FPS vs GNRC vs TEL Stock Comparison

Forgent Power Solutions, Generac Holdings and TE Connectivity Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GNRC Generac Holdings Inc.
$201.68 -1.7% 1M +6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$11.92B
P/E
39.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.62B
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
1 win
TEL TE Connectivity plc
$221.21 +3.0% 1M -6.5% 1Y
Market cap
$65.09B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.89B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

TE Connectivity leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (TE Connectivity 7, Generac Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFPSGNRCTELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.85B $11.92B $65.09B TEL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 87.0x 39.6x 20.6x TEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.0x 21.7x 20.7x TEL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +6.1% +15.2% TEL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — +6.1% -6.5% GNRC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -16.6%/yr +8.7%/yr TEL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 91.3% 57.3% 36.2% TEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 58/100 64/100 TEL

Percentile Scorecard

FPSGNRCTEL

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

AxisFPSGNRCTEL
Valuation 5 #193 of 203 57 #27 of 61 53 #97 of 203
Growth – 42 #34 of 58 86 #28 of 188
Profitability – 87 #8 of 55 78 #41 of 184
Financial Health 20 #174 of 217 47 #38 of 71 44 #123 of 217
Shareholder Returns – – 61 #60 of 153
Overall – 58 64
  • FPS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • GNRC ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • TEL ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFPSGNRCTELSPY
1 month -20.0%-1.7%+3.0% +0.9%
3 months +0.0%+3.3%+6.9% +5.9%
6 months -19.4%-20.3%+7.8% +8.5%
Year to date —+47.9%-2.8% +13.3%
1 year —+6.1%-6.5% +12.4%
3 years —+145.4%+91.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year —+34.9%+24.2% +23.5%
5 years —-59.5%+51.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year —-16.6%+8.7% +11.0%
10 years —+426.0%+254.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+18.1%+13.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureFPSGNRCTELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 91.3%57.3%36.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 90.8%55.0%39.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.632.191.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —0.11-0.18 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.5%-83.7%-35.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.7%-31.8%-11.2% -0.9%
52-week high $64.59$295.54$249.00 $779.14
52-week low $24.22$136.37$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.

MultipleFPSGNRCTEL
P/E now vs peer median 87.0xmedian 25.4x 39.4xmedian 29.4x 20.6xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 1.9x 2.6xmedian 2.6x 3.2xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.3x —median 18.4x —median 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1,177xmedian 21.8x 33.0xmedian 24.4x 18.7xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 2.2x 4.0xmedian 1.8x 4.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.41 2.14median 1.07 —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 monthsFPSGNRCTEL
Revenue – $4.62B $19.89B
Gross profit – $1.84B $7.21B
Operating income – $478.99M $3.99B
Net income – $301.14M $3.25B
R&D – $253.28M $942.00M
EPS (diluted) – $5.05 –
Cash & equivalents $97.48M $393.67M $1.70B
Total debt $582.18M – –
Shares (diluted) 243.80M 59.64M 293.00M
Enterprise value $6.85B $11.92B $65.09B

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
MetricFPSGNRCTEL
P/E 87.0x 39.4x 20.6x
P/FCF -1,177x 33.0x 18.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 19.8x 14.2x
P/S 5.7x 2.6x 3.2x
P/B 12.0x 4.0x 4.7x
P/Tangible book 21.0x 4.3x 5.5x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – – –
EV/Revenue – 2.6x 3.2x
EV/FCF – – –
EV/Operating cash flow – 19.8x 14.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.14 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFPSGNRCTEL
Revenue growth (1Y) – 6.1% 15.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.8% 7.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 7.4% 18.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.8% 12.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -3.5% 24.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 11.8% 20.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – -0.6% 76.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 15.7% 19.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – -0.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 18.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 2.1% 9.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 25.3% 13.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFPSGNRCTEL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin – – –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – 13.0% 22.8%
Return on equity – 10.2% 24.3%
Return on assets – 5.1% 12.3%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.8x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.0x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFPSGNRCTEL
Debt / assets 26.1% – –
Debt / equity 0.9x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 69.9% 50.9% 48.5%
Equity / assets 30.1% 49.1% 50.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.5x 2.0x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.0x – –
Cash ratio 0.2x – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFPSGNRCTEL
Dividend yield – – 1.3%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusFPSGNRCTEL
Forward P/E 21.0xFY2027 21.7xFY2026 20.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.39FY2027 $9.31FY2026 $10.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +104.4%FY2027 +46.8%FY2026 +21.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +53.2% +42.0% +15.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.41BFY2027 $4.60BFY2026 $20.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +69.5%FY2027 +9.1%FY2026 +20.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +38.0% +48.6% +10.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFPSGNRCTEL
Held by institutions 64.9% 89.4% 94.1%
Institutions holding 369 998 1,281
Change in shares held, QoQ +46.0% -1.0% +3.0%
Institutions buying 296 531 608
Institutions selling 63 321 451
Buyers to sellers 4.70 1.65 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.

FPSGNRCTEL
FPS 1.00 0.63 0.36
GNRC 0.63 1.00 0.42
TEL 0.36 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FPS, GNRC and TEL?

TE Connectivity (TEL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) $6.85B, Generac Holdings (GNRC) $11.92B, TE Connectivity (TEL) $65.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, FPS, GNRC and TEL?

TE Connectivity (TEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 87.0x, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 39.6x, TE Connectivity (TEL) 20.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, TE Connectivity (TEL) is cheapest (Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 21.0x, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 21.7x, 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?

TE Connectivity (TEL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Generac Holdings (GNRC) +6.1%, TE Connectivity (TEL) +15.2%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Generac Holdings (GNRC) returned the most: Generac Holdings (GNRC) +6.1%, TE Connectivity (TEL) -6.5%. Over five years, TE Connectivity (TEL) compounded fastest (Generac Holdings (GNRC) -16.6%/yr, TE Connectivity (TEL) +8.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TE Connectivity (TEL) has been the steadiest (Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 91.3%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 57.3%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 36.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FPS, GNRC 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 7. 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.