Harsh Environment SolutionsWide moat

Amphenol (APH) — moat facet

Harsh Environment Solutions sold $5.9 billion in 2025, grew every year since 2020 and earned 30.1% in mid-2026, the steadiest part of Amphenol.

Harsh Environment Solutions is the part of Amphenol that sells parts which must not fail. It sold $5,881.7 million to outside customers in 2025, 26% of net sales1, and earned $1,541.4 million of segment operating income2.

Harsh Environment Solutions segment operating margin (%)24.4202025.7202125.8202226.7202324.7202426.2202530.1Q2 2026Amphenol Forms 10-K FY2022 and FY2025, segment notes; Q2 2026 results release
Six years near 25%, then 30%.

The 10-K describes it as selling "ruggedized interconnect products, including connectors and interconnect systems, specialty cable, printed circuits and printed circuit assemblies and other products"3 to industrial, defense, commercial aerospace, automotive, communications networks and IT datacom customers4. The products are qualified into long programmes, which is where switching costs are highest.

The segment was formed in the 2022 reorganisation5 and has grown largely by purchase. CIT, bought for about $1,995.3 million in 2024, and Trexon, for $1,050.3 million in 2025, both went into it67.

It is paid per part, like the rest of Amphenol, but through more intermediaries: $1,595.8 million of its 2025 sales went through distributors8, about 27%9. It is also the most American segment, with $3,211.0 million of its sales in the United States10, 54.6%11.

Profitability has been steady and is now rising. The segment margin was 24.4% in 2020, 25.7% in 2021, 25.8% in 2022, 26.7% in 2023, 24.7% in 2024 and 26.2% in 202512, and 30.1% in the June 2026 quarter13. The dip in 2024 coincided with the CIT purchase.

Growth has been steady too. Sales were $2,286.0 million in 2020, $2,752.2 million in 2021, $3,107.2 million in 202214, $3,530.8 million in 2023, $4,417.4 million in 2024 and $5,881.7 million in 202515, rising every year16 at 20.8% a year17. In the June 2026 quarter sales were $1,856.8 million, up 28% and 22% organically1819, led by defense.

The segment held up in the one down year. In 2023, when Amphenol's sales fell 0.5% and Communications Solutions fell 13.1%20, Harsh Environment Solutions grew 13.6%21, from $3,107.2 million to $3,530.8 million2223, and its margin rose to 26.7%24. That is the value of programmes that run for decades: they do not follow the electronics cycle, and in that year this segment, not the AI segment, carried the company's growth. Its first quarter of 2026 had sales of $1,693.1 million and a margin of 28.0%25, so the June quarter's 30.1% was the second step up in a row.

Its customers are concentrated in one country more than the other segments' are. In the June 2026 quarter its American sales were $990.5 million against $772.3 million a year earlier, up 28.3%2627, and its operating income of $559.3 million was 53.8% higher2829. Its Chinese sales have risen too, from $351.2 million in 2023 to $508.5 million in 202530, but they remain under a tenth of the segment. Its $120.2 million of sales to the other two segments in 202531 was the most of the three. Its operating income grew 2.8 times from 2020 to 202532, a little faster than its sales, which rose 2.6 times33.

The outlook depends on defense budgets and aircraft production, neither set by Amphenol. The verdict turns on the margin: if it falls back below 25% while sales still grow, the record 30.1% will have been the defense upswing rather than the purchases.

Moat trajectory: Widening

Q2 2026 margin 30.1%, from 25.2% a year earlier.

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Reported
Harsh Environment Solutions segment margin, latest quarter
30.1% (Q2 2026), from 25.2% a year earlier

Whether the purchases lifted the segment; below 25% with sales growing would mean the defense upswing had done the work.

Source: Amphenol Q2 2026 results release ↗
References
  1. ReportedIt sold $5,881.7 million to outside customers in 2025, 26% of net sales, and earned $1,541.4 million of segment operating income.
    Amphenol Corporation Form 10-K for fiscal 2025 (year ended 31 December 2025) - segment note (Note 13): segment sales and operating income, geography and sales channel. — FY2025 · publ. 11 February 2026 · source ↗
  2. ReportedIt sold $5,881.7 million to outside customers in 2025, 26% of net sales, and earned $1,541.4 million of segment operating income.
    Amphenol Corporation Form 10-K for fiscal 2025 (year ended 31 December 2025) - segment note (Note 13): segment sales and operating income, geography and sales channel. — FY2025 · publ. 11 February 2026 · source ↗
  3. ReportedThe 10-K describes it as selling "ruggedized interconnect products, including connectors and interconnect systems, specialty cable, printed circuits and printed circuit assemblies and other products" to industrial, defense, commercial aerospace, automotive, communications networks and IT datacom customers.
    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 ↗
  4. ReportedThe 10-K describes it as selling "ruggedized interconnect products, including connectors and interconnect systems, specialty cable, printed circuits and printed circuit assemblies and other products" to industrial, defense, commercial aerospace, automotive, communications networks and IT datacom customers.
    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 ↗
  5. ReportedThe segment was formed in the 2022 reorganisation and has grown largely by purchase.
    Amphenol Corporation Form 10-K for fiscal 2022 - the three segments adopted on 1 January 2022, segment sales and operating income for 2020-2022 as recast, end-market shares and backlog. — FY2022 · publ. February 2023 · source ↗
  6. ReportedCIT, bought for about $1,995.3 million in 2024, and Trexon, for $1,050.3 million in 2025, both went into it.
    Amphenol Corporation Form 10-K for fiscal 2024 - the CIT acquisition, segment sales shares, employees, general managers and backlog. — FY2024 · publ. February 2025 · source ↗
  7. ReportedCIT, bought for about $1,995.3 million in 2024, and Trexon, for $1,050.3 million in 2025, both went into it.
    Amphenol Corporation Form 10-K for fiscal 2025 (year ended 31 December 2025) - acquisitions: Andrew, Trexon, CommScope, goodwill and the acquisition strategy. — FY2025 · publ. 11 February 2026 · source ↗
  8. ReportedIt is paid per part, like the rest of Amphenol, but through more intermediaries: $1,595.8 million of its 2025 sales went through distributors, about 27%.
    Amphenol Corporation Form 10-K for fiscal 2025 (year ended 31 December 2025) - segment note (Note 13): segment sales and operating income, geography and sales channel. — FY2025 · publ. 11 February 2026 · source ↗
  9. Moat Explorer calcIt is paid per part, like the rest of Amphenol, but through more intermediaries: $1,595.8 million of its 2025 sales went through distributors, about 27%.
    Moat Explorer calculation from Amphenol's reported figures ($ 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% - acquisitions, goodwill and the CommScope purchase. — 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.
  10. ReportedIt is also the most American segment, with $3,211.0 million of its sales in the United States, 54.6%.
    Amphenol Corporation Form 10-K for fiscal 2025 (year ended 31 December 2025) - net sales and long-lived assets by geography, and China. — FY2025 · publ. 11 February 2026 · source ↗
  11. Moat Explorer calcIt is also the most American segment, with $3,211.0 million of its sales in the United States, 54.6%.
    Moat Explorer calculation from Amphenol's reported figures ($ 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% - segments, geography, people and taxes. — 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.
  12. Moat Explorer calcThe segment margin was 24.4% in 2020, 25.7% in 2021, 25.8% in 2022, 26.7% in 2023, 24.7% in 2024 and 26.2% in 2025, and 30.1% in the June 2026 quarter.
    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% - segments, geography, people and taxes. — 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. ReportedThe segment margin was 24.4% in 2020, 25.7% in 2021, 25.8% in 2022, 26.7% in 2023, 24.7% in 2024 and 26.2% in 2025, and 30.1% in the June 2026 quarter.
    Amphenol second-quarter 2026 results release, Form 8-K exhibit 99.1 - net sales, orders, segment sales and operating income, cash flow, CommScope outlook and third-quarter guidance - segment sales, operating income and margins. — Q2 2026 · publ. 29 July 2026 · source ↗
  14. ReportedSales were $2,286.0 million in 2020, $2,752.2 million in 2021, $3,107.2 million in 2022, $3,530.8 million in 2023, $4,417.4 million in 2024 and $5,881.7 million in 2025, rising every year at 20.8% a year.
    Amphenol Corporation Form 10-K for fiscal 2022 - the three segments adopted on 1 January 2022, segment sales and operating income for 2020-2022 as recast, end-market shares and backlog. — FY2022 · publ. February 2023 · source ↗
  15. ReportedSales were $2,286.0 million in 2020, $2,752.2 million in 2021, $3,107.2 million in 2022, $3,530.8 million in 2023, $4,417.4 million in 2024 and $5,881.7 million in 2025, rising every year at 20.8% a year.
    Amphenol Corporation Form 10-K for fiscal 2025 (year ended 31 December 2025) - segment note (Note 13): segment sales and operating income, geography and sales channel. — FY2025 · publ. 11 February 2026 · source ↗
  16. Moat Explorer calcSales were $2,286.0 million in 2020, $2,752.2 million in 2021, $3,107.2 million in 2022, $3,530.8 million in 2023, $4,417.4 million in 2024 and $5,881.7 million in 2025, rising every year at 20.8% a year.
    Moat Explorer calculation from Amphenol's reported figures ($ 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.
  17. Moat Explorer calcSales were $2,286.0 million in 2020, $2,752.2 million in 2021, $3,107.2 million in 2022, $3,530.8 million in 2023, $4,417.4 million in 2024 and $5,881.7 million in 2025, rising every year at 20.8% a year.
    Moat Explorer calculation from Amphenol's reported figures ($ 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.
  18. ReportedIn the June 2026 quarter sales were $1,856.8 million, up 28% and 22% organically, led by defense.
    Amphenol second-quarter 2026 results release, Form 8-K exhibit 99.1 - net sales, orders, segment sales and operating income, cash flow, CommScope outlook and third-quarter guidance - highlights, orders, CommScope outlook and third-quarter guidance. — Q2 2026 · publ. 29 July 2026 · source ↗
  19. ReportedIn the June 2026 quarter sales were $1,856.8 million, up 28% and 22% organically, led by defense.
    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 ↗
  20. Moat Explorer calcIn 2023, when Amphenol's sales fell 0.5% and Communications Solutions fell 13.1%, Harsh Environment Solutions grew 13.6%, from $3,107.2 million to $3,530.8 million, and its margin rose to 26.7%.
    Moat Explorer calculation from Amphenol's reported figures ($ 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% - segments, geography, people and taxes. — 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.
  21. Moat Explorer calcIn 2023, when Amphenol's sales fell 0.5% and Communications Solutions fell 13.1%, Harsh Environment Solutions grew 13.6%, from $3,107.2 million to $3,530.8 million, and its margin rose to 26.7%.
    Moat Explorer calculation from Amphenol's reported figures ($ 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% - segments, geography, people and taxes. — 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.
  22. ReportedIn 2023, when Amphenol's sales fell 0.5% and Communications Solutions fell 13.1%, Harsh Environment Solutions grew 13.6%, from $3,107.2 million to $3,530.8 million, and its margin rose to 26.7%.
    Amphenol Corporation Form 10-K for fiscal 2022 - the three segments adopted on 1 January 2022, segment sales and operating income for 2020-2022 as recast, end-market shares and backlog. — FY2022 · publ. February 2023 · source ↗
  23. ReportedIn 2023, when Amphenol's sales fell 0.5% and Communications Solutions fell 13.1%, Harsh Environment Solutions grew 13.6%, from $3,107.2 million to $3,530.8 million, and its margin rose to 26.7%.
    Amphenol Corporation Form 10-K for fiscal 2025 (year ended 31 December 2025) - segment note (Note 13): segment sales and operating income, geography and sales channel. — FY2025 · publ. 11 February 2026 · source ↗
  24. Moat Explorer calcIn 2023, when Amphenol's sales fell 0.5% and Communications Solutions fell 13.1%, Harsh Environment Solutions grew 13.6%, from $3,107.2 million to $3,530.8 million, and its margin rose to 26.7%.
    Moat Explorer calculation from Amphenol's reported figures ($ 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% - segments, geography, people and taxes. — 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.
  25. ReportedIts first quarter of 2026 had sales of $1,693.1 million and a margin of 28.0%, so the June quarter's 30.1% was the second step up in a row.
    Amphenol first-quarter 2026 results release, Form 8-K exhibit 99.1 - segment results, orders and the China tax items. — Q1 2026 · publ. 29 April 2026 · source ↗
  26. ReportedIn the June 2026 quarter its American sales were $990.5 million against $772.3 million a year earlier, up 28.3%, and its operating income of $559.3 million was 53.8% higher.
    Amphenol Corporation Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 June 2026 - the CommScope purchase price allocation, CommScope's contribution, China sales, debt and buyback authorisation. — Q2 2026 · publ. 31 July 2026 · source ↗
  27. Moat Explorer calcIn the June 2026 quarter its American sales were $990.5 million against $772.3 million a year earlier, up 28.3%, and its operating income of $559.3 million was 53.8% higher.
    Moat Explorer calculation from Amphenol's reported figures ($ 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.
  28. ReportedIn the June 2026 quarter its American sales were $990.5 million against $772.3 million a year earlier, up 28.3%, and its operating income of $559.3 million was 53.8% higher.
    Amphenol second-quarter 2026 results release, Form 8-K exhibit 99.1 - net sales, orders, segment sales and operating income, cash flow, CommScope outlook and third-quarter guidance - highlights, orders, CommScope outlook and third-quarter guidance. — Q2 2026 · publ. 29 July 2026 · source ↗
  29. Moat Explorer calcIn the June 2026 quarter its American sales were $990.5 million against $772.3 million a year earlier, up 28.3%, and its operating income of $559.3 million was 53.8% higher.
    Moat Explorer calculation from Amphenol's reported figures ($ 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.
  30. ReportedIts Chinese sales have risen too, from $351.2 million in 2023 to $508.5 million in 2025, but they remain under a tenth of the segment.
    Amphenol Corporation Form 10-K for fiscal 2025 (year ended 31 December 2025) - segment note (Note 13): segment sales and operating income, geography and sales channel. — FY2025 · publ. 11 February 2026 · source ↗
  31. ReportedIts $120.2 million of sales to the other two segments in 2025 was the most of the three.
    Amphenol Corporation Form 10-K for fiscal 2025 (year ended 31 December 2025) - segment note (Note 13): segment sales and operating income, geography and sales channel. — FY2025 · publ. 11 February 2026 · source ↗
  32. Moat Explorer calcIts operating income grew 2.8 times from 2020 to 2025, a little faster than its sales, which rose 2.6 times.
    Moat Explorer calculation from Amphenol's reported figures ($ 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.
  33. Moat Explorer calcIts operating income grew 2.8 times from 2020 to 2025, a little faster than its sales, which rose 2.6 times.
    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. 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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.
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