APH vs APWC vs PWR Stock Comparison

Amphenol, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable and Quanta Services Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APH Amphenol Corp /De/
$75.28 -10.5% 1M -43.7% 1Y
Market cap
$193.19B
P/E
37.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.01B
Div. yield
0.01%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
8 wins
PWR Quanta Services, Inc.
$564.03 -13.1% 1M +27.9% 1Y
Market cap
$86.91B
P/E
65.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$32.91B
Div. yield
0.00%
Utility Construction Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Amphenol leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Amphenol 8, Quanta Services 3, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPHAPWCPWRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $193.19B $25.15M $86.91B APH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.6x 3.7x 65.5x APWC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.8x — 35.5x APH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +54.2% +9.0% +26.3% APH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.7% 1.3% 4.0% APH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.5% 4.1% 10.1% APH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x — 1.8x APH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% APH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.7% -36.0% +27.9% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.7%/yr -16.1%/yr +37.1%/yr PWR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.6% 59.0% 44.8% PWR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 59/100 52/100 APH

Percentile Scorecard

APHAPWCPWR

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

AxisAPHAPWCPWR
Valuation 19 #164 of 203 70 #62 of 203 22 #41 of 52
Growth 97 #7 of 187 65 #67 of 187 72 #11 of 37
Profitability 98 #5 of 185 25 #140 of 185 72 #11 of 37
Financial Health 42 #127 of 219 79 #47 of 219 50 #29 of 57
Shareholder Returns 66 #53 of 153 – 42 #16 of 27
Overall 64 59 52
  • APH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • APWC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PWR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPHAPWCPWRSPY
1 month -10.5%-9.0%-13.1% -0.8%
3 months -49.6%-20.4%-9.1% +3.5%
6 months -49.4%-17.7%-11.5% +7.0%
Year to date -44.3%-35.1%+33.6% +12.2%
1 year -43.7%-36.0%+27.9% +13.0%
3 years +89.8%-3.2%+242.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +23.8%-1.1%+50.7% +23.1%
5 years +98.7%-58.4%+384.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.7%-16.1%+37.1% +11.0%
10 years +359.5%-43.7%+1,884.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +16.5%-5.6%+34.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAPHAPWCPWRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.6%59.0%44.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 114.2%47.7%42.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.700.611.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.51-0.610.62 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.6%-65.9%-33.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.3%-42.1%-28.2% -1.8%
52-week high $176.32$2.09$785.24 $779.14
52-week low $73.07$1.21$413.17 $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.

MultipleAPHAPWCPWR
P/E now vs peer median 36.0xmedian 26.0x 3.7xmedian 26.0x 63.9xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 1.9x 0.0xmedian 1.9x 2.6xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x 29.5xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.4xmedian 21.4x -3.7xmedian 21.4x 37.0xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 2.2x 0.1xmedian 2.2x 8.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.96median 1.26 —median 1.26 2.08median 0.56

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 monthsAPHAPWCPWR
Revenue $29.01B $529.68M $32.91B
Gross profit $11.17B $43.84M $5.09B
Operating income $7.84B $13.32M $2.04B
Net income $5.19B $11.40M $1.35B
Free cash flow $4.71B -$6.69M $2.29B
EPS (diluted) $1.99 $0.33 $8.70
Cash & equivalents $4.73B $64.58M $506.43M
Total debt $18.81B $194.37M $6.10B
Shares (diluted) 2.58B 20.62M 152.44M
Enterprise value $187.77B -$195.48M $84.98B

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
MetricAPHAPWCPWR
P/E 36.0x 3.7x 63.9x
P/FCF 39.4x -3.7x 37.0x
P/Operating cash flow 31.6x -3.7x 26.7x
P/S 6.4x 0.0x 2.6x
P/B 11.9x 0.1x 8.7x
P/Tangible book 18.0x 0.1x 13.0x
EV/EBITDA 21.8x – 29.5x
EV/EBIT 25.4x 1.2x 44.4x
EV/Revenue 6.9x 0.0x 2.7x
EV/FCF 42.2x -2.3x 39.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.9x -2.3x 28.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.96 – 2.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPHAPWCPWR
Revenue growth (1Y) 54.2% 9.0% 26.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 32.2% – 21.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 70.9% 29.4% 29.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 40.4% – 24.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 86.0% 56.4% 36.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.3% – 28.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 61.8% 101.1% 36.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.3% – 31.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 59.6% 119.1% 35.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.3% – 30.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 57.3% -138.0% 59.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.7% – 42.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.3% -138.0% 68.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.4% – 47.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPHAPWCPWR
Gross margin 38.5% 8.3% 15.5%
EBITDA margin 31.5% – 9.3%
Operating margin 27.0% 2.5% 6.2%
Pretax margin 25.2% 2.8% 5.3%
Net margin 17.7% 1.3% 4.0%
FCF margin 16.2% -1.3% 7.0%
Operating cash flow margin 20.2% -1.3% 9.7%
Return on equity 34.9% 4.2% 14.3%
Return on assets 11.9% 2.6% 5.0%
Return on invested capital 16.5% 4.1% 10.1%
Return on capital employed 23.0% – 12.6%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.2x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x -0.6x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPHAPWCPWR
Debt / assets 42.0% 13.3% 21.6%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x – 1.8x
Debt / FCF 4.0x -8.7x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 65.2% 38.6% 65.6%
Equity / assets 34.8% 61.4% 34.4%
Interest coverage 12.4x 7.7x 6.9x
Current ratio 1.9x – 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.3x – 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.6x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score 5.63 – 4.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPHAPWCPWR
Dividend yield 0.7% – 0.1%
Net buyback yield 0.2% – –
Shareholder yield 0.8% 0.0% 0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 19.6% – 4.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 21.6% – 2.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 39.3% – 10.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 27.7% – 12.6%

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.

ConsensusAPHAPWCPWR
Forward P/E 28.8xFY2026 – 35.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.61FY2026 – $15.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +56.3%FY2026 – +47.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +35.6% – +27.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $33.34BFY2026 – $40.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +44.4%FY2026 – +43.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +33.4% – +9.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPHAPWCPWR
Held by institutions 96.0% – 88.9%
Institutions holding 2,330 – 1,919
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% – +13.5%
Institutions buying 1,360 – 972
Institutions selling 773 – 703
Buyers to sellers 1.76 – 1.38

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.

APHAPWCPWR
APH 1.00 0.06 0.28
APWC 0.06 1.00 0.05
PWR 0.28 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APH, APWC and PWR?

Amphenol (APH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amphenol (APH) $193.19B, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) $25.15M, Quanta Services (PWR) $86.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, APH, APWC and PWR?

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amphenol (APH) 37.6x, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 3.7x, Quanta Services (PWR) 65.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amphenol (APH) is cheapest (Amphenol (APH) 28.8x, Quanta Services (PWR) 35.5x). 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%, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) +9.0%, Quanta Services (PWR) +26.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amphenol (APH) has the highest net margin (Amphenol (APH) 17.7%, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 1.3%, Quanta Services (PWR) 4.0%). On return on invested capital, Amphenol (APH) leads (Amphenol (APH) 16.5%, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 4.1%, Quanta Services (PWR) 10.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quanta Services (PWR) returned the most: Amphenol (APH) -43.7%, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) -36.0%, Quanta Services (PWR) +27.9%. Over five years, Quanta Services (PWR) compounded fastest (Amphenol (APH) +14.7%/yr, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) -16.1%/yr, Quanta Services (PWR) +37.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Amphenol (APH) has the highest dividend yield: Amphenol (APH) 0.01%, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 0.00%, Quanta Services (PWR) 0.00%. Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Quanta Services (PWR) has been the steadiest (Amphenol (APH) 85.6%, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 59.0%, Quanta Services (PWR) 44.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.