APH
Amphenol Corporation
APH has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR has the edge over APH overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
APH Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
APH's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
PLTR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PLTR's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
APH PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 23x | $79.62 | — |
| Cheap | 26x | $60.41 | -24% |
| Fair | 33x | $76.08 | -4.4% |
| Current | 35x | $79.62 | — |
| Expensive | 42x | $96.05 | +21% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
APH's PE is in its fair range at 35x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 23x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
PLTR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 75x | $172 | — |
| Current | 120x | $172 | — |
| Cheap | 165x | $236 | +37% |
| Fair | 251x | $359 | +109% |
| Expensive | 452x | $646 | +277% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PLTR has the edge over APH in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
APH Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for APH, with profitability improving.
PLTR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for PLTR, with profitability improving.
APH Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.46 | +50% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.30 | +53% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.99 | +58% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.74 | +69% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.67 | +74% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.50 | +72% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.26 | +50% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.03 | +26% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.96 | +23% |
APH's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $2.30 over the past year, up 53% from the year before, and higher year over year every quarter since late 2020.
PLTR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.30 | +61% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.43 | +240% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.17 | +290% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.89 | +287% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.63 | +232% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.42 | +110% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.30 | +76% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.23 | +92% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.19 | +111% |
PLTR has the edge over APH on earnings, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
APH Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $10.2B | +65% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.8B | +55% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.6B | +58% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.4B | +49% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.2B | +53% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.7B | +57% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.8B | +48% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.3B | +30% |
APH's revenue has grown year over year for 12 quarters in a row: $10.2B last quarter, up 65% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 30% | +2.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 30% | +4.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 24% | +2.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 27% | +4.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 27% | +7.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 25% | +5.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 21% | +0.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 22% | +1.4 points |
APH's operating margin was 30% last quarter, up 2.1 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
PLTR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.3B | +96% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.9B | +93% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.6B | +85% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.4B | +70% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2B | +63% |
| Q2 2025 | $1B | +48% |
| Q1 2025 | $883.9M | +39% |
| Q4 2024 | $827.5M | +36% |
PLTR has the edge over APH on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 47% | +14 points |
| Q2 2026 | 47% | +20 points |
| Q1 2026 | 46% | +26 points |
| Q4 2025 | 41% | +40 points |
| Q3 2025 | 33% | +18 points |
| Q2 2025 | 27% | +11 points |
| Q1 2025 | 20% | +7.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.3% | -9.5 points |
PLTR has the edge over APH on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
APH Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.6B | +34% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | +7.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $829.9M | +44% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.5B | +127% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2B | +156% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.1B | +114% |
| Q1 2025 | $576.3M | +14% |
| Q4 2024 | $647.3M | -12% |
APH's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $5.1B over the past year, up 44% from the year before.
PLTR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | +139% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | +126% |
| Q1 2026 | $891.8M | +193% |
| Q4 2025 | $764M | +67% |
| Q3 2025 | $500.9M | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $531.6M | +276% |
| Q1 2025 | $304.1M | +140% |
| Q4 2024 | $457.2M | +54% |
PLTR has the edge over APH on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
APH Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +4.5M shares |
| 1 year | +0.7% | +17.3M shares |
| 3 years | +3.8% | +94.9M shares |
| 5 years | +3.2% | +79.7M shares |
| Available history | +4.9% | +120M shares |
APH has 2.6B diluted shares, up 0.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $244.6M |
| Q2 2026 | $208M |
| Q1 2026 | $178M |
| Q4 2025 | $171.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $152.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $160.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $180.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $168.9M |
APH spent $802M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 21% from the year before.
PLTR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +5.2M shares |
| 1 year | +0.1% | +2.9M shares |
| 3 years | +11% | +248M shares |
| 5 years | +31% | +610M shares |
| Available history | +184% | +1.7B shares |
PLTR has the edge over APH on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $19.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $19.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $18.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $18M |
| Q4 2024 | $18.6M |
| Q3 2024 | $18.9M |
| Q2 2024 | $17.7M |
| Q1 2024 | $9M |
APH Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.0x | Very low |
APH's net debt is about 1.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from less than a year a year ago.
PLTR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -6.1x | Net Cash |
PLTR has the edge over APH on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
APH Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 36.3 | Neutral |
APH's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 36 (neutral).
PLTR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 47.4 | Neutral |
PLTR's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 47 (neutral).
APH PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | APH | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 35x | 28x | 24% above |
| PE % | 59 | 35 | 24 pts above |
APH has the edge over PLTR on valuation relative to its sector.
PLTR PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | PLTR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 120x | 28x | 331% above |
| PE % | 1 | 38 | 37 pts below |
PLTR is trading at 120x earnings, a 331% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
APH Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $80.7 | 1.3% below |
| 20 week MA | $80.5 | 1% below |
| 50 week MA | $74.5 | 6.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $60.8 | 31% above |
| 200 week MA | $43.4 | 83% above |
APH has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 83% above its 200-week average.
PLTR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $185.8 | 7.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $167.6 | 2.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $157.1 | 9.2% above |
| 100 week MA | $143.8 | 19% above |
| 200 week MA | $83.3 | 106% above |
PLTR has the edge over APH on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
APH Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $13.5 | $16.2 | +20% |
| 2021 | $16.2 | $21.3 | +32% |
| 2022 | $21.3 | $19.0 | -11% |
| 2023 | $19.0 | $24.8 | +31% |
| 2024 | $24.8 | $35.4 | +43% |
| 2025 | $35.4 | $68.7 | +94% |
| 2026 YTD | $68.7 | $79.6 | +16% |
APH has the edge over PLTR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
PLTR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.20 | $27.8 | +202% |
| 2021 | $27.8 | $18.9 | -32% |
| 2022 | $18.9 | $6.29 | -67% |
| 2023 | $6.29 | $17.2 | +173% |
| 2024 | $17.2 | $79.1 | +361% |
| 2025 | $79.1 | $188.7 | +139% |
| 2026 YTD | $188.7 | $171.6 | -9.1% |
PLTR's yearly returns have swung widely, from +361% in 2024 to −67% in 2022. It's down 9.1% so far in 2026.