APH vs BA vs GE Stock Comparison

Amphenol, Boeing and General Electric Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
BA Boeing Co
$188.29 -5.7% 1M -13.5% 1Y
Market cap
$148.46B
P/E
71.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$94.00B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
GE General Electric Co
$285.64 -10.7% 1M -6.8% 1Y
Market cap
$298.78B
P/E
32.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$52.58B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

General Electric leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (General Electric 7, Amphenol 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPHBAGELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $185.41B $148.46B $298.78B GE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.0x 71.0x 32.8x GE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.5x — 38.6x APH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +54.2% +24.8% +19.6% APH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.7% 2.2% 17.3% APH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.5% 7.7% -57.8% APH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 3.8x -0.5x GE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% GE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -45.2% -13.5% -6.8% GE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.3%/yr -2.4%/yr +34.6%/yr GE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.4% 34.4% 33.1% GE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 48/100 45/100 APH

Percentile Scorecard

APHBAGE

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

AxisAPHBAGE
Valuation 19 #165 of 203 44 #56 of 100 32 #68 of 100
Growth 97 #7 of 188 81 #19 of 97 28 #70 of 97
Profitability 98 #5 of 187 54 #45 of 96 59 #40 of 96
Financial Health 40 #133 of 222 11 #94 of 106 19 #86 of 106
Shareholder Returns 68 #50 of 153 – 86 #10 of 65
Overall 64 48 45
  • APH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • BA ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • GE ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPHBAGESPY
1 month -9.9%-5.7%-10.7% -1.0%
3 months -51.5%-10.2%-19.2% +2.9%
6 months -50.5%-19.0%+0.4% +6.4%
Year to date -45.2%-13.3%-7.3% +11.4%
1 year -45.2%-13.5%-6.8% +13.1%
3 years +87.0%+3.3%+215.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +23.2%+1.1%+46.6% +21.5%
5 years +86.9%-11.6%+340.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +13.3%-2.4%+34.6% +10.9%
10 years +349.3%+38.8%+105.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +16.2%+3.3%+7.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAPHBAGESPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.4%34.4%33.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 113.7%33.2%35.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.681.231.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.53-0.39-0.20 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.6%-50.3%-45.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -58.0%-25.3%-25.0% -2.5%
52-week high $176.32$252.15$381.07 $779.14
52-week low $73.07$179.12$273.25 $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.

MultipleAPHBAGE
P/E now vs peer median 35.4xmedian 25.9x 71.2xmedian 26.2x 32.5xmedian 26.2x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 1.9x 1.6xmedian 2.9x 5.6xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 13.7x 25.7xmedian 14.7x -13.0xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.8xmedian 21.1x -708.7xmedian 24.9x 36.9xmedian 24.9x
P/B now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 2.3x 24.3xmedian 2.4x 16.6xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.95median 1.19 2.15median 0.92 -113.70median 0.92

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 monthsAPHBAGE
Revenue $29.01B $94.00B $52.58B
Gross profit $11.17B $4.40B $18.52B
Operating income $7.84B $4.60B -$24.73B
Net income $5.19B $2.43B $9.13B
Free cash flow $4.71B -$210.00M $7.99B
R&D – $3.69B $1.81B
EPS (diluted) $1.99 $2.64 $8.74
Cash & equivalents $4.73B $7.24B $8.76B
Total debt $61.13B $45.90B $79.60B
Shares (diluted) 2.58B 790.80M 1.04B
Enterprise value $179.99B $55.15B $257.30B

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
MetricAPHBAGE
P/E 35.4x 71.2x 32.5x
P/FCF 38.8x -708.7x 36.9x
P/Operating cash flow 31.1x 40.9x 31.3x
P/S 6.3x 1.6x 5.6x
P/B 11.7x 24.3x 16.6x
P/Tangible book 17.7x 32.5x 21.5x
EV/EBITDA 21.4x 25.7x -13.0x
EV/EBIT 25.0x 38.0x -12.4x
EV/Revenue 6.8x 1.9x 5.8x
EV/FCF 41.6x -831.9x 38.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.4x 48.0x 32.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.95 2.15 -113.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPHBAGE
Revenue growth (1Y) 54.2% 24.8% 19.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 32.2% 8.5% 7.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 70.9% 1,902% 11.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 40.4% -3.6% 10.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 86.0% 149.8% -29.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.3% 49.8% -126.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 61.8% 122.8% 13.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.3% 36.4% -3.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 59.6% 118.3% 15.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.3% 33.1% -0.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 57.3% 158.8% 21.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.7% -26.6% 6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.3% 97.5% 20.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.4% -26.6% 2.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPHBAGE
Gross margin 38.5% 4.7% 35.2%
EBITDA margin 31.5% 7.2% -44.6%
Operating margin 27.0% 4.9% -47.0%
Pretax margin 25.2% 3.0% 20.3%
Net margin 17.7% 2.2% 17.3%
FCF margin 16.2% -0.2% 15.2%
Operating cash flow margin 20.2% 3.9% 17.9%
Return on equity 34.9% 40.4% 51.2%
Return on assets 11.9% 1.5% 7.2%
Return on invested capital 16.5% 7.7% -57.8%
Return on capital employed 23.0% 8.2% -29.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.5x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPHBAGE
Debt / assets 42.0% 27.7% 15.2%
Debt / equity 1.2x 7.5x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 3.8x -0.5x
Debt / FCF 4.0x -218.6x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 65.2% 96.3% 86.0%
Equity / assets 34.8% 3.7% 14.0%
Interest coverage 12.4x 1.8x -26.7x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.1x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 5.57 1.47 2.40

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPHBAGE
Dividend yield 0.7% – 0.6%
Net buyback yield 0.2% – 2.9%
Shareholder yield 0.8% 0.0% 3.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 19.6% – 19.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 21.6% – 21.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 39.3% – 26.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 27.7% – 36.5%

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.

ConsensusAPHBAGE
Forward P/E 28.5xFY2026 – 38.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.60FY2026 $-1.03FY2026 $7.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +55.7%FY2026 -186.6%FY2026 +16.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.2% – +28.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $33.29BFY2026 $91.39BFY2026 $53.75BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +44.2%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026 +27.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +33.4% +18.3% +11.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPHBAGE
Held by institutions 96.0% 75.6% 79.4%
Institutions holding 2,330 2,626 3,441
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +2.3% +1.5%
Institutions buying 1,360 1,327 1,829
Institutions selling 773 843 1,148
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.57 1.59

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.

APHBAGE
APH 1.00 0.06 0.19
BA 0.06 1.00 0.47
GE 0.19 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APH, BA and GE?

General Electric (GE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amphenol (APH) $185.41B, Boeing (BA) $148.46B, General Electric (GE) $298.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, APH, BA and GE?

General Electric (GE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amphenol (APH) 36.0x, Boeing (BA) 71.0x, General Electric (GE) 32.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amphenol (APH) is cheapest (Amphenol (APH) 28.5x, General Electric (GE) 38.6x). 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%, Boeing (BA) +24.8%, General Electric (GE) +19.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amphenol (APH) has the highest net margin (Amphenol (APH) 17.7%, Boeing (BA) 2.2%, General Electric (GE) 17.3%). On return on invested capital, Amphenol (APH) leads (Amphenol (APH) 16.5%, Boeing (BA) 7.7%, General Electric (GE) -57.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year General Electric (GE) returned the most: Amphenol (APH) -45.2%, Boeing (BA) -13.5%, General Electric (GE) -6.8%. Over five years, General Electric (GE) compounded fastest (Amphenol (APH) +13.3%/yr, Boeing (BA) -2.4%/yr, General Electric (GE) +34.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

General Electric (GE) has the highest dividend yield: Amphenol (APH) 0.01%, Boeing (BA) 0.00%, General Electric (GE) 0.01%. Boeing (BA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, General Electric (GE) has been the steadiest (Amphenol (APH) 85.4%, Boeing (BA) 34.4%, General Electric (GE) 33.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APH, BA and GE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, General Electric (GE) 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.