General Cable Competitors and Similar CompaniesClear all

General Cable's competitors and similar companies include Nexans, Corning Optical Communications, Southwire Company and Wesco Anixter.

	General Cable General Cable is a company that designs and manufactures aluminum, copper, and fiber optic wire and cable products and system solutions.	Nexans Nexans is a company that designs and manufactures cable systems.	Corning Optical Communications Corning Optical Communications is a manufacturer of fiber optic communications system solutions for voice, data, and video network applications.	Southwire Company Southwire Company is a manufacturer of wires and cables for the transmission and distribution of electricity.	Wesco Anixter Wesco Anixter is a company that distributes network and security, electrical and electronic as well as utility power solutions.
Founding Date	Founding Date 1927	Founding Date 1879	Founding Date 1977	Founding Date 1950	Founding Date 1957
Type	Type Subsidiary	Type Public	Type Subsidiary	Type Private	Type Subsidiary
Tags	Tags Manufacturing & Industrial cables connectivity electronic components fiber optic	Tags Manufacturing & Industrial cables electronic components electronics	Tags Manufacturing & Industrial cables communication equipment connectivity electronics fiber optic	Tags Manufacturing & Industrial cables electronic components fabrication tools lighting	Tags Manufacturing & Industrial cables communication equipment distribution ecommerce logistics routers & switches
Locations	Locations Highland Heights, US HQ Brampton, CA Saint Jérôme, CA Santiago, CL Heroica Nogales, MX Vestby, NO Sintra, PT see more	Locations Courbevoie, FR HQ Hydra, DZ Forrestfield, AU Geebung, AU Wetherill Park, AU Baku, AZ Aalst, BE see more	Locations Charlotte, US HQ Melbourne, AU Paris, FR Deeside, GB Fort Worth, US Hickory, US Winston Salem, US	Locations Carrollton, US HQ Calgary, CA Mississauga, CA Vaughan, CA Langfang, CN Shenzhen, CN San Pedro Sula, HN see more	Locations Glenview, US HQ Buenos Aires, AR Brisbane, AU Melbourne, AU Perth, AU Sydney, AU Vienna, AT see more
Employees	Employees 10,000	Employees 28,541	Employees 4,000	Employees 4,2651% increase	Employees 4,0721% decrease
Financial
Revenue (est.)	Revenue (est.) N/A	Revenue (est.) €7.8b (FY, 2023)	Revenue (est.) $4b (FY, 2023)	Revenue (est.) $9b (Y, 2022)	Revenue (est.) N/A
Net income	Net income N/A	Net income €223m (FY, 2023)	Net income $478m (FY, 2023)	Net income N/A	Net income N/A
Operating ⚠
Product Categories	Product Categories N/A	Product Categories N/A	Product Categories 4 (May, 2024)	Product Categories N/A	Product Categories 10 (May, 2024)
Services Provided	Services Provided N/A	Services Provided N/A	Services Provided N/A	Services Provided 10 (Apr, 2024)	Services Provided 5 (May, 2024)