- Amphenol reported record sales of $7.6 billion in the first quarter 2026
- The company closed on its purchase of CommScope’s Connectivity and Cable business in the quarter
- These assets, along with an earlier purchase of CommScope’s Andrew business, helped propel Amphenol’s sales during the quarter
Amphenol Corporation closed on its acquisition of CommScope’s Connectivity and Cable business in early January 2026, and this week Amphenol said it booked $249 million in acquisition costs during its first quarter, primarily related to its purchase of the CommScope assets.
These assets are now part of a much bigger company: Amphenol reported record sales in Q1 2026 of $7.6 billion.
Amphenol’s interconnect products are used across a vast array of industries, including defense, commercial aerospace, industrial, automotive, mobile devices and IT and data communications, along with building connectivity, broadband communications and mobile networks.
Amphenol President and CEO Adam Norwitt said, “The communications networks market represented 12% of our sales in the quarter, and sales in this market grew from the prior year by 91% in U.S. dollars, and that was really driven by the additions of Andrew and CommScope.”
Amphenol had previously acquired Andrew, the mobile business segment of CommScope, in 2025.
For the second quarter, Amphenol expects sales in the communications market segment to remain at first-quarter levels.
“With our expanded range of technology offerings following the acquisitions of both CommScope and Andrew, we are very well positioned with both service provider and OEM customers across the communications networks market,” said Norwitt. “Our deep and broad range of products coupled with our global manufacturing footprint, have positioned us to support customers around the world.”
The bigger picture for Amphenol
Overall, Amphenol saw a good Q1, largely driven by growth in its IT datacom segment, which represents 41% of its business. Sales in this market grew by 27% in U.S. dollars from the previous quarter, largely driven by demand for its products used in AI applications.
Looking ahead, Amphenol expects sales in the range of about $8.1 billion in the second quarter as investments in AI data centers accelerate, and its enterprise and cloud customers continue to expand their demand for traditional IT datacom products.
“Just want to say that we're more encouraged than ever by the company's position in the global IT datacom market,” said Norwitt.
He added that the addition of CommScope brings Amphenol “the industry's broadest range of high-speed copper, power and fiber optics interconnect products, all of which are critical components in these next-generation systems.”
Co-packaged optics
An analyst on the earnings call asked Norwitt about co-packaged optics (CPO), which is an architecture where optical transceivers are integrated directly with the switch or compute chip inside the same package.
Norwitt said, “Now with CommScope, together with previous and prior capabilities that we already had in optics, we have a very, very broad suite of products in optics. We’re working with customers on a broad array of solutions, including CPO, for the future that create great opportunities for Amphenol in the long term.”