TE Connectivity Ltd. (NYSE:TEL) Projects Margin Expansion As Momentum And Momentum Indicators Align

TE Connectivity demonstrates improving operational margins and rising momentum readings while technicals show bullish pressure with mean‑reversion risk; valuation signals from WMDST mark the stock as under‑valued.

Recent News

On January 21, 2026 TE Connectivity reported fiscal first‑quarter results and issued guidance for the second quarter of fiscal 2026, citing expected sales around $4.7 billion and publishing EPS and revenue detail.

On January 26, 2026 the company priced $750 million of senior notes across two maturities as part of a debt offering expected to close on February 9, 2026.

On March 13, 2026 TE announced product and infrastructure showcases for OFC 2026, highlighting optical and thermal solutions for AI data centers.

On March 27, 2026 TE and Credo Technology Group reached a settlement in active electrical cable disputes, according to a news release.

Institutional and insider activity reported across February–March included position adjustments by several funds and a reported sale of shares by a corporate officer; filings and alerts circulated on market data services.

Technical Analysis

Directional indicators: ADX at 16.12 indicates no established trend; DI+ at 27.07 showing a dip‑and‑reversal constitutes bullish directional pressure while DI‑ at 22.58 and decreasing reinforces that bullish tilt.

MACD shows bullish momentum: MACD at 2.55 with the MACD line above the signal line (signal = -1.26) and MACD_trend increasing, which constitutes a momentum crossover to the upside and supports near‑term positive price bias.

MRO reads 22.15 and rising; because MRO sits positive, price sits above the model target and carries a probability of downward mean reversion despite the bullish momentum—this creates a tactical offset to momentum‑driven upside.

Price structure: the close at $234.33 sits above the 20‑, 50‑ and 200‑day averages and above the 12‑day EMA (price12dayEMA = $218.11, price20dayAvg = $213.33, price50dayAvg = $216.35, price200dayAvg = $216.62), indicating trend support for higher levels; price trades above the 1× upper Bollinger band, signaling stretch relative to recent volatility.

Momentum and volatility gauges: RSI 51.56 and rising implies neutral‑to‑positive momentum without overbought pressure; 42‑day beta 1.79 and realized volatility readings show above‑market responsiveness to macro moves. SuperTrend lower support sits near $213.58 and the ichimoku baseline levels cluster in the low‑to‑mid $220s, providing structural reference for pullback support.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Profitability and margins: operating margin equals 20.90% and EBIT margin equals 21.23%, both improved year‑over‑year (EBIT margin YoY +14.35 percentage points; operating margin YoY +12.62 percentage points). EBIT margin sits above the industry peer mean of 17.862% and the industry peer median of 18.292%, indicating relative margin strength versus peers.

Revenue and growth: total revenue equals $4,669,000,000 with reported revenue growth of -1.69% and year‑over‑year revenue growth shown as -70.45% in the supplied figures; QoQ revenue growth shows a contraction. Gross margin at 37.25% rose YoY, partially offsetting top‑line pressure.

Earnings and cash flow: EPS came in at $2.53 versus an estimate of $2.41, producing an EPS surprise ratio of 4.98%. Net income equals $750,000,000 while operating cash flow equals $819,000,000 and free cash flow equals $607,000,000; free cash flow yield reads 0.90% and free cash flow to net income equals 80.93%, indicating cash conversion remains solid.

Balance sheet and leverage: total debt equals $5,708,000,000 with net debt $4,457,000,000 and debt/EBITDA at 4.57; interest coverage stands at 33.03, indicating ample coverage of interest expense. Current ratio 1.65 and quick ratio 1.07 provide liquidity cushion relative to short‑term obligations.

Returns and capital efficiency: return on equity equals 5.78% and return on assets equals 2.96%, both improving QoQ; asset turnover equals 0.184 and invested capital totals $18,695,000,000. R&D of $225,000,000 supports product development for data center and automotive end markets.

Valuation context: price multiples show a forward PE ~73.86 and a trailing PE ~84.47, PB ~5.20 and enterprise multiple ~57.55; WMDST values the stock as under‑valued despite elevated headline multiples, reflecting a WMDST assessment that current price does not fully account for margin expansion and cash generation trajectory.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-12-31
REPORT DATE: 2026-01-21
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-04-22
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 1.3 B
 Operating Cash Flow 819.0 M
 Capital Expenditures -258.00 M
 Change In Working Capital -358.00 M
 Dividends Paid -209.00 M
 Cash Flow Delta -4.00 M
 End Period Cash Flow 1.3 B
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 4.7 B
 Forward Revenue 1.4 B
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 2.9 B
 Depreciation 259.0 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 259.0 M
 Research and Development 225.0 M
 Total Operating Expenses 3.7 B
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 1.7 B
 EBITDA 1.2 B
 EBIT 991.0 M
 Operating Income 976.0 M
 Interest Income 25.0 M
 Interest Expense 30.0 M
 Net Interest Income -5.00 M
 Income Before Tax 961.0 M
 Tax Provision 210.0 M
 Tax Rate 21.852 %
 Net Income 750.0 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 751.0 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 2.41
 EPS Actual 2.53
 EPS Difference 0.12
 EPS Surprise 4.979 %
 Forward EPS 3.09
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 25.6 B
 Intangible Assets 9.3 B
 Net Tangible Assets 3.6 B
 Total Current Assets 8.4 B
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 1.3 B
 Cash 1.3 B
 Net Receivables 3.5 B
 Inventory 3.0 B
 Long-Term Investments 1.0 B
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 2.1 B
 Short-Term Debt 852.0 M
 Total Current Liabilities 5.1 B
 Net Debt 4.5 B
 Total Debt 5.7 B
 Total Liabilities 12.4 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 13.0 B
 Retained Earnings 14.5 B
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 44.22
 Shares Outstanding 293.710 M
 Revenue Per-Share 15.90
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 67.5 B
 Enterprise Value 71.9 B
 Enterprise Multiple 57.553
Enterprise Multiple QoQ 0.313 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY 18.578 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 264.455
median: 86.144
mean: 77.851
TEL: 57.553
low: -120.086
 EV/R 15.408
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 1.968
 Asset To Liability 2.058
 Debt To Capital 0.305
 Debt To Assets 0.223
Debt To Assets QoQ -3.732 %
Debt To Assets YoY 444.854 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.918
median: 0.303
mean: 0.282
TEL: 0.223
low: 0.001
 Debt To Equity 0.44
Debt To Equity QoQ -4.96 %
Debt To Equity YoY 492.824 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 1.927
median: 0.794
mean: 0.703
TEL: 0.44
low: -0.744
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 5.196
Price To Book QoQ 4.529 %
Price To Book YoY 46.816 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 12.718
mean: 7.434
median: 6.365
TEL: 5.196
low: -3.4
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 84.472
Price To Earnings QoQ -2.957 %
Price To Earnings YoY 12.053 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 368.159
median: 129.313
mean: 112.58
TEL: 84.472
low: -301.77
 PE/G Ratio 7.361
 Price To Sales (P/S) 14.454
Price To Sales QoQ 9.716 %
Price To Sales YoY 26.241 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 111.449
median: 19.846
mean: 19.762
TEL: 14.454
low: -16.685
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 73.855
Forward PE/G 6.436
Forward P/S 47.808
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage -4.167
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.184
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ -3.013 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 8.885 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.529
mean: 0.195
median: 0.19
TEL: 0.184
low: -0.269
 Receivables Turnover 1.359
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ -2.228 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 5.686 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 2.671
mean: 1.517
median: 1.443
TEL: 1.359
low: 0.105
 Inventory Turnover 1.037
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ -7.145 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY 7.571 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 2.907
median: 1.183
mean: 1.054
TEL: 1.037
low: 0.111
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 67.153
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 89.012
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ 0.28 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY -8.51 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 327.684
mean: 102.265
TEL: 89.012
median: 84.663
low: -50.528
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 1.415
 CapEx To Revenue -0.055
 CapEx To Depreciation -0.996
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 17.8 B
 Net Invested Capital 18.7 B
 Invested Capital 18.7 B
 Net Tangible Assets 3.6 B
 Net Working Capital 3.3 B
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.247
 Current Ratio 1.651
Current Ratio QoQ 6.103 %
Current Ratio YoY -1.794 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 15.918
mean: 2.844
median: 2.35
TEL: 1.651
low: 0.51
 Quick Ratio 1.069
Quick Ratio QoQ 3.883 %
Quick Ratio YoY -2.447 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 13.588
mean: 1.874
median: 1.783
TEL: 1.069
low: 0.423
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 4.566
 Cost Of Debt 0.373 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 33.033
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ 3.452 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY -72.163 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 81.455
TEL: 33.033
median: 12.5
mean: 10.396
low: -61.736
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.162
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 61.592
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio 3.589
 Dividend Payout Ratio 0.279
 Dividend Rate 0.71
 Dividend Yield 0.003
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 1.878 %
 Revenue Growth -1.685 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -135.534 %
Revenue Growth YoY -70.454 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 57.313 %
mean: 7.53 %
median: 3.949 %
TEL: -1.685 %
low: -45.22 %
 Earnings Growth 11.475 %
Earnings Growth QoQ 53.225 %
Earnings Growth YoY -211.886 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 266.667 %
TEL: 11.475 %
median: 3.333 %
mean: 2.581 %
low: -153.846 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 37.246 %
Gross Margin QoQ 6.554 %
Gross Margin YoY 5.054 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 99.615 %
mean: 38.59 %
median: 38.222 %
TEL: 37.246 %
low: -6.824 %
 EBIT Margin 21.225 %
EBIT Margin QoQ 8.852 %
EBIT Margin YoY 14.353 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 41.05 %
TEL: 21.225 %
median: 18.292 %
mean: 17.862 %
low: -165.118 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 20.904 %
Return On Sales QoQ 5.72 %
Return On Sales YoY 12.623 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 41.836 %
TEL: 20.904 %
mean: 17.458 %
median: 15.943 %
low: -165.118 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 607.0 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 0.899 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -51.088 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -41.319 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 9.974 %
TEL: 0.899 %
median: 0.861 %
mean: 0.812 %
low: -11.909 %
 Free Cash Growth -47.217 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -334.13 %
Free Cash Growth YoY 150.914 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 250.687 %
median: 21.004 %
mean: -0.8 %
TEL: -47.217 %
low: -395.065 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 0.809
 Cash Flow Margin 17.541 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 1.092
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) 2.962 %
Return On Assets QoQ 11.563 %
Return On Assets YoY 27.07 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 13.842 %
TEL: 2.962 %
mean: 2.606 %
median: 2.123 %
low: -23.911 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 4.838 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.058
Return On Equity QoQ 9.624 %
Return On Equity YoY 35.723 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.198
mean: 0.059
TEL: 0.058
median: 0.052
low: -0.349
 DuPont ROE 5.866 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 4.143 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ 10.48 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -102.598 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 9.312 %
TEL: 4.143 %
median: 3.298 %
mean: 3.192 %
low: -9.429 %

Six-Week Outlook

Momentum readings and moving averages favor a continuation of upside bias while ADX signals lack of a strong, established trend, so price action may depend on near‑term catalysts and earnings guidance flow. The MACD crossover and rising RSI point to bullish momentum; the positive MRO warns of mean‑reversion risk if the market pauses, and the area near $213–$216 provides structural support for pullbacks. Watch for confirmation from volume and news catalysts to sustain upward movement; absence of a clear trending ADX argues for monitoring momentum and mean‑reversion indicators closely over the next six weeks.

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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