Amphenol Corporation
Information Technology · Electronic Components
Structural: every AI rack adds connector/cable content - NVL72-class systems use 5-10x the high-speed interconnect dollars of a legacy server, and Amphenol is the incumbent supplier across $NVDA reference designs, $AVGO/$MRVL switching silicon, and hyperscaler ODM builds.
IT datacom is now the largest segment and growing fastest; the rest of the portfolio (auto, industrial, mil-aero, mobile) provides cyclical ballast.
- AI capex translates 1:1 into interconnect $ - copper DAC/AEC at the rack, optical at scale-out
- Decentralized ops model + serial M&A compounds at mid-teens without margin erosion
- Diversified end-markets smooth datacom cyclicality vs pure-play peers
- Auto content-per-vehicle still rising (EV, ADAS sensors)
- Operating margin >20%, FCF conversion consistently high
- Multiple has re-rated into AI narrative - priced for sustained 20%+ IT datacom growth
- Hyperscaler concentration risk if $META/$MSFT/$GOOGL/$AMZN capex digests
- Optical transition could erode copper-cable share at >800G speeds
- M&A treadmill - organic growth alone does not justify multiple
- Auto/industrial drag if global manufacturing PMIs stay sub-50
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