APH vs POWL vs ETN Stock Comparison

Amphenol, Powell Industries and Eaton Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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APH Amphenol Corp /De/
$79.83 -8.2% 1M -42.7% 1Y
Market cap
$196.86B
P/E
33.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.05B
Div. yield
0.48%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
5 wins
POWL Powell Industries Inc
$154.01 -21.5% 1M +20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$5.61B
P/E
29.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.16B
Div. yield
0.19%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
4 wins
ETN Eaton Corp plc
$366.17 -16.0% 1M -4.0% 1Y
Market cap
$142.22B
P/E
37.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.03B
Div. yield
1.19%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionAPHPOWLETNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $196.86B $5.61B $142.22B APH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.1x 29.4x 37.2x POWL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.6x 29.8x 26.4x ETN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +57.6% +7.0% +15.5% APH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.0% 16.5% 12.8% APH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.5% — 10.3% APH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x — 3.1x APH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.48% 0.19% 1.19% ETN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.7% +20.5% -4.0% POWL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.3%/yr +76.5%/yr +16.7%/yr POWL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.8% 64.1% 41.1% ETN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 71/100 45/100 POWL

Percentile Scorecard

APHPOWLETN

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

AxisAPHPOWLETN
Valuation 23 #156 of 203 45 #112 of 203 14 #174 of 203
Growth 97 #7 of 189 91 #18 of 189 72 #53 of 189
Profitability 98 #5 of 187 97 #6 of 187 73 #51 of 187
Financial Health 45 #123 of 221 76 #55 of 221 20 #178 of 221
Shareholder Returns 64 #56 of 152 45 #84 of 152 47 #81 of 152
Overall 65 71 45
  • APH ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • POWL ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • ETN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPHPOWLETNSPY
1 month -8.2%-21.5%-16.0% -2.3%
3 months -51.1%-29.9%-16.5% -0.7%
6 months -43.4%-42.9%-13.3% +4.8%
Year to date -40.9%+44.9%+15.0% +10.3%
1 year -42.7%+20.5%-4.0% +10.3%
3 years +88.3%+476.9%+70.5% +73.0%
3 years, per year +23.5%+79.4%+19.5% +20.1%
5 years +103.7%+1,609.3%+116.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year +15.3%+76.5%+16.7% +10.1%
10 years +390.4%+1,214.4%+501.5% +258.6%
10 years, per year +17.2%+29.4%+19.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAPHPOWLETNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.8%64.1%41.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 114.3%67.5%44.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.712.501.91 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.500.32-0.10 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.6%-55.9%-34.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.7%-52.2%-20.4% -3.5%
52-week high $176.32$322.05$459.94 $779.14
52-week low $73.07$94.02$315.82 $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.

MultipleAPHPOWLETN
P/E now vs peer median 33.1xmedian 25.6x 29.4xmedian 25.6x 37.2xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 1.9x 4.8xmedian 1.9x 4.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 14.4x 21.1xmedian 14.4x 24.9xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.4xmedian 22.5x 23.0xmedian 22.5x 36.2xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 2.2x 7.4xmedian 2.2x 7.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.75median 1.36 0.40median 1.36 2.80median 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 monthsAPHPOWLETN
Revenue $33.05B $1.16B $30.03B
Gross profit $12.83B $348.18M $10.78B
Operating income $9.16B $227.67M $5.32B
Net income $5.99B $190.86M $3.83B
Free cash flow $5.12B $243.96M $3.93B
R&D – $14.98M $844.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.30 $5.21 $9.83
Cash & equivalents $4.17B $633.56M $483.00M
Total debt $17.87B – $20.61B
Shares (diluted) 2.58B 36.60M 389.50M
Enterprise value $191.70B $3.46B $139.45B

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
MetricAPHPOWLETN
P/E 33.1x 29.4x 37.2x
P/FCF 38.4x 23.0x 36.2x
P/Operating cash flow 30.4x 21.9x 28.7x
P/S 6.0x 4.8x 4.7x
P/B 11.4x 7.4x 7.0x
P/Tangible book 16.5x 7.5x 18.5x
EV/EBITDA 19.8x 21.1x 24.9x
EV/EBIT 22.9x 21.9x 30.5x
EV/Revenue 6.3x 4.3x 5.4x
EV/FCF 40.9x 20.4x 41.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 32.3x 19.4x 32.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.75 0.40 2.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPHPOWLETN
Revenue growth (1Y) 57.6% 7.0% 15.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 38.4% 21.0% 10.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 70.2% 11.9% 8.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 47.2% 39.2% 12.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 79.6% 8.0% 8.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 53.4% 74.2% 15.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 55.4% 8.8% -2.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 45.7% 73.1% 12.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 54.5% 8.6% -2.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 43.9% 72.8% 13.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 44.0% 153.9% 21.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.4% 25.5% 14.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 44.0% 201.1% 20.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.1% 25.0% 13.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPHPOWLETN
Gross margin 38.8% 30.1% 35.9%
EBITDA margin 32.0% 20.4% 21.7%
Operating margin 27.7% 19.7% 17.7%
Pretax margin 25.8% 21.2% 16.1%
Net margin 18.0% 16.5% 12.8%
FCF margin 15.5% 21.1% 13.1%
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% 22.1% 16.5%
Return on equity 36.4% 26.1% 19.1%
Return on assets 13.0% 14.8% 6.9%
Return on invested capital 18.5% – 10.3%
Return on capital employed 25.5% 34.0% 12.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.9x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPHPOWLETN
Debt / assets 38.0% – 36.7%
Debt / equity 1.0x – 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x – 3.1x
Debt / FCF 3.5x – 5.2x
Liabilities / assets 63.3% 46.2% 63.9%
Equity / assets 36.7% 53.8% 36.1%
Interest coverage 12.0x – 12.0x
Current ratio 1.9x 2.0x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.95 7.81 3.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPHPOWLETN
Dividend yield 0.5% 0.2% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 0.2% – 0.4%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 0.2% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.8% 6.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 21.9% 5.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 40.6% 1.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 31.5% 1.8% –

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.

ConsensusAPHPOWLETN
Forward P/E 30.6xFY2026 29.8xFY2026 26.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.61FY2026 $5.17FY2026 $13.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +56.3%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +35.6% +26.9% +14.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $33.34BFY2026 $1.24BFY2026 $31.83BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +44.4%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +33.4% +26.2% +21.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPHPOWLETN
Held by institutions 96.0% 75.0% 84.7%
Institutions holding 2,332 583 2,644
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% -4.3% +1.6%
Institutions buying 1,362 320 1,401
Institutions selling 773 215 892
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.49 1.57

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.

APHPOWLETN
APH 1.00 0.22 0.28
POWL 0.22 1.00 0.69
ETN 0.28 0.69 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APH, POWL and ETN?

Amphenol (APH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amphenol (APH) $196.86B, Powell Industries (POWL) $5.61B, Eaton (ETN) $142.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, APH, POWL and ETN?

Powell Industries (POWL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amphenol (APH) 33.1x, Powell Industries (POWL) 29.4x, Eaton (ETN) 37.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eaton (ETN) is cheapest (Amphenol (APH) 30.6x, Powell Industries (POWL) 29.8x, Eaton (ETN) 26.4x). 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%, Powell Industries (POWL) +7.0%, Eaton (ETN) +15.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amphenol (APH) has the highest net margin (Amphenol (APH) 18.0%, Powell Industries (POWL) 16.5%, Eaton (ETN) 12.8%). On return on invested capital, Amphenol (APH) leads (Amphenol (APH) 18.5%, Eaton (ETN) 10.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Powell Industries (POWL) returned the most: Amphenol (APH) -42.7%, Powell Industries (POWL) +20.5%, Eaton (ETN) -4.0%. Over five years, Powell Industries (POWL) compounded fastest (Amphenol (APH) +15.3%/yr, Powell Industries (POWL) +76.5%/yr, Eaton (ETN) +16.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Eaton (ETN) has the highest dividend yield: Amphenol (APH) 0.48%, Powell Industries (POWL) 0.19%, Eaton (ETN) 1.19%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eaton (ETN) has been the steadiest (Amphenol (APH) 85.8%, Powell Industries (POWL) 64.1%, Eaton (ETN) 41.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.