What TE Connectivity makes

TE Connectivity manufactures connectors, sensors, and related components for vehicles, industrial machinery, data infrastructure, aircraft, and medical devices. Its automotive catalog runs from the smallest signal terminal to full high-voltage systems for battery-electric and hybrid vehicles. The product range spans low-voltage signal and power connectors for body, chassis, and powertrain networks; high-voltage contactors and connector assemblies under the AMP+ family for xEV battery and charging systems; high-speed data connectors for onboard Ethernet, ADAS radar and lidar; EMI shielding and thermal protection components; and the application tooling machines that crimp and assemble wire harnesses at OEM and Tier-1 factories. Per the company's own materials, TE's Global Automotive business generates approximately $7 billion in annual revenue, supplying OEMs and their suppliers across virtually every vehicle platform in production.

Beyond automotive, the company runs a second segment -- Industrial Solutions -- covering AI data center high-speed interconnects, energy grid connectivity, aerospace and defense harnesses, factory automation, and medical devices. That segment grew sharply in fiscal 2025, driven by demand for connectivity hardware in AI computing infrastructure.

Across both segments, the company says it holds more than 15,000 patents and manufactures roughly 242 billion components annually.

Financial performance

TE Connectivity reported total net sales of $17.3 billion in fiscal year 2025 (ending September 26, 2025), up 8.9% from $15.8 billion in fiscal 2024. The growth was uneven across its two segments: Transportation Solutions -- the automotive-facing half -- contracted modestly from $9.5 billion to $9.4 billion (-1.0%), while Industrial Solutions expanded from $6.4 billion to $7.9 billion (+23.6%), driven by AI infrastructure demand. The Berylls by AlixPartners Top-100 automotive supplier study (2026) ranks TE 40th globally by automotive-sector revenue, at roughly EUR 8.5 billion for FY2025, with a 19.5% operating margin in the automotive segment -- one of the higher margin profiles in the top-40. Year-on-year automotive revenue was approximately flat at -0.7%, consistent with the softer production environment among traditional OEMs. The company employed approximately 93,000 people as of fiscal year-end 2025, including around 13,000 contract employees, distributed across Asia-Pacific (34,000), EMEA (34,000), and the Americas (25,000). TE invested $830 million in engineering, research, and development in fiscal 2025, per the company's own materials.

Ownership and history

TE Connectivity traces its operating history to AMP Incorporated, founded in 1941 as a manufacturer of solderless electrical terminals. AMP grew into one of the world's largest connector companies before being acquired by Tyco International in 1999 and later operated as Tyco Electronics. The business became an independent, publicly traded company in 2007 under the name Tyco Electronics Ltd., listing on the NYSE under the ticker TEL. In 2011 it was renamed TE Connectivity Ltd. The company was incorporated in Switzerland for most of its independent history, then completed a change of jurisdiction of incorporation from Switzerland to Ireland in September 2024, surviving as TE Connectivity plc, an Irish public limited company. Its shares remain listed on the NYSE as TEL. The principal executive office is in Berwyn, Pennsylvania.

Certifications and quality

TE Connectivity operates a global quality management system documented in its TEC-1000 framework (dated June 2024), which the company states incorporates IATF 16949 requirements -- the automotive-sector quality standard governing suppliers to OEM production lines. The company describes APQP and PPAP as standard procedure across its automotive product development. Multi-site IATF 16949 certification is expected across TE's 39 automotive-facing manufacturing plants, consistent with the requirements of its OEM customers. Specific site certificate dates were not published on the company's public site at the time of this profile.

Known customers

TE Connectivity explicitly states in its public filings that no single customer accounts for a significant portion of its net sales. Its automotive segment serves OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers broadly across all major vehicle platforms worldwide. The company's own materials describe it as the connectivity partner for electric vehicles, commercial trucks, passenger cars, and ADAS-equipped platforms across Asia-Pacific, EMEA, and the Americas.

Frequently asked questions

What does TE Connectivity make?

TE Connectivity manufactures connectors, sensors, and related components for automotive, industrial, data center, aerospace, defense, and medical applications. Its automotive products include low-voltage signal connectors, high-voltage EV battery and charging connectors, ADAS and data connectivity systems, and harness assembly tooling.

Who owns TE Connectivity?

TE Connectivity plc is an independent, publicly traded company listed on the NYSE under the ticker TEL. It was spun off from Tyco International in 2007 and has no controlling corporate parent. It reincorporated from Switzerland to Ireland in September 2024.

What is TE Connectivity's annual revenue?

TE Connectivity reported total net sales of approximately $17.3 billion in fiscal year 2025 (ending September 26, 2025). Its automotive-sector revenue, as ranked by the Berylls by AlixPartners Top-100 study (2026), was approximately EUR 8.5 billion for FY2025.

Where is TE Connectivity headquartered?

TE Connectivity's principal executive office is in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, USA. The company is incorporated in Ireland (Galway). It operates approximately 105 principal manufacturing sites globally, spanning Asia-Pacific, EMEA, and the Americas.

Who are TE Connectivity's customers?

TE Connectivity serves OEMs and Tier-1 automotive suppliers across all major vehicle platforms worldwide, alongside customers in data centers, energy, aerospace, defense, and medical. No single customer represents a significant share of its roughly $17.3 billion in annual sales, per the company's public filings.

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