APH vs ETN vs TSLA Stock Comparison

Amphenol, Eaton and Tesla 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
ETN Eaton Corp plc
$384.22 -12.7% 1M +1.2% 1Y
Market cap
$152.67B
P/E
39.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.03B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
4 wins
TSLA Tesla, Inc.
$407.46 +9.5% 1M -9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.31T
P/E
343.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$103.62B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Amphenol leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Amphenol 5, Eaton 4, Tesla 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPHETNTSLALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $198.86B $152.67B $1.31T TSLA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.7x 39.9x 343.6x APH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.0x 27.7x 253.1x ETN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +54.2% +15.5% +11.8% APH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.7% 12.8% 3.7% APH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.5% 10.3% 3.4% APH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 3.1x -3.2x TSLA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.4% +1.2% -9.9% ETN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.4%/yr +18.4%/yr +2.6%/yr ETN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.5% 40.7% 45.7% ETN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 45/100 52/100 APH

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 18 #166 of 203 14 #175 of 203 16 #42 of 50
Growth 97 #7 of 188 73 #52 of 188 49 #25 of 48
Profitability 98 #5 of 183 75 #47 of 183 80 #10 of 46
Financial Health 41 #129 of 217 20 #174 of 217 96 #3 of 52
Shareholder Returns 64 #56 of 153 43 #88 of 153 21 #24 of 30
Overall 63 45 52
  • 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 -6.9%-12.7%+9.5% -0.2%
3 months -45.6%-0.5%+32.5% +3.9%
6 months -45.5%-7.0%+8.4% +8.2%
Year to date -42.1%+20.6%-9.4% +12.9%
1 year -42.4%+1.2%-9.9% +12.3%
3 years +97.4%+96.7%+96.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +25.5%+25.3%+25.3% +23.3%
5 years +104.3%+132.9%+13.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.4%+18.4%+2.6% +10.9%
10 years +378.9%+516.8%+2,896.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +17.0%+20.0%+40.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPHETNTSLASPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.5%40.7%45.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 114.2%43.6%47.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.711.872.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.500.03-0.22 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.6%-34.7%-73.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.6%-16.5%-16.8% -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 37.4xmedian 25.2x 39.0xmedian 25.2x 346.7xmedian 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 1.9x 5.0xmedian 1.9x 12.7xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.6xmedian 14.0x 26.0xmedian 14.0x 118.4xmedian 8.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.9xmedian 21.7x 37.9xmedian 21.7x 228.9xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 2.3x 7.4xmedian 2.3x 15.1xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.00median 1.32 2.94median 1.32 -10.64median 1.40

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 $29.01B $30.03B $103.62B
Gross profit $11.17B $10.78B $19.53B
Operating income $7.84B $5.32B $4.37B
Net income $5.19B $3.83B $3.86B
Free cash flow $4.71B $3.93B $5.76B
R&D – $844.00M $7.73B
EPS (diluted) $1.99 $9.83 $1.07
Cash & equivalents $4.73B $483.00M $15.22B
Total debt $18.81B $20.61B $9.34B
Shares (diluted) 2.58B 389.50M 3.54B
Enterprise value $193.44B $149.86B $1.13T

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 37.4x 39.0x 346.7x
P/FCF 40.9x 37.9x 228.9x
P/Operating cash flow 32.9x 30.1x 70.6x
P/S 6.7x 5.0x 12.7x
P/B 12.4x 7.4x 15.1x
P/Tangible book 18.7x 19.4x 15.2x
EV/EBITDA 22.6x 26.0x 118.4x
EV/EBIT 26.3x 31.8x 293.9x
EV/Revenue 7.1x 5.6x 12.4x
EV/FCF 43.8x 43.0x 223.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.2x 34.2x 68.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.00 2.94 -10.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPHETNTSLA
Revenue growth (1Y) 54.2% 15.5% 11.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 32.2% 10.8% 3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 70.9% 8.7% 20.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 40.4% 12.3% -1.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 86.0% 8.7% -22.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.3% 15.9% -29.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 61.8% -2.4% -35.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.3% 12.2% -32.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 59.6% -2.0% -35.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.3% 13.3% -32.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 57.3% 21.9% 18.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.7% 14.1% 10.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.3% 20.1% 3.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.4% 13.3% -2.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPHETNTSLA
Gross margin 38.5% 35.9% 18.9%
EBITDA margin 31.5% 21.7% 10.5%
Operating margin 27.0% 17.7% 4.2%
Pretax margin 25.2% 16.1% 5.0%
Net margin 17.7% 12.8% 3.7%
FCF margin 16.2% 13.1% 5.6%
Operating cash flow margin 20.2% 16.5% 18.0%
Return on equity 34.9% 19.1% 4.5%
Return on assets 11.9% 6.9% 2.6%
Return on invested capital 16.5% 10.3% 3.4%
Return on capital employed 23.0% 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 42.0% 36.7% 6.3%
Debt / equity 1.2x 1.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 3.1x -3.2x
Debt / FCF 4.0x 5.2x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 65.2% 63.9% 41.1%
Equity / assets 34.8% 36.1% 58.9%
Interest coverage 12.4x 12.0x 13.1x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.2x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.7x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.1x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 5.78 3.69 14.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPHETNTSLA
Dividend yield 0.6% 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 0.2% 0.3% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.8% 1.5% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusAPHETNTSLA
Forward P/E 30.0xFY2026 27.7xFY2026 253.1xFY2026
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 2,330 2,642 4,262
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +1.6% +7.4%
Institutions buying 1,360 1,399 2,373
Institutions selling 773 892 1,357
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) $198.86B, Eaton (ETN) $152.67B, Tesla (TSLA) $1.31T.

Which stock is cheaper, APH, ETN and TSLA?

Amphenol (APH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amphenol (APH) 38.7x, Eaton (ETN) 39.9x, Tesla (TSLA) 343.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eaton (ETN) is cheapest (Amphenol (APH) 30.0x, Eaton (ETN) 27.7x, Tesla (TSLA) 253.1x). 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%, Eaton (ETN) +15.5%, Tesla (TSLA) +11.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amphenol (APH) has the highest net margin (Amphenol (APH) 17.7%, Eaton (ETN) 12.8%, Tesla (TSLA) 3.7%). On return on invested capital, Amphenol (APH) leads (Amphenol (APH) 16.5%, Eaton (ETN) 10.3%, Tesla (TSLA) 3.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eaton (ETN) returned the most: Amphenol (APH) -42.4%, Eaton (ETN) +1.2%, Tesla (TSLA) -9.9%. Over five years, Eaton (ETN) compounded fastest (Amphenol (APH) +15.4%/yr, Eaton (ETN) +18.4%/yr, Tesla (TSLA) +2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Amphenol (APH) 0.01%, Eaton (ETN) 0.00%, Tesla (TSLA) 0.00%. Eaton (ETN) and Tesla (TSLA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eaton (ETN) has been the steadiest (Amphenol (APH) 85.5%, Eaton (ETN) 40.7%, 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, 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.