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TE Connectivity plc

$TEL·$63B·Semiconductors·Technology
$216.23+0.7%YTD-5.9%1Y+4.5%
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Today's AI verdict on what's driving $TEL, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersCooling offAI verdict · as of 2026-08-14

Catching its breath after a run — could pick back up or fade from here.

The picks-and-shovels connector maker is beating consistently and the market's not celebrating — TEL is one of the quietest ways to own AI-datacenter infrastructure.

TE Connectivity is the global maker of engineered connectors and sensors — the physical interconnects that go into cars, industrial equipment, data centers, medical devices, and communications gear. It's the definition of a picks-and-shovels play, and Q3 confirmed the mix is quietly shifting toward AI-data-center demand.

  • The mechanics are quietly excellent: Q3 revenue of $5.16B grew 14.5% YoY (an acceleration from Q2's pace) at a 37% gross margin and 20% operating margin, EPS of $2.94 beat consensus by 3%, and 13% ROIC compounds cleanly at scale — this is a business earning above its cost of capital every quarter.
  • The valuation is reasonable for what it does: 20x TTM earnings and 3.2x sales with a 5.8% FCF yield puts TEL in the disciplined-industrial-compounder range, and analyst consensus of $11.43 FY26 EPS puts the forward at ~19x — cheap versus semiconductor names benefiting from the same AI-data-center demand curve.
  • The tape is disconnected from the fundamentals: shares sit at just the 39th percentile of the 52-week range and hover slightly above the 50-day but below the 200-day — the beat pattern doesn't yet have follow-through, which for a name whose customers include hyperscaler-scale build-outs is the setup where any positive AI-data-center commentary re-rates the whole story.

What breaks the cooling is Nov 4 earnings landing another beat with specific AI-data-center revenue mix disclosure, plus commentary on order-book acceleration into fiscal 2027; what deepens it is any automotive-connector softness (TEL's largest end market) or an inventory-correction commentary from a large customer segment.

What to watch: Nov 4 Q4 earnings — AI-data-center revenue mix disclosure, automotive-segment volume trajectory, and any commentary on hyperscaler order-book direction. Automotive-connector softness or a large-customer inventory-correction signal is what deepens the cooling.

On the calendar: 2026-11-04 — Q4 earnings

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X sentiment

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Bullish sentiment69 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-14

Telcoin chatter is bullish and thesis-heavy. Posters cite an IMF working paper citing TEL as a Mobile Network Operator capable of DeFi/CBDC-adjacent products, positioning the token as institutional infrastructure. Technical setups pointing to $0.013→$0.036→$0.065 as the full move (roughly +6,800% off ~$0.0015). The pitch: regulated US on-chain bank + eUSD + telecom rails for real remittances. Sentiment is community-loyal 'still here, still building' with no visible bear participation.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Manufactures connectors, sensors, and cable assemblies for electric vehicles, aerospace, medical devices, and industrial equipment worldwide.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Semiconductors sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $TEL.

Semiconductors · Technology

No material change from last week — structural AI capex engine unchanged: hyperscaler Blackwell allocation stays tight through 2H26 and HBM3e pricing holds as LLM context-window expansion drives 5-8x per-server memory demand uplift.

What this means for $TEL

Neutral — Manufactures connectors, sensors, and cable assemblies for electric vehicles, aerospace, medical devices, and industrial equipment worldwide; limited read-through from semiconductors macro dynamics to this specific revenue mix.

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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
20.4How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
13.3%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
19.3%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
5.8%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
3.2Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
22.7%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
35.4%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.4Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 22, 2026$2.94$2.85+3.2%
Q1 2026Apr 22, 2026$2.73$2.69+1.5%
Q4 2025Jan 21, 2026$2.72$2.55+6.7%
Q3 2025Oct 29, 2025$2.44$2.29+6.6%
Next earningsWed, Nov 4·consensus EPS $3.07

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$4.7B+14.5%36.8%20.1%$2.92$677.0M
Q1 FY26$4.7B+21.7%37.2%20.9%$2.55$607.0M
Q4 FY25$4.6B+12.5%32.0%16.3%$2.25$1.1B
Q3 FY25$4.5B+13.9%35.3%19.8%$2.16$957.0M

Forward consensus

4-year forecast · up to 13 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$19.8B$19.8B – $19.8B$11.43$11.32 – $11.5911
FY27$21.6B$21.5B – $21.7B$12.94$12.49 – $13.2413
FY28$23.0B$22.3B – $23.8B$14.25$13.46 – $14.8312
FY29$23.8B$23.5B – $24.3B$16.30$16.00 – $16.686

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.6×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.42%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+4.5%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-1.3%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 289.2M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.5% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.165-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellJun 1Shadrak W KroegerPres., Industrial Solutions9.4K sh$2.0MSellMay 6Shadrak W KroegerPres., Industrial Solutions9.4K sh$2.0MSellApr 8Shadrak W KroegerPres., Industrial Solutions9.4K sh$2.1MSellMar 2Shadrak W KroegerPres., Industrial Solutions9.4K sh$2.1M
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KPress release / Reg FDJul 228-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

TE Connectivity plc filed an 8-K on July 22, 2026, furnishing its fiscal Q3 2026 earnings press release as Exhibit 99.1 (Item 2.02) and disclosing a forthcoming investor conference call under Reg FD (Item 7.01). The fiscal third quarter covers the period through late June/July 2026 for the Ireland-domiciled connector and sensor manufacturer. The 8-K was filed by the parent, TE Connectivity plc, with debt securities (2.50% Notes due 2028, 0.00% Notes due 2029, 3.25% Notes due 2033) issued through subsidiary Tyco Electronics Group S.A. TE Connectivity's quarterly result is a closely-watched indicator for industrial, automotive, and data center end-market demand, given its exposure to connector content across these sectors.

8-KPress release / Reg FDApr 228-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
8-KShareholder voteMar 118-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
8-KAgreement terminatedFeb 178-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 1.02: Agreement terminated · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation
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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Dividend Champion, Contender, And Challenger Highlights: Week August 16seekingalpha.com·1d agoTE Connectivity (TEL) is an Incredible Growth Stock: 3 Reasons Whyzacks.com·1d agoTE Connectivity (TEL) Moves to Buy: Rationale Behind the Upgradezacks.com·1d agoTE Connectivity CEO to participate in the Citi 2026 Global TMT Conference and Jefferies Global Industrial Conferenceprnewswire.com·6d agoHere's Why TE Connectivity (TEL) is a Strong Growth Stockzacks.com·12d ago

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