Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

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Market Information

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The Company effected the initial public offering of its Class A Common Stock (“Common Stock”) in November 1991. The Company’s Common Stock has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange since that time under the ticker symbol “APH.” As of January 31, 2026, there were 34 holders of record of the Company’s Common Stock. A significant number of outstanding shares of Common Stock are registered in the name of only one holder, which is a nominee of The Depository Trust Company, a securities depository for banks and brokerage firms. The Company believes that there are a significant number of beneficial owners of its Common Stock.

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Stock Performance Graph

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The following graph compares the cumulative total shareholder return of Amphenol over a period of five years ending December 31, 2025 with the performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 (“S&P 500”) Stock Index and the Dow Jones U.S. Electrical Components & Equipment Index. This graph assumes that $100 was invested in our Common Stock and each index on December 31, 2020, reflects reinvested dividends, and is weighted on a market capitalization basis as of the beginning of each year. Each reported data point below represents the last trading day of each calendar year. The comparisons in the graph below are based upon historical data and are not indicative of, nor intended to forecast, future performance.

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Dividends

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Contingent upon declaration by the Board, the Company pays a quarterly dividend on shares of its Common Stock.

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The following table sets forth the dividends declared per common share during each quarter of 2025 and 2024:

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Dividends declared and paid for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 (in millions) were as follows:

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Amphenol has a history of paying quarterly cash dividends. While the Company currently expects a cash dividend to be paid in the future, future dividend payments remain within the discretion of the Board and are dependent on our financial results, liquidity, capital requirements, financial condition, compliance with financial covenants and requirements, and other factors considered relevant by the Board.

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Repurchase of Equity Securities

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On April 23, 2024, the Board authorized a new stock repurchase program under which the Company may purchase up to $2.0 billion of its Common Stock during the three-year period ending on the close of business on April 28, 2027 (the “2024 Stock Repurchase Program”). The 2024 Stock Repurchase Program became effective on April 29, 2024. During the three months and year ended December 31, 2025, the Company repurchased 1.3 million and 7.4 million shares of its Common Stock for $171.3 million and $665.2 million, respectively, under the 2024 Stock Repurchase Program. Of the total repurchases made in 2025, 6.0 million shares, or $512.3 million, have been retired by the Company, with the remainder of the repurchased shares retained in Treasury stock at the time of repurchase. From January 1, 2026 to January 31, 2026, the Company repurchased 0.3 million additional shares of its Common Stock for $44.2 million, and, as of February 1, 2026, the Company has remaining authorization to purchase up to $826.9 million of its Common Stock under the 2024 Stock Repurchase Program. The timing and amount of any future repurchases will depend on a number of factors, such as the levels of cash generation from operations, the volume of stock options exercised by employees, cash requirements for acquisitions, dividends paid, economic and market conditions and the price of the Common Stock.

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The Company’s stock repurchases during the three months and year ended December 31, 2025 were as follows:

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