividend yield 0.6% – –
Net buyback yield 0.2% – –
Shareholder yield 0.8% 0.0% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 19.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 21.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 39.3% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 27.7% – –

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.

ConsensusAPHAPWCDY
Forward P/E 30.0xFY2026 – 14.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.61FY2026 – $16.42FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +56.3%FY2026 – +37.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +35.6% – +28.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $33.34BFY2026 – $7.06BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +44.4%FY2026 – +27.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +33.4% – +26.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPHAPWCDY
Held by institutions 96.0% – 92.8%
Institutions holding 2,330 – 618
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% – -2.1%
Institutions buying 1,360 – 339
Institutions selling 773 – 210
Buyers to sellers 1.76 – 1.61

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.

APHAPWCDY
APH 1.00 0.07 0.16
APWC 0.07 1.00 0.06
DY 0.16 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APH, APWC and DY?

Amphenol (APH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amphenol (APH) $198.86B, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) $25.77M, Dycom Industries (DY) $6.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, APH, APWC and DY?

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amphenol (APH) 38.7x, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 3.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dycom Industries (DY) is cheapest (Amphenol (APH) 30.0x, Dycom Industries (DY) 14.0x). 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%, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) +9.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amphenol (APH) has the highest net margin (Amphenol (APH) 17.7%, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 1.3%). On return on invested capital, Amphenol (APH) leads (Amphenol (APH) 16.5%, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 4.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dycom Industries (DY) returned the most: Amphenol (APH) -42.4%, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) -32.4%, Dycom Industries (DY) -19.1%. Over five years, Dycom Industries (DY) compounded fastest (Amphenol (APH) +15.4%/yr, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) -15.9%/yr, Dycom Industries (DY) +22.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Amphenol (APH) 0.01%, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 0.00%, Dycom Industries (DY) 0.00%. Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) and Dycom Industries (DY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dycom Industries (DY) has been the steadiest (Amphenol (APH) 85.5%, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 59.0%, Dycom Industries (DY) 52.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APH, APWC and DY?

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 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.