United States
US 26758688 | Procurement

Capacitors in the US Procurement Price, Data and Insights

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IBISWorld Research Department
Analyst New York
Capacitors, also known as condensers, are electrical components that store energy in an electric field. These products are used in a variety of electronics to block direct current while permitting alternating currents in electronics such as circuit boards. Manufacturers and wholesalers are the primary suppliers in this market.

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IBISWorld's research coverage on the Capacitors procurement and pricing environment in the United States includes market dynamics, buyer power scores, supply chain vendors with pricing trends and forecasts.

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About this Market

What’s this procurement report about?

This procurement coverage of the Capacitors market in the United States includes Ceramic Capacitor, Electrolytic Capacitor, Tanatlum Capacitor, Film Capacitor, Supercapacitor and Mica Capacitor. Standard coding in this coverage includes HS-8532-Electrical Capacitors; Fixed, Variable Or Adjustable (Pre-Set), ISIC-261-Manufacture of electronic components and boards, NACE-26.11-Manufacture Of Electronic Components, NAICS-334410-Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing and UNSPSC-32121500-Capacitors.

What common market terminology is included?

Common market terminology included in the Capacitors procurement coverage includes Capacitance (The amount of electrical energy a capacitor can store.), Plates (Conductor components that are used to store electricity.) and Silicone (A polymer that includes silicon combined with carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and other elements.).

What companies are included as top suppliers?

The top companies covered in the Capacitors procurement report as suppliers are Texas Instruments Incorporated, Te Connectivity Ltd., W.W. Grainger, Inc., Koninklijke Philips Nv and Flex Ltd..

Opportunity Assessment

What’s included in the Opportunity Assessment chapter?

The Opportunity Assessment chapter provides a comprehensive market analysis of the Capacitors market in the United States category, including buyer power scoring, market pricing trends, vendor landscape, cost structure, and strategic negotiation levers.

The market pricing trends include the Market Price (2026) per capacitor, a five year price forecast and a supply chain risk score. Vendor coverage includes a market share and cost structure breakdown.

Analysis includes a comprehensive SWOT analysis of and recent developments impacting the Capacitors market environment.

Buyer Power Score

What’s included in the Buyer Power Score chapter?

The Buyer Power Score chapter assesses key components impacting Capacitors procurement including the recent price trend, forecast price trend, availability of substitutes, switching costs, product specialization, average vendor risk, market share concentration, supply chain risk, price driver volatility and recent price volatility.

These components generate a Buyer Power Score that ranges from -5 (strongly favoring sellers) to +5 (strongly favoring buyers) plus a recommended strategy for procurement specialists.

Price Environment

What’s included in the Price Environment chapter?

The Price Environment chapter covers detailed pricing analysis and datasets on Capacitors market environment. This includes insights into market pricing Market Price (2026), price forecasts, volatility, specialization, substitutes and switching costs.

Datasets in the Price Environment chapter include vendor cost structure, breakdowns of wage rates by geography and specialty, key external economic and labor drivers impacting the market and market pricing models.

Supply Chain & Vendors

What’s included in the Supply Chain & Vendors chapter?

The Supply Chain & Vendors chapter covers the concentration, risk and diversity of the Capacitors market. This includes datasets on the market’s top suppliers, detailed analysis on the key sourcing risks and supply chain dynamics, with environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations and scores.

Business Requirements

What’s included in the Business Requirements chapter?

The Business Requirements chapter covers vendor relationships, qualifications, service level agreements and key performance indicators. These inputs provide insight into the planning process through the buying lead time, vendor relationship and vendor qualifications. The sourcing process include key RFP elements like an organizational overview, project budget, selection criteria, project schedule, proposal format, inventory control, cost containment, regulation, quality control, distribution and key contract clauses.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current market price for Capacitors?

The 2026 benchmark market price for Capacitors is $2.42 per capacitor. Prices have increased at a CAGR of 2.61 from 2023-26.

Who are the top vendors in the Capacitors market?

The top vendors in the Capacitors market include Texas Instruments Incorporated, Te Connectivity Ltd., W.W. Grainger, Inc., Koninklijke Philips Nv and Flex Ltd..

What industries supply the Capacitors market?

The top industries supplying the Capacitors market are Iron & Steel Manufacturing in the US, Iron Ore Mining in the US, Plastic Pipe & Parts Manufacturing in the US and Plastic & Resin Manufacturing in the US.

What is the supply chain risk for Capacitors?

High input dependency increases supply chain risk. The capacitors market is heavily reliant on volatile upstream components, particularly copper and plastic, which have experienced wide price swings. This dependency exposes buyers to elevated supply chain risk, making costs and lead times more difficult to control. Procurement teams should build supplier redundancy, negotiate indexed pricing tied to material costs, and monitor geopolitical developments and tariffs that may disrupt input availability.

What factors affect the price of Capacitors?

Capacitors with higher capacitance values typically require more materials and complicated manufacturing processes. These factors lead to higher quoted prices.

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