TE Connectivity Ltd. (NYSE:TEL) Extends Margin Momentum While Near-Term Upside Accelerates

TE Connectivity shows rising technical momentum into a high-margin profile, while fundamentals reflect accelerating revenue and cash generation that support a constructive near-term bias.

Recent News

On September 10, 2025 the company’s board declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.71 per ordinary share, payable December 12, 2025 to holders of record on November 21, 2025. On October 13, 2025 TE announced plans to showcase interconnect and high-density data center solutions at the OCP Global Summit in San Jose. On October 15, 2025 TE scheduled an Investor Day for November 20, 2025 in Philadelphia with senior leadership presenting strategy and outlook.

Technical Analysis

ADX / DI+/DI-: ADX at 26.18 indicates a strong trend in place. DI+ shows a dip & reversal and DI- shows a decreasing pattern; those directional readings align with bullish directional pressure supporting continued upside relative to the current valuation.

MACD: MACD stands at 4.95 and trends increasing with the MACD line above the signal at 4.03, signaling bullish momentum continuity that reinforces the upward bias already implied by the ADX and DI readings.

MRO (Momentum/Regression Oscillator): MRO reads 31.78 and trends higher; because MRO sits positive, price currently sits above the model target and carries a potential for mean reversion. That raises the probability of a short-term consolidation even as momentum indicators remain constructive.

RSI: RSI at 66.73 and increasing shows the market moving toward higher momentum territory; that supports momentum-driven continuation but also increases sensitivity to any catalyst that would trigger profit-taking.

Price vs Moving Averages and Bands: Price closed at $236.74, above the 20-day average ($225.79), 50-day average ($215.71) and 200-day average ($172.56); the 12-day EMA trends higher. The share price trades near its 52-week high ($237.63) and above the super trend lower support at $225.83, confirming short-term bullish structure while leaving limited immediate upside before the next resistance band.

Volume & Volatility: Intraday volume (2,248,332) exceeded the 10-day average and slightly exceeded the 50- and 200-day averages, supporting the recent price extension. Volatility measures remain modest (42-day ~1%, 52-week ~2%), suggesting moves have been orderly.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Margins and Profitability: EBIT margin equals 19.28%, above the industry peer mean of 16.52% and the industry peer median of 17.27%. Operating margin sits at 19.81%. QoQ EBIT margin expanded by 3.86% while YoY changed by -0.64%, indicating sequential margin improvement against a roughly flat year-over-year comparison.

Revenue and Earnings Growth: YoY revenue growth runs 30.25%, with QoQ revenue growth of 17.93%. Reported EPS per share arrived at $2.27 versus an estimate of $2.08, producing an EPS surprise of +9.14%. Forward EPS stands at $2.2475 and forward PE rounds to 69.53.

Cash Flow and Capital: Operating cash flow reached $1,187,000,000 and free cash flow totaled $957,000,000, yielding a free cash flow yield of 1.72%. Cash conversion ratio equals 1.73 and cash on hand measures $672,000,000. Capital expenditures totaled -$230,000,000; capEx-to-revenue reads -5.07%.

Leverage and Coverage: Total debt totals $5,697,000,000 with net debt near $5,025,000,000. Debt-to-EBITDA equals 5.23 and interest coverage approximates 31.21x, indicating ample interest coverage despite leverage levels above some peers.

Returns: Return on equity sits at 5.15% and return on assets at 2.63%; return on invested capital near 3.65%. QoQ and YoY return metrics show marked sequential improvement (ROE QoQ +46.71%), consistent with margin expansion and recent earnings beats.

Valuation Context: Price-to-book stands at 4.49 (below the industry peer mean of 6.24), and trailing PE of 76.59 falls beneath the industry peer mean of 91.27. WMDST values the stock as under-valued, a valuation view supported by margin strength, elevated revenue growth, and robust cash generation relative to its earnings multiple.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-06-30
REPORT DATE: 2025-07-23
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2025-10-20
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 2.6 B
 Operating Cash Flow 1.2 B
 Capital Expenditures -230.00 M
 Change In Working Capital 144.0 M
 Dividends Paid -212.00 M
 Cash Flow Delta -1.88 B
 End Period Cash Flow 672.0 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 4.5 B
 Forward Revenue 1.2 B
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 2.9 B
 Depreciation 216.0 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 216.0 M
 Research and Development 211.0 M
 Total Operating Expenses 3.6 B
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 1.6 B
 EBITDA 1.1 B
 EBIT 874.0 M
 Operating Income 898.0 M
 Interest Income 17.0 M
 Interest Expense 28.0 M
 Net Interest Income -11.00 M
 Income Before Tax 846.0 M
 Tax Provision 208.0 M
 Tax Rate 24.586 %
 Net Income 638.0 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 638.0 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 2.08
 EPS Actual 2.27
 EPS Difference 0.19
 EPS Surprise 9.135 %
 Forward EPS 2.25
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 24.9 B
 Intangible Assets 9.5 B
 Net Tangible Assets 2.8 B
 Total Current Assets 7.6 B
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 672.0 M
 Cash 672.0 M
 Net Receivables 3.4 B
 Inventory 2.8 B
 Long-Term Investments 887.0 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 2.0 B
 Short-Term Debt 851.0 M
 Total Current Liabilities 5.0 B
 Net Debt 5.0 B
 Total Debt 5.7 B
 Total Liabilities 12.3 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 12.4 B
 Retained Earnings 13.3 B
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 41.85
 Shares Outstanding 295.840 M
 Revenue Per-Share 15.33
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 55.6 B
 Enterprise Value 60.6 B
 Enterprise Multiple 55.581
Enterprise Multiple QoQ 18.86 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY 20.964 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 259.951
median: 77.876
mean: 68.828
TEL: 55.581
low: -219.031
 EV/R 13.362
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 2.008
 Asset To Liability 2.015
 Debt To Capital 0.315
 Debt To Assets 0.229
Debt To Assets QoQ -3.459 %
Debt To Assets YoY 320.0 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.807
median: 0.296
mean: 0.26
TEL: 0.229
low: 0.002
 Debt To Equity 0.46
Debt To Equity QoQ -0.947 %
Debt To Equity YoY 365.352 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 2.082
median: 0.7
mean: 0.668
TEL: 0.46
low: -0.922
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 4.487
Price To Book QoQ 29.496 %
Price To Book YoY 25.271 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 12.594
mean: 6.243
median: 4.785
TEL: 4.487
low: -8.439
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 76.589
Price To Earnings QoQ 14.119 %
Price To Earnings YoY -1.577 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 287.529
mean: 91.267
median: 89.742
TEL: 76.589
low: -168.539
 PE/G Ratio 0.015
 Price To Sales (P/S) 12.254
Price To Sales QoQ 21.227 %
Price To Sales YoY 7.753 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 42.058
median: 16.035
mean: 15.593
TEL: 12.254
low: 0.0
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 69.533
Forward PE/G 0.013
Forward P/S 47.032
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 1.447
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.187
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 3.967 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 7.371 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.479
mean: 0.194
TEL: 0.187
median: 0.17
low: 0.001
 Receivables Turnover 1.369
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 0.863 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY -0.863 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 2.906
mean: 1.522
median: 1.497
TEL: 1.369
low: 0.267
 Inventory Turnover 1.08
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ 5.03 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY 12.693 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 2.529
median: 1.184
TEL: 1.08
mean: 1.022
low: 0.063
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 66.656
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 93.311
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -2.026 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY -10.109 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 272.391
mean: 102.265
TEL: 93.311
median: 88.157
low: -85.228
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 1.733
 CapEx To Revenue -0.051
 CapEx To Depreciation -1.065
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 17.2 B
 Net Invested Capital 18.1 B
 Invested Capital 18.1 B
 Net Tangible Assets 2.8 B
 Net Working Capital 2.6 B
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.135
 Current Ratio 1.525
Current Ratio QoQ 0.798 %
Current Ratio YoY 1.15 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 7.762
mean: 2.261
median: 2.016
TEL: 1.525
low: 0.034
 Quick Ratio 0.957
Quick Ratio QoQ -11.29 %
Quick Ratio YoY -2.925 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 7.334
mean: 1.748
median: 1.456
TEL: 0.957
low: 0.201
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 5.227
 Cost Of Debt 0.373 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 31.214
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ -43.173 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY -27.221 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 52.785
TEL: 31.214
mean: 11.508
median: 10.714
low: -130.23
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.114
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 65.735
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio 3.009
 Dividend Payout Ratio 0.332
 Dividend Rate 0.72
 Dividend Yield 0.004
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 5.115 %
 Revenue Growth 9.438 %
Revenue Growth QoQ 17.931 %
Revenue Growth YoY 3025.166 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 79.411 %
mean: 10.104 %
median: 10.065 %
TEL: 9.438 %
low: -43.951 %
 Earnings Growth 5250.0 %
Earnings Growth QoQ 68152.73 %
Earnings Growth YoY 195212.5 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA TEL: 5250.0 %
high: 200.0 %
median: 26.316 %
mean: 19.013 %
low: -133.333 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 35.289 %
Gross Margin QoQ 0.207 %
Gross Margin YoY 1.309 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 98.998 %
mean: 39.845 %
median: 36.34 %
TEL: 35.289 %
low: -49.356 %
 EBIT Margin 19.277 %
EBIT Margin QoQ 3.858 %
EBIT Margin YoY -0.644 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 123.871 %
TEL: 19.277 %
median: 17.271 %
mean: 16.521 %
low: -211.309 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 19.806 %
Return On Sales QoQ 6.708 %
Return On Sales YoY 2.082 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 43.501 %
TEL: 19.806 %
mean: 15.751 %
median: 14.837 %
low: -352.254 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 957.0 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 1.723 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ 70.594 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -9.029 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 4.857 %
TEL: 1.723 %
mean: 0.934 %
median: 0.912 %
low: -16.248 %
 Free Cash Growth 126.241 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -439.842 %
Free Cash Growth YoY 118.308 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 364.739 %
TEL: 126.241 %
median: 32.081 %
mean: 12.778 %
low: -329.708 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 1.5
 Cash Flow Margin 12.528 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 0.89
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) 2.63 %
Return On Assets QoQ 4596.429 %
Return On Assets YoY 4.948 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 17.834 %
TEL: 2.63 %
mean: 1.718 %
median: 1.671 %
low: -36.426 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 4.397 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.052
Return On Equity QoQ 4671.296 %
Return On Equity YoY 13.602 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.433
TEL: 0.052
mean: 0.05
median: 0.044
low: -0.601
 DuPont ROE 5.215 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 3.646 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ 39.854 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -101.367 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 8.434 %
TEL: 3.646 %
mean: 3.115 %
median: 3.068 %
low: -15.502 %

Six-Week Outlook

Momentum indicators and trend strength favor further upside over the coming six weeks, but MRO’s positive reading and an elevated RSI increase the chance of a short consolidation or pullback before continuation. Technical setup shows price above key moving averages and near a 52-week high; any sustained break above the recent high would likely reinforce bullish momentum, while a slip below the 20-day average and the super trend lower at $225.83 would suggest short-term retracement risk. Fundamental catalysts over this horizon include the upcoming investor presentations and product showcases that could reinforce margin outlook and cash-flow narratives; conversely, higher-than-expected short-term mean reversion in the MRO signal could compress gains even if fundamentals remain supportive.

About TE Connectivity Ltd.

TE Connectivity Ltd. (NYSE:TEL) develops and manufactures connectivity and sensor solutions that serve a wide array of industries worldwide. The company operates through three main segments: Transportation Solutions, Industrial Solutions, and Communications Solutions. TE Connectivity produces a diverse range of products, including antennas, cable assemblies, connectors, fiber optics, heat shrink tubing, and sensors. Additionally, the company provides electromagnetic compatibility solutions, energy and power products, and wire protection and management solutions. TE Connectivity offers various services such as 3D printing for production, electrical installation training, and medical device design services. They also conduct automotive webinars and provide machine tooling service and repair. Their vast product and service offerings cater to industries including automotive, aerospace, data centers, energy solutions, industrial machinery, medical technologies, and more. Founded in 1941 and headquartered in Ballybrit, Ireland, TE Connectivity continues to support sectors like 5G and wireless equipment, automation and control, connected home, defense and military, and IoT connectivity, among others. The company, previously known as Tyco Electronics Ltd., rebranded to TE Connectivity plc in March 2011.



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