FPS vs TEL vs VICR Stock Comparison

Forgent Power Solutions, TE Connectivity and Vicor Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TEL TE Connectivity plc
$213.88 -2.2% 1M -9.2% 1Y
Market cap
$65.43B
P/E
21.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
5 wins
VICR Vicor Corp
$194.77 -30.9% 1M +115.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.77B
P/E
54.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$560.70M
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

TE Connectivity leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (TE Connectivity 5, Vicor 3, Forgent Power Solutions 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFPSTELVICRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.57B $65.43B $9.77B TEL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 74.7x 21.7x 54.2x TEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.1x 20.0x 50.9x FPS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +16.5% +27.0% VICR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 15.6% 32.2% VICR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 16.2% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -9.2% +115.4% VICR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +8.4%/yr +5.9%/yr TEL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 90.9% 35.9% 95.0% TEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 76/100 60/100 TEL

Percentile Scorecard

FPSTELVICR

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

AxisFPSTELVICR
Valuation 5 #194 of 203 60 #81 of 203 9 #184 of 203
Growth – 86 #28 of 187 91 #17 of 187
Profitability – 93 #14 of 185 87 #25 of 185
Financial Health 20 #176 of 219 66 #76 of 219 100 #2 of 219
Shareholder Returns – 74 #41 of 153 13 #134 of 153
Overall – 76 60
  • FPS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TEL ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • VICR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFPSTELVICRSPY
1 month -35.5%-2.2%-30.9% -0.8%
3 months -30.6%+3.0%-5.7% +3.5%
6 months -32.4%+2.1%-27.5% +7.0%
Year to date —-6.0%+77.7% +12.2%
1 year —-9.2%+115.4% +13.0%
3 years —+85.2%+380.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+22.8%+68.7% +23.1%
5 years —+49.7%+33.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+8.4%+5.9% +11.0%
10 years —+240.6%+1,398.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+13.0%+31.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFPSTELVICRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 90.9%35.9%95.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 90.8%39.2%101.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.591.623.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.261.21 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.5%-35.2%-80.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.1%-14.1%-48.7% -1.8%
52-week high $64.59$249.00$379.78 $779.14
52-week low $24.22$195.84$83.28 $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.

MultipleFPSTELVICR
P/E now vs peer median 74.7xmedian 26.0x 20.6xmedian 26.0x 49.8xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 1.9x 3.2xmedian 1.9x 16.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.0x 13.8xmedian 14.0x 52.6xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1,011xmedian 21.4x 18.7xmedian 21.4x 176.8xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 2.2x 4.7xmedian 2.2x 9.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.26 1.25median 1.26 1.04median 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 monthsFPSTELVICR
Revenue – $19.32B $560.70M
Gross profit – $6.98B $339.59M
Operating income – $3.81B $139.60M
Net income – $3.02B $180.33M
Free cash flow – $3.32B $50.83M
R&D – $919.00M $87.44M
EPS (diluted) – $10.29 $3.79
Cash & equivalents $97.48M $1.24B $513.14M
Total debt $582.18M $5.63B –
Shares (diluted) 243.80M 293.00M 47.61M
Enterprise value $6.57B $60.57B $8.00B

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
MetricFPSTELVICR
P/E 74.7x 20.6x 49.8x
P/FCF -1,011x 18.7x 176.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 14.0x 93.5x
P/S 4.9x 3.2x 16.0x
P/B 10.3x 4.7x 9.9x
P/Tangible book 18.1x 5.5x 9.9x
EV/EBITDA – 13.8x 52.6x
EV/EBIT – 17.4x 60.7x
EV/Revenue – 3.4x 15.1x
EV/FCF – 20.0x 166.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 15.0x 88.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.25 1.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFPSTELVICR
Revenue growth (1Y) – 16.5% 27.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.7% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 20.3% 35.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 10.9% 18.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 29.5% 85.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 17.9% 38.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – 107.3% 119.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 13.4% 50.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 110.8% 106.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 16.5% 47.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 17.5% -28.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.6% 21.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 15.0% -56.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.9% 50.4%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFPSTELVICR
Debt / assets 26.1% 21.6% –
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.9x –
Debt / FCF – 1.7x –
Liabilities / assets 69.9% 49.2% 7.6%
Equity / assets 30.1% 50.8% 92.4%
Interest coverage – 31.3x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.9x 11.4x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.1x 9.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 7.7x
Altman Z-score – 5.09 74.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFPSTELVICR
Dividend yield – 1.4% –
Net buyback yield – 2.6% -0.9%
Shareholder yield – 4.0% -0.9%
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.

ConsensusFPSTELVICR
Forward P/E 18.1xFY2027 20.0xFY2026 50.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.39FY2027 $10.67FY2026 $3.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +104.4%FY2027 +21.8%FY2026 +46.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +53.2% +15.1% +72.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.41BFY2027 $20.84BFY2026 $609.82MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +69.5%FY2027 +20.7%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +38.0% +10.3% +63.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFPSTELVICR
Held by institutions 55.4% 94.1% 47.7%
Institutions holding 369 1,281 510
Change in shares held, QoQ +46.0% +3.0% +3.9%
Institutions buying 296 608 348
Institutions selling 63 451 130
Buyers to sellers 4.70 1.35 2.68

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.

FPSTELVICR
FPS 1.00 0.36 0.56
TEL 0.36 1.00 0.35
VICR 0.56 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FPS, TEL and VICR?

TE Connectivity (TEL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) $6.57B, TE Connectivity (TEL) $65.43B, Vicor (VICR) $9.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, FPS, TEL and VICR?

TE Connectivity (TEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 74.7x, TE Connectivity (TEL) 21.7x, Vicor (VICR) 54.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) is cheapest (Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 18.1x, TE Connectivity (TEL) 20.0x, Vicor (VICR) 50.9x). 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: TE Connectivity (TEL) +16.5%, Vicor (VICR) +27.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vicor (VICR) has the highest net margin (TE Connectivity (TEL) 15.6%, Vicor (VICR) 32.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vicor (VICR) returned the most: TE Connectivity (TEL) -9.2%, Vicor (VICR) +115.4%. Over five years, TE Connectivity (TEL) compounded fastest (TE Connectivity (TEL) +8.4%/yr, Vicor (VICR) +5.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TE Connectivity (TEL) has been the steadiest (Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 90.9%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 35.9%, Vicor (VICR) 95.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FPS, TEL and VICR?

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 5. 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.