APWC vs PWR vs TEL Stock Comparison

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable, Quanta Services and TE Connectivity Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PWR Quanta Services, Inc.
$607.53 -5.7% 1M +38.2% 1Y
Market cap
$96.53B
P/E
72.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$32.91B
Div. yield
0.00%
Utility Construction Industrials
6 wins
TEL TE Connectivity plc
$221.21 +3.0% 1M -6.5% 1Y
Market cap
$64.54B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.89B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Quanta Services leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Quanta Services 6, TE Connectivity 3, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPWCPWRTELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.25M $96.53B $64.54B PWR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 3.7x 72.8x 20.6x APWC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 38.3x 20.7x TEL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.0% +26.3% +15.2% PWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.3% 4.0% — PWR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.1% 10.1% — PWR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.8% +38.2% -6.5% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.4%/yr +38.1%/yr +8.7%/yr PWR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.1% 45.0% 36.2% TEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 54/100 64/100 TEL

Percentile Scorecard

APWCPWRTEL

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

AxisAPWCPWRTEL
Valuation 71 #59 of 203 20 #42 of 52 53 #97 of 203
Growth 66 #65 of 188 75 #10 of 37 86 #28 of 188
Profitability 24 #140 of 184 75 #10 of 37 78 #41 of 184
Financial Health 81 #43 of 217 55 #26 of 57 44 #123 of 217
Shareholder Returns – 44 #15 of 26 61 #60 of 153
Overall 60 54 64
  • APWC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PWR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • TEL ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPWCPWRTELSPY
1 month -7.6%-5.7%+3.0% +0.9%
3 months -17.0%+8.5%+6.9% +5.9%
6 months -22.3%-3.4%+7.8% +8.5%
Year to date -34.6%+43.9%-2.8% +13.3%
1 year -33.8%+38.2%-6.5% +12.4%
3 years -2.4%+268.5%+91.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year -0.8%+54.5%+24.2% +23.5%
5 years -61.5%+400.9%+51.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year -17.4%+38.1%+8.7% +11.0%
10 years -44.5%+2,027.2%+254.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year -5.7%+35.8%+13.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAPWCPWRTELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.1%45.0%36.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.9%42.8%39.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.611.741.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.570.85-0.18 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.9%-33.9%-35.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.6%-22.6%-11.2% -0.9%
52-week high $2.09$785.24$249.00 $779.14
52-week low $1.21$413.17$195.84 $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.

MultipleAPWCPWRTEL
P/E now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 25.4x 68.8xmedian 27.7x 20.6xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.9x 2.8xmedian 0.8x 3.2xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.3x 31.6xmedian 12.4x —median 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.8xmedian 21.8x 39.9xmedian 23.7x 18.7xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 2.2x 9.4xmedian 2.5x 4.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.41 2.24median 0.57 —median 1.41

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 monthsAPWCPWRTEL
Revenue $529.68M $32.91B $19.89B
Gross profit $43.84M $5.09B $7.21B
Operating income $13.32M $2.04B $3.99B
Net income $11.40M $1.35B $3.25B
Free cash flow -$6.69M $2.29B –
R&D – – $942.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.33 $8.70 –
Cash & equivalents $64.58M $506.43M $1.70B
Total debt $194.37M $6.10B –
Shares (diluted) 20.62M 152.44M 293.00M
Enterprise value -$195.38M $94.61B $64.54B

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
MetricAPWCPWRTEL
P/E 3.7x 68.8x 20.6x
P/FCF -3.8x 39.9x 18.7x
P/Operating cash flow -3.8x 28.7x 14.2x
P/S 0.0x 2.8x 3.2x
P/B 0.1x 9.4x 4.7x
P/Tangible book 0.1x 14.0x 5.5x
EV/EBITDA – 31.6x –
EV/EBIT 1.2x 47.6x –
EV/Revenue 0.0x 2.9x 3.2x
EV/FCF -2.4x 42.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow -2.4x 30.5x 14.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.24 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPWCPWRTEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.0% 26.3% 15.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 21.5% 7.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.4% 29.8% 18.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 24.2% 12.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 56.4% 36.3% 24.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 28.9% 20.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 101.1% 36.2% 76.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 31.5% 19.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 119.1% 35.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 30.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -138.0% 59.6% 9.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 42.8% 13.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -138.0% 68.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 47.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPWCPWRTEL
Gross margin 8.3% 15.5% –
EBITDA margin – 9.3% –
Operating margin 2.5% 6.2% –
Pretax margin 2.8% 5.3% –
Net margin 1.3% 4.0% –
FCF margin -1.3% 7.0% –
Operating cash flow margin -1.3% 9.7% 22.8%
Return on equity 4.2% 14.3% 24.3%
Return on assets 2.6% 5.0% 12.3%
Return on invested capital 4.1% 10.1% –
Return on capital employed – 12.6% –
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.2x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.6x 2.4x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPWCPWRTEL
Debt / assets 13.3% 21.6% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x –
Debt / FCF -8.7x 2.7x –
Liabilities / assets 38.6% 65.6% 48.5%
Equity / assets 61.4% 34.4% 50.9%
Interest coverage 7.7x 6.9x –
Current ratio – 1.1x 1.7x
Quick ratio – 1.0x –
Cash ratio – 0.0x –
Altman Z-score – 4.76 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPWCPWRTEL
Dividend yield – 0.1% 1.3%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.1% 1.3%
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.

ConsensusAPWCPWRTEL
Forward P/E – 38.3xFY2026 20.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $15.88FY2026 $10.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +47.7%FY2026 +21.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +27.0% +15.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $40.73BFY2026 $20.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +43.0%FY2026 +20.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +9.6% +10.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPWCPWRTEL
Held by institutions – 88.9% 94.1%
Institutions holding – 1,920 1,281
Change in shares held, QoQ – +13.5% +3.0%
Institutions buying – 972 608
Institutions selling – 704 451
Buyers to sellers – 1.38 1.35

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.

APWCPWRTEL
APWC 1.00 0.05 0.11
PWR 0.05 1.00 0.39
TEL 0.11 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APWC, PWR and TEL?

Quanta Services (PWR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) $25.25M, Quanta Services (PWR) $96.53B, TE Connectivity (TEL) $64.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, APWC, PWR and TEL?

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 3.7x, Quanta Services (PWR) 72.8x, TE Connectivity (TEL) 20.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, TE Connectivity (TEL) is cheapest (Quanta Services (PWR) 38.3x, TE Connectivity (TEL) 20.7x). 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%, Quanta Services (PWR) +26.3%, TE Connectivity (TEL) +15.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Quanta Services (PWR) has the highest net margin (Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 1.3%, Quanta Services (PWR) 4.0%). On return on invested capital, Quanta Services (PWR) leads (Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 4.1%, 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%, Quanta Services (PWR) +38.2%, TE Connectivity (TEL) -6.5%. Over five years, Quanta Services (PWR) compounded fastest (Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) -17.4%/yr, Quanta Services (PWR) +38.1%/yr, TE Connectivity (TEL) +8.7%/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%, Quanta Services (PWR) 0.00%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 0.00%. Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) and TE Connectivity (TEL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TE Connectivity (TEL) has been the steadiest (Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 59.1%, Quanta Services (PWR) 45.0%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 36.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Quanta Services (PWR) leads on 6. 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.