FPS vs APH vs NVT Stock Comparison

Forgent Power Solutions, Amphenol and nVent Electric Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APH Amphenol Corp /De/
$75.28 -10.5% 1M -43.7% 1Y
Market cap
$190.56B
P/E
37.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.01B
Div. yield
0.01%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
5 wins
NVT nVent Electric plc
$129.17 -21.4% 1M +26.4% 1Y
Market cap
$21.71B
P/E
36.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.83B
Div. yield
0.01%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

nVent Electric leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (nVent Electric 6, Amphenol 5, Forgent Power Solutions 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFPSAPHNVTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.48B $190.56B $21.71B APH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 74.7x 37.1x 36.3x NVT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.1x 29.0x 25.9x FPS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +54.2% +46.2% APH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 17.7% 12.4% APH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 16.5% 11.9% APH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.5x 1.2x NVT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% NVT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -43.7% +26.4% NVT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +14.7%/yr +32.0%/yr NVT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 90.9% 85.6% 50.1% NVT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 64/100 59/100 APH

Percentile Scorecard

FPSAPHNVT

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

AxisFPSAPHNVT
Valuation 5 #194 of 203 19 #164 of 203 28 #147 of 203
Growth – 97 #7 of 187 89 #21 of 187
Profitability – 98 #5 of 185 76 #46 of 185
Financial Health 20 #176 of 219 42 #127 of 219 62 #83 of 219
Shareholder Returns – 66 #53 of 153 42 #89 of 153
Overall – 64 59
  • FPS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • APH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • NVT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFPSAPHNVTSPY
1 month -35.5%-10.5%-21.4% -0.8%
3 months -30.6%-49.6%-13.5% +3.5%
6 months -32.4%-49.4%-8.8% +7.0%
Year to date —-44.3%+26.7% +12.2%
1 year —-43.7%+26.4% +13.0%
3 years —+89.8%+181.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+23.8%+41.2% +23.1%
5 years —+98.7%+299.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+14.7%+32.0% +11.0%
10 years —+359.5%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+16.5%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFPSAPHNVTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 90.9%85.6%50.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 90.8%114.2%56.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.591.702.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.510.53 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.5%-58.6%-47.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.1%-57.3%-29.9% -1.8%
52-week high $64.59$176.32$184.34 $779.14
52-week low $24.22$73.07$94.99 $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.

MultipleFPSAPHNVT
P/E now vs peer median 74.7xmedian 26.0x 36.0xmedian 26.0x 34.9xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 1.9x 6.4xmedian 1.9x 4.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.0x 21.8xmedian 14.0x 20.9xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1,011xmedian 21.4x 39.4xmedian 21.4x 31.7xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 2.2x 11.9xmedian 2.2x 5.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.26 0.96median 1.26 1.72median 1.26

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 monthsFPSAPHNVT
Revenue – $29.01B $4.83B
Gross profit – $11.17B $1.79B
Operating income – $7.84B $826.50M
Net income – $5.19B $598.30M
Free cash flow – $4.71B $659.90M
R&D – – $89.10M
EPS (diluted) – $1.99 $3.65
Cash & equivalents $97.48M $4.73B $256.00M
Total debt $582.18M $18.81B $1.49B
Shares (diluted) 243.80M 2.58B 164.10M
Enterprise value $6.48B $185.15B $20.90B

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
MetricFPSAPHNVT
P/E 74.7x 36.0x 34.9x
P/FCF -1,011x 39.4x 31.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 31.6x 27.1x
P/S 4.9x 6.4x 4.3x
P/B 10.3x 11.9x 5.2x
P/Tangible book 18.1x 18.0x 9.5x
EV/EBITDA – 21.8x 20.9x
EV/EBIT – 25.4x 26.8x
EV/Revenue – 6.9x 4.6x
EV/FCF – 42.2x 33.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 33.9x 28.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.96 1.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFPSAPHNVT
Revenue growth (1Y) – 54.2% 46.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 32.2% 26.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 70.9% 37.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 40.4% 23.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 86.0% 53.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 45.3% 29.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – 61.8% 2.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 39.3% 9.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – 59.6% 1.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 37.3% 20.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 57.3% 33.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 35.7% 17.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 67.3% 32.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 34.4% 15.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFPSAPHNVT
Gross margin – 38.5% 37.0%
EBITDA margin – 31.5% 21.9%
Operating margin – 27.0% 17.1%
Pretax margin – 25.2% 15.7%
Net margin – 17.7% 12.4%
FCF margin – 16.2% 13.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 20.2% 16.0%
Return on equity – 34.9% 15.4%
Return on assets – 11.9% 8.5%
Return on invested capital – 16.5% 11.9%
Return on capital employed – 23.0% 13.9%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFPSAPHNVT
Debt / assets 26.1% 42.0% 20.9%
Debt / equity 0.9x 1.2x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.5x 1.2x
Debt / FCF – 4.0x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 69.9% 65.2% 44.2%
Equity / assets 30.1% 34.8% 55.8%
Interest coverage – 12.4x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.9x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.3x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 5.63 5.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFPSAPHNVT
Dividend yield – 0.7% 0.7%
Net buyback yield – 0.2% 0.2%
Shareholder yield – 0.8% 0.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 19.6% 22.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 21.6% 20.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 39.3% 3.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 27.7% 4.3%

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.

ConsensusFPSAPHNVT
Forward P/E 18.1xFY2027 29.0xFY2026 25.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.39FY2027 $2.60FY2026 $4.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +104.4%FY2027 +55.7%FY2026 +49.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +54.0% +36.2% +29.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.41BFY2027 $33.31BFY2026 $5.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +69.5%FY2027 +44.3%FY2026 +47.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +38.4% +33.5% +12.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFPSAPHNVT
Held by institutions 55.4% 96.0% 90.7%
Institutions holding 369 2,330 969
Change in shares held, QoQ +46.0% +2.6% 0.0%
Institutions buying 296 1,360 554
Institutions selling 63 773 288
Buyers to sellers 4.70 1.76 1.92

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.

FPSAPHNVT
FPS 1.00 0.20 0.68
APH 0.20 1.00 0.27
NVT 0.68 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FPS, APH and NVT?

Amphenol (APH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) $6.48B, Amphenol (APH) $190.56B, nVent Electric (NVT) $21.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, FPS, APH and NVT?

nVent Electric (NVT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 74.7x, Amphenol (APH) 37.1x, nVent Electric (NVT) 36.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) is cheapest (Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 18.1x, Amphenol (APH) 29.0x, nVent Electric (NVT) 25.9x). 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%, nVent Electric (NVT) +46.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amphenol (APH) has the highest net margin (Amphenol (APH) 17.7%, nVent Electric (NVT) 12.4%). On return on invested capital, Amphenol (APH) leads (Amphenol (APH) 16.5%, nVent Electric (NVT) 11.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year nVent Electric (NVT) returned the most: Amphenol (APH) -43.7%, nVent Electric (NVT) +26.4%. Over five years, nVent Electric (NVT) compounded fastest (Amphenol (APH) +14.7%/yr, nVent Electric (NVT) +32.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

nVent Electric (NVT) has the highest dividend yield: Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 0.00%, Amphenol (APH) 0.01%, nVent Electric (NVT) 0.01%. Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, nVent Electric (NVT) has been the steadiest (Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 90.9%, Amphenol (APH) 85.6%, nVent Electric (NVT) 50.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FPS, APH and NVT?

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