Celestica Inc vs TE Connectivity plc

Celestica Inc (CLS) is overvalued and TE Connectivity plc (TEL) is undervalued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, TEL trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +63%, against -93% for CLS.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Celestica Inc (CLS)

Discounting its cash flows at 13.5% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $184.33; the price of $356.09 is 93% above that value, and 64% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 59/100 on 3 of 12 signals

TE Connectivity plc (TEL)

A 8.8x revenue multiple, adjusted for growth and margin, values the shares at $571.63; the price of $213.48 is 63% below that value.

Leak Score 100/100 on 3 of 12 signals

MetricCLSTEL
VerdictOvervaluedUndervalued
Price$356.09$213.48
Intrinsic value$184.33$571.63
Margin of safety-93%+63%
Leak Score59/100 (3/12)100/100 (3/12)
Market cap$44.9B$61.8B
Revenue growth, 5 years16.6%7.2%
Operating margin8.4%21.2%
Net margin7.2%15.6%
Return on equity52.7%23.6%
Debt to equity0.400.43
P/E37.0x20.9x
Forward P/E18.3x16.4x
P/B16.5x4.7x
Dividend yield1.3%

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