NVT vs POWL vs TEL Stock Comparison

nVent Electric, Powell Industries and TE Connectivity Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NVT nVent Electric plc
$123.65 -27.1% 1M +8.1% 1Y
Market cap
$20.01B
P/E
29.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.29B
Div. yield
0.68%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
2 wins
POWL Powell Industries Inc
$154.01 -21.5% 1M +20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$5.61B
P/E
29.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.16B
Div. yield
0.19%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins
TEL TE Connectivity plc
$217.56 -1.3% 1M -11.9% 1Y
Market cap
$62.99B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.32B
Div. yield
1.37%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

TE Connectivity leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (TE Connectivity 7, Powell Industries 3, nVent Electric 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNVTPOWLTELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $20.01B $5.61B $62.99B TEL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.4x 29.4x 21.0x TEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.8x 29.8x 20.4x TEL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +48.0% +7.0% +16.5% NVT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.8% 16.5% 15.6% POWL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.3% — 16.2% TEL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.9x — 0.9x NVT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.68% 0.19% 1.37% TEL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.1% +20.5% -11.9% POWL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.9%/yr +76.5%/yr +7.2%/yr POWL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.6% 64.1% 36.6% TEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 71/100 76/100 TEL

Percentile Scorecard

NVTPOWLTEL

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

AxisNVTPOWLTEL
Valuation 37 #128 of 203 45 #112 of 203 62 #78 of 203
Growth 90 #19 of 189 91 #18 of 189 86 #27 of 189
Profitability 75 #48 of 187 97 #6 of 187 94 #12 of 187
Financial Health 63 #83 of 221 76 #55 of 221 66 #77 of 221
Shareholder Returns 46 #83 of 152 45 #84 of 152 74 #41 of 152
Overall 62 71 76
  • NVT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • POWL 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

PeriodNVTPOWLTELSPY
1 month -27.1%-21.5%-1.3% -2.3%
3 months -22.5%-29.9%+6.2% -0.7%
6 months -24.0%-42.9%+6.0% +4.8%
Year to date +21.3%+44.9%-4.4% +10.3%
1 year +8.1%+20.5%-11.9% +10.3%
3 years +147.8%+476.9%+73.0% +73.0%
3 years, per year +35.3%+79.4%+20.1% +20.1%
5 years +228.9%+1,609.3%+41.8% +61.9%
5 years, per year +26.9%+76.5%+7.2% +10.1%
10 years —+1,214.4%+245.8% +258.6%
10 years, per year —+29.4%+13.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNVTPOWLTELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.6%64.1%36.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.6%67.5%39.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.312.501.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.160.32-0.33 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.1%-55.9%-35.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.9%-52.2%-12.6% -3.5%
52-week high $184.34$322.05$249.00 $779.14
52-week low $94.99$94.02$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.

MultipleNVTPOWLTEL
P/E now vs peer median 29.4xmedian 25.6x 29.4xmedian 25.6x 21.0xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.9x 4.8xmedian 1.9x 3.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 14.4x 21.1xmedian 14.4x 14.0xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.7xmedian 22.5x 23.0xmedian 22.5x 19.0xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.2x 7.4xmedian 2.2x 4.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.22median 1.36 0.40median 1.36 1.28median 1.36

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 monthsNVTPOWLTEL
Revenue $5.29B $1.16B $19.32B
Gross profit $1.94B $348.18M $6.98B
Operating income $942.50M $227.67M $3.81B
Net income $679.50M $190.86M $3.02B
Free cash flow $673.00M $243.96M $3.32B
R&D $92.80M $14.98M $919.00M
EPS (diluted) $4.14 $5.21 $10.29
Cash & equivalents $1.12B $633.56M $1.24B
Total debt $2.18B – $5.63B
Shares (diluted) 164.10M 36.60M 293.00M
Enterprise value $18.21B $3.46B $58.28B

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
MetricNVTPOWLTEL
P/E 29.4x 29.4x 21.0x
P/FCF 29.7x 23.0x 19.0x
P/Operating cash flow 24.9x 21.9x 14.3x
P/S 3.8x 4.8x 3.3x
P/B 4.9x 7.4x 4.8x
P/Tangible book 8.5x 7.5x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA 18.0x 21.1x 14.0x
EV/EBIT 22.4x 21.9x 17.7x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 4.3x 3.5x
EV/FCF 31.3x 20.4x 20.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.2x 19.4x 15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.22 0.40 1.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNVTPOWLTEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 48.0% 7.0% 16.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 30.4% 21.0% 5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 40.3% 11.9% 20.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 39.2% 10.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 65.3% 8.0% 29.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.1% 74.2% 17.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.9% 8.8% 107.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 73.1% 13.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.5% 8.6% 110.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 72.8% 16.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.5% 153.9% 17.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 25.5% 14.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 18.5% 201.1% 15.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 25.0% 14.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNVTPOWLTEL
Gross margin 36.6% 30.1% 36.1%
EBITDA margin 22.1% 20.4% 24.9%
Operating margin 17.8% 19.7% 19.7%
Pretax margin 16.5% 21.2% 19.5%
Net margin 12.8% 16.5% 15.6%
FCF margin 12.7% 21.1% 17.2%
Operating cash flow margin 15.2% 22.1% 22.9%
Return on equity 16.8% 26.1% 22.8%
Return on assets 8.9% 14.8% 11.7%
Return on invested capital 12.3% – 16.2%
Return on capital employed 14.7% 34.0% 18.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.9x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.5% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNVTPOWLTEL
Debt / assets 26.9% – 21.6%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x – 0.9x
Debt / FCF 3.2x – 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 49.2% 46.2% 49.2%
Equity / assets 50.8% 53.8% 50.8%
Interest coverage – – 31.3x
Current ratio 2.4x 2.0x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.8x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.9x 1.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 4.67 7.81 5.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNVTPOWLTEL
Dividend yield 0.7% 0.2% 1.4%
Net buyback yield 0.5% – 2.6%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 0.2% 3.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 19.8% 6.8% 28.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 20.0% 5.3% 25.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.9% 1.6% 7.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 1.8% 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.

ConsensusNVTPOWLTEL
Forward P/E 24.8xFY2026 29.8xFY2026 20.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.99FY2026 $5.17FY2026 $10.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +49.0%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026 +21.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.3% +26.9% +15.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.73BFY2026 $1.24BFY2026 $22.99BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +47.2%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 +15.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +12.6% +26.2% -2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNVTPOWLTEL
Held by institutions 90.7% 75.0% 94.1%
Institutions holding 972 583 1,283
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% -4.3% +3.0%
Institutions buying 555 320 608
Institutions selling 290 215 453
Buyers to sellers 1.91 1.49 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.

NVTPOWLTEL
NVT 1.00 0.66 0.48
POWL 0.66 1.00 0.36
TEL 0.48 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NVT, POWL and TEL?

TE Connectivity (TEL) is the largest by market capitalisation: nVent Electric (NVT) $20.01B, Powell Industries (POWL) $5.61B, TE Connectivity (TEL) $62.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, NVT, POWL and TEL?

TE Connectivity (TEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (nVent Electric (NVT) 29.4x, Powell Industries (POWL) 29.4x, TE Connectivity (TEL) 21.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, TE Connectivity (TEL) is cheapest (nVent Electric (NVT) 24.8x, Powell Industries (POWL) 29.8x, TE Connectivity (TEL) 20.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

nVent Electric (NVT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: nVent Electric (NVT) +48.0%, Powell Industries (POWL) +7.0%, TE Connectivity (TEL) +16.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Powell Industries (POWL) has the highest net margin (nVent Electric (NVT) 12.8%, Powell Industries (POWL) 16.5%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 15.6%). On return on invested capital, TE Connectivity (TEL) leads (nVent Electric (NVT) 12.3%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 16.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Powell Industries (POWL) returned the most: nVent Electric (NVT) +8.1%, Powell Industries (POWL) +20.5%, TE Connectivity (TEL) -11.9%. Over five years, Powell Industries (POWL) compounded fastest (nVent Electric (NVT) +26.9%/yr, Powell Industries (POWL) +76.5%/yr, TE Connectivity (TEL) +7.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

TE Connectivity (TEL) has the highest dividend yield: nVent Electric (NVT) 0.68%, Powell Industries (POWL) 0.19%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 1.37%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TE Connectivity (TEL) has been the steadiest (nVent Electric (NVT) 50.6%, Powell Industries (POWL) 64.1%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 36.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NVT, POWL 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.