ETN vs VICR vs TEL Stock Comparison

Eaton, Vicor and TE Connectivity 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
VICR Vicor Corp
$179.01 -42.0% 1M +91.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.24B
P/E
40.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$560.70M
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins
TEL TE Connectivity plc
$219.73 -0.3% 1M -11.0% 1Y
Market cap
$64.11B
P/E
21.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

TE Connectivity leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (TE Connectivity 6, Vicor 3, Eaton 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionETNVICRTELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $136.46B $7.24B $64.11B ETN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.0x 40.1x 21.3x TEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.2x 46.7x 20.6x TEL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.1% +27.0% +16.5% VICR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.2% 32.2% 15.6% VICR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.7% — 16.2% TEL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x — 0.9x TEL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.3% +91.8% -11.0% VICR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.9%/yr +2.8%/yr +7.2%/yr ETN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.6% 96.1% 36.5% TEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 61/100 76/100 TEL

Percentile Scorecard

ETNVICRTEL

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

AxisETNVICRTEL
Valuation 15 #173 of 204 11 #181 of 204 62 #79 of 204
Growth 73 #53 of 191 92 #16 of 191 86 #27 of 191
Profitability 73 #51 of 189 88 #23 of 189 95 #11 of 189
Financial Health 20 #178 of 221 100 #2 of 221 66 #75 of 221
Shareholder Returns 33 #106 of 158 12 #139 of 158 73 #44 of 158
Overall 43 61 76
  • ETN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • VICR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • TEL ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodETNVICRTELSPY
1 month -10.2%-42.0%-0.3% -2.0%
3 months -11.9%-21.0%+1.3% -2.2%
6 months -4.7%-32.7%+6.2% +4.2%
Year to date +23.0%+63.3%-3.4% +10.6%
1 year +1.3%+91.8%-11.0% +10.4%
3 years +82.3%+357.0%+74.7% +73.6%
3 years, per year +22.2%+66.0%+20.5% +20.2%
5 years +127.7%+14.9%+41.8% +61.6%
5 years, per year +17.9%+2.8%+7.2% +10.1%
10 years +555.7%+1,349.5%+252.1% +261.3%
10 years, per year +20.7%+30.7%+13.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureETNVICRTELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.6%96.1%36.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.8%102.4%39.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.923.841.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.030.96-0.30 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.7%-80.5%-35.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.9%-52.9%-11.8% -3.2%
52-week high $459.94$379.78$249.00 $779.14
52-week low $315.82$83.28$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.

MultipleETNVICRTEL
P/E now vs peer median 39.1xmedian 25.4x 45.8xmedian 25.4x 21.2xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 1.9x 14.7xmedian 1.9x 3.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.7xmedian 14.5x 48.1xmedian 14.5x 14.1xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.1xmedian 23.6x 162.5xmedian 23.6x 19.2xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 2.2x 9.1xmedian 2.2x 4.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.79median 1.21 0.96median 1.21 1.29median 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 monthsETNVICRTEL
Revenue $31.98B $560.70M $19.32B
Gross profit $11.21B $339.59M $6.98B
Operating income $5.54B $139.60M $3.81B
Net income $3.90B $180.33M $3.02B
Free cash flow $3.80B $50.83M $3.32B
R&D $879.00M $87.44M $919.00M
EPS (diluted) $10.00 $3.79 $10.29
Cash & equivalents $528.00M $513.14M $1.24B
Total debt $20.11B – $5.63B
Shares (diluted) 389.60M 47.61M 293.00M
Enterprise value $133.40B $5.46B $59.26B

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
MetricETNVICRTEL
P/E 39.1x 45.8x 21.2x
P/FCF 40.1x 162.5x 19.2x
P/Operating cash flow 31.0x 86.0x 14.4x
P/S 4.8x 14.7x 3.3x
P/B 7.2x 9.1x 4.8x
P/Tangible book 17.4x 9.1x 5.7x
EV/EBITDA 24.7x 48.1x 14.1x
EV/EBIT 30.9x 55.5x 17.8x
EV/Revenue 5.4x 13.8x 3.5x
EV/FCF 45.2x 152.4x 20.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 34.9x 80.6x 15.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.79 0.96 1.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricETNVICRTEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.1% 27.0% 16.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.3% 10.3% 5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.5% 35.6% 20.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 18.0% 10.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.7% 85.3% 29.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 38.9% 17.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.7% 119.1% 107.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 50.4% 13.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.6% 106.8% 110.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 47.8% 16.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.6% -28.3% 17.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 21.2% 14.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.2% -56.7% 15.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 50.4% 14.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricETNVICRTEL
Gross margin 35.0% 60.6% 36.1%
EBITDA margin 21.7% 28.7% 24.9%
Operating margin 17.3% 24.9% 19.7%
Pretax margin 15.4% 28.1% 19.5%
Net margin 12.2% 32.2% 15.6%
FCF margin 11.9% 9.1% 17.2%
Operating cash flow margin 15.3% 17.1% 22.9%
Return on equity 18.9% 20.7% 22.8%
Return on assets 6.9% 19.2% 11.7%
Return on invested capital 10.7% – 16.2%
Return on capital employed 12.6% 16.0% 18.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.5x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.2% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricETNVICRTEL
Debt / assets 35.0% – 21.6%
Debt / equity 1.0x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x – 0.9x
Debt / FCF 5.3x – 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 63.4% 7.6% 49.2%
Equity / assets 36.6% 92.4% 50.8%
Interest coverage 9.6x – 31.3x
Current ratio 1.2x 11.4x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.7x 9.6x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 7.7x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.74 68.70 5.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricETNVICRTEL
Dividend yield 1.1% – 1.4%
Net buyback yield 0.1% -0.9% 2.6%
Shareholder yield 1.2% -0.9% 3.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 28.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 25.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 7.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 5.8%

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.

ConsensusETNVICRTEL
Forward P/E 28.2xFY2026 46.7xFY2026 20.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.88FY2026 $3.83FY2026 $10.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.0%FY2026 +46.7%FY2026 +21.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.4% +72.6% +15.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $31.83BFY2026 $609.82MFY2026 $22.99BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026 +15.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +21.7% +63.0% -2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersETNVICRTEL
Held by institutions 84.7% 47.8% 94.1%
Institutions holding 2,647 514 1,284
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +4.1% +3.0%
Institutions buying 1,402 351 608
Institutions selling 893 131 454
Buyers to sellers 1.57 2.68 1.34

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.

ETNVICRTEL
ETN 1.00 0.61 0.51
VICR 0.61 1.00 0.35
TEL 0.51 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ETN, VICR and TEL?

Eaton (ETN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eaton (ETN) $136.46B, Vicor (VICR) $7.24B, TE Connectivity (TEL) $64.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, ETN, VICR and TEL?

TE Connectivity (TEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eaton (ETN) 35.0x, Vicor (VICR) 40.1x, TE Connectivity (TEL) 21.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, TE Connectivity (TEL) is cheapest (Eaton (ETN) 28.2x, Vicor (VICR) 46.7x, TE Connectivity (TEL) 20.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vicor (VICR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Eaton (ETN) +20.1%, Vicor (VICR) +27.0%, TE Connectivity (TEL) +16.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vicor (VICR) has the highest net margin (Eaton (ETN) 12.2%, Vicor (VICR) 32.2%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 15.6%). On return on invested capital, TE Connectivity (TEL) leads (Eaton (ETN) 10.7%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 16.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vicor (VICR) returned the most: Eaton (ETN) +1.3%, Vicor (VICR) +91.8%, TE Connectivity (TEL) -11.0%. Over five years, Eaton (ETN) compounded fastest (Eaton (ETN) +17.9%/yr, Vicor (VICR) +2.8%/yr, TE Connectivity (TEL) +7.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Eaton (ETN) 0.00%, Vicor (VICR) 0.00%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 0.01%. Eaton (ETN) and Vicor (VICR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TE Connectivity (TEL) has been the steadiest (Eaton (ETN) 41.6%, Vicor (VICR) 96.1%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 36.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ETN, VICR 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, TE Connectivity (TEL) 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.