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 4.0 times as much as WESCO International ($63.5B against $15.9B).
On earnings, TE Connectivity is cheaper: it trades at 19.8× trailing earnings, against 20.3× for WESCO International.
TE Connectivity grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (15.2% versus 13.5% for WESCO International).
TE Connectivity keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 16.4% compared with 3.0% at WESCO International.
Both pay dividends: TE Connectivity yields 1.0% and WESCO International 0.60%.
TE Connectivity scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 12 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 | $63.5B | $15.9B |
| Share price | $219.41 | $327.24 |
| Change, 1 year | −11.4% | 25.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 32.8% | 140% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.22 | 1.65 |
| Employees | 104K | 21K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 17 (better) | 12 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 19.8× (better) | 20.3× |
| P/S | 3.2× | 0.6× (better) |
| P/B | – | 2.9× |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.4× | 12.7× (better) |
| P/FCF | 18.7× (better) | 38.3× |
| PEG | 0.89 | – |
| FCF yield | 5.4% (better) | 2.6% |
| Fair value | $200.37 | $266.43 |
| Margin of safety | −9.5% (better) | −22.8% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 15.2% (better) | 13.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.9% | 13.8% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 76.6% (better) | 22.4% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 79.5% (better) | 26.5% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 10.2% | 53.9% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 36.2% (better) | 21.5% |
| Operating margin | 20.1% (better) | 5.6% |
| Net margin | 16.4% (better) | 3.0% |
| FCF margin | 17.1% (better) | 1.6% |
| Return on equity | – | 15.4% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 10.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 1.10 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.78 (better) | 3.12 |
| Interest coverage | 32.2× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.73 | 2.01 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 5.16 (better) | 3.18 |
| Piotroski F-score | 9 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.0% (better) | 0.60% |
| Payout ratio | 26.7% | 12.0% |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 8.7% | – |
| Buyback yield | 3.0% (better) | 0.47% |
| Shareholder yield | 4.0% (better) | 1.1% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 95.1% | 96.9% |
| Held by insiders | 0.13% | 2.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$26.0M (better) | −$62.6M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.0% | 2.0% |
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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