TE Connectivity vs WESCO International
TEL and WCC side by side, both in wholesale trade-durable goods. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How TEL and WCC compare
TE Connectivity is the larger company, worth 3.7 times as much as WESCO International ($61.7B against $16.7B).
On earnings, TE Connectivity is cheaper: it trades at 20.8× trailing earnings, against 21.3× for WESCO International.
TE Connectivity grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (16.5% versus 13.5% for WESCO International).
TE Connectivity keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 15.6% compared with 3.0% at WESCO International.
Both pay dividends: TE Connectivity yields 1.1% and WESCO International 0.57%.
TE Connectivity scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 13 for WESCO International), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | TEL | WCC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $61.7B | $16.7B |
| Share price | $213.03 | $343.11 |
| Change, 1 year | −11.5% | 50.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 34.1% | 151% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.22 | 1.63 |
| Employees | 93K | 21K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 (better) | 13 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 20.8× (better) | 21.3× |
| P/S | 3.2× | 0.6× (better) |
| P/B | – | 3.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.7× | 13.2× (better) |
| P/FCF | 18.6× (better) | 40.2× |
| FCF yield | 5.4% (better) | 2.5% |
| Fair value | $191.01 | $274.08 |
| Margin of safety | −11.5% (better) | −25.2% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 16.5% (better) | 13.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.2% | 13.8% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 107% (better) | 22.4% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 112% (better) | 26.5% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 53.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 36.1% (better) | 21.5% |
| Operating margin | 19.7% (better) | 5.6% |
| Net margin | 15.6% (better) | 3.0% |
| FCF margin | 17.2% (better) | 1.6% |
| Return on equity | – | 15.4% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 10.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 1.10 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.91 (better) | 3.12 |
| Interest coverage | 31.3× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.88 | 2.01 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 5.11 (better) | 3.22 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.1% (better) | 0.57% |
| Payout ratio | 28.2% | 12.0% |
| Years of dividend growth | 15 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 7.7% | – |
| Buyback yield | 2.9% (better) | 0.45% |
| Shareholder yield | 4.0% (better) | 1.0% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 95.1% | 96.7% |
| Held by insiders | 0.13% | 2.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$52.5M (better) | −$67.6M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.5% | 2.9% |
Go deeper
- TEL stock overview
- TEL income statement
- TEL valuation and score
- WCC stock overview
- WCC income statement
- WCC valuation and score
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