APH vs VICR vs VMI Stock Comparison

Amphenol, Vicor and Valmont Industries 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
3 wins
VICR Vicor Corp
$212.00 -24.8% 1M +135.6% 1Y
Market cap
$10.14B
P/E
56.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$560.70M
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
2 wins
VMI Valmont Industries Inc
$437.01 -6.4% 1M +5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$8.34B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.29B
Div. yield
0.01%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Valmont Industries leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Valmont Industries 7, Amphenol 3, Vicor 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPHVICRVMILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $198.86B $10.14B $8.34B APH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.7x 56.3x 16.1x VMI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.0x 55.4x 18.0x VMI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +54.2% +27.0% +4.6% APH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.7% 32.2% 12.1% VICR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.5% — 22.0% VMI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x — 0.9x VMI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% VMI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.4% +135.6% +5.3% VICR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.4%/yr +7.0%/yr +13.4%/yr APH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.5% 95.2% 30.9% VMI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 60/100 70/100 VMI

Percentile Scorecard

APHVICRVMI

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

AxisAPHVICRVMI
Valuation 18 #166 of 203 9 #185 of 203 61 #79 of 203
Growth 97 #7 of 188 91 #17 of 188 65 #66 of 188
Profitability 98 #5 of 183 88 #23 of 183 80 #38 of 183
Financial Health 41 #129 of 217 100 #1 of 217 64 #78 of 217
Shareholder Returns 64 #56 of 153 14 #132 of 153 77 #36 of 153
Overall 63 60 70
  • APH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • VICR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • VMI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPHVICRVMISPY
1 month -6.9%-24.8%-6.4% -0.2%
3 months -45.6%+10.3%-9.1% +3.9%
6 months -45.5%-14.8%-12.1% +8.2%
Year to date -42.1%+93.4%+8.6% +12.9%
1 year -42.4%+135.6%+5.3% +12.3%
3 years +97.4%+422.4%+131.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +25.5%+73.6%+32.3% +23.3%
5 years +104.3%+40.4%+87.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.4%+7.0%+13.4% +10.9%
10 years +378.9%+1,506.1%+245.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +17.0%+32.0%+13.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPHVICRVMISPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.5%95.2%30.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 114.2%101.0%29.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.713.761.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.501.420.17 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.6%-80.5%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.6%-44.2%-25.1% -1.2%
52-week high $176.32$379.78$583.55 $779.14
52-week low $73.07$83.28$379.21 $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.

MultipleAPHVICRVMI
P/E now vs peer median 37.4xmedian 25.2x 54.2xmedian 25.2x 16.3xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 1.9x 17.4xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.6xmedian 14.0x 57.5xmedian 14.0x 12.7xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.9xmedian 21.7x 192.4xmedian 21.7x 27.3xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 2.3x 10.8xmedian 2.3x 4.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.00median 1.32 1.13median 1.32 0.31median 1.32

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 monthsAPHVICRVMI
Revenue $29.01B $560.70M $4.29B
Gross profit $11.17B $339.59M $1.30B
Operating income $7.84B $139.60M $611.10M
Net income $5.19B $180.33M $518.93M
Free cash flow $4.71B $50.83M $306.43M
R&D – $87.44M –
EPS (diluted) $1.99 $3.79 $26.66
Cash & equivalents $4.73B $513.14M $122.05M
Total debt $18.81B – $756.29M
Shares (diluted) 2.58B 47.61M 19.39M
Enterprise value $193.44B $8.37B $7.73B

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
MetricAPHVICRVMI
P/E 37.4x 54.2x 16.3x
P/FCF 40.9x 192.4x 27.3x
P/Operating cash flow 32.9x 101.8x 18.1x
P/S 6.7x 17.4x 1.9x
P/B 12.4x 10.8x 4.8x
P/Tangible book 18.7x 10.8x 5.1x
EV/EBITDA 22.6x 57.5x 12.7x
EV/EBIT 26.3x 66.4x 14.7x
EV/Revenue 7.1x 16.5x 2.1x
EV/FCF 43.8x 182.3x 29.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.2x 96.5x 19.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.00 1.13 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPHVICRVMI
Revenue growth (1Y) 54.2% 27.0% 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 32.2% 10.3% 0.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 70.9% 35.6% 4.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 40.4% 18.0% 1.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 86.0% 85.3% 45.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.3% 38.9% 21.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 61.8% 119.1% 97.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.3% 50.4% 50.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 59.6% 106.8% 107.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.3% 47.8% 53.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 57.3% -28.3% -14.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.7% 21.2% 11.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.3% -56.7% -25.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.4% 50.4% 9.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPHVICRVMI
Gross margin 38.5% 60.6% 30.3%
EBITDA margin 31.5% 28.7% 16.5%
Operating margin 27.0% 24.9% 14.2%
Pretax margin 25.2% 28.1% 13.5%
Net margin 17.7% 32.2% 12.1%
FCF margin 16.2% 9.1% 7.1%
Operating cash flow margin 20.2% 17.1% 10.8%
Return on equity 34.9% 20.7% 29.8%
Return on assets 11.9% 19.2% 14.8%
Return on invested capital 16.5% – 22.0%
Return on capital employed 23.0% 16.0% 22.3%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.5x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 3.2% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPHVICRVMI
Debt / assets 42.0% – 21.4%
Debt / equity 1.2x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x – 0.9x
Debt / FCF 4.0x – 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 65.2% 7.6% 50.3%
Equity / assets 34.8% 92.4% 49.7%
Interest coverage 12.4x – 16.0x
Current ratio 1.9x 11.4x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.3x 9.6x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.6x 7.7x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 5.78 80.87 6.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPHVICRVMI
Dividend yield 0.6% – 0.7%
Net buyback yield 0.2% -0.8% 3.2%
Shareholder yield 0.8% -0.8% 3.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 19.6% – 10.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 21.6% – 18.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 39.3% – 10.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 27.7% – 5.1%

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.

ConsensusAPHVICRVMI
Forward P/E 30.0xFY2026 55.4xFY2026 18.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.61FY2026 $3.83FY2026 $24.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +56.3%FY2026 +46.7%FY2026 +27.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +35.6% +72.6% +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $33.34BFY2026 $609.82MFY2026 $4.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +44.4%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +33.4% +63.0% -0.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPHVICRVMI
Held by institutions 96.0% 47.7% 94.5%
Institutions holding 2,330 510 645
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +3.9% +3.5%
Institutions buying 1,360 348 313
Institutions selling 773 130 227
Buyers to sellers 1.76 2.68 1.38

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.

APHVICRVMI
APH 1.00 0.22 0.23
VICR 0.22 1.00 0.49
VMI 0.23 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APH, VICR and VMI?

Amphenol (APH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amphenol (APH) $198.86B, Vicor (VICR) $10.14B, Valmont Industries (VMI) $8.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, APH, VICR and VMI?

Valmont Industries (VMI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amphenol (APH) 38.7x, Vicor (VICR) 56.3x, Valmont Industries (VMI) 16.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Valmont Industries (VMI) is cheapest (Amphenol (APH) 30.0x, Vicor (VICR) 55.4x, Valmont Industries (VMI) 18.0x). 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) +54.2%, Vicor (VICR) +27.0%, Valmont Industries (VMI) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vicor (VICR) has the highest net margin (Amphenol (APH) 17.7%, Vicor (VICR) 32.2%, Valmont Industries (VMI) 12.1%). On return on invested capital, Valmont Industries (VMI) leads (Amphenol (APH) 16.5%, Valmont Industries (VMI) 22.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vicor (VICR) returned the most: Amphenol (APH) -42.4%, Vicor (VICR) +135.6%, Valmont Industries (VMI) +5.3%. Over five years, Amphenol (APH) compounded fastest (Amphenol (APH) +15.4%/yr, Vicor (VICR) +7.0%/yr, Valmont Industries (VMI) +13.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Valmont Industries (VMI) has the highest dividend yield: Amphenol (APH) 0.01%, Vicor (VICR) 0.00%, Valmont Industries (VMI) 0.01%. Vicor (VICR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Valmont Industries (VMI) has been the steadiest (Amphenol (APH) 85.5%, Vicor (VICR) 95.2%, Valmont Industries (VMI) 30.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APH, VICR and VMI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Valmont Industries (VMI) leads on 7. 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.