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Tech · Connectors / AI InfrastructureYahoo FinanceFri · 14:37

Amphenol posted 51.7% YoY revenue growth to $23.1B for FY2025, driven heavily by AI data-center demand for its interconnect and connector products. The strong top-line print positions APH as a recurring infrastructure beneficiary, but the stock's 'picks-and-shovels' narrative is now widely known and likely already in the price.

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Bull case

With revenue up 51.7% YoY to $23.1B and net margins near 19%, APH is compounding earnings at a rate that can grow into a rich multiple if hyperscaler AI capex remains elevated through 2026, as current datacenter build plans suggest.

Bear case

At ~51x trailing earnings implied by the revenue/EPS profile, the 'picks-and-shovels' story is consensus and fully priced — any hyperscaler capex pause or connector inventory digestion (as seen in prior semis cycles) could reprice the stock sharply lower without any fundamental miss.

Both sides — weigh them yourself
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