POWL vs TEL vs TRN Stock Comparison

Powell Industries, TE Connectivity and Trinity Industries Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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POWL Powell Industries Inc
$163.34 -16.7% 1M +25.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.19B
P/E
27.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.16B
Div. yield
0.00%
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
TRN Trinity Industries Inc
$29.88 +14.4% 1M +12.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.53B
P/E
7.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.12B
Div. yield
0.04%
Rail Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionPOWLTELTRNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.19B $64.11B $2.53B TEL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.2x 21.3x 7.7x TRN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.6x 20.6x 14.4x TRN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.0% +16.5% -2.4% TEL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.5% 15.6% 15.4% POWL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 16.2% 8.5% TEL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.9x 5.0x TEL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.04% TRN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.4% -11.0% +12.2% POWL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +78.9%/yr +7.2%/yr +0.7%/yr POWL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 64.3% 36.5% 37.1% TEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 76/100 61/100 TEL

Percentile Scorecard

POWLTELTRN

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

AxisPOWLTELTRN
Valuation 42 #119 of 204 62 #79 of 204 77 #47 of 204
Growth 92 #17 of 191 86 #27 of 191 75 #49 of 191
Profitability 97 #6 of 189 95 #11 of 189 64 #68 of 189
Financial Health 76 #54 of 221 66 #75 of 221 4 #213 of 221
Shareholder Returns 47 #85 of 158 73 #44 of 158 83 #28 of 158
Overall 71 76 61
  • POWL ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • TEL ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • TRN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPOWLTELTRNSPY
1 month -16.7%-0.3%+14.4% -2.0%
3 months -22.7%+1.3%-6.8% -2.2%
6 months -44.6%+6.2%-16.7% +4.2%
Year to date +53.7%-3.4%+13.0% +10.6%
1 year +25.4%-11.0%+12.2% +10.4%
3 years +511.8%+74.7%+24.5% +73.6%
3 years, per year +83.0%+20.5%+7.6% +20.2%
5 years +1,726.5%+41.8%+3.5% +61.6%
5 years, per year +78.9%+7.2%+0.7% +10.1%
10 years +1,285.1%+252.1%+96.8% +261.3%
10 years, per year +30.1%+13.4%+7.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePOWLTELTRNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 64.3%36.5%37.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.5%39.8%35.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.511.660.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.40-0.300.33 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.9%-35.2%-43.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.3%-11.8%-21.6% -3.2%
52-week high $322.05$249.00$38.09 $779.14
52-week low $94.02$195.84$24.82 $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.

MultiplePOWLTELTRN
P/E now vs peer median 31.2xmedian 25.4x 21.2xmedian 25.4x 7.3xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 1.9x 3.3xmedian 1.9x 1.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.5xmedian 14.5x 14.1xmedian 14.5x 7.2xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 23.6x 19.2xmedian 23.6x -9.0xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 2.2x 4.8xmedian 2.2x 2.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.43median 1.21 1.29median 1.21 0.11median 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 monthsPOWLTELTRN
Revenue $1.16B $19.32B $2.12B
Gross profit $348.18M $6.98B $521.30M
Operating income $227.67M $3.81B $731.90M
Net income $190.86M $3.02B $334.90M
Free cash flow $243.96M $3.32B -$259.60M
R&D $14.98M $919.00M –
EPS (diluted) $5.21 $10.29 $4.03
Cash & equivalents $633.56M $1.24B $158.30M
Total debt – $5.63B $5.33B
Shares (diluted) 36.60M 293.00M 81.00M
Enterprise value $3.04B $59.26B $1.88B

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
MetricPOWLTELTRN
P/E 31.2x 21.2x 7.3x
P/FCF 24.4x 19.2x -9.0x
P/Operating cash flow 23.2x 14.4x 5.5x
P/S 5.1x 3.3x 1.1x
P/B 7.9x 4.8x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 7.9x 5.7x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 22.5x 14.1x 7.2x
EV/EBIT 23.4x 17.8x 10.3x
EV/Revenue 4.6x 3.5x 3.5x
EV/FCF 21.8x 20.5x -28.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.8x 15.4x 17.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.43 1.29 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPOWLTELTRN
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.0% 16.5% -2.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 21.0% 5.7% -8.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.9% 20.3% -8.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 39.2% 10.9% 3.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.0% 29.5% 71.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 74.2% 17.9% 24.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.8% 107.3% 177.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 73.1% 13.4% 52.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.6% 110.8% 246.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 72.8% 16.5% 65.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 153.9% 17.5% 7.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.5% 14.6% 15.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 201.1% 15.0% 33.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.0% 14.9% 19.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPOWLTELTRN
Gross margin 30.1% 36.1% 24.6%
EBITDA margin 20.4% 24.9% 48.8%
Operating margin 19.7% 19.7% 34.5%
Pretax margin 21.2% 19.5% 21.9%
Net margin 16.5% 15.6% 15.4%
FCF margin 21.1% 17.2% -12.2%
Operating cash flow margin 22.1% 22.9% 19.9%
Return on equity 26.1% 22.8% 29.4%
Return on assets 14.8% 11.7% 4.0%
Return on invested capital – 16.2% 8.5%
Return on capital employed 34.0% 18.0% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.5x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.9% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPOWLTELTRN
Debt / assets – 21.6% 63.8%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 4.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.9x 5.0x
Debt / FCF – 1.7x -20.5x
Liabilities / assets 46.2% 49.2% 86.4%
Equity / assets 53.8% 50.8% 13.6%
Interest coverage – 31.3x –
Current ratio 2.0x 1.9x –
Quick ratio 1.8x 1.1x –
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score 8.12 5.17 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPOWLTELTRN
Dividend yield 0.2% 1.4% 4.1%
Net buyback yield – 2.6% 2.3%
Shareholder yield 0.2% 3.9% 6.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 6.8% 28.2% 29.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 5.3% 25.7% -38.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.6% 7.8% 1.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 5.8% 6.1%

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.

ConsensusPOWLTELTRN
Forward P/E 31.6xFY2026 20.6xFY2026 14.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.17FY2026 $10.67FY2026 $2.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.4%FY2026 +21.8%FY2026 -33.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.9% +15.1% -1.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.24BFY2026 $22.99BFY2027 $2.34BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.4%FY2026 +15.6%FY2027 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.2% -2.9% +4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPOWLTELTRN
Held by institutions 75.0% 94.1% 95.3%
Institutions holding 583 1,284 345
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.3% +3.0% +6.3%
Institutions buying 320 608 171
Institutions selling 215 454 97
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.34 1.76

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.

POWLTELTRN
POWL 1.00 0.36 0.15
TEL 0.36 1.00 0.18
TRN 0.15 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, POWL, TEL and TRN?

TE Connectivity (TEL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Powell Industries (POWL) $5.19B, TE Connectivity (TEL) $64.11B, Trinity Industries (TRN) $2.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, POWL, TEL and TRN?

Trinity Industries (TRN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Powell Industries (POWL) 27.2x, TE Connectivity (TEL) 21.3x, Trinity Industries (TRN) 7.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Trinity Industries (TRN) is cheapest (Powell Industries (POWL) 31.6x, TE Connectivity (TEL) 20.6x, Trinity Industries (TRN) 14.4x). 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: Powell Industries (POWL) +7.0%, TE Connectivity (TEL) +16.5%, Trinity Industries (TRN) -2.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Powell Industries (POWL) has the highest net margin (Powell Industries (POWL) 16.5%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 15.6%, Trinity Industries (TRN) 15.4%). On return on invested capital, TE Connectivity (TEL) leads (TE Connectivity (TEL) 16.2%, Trinity Industries (TRN) 8.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Powell Industries (POWL) returned the most: Powell Industries (POWL) +25.4%, TE Connectivity (TEL) -11.0%, Trinity Industries (TRN) +12.2%. Over five years, Powell Industries (POWL) compounded fastest (Powell Industries (POWL) +78.9%/yr, TE Connectivity (TEL) +7.2%/yr, Trinity Industries (TRN) +0.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Trinity Industries (TRN) has the highest dividend yield: Powell Industries (POWL) 0.00%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 0.01%, Trinity Industries (TRN) 0.04%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TE Connectivity (TEL) has been the steadiest (Powell Industries (POWL) 64.3%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 36.5%, Trinity Industries (TRN) 37.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, POWL, TEL and TRN?

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.