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Amphenol

Organization

A traditional industrial company utilizing a serial acquisition model.


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Summary

Amphenol Corporation is an American designer, manufacturer, and marketer of electrical, electronic, and fiber optic connectors, interconnect systems, antennas, sensors, and cables. Founded in 1932 as American Phenolic Corporation by Arthur J. Schmitt, the company is headquartered in Wallingford, Connecticut. Amphenol serves a diverse array of global markets including data centers and IT, automotive, industrial, broadband and communications networks, defense, commercial aerospace, and mobile devices. Renowned as a Fortune 500 and Forbes Global 2000 company, Amphenol is also widely recognized as a premier industrial serial acquirer alongside conglomerates like Danaher, Roper, and Berkshire Hathaway.

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Extracted Attributes
  • Founder

    Arthur J. Schmitt

  • Industry

    Technology and Communications / Electronic Components

  • Headquarters

    Wallingford, Connecticut, United States

  • Stock Ticker

    APH (NYSE)

  • Founding Date

    1932-01-01

  • Original Name

    American Phenolic Corporation

  • Fortune 500 Rank

    198th

  • Number of Employees

    170,000

  • Annual Revenue (2024)

    $23.1 billion USD

  • Forbes Global 2000 Rank

    308th

Timeline
  • Arthur J. Schmitt founds American Phenolic Corporation in Chicago, Illinois, manufacturing tube sockets for radio tubes. (Source: Wikipedia)

    1932-01-01

  • The company changes its name to Amphenol Electronics Corporation. (Source: Wikipedia)

    1942-01-01

  • Amphenol engineers Paul Neill and Carl Concelman develop the BNC connector. (Source: Wikipedia)

    1951-01-01

  • LPL Investment acquires Amphenol in a leveraged buyout for $430 million in cash. (Source: Wikipedia)

    1987-01-01

  • Amphenol becomes a public company via an initial public offering (IPO). (Source: Wikipedia)

    1991-01-01

  • LPL acquires Times Fiber Communications and merges it into Amphenol. (Source: Wikipedia)

    1992-01-01

  • Amphenol Fiber Systems is founded. (Source: Wikipedia)

    1993-01-01

  • A one-week strike organized by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers impacts 1,000 workers at the Sidney, New York factory. (Source: Wikipedia)

    1995-10-01

  • Amphenol acquires the aerospace and defense connector business of Teradyne. (Source: Wikipedia)

    2001-01-01

  • Amphenol acquires SV Microwave. (Source: Wikipedia)

    2005-05-01

  • Amphenol Cables on Demand is launched. (Source: Wikipedia)

    2006-01-01

Amphenol

Amphenol Corporation, headquartered in Wallingford, Connecticut, is one of the largest designers, manufacturers and marketers of electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors and interconnect systems, antennas, sensors and sensor-based products and coaxial, high-speed, fiber optic, and specialty cable. The company's products are used for data centers and information technology (36% of 2025 revenues), industry (19% of 2025 revenues), automobiles (15% of 2025 revenues), communications networks (10% of 2025 revenues), defense (9% of 2025 revenues), mobile devices (6% of 2025 revenues), and aerospace (5% of 2025 revenues). The company name is a portmanteau of its predecessor, American Phenolic Corporation. The company is ranked the 198th on the Fortune 500 and 308th on the Forbes Global 2000.

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  • Amphenol - Wikipedia

    Wordmark during its ownership under Bunker Ramo Wordmark during its ownership under Bunker Ramo Amphenol Corporation, headquartered in Wallingford, Connecticut, is one of the largest designers, manufacturers and marketers of electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors and interconnect systems, antennas, sensors and sensor-based products and coaxial, high-speed, fiber optic, and specialty cable. The company's products are used for data centers and information technology (36% of 2025 revenues), industry (19% of 2025 revenues), automobiles (15% of 2025 revenues), communications networks (10% of 2025 revenues), defense (9% of 2025 revenues), mobile devices (6% of 2025 revenues), and aerospace (5% of 2025 revenues). [...] The company name is a portmanteau of its predecessor, American Phenolic Corporation. The company is ranked the 198th on the Fortune 500 and 308th on the Forbes Global 2000. ## History [edit] Amphenol was founded as American Phenolic Corporation Chicago in 1932 by Arthur J. Schmitt, whose first product was a tube socket for radio tubes (valveholder bases). In 1942, the company was renamed Amphenol Electronics Corporation. Amphenol expanded significantly during World War II, when the company became the primary manufacturer of connectors used in military hardware, including airplanes and radios. In 1951, Amphenol engineers, including Paul Neill and Carl Concelman, developed the BNC connector, which became a standard in radio frequency applications. [...] In 1987, in a leveraged buyout, LPL Investment acquired Amphenol for $430 million in cash. Sales declined during the early 1990s recession. In 1991, the company once again became a public company via an initial public offering. In 1992, LPL acquired and merged Times Fiber Communications, a major manufacturer of coaxial cable and related products, into Amphenol. In 1993, Amphenol Fiber Systems was founded. In October 1995, the company had a one-week strike action organized by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers affecting 1,000 workers at its factory in Sidney, New York. In 2001, the company bought the aerospace and defense connector business of Teradyne. Amphenol Cables on Demand was launched in 2006. In May 2005, Amphenol acquired SV Microwave.

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  • Amphenol Corp Company Profile - Amphenol Corp Overview - GlobalData

    Amphenol Corp (Amphenol) is a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of electrical and electronic products. The company offers various products including fiber optic connectors, antennas, sensor-based products, interconnect systems and coaxial and specialty cables. It serves products to several industries such as broadband, commercial aerospace, military, IT Datacom, industrial, automotive, mobile network, and mobile devices. Amphenol sells its products through own global sales force, electronics distributors, and independent representatives to original equipment manufacturers. The company’s has business operations across the world. Amphenol is headquartered in Wallingford, Connecticut, the US. Gain a 360-degree view of Amphenol Corp and make more informed decisions for your business [...] Gain a 360-degree view of Amphenol Corp and make more informed decisions for your business Learn more Headquarters United States of America Address 358 Hall Avenue, Wallingford, Connecticut, 06492 Website www.amphenol.com Telephone 1 203 2658900 No of Employees 170,000 Industry Technology and Communications Ticker Symbol & Exchange APH (NYSE) Revenue (2024) $23.1B 51.7% (2024 vs 2023) EPS XYZ Net Income (2024) XYZ 76.2% (2024 vs 2023) Market Cap\ $202.4B Net Profit Margin (2024) XYZ 16.1% (2024 vs 2023) \ As of and is in US$ View Amphenol Corp financials ## Signals available in Amphenol Corp report Deal Volume 2 Filings Sentiment 0.68 Jobs 65 Patents 518 News Sentiment 1 Social Media Buzz 34

  • Products | Amphenol

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Location Data

Amphenol, Bhosari, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Haveli Subdistrict, Pune, Maharashtra, India

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Coordinates: 18.6178242, 73.8411693

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