APWC vs ETN vs PWR Stock Comparison

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable, Eaton and Quanta Services Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ETN Eaton Corp plc
$393.05 -8.9% 1M +4.5% 1Y
Market cap
$152.20B
P/E
39.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.03B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
5 wins
PWR Quanta Services, Inc.
$607.53 -5.7% 1M +38.2% 1Y
Market cap
$94.95B
P/E
71.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$32.91B
Div. yield
0.00%
Utility Construction Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Eaton leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Eaton 5, Quanta Services 4, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPWCETNPWRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.88M $152.20B $94.95B ETN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 3.4x 39.7x 71.6x APWC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 28.3x 38.3x ETN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.0% +15.5% +26.3% PWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.3% 12.8% 4.0% ETN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.1% 10.3% 10.1% ETN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.1x 1.8x PWR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.8% +4.5% +38.2% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.4%/yr +19.0%/yr +38.1%/yr PWR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.1% 40.7% 45.0% ETN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 45/100 54/100 APWC

Percentile Scorecard

APWCETNPWR

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

AxisAPWCETNPWR
Valuation 71 #59 of 203 14 #175 of 203 20 #42 of 52
Growth 66 #65 of 188 74 #50 of 188 75 #10 of 37
Profitability 24 #140 of 184 74 #49 of 184 75 #10 of 37
Financial Health 81 #43 of 217 20 #173 of 217 55 #26 of 57
Shareholder Returns – 43 #87 of 153 44 #15 of 26
Overall 60 45 54
  • APWC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ETN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PWR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPWCETNPWRSPY
1 month -7.6%-8.9%-5.7% +0.9%
3 months -17.0%+8.6%+8.5% +5.9%
6 months -22.3%-4.3%-3.4% +8.5%
Year to date -34.6%+23.4%+43.9% +13.3%
1 year -33.8%+4.5%+38.2% +12.4%
3 years -2.4%+101.2%+268.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year -0.8%+26.3%+54.5% +23.5%
5 years -61.5%+138.6%+400.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -17.4%+19.0%+38.1% +11.0%
10 years -44.5%+530.1%+2,027.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year -5.7%+20.2%+35.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAPWCETNPWRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.1%40.7%45.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.9%43.8%42.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.611.871.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.570.110.85 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.9%-34.7%-33.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.6%-14.5%-22.6% -0.9%
52-week high $2.09$459.94$785.24 $779.14
52-week low $1.21$315.82$413.17 $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.

MultipleAPWCETNPWR
P/E now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 25.4x 39.9xmedian 25.4x 68.8xmedian 27.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.9x 5.1xmedian 1.9x 2.8xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.3x 26.5xmedian 14.3x 31.6xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.8xmedian 21.8x 38.8xmedian 21.8x 39.9xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 2.2x 7.5xmedian 2.2x 9.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.41 3.00median 1.41 2.24median 0.57

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 monthsAPWCETNPWR
Revenue $529.68M $30.03B $32.91B
Gross profit $43.84M $10.78B $5.09B
Operating income $13.32M $5.32B $2.04B
Net income $11.40M $3.83B $1.35B
Free cash flow -$6.69M $3.93B $2.29B
R&D – $844.00M –
EPS (diluted) $0.33 $9.83 $8.70
Cash & equivalents $64.58M $483.00M $506.43M
Total debt $194.37M $20.61B $6.10B
Shares (diluted) 20.62M 389.50M 152.44M
Enterprise value -$197.75M $149.39B $93.03B

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
MetricAPWCETNPWR
P/E 3.7x 39.9x 68.8x
P/FCF -3.8x 38.8x 39.9x
P/Operating cash flow -3.8x 30.8x 28.7x
P/S 0.0x 5.1x 2.8x
P/B 0.1x 7.5x 9.4x
P/Tangible book 0.1x 19.9x 14.0x
EV/EBITDA – 26.5x 31.6x
EV/EBIT 1.2x 32.5x 47.6x
EV/Revenue 0.0x 5.7x 2.9x
EV/FCF -2.4x 43.9x 42.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -2.4x 34.9x 30.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 3.00 2.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPWCETNPWR
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.0% 15.5% 26.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 10.8% 21.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.4% 8.7% 29.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 12.3% 24.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 56.4% 8.7% 36.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 15.9% 28.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 101.1% -2.4% 36.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 12.2% 31.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 119.1% -2.0% 35.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 13.3% 30.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -138.0% 21.9% 59.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.1% 42.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -138.0% 20.1% 68.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.3% 47.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPWCETNPWR
Gross margin 8.3% 35.9% 15.5%
EBITDA margin – 21.7% 9.3%
Operating margin 2.5% 17.7% 6.2%
Pretax margin 2.8% 16.1% 5.3%
Net margin 1.3% 12.8% 4.0%
FCF margin -1.3% 13.1% 7.0%
Operating cash flow margin -1.3% 16.5% 9.7%
Return on equity 4.2% 19.1% 14.3%
Return on assets 2.6% 6.9% 5.0%
Return on invested capital 4.1% 10.3% 10.1%
Return on capital employed – 12.2% 12.6%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.5x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.6x 1.3x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPWCETNPWR
Debt / assets 13.3% 36.7% 21.6%
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.0x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.1x 1.8x
Debt / FCF -8.7x 5.2x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 38.6% 63.9% 65.6%
Equity / assets 61.4% 36.1% 34.4%
Interest coverage 7.7x 12.0x 6.9x
Current ratio – 1.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 1.0x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 3.75 4.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPWCETNPWR
Dividend yield – 1.1% 0.1%
Net buyback yield – 0.3% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.4% 0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 4.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 2.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 10.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 12.6%

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.

ConsensusAPWCETNPWR
Forward P/E – 28.3xFY2026 38.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $13.88FY2026 $15.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +15.0%FY2026 +47.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +14.4% +27.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $31.83BFY2026 $40.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +16.0%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +21.7% +9.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPWCETNPWR
Held by institutions – 84.7% 88.9%
Institutions holding – 2,642 1,920
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.6% +13.5%
Institutions buying – 1,399 972
Institutions selling – 892 704
Buyers to sellers – 1.57 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.

APWCETNPWR
APWC 1.00 0.22 0.05
ETN 0.22 1.00 0.71
PWR 0.05 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APWC, ETN and PWR?

Eaton (ETN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) $22.88M, Eaton (ETN) $152.20B, Quanta Services (PWR) $94.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, APWC, ETN and PWR?

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 3.4x, Eaton (ETN) 39.7x, Quanta Services (PWR) 71.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eaton (ETN) is cheapest (Eaton (ETN) 28.3x, Quanta Services (PWR) 38.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Quanta Services (PWR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) +9.0%, Eaton (ETN) +15.5%, Quanta Services (PWR) +26.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eaton (ETN) has the highest net margin (Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 1.3%, Eaton (ETN) 12.8%, Quanta Services (PWR) 4.0%). On return on invested capital, Eaton (ETN) leads (Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 4.1%, Eaton (ETN) 10.3%, Quanta Services (PWR) 10.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quanta Services (PWR) returned the most: Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) -33.8%, Eaton (ETN) +4.5%, Quanta Services (PWR) +38.2%. Over five years, Quanta Services (PWR) compounded fastest (Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) -17.4%/yr, Eaton (ETN) +19.0%/yr, Quanta Services (PWR) +38.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 0.00%, Eaton (ETN) 0.00%, Quanta Services (PWR) 0.00%. Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) and Eaton (ETN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eaton (ETN) has been the steadiest (Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 59.1%, Eaton (ETN) 40.7%, Quanta Services (PWR) 45.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APWC, ETN and PWR?

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