APH vs FPS vs GEV Stock Comparison

Amphenol, Forgent Power Solutions and GE Vernova Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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APH Amphenol Corp /De/
$80.98 -4.3% 1M -41.0% 1Y
Market cap
$202.84B
P/E
34.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.05B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
1 win
GEV GE Vernova Inc.
$878.57 -7.5% 1M +53.9% 1Y
Market cap
$236.36B
P/E
22.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.04B
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

GE Vernova leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (GE Vernova 5, Forgent Power Solutions 1, Amphenol 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPHFPSGEVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $202.84B $6.85B $236.36B GEV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.2x 87.0x 22.8x GEV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.0x 21.0x — FPS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +57.6% — +16.9% APH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 23.5% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 18.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -3.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -41.0% — +53.9% GEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.1%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.6% 91.3% 53.8% GEV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 — 84/100 GEV

Percentile Scorecard

APHFPSGEV

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

AxisAPHFPSGEV
Valuation 15 #173 of 203 5 #193 of 203 75 #16 of 61
Growth 97 #7 of 188 – 98 #2 of 58
Profitability 78 #42 of 184 – 94 #4 of 55
Financial Health 26 #161 of 217 20 #174 of 217 57 #31 of 71
Shareholder Returns 23 #118 of 153 – 93 #3 of 29
Overall 48 – 84
  • APH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • FPS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • GEV ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPHFPSGEVSPY
1 month -4.3%-20.0%-7.5% +0.9%
3 months -46.1%+0.0%-2.4% +5.9%
6 months -45.4%-19.4%-17.4% +8.5%
Year to date -40.1%—+34.4% +13.3%
1 year -41.0%—+53.9% +12.4%
3 years +104.2%—— +88.1%
3 years, per year +26.9%—— +23.5%
5 years +111.0%—— +68.2%
5 years, per year +16.1%—— +11.0%
10 years +394.6%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +17.3%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAPHFPSGEVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.6%91.3%53.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 114.2%90.8%53.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.713.632.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.48—1.00 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.6%-62.5%-38.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.1%-54.7%-25.2% -0.9%
52-week high $176.32$64.59$1,174.86 $779.14
52-week low $73.07$24.22$547.96 $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.

MultipleAPHFPSGEV
P/E now vs peer median 33.6xmedian 25.4x 87.0xmedian 25.4x 22.5xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 1.9x 5.7xmedian 1.9x 5.3xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.3x —median 14.3x 51.4xmedian 18.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 44.1xmedian 21.8x -1,177xmedian 21.8x 13.6xmedian 24.4x
P/B now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 2.2x 12.0xmedian 2.2x 18.5xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.77median 1.41 —median 1.41 —median 1.07

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 monthsAPHFPSGEV
Revenue $33.05B – $44.04B
Gross profit $12.83B – $9.57B
Operating income $9.16B – $2.83B
Net income $5.99B – $10.37B
Free cash flow – – $17.12B
R&D – – $1.36B
EPS (diluted) $2.30 – $38.69
Cash & equivalents $4.17B $97.48M $16.76B
Total debt – $582.18M $2.80B
Shares (diluted) 2.58B 243.80M 268.00M
Enterprise value $196.37B $6.85B $187.46B

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
MetricAPHFPSGEV
P/E 33.6x 87.0x 22.5x
P/FCF 44.1x -1,177x 13.6x
P/Operating cash flow 30.8x – 12.1x
P/S 6.0x 5.7x 5.3x
P/B 11.6x 12.0x 18.5x
P/Tangible book 16.8x 21.0x 28.4x
EV/EBITDA – – 51.4x
EV/EBIT – – 77.3x
EV/Revenue 5.9x – 5.0x
EV/FCF – – 12.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.0x – 11.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.77 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPHFPSGEV
Revenue growth (1Y) 57.6% – 16.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 38.4% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 70.2% – 30.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 47.2% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 79.6% – 104.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 53.4% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 55.4% – 504.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 45.7% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 54.5% – 524.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 43.9% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 44.0% – 460.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.4% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 592.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPHFPSGEV
Gross margin – – 21.7%
EBITDA margin – – 9.7%
Operating margin – – 6.4%
Pretax margin – – 20.2%
Net margin – – 23.5%
FCF margin – – 38.9%
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% – 43.6%
Return on equity 36.4% – 80.8%
Return on assets 13.0% – 12.4%
Return on invested capital – – 18.1%
Return on capital employed – – 13.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPHFPSGEV
Debt / assets – 26.1% 3.2%
Debt / equity – 0.9x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -3.3x
Debt / FCF – – 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 63.3% 69.9% 85.5%
Equity / assets 36.7% 30.1% 14.5%
Interest coverage – – 13.0x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.5x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 2.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPHFPSGEV
Dividend yield 0.5% – 0.2%
Net buyback yield – – 2.7%
Shareholder yield 0.5% – 3.0%
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.

ConsensusAPHFPSGEV
Forward P/E 31.0xFY2026 21.0xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.61FY2026 $1.39FY2027 –
EPS growth, next FY +56.3%FY2026 +104.4%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +35.6% +53.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $33.34BFY2026 $2.41BFY2027 –
Revenue growth, next FY +44.4%FY2026 +69.5%FY2027 –
Revenue growth, the year after +33.4% +38.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPHFPSGEV
Held by institutions 96.0% 64.9% 79.1%
Institutions holding 2,330 369 3,416
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +46.0% +4.0%
Institutions buying 1,360 296 1,952
Institutions selling 773 63 982
Buyers to sellers 1.76 4.70 1.99

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.

APHFPSGEV
APH 1.00 0.21 0.22
FPS 0.21 1.00 0.62
GEV 0.22 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APH, FPS and GEV?

GE Vernova (GEV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amphenol (APH) $202.84B, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) $6.85B, GE Vernova (GEV) $236.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, APH, FPS and GEV?

GE Vernova (GEV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amphenol (APH) 34.2x, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 87.0x, GE Vernova (GEV) 22.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) is cheapest (Amphenol (APH) 31.0x, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 21.0x). 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) +57.6%, GE Vernova (GEV) +16.9%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year GE Vernova (GEV) returned the most: Amphenol (APH) -41.0%, GE Vernova (GEV) +53.9%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, GE Vernova (GEV) has been the steadiest (Amphenol (APH) 85.6%, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 91.3%, GE Vernova (GEV) 53.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APH, FPS and GEV?

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