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The industrial market has been between a fifth and a quarter of Amphenol's sales for six years, a steady base that the AI boom has made look smaller than it is.

1. ReportedSales into it were about 20% of the total in 2019, 22% in 2020, 25% in each of 2021, 2022 and 2023, 24% in 2024 and 19% in 2025.
   Amphenol Corporation Form 10-K for fiscal 2020 - employees, general managers, end-market shares and backlog for 2020. — FY2020 · publ. February 2021 · source ↗
2. ReportedSales into it were about 20% of the total in 2019, 22% in 2020, 25% in each of 2021, 2022 and 2023, 24% in 2024 and 19% in 2025.
   Amphenol Corporation Form 10-K for fiscal 2023 - end-market shares, China sales, employees, general managers and backlog for 2023. — FY2023 · publ. February 2024 · source ↗
3. ReportedSales into it were about 20% of the total in 2019, 22% in 2020, 25% in each of 2021, 2022 and 2023, 24% in 2024 and 19% in 2025.
   Amphenol Corporation Form 10-K for fiscal 2024 - the CIT acquisition, segment sales shares, employees, general managers and backlog. — FY2024 · publ. February 2025 · source ↗
4. ReportedSales into it were about 20% of the total in 2019, 22% in 2020, 25% in each of 2021, 2022 and 2023, 24% in 2024 and 19% in 2025.
   Amphenol Corporation Form 10-K for fiscal 2025 (year ended 31 December 2025) - Item 1 business: products, history and sales organisation. — FY2025 · publ. 11 February 2026 · source ↗
5. ReportedIn the June 2026 quarter it was 20%.
   Amphenol second-quarter 2026 earnings call transcript (Motley Fool) - end-market shares and growth, CommScope, orders, debt and leverage - CommScope, orders, segments and outlook. — Q2 2026 · publ. August 2026 · source ↗
6. ReportedThe 10-K lists end applications from agricultural equipment and marine to "alternative and traditional energy generation" and medical equipment, which is exactly the shape the general-manager system is built for: thousands of engineers, each needing a slightly different part.
   Amphenol Corporation Form 10-K for fiscal 2025 (year ended 31 December 2025) - Item 1 business, markets and customers: end markets, applications and customer types. — FY2025 · publ. 11 February 2026 · source ↗
7. Moat Explorer calcIn dollars, industrial sales were about $4.4 billion in 2025, and in the June 2026 quarter they rose 56% in dollars and 18% organically, the organic figure led by "instrumentation, factory automation, and electrification".
   Moat Explorer calculation from Amphenol's reported figures ($ millions unless stated; calendar years; per-share figures adjusted for the two-for-one splits of March 2021, June 2024 and September 2026). Sales growth: 2025 23,094.7 / 15,222.7 - 1 = +51.7%; 2024 15,222.7 / 12,554.7 - 1 = +21.3%; 2023 12,554.7 / 12,623.0 - 1 = -0.5%; 2019 8,225.4 / 8,202.0 - 1 = +0.3%; 2025 increase 23,094.7 - 15,222.7 = 7,872.0, about $7.9bn; 2015-2025 23,094.7 / 5,568.7 = 4.1 times. Operating margin (operating income / net sales): 2015 1,104.7 / 5,568.7 = 19.8%; 2016 1,205.2 / 6,286.4 = 19.2%; 2017 1,427.6 / 7,011.3 = 20.4%; 2018 1,686.9 / 8,202.0 = 20.6%; 2019 1,619.2 / 8,225.4 = 19.7%; 2020 1,638.4 / 8,598.9 = 19.1%; 2021 2,105.1 / 10,876.3 = 19.4%; 2022 2,585.8 / 12,623.0 = 20.5%; 2023 2,559.6 / 12,554.7 = 20.4%; 2024 3,156.9 / 15,222.7 = 20.7%; 2025 5,868.6 / 23,094.7 = 25.4%; average 2015-2024 about 20.0%; Q2 2025 1,418.8 / 5,650.3 = 25.1%; operating income growth 2025 5,868.6 / 3,156.9 - 1 = +85.9%, Q2 2026 2,584.6 / 1,418.8 - 1 = +82.2%. Trailing twelve months to June 2026: sales 23,094.7 - 10,461.3 + 16,378.2 = 29,011.6; net income 4,270.3 - 1,829.1 + 2,702.2 = 5,143.4; operating income 5,868.6 - 2,443.6 + 4,416.4 = 7,841.4, margin 7,841.4 / 29,011.6 = 27.0%; at a 20% margin 29,011.6 x 0.20 = about 5,800, 26% below 7,841.4. Gross margin: 4,084.1 / 12,554.7 = 32.5% (2023); 5,139.7 / 15,222.7 = 33.8% (2024); 8,517.7 / 23,094.7 = 36.9% (2025); 3,548.0 / 8,758.1 = 40.5% (Q2 2026); tariff benefit 80 / 8,758.1 = 0.9 points. Segment margins (segment operating income / external sales): Communications Solutions 871.2 / 4,056.2 = 21.5% (2020), 1,023.3 / 4,832.1 = 21.2%, 1,245.7 / 5,652.4 = 22.0%, 1,063.5 / 4,912.8 = 21.6%, 1,569.6 / 6,323.8 = 24.8%, 3,746.6 / 12,056.0 = 31.1% (2025); Harsh Environment Solutions 556.8 / 2,286.0 = 24.4%, 708.2 / 2,752.2 = 25.7%, 801.6 / 3,107.2 = 25.8%, 943.9 / 3,530.8 = 26.7%, 1,093.2 / 4,417.4 = 24.7%, 1,541.4 / 5,881.7 = 26.2%; Interconnect and Sensor Systems 348.6 / 2,256.7 = 15.4%, 588.1 / 3,292.0 = 17.9%, 716.5 / 3,863.4 = 18.5%, 753.7 / 4,111.1 = 18.3%, 825.9 / 4,481.5 = 18.4%, 1,005.1 / 5,157.0 = 19.5%. Communications Solutions share of segment operating income: 871.2 / 1,776.6 = 49.0% (2020); 1,023.3 / 2,319.6 = 44.1%; 1,245.7 / 2,763.8 = 45.1%; 1,063.5 / 2,761.1 = 38.5%; 1,569.6 / 3,488.7 = 45.0%; 3,746.6 / 6,293.1 = 59.5% (2025); Q2 2026 1,808.3 / (1,808.3 + 559.3 + 318.9 = 2,686.5) = 67.3%; Q2 2025 890.7 / 1,506.7 = 59.1%. Segment operating income growth Q2 2026: Harsh Environment 559.3 / 363.7 - 1 = +53.8%; Interconnect and Sensor 318.9 / 252.3 - 1 = +26.4%. Segment sales growth 2020-2025: Communications Solutions 12,056.0 / 4,056.2 = 2.97 times, 24.3% a year; Harsh Environment 5,881.7 / 2,286.0 = 2.57 times, 20.8% a year; Interconnect and Sensor 5,157.0 / 2,256.7 = 2.29 times, 18.0% a year; Communications Solutions operating income 3,746.6 / 871.2 = 4.3 times; Communications Solutions 2023 4,912.8 / 5,652.4 - 1 = -13.1%; Interconnect and Sensor 2021 3,292.0 / 2,256.7 - 1 = +45.9%, 2023 4,111.1 / 3,863.4 - 1 = +6.4%; Communications Solutions share of net sales 4,056.2 / 8,598.9 = 47% (2020), Q2 2026 5,383.6 / 8,758.1 = 61.5%. Segment costs and geography 2025: gap between segment and consolidated operating income 6,293.1 - 5,868.6 = 424.5, 424.5 / 6,293.1 = 6.7%; 2024 3,488.7 - 3,156.9 = 331.8, 9.5%; 2023 2,761.1 - 2,559.6 = 201.5, 7.3%; depreciation and amortisation 486.9 / (486.9 + 166.5 + 150.0 = 803.4) = 60.6%, 486.9 / 12,056.0 = 4.0%, 166.5 / 5,881.7 = 2.8%, 150.0 / 5,157.0 = 2.9%; Harsh Environment United States 3,211.0 / 5,881.7 = 54.6%, China 508.5 / 5,881.7 = 8.6%, distributors 1,595.8 / 5,881.7 = 27.1%; Interconnect and Sensor China 959.4 / 5,157.0 = 18.6%; Communications Solutions China 2,205.2 / 12,056.0 = 18.3% and 2,205.2 / 3,673.1 = 60.0% of China sales; Q2 2026 Communications Solutions China 698.0 / 515.2 - 1 = +35.5%. Geography: China share of net sales 2,067.3 / 7,011.3 = 29.5% (2017); 2,594.0 / 8,202.0 = 31.6% (2018); 2,306.4 / 8,225.4 = 28.0% (2019); 2,597.5 / 8,598.9 = 30.2% (2020); 3,044.4 / 10,876.3 = 28.0% (2021); 3,265.0 / 12,623.0 = 25.9% (2022); 2,884.0 / 12,554.7 = 23.0% (2023); 3,399.9 / 15,222.7 = 22.3% (2024); 3,673.1 / 23,094.7 = 15.9% (2025); Q2 2026 1,113.0 / 8,758.1 = 12.7%, Q2 2025 882.2 / 5,650.3 = 15.6%; China Q2 growth 1,113.0 / 882.2 - 1 = +26.2%; United States share 2,524.7 / 8,225.4 = 30.7% (2019), 7,987.7 / 23,094.7 = 34.6% (2025), Q2 2026 3,413.8 / 8,758.1 = 39.0%, United States Q2 growth 3,413.8 / 1,937.3 - 1 = +76.2%; long-lived assets in China 1,050.4 / 617.9 - 1 = +70.0% (2025); China cash taxes 579.5 / 1,084.1 = 53.5%; China tax charges 100.0 + 130.0 + 160.0 = 390.0, 390.0 / 5,143.4 = 7.6% of trailing net income. People: employees outside the United States 170,000 - 15,000 = 155,000 (2025), 125,000 - 12,000 = 113,000 (2024); United States share 12,000 / 125,000 = 10% and 15,000 / 170,000 = 9%; employees 170,000 / 74,000 = 2.3 times; net sales per employee 8,225.4 / 74,000 = about $111,000 (2019), 23,094.7 / 170,000 = about $136,000 (2025); net sales per general manager 8,598.9 / 120 = 71.7 (2020), 10,876.3 / 130 = 83.7, 12,623.0 / 130 = 97.1, 12,554.7 / 130 = 96.6, 15,222.7 / 140 = 108.7, 23,094.7 / 140 = 165.0 (2025); people added by CommScope deals about 4,000 + 20,000 = 24,000; SG&A 2,545.7 / 23,094.7 = 11.0% (2025), 1,855.4 / 15,222.7 = 12.2%, 1,489.9 / 12,554.7 = 11.9%, SG&A growth 2,545.7 / 1,855.4 - 1 = +37.2%; Norwitt 8,219,557 x 2 = about 16.4 million shares, x $83.14 = about $1.37bn. Acquisitions: payments 2015-2025 199.8 + 1,305.1 + 265.5 + 158.9 + 937.4 + 50.4 + 2,225.4 + 288.2 + 970.4 + 2,156.4 + 3,818.6 = 12,376.1, plus 10,684.0 in H1 2026 = about $23.1bn; goodwill 17,554.7 / 4,867.1 = 3.6 times; goodwill and intangibles 17,554.7 + 5,288.9 = 22,843.6, 22,843.6 / 44,806.6 = 51.0% (June 2026), 10,575.4 + 2,241.4 = 12,816.8, 12,816.8 / 36,236.9 = 35.4% (December 2025); property 2,932.2 / 44,806.6 = 6.5%; acquisition payments / operating cash flow 937.4 / 1,502.3 = 62.4% (2019), 50.4 / 1,592.0 = 3.2%, 2,225.4 / 1,540.1 = 144.5%, 288.2 / 2,174.6 = 13.3%, 970.4 / 2,528.7 = 38.4%, 2,156.4 / 2,814.7 = 76.6%, 3,818.6 / 5,374.7 = 71.0% (2025); 2025 uses of cash 996.6 capex + 3,818.6 acquisitions + 802.2 dividends + 665.2 buybacks = 6,282.6, above operating cash flow of 5,374.7; dividends and buybacks 802.2 + 665.2 = 1,467.4; price / expected sales CIT 1,995.3 / 900 = 2.2 times, Andrew 2,022.7 / 1,200 = 1.7 times, CommScope CCS 10,500 / 3,754.5 = 2.8 times and 10,500 / 545.9 = 19 times net income; CCS operating margin 739.6 / 3,754.5 = 19.7%; CCS sales growth 3,754.5 / 2,823.2 - 1 = +33.0%; CCS allocation (6,958.0 + 3,289.0) / 10,735.8 = 95%, other net assets 10,735.8 - 6,958.0 - 3,289.0 - 317.0 = 171.8; CCS operating income 739.6 / 10,500 = about 7% of price; CommScope since acquisition 190.2 / 2,100.9 = 9.1% net margin, Amphenol H1 2026 2,702.2 / 16,378.2 = 16.5%, CommScope share of H1 sales 2,100.9 / 16,378.2 = 12.8%; H1 2026 purchase costs 272.4 + 132.0 + 179.0 = 583.4, 583.4 / 190.2 = 3.1 times; acquisition-related expenses 103.4 / 23,094.7 = 0.4% of sales; accretion $0.30 pre-split / 2 = $0.15; acquired and currency growth Q2 2026 55% - 30% = 25 points, industrial 56% - 18% = 38 points; CommScope purchases 2,022.7 + 10,500 = about $12.5bn. Cash and capital: free cash flow / net income 2,159.9 / 1,928.0 = 112.0% (2023), 2,156.9 / 2,424.0 = 89.0% (2024), 4,392.9 / 4,270.3 = 102.9% (2025); operating cash flow 5,374.7 / 1,030.5 = 5.2 times (2015-2025); capital spending / sales 172.1 / 5,568.7 = 3.1% (2015), 360.4 / 10,876.3 = 3.3% (2021), 383.8 / 12,623.0 = 3.0%, 372.8 / 12,554.7 = 3.0% (2023), 665.4 / 15,222.7 = 4.4%, 996.6 / 23,094.7 = 4.3% (2025), 355.5 / 8,758.1 = 4.1% (Q2 2026); long-lived assets 2,864.6 / 2,096.2 - 1 = +36.7%; buybacks 2015-2025 248.9 + 325.8 + 618.0 + 935.2 + 601.7 + 641.3 + 661.7 + 730.5 + 585.1 + 689.3 + 665.2 = 6,702.7; buybacks net of option proceeds 585.1 - 394.5 = 190.6 (2023), 689.3 - 447.4 = 241.9 (2024), 665.2 - 553.0 = 112.2 (2025); diluted shares 316.5 x 8 = 2,532 million (2015), 1,289.2 x 2 = 2,578 million (Q2 2026), +1.8%, 1,272.2 x 2 = 2,544 million (Q2 2025); diluted EPS 2.41 / 8 = $0.30 (2015), 3.34 / 2 = $1.67 (2025), 1.37 / 2 = $0.685 (Q2 2026); net debt 6,886.1 - 3,335.4 = 3,550.7 (2024), 15,502.0 - 11,434.2 = 4,067.8 (2025); November 2025 notes 500 + 750 + 750 + 1,000 + 1,250 + 1,600 + 1,650 = 7,500; interest H1 2026 421.6 / 157.4 = 2.7 times; interest cover 5,868.6 / 367.8 = 16 times (2025), 4,416.4 / 421.6 = 10.5 times (H1 2026); interest / operating income 139.5 / 2,559.6 = 5.5% (2023), 421.6 / 4,416.4 = 9.5% (H1 2026); invested capital 30,639.2 / 18,303.5 = 1.67 times. Markets: IT datacom sales 0.19 x 8,225.4 = about 1,560 (2019), 0.24 x 15,222.7 = about 3,650 (2024), 0.36 x 23,094.7 = about 8,310 (2025), 2025 increase about 4,660 of 7,872.0; industrial 0.19 x 23,094.7 = about 4,390 (2025); mobile devices 0.15 x 8,598.9 = about 1,290 (2020), 0.06 x 23,094.7 = about 1,390 (2025); communications networks = mobile networks + broadband 8 + 4 = 12% (2019), 6 + 4 = 10% (2020), 5 + 4 = 9% (2021), 5 + 5 = 10% (2022), 4 + 4 = 8% (2023), 3 + 3 = 6% (2024); sales outside IT datacom Q2 2026 8,758.1 - 3,800 = about 4,960, Q2 2025 5,650.3 - 3,800 / 1.89 = about 3,640; distributor share 2,092.5 / 12,554.7 = 16.7% (2023), 2,778.2 / 15,222.7 = 18.3% (2024), 4,297.2 / 23,094.7 = 18.6% (2025); end customers and contract manufacturers 18,797.5 / 23,094.7 = 81.4%; backlog 8.9 / 1.720 = 5.2 times (2018-2025), 8.9 / 6.1 - 1 = +45.9%, 8.9 / 23.09 = 38.5% of 2025 sales; market share 23,094.7 / about 500,000 = 4.6%. Valuation: market value / net income 16,100 / 763.5 = 21.1 (2015), 26,810 / 650.5 = 41.2 (2017), 24,410 / 1,205.0 = 20.3 (2018), 39,120 / 1,203.4 = 32.5 (2020), 45,310 / 1,902.3 = 23.8 (2022), 59,310 / 1,928.0 = 30.8 (2023), 83,730 / 2,424.0 = 34.5 (2024), 165,420 / 4,270.3 = 38.7 (2025), 205,020 / 5,143.4 = 39.9 (September 2026); Amphenol / TE Connectivity 205.02 / 63.28 = 3.2 times; value added since 2024 (205.02 - 83.73) / 205.02 = 59%; forward earnings 83.14 / 28.48 = about $2.92, 2.92 / 2.00 - 1 = +46%. More: distributor sales 4,297.2 / 2,092.5 = 2.05 times (2023-2025); SG&A ratio 12.19% - 11.02% = 1.2 points; goodwill 17,554.7 / 44,806.6 = 39% of total assets; Harsh Environment sales 5,881.7 / 2,286.0 = 2.6 times; operating income H1 2026 Communications Solutions 1,389.4 + 1,808.3 = 3,197.7, 3,197.7 / 3,746.6 = 85%; dividend payments 307 against remaining term loan 400.0 = 1.3 quarters; sales growth 2020-2025 23,094.7 / 8,598.9 = 2.7 times; 2019 average quarterly sales 8,225.4 / 4 = about 2,056 against IT datacom Q2 2026 about 3,800; 2025 buyback price 665.2 / 7.4 = about $90 pre-split, $45 post-split; CommScope H1 net income 190.2 / 2,702.2 = 7%; capital spending H1 2026 647.1 / 16,378.2 = 4.0%; industrial 0.25 x 10,876.3 = about 2,720 (2021); Harsh Environment Q2 United States 990.5 / 772.3 - 1 = +28.3%; Interconnect and Sensor Q2 United States 442.9 / 384.5 - 1 = +15.2%, other foreign 826.0 / 677.8 - 1 = +21.9%, China 248.8 / 233.0 - 1 = +6.8%; Communications Solutions Q2 United States 1,980.4 / 780.5 - 1 = +153.7%, other foreign 2,705.2 / 1,614.1 - 1 = +67.6%; United States share Q2 2025 1,937.3 / 5,650.3 = 34.3%; Interconnect and Sensor sales 5,157.0 / 2,256.7 = 2.3 times. Additional: Communications Solutions Q2 2026 less Q1 2026 sales 5,383.6 - 4,534.7 = 848.9 and operating income 1,808.3 - 1,389.4 = 418.9, 418.9 / 848.9 = 49%; Interconnect and Sensor Q2 less Q1 1,517.7 - 1,392.3 = 125.4; Interconnect and Sensor China 959.4 / 986.0 - 1 = -2.7% (2025), segment 5,157.0 / 4,481.5 - 1 = +15.1%; Harsh Environment 2023 3,530.8 / 3,107.2 - 1 = +13.6%; Harsh Environment operating income 1,541.4 / 556.8 = 2.8 times, Interconnect and Sensor 1,005.1 / 348.6 = 2.9 times (2020-2025); China share of long-lived assets 343.1 / 1,195.7 = 28.7% (2019), 455.5 / 1,616.2 = 28.2% (2023); goodwill increase H1 2026 17,554.7 - 10,575.4 = 6,979.3; Q2 2026 sales 8,758.1 / 7,620.1 - 1 = +14.9%; industrial Q2 2026 0.20 x 8,758.1 = about 1,750; China Q2 2026 by segment 698.0 / 1,113.0 = 62.7%; effective tax rate 1,295.4 / 5,600.7 = 23.1% (2025), 570.3 / 3,011.9 = 18.9% (2024); June-quarter buyback price 141 / 2 = 70.50; long-lived assets 2,864.6 / 36,236.9 = 7.9% of total assets; Norwitt salary 1,565,000 / 22,351,288 = 7%; market value 205.02 / 16.10 = 12.7 times since 2015; P/S at end-2015 16,100 / 5,568.7 = 2.9; net debt 2024 3,550.7 / operating income 3,156.9 = 1.1 times; dividends 802.2 / 4,270.3 = 19% of net income; distributor sales 4,297.2 / 2,778.2 - 1 = +54.7%, direct 18,797.5 / 12,444.5 - 1 = +51.0%; CommScope H2 need 4,600 - 2,100.9 = about 2,500; orders 25.4 / 23.09 = 1.1 times sales; EBITDA implied by net leverage 13.4 / 1.3 = about 10.3bn, net debt at 1.0 times about 10.3bn, 13.4 - 10.3 = about 3.1bn less, or 13.4 / 10.3 - 1 = about 30% more earnings; deals per year 970 / 10 = 97, 937 / 9 = 104; Cable Products and Solutions 2021 22.8 / 445.4 = 5.1%; H1 2026 Communications Solutions 4,534.7 + 5,383.6 = 9,918.3; CommScope purchases 2,022.7 + 10,500 = about 12,500 against 12,376.1 for 2015-2025; November notes 7,500; sales 2020 8,598.9 / 8,225.4 - 1 = +4.5%, 2021 10,876.3 / 8,598.9 - 1 = +26.5% - growth rates and multiples over time. — 2015-2026 · publ. September 2026 · source ↗
   Method: Arithmetic on figures reported in Amphenol's Forms 10-K and 10-Q, quarterly results releases, earnings calls, XBRL filings and market data; operands shown in the source line.
8. ReportedIn dollars, industrial sales were about $4.4 billion in 2025, and in the June 2026 quarter they rose 56% in dollars and 18% organically, the organic figure led by "instrumentation, factory automation, and electrification".
   Amphenol second-quarter 2026 earnings call transcript (Motley Fool) - end-market shares and growth, CommScope, orders, debt and leverage - end-market shares and growth. — Q2 2026 · publ. August 2026 · source ↗
9. ReportedIn dollars, industrial sales were about $4.4 billion in 2025, and in the June 2026 quarter they rose 56% in dollars and 18% organically, the organic figure led by "instrumentation, factory automation, and electrification".
   Amphenol second-quarter 2026 earnings call transcript (Motley Fool) - end-market shares and growth, CommScope, orders, debt and leverage - end-market shares and growth. — Q2 2026 · publ. August 2026 · source ↗
10. ReportedMuch of the rest was bought: the chief executive said the quarter benefited "once again from the addition of CommScope's building" connectivity products.
    Amphenol second-quarter 2026 earnings call transcript (Motley Fool) - end-market shares and growth, CommScope, orders, debt and leverage - CommScope, orders, segments and outlook. — Q2 2026 · publ. August 2026 · source ↗
11. Moat Explorer calcAt 20% of sales in the June 2026 quarter it was worth about $1.75 billion in three months, against about $4.4 billion for all of 2025.
    Moat Explorer calculation from Amphenol's reported figures ($ millions unless stated; calendar years; per-share figures adjusted for the two-for-one splits of March 2021, June 2024 and September 2026). Sales growth: 2025 23,094.7 / 15,222.7 - 1 = +51.7%; 2024 15,222.7 / 12,554.7 - 1 = +21.3%; 2023 12,554.7 / 12,623.0 - 1 = -0.5%; 2019 8,225.4 / 8,202.0 - 1 = +0.3%; 2025 increase 23,094.7 - 15,222.7 = 7,872.0, about $7.9bn; 2015-2025 23,094.7 / 5,568.7 = 4.1 times. Operating margin (operating income / net sales): 2015 1,104.7 / 5,568.7 = 19.8%; 2016 1,205.2 / 6,286.4 = 19.2%; 2017 1,427.6 / 7,011.3 = 20.4%; 2018 1,686.9 / 8,202.0 = 20.6%; 2019 1,619.2 / 8,225.4 = 19.7%; 2020 1,638.4 / 8,598.9 = 19.1%; 2021 2,105.1 / 10,876.3 = 19.4%; 2022 2,585.8 / 12,623.0 = 20.5%; 2023 2,559.6 / 12,554.7 = 20.4%; 2024 3,156.9 / 15,222.7 = 20.7%; 2025 5,868.6 / 23,094.7 = 25.4%; average 2015-2024 about 20.0%; Q2 2025 1,418.8 / 5,650.3 = 25.1%; operating income growth 2025 5,868.6 / 3,156.9 - 1 = +85.9%, Q2 2026 2,584.6 / 1,418.8 - 1 = +82.2%. Trailing twelve months to June 2026: sales 23,094.7 - 10,461.3 + 16,378.2 = 29,011.6; net income 4,270.3 - 1,829.1 + 2,702.2 = 5,143.4; operating income 5,868.6 - 2,443.6 + 4,416.4 = 7,841.4, margin 7,841.4 / 29,011.6 = 27.0%; at a 20% margin 29,011.6 x 0.20 = about 5,800, 26% below 7,841.4. Gross margin: 4,084.1 / 12,554.7 = 32.5% (2023); 5,139.7 / 15,222.7 = 33.8% (2024); 8,517.7 / 23,094.7 = 36.9% (2025); 3,548.0 / 8,758.1 = 40.5% (Q2 2026); tariff benefit 80 / 8,758.1 = 0.9 points. Segment margins (segment operating income / external sales): Communications Solutions 871.2 / 4,056.2 = 21.5% (2020), 1,023.3 / 4,832.1 = 21.2%, 1,245.7 / 5,652.4 = 22.0%, 1,063.5 / 4,912.8 = 21.6%, 1,569.6 / 6,323.8 = 24.8%, 3,746.6 / 12,056.0 = 31.1% (2025); Harsh Environment Solutions 556.8 / 2,286.0 = 24.4%, 708.2 / 2,752.2 = 25.7%, 801.6 / 3,107.2 = 25.8%, 943.9 / 3,530.8 = 26.7%, 1,093.2 / 4,417.4 = 24.7%, 1,541.4 / 5,881.7 = 26.2%; Interconnect and Sensor Systems 348.6 / 2,256.7 = 15.4%, 588.1 / 3,292.0 = 17.9%, 716.5 / 3,863.4 = 18.5%, 753.7 / 4,111.1 = 18.3%, 825.9 / 4,481.5 = 18.4%, 1,005.1 / 5,157.0 = 19.5%. Communications Solutions share of segment operating income: 871.2 / 1,776.6 = 49.0% (2020); 1,023.3 / 2,319.6 = 44.1%; 1,245.7 / 2,763.8 = 45.1%; 1,063.5 / 2,761.1 = 38.5%; 1,569.6 / 3,488.7 = 45.0%; 3,746.6 / 6,293.1 = 59.5% (2025); Q2 2026 1,808.3 / (1,808.3 + 559.3 + 318.9 = 2,686.5) = 67.3%; Q2 2025 890.7 / 1,506.7 = 59.1%. Segment operating income growth Q2 2026: Harsh Environment 559.3 / 363.7 - 1 = +53.8%; Interconnect and Sensor 318.9 / 252.3 - 1 = +26.4%. Segment sales growth 2020-2025: Communications Solutions 12,056.0 / 4,056.2 = 2.97 times, 24.3% a year; Harsh Environment 5,881.7 / 2,286.0 = 2.57 times, 20.8% a year; Interconnect and Sensor 5,157.0 / 2,256.7 = 2.29 times, 18.0% a year; Communications Solutions operating income 3,746.6 / 871.2 = 4.3 times; Communications Solutions 2023 4,912.8 / 5,652.4 - 1 = -13.1%; Interconnect and Sensor 2021 3,292.0 / 2,256.7 - 1 = +45.9%, 2023 4,111.1 / 3,863.4 - 1 = +6.4%; Communications Solutions share of net sales 4,056.2 / 8,598.9 = 47% (2020), Q2 2026 5,383.6 / 8,758.1 = 61.5%. Segment costs and geography 2025: gap between segment and consolidated operating income 6,293.1 - 5,868.6 = 424.5, 424.5 / 6,293.1 = 6.7%; 2024 3,488.7 - 3,156.9 = 331.8, 9.5%; 2023 2,761.1 - 2,559.6 = 201.5, 7.3%; depreciation and amortisation 486.9 / (486.9 + 166.5 + 150.0 = 803.4) = 60.6%, 486.9 / 12,056.0 = 4.0%, 166.5 / 5,881.7 = 2.8%, 150.0 / 5,157.0 = 2.9%; Harsh Environment United States 3,211.0 / 5,881.7 = 54.6%, China 508.5 / 5,881.7 = 8.6%, distributors 1,595.8 / 5,881.7 = 27.1%; Interconnect and Sensor China 959.4 / 5,157.0 = 18.6%; Communications Solutions China 2,205.2 / 12,056.0 = 18.3% and 2,205.2 / 3,673.1 = 60.0% of China sales; Q2 2026 Communications Solutions China 698.0 / 515.2 - 1 = +35.5%. Geography: China share of net sales 2,067.3 / 7,011.3 = 29.5% (2017); 2,594.0 / 8,202.0 = 31.6% (2018); 2,306.4 / 8,225.4 = 28.0% (2019); 2,597.5 / 8,598.9 = 30.2% (2020); 3,044.4 / 10,876.3 = 28.0% (2021); 3,265.0 / 12,623.0 = 25.9% (2022); 2,884.0 / 12,554.7 = 23.0% (2023); 3,399.9 / 15,222.7 = 22.3% (2024); 3,673.1 / 23,094.7 = 15.9% (2025); Q2 2026 1,113.0 / 8,758.1 = 12.7%, Q2 2025 882.2 / 5,650.3 = 15.6%; China Q2 growth 1,113.0 / 882.2 - 1 = +26.2%; United States share 2,524.7 / 8,225.4 = 30.7% (2019), 7,987.7 / 23,094.7 = 34.6% (2025), Q2 2026 3,413.8 / 8,758.1 = 39.0%, United States Q2 growth 3,413.8 / 1,937.3 - 1 = +76.2%; long-lived assets in China 1,050.4 / 617.9 - 1 = +70.0% (2025); China cash taxes 579.5 / 1,084.1 = 53.5%; China tax charges 100.0 + 130.0 + 160.0 = 390.0, 390.0 / 5,143.4 = 7.6% of trailing net income. People: employees outside the United States 170,000 - 15,000 = 155,000 (2025), 125,000 - 12,000 = 113,000 (2024); United States share 12,000 / 125,000 = 10% and 15,000 / 170,000 = 9%; employees 170,000 / 74,000 = 2.3 times; net sales per employee 8,225.4 / 74,000 = about $111,000 (2019), 23,094.7 / 170,000 = about $136,000 (2025); net sales per general manager 8,598.9 / 120 = 71.7 (2020), 10,876.3 / 130 = 83.7, 12,623.0 / 130 = 97.1, 12,554.7 / 130 = 96.6, 15,222.7 / 140 = 108.7, 23,094.7 / 140 = 165.0 (2025); people added by CommScope deals about 4,000 + 20,000 = 24,000; SG&A 2,545.7 / 23,094.7 = 11.0% (2025), 1,855.4 / 15,222.7 = 12.2%, 1,489.9 / 12,554.7 = 11.9%, SG&A growth 2,545.7 / 1,855.4 - 1 = +37.2%; Norwitt 8,219,557 x 2 = about 16.4 million shares, x $83.14 = about $1.37bn. Acquisitions: payments 2015-2025 199.8 + 1,305.1 + 265.5 + 158.9 + 937.4 + 50.4 + 2,225.4 + 288.2 + 970.4 + 2,156.4 + 3,818.6 = 12,376.1, plus 10,684.0 in H1 2026 = about $23.1bn; goodwill 17,554.7 / 4,867.1 = 3.6 times; goodwill and intangibles 17,554.7 + 5,288.9 = 22,843.6, 22,843.6 / 44,806.6 = 51.0% (June 2026), 10,575.4 + 2,241.4 = 12,816.8, 12,816.8 / 36,236.9 = 35.4% (December 2025); property 2,932.2 / 44,806.6 = 6.5%; acquisition payments / operating cash flow 937.4 / 1,502.3 = 62.4% (2019), 50.4 / 1,592.0 = 3.2%, 2,225.4 / 1,540.1 = 144.5%, 288.2 / 2,174.6 = 13.3%, 970.4 / 2,528.7 = 38.4%, 2,156.4 / 2,814.7 = 76.6%, 3,818.6 / 5,374.7 = 71.0% (2025); 2025 uses of cash 996.6 capex + 3,818.6 acquisitions + 802.2 dividends + 665.2 buybacks = 6,282.6, above operating cash flow of 5,374.7; dividends and buybacks 802.2 + 665.2 = 1,467.4; price / expected sales CIT 1,995.3 / 900 = 2.2 times, Andrew 2,022.7 / 1,200 = 1.7 times, CommScope CCS 10,500 / 3,754.5 = 2.8 times and 10,500 / 545.9 = 19 times net income; CCS operating margin 739.6 / 3,754.5 = 19.7%; CCS sales growth 3,754.5 / 2,823.2 - 1 = +33.0%; CCS allocation (6,958.0 + 3,289.0) / 10,735.8 = 95%, other net assets 10,735.8 - 6,958.0 - 3,289.0 - 317.0 = 171.8; CCS operating income 739.6 / 10,500 = about 7% of price; CommScope since acquisition 190.2 / 2,100.9 = 9.1% net margin, Amphenol H1 2026 2,702.2 / 16,378.2 = 16.5%, CommScope share of H1 sales 2,100.9 / 16,378.2 = 12.8%; H1 2026 purchase costs 272.4 + 132.0 + 179.0 = 583.4, 583.4 / 190.2 = 3.1 times; acquisition-related expenses 103.4 / 23,094.7 = 0.4% of sales; accretion $0.30 pre-split / 2 = $0.15; acquired and currency growth Q2 2026 55% - 30% = 25 points, industrial 56% - 18% = 38 points; CommScope purchases 2,022.7 + 10,500 = about $12.5bn. Cash and capital: free cash flow / net income 2,159.9 / 1,928.0 = 112.0% (2023), 2,156.9 / 2,424.0 = 89.0% (2024), 4,392.9 / 4,270.3 = 102.9% (2025); operating cash flow 5,374.7 / 1,030.5 = 5.2 times (2015-2025); capital spending / sales 172.1 / 5,568.7 = 3.1% (2015), 360.4 / 10,876.3 = 3.3% (2021), 383.8 / 12,623.0 = 3.0%, 372.8 / 12,554.7 = 3.0% (2023), 665.4 / 15,222.7 = 4.4%, 996.6 / 23,094.7 = 4.3% (2025), 355.5 / 8,758.1 = 4.1% (Q2 2026); long-lived assets 2,864.6 / 2,096.2 - 1 = +36.7%; buybacks 2015-2025 248.9 + 325.8 + 618.0 + 935.2 + 601.7 + 641.3 + 661.7 + 730.5 + 585.1 + 689.3 + 665.2 = 6,702.7; buybacks net of option proceeds 585.1 - 394.5 = 190.6 (2023), 689.3 - 447.4 = 241.9 (2024), 665.2 - 553.0 = 112.2 (2025); diluted shares 316.5 x 8 = 2,532 million (2015), 1,289.2 x 2 = 2,578 million (Q2 2026), +1.8%, 1,272.2 x 2 = 2,544 million (Q2 2025); diluted EPS 2.41 / 8 = $0.30 (2015), 3.34 / 2 = $1.67 (2025), 1.37 / 2 = $0.685 (Q2 2026); net debt 6,886.1 - 3,335.4 = 3,550.7 (2024), 15,502.0 - 11,434.2 = 4,067.8 (2025); November 2025 notes 500 + 750 + 750 + 1,000 + 1,250 + 1,600 + 1,650 = 7,500; interest H1 2026 421.6 / 157.4 = 2.7 times; interest cover 5,868.6 / 367.8 = 16 times (2025), 4,416.4 / 421.6 = 10.5 times (H1 2026); interest / operating income 139.5 / 2,559.6 = 5.5% (2023), 421.6 / 4,416.4 = 9.5% (H1 2026); invested capital 30,639.2 / 18,303.5 = 1.67 times. Markets: IT datacom sales 0.19 x 8,225.4 = about 1,560 (2019), 0.24 x 15,222.7 = about 3,650 (2024), 0.36 x 23,094.7 = about 8,310 (2025), 2025 increase about 4,660 of 7,872.0; industrial 0.19 x 23,094.7 = about 4,390 (2025); mobile devices 0.15 x 8,598.9 = about 1,290 (2020), 0.06 x 23,094.7 = about 1,390 (2025); communications networks = mobile networks + broadband 8 + 4 = 12% (2019), 6 + 4 = 10% (2020), 5 + 4 = 9% (2021), 5 + 5 = 10% (2022), 4 + 4 = 8% (2023), 3 + 3 = 6% (2024); sales outside IT datacom Q2 2026 8,758.1 - 3,800 = about 4,960, Q2 2025 5,650.3 - 3,800 / 1.89 = about 3,640; distributor share 2,092.5 / 12,554.7 = 16.7% (2023), 2,778.2 / 15,222.7 = 18.3% (2024), 4,297.2 / 23,094.7 = 18.6% (2025); end customers and contract manufacturers 18,797.5 / 23,094.7 = 81.4%; backlog 8.9 / 1.720 = 5.2 times (2018-2025), 8.9 / 6.1 - 1 = +45.9%, 8.9 / 23.09 = 38.5% of 2025 sales; market share 23,094.7 / about 500,000 = 4.6%. Valuation: market value / net income 16,100 / 763.5 = 21.1 (2015), 26,810 / 650.5 = 41.2 (2017), 24,410 / 1,205.0 = 20.3 (2018), 39,120 / 1,203.4 = 32.5 (2020), 45,310 / 1,902.3 = 23.8 (2022), 59,310 / 1,928.0 = 30.8 (2023), 83,730 / 2,424.0 = 34.5 (2024), 165,420 / 4,270.3 = 38.7 (2025), 205,020 / 5,143.4 = 39.9 (September 2026); Amphenol / TE Connectivity 205.02 / 63.28 = 3.2 times; value added since 2024 (205.02 - 83.73) / 205.02 = 59%; forward earnings 83.14 / 28.48 = about $2.92, 2.92 / 2.00 - 1 = +46%. More: distributor sales 4,297.2 / 2,092.5 = 2.05 times (2023-2025); SG&A ratio 12.19% - 11.02% = 1.2 points; goodwill 17,554.7 / 44,806.6 = 39% of total assets; Harsh Environment sales 5,881.7 / 2,286.0 = 2.6 times; operating income H1 2026 Communications Solutions 1,389.4 + 1,808.3 = 3,197.7, 3,197.7 / 3,746.6 = 85%; dividend payments 307 against remaining term loan 400.0 = 1.3 quarters; sales growth 2020-2025 23,094.7 / 8,598.9 = 2.7 times; 2019 average quarterly sales 8,225.4 / 4 = about 2,056 against IT datacom Q2 2026 about 3,800; 2025 buyback price 665.2 / 7.4 = about $90 pre-split, $45 post-split; CommScope H1 net income 190.2 / 2,702.2 = 7%; capital spending H1 2026 647.1 / 16,378.2 = 4.0%; industrial 0.25 x 10,876.3 = about 2,720 (2021); Harsh Environment Q2 United States 990.5 / 772.3 - 1 = +28.3%; Interconnect and Sensor Q2 United States 442.9 / 384.5 - 1 = +15.2%, other foreign 826.0 / 677.8 - 1 = +21.9%, China 248.8 / 233.0 - 1 = +6.8%; Communications Solutions Q2 United States 1,980.4 / 780.5 - 1 = +153.7%, other foreign 2,705.2 / 1,614.1 - 1 = +67.6%; United States share Q2 2025 1,937.3 / 5,650.3 = 34.3%; Interconnect and Sensor sales 5,157.0 / 2,256.7 = 2.3 times. Additional: Communications Solutions Q2 2026 less Q1 2026 sales 5,383.6 - 4,534.7 = 848.9 and operating income 1,808.3 - 1,389.4 = 418.9, 418.9 / 848.9 = 49%; Interconnect and Sensor Q2 less Q1 1,517.7 - 1,392.3 = 125.4; Interconnect and Sensor China 959.4 / 986.0 - 1 = -2.7% (2025), segment 5,157.0 / 4,481.5 - 1 = +15.1%; Harsh Environment 2023 3,530.8 / 3,107.2 - 1 = +13.6%; Harsh Environment operating income 1,541.4 / 556.8 = 2.8 times, Interconnect and Sensor 1,005.1 / 348.6 = 2.9 times (2020-2025); China share of long-lived assets 343.1 / 1,195.7 = 28.7% (2019), 455.5 / 1,616.2 = 28.2% (2023); goodwill increase H1 2026 17,554.7 - 10,575.4 = 6,979.3; Q2 2026 sales 8,758.1 / 7,620.1 - 1 = +14.9%; industrial Q2 2026 0.20 x 8,758.1 = about 1,750; China Q2 2026 by segment 698.0 / 1,113.0 = 62.7%; effective tax rate 1,295.4 / 5,600.7 = 23.1% (2025), 570.3 / 3,011.9 = 18.9% (2024); June-quarter buyback price 141 / 2 = 70.50; long-lived assets 2,864.6 / 36,236.9 = 7.9% of total assets; Norwitt salary 1,565,000 / 22,351,288 = 7%; market value 205.02 / 16.10 = 12.7 times since 2015; P/S at end-2015 16,100 / 5,568.7 = 2.9; net debt 2024 3,550.7 / operating income 3,156.9 = 1.1 times; dividends 802.2 / 4,270.3 = 19% of net income; distributor sales 4,297.2 / 2,778.2 - 1 = +54.7%, direct 18,797.5 / 12,444.5 - 1 = +51.0%; CommScope H2 need 4,600 - 2,100.9 = about 2,500; orders 25.4 / 23.09 = 1.1 times sales; EBITDA implied by net leverage 13.4 / 1.3 = about 10.3bn, net debt at 1.0 times about 10.3bn, 13.4 - 10.3 = about 3.1bn less, or 13.4 / 10.3 - 1 = about 30% more earnings; deals per year 970 / 10 = 97, 937 / 9 = 104; Cable Products and Solutions 2021 22.8 / 445.4 = 5.1%; H1 2026 Communications Solutions 4,534.7 + 5,383.6 = 9,918.3; CommScope purchases 2,022.7 + 10,500 = about 12,500 against 12,376.1 for 2015-2025; November notes 7,500; sales 2020 8,598.9 / 8,225.4 - 1 = +4.5%, 2021 10,876.3 / 8,598.9 - 1 = +26.5% - cash flow, capital returns, debt, per-share figures and valuation. — 2015-2026 · publ. 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    Method: Arithmetic on figures reported in Amphenol's Forms 10-K and 10-Q, quarterly results releases, earnings calls, XBRL filings and market data; operands shown in the source line.
12. Moat Explorer calcAt 20% of sales in the June 2026 quarter it was worth about $1.75 billion in three months, against about $4.4 billion for all of 2025.
    Moat Explorer calculation from Amphenol's reported figures ($ millions unless stated; calendar years; per-share figures adjusted for the two-for-one splits of March 2021, June 2024 and September 2026). Sales growth: 2025 23,094.7 / 15,222.7 - 1 = +51.7%; 2024 15,222.7 / 12,554.7 - 1 = +21.3%; 2023 12,554.7 / 12,623.0 - 1 = -0.5%; 2019 8,225.4 / 8,202.0 - 1 = +0.3%; 2025 increase 23,094.7 - 15,222.7 = 7,872.0, about $7.9bn; 2015-2025 23,094.7 / 5,568.7 = 4.1 times. Operating margin (operating income / net sales): 2015 1,104.7 / 5,568.7 = 19.8%; 2016 1,205.2 / 6,286.4 = 19.2%; 2017 1,427.6 / 7,011.3 = 20.4%; 2018 1,686.9 / 8,202.0 = 20.6%; 2019 1,619.2 / 8,225.4 = 19.7%; 2020 1,638.4 / 8,598.9 = 19.1%; 2021 2,105.1 / 10,876.3 = 19.4%; 2022 2,585.8 / 12,623.0 = 20.5%; 2023 2,559.6 / 12,554.7 = 20.4%; 2024 3,156.9 / 15,222.7 = 20.7%; 2025 5,868.6 / 23,094.7 = 25.4%; average 2015-2024 about 20.0%; Q2 2025 1,418.8 / 5,650.3 = 25.1%; operating income growth 2025 5,868.6 / 3,156.9 - 1 = +85.9%, Q2 2026 2,584.6 / 1,418.8 - 1 = +82.2%. Trailing twelve months to June 2026: sales 23,094.7 - 10,461.3 + 16,378.2 = 29,011.6; net income 4,270.3 - 1,829.1 + 2,702.2 = 5,143.4; operating income 5,868.6 - 2,443.6 + 4,416.4 = 7,841.4, margin 7,841.4 / 29,011.6 = 27.0%; at a 20% margin 29,011.6 x 0.20 = about 5,800, 26% below 7,841.4. Gross margin: 4,084.1 / 12,554.7 = 32.5% (2023); 5,139.7 / 15,222.7 = 33.8% (2024); 8,517.7 / 23,094.7 = 36.9% (2025); 3,548.0 / 8,758.1 = 40.5% (Q2 2026); tariff benefit 80 / 8,758.1 = 0.9 points. Segment margins (segment operating income / external sales): Communications Solutions 871.2 / 4,056.2 = 21.5% (2020), 1,023.3 / 4,832.1 = 21.2%, 1,245.7 / 5,652.4 = 22.0%, 1,063.5 / 4,912.8 = 21.6%, 1,569.6 / 6,323.8 = 24.8%, 3,746.6 / 12,056.0 = 31.1% (2025); Harsh Environment Solutions 556.8 / 2,286.0 = 24.4%, 708.2 / 2,752.2 = 25.7%, 801.6 / 3,107.2 = 25.8%, 943.9 / 3,530.8 = 26.7%, 1,093.2 / 4,417.4 = 24.7%, 1,541.4 / 5,881.7 = 26.2%; Interconnect and Sensor Systems 348.6 / 2,256.7 = 15.4%, 588.1 / 3,292.0 = 17.9%, 716.5 / 3,863.4 = 18.5%, 753.7 / 4,111.1 = 18.3%, 825.9 / 4,481.5 = 18.4%, 1,005.1 / 5,157.0 = 19.5%. Communications Solutions share of segment operating income: 871.2 / 1,776.6 = 49.0% (2020); 1,023.3 / 2,319.6 = 44.1%; 1,245.7 / 2,763.8 = 45.1%; 1,063.5 / 2,761.1 = 38.5%; 1,569.6 / 3,488.7 = 45.0%; 3,746.6 / 6,293.1 = 59.5% (2025); Q2 2026 1,808.3 / (1,808.3 + 559.3 + 318.9 = 2,686.5) = 67.3%; Q2 2025 890.7 / 1,506.7 = 59.1%. Segment operating income growth Q2 2026: Harsh Environment 559.3 / 363.7 - 1 = +53.8%; Interconnect and Sensor 318.9 / 252.3 - 1 = +26.4%. Segment sales growth 2020-2025: Communications Solutions 12,056.0 / 4,056.2 = 2.97 times, 24.3% a year; Harsh Environment 5,881.7 / 2,286.0 = 2.57 times, 20.8% a year; Interconnect and Sensor 5,157.0 / 2,256.7 = 2.29 times, 18.0% a year; Communications Solutions operating income 3,746.6 / 871.2 = 4.3 times; Communications Solutions 2023 4,912.8 / 5,652.4 - 1 = -13.1%; Interconnect and Sensor 2021 3,292.0 / 2,256.7 - 1 = +45.9%, 2023 4,111.1 / 3,863.4 - 1 = +6.4%; Communications Solutions share of net sales 4,056.2 / 8,598.9 = 47% (2020), Q2 2026 5,383.6 / 8,758.1 = 61.5%. Segment costs and geography 2025: gap between segment and consolidated operating income 6,293.1 - 5,868.6 = 424.5, 424.5 / 6,293.1 = 6.7%; 2024 3,488.7 - 3,156.9 = 331.8, 9.5%; 2023 2,761.1 - 2,559.6 = 201.5, 7.3%; depreciation and amortisation 486.9 / (486.9 + 166.5 + 150.0 = 803.4) = 60.6%, 486.9 / 12,056.0 = 4.0%, 166.5 / 5,881.7 = 2.8%, 150.0 / 5,157.0 = 2.9%; Harsh Environment United States 3,211.0 / 5,881.7 = 54.6%, China 508.5 / 5,881.7 = 8.6%, distributors 1,595.8 / 5,881.7 = 27.1%; Interconnect and Sensor China 959.4 / 5,157.0 = 18.6%; Communications Solutions China 2,205.2 / 12,056.0 = 18.3% and 2,205.2 / 3,673.1 = 60.0% of China sales; Q2 2026 Communications Solutions China 698.0 / 515.2 - 1 = +35.5%. Geography: China share of net sales 2,067.3 / 7,011.3 = 29.5% (2017); 2,594.0 / 8,202.0 = 31.6% (2018); 2,306.4 / 8,225.4 = 28.0% (2019); 2,597.5 / 8,598.9 = 30.2% (2020); 3,044.4 / 10,876.3 = 28.0% (2021); 3,265.0 / 12,623.0 = 25.9% (2022); 2,884.0 / 12,554.7 = 23.0% (2023); 3,399.9 / 15,222.7 = 22.3% (2024); 3,673.1 / 23,094.7 = 15.9% (2025); Q2 2026 1,113.0 / 8,758.1 = 12.7%, Q2 2025 882.2 / 5,650.3 = 15.6%; China Q2 growth 1,113.0 / 882.2 - 1 = +26.2%; United States share 2,524.7 / 8,225.4 = 30.7% (2019), 7,987.7 / 23,094.7 = 34.6% (2025), Q2 2026 3,413.8 / 8,758.1 = 39.0%, United States Q2 growth 3,413.8 / 1,937.3 - 1 = +76.2%; long-lived assets in China 1,050.4 / 617.9 - 1 = +70.0% (2025); China cash taxes 579.5 / 1,084.1 = 53.5%; China tax charges 100.0 + 130.0 + 160.0 = 390.0, 390.0 / 5,143.4 = 7.6% of trailing net income. People: employees outside the United States 170,000 - 15,000 = 155,000 (2025), 125,000 - 12,000 = 113,000 (2024); United States share 12,000 / 125,000 = 10% and 15,000 / 170,000 = 9%; employees 170,000 / 74,000 = 2.3 times; net sales per employee 8,225.4 / 74,000 = about $111,000 (2019), 23,094.7 / 170,000 = about $136,000 (2025); net sales per general manager 8,598.9 / 120 = 71.7 (2020), 10,876.3 / 130 = 83.7, 12,623.0 / 130 = 97.1, 12,554.7 / 130 = 96.6, 15,222.7 / 140 = 108.7, 23,094.7 / 140 = 165.0 (2025); people added by CommScope deals about 4,000 + 20,000 = 24,000; SG&A 2,545.7 / 23,094.7 = 11.0% (2025), 1,855.4 / 15,222.7 = 12.2%, 1,489.9 / 12,554.7 = 11.9%, SG&A growth 2,545.7 / 1,855.4 - 1 = +37.2%; Norwitt 8,219,557 x 2 = about 16.4 million shares, x $83.14 = about $1.37bn. Acquisitions: payments 2015-2025 199.8 + 1,305.1 + 265.5 + 158.9 + 937.4 + 50.4 + 2,225.4 + 288.2 + 970.4 + 2,156.4 + 3,818.6 = 12,376.1, plus 10,684.0 in H1 2026 = about $23.1bn; goodwill 17,554.7 / 4,867.1 = 3.6 times; goodwill and intangibles 17,554.7 + 5,288.9 = 22,843.6, 22,843.6 / 44,806.6 = 51.0% (June 2026), 10,575.4 + 2,241.4 = 12,816.8, 12,816.8 / 36,236.9 = 35.4% (December 2025); property 2,932.2 / 44,806.6 = 6.5%; acquisition payments / operating cash flow 937.4 / 1,502.3 = 62.4% (2019), 50.4 / 1,592.0 = 3.2%, 2,225.4 / 1,540.1 = 144.5%, 288.2 / 2,174.6 = 13.3%, 970.4 / 2,528.7 = 38.4%, 2,156.4 / 2,814.7 = 76.6%, 3,818.6 / 5,374.7 = 71.0% (2025); 2025 uses of cash 996.6 capex + 3,818.6 acquisitions + 802.2 dividends + 665.2 buybacks = 6,282.6, above operating cash flow of 5,374.7; dividends and buybacks 802.2 + 665.2 = 1,467.4; price / expected sales CIT 1,995.3 / 900 = 2.2 times, Andrew 2,022.7 / 1,200 = 1.7 times, CommScope CCS 10,500 / 3,754.5 = 2.8 times and 10,500 / 545.9 = 19 times net income; CCS operating margin 739.6 / 3,754.5 = 19.7%; CCS sales growth 3,754.5 / 2,823.2 - 1 = +33.0%; CCS allocation (6,958.0 + 3,289.0) / 10,735.8 = 95%, other net assets 10,735.8 - 6,958.0 - 3,289.0 - 317.0 = 171.8; CCS operating income 739.6 / 10,500 = about 7% of price; CommScope since acquisition 190.2 / 2,100.9 = 9.1% net margin, Amphenol H1 2026 2,702.2 / 16,378.2 = 16.5%, CommScope share of H1 sales 2,100.9 / 16,378.2 = 12.8%; H1 2026 purchase costs 272.4 + 132.0 + 179.0 = 583.4, 583.4 / 190.2 = 3.1 times; acquisition-related expenses 103.4 / 23,094.7 = 0.4% of sales; accretion $0.30 pre-split / 2 = $0.15; acquired and currency growth Q2 2026 55% - 30% = 25 points, industrial 56% - 18% = 38 points; CommScope purchases 2,022.7 + 10,500 = about $12.5bn. Cash and capital: free cash flow / net income 2,159.9 / 1,928.0 = 112.0% (2023), 2,156.9 / 2,424.0 = 89.0% (2024), 4,392.9 / 4,270.3 = 102.9% (2025); operating cash flow 5,374.7 / 1,030.5 = 5.2 times (2015-2025); capital spending / sales 172.1 / 5,568.7 = 3.1% (2015), 360.4 / 10,876.3 = 3.3% (2021), 383.8 / 12,623.0 = 3.0%, 372.8 / 12,554.7 = 3.0% (2023), 665.4 / 15,222.7 = 4.4%, 996.6 / 23,094.7 = 4.3% (2025), 355.5 / 8,758.1 = 4.1% (Q2 2026); long-lived assets 2,864.6 / 2,096.2 - 1 = +36.7%; buybacks 2015-2025 248.9 + 325.8 + 618.0 + 935.2 + 601.7 + 641.3 + 661.7 + 730.5 + 585.1 + 689.3 + 665.2 = 6,702.7; buybacks net of option proceeds 585.1 - 394.5 = 190.6 (2023), 689.3 - 447.4 = 241.9 (2024), 665.2 - 553.0 = 112.2 (2025); diluted shares 316.5 x 8 = 2,532 million (2015), 1,289.2 x 2 = 2,578 million (Q2 2026), +1.8%, 1,272.2 x 2 = 2,544 million (Q2 2025); diluted EPS 2.41 / 8 = $0.30 (2015), 3.34 / 2 = $1.67 (2025), 1.37 / 2 = $0.685 (Q2 2026); net debt 6,886.1 - 3,335.4 = 3,550.7 (2024), 15,502.0 - 11,434.2 = 4,067.8 (2025); November 2025 notes 500 + 750 + 750 + 1,000 + 1,250 + 1,600 + 1,650 = 7,500; interest H1 2026 421.6 / 157.4 = 2.7 times; interest cover 5,868.6 / 367.8 = 16 times (2025), 4,416.4 / 421.6 = 10.5 times (H1 2026); interest / operating income 139.5 / 2,559.6 = 5.5% (2023), 421.6 / 4,416.4 = 9.5% (H1 2026); invested capital 30,639.2 / 18,303.5 = 1.67 times. Markets: IT datacom sales 0.19 x 8,225.4 = about 1,560 (2019), 0.24 x 15,222.7 = about 3,650 (2024), 0.36 x 23,094.7 = about 8,310 (2025), 2025 increase about 4,660 of 7,872.0; industrial 0.19 x 23,094.7 = about 4,390 (2025); mobile devices 0.15 x 8,598.9 = about 1,290 (2020), 0.06 x 23,094.7 = about 1,390 (2025); communications networks = mobile networks + broadband 8 + 4 = 12% (2019), 6 + 4 = 10% (2020), 5 + 4 = 9% (2021), 5 + 5 = 10% (2022), 4 + 4 = 8% (2023), 3 + 3 = 6% (2024); sales outside IT datacom Q2 2026 8,758.1 - 3,800 = about 4,960, Q2 2025 5,650.3 - 3,800 / 1.89 = about 3,640; distributor share 2,092.5 / 12,554.7 = 16.7% (2023), 2,778.2 / 15,222.7 = 18.3% (2024), 4,297.2 / 23,094.7 = 18.6% (2025); end customers and contract manufacturers 18,797.5 / 23,094.7 = 81.4%; backlog 8.9 / 1.720 = 5.2 times (2018-2025), 8.9 / 6.1 - 1 = +45.9%, 8.9 / 23.09 = 38.5% of 2025 sales; market share 23,094.7 / about 500,000 = 4.6%. Valuation: market value / net income 16,100 / 763.5 = 21.1 (2015), 26,810 / 650.5 = 41.2 (2017), 24,410 / 1,205.0 = 20.3 (2018), 39,120 / 1,203.4 = 32.5 (2020), 45,310 / 1,902.3 = 23.8 (2022), 59,310 / 1,928.0 = 30.8 (2023), 83,730 / 2,424.0 = 34.5 (2024), 165,420 / 4,270.3 = 38.7 (2025), 205,020 / 5,143.4 = 39.9 (September 2026); Amphenol / TE Connectivity 205.02 / 63.28 = 3.2 times; value added since 2024 (205.02 - 83.73) / 205.02 = 59%; forward earnings 83.14 / 28.48 = about $2.92, 2.92 / 2.00 - 1 = +46%. More: distributor sales 4,297.2 / 2,092.5 = 2.05 times (2023-2025); SG&A ratio 12.19% - 11.02% = 1.2 points; goodwill 17,554.7 / 44,806.6 = 39% of total assets; Harsh Environment sales 5,881.7 / 2,286.0 = 2.6 times; operating income H1 2026 Communications Solutions 1,389.4 + 1,808.3 = 3,197.7, 3,197.7 / 3,746.6 = 85%; dividend payments 307 against remaining term loan 400.0 = 1.3 quarters; sales growth 2020-2025 23,094.7 / 8,598.9 = 2.7 times; 2019 average quarterly sales 8,225.4 / 4 = about 2,056 against IT datacom Q2 2026 about 3,800; 2025 buyback price 665.2 / 7.4 = about $90 pre-split, $45 post-split; CommScope H1 net income 190.2 / 2,702.2 = 7%; capital spending H1 2026 647.1 / 16,378.2 = 4.0%; industrial 0.25 x 10,876.3 = about 2,720 (2021); Harsh Environment Q2 United States 990.5 / 772.3 - 1 = +28.3%; Interconnect and Sensor Q2 United States 442.9 / 384.5 - 1 = +15.2%, other foreign 826.0 / 677.8 - 1 = +21.9%, China 248.8 / 233.0 - 1 = +6.8%; Communications Solutions Q2 United States 1,980.4 / 780.5 - 1 = +153.7%, other foreign 2,705.2 / 1,614.1 - 1 = +67.6%; United States share Q2 2025 1,937.3 / 5,650.3 = 34.3%; Interconnect and Sensor sales 5,157.0 / 2,256.7 = 2.3 times. Additional: Communications Solutions Q2 2026 less Q1 2026 sales 5,383.6 - 4,534.7 = 848.9 and operating income 1,808.3 - 1,389.4 = 418.9, 418.9 / 848.9 = 49%; Interconnect and Sensor Q2 less Q1 1,517.7 - 1,392.3 = 125.4; Interconnect and Sensor China 959.4 / 986.0 - 1 = -2.7% (2025), segment 5,157.0 / 4,481.5 - 1 = +15.1%; Harsh Environment 2023 3,530.8 / 3,107.2 - 1 = +13.6%; Harsh Environment operating income 1,541.4 / 556.8 = 2.8 times, Interconnect and Sensor 1,005.1 / 348.6 = 2.9 times (2020-2025); China share of long-lived assets 343.1 / 1,195.7 = 28.7% (2019), 455.5 / 1,616.2 = 28.2% (2023); goodwill increase H1 2026 17,554.7 - 10,575.4 = 6,979.3; Q2 2026 sales 8,758.1 / 7,620.1 - 1 = +14.9%; industrial Q2 2026 0.20 x 8,758.1 = about 1,750; China Q2 2026 by segment 698.0 / 1,113.0 = 62.7%; effective tax rate 1,295.4 / 5,600.7 = 23.1% (2025), 570.3 / 3,011.9 = 18.9% (2024); June-quarter buyback price 141 / 2 = 70.50; long-lived assets 2,864.6 / 36,236.9 = 7.9% of total assets; Norwitt salary 1,565,000 / 22,351,288 = 7%; market value 205.02 / 16.10 = 12.7 times since 2015; P/S at end-2015 16,100 / 5,568.7 = 2.9; net debt 2024 3,550.7 / operating income 3,156.9 = 1.1 times; dividends 802.2 / 4,270.3 = 19% of net income; distributor sales 4,297.2 / 2,778.2 - 1 = +54.7%, direct 18,797.5 / 12,444.5 - 1 = +51.0%; CommScope H2 need 4,600 - 2,100.9 = about 2,500; orders 25.4 / 23.09 = 1.1 times sales; EBITDA implied by net leverage 13.4 / 1.3 = about 10.3bn, net debt at 1.0 times about 10.3bn, 13.4 - 10.3 = about 3.1bn less, or 13.4 / 10.3 - 1 = about 30% more earnings; deals per year 970 / 10 = 97, 937 / 9 = 104; Cable Products and Solutions 2021 22.8 / 445.4 = 5.1%; H1 2026 Communications Solutions 4,534.7 + 5,383.6 = 9,918.3; CommScope purchases 2,022.7 + 10,500 = about 12,500 against 12,376.1 for 2015-2025; November notes 7,500; sales 2020 8,598.9 / 8,225.4 - 1 = +4.5%, 2021 10,876.3 / 8,598.9 - 1 = +26.5% - cash flow, capital returns, debt, per-share figures and valuation. — 2015-2026 · publ. September 2026 · source ↗
    Method: Arithmetic on figures reported in Amphenol's Forms 10-K and 10-Q, quarterly results releases, earnings calls, XBRL filings and market data; operands shown in the source line.
13. Moat Explorer calcIn dollars, industrial sales grew from about $2.7 billion in 2021 to about $4.4 billion in 2025.
    Moat Explorer calculation from Amphenol's reported figures ($ millions unless stated; calendar years; per-share figures adjusted for the two-for-one splits of March 2021, June 2024 and September 2026). Sales growth: 2025 23,094.7 / 15,222.7 - 1 = +51.7%; 2024 15,222.7 / 12,554.7 - 1 = +21.3%; 2023 12,554.7 / 12,623.0 - 1 = -0.5%; 2019 8,225.4 / 8,202.0 - 1 = +0.3%; 2025 increase 23,094.7 - 15,222.7 = 7,872.0, about $7.9bn; 2015-2025 23,094.7 / 5,568.7 = 4.1 times. Operating margin (operating income / net sales): 2015 1,104.7 / 5,568.7 = 19.8%; 2016 1,205.2 / 6,286.4 = 19.2%; 2017 1,427.6 / 7,011.3 = 20.4%; 2018 1,686.9 / 8,202.0 = 20.6%; 2019 1,619.2 / 8,225.4 = 19.7%; 2020 1,638.4 / 8,598.9 = 19.1%; 2021 2,105.1 / 10,876.3 = 19.4%; 2022 2,585.8 / 12,623.0 = 20.5%; 2023 2,559.6 / 12,554.7 = 20.4%; 2024 3,156.9 / 15,222.7 = 20.7%; 2025 5,868.6 / 23,094.7 = 25.4%; average 2015-2024 about 20.0%; Q2 2025 1,418.8 / 5,650.3 = 25.1%; operating income growth 2025 5,868.6 / 3,156.9 - 1 = +85.9%, Q2 2026 2,584.6 / 1,418.8 - 1 = +82.2%. Trailing twelve months to June 2026: sales 23,094.7 - 10,461.3 + 16,378.2 = 29,011.6; net income 4,270.3 - 1,829.1 + 2,702.2 = 5,143.4; operating income 5,868.6 - 2,443.6 + 4,416.4 = 7,841.4, margin 7,841.4 / 29,011.6 = 27.0%; at a 20% margin 29,011.6 x 0.20 = about 5,800, 26% below 7,841.4. Gross margin: 4,084.1 / 12,554.7 = 32.5% (2023); 5,139.7 / 15,222.7 = 33.8% (2024); 8,517.7 / 23,094.7 = 36.9% (2025); 3,548.0 / 8,758.1 = 40.5% (Q2 2026); tariff benefit 80 / 8,758.1 = 0.9 points. Segment margins (segment operating income / external sales): Communications Solutions 871.2 / 4,056.2 = 21.5% (2020), 1,023.3 / 4,832.1 = 21.2%, 1,245.7 / 5,652.4 = 22.0%, 1,063.5 / 4,912.8 = 21.6%, 1,569.6 / 6,323.8 = 24.8%, 3,746.6 / 12,056.0 = 31.1% (2025); Harsh Environment Solutions 556.8 / 2,286.0 = 24.4%, 708.2 / 2,752.2 = 25.7%, 801.6 / 3,107.2 = 25.8%, 943.9 / 3,530.8 = 26.7%, 1,093.2 / 4,417.4 = 24.7%, 1,541.4 / 5,881.7 = 26.2%; Interconnect and Sensor Systems 348.6 / 2,256.7 = 15.4%, 588.1 / 3,292.0 = 17.9%, 716.5 / 3,863.4 = 18.5%, 753.7 / 4,111.1 = 18.3%, 825.9 / 4,481.5 = 18.4%, 1,005.1 / 5,157.0 = 19.5%. Communications Solutions share of segment operating income: 871.2 / 1,776.6 = 49.0% (2020); 1,023.3 / 2,319.6 = 44.1%; 1,245.7 / 2,763.8 = 45.1%; 1,063.5 / 2,761.1 = 38.5%; 1,569.6 / 3,488.7 = 45.0%; 3,746.6 / 6,293.1 = 59.5% (2025); Q2 2026 1,808.3 / (1,808.3 + 559.3 + 318.9 = 2,686.5) = 67.3%; Q2 2025 890.7 / 1,506.7 = 59.1%. Segment operating income growth Q2 2026: Harsh Environment 559.3 / 363.7 - 1 = +53.8%; Interconnect and Sensor 318.9 / 252.3 - 1 = +26.4%. Segment sales growth 2020-2025: Communications Solutions 12,056.0 / 4,056.2 = 2.97 times, 24.3% a year; Harsh Environment 5,881.7 / 2,286.0 = 2.57 times, 20.8% a year; Interconnect and Sensor 5,157.0 / 2,256.7 = 2.29 times, 18.0% a year; Communications Solutions operating income 3,746.6 / 871.2 = 4.3 times; Communications Solutions 2023 4,912.8 / 5,652.4 - 1 = -13.1%; Interconnect and Sensor 2021 3,292.0 / 2,256.7 - 1 = +45.9%, 2023 4,111.1 / 3,863.4 - 1 = +6.4%; Communications Solutions share of net sales 4,056.2 / 8,598.9 = 47% (2020), Q2 2026 5,383.6 / 8,758.1 = 61.5%. Segment costs and geography 2025: gap between segment and consolidated operating income 6,293.1 - 5,868.6 = 424.5, 424.5 / 6,293.1 = 6.7%; 2024 3,488.7 - 3,156.9 = 331.8, 9.5%; 2023 2,761.1 - 2,559.6 = 201.5, 7.3%; depreciation and amortisation 486.9 / (486.9 + 166.5 + 150.0 = 803.4) = 60.6%, 486.9 / 12,056.0 = 4.0%, 166.5 / 5,881.7 = 2.8%, 150.0 / 5,157.0 = 2.9%; Harsh Environment United States 3,211.0 / 5,881.7 = 54.6%, China 508.5 / 5,881.7 = 8.6%, distributors 1,595.8 / 5,881.7 = 27.1%; Interconnect and Sensor China 959.4 / 5,157.0 = 18.6%; Communications Solutions China 2,205.2 / 12,056.0 = 18.3% and 2,205.2 / 3,673.1 = 60.0% of China sales; Q2 2026 Communications Solutions China 698.0 / 515.2 - 1 = +35.5%. Geography: China share of net sales 2,067.3 / 7,011.3 = 29.5% (2017); 2,594.0 / 8,202.0 = 31.6% (2018); 2,306.4 / 8,225.4 = 28.0% (2019); 2,597.5 / 8,598.9 = 30.2% (2020); 3,044.4 / 10,876.3 = 28.0% (2021); 3,265.0 / 12,623.0 = 25.9% (2022); 2,884.0 / 12,554.7 = 23.0% (2023); 3,399.9 / 15,222.7 = 22.3% (2024); 3,673.1 / 23,094.7 = 15.9% (2025); Q2 2026 1,113.0 / 8,758.1 = 12.7%, Q2 2025 882.2 / 5,650.3 = 15.6%; China Q2 growth 1,113.0 / 882.2 - 1 = +26.2%; United States share 2,524.7 / 8,225.4 = 30.7% (2019), 7,987.7 / 23,094.7 = 34.6% (2025), Q2 2026 3,413.8 / 8,758.1 = 39.0%, United States Q2 growth 3,413.8 / 1,937.3 - 1 = +76.2%; long-lived assets in China 1,050.4 / 617.9 - 1 = +70.0% (2025); China cash taxes 579.5 / 1,084.1 = 53.5%; China tax charges 100.0 + 130.0 + 160.0 = 390.0, 390.0 / 5,143.4 = 7.6% of trailing net income. People: employees outside the United States 170,000 - 15,000 = 155,000 (2025), 125,000 - 12,000 = 113,000 (2024); United States share 12,000 / 125,000 = 10% and 15,000 / 170,000 = 9%; employees 170,000 / 74,000 = 2.3 times; net sales per employee 8,225.4 / 74,000 = about $111,000 (2019), 23,094.7 / 170,000 = about $136,000 (2025); net sales per general manager 8,598.9 / 120 = 71.7 (2020), 10,876.3 / 130 = 83.7, 12,623.0 / 130 = 97.1, 12,554.7 / 130 = 96.6, 15,222.7 / 140 = 108.7, 23,094.7 / 140 = 165.0 (2025); people added by CommScope deals about 4,000 + 20,000 = 24,000; SG&A 2,545.7 / 23,094.7 = 11.0% (2025), 1,855.4 / 15,222.7 = 12.2%, 1,489.9 / 12,554.7 = 11.9%, SG&A growth 2,545.7 / 1,855.4 - 1 = +37.2%; Norwitt 8,219,557 x 2 = about 16.4 million shares, x $83.14 = about $1.37bn. Acquisitions: payments 2015-2025 199.8 + 1,305.1 + 265.5 + 158.9 + 937.4 + 50.4 + 2,225.4 + 288.2 + 970.4 + 2,156.4 + 3,818.6 = 12,376.1, plus 10,684.0 in H1 2026 = about $23.1bn; goodwill 17,554.7 / 4,867.1 = 3.6 times; goodwill and intangibles 17,554.7 + 5,288.9 = 22,843.6, 22,843.6 / 44,806.6 = 51.0% (June 2026), 10,575.4 + 2,241.4 = 12,816.8, 12,816.8 / 36,236.9 = 35.4% (December 2025); property 2,932.2 / 44,806.6 = 6.5%; acquisition payments / operating cash flow 937.4 / 1,502.3 = 62.4% (2019), 50.4 / 1,592.0 = 3.2%, 2,225.4 / 1,540.1 = 144.5%, 288.2 / 2,174.6 = 13.3%, 970.4 / 2,528.7 = 38.4%, 2,156.4 / 2,814.7 = 76.6%, 3,818.6 / 5,374.7 = 71.0% (2025); 2025 uses of cash 996.6 capex + 3,818.6 acquisitions + 802.2 dividends + 665.2 buybacks = 6,282.6, above operating cash flow of 5,374.7; dividends and buybacks 802.2 + 665.2 = 1,467.4; price / expected sales CIT 1,995.3 / 900 = 2.2 times, Andrew 2,022.7 / 1,200 = 1.7 times, CommScope CCS 10,500 / 3,754.5 = 2.8 times and 10,500 / 545.9 = 19 times net income; CCS operating margin 739.6 / 3,754.5 = 19.7%; CCS sales growth 3,754.5 / 2,823.2 - 1 = +33.0%; CCS allocation (6,958.0 + 3,289.0) / 10,735.8 = 95%, other net assets 10,735.8 - 6,958.0 - 3,289.0 - 317.0 = 171.8; CCS operating income 739.6 / 10,500 = about 7% of price; CommScope since acquisition 190.2 / 2,100.9 = 9.1% net margin, Amphenol H1 2026 2,702.2 / 16,378.2 = 16.5%, CommScope share of H1 sales 2,100.9 / 16,378.2 = 12.8%; H1 2026 purchase costs 272.4 + 132.0 + 179.0 = 583.4, 583.4 / 190.2 = 3.1 times; acquisition-related expenses 103.4 / 23,094.7 = 0.4% of sales; accretion $0.30 pre-split / 2 = $0.15; acquired and currency growth Q2 2026 55% - 30% = 25 points, industrial 56% - 18% = 38 points; CommScope purchases 2,022.7 + 10,500 = about $12.5bn. Cash and capital: free cash flow / net income 2,159.9 / 1,928.0 = 112.0% (2023), 2,156.9 / 2,424.0 = 89.0% (2024), 4,392.9 / 4,270.3 = 102.9% (2025); operating cash flow 5,374.7 / 1,030.5 = 5.2 times (2015-2025); capital spending / sales 172.1 / 5,568.7 = 3.1% (2015), 360.4 / 10,876.3 = 3.3% (2021), 383.8 / 12,623.0 = 3.0%, 372.8 / 12,554.7 = 3.0% (2023), 665.4 / 15,222.7 = 4.4%, 996.6 / 23,094.7 = 4.3% (2025), 355.5 / 8,758.1 = 4.1% (Q2 2026); long-lived assets 2,864.6 / 2,096.2 - 1 = +36.7%; buybacks 2015-2025 248.9 + 325.8 + 618.0 + 935.2 + 601.7 + 641.3 + 661.7 + 730.5 + 585.1 + 689.3 + 665.2 = 6,702.7; buybacks net of option proceeds 585.1 - 394.5 = 190.6 (2023), 689.3 - 447.4 = 241.9 (2024), 665.2 - 553.0 = 112.2 (2025); diluted shares 316.5 x 8 = 2,532 million (2015), 1,289.2 x 2 = 2,578 million (Q2 2026), +1.8%, 1,272.2 x 2 = 2,544 million (Q2 2025); diluted EPS 2.41 / 8 = $0.30 (2015), 3.34 / 2 = $1.67 (2025), 1.37 / 2 = $0.685 (Q2 2026); net debt 6,886.1 - 3,335.4 = 3,550.7 (2024), 15,502.0 - 11,434.2 = 4,067.8 (2025); November 2025 notes 500 + 750 + 750 + 1,000 + 1,250 + 1,600 + 1,650 = 7,500; interest H1 2026 421.6 / 157.4 = 2.7 times; interest cover 5,868.6 / 367.8 = 16 times (2025), 4,416.4 / 421.6 = 10.5 times (H1 2026); interest / operating income 139.5 / 2,559.6 = 5.5% (2023), 421.6 / 4,416.4 = 9.5% (H1 2026); invested capital 30,639.2 / 18,303.5 = 1.67 times. Markets: IT datacom sales 0.19 x 8,225.4 = about 1,560 (2019), 0.24 x 15,222.7 = about 3,650 (2024), 0.36 x 23,094.7 = about 8,310 (2025), 2025 increase about 4,660 of 7,872.0; industrial 0.19 x 23,094.7 = about 4,390 (2025); mobile devices 0.15 x 8,598.9 = about 1,290 (2020), 0.06 x 23,094.7 = about 1,390 (2025); communications networks = mobile networks + broadband 8 + 4 = 12% (2019), 6 + 4 = 10% (2020), 5 + 4 = 9% (2021), 5 + 5 = 10% (2022), 4 + 4 = 8% (2023), 3 + 3 = 6% (2024); sales outside IT datacom Q2 2026 8,758.1 - 3,800 = about 4,960, Q2 2025 5,650.3 - 3,800 / 1.89 = about 3,640; distributor share 2,092.5 / 12,554.7 = 16.7% (2023), 2,778.2 / 15,222.7 = 18.3% (2024), 4,297.2 / 23,094.7 = 18.6% (2025); end customers and contract manufacturers 18,797.5 / 23,094.7 = 81.4%; backlog 8.9 / 1.720 = 5.2 times (2018-2025), 8.9 / 6.1 - 1 = +45.9%, 8.9 / 23.09 = 38.5% of 2025 sales; market share 23,094.7 / about 500,000 = 4.6%. Valuation: market value / net income 16,100 / 763.5 = 21.1 (2015), 26,810 / 650.5 = 41.2 (2017), 24,410 / 1,205.0 = 20.3 (2018), 39,120 / 1,203.4 = 32.5 (2020), 45,310 / 1,902.3 = 23.8 (2022), 59,310 / 1,928.0 = 30.8 (2023), 83,730 / 2,424.0 = 34.5 (2024), 165,420 / 4,270.3 = 38.7 (2025), 205,020 / 5,143.4 = 39.9 (September 2026); Amphenol / TE Connectivity 205.02 / 63.28 = 3.2 times; value added since 2024 (205.02 - 83.73) / 205.02 = 59%; forward earnings 83.14 / 28.48 = about $2.92, 2.92 / 2.00 - 1 = +46%. More: distributor sales 4,297.2 / 2,092.5 = 2.05 times (2023-2025); SG&A ratio 12.19% - 11.02% = 1.2 points; goodwill 17,554.7 / 44,806.6 = 39% of total assets; Harsh Environment sales 5,881.7 / 2,286.0 = 2.6 times; operating income H1 2026 Communications Solutions 1,389.4 + 1,808.3 = 3,197.7, 3,197.7 / 3,746.6 = 85%; dividend payments 307 against remaining term loan 400.0 = 1.3 quarters; sales growth 2020-2025 23,094.7 / 8,598.9 = 2.7 times; 2019 average quarterly sales 8,225.4 / 4 = about 2,056 against IT datacom Q2 2026 about 3,800; 2025 buyback price 665.2 / 7.4 = about $90 pre-split, $45 post-split; CommScope H1 net income 190.2 / 2,702.2 = 7%; capital spending H1 2026 647.1 / 16,378.2 = 4.0%; industrial 0.25 x 10,876.3 = about 2,720 (2021); Harsh Environment Q2 United States 990.5 / 772.3 - 1 = +28.3%; Interconnect and Sensor Q2 United States 442.9 / 384.5 - 1 = +15.2%, other foreign 826.0 / 677.8 - 1 = +21.9%, China 248.8 / 233.0 - 1 = +6.8%; Communications Solutions Q2 United States 1,980.4 / 780.5 - 1 = +153.7%, other foreign 2,705.2 / 1,614.1 - 1 = +67.6%; United States share Q2 2025 1,937.3 / 5,650.3 = 34.3%; Interconnect and Sensor sales 5,157.0 / 2,256.7 = 2.3 times. Additional: Communications Solutions Q2 2026 less Q1 2026 sales 5,383.6 - 4,534.7 = 848.9 and operating income 1,808.3 - 1,389.4 = 418.9, 418.9 / 848.9 = 49%; Interconnect and Sensor Q2 less Q1 1,517.7 - 1,392.3 = 125.4; Interconnect and Sensor China 959.4 / 986.0 - 1 = -2.7% (2025), segment 5,157.0 / 4,481.5 - 1 = +15.1%; Harsh Environment 2023 3,530.8 / 3,107.2 - 1 = +13.6%; Harsh Environment operating income 1,541.4 / 556.8 = 2.8 times, Interconnect and Sensor 1,005.1 / 348.6 = 2.9 times (2020-2025); China share of long-lived assets 343.1 / 1,195.7 = 28.7% (2019), 455.5 / 1,616.2 = 28.2% (2023); goodwill increase H1 2026 17,554.7 - 10,575.4 = 6,979.3; Q2 2026 sales 8,758.1 / 7,620.1 - 1 = +14.9%; industrial Q2 2026 0.20 x 8,758.1 = about 1,750; China Q2 2026 by segment 698.0 / 1,113.0 = 62.7%; effective tax rate 1,295.4 / 5,600.7 = 23.1% (2025), 570.3 / 3,011.9 = 18.9% (2024); June-quarter buyback price 141 / 2 = 70.50; long-lived assets 2,864.6 / 36,236.9 = 7.9% of total assets; Norwitt salary 1,565,000 / 22,351,288 = 7%; market value 205.02 / 16.10 = 12.7 times since 2015; P/S at end-2015 16,100 / 5,568.7 = 2.9; net debt 2024 3,550.7 / operating income 3,156.9 = 1.1 times; dividends 802.2 / 4,270.3 = 19% of net income; distributor sales 4,297.2 / 2,778.2 - 1 = +54.7%, direct 18,797.5 / 12,444.5 - 1 = +51.0%; CommScope H2 need 4,600 - 2,100.9 = about 2,500; orders 25.4 / 23.09 = 1.1 times sales; EBITDA implied by net leverage 13.4 / 1.3 = about 10.3bn, net debt at 1.0 times about 10.3bn, 13.4 - 10.3 = about 3.1bn less, or 13.4 / 10.3 - 1 = about 30% more earnings; deals per year 970 / 10 = 97, 937 / 9 = 104; Cable Products and Solutions 2021 22.8 / 445.4 = 5.1%; H1 2026 Communications Solutions 4,534.7 + 5,383.6 = 9,918.3; CommScope purchases 2,022.7 + 10,500 = about 12,500 against 12,376.1 for 2015-2025; November notes 7,500; sales 2020 8,598.9 / 8,225.4 - 1 = +4.5%, 2021 10,876.3 / 8,598.9 - 1 = +26.5% - growth rates and multiples over time. — 2015-2026 · publ. September 2026 · source ↗
    Method: Arithmetic on figures reported in Amphenol's Forms 10-K and 10-Q, quarterly results releases, earnings calls, XBRL filings and market data; operands shown in the source line.

• Amphenol Form 10-K, FY2025