APH vs POWL vs TRN Stock Comparison

Amphenol, Powell Industries and Trinity Industries Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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APH Amphenol Corp /De/
$84.15 -3.2% 1M -40.6% 1Y
Market cap
$194.22B
P/E
32.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.05B
Div. yield
0.01%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
5 wins
POWL Powell Industries Inc
$163.34 -16.7% 1M +25.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.21B
P/E
27.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.16B
Div. yield
0.00%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins
TRN Trinity Industries Inc
$29.88 +14.4% 1M +12.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.51B
P/E
7.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.12B
Div. yield
0.04%
Rail Equipment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionAPHPOWLTRNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $194.22B $5.21B $2.51B APH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.7x 27.3x 7.7x TRN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.2x 31.6x 14.4x TRN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +57.6% +7.0% -2.4% APH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.0% 16.5% 15.4% APH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.5% — 8.5% APH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x — 5.0x APH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.04% TRN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -40.6% +25.4% +12.2% POWL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.3%/yr +78.9%/yr +0.7%/yr POWL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.8% 64.3% 37.1% TRN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 71/100 61/100 POWL

Percentile Scorecard

APHPOWLTRN

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

AxisAPHPOWLTRN
Valuation 21 #161 of 204 42 #119 of 204 77 #47 of 204
Growth 97 #7 of 191 92 #17 of 191 75 #49 of 191
Profitability 98 #4 of 189 97 #6 of 189 64 #68 of 189
Financial Health 46 #120 of 221 76 #54 of 221 4 #213 of 221
Shareholder Returns 64 #57 of 158 47 #85 of 158 83 #28 of 158
Overall 65 71 61
  • APH ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • POWL ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • TRN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPHPOWLTRNSPY
1 month -3.2%-16.7%+14.4% -2.0%
3 months -50.9%-22.7%-6.8% -2.2%
6 months -38.4%-44.6%-16.7% +4.2%
Year to date -37.7%+53.7%+13.0% +10.6%
1 year -40.6%+25.4%+12.2% +10.4%
3 years +98.5%+511.8%+24.5% +73.6%
3 years, per year +25.7%+83.0%+7.6% +20.2%
5 years +112.7%+1,726.5%+3.5% +61.6%
5 years, per year +16.3%+78.9%+0.7% +10.1%
10 years +418.7%+1,285.1%+96.8% +261.3%
10 years, per year +17.9%+30.1%+7.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPHPOWLTRNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.8%64.3%37.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 114.3%67.5%35.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.722.510.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.470.400.33 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.6%-55.9%-43.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.3%-49.3%-21.6% -3.2%
52-week high $176.32$322.05$38.09 $779.14
52-week low $73.07$94.02$24.82 $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.

MultipleAPHPOWLTRN
P/E now vs peer median 34.9xmedian 25.4x 31.2xmedian 25.4x 7.3xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 1.9x 5.1xmedian 1.9x 1.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.8xmedian 14.5x 22.5xmedian 14.5x 7.2xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.6xmedian 23.6x 24.4xmedian 23.6x -9.0xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 2.2x 7.9xmedian 2.2x 2.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.80median 1.21 0.43median 1.21 0.11median 1.21

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 monthsAPHPOWLTRN
Revenue $33.05B $1.16B $2.12B
Gross profit $12.83B $348.18M $521.30M
Operating income $9.16B $227.67M $731.90M
Net income $5.99B $190.86M $334.90M
Free cash flow $5.12B $243.96M -$259.60M
R&D – $14.98M –
EPS (diluted) $2.30 $5.21 $4.03
Cash & equivalents $4.17B $633.56M $158.30M
Total debt $17.87B – $5.33B
Shares (diluted) 2.58B 36.60M 81.00M
Enterprise value $188.92B $3.05B $1.87B

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
MetricAPHPOWLTRN
P/E 34.9x 31.2x 7.3x
P/FCF 40.6x 24.4x -9.0x
P/Operating cash flow 32.1x 23.2x 5.5x
P/S 6.3x 5.1x 1.1x
P/B 12.0x 7.9x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 17.4x 7.9x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 20.8x 22.5x 7.2x
EV/EBIT 24.1x 23.4x 10.3x
EV/Revenue 6.7x 4.6x 3.5x
EV/FCF 43.0x 21.8x -28.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 34.0x 20.8x 17.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.80 0.43 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPHPOWLTRN
Revenue growth (1Y) 57.6% 7.0% -2.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 38.4% 21.0% -8.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 70.2% 11.9% -8.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 47.2% 39.2% 3.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 79.6% 8.0% 71.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 53.4% 74.2% 24.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 55.4% 8.8% 177.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 45.7% 73.1% 52.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 54.5% 8.6% 246.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 43.9% 72.8% 65.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 44.0% 153.9% 7.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.4% 25.5% 15.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 44.0% 201.1% 33.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.1% 25.0% 19.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPHPOWLTRN
Gross margin 38.8% 30.1% 24.6%
EBITDA margin 32.0% 20.4% 48.8%
Operating margin 27.7% 19.7% 34.5%
Pretax margin 25.8% 21.2% 21.9%
Net margin 18.0% 16.5% 15.4%
FCF margin 15.5% 21.1% -12.2%
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% 22.1% 19.9%
Return on equity 36.4% 26.1% 29.4%
Return on assets 13.0% 14.8% 4.0%
Return on invested capital 18.5% – 8.5%
Return on capital employed 25.5% 34.0% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.9x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.5% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPHPOWLTRN
Debt / assets 38.0% – 63.8%
Debt / equity 1.0x – 4.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x – 5.0x
Debt / FCF 3.5x – -20.5x
Liabilities / assets 63.3% 46.2% 86.4%
Equity / assets 36.7% 53.8% 13.6%
Interest coverage 12.0x – –
Current ratio 1.9x 2.0x –
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.8x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.0x –
Altman Z-score 6.17 8.12 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPHPOWLTRN
Dividend yield 0.5% 0.2% 4.1%
Net buyback yield 0.2% – 2.3%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 0.2% 6.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.8% 6.8% 29.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 21.9% 5.3% -38.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 40.6% 1.6% 1.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 31.5% 1.8% 6.1%

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.

ConsensusAPHPOWLTRN
Forward P/E 32.2xFY2026 31.6xFY2026 14.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.61FY2026 $5.17FY2026 $2.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +56.3%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026 -33.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +35.6% +26.9% -1.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $33.34BFY2026 $1.24BFY2026 $2.34BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +44.4%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +33.4% +26.2% +4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPHPOWLTRN
Held by institutions 96.0% 75.0% 95.3%
Institutions holding 2,332 583 345
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% -4.3% +6.3%
Institutions buying 1,362 320 171
Institutions selling 773 215 97
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.49 1.76

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.

APHPOWLTRN
APH 1.00 0.23 -0.01
POWL 0.23 1.00 0.15
TRN -0.01 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APH, POWL and TRN?

Amphenol (APH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amphenol (APH) $194.22B, Powell Industries (POWL) $5.21B, Trinity Industries (TRN) $2.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, APH, POWL and TRN?

Trinity Industries (TRN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amphenol (APH) 32.7x, Powell Industries (POWL) 27.3x, Trinity Industries (TRN) 7.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Trinity Industries (TRN) is cheapest (Amphenol (APH) 32.2x, Powell Industries (POWL) 31.6x, Trinity Industries (TRN) 14.4x). 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%, Trinity Industries (TRN) -2.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amphenol (APH) has the highest net margin (Amphenol (APH) 18.0%, Powell Industries (POWL) 16.5%, Trinity Industries (TRN) 15.4%). On return on invested capital, Amphenol (APH) leads (Amphenol (APH) 18.5%, Trinity Industries (TRN) 8.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Powell Industries (POWL) returned the most: Amphenol (APH) -40.6%, Powell Industries (POWL) +25.4%, Trinity Industries (TRN) +12.2%. Over five years, Powell Industries (POWL) compounded fastest (Amphenol (APH) +16.3%/yr, Powell Industries (POWL) +78.9%/yr, Trinity Industries (TRN) +0.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Trinity Industries (TRN) has the highest dividend yield: Amphenol (APH) 0.01%, Powell Industries (POWL) 0.00%, Trinity Industries (TRN) 0.04%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Trinity Industries (TRN) has been the steadiest (Amphenol (APH) 85.8%, Powell Industries (POWL) 64.3%, Trinity Industries (TRN) 37.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.