Interconnect · AI-server copper interconnects

Amphenol

A connector and interconnect maker, the supplier of NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 copper cable cartridges. Material value is ~$100-120k per system; its Communications Solutions grew 96% in Q3 2025 (75% organic), with $6.2B quarterly revenue (+53%, 27.5% operating margin). It holds the copper links of AI infrastructure.

APH Updated Jul 12, 2026 5 AI consumers· 3 recurring

Per the valuechain.wiki graph, Amphenol is directly linked to 3 companies (0 supply, 3 revenue relationships) and reaches 38 companies within two hops; the links are backed by 7 dated sources, 3 of them primary filings (as of 2026-07-12).

Annual return · 2026-09-04'21+34.4%'22-12.5%'23+30.8%'24+40.7%'25+95.3%YTD+22.7%
Money inServer ODMs · telecom (connectors)Revenue $3.309NVIDIADell TechnologiesFoxconn (Hon Hai)
AmphenolQ3 revenue $6.2B
Money outAcquisitions · capacity expansion (undisclosed)acquisition $10.5copper, materials & manufacturing (undisclosed)

Financials & Segments

  • Total revenue · Q3 revenue $6.2B (+53%)
  • Customer concentration · GB200 copper cartridge $100-120k/system.
  • Segments · Comms Solutions (AI interconnect) · Harness/sensors

Revenue from

  • Server ODMs · telecom (connectors) High confidence· Revenue $3.309 · Q3-2025 · Communications Solutions segment net sales, Q3 2025 (+96% YoY, +75% organic)
    Supplies connectors and cables to server ODMs and telecom equipment. Communications Solutions segment net sales reached $3,309M in Q3 2025 (+96% YoY, +75% organic) on surging AI-infrastructure demand, and the IT datacom market grew +128% to make up 37% of total sales (Amphenol does not disclose individual customer names).
    Confirms EN Yahoo Finance Published Jan 1, 2026: Amphenol strong AI-powered growth
    Confirms EN SEC EDGAR Published Oct 24, 2025: Amphenol Form 10-Q (quarter ended 2025-09-30) segment net sales
    Confirms EN The Motley Fool Published Oct 22, 2025: Amphenol Q3 2025 earnings call transcript
  • NVIDIA High confidence
    Supplies NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 copper cable cartridges and interconnect (~$100-120k per system, widely reported) — Amphenol discloses no customer names, but its GB200 interconnect supply is broadly corroborated.
    Mentions EN BeyondSPX Published Jan 1, 2026: Amphenol AI interconnect (GB200 copper cartridge)
    Mentions EN SEC EDGAR Published Oct 24, 2025: Amphenol Form 10-Q (quarter ended 2025-09-30) segment net sales
  • Dell Technologies Medium confidence
    Supplies connectors and interconnect to Dell AI servers — broad exposure that also covers finished-server brands without betting on a single winner. Amphenol discloses no individual customer names, so naming 'Dell' is third-party-sourced; only segment-level AI-interconnect demand is officially confirmed (IT datacom +128%, 37% of sales).
    Mentions EN BeyondSPX Published Jan 1, 2026: Amphenol AI interconnect (GB200 copper cartridge)
    Mentions EN SEC EDGAR Published Oct 24, 2025: Amphenol Form 10-Q (quarter ended 2025-09-30) segment net sales
  • Foxconn (Hon Hai) Medium confidence
    Supplies AI-server connectors and cables to server ODM Foxconn — even as finished racks pass through Foxconn, the interconnect depends on Amphenol. Amphenol discloses no individual customer names, so naming 'Foxconn' is third-party-sourced; only segment-level demand is officially confirmed (IT datacom +128%, 37% of sales).
    Mentions EN BeyondSPX Published Jan 1, 2026: Amphenol AI interconnect (GB200 copper cartridge)
    Mentions EN SEC EDGAR Published Oct 24, 2025: Amphenol Form 10-Q (quarter ended 2025-09-30) segment net sales

Pays to

  • Acquisitions · capacity expansion (undisclosed) Low confidence· acquisition $10.5 · 2025 · CommScope Connectivity & Cable Solutions acquisition, largest-ever
    Distributed M&A and capacity. In 2025 it agreed to acquire CommScope's Connectivity & Cable Solutions (CCS) business for $10.5B (its largest-ever deal), after completing the OWN/DAS (Andrew) businesses for $2.1B in February 2025, adding ~$1.3B of annual sales and 4,000 employees to Communications Solutions.
    Confirms EN CNBC Published Aug 4, 2025: Amphenol in $10.5B deal for CommScope's connectivity, cable unit
    Confirms EN Amphenol IR Published Feb 6, 2025: Amphenol Completes Acquisition of OWN and DAS Businesses From CommScope
  • copper, materials & manufacturing (undisclosed) Low confidence
    Copper, materials and precision manufacturing.
    Confirms EN Amphenol Published Oct 22, 2025: Amphenol company/IR (NYSE)

Value-chain ripple (2 tiers)

Following node-to-node links up to 2 tiers; each firm is shown once, at its nearest tier.

CompanyChain'21'22'23'24'25YTD
Dell Technologieslead2+51.2-26.6+95.9+53+11.2+320.2
Lenovolead2-4.6-20.9+36.2+18.2-0.6+269.8
Wiwynnlead2+24.7-22.3+206.4+3.5+64.4+120.2
ASUSTeK Computerlead2+35.5-12.9+72+41.1-14.1+119.8
Hewlett Packard Enterpriselead2+37.4+4.5+9.7+29.1+15.5+118.5
Aurora Innovationlead2·-89.3+261.2+44.2-39+65.1
Gigabyte Technologylead2+82.3-3.4+173.2-15.9-4.7+60.7
Wistronlead2+7.9+9.7+272.7-1.6+22.7+57.3
TeraWulflead2+77.1-95.5+258.2+135.8+103+43.7
Cloudflarelead2+73-65.6+84.2+29.3+83.1+41.5
Super Microlead2+38.8+86.8+246.2+7.2-4+35.3
SK Telecomlead2+7.9-12+15.8+15.5+37.5+29.7
Quanta Computerlead2+22.2-12.8+254.5+12.7+8.9+28.5
Foxconn (Hon Hai)lead2-5.1+2.8+7.8+80.1+26.9+19.6
IRENlead2·-92.3+472+37.3+284.6+18.3
Mercury Systemslead2-37.5-18.7-18.3+14.8+73.8+12.9
Amazonlead2+2.4-49.6+80.9+44.4+5.2+12
Geely Autolead2-40.8-22.9-40.3+98.5+14.5+10.2
Tempus AIlead2····+74.9+9.4
General Motorslead2+40.8-42.4+7.9+49.8+54.2+8.4
Alphabet (Google)lead2+65.3-39.1+58.3+36+66+8.3
Celesticalead2+37.9+1.3+159.8+215.2+220.3+5.7
Microsoftlead2+52.5-28+58.2+12.9+15.6+4
Yum! Brandslead2+30.1-6+3.9+4.7+14.9+0.6
Meta Platformslead2+23.1-64.2+194.1+66+13.1-6.4
Toyota Motor Corporationlead2+58.1-13.4+63+1.8+21.8-10.8
IonQlead2·-79.3+259.1+237.1+7.4-11.9
Oraclelead2+36.9-4.6+30.9+60+18.1-17.8
IBMlead2+16.7+10.6+21.8+39.3+38.2-19.1
Teslalead2+49.8-65+101.7+62.5+11.4-21.3
Alibaba Grouplead2-49-25.8-10.8+11.8+75.8-22
Hyundai Motor Companylead2-16.7-4.7+16.2+12.3+158.8-22.2
Tencent Holdings Limitedlead2-28.6-14.2-28.7+49.8+52.1-26.1
Rigetti Computinglead2·-92.9+35.1+1449.2+45.2-31.4
Kratos Defenselead2-29.3-46.8+96.6+30+187.8-37
Baidulead2·-8.2-23.4-13.5+74.2-37.2
Pony.ailead2····+1-49.3
NVIDIAlead1+125.5-50.3+239+171.2+38.9+23.7
Amphenolnode+34.4-12.5+30.8+40.7+95.3+22.7

YTD as of 2026-09-04 · source: Yahoo Finance

Amphenol operates across NYSE, Interconnect, Copper links of the AI server. Momentum stayed firm and it is +22.7% in 2026. The demand side (avg +121.2%) leads the stock (+22.7%), so customer moves come first here. Among connected nodes the furthest ahead is Dell Technologies (+320.2%) and the furthest behind is Foxconn (Hon Hai) (+19.6%). If chain logic explains the gap, the laggard is the next propagation candidate; if not, the link itself deserves a second look. It holds the copper links of AI infrastructure.

Analysis generated from returns as of 2026-09-04

Analyst ratings

Consensus: Buy 2 · Hold 0 · Sell 0 · Avg. target $192 · Price $82.78 (09-04) · Upside +132%

BrokerRatingTargetPublished
BofA SecuritiesBuy$185Jul 9, 2026Report
BarclaysOverweight$198Jun 8, 2026Report

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