ETN vs POWL vs APH Stock Comparison

Eaton, Powell Industries and Amphenol Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ETN Eaton Corp plc
$391.61 -10.2% 1M +1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$136.46B
P/E
35.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.98B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
2 wins
POWL Powell Industries Inc
$163.34 -16.7% 1M +25.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.19B
P/E
27.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.16B
Div. yield
0.00%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
4 wins
APH Amphenol Corp /De/
$84.15 -3.2% 1M -40.6% 1Y
Market cap
$194.29B
P/E
32.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.05B
Div. yield
0.01%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Amphenol leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Amphenol 6, Powell Industries 4, Eaton 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionETNPOWLAPHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $136.46B $5.19B $194.29B APH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.0x 27.2x 32.8x POWL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.2x 31.6x 32.2x ETN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.1% +7.0% +57.6% APH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.2% 16.5% 18.0% APH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.7% — 18.5% APH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x — 1.2x APH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% APH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.3% +25.4% -40.6% POWL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.9%/yr +78.9%/yr +16.3%/yr POWL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.6% 64.3% 85.8% ETN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 71/100 65/100 POWL

Percentile Scorecard

ETNPOWLAPH

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

AxisETNPOWLAPH
Valuation 15 #173 of 204 42 #119 of 204 21 #161 of 204
Growth 73 #53 of 191 92 #17 of 191 97 #7 of 191
Profitability 73 #51 of 189 97 #6 of 189 98 #4 of 189
Financial Health 20 #178 of 221 76 #54 of 221 46 #120 of 221
Shareholder Returns 33 #106 of 158 47 #85 of 158 64 #57 of 158
Overall 43 71 65
  • ETN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • POWL ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • APH ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodETNPOWLAPHSPY
1 month -10.2%-16.7%-3.2% -2.0%
3 months -11.9%-22.7%-50.9% -2.2%
6 months -4.7%-44.6%-38.4% +4.2%
Year to date +23.0%+53.7%-37.7% +10.6%
1 year +1.3%+25.4%-40.6% +10.4%
3 years +82.3%+511.8%+98.5% +73.6%
3 years, per year +22.2%+83.0%+25.7% +20.2%
5 years +127.7%+1,726.5%+112.7% +61.6%
5 years, per year +17.9%+78.9%+16.3% +10.1%
10 years +555.7%+1,285.1%+418.7% +261.3%
10 years, per year +20.7%+30.1%+17.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureETNPOWLAPHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.6%64.3%85.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.8%67.5%114.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.922.511.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.030.40-0.47 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.7%-55.9%-58.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.9%-49.3%-52.3% -3.2%
52-week high $459.94$322.05$176.32 $779.14
52-week low $315.82$94.02$73.07 $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.

MultipleETNPOWLAPH
P/E now vs peer median 39.1xmedian 25.4x 31.2xmedian 25.4x 34.9xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 1.9x 5.1xmedian 1.9x 6.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.7xmedian 14.5x 22.5xmedian 14.5x 20.8xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.1xmedian 23.6x 24.4xmedian 23.6x 40.6xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 2.2x 7.9xmedian 2.2x 12.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.79median 1.21 0.43median 1.21 0.80median 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 monthsETNPOWLAPH
Revenue $31.98B $1.16B $33.05B
Gross profit $11.21B $348.18M $12.83B
Operating income $5.54B $227.67M $9.16B
Net income $3.90B $190.86M $5.99B
Free cash flow $3.80B $243.96M $5.12B
R&D $879.00M $14.98M –
EPS (diluted) $10.00 $5.21 $2.30
Cash & equivalents $528.00M $633.56M $4.17B
Total debt $20.11B – $17.87B
Shares (diluted) 389.60M 36.60M 2.58B
Enterprise value $133.40B $3.04B $188.99B

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
MetricETNPOWLAPH
P/E 39.1x 31.2x 34.9x
P/FCF 40.1x 24.4x 40.6x
P/Operating cash flow 31.0x 23.2x 32.1x
P/S 4.8x 5.1x 6.3x
P/B 7.2x 7.9x 12.0x
P/Tangible book 17.4x 7.9x 17.4x
EV/EBITDA 24.7x 22.5x 20.8x
EV/EBIT 30.9x 23.4x 24.1x
EV/Revenue 5.4x 4.6x 6.7x
EV/FCF 45.2x 21.8x 43.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 34.9x 20.8x 34.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.79 0.43 0.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricETNPOWLAPH
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.1% 7.0% 57.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.3% 21.0% 38.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.5% 11.9% 70.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 39.2% 47.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.7% 8.0% 79.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 74.2% 53.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.7% 8.8% 55.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 73.1% 45.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.6% 8.6% 54.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 72.8% 43.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.6% 153.9% 44.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 25.5% 39.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.2% 201.1% 44.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 25.0% 36.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricETNPOWLAPH
Gross margin 35.0% 30.1% 38.8%
EBITDA margin 21.7% 20.4% 32.0%
Operating margin 17.3% 19.7% 27.7%
Pretax margin 15.4% 21.2% 25.8%
Net margin 12.2% 16.5% 18.0%
FCF margin 11.9% 21.1% 15.5%
Operating cash flow margin 15.3% 22.1% 19.6%
Return on equity 18.9% 26.1% 36.4%
Return on assets 6.9% 14.8% 13.0%
Return on invested capital 10.7% – 18.5%
Return on capital employed 12.6% 34.0% 25.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.9x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricETNPOWLAPH
Debt / assets 35.0% – 38.0%
Debt / equity 1.0x – 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x – 1.2x
Debt / FCF 5.3x – 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 63.4% 46.2% 63.3%
Equity / assets 36.6% 53.8% 36.7%
Interest coverage 9.6x – 12.0x
Current ratio 1.2x 2.0x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.8x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.0x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 3.74 8.12 6.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricETNPOWLAPH
Dividend yield 1.1% 0.2% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 0.1% – 0.2%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 0.2% 0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 6.8% 18.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 5.3% 21.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.6% 40.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.8% 31.5%

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.

ConsensusETNPOWLAPH
Forward P/E 28.2xFY2026 31.6xFY2026 32.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.88FY2026 $5.17FY2026 $2.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.0%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026 +56.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.4% +26.9% +35.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $31.83BFY2026 $1.24BFY2026 $33.34BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 +44.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.7% +26.2% +33.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersETNPOWLAPH
Held by institutions 84.7% 75.0% 96.0%
Institutions holding 2,647 583 2,333
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% -4.3% +2.6%
Institutions buying 1,402 320 1,362
Institutions selling 893 215 774
Buyers to sellers 1.57 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.

ETNPOWLAPH
ETN 1.00 0.70 0.29
POWL 0.70 1.00 0.23
APH 0.29 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ETN, POWL and APH?

Amphenol (APH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eaton (ETN) $136.46B, Powell Industries (POWL) $5.19B, Amphenol (APH) $194.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, ETN, POWL and APH?

Powell Industries (POWL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eaton (ETN) 35.0x, Powell Industries (POWL) 27.2x, Amphenol (APH) 32.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eaton (ETN) is cheapest (Eaton (ETN) 28.2x, Powell Industries (POWL) 31.6x, Amphenol (APH) 32.2x). 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: Eaton (ETN) +20.1%, Powell Industries (POWL) +7.0%, Amphenol (APH) +57.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amphenol (APH) has the highest net margin (Eaton (ETN) 12.2%, Powell Industries (POWL) 16.5%, Amphenol (APH) 18.0%). On return on invested capital, Amphenol (APH) leads (Eaton (ETN) 10.7%, Amphenol (APH) 18.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Powell Industries (POWL) returned the most: Eaton (ETN) +1.3%, Powell Industries (POWL) +25.4%, Amphenol (APH) -40.6%. Over five years, Powell Industries (POWL) compounded fastest (Eaton (ETN) +17.9%/yr, Powell Industries (POWL) +78.9%/yr, Amphenol (APH) +16.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Amphenol (APH) has the highest dividend yield: Eaton (ETN) 0.00%, Powell Industries (POWL) 0.00%, Amphenol (APH) 0.01%. Eaton (ETN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eaton (ETN) has been the steadiest (Eaton (ETN) 41.6%, Powell Industries (POWL) 64.3%, Amphenol (APH) 85.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.