APH vs ETN vs TSLA Stock Comparison

Amphenol, Eaton and Tesla Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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APH Amphenol Corp /De/
$81.93 -2.9% 1M -41.4% 1Y
Market cap
$202.04B
P/E
34.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.05B
Div. yield
0.47%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
2 wins
ETN Eaton Corp plc
$393.63 -9.1% 1M +1.5% 1Y
Market cap
$152.89B
P/E
39.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.03B
Div. yield
1.10%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
7 wins
TSLA Tesla, Inc.
$403.30 +14.3% 1M -12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.31T
P/E
343.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$103.62B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Eaton leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Eaton 7, Tesla 3, Amphenol 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPHETNTSLALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $202.04B $152.89B $1.31T TSLA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.0x 39.9x 343.2x APH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.4x 28.4x 250.5x ETN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +57.6% +15.5% +11.8% APH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 12.8% 3.7% ETN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.3% 3.4% ETN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.1x -3.2x TSLA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.47% 1.10% — ETN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -41.4% +1.5% -12.6% ETN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.4%/yr +19.0%/yr +1.7%/yr ETN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.6% 40.6% 45.7% ETN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 45/100 50/100 TSLA

Percentile Scorecard

APHETNTSLA

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

AxisAPHETNTSLA
Valuation 15 #173 of 203 14 #174 of 203 14 #43 of 50
Growth 97 #7 of 188 72 #53 of 188 42 #29 of 49
Profitability 78 #42 of 183 74 #49 of 183 80 #10 of 46
Financial Health 27 #159 of 216 20 #173 of 216 96 #3 of 51
Shareholder Returns 21 #121 of 152 45 #84 of 152 18 #24 of 29
Overall 47 45 50
  • APH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ETN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TSLA ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPHETNTSLASPY
1 month -2.9%-9.1%+14.3% +0.7%
3 months -48.8%+1.7%+30.6% +3.7%
6 months -44.4%-9.1%+5.7% +7.1%
Year to date -39.4%+23.6%-10.3% +12.8%
1 year -41.4%+1.5%-12.6% +11.9%
3 years +104.9%+99.0%+104.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +27.0%+25.8%+26.9% +22.8%
5 years +113.4%+138.9%+8.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +16.4%+19.0%+1.7% +10.9%
10 years +400.4%+531.0%+2,925.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +17.5%+20.2%+40.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPHETNTSLASPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.6%40.6%45.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 114.2%43.8%47.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.711.872.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.480.04-0.28 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.6%-34.7%-73.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.5%-14.4%-17.7% -1.2%
52-week high $176.32$459.94$489.88 $779.14
52-week low $73.07$315.82$298.32 $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.

MultipleAPHETNTSLA
P/E now vs peer median 34.0xmedian 25.8x 39.9xmedian 25.8x 343.2xmedian 21.7x
P/S now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 1.9x 5.1xmedian 1.9x 12.6xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.6x 26.6xmedian 14.6x 117.2xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 44.1xmedian 22.2x 38.9xmedian 22.2x 226.6xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 2.2x 7.5xmedian 2.2x 14.9xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.77median 1.45 3.01median 1.45 -10.53median 1.36

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 monthsAPHETNTSLA
Revenue $33.05B $30.03B $103.62B
Gross profit $12.83B $10.78B $19.53B
Operating income $9.16B $5.32B $4.37B
Net income $5.99B $3.83B $3.86B
Free cash flow – $3.93B $5.76B
R&D – $844.00M $7.73B
EPS (diluted) $2.30 $9.83 $1.07
Cash & equivalents $4.17B $483.00M $15.22B
Total debt – $20.61B $9.34B
Shares (diluted) 2.58B 389.50M 3.54B
Enterprise value $195.70B $150.12B $1.14T

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
MetricAPHETNTSLA
P/E 34.0x 39.9x 343.2x
P/FCF 44.1x 38.9x 226.6x
P/Operating cash flow 31.2x 30.9x 69.9x
P/S 6.1x 5.1x 12.6x
P/B 11.7x 7.5x 14.9x
P/Tangible book 17.0x 19.9x 15.0x
EV/EBITDA – 26.6x 117.2x
EV/EBIT – 32.5x 290.8x
EV/Revenue 6.0x 5.8x 12.3x
EV/FCF – 43.9x 220.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.4x 34.9x 68.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.77 3.01 -10.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPHETNTSLA
Revenue growth (1Y) 57.6% 15.5% 11.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 38.4% 10.8% 3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 70.2% 8.7% 20.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 47.2% 12.3% -1.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 79.6% 8.7% -22.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 53.4% 15.9% -29.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 55.4% -2.4% -35.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 45.7% 12.2% -32.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 54.5% -2.0% -35.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 43.9% 13.3% -32.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 44.0% 21.9% 18.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.4% 14.1% 10.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 20.1% 3.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.3% -2.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPHETNTSLA
Gross margin – 35.9% 18.9%
EBITDA margin – 21.7% 10.5%
Operating margin – 17.7% 4.2%
Pretax margin – 16.1% 5.0%
Net margin – 12.8% 3.7%
FCF margin – 13.1% 5.6%
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% 16.5% 18.0%
Return on equity 36.4% 19.1% 4.5%
Return on assets 13.0% 6.9% 2.6%
Return on invested capital – 10.3% 3.4%
Return on capital employed – 12.2% 3.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.3x 4.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 3.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPHETNTSLA
Debt / assets – 36.7% 6.3%
Debt / equity – 1.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.1x -3.2x
Debt / FCF – 5.2x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 63.3% 63.9% 41.1%
Equity / assets 36.7% 36.1% 58.9%
Interest coverage – 12.0x 13.1x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.2x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.7x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.1x 1.2x
Altman Z-score – 3.75 14.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPHETNTSLA
Dividend yield 0.5% 1.1% –
Net buyback yield – 0.3% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 1.4% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusAPHETNTSLA
Forward P/E 31.4xFY2026 28.4xFY2026 250.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.61FY2026 $13.88FY2026 $1.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +56.3%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026 -3.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +35.6% +14.4% +32.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $33.34BFY2026 $31.83BFY2026 $112.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +44.4%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026 +19.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +33.4% +21.7% +15.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPHETNTSLA
Held by institutions 96.0% 84.7% 42.6%
Institutions holding 2,331 2,643 4,264
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +1.6% +7.4%
Institutions buying 1,361 1,400 2,374
Institutions selling 773 892 1,358
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.57 1.75

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.

APHETNTSLA
APH 1.00 0.28 0.15
ETN 0.28 1.00 0.37
TSLA 0.15 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APH, ETN and TSLA?

Tesla (TSLA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amphenol (APH) $202.04B, Eaton (ETN) $152.89B, Tesla (TSLA) $1.31T.

Which stock is cheaper, APH, ETN and TSLA?

Amphenol (APH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amphenol (APH) 34.0x, Eaton (ETN) 39.9x, Tesla (TSLA) 343.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eaton (ETN) is cheapest (Amphenol (APH) 31.4x, Eaton (ETN) 28.4x, Tesla (TSLA) 250.5x). 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) +57.6%, Eaton (ETN) +15.5%, Tesla (TSLA) +11.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eaton (ETN) has the highest net margin (Eaton (ETN) 12.8%, Tesla (TSLA) 3.7%). On return on invested capital, Eaton (ETN) leads (Eaton (ETN) 10.3%, Tesla (TSLA) 3.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eaton (ETN) returned the most: Amphenol (APH) -41.4%, Eaton (ETN) +1.5%, Tesla (TSLA) -12.6%. Over five years, Eaton (ETN) compounded fastest (Amphenol (APH) +16.4%/yr, Eaton (ETN) +19.0%/yr, Tesla (TSLA) +1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Eaton (ETN) has the highest dividend yield: Amphenol (APH) 0.47%, Eaton (ETN) 1.10%. Tesla (TSLA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eaton (ETN) has been the steadiest (Amphenol (APH) 85.6%, Eaton (ETN) 40.6%, Tesla (TSLA) 45.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APH, ETN and TSLA?

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