APH vs GE vs VRT Stock Comparison

Amphenol, General Electric and Vertiv Holdings 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
4 wins
GE General Electric Co
$288.37 -11.9% 1M -5.1% 1Y
Market cap
$308.38B
P/E
33.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$52.58B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
5 wins
VRT Vertiv Holdings Co
$199.91 -21.1% 1M +7.4% 1Y
Market cap
$80.19B
P/E
46.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.48B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

General Electric leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (General Electric 5, Amphenol 4, Vertiv Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPHGEVRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $193.19B $308.38B $80.19B GE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.6x 33.9x 46.3x GE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.8x 38.0x 28.9x APH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +54.2% +19.6% +26.2% APH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.7% 17.3% 15.1% APH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.5% -38.7% 24.0% VRT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x -0.7x -0.1x GE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% GE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.7% -5.1% +7.4% VRT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.7%/yr +34.9%/yr +52.0%/yr VRT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.6% 33.1% 66.0% GE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 45/100 60/100 APH

Percentile Scorecard

APHGEVRT

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

AxisAPHGEVRT
Valuation 19 #164 of 203 33 #67 of 100 30 #142 of 203
Growth 97 #7 of 187 33 #65 of 97 100 #2 of 187
Profitability 98 #5 of 185 60 #39 of 96 99 #3 of 185
Financial Health 42 #127 of 219 18 #86 of 105 56 #96 of 219
Shareholder Returns 66 #53 of 153 83 #12 of 64 16 #129 of 153
Overall 64 45 60
  • APH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • GE ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • VRT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPHGEVRTSPY
1 month -10.5%-11.9%-21.1% -0.8%
3 months -49.6%-20.3%-30.4% +3.5%
6 months -49.4%+1.3%-38.0% +7.0%
Year to date -44.3%-6.4%+23.4% +12.2%
1 year -43.7%-5.1%+7.4% +13.0%
3 years +89.8%+239.7%+448.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +23.8%+50.4%+76.5% +23.1%
5 years +98.7%+345.7%+709.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.7%+34.9%+52.0% +11.0%
10 years +359.5%+108.4%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +16.5%+7.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAPHGEVRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.6%33.1%66.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 114.2%35.2%67.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.701.202.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.51-0.150.11 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.6%-45.1%-70.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.3%-24.3%-46.9% -1.8%
52-week high $176.32$381.07$376.23 $779.14
52-week low $73.07$273.25$149.83 $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.

MultipleAPHGEVRT
P/E now vs peer median 36.0xmedian 26.0x 32.8xmedian 26.8x 44.4xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 1.9x 5.7xmedian 2.9x 6.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 14.0x -20.2xmedian 15.2x 29.9xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.4xmedian 21.4x 37.3xmedian 25.5x 26.3xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 2.2x 16.8xmedian 2.5x 16.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.96median 1.26 -114.79median 0.94 0.40median 1.26

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 monthsAPHGEVRT
Revenue $29.01B $52.58B $11.48B
Gross profit $11.17B $18.52B $4.37B
Operating income $7.84B -$16.58B $2.17B
Net income $5.19B $9.13B $1.73B
Free cash flow $4.71B $7.99B $2.93B
R&D – $1.81B –
EPS (diluted) $1.99 $8.74 $4.41
Cash & equivalents $4.73B $8.76B $2.81B
Total debt $18.81B $19.33B $2.94B
Shares (diluted) 2.58B 1.04B 392.75M
Enterprise value $187.77B $266.90B $70.81B

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
MetricAPHGEVRT
P/E 36.0x 32.8x 44.4x
P/FCF 39.4x 37.3x 26.3x
P/Operating cash flow 31.6x 31.6x 22.9x
P/S 6.4x 5.7x 6.7x
P/B 11.9x 16.8x 16.2x
P/Tangible book 18.0x 21.7x 26.0x
EV/EBITDA 21.8x -20.2x 29.9x
EV/EBIT 25.4x -18.6x 35.3x
EV/Revenue 6.9x 5.9x 6.7x
EV/FCF 42.2x 38.6x 26.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.9x 32.7x 22.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.96 -114.79 0.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPHGEVRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 54.2% 19.6% 26.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 32.2% 7.2% 21.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 70.9% 11.7% 36.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 40.4% 10.9% 29.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 86.0% 13.2% 39.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.3% -98.5% 55.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 61.8% 13.2% 113.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.3% -3.4% 112.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 59.6% 15.5% 111.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.3% -0.3% 110.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 57.3% 21.4% 135.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.7% 6.3% 91.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.3% 20.1% 134.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.4% 2.7% 100.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPHGEVRT
Gross margin 38.5% 35.2% 38.0%
EBITDA margin 31.5% -29.1% 22.3%
Operating margin 27.0% -31.5% 18.9%
Pretax margin 25.2% 20.3% 18.4%
Net margin 17.7% 17.3% 15.1%
FCF margin 16.2% 15.2% 25.5%
Operating cash flow margin 20.2% 17.9% 29.2%
Return on equity 34.9% 51.2% 38.5%
Return on assets 11.9% 7.2% 11.8%
Return on invested capital 16.5% -38.7% 24.0%
Return on capital employed 23.0% -19.5% 29.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.0x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPHGEVRT
Debt / assets 42.0% 15.2% 18.5%
Debt / equity 1.2x 1.1x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x -0.7x -0.1x
Debt / FCF 4.0x 2.4x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 65.2% 86.0% 70.1%
Equity / assets 34.8% 14.0% 29.9%
Interest coverage 12.4x -17.9x 41.4x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.0x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 5.63 2.63 5.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPHGEVRT
Dividend yield 0.7% 0.6% 0.1%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 2.9% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.8% 3.5% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusAPHGEVRT
Forward P/E 28.8xFY2026 38.0xFY2026 28.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.61FY2026 $7.59FY2026 $6.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +56.3%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026 +64.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +35.6% +28.1% +40.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $33.34BFY2026 $54.10BFY2026 $14.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +44.4%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026 +43.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +33.4% +11.8% +20.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPHGEVRT
Held by institutions 96.0% 79.4% 81.7%
Institutions holding 2,330 3,441 2,037
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +1.5% +0.0%
Institutions buying 1,360 1,829 1,170
Institutions selling 773 1,148 690
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.59 1.70

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.

APHGEVRT
APH 1.00 0.19 0.25
GE 0.19 1.00 0.33
VRT 0.25 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APH, GE and VRT?

General Electric (GE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amphenol (APH) $193.19B, General Electric (GE) $308.38B, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) $80.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, APH, GE and VRT?

General Electric (GE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amphenol (APH) 37.6x, General Electric (GE) 33.9x, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 46.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amphenol (APH) is cheapest (Amphenol (APH) 28.8x, General Electric (GE) 38.0x, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 28.9x). 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%, General Electric (GE) +19.6%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +26.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amphenol (APH) has the highest net margin (Amphenol (APH) 17.7%, General Electric (GE) 17.3%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 15.1%). On return on invested capital, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) leads (Amphenol (APH) 16.5%, General Electric (GE) -38.7%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 24.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vertiv Holdings (VRT) returned the most: Amphenol (APH) -43.7%, General Electric (GE) -5.1%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +7.4%. Over five years, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) compounded fastest (Amphenol (APH) +14.7%/yr, General Electric (GE) +34.9%/yr, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +52.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, General Electric (GE) has been the steadiest (Amphenol (APH) 85.6%, General Electric (GE) 33.1%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 66.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.