FERG vs TEL
Ferguson Enterprises Inc. and TE Connectivity PLC, side by side — 4 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | FERG | TEL |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $30.8B | $17.3B |
| Net income | $1.9B | $1.8B |
| Gross margin | 30.7% | 35.2% |
| Net margin | 6.0% | 10.7% |
| Return on equity | 32.4% | 14.8% |
| Diluted EPS | $9.32 | $6.16 |
| Dividend / share | $3.28 | $2.72 |
| Payout ratio | 26.3% | 43.6% |
| Free cash flow | $1.6B | $3.2B |
| Equity | $5.8B | · |
| Net debt / equity | 0.60× | 0.35× |
| Current ratio | 1.68× | 1.56× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | · | 7.2% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
FERG bills 1.8× the revenue of TEL, and TEL keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (10.7% against 6.0%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
4 years side by side
| Fiscal year | FERG | TEL |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $30.8B | $17.3B |
| FY2024 | $29.6B | $15.8B |
| FY2023 | $29.7B | $16.0B |
| FY2022 | $28.6B | $16.3B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | FERG | TEL |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.9B | $1.8B |
| FY2024 | $1.7B | $3.2B |
| FY2023 | $1.9B | $1.9B |
| FY2022 | $2.1B | $2.4B |
Standard deviation, each side
TEL's net margin has been more volatile than FERG's over the 4 comparable fiscal years — 3.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 0.6.
4 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
TEL led in net margin in every one of the 4 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
4 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
FERG's return on equity has been more volatile than TEL's over the 4 comparable fiscal years — 5.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.7.
4 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
FERG led in return on equity in every one of the 4 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
4 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.