AEIS vs HUBB vs ALNT Stock Comparison

Advanced Energy Industries, Hubbell and Allient Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HUBB Hubbell Inc
$459.62 -1.4% 1M +5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$23.29B
P/E
25.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.22B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
6 wins
ALNT Allient Inc
$90.11 -22.3% 1M +64.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.54B
P/E
54.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$574.78M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hubbell leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Hubbell 6, Advanced Energy Industries 4, Allient 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEISHUBBALNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.91B $23.29B $1.54B HUBB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 40.6x 25.8x 54.0x HUBB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.6x 22.9x 32.0x AEIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.6% +10.6% +10.6% AEIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.8% 14.5% 5.0% HUBB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.3% 12.8% 7.8% HUBB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 3.3x 1.8x AEIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.1% +5.8% +64.1% ALNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.2%/yr +19.3%/yr +21.0%/yr AEIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.0% 32.2% 60.0% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 54/100 41/100 HUBB

Percentile Scorecard

AEISHUBBALNT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAEISHUBBALNT
Valuation 13 #177 of 203 31 #140 of 203 15 #172 of 203
Growth 76 #46 of 187 67 #62 of 187 66 #64 of 187
Profitability 55 #84 of 185 89 #21 of 185 53 #88 of 185
Financial Health 61 #86 of 219 14 #189 of 219 58 #93 of 219
Shareholder Returns 19 #124 of 153 66 #52 of 153 13 #133 of 153
Overall 45 54 41
  • AEIS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • HUBB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ALNT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAEISHUBBALNTSPY
1 month -20.9%-1.4%-22.3% -0.8%
3 months -24.3%-7.7%+3.8% +3.5%
6 months -42.7%-17.2%+21.5% +7.0%
Year to date +5.6%+3.5%+67.6% +12.2%
1 year +9.1%+5.8%+64.1% +13.0%
3 years +151.8%+63.6%+226.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +36.1%+17.8%+48.4% +23.1%
5 years +160.9%+141.1%+159.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +21.2%+19.3%+21.0% +11.0%
10 years +364.7%+336.9%+588.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +16.6%+15.9%+21.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAEISHUBBALNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.0%32.2%60.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.5%34.5%60.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.721.222.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.140.181.07 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.3%-33.1%-62.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.2%-17.6%-24.0% -1.8%
52-week high $389.05$557.85$118.63 $779.14
52-week low $188.88$407.36$48.39 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAEISHUBBALNT
P/E now vs peer median 39.2xmedian 26.0x 27.0xmedian 26.0x 52.9xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 1.9x 3.9xmedian 1.9x 2.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 14.0x 19.6xmedian 14.0x 22.4xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 101.1xmedian 21.4x 26.9xmedian 21.4x 55.7xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 2.2x 6.2xmedian 2.2x 4.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 10.68median 1.26 2.04median 1.26 9.55median 1.26

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAEISHUBBALNT
Revenue $2.04B $6.22B $574.78M
Gross profit $800.50M $2.19B $191.57M
Operating income $269.20M $1.25B $48.46M
Net income $219.40M $907.10M $28.61M
Free cash flow $87.50M $901.40M $27.50M
R&D $246.60M – $39.66M
EPS (diluted) $5.19 $16.98 $1.70
Cash & equivalents $1.40B $378.60M $42.09M
Total debt $3.30B $11.71B $721.29M
Shares (diluted) 42.30M 53.10M 16.88M
Enterprise value $5.26B $21.20B $1.38B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAEISHUBBALNT
P/E 39.2x 27.0x 52.9x
P/FCF 101.1x 26.9x 55.7x
P/Operating cash flow 37.0x 22.7x 39.9x
P/S 4.3x 3.9x 2.7x
P/B 6.1x 6.2x 4.9x
P/Tangible book 6.6x 33.1x 6.6x
EV/EBITDA 26.0x 19.6x 22.4x
EV/EBIT 32.4x 23.3x 34.3x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 4.7x 2.9x
EV/FCF 99.6x 32.5x 60.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 36.5x 27.4x 43.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 10.68 2.04 9.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEISHUBBALNT
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.6% 10.6% 10.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 6.3% 1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.8% 12.0% 14.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 8.6% 2.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 216.7% 10.1% 44.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 11.2% 3.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 161.5% 8.3% 100.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 12.6% 6.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 133.8% 9.2% 98.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 13.2% 5.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.3% 11.6% -39.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 10.0% 18.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.8% 14.8% -50.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.1% 11.7% 54.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEISHUBBALNT
Gross margin 39.3% 35.2% 33.3%
EBITDA margin 16.5% 24.0% 12.9%
Operating margin 13.2% 20.2% 8.4%
Pretax margin 12.1% 18.2% 6.4%
Net margin 10.8% 14.5% 5.0%
FCF margin 4.3% 14.5% 4.8%
Operating cash flow margin 11.7% 17.2% 6.7%
Return on equity 15.4% 23.6% 9.3%
Return on assets 7.3% 9.0% 4.9%
Return on invested capital 10.3% 12.8% 7.8%
Return on capital employed 11.3% 15.2% 9.6%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 0.5% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEISHUBBALNT
Debt / assets 36.9% 45.4% 29.2%
Debt / equity 0.9x 1.4x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 3.3x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 14.4x 6.0x 6.3x
Liabilities / assets 57.5% 66.9% 47.4%
Equity / assets 42.5% 33.1% 52.6%
Interest coverage 17.1x – 4.4x
Current ratio 3.8x 1.6x 3.4x
Quick ratio 2.8x 0.9x 1.8x
Cash ratio 2.2x 0.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 4.67 – 5.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEISHUBBALNT
Dividend yield 0.2% 1.2% 0.2%
Net buyback yield 0.1% 0.8% –
Shareholder yield 0.3% 2.1% 0.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAEISHUBBALNT
Forward P/E 20.6xFY2026 22.9xFY2026 32.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.73FY2026 $20.07FY2026 $2.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +67.4%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026 +30.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.7% +21.9% +22.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.55BFY2026 $7.32BFY2026 $565.99MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +41.5%FY2026 +25.4%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.2% +9.8% +11.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEISHUBBALNT
Held by institutions 100.0% 96.1% 77.3%
Institutions holding 678 1,014 229
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.0% -0.4% +1.8%
Institutions buying 388 511 133
Institutions selling 218 317 72
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.61 1.85

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AEISHUBBALNT
AEIS 1.00 0.61 0.56
HUBB 0.61 1.00 0.48
ALNT 0.56 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEIS, HUBB and ALNT?

Hubbell (HUBB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) $8.91B, Hubbell (HUBB) $23.29B, Allient (ALNT) $1.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEIS, HUBB and ALNT?

Hubbell (HUBB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 40.6x, Hubbell (HUBB) 25.8x, Allient (ALNT) 54.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is cheapest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 20.6x, Hubbell (HUBB) 22.9x, Allient (ALNT) 32.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +24.6%, Hubbell (HUBB) +10.6%, Allient (ALNT) +10.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hubbell (HUBB) has the highest net margin (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.8%, Hubbell (HUBB) 14.5%, Allient (ALNT) 5.0%). On return on invested capital, Hubbell (HUBB) leads (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.3%, Hubbell (HUBB) 12.8%, Allient (ALNT) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allient (ALNT) returned the most: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +9.1%, Hubbell (HUBB) +5.8%, Allient (ALNT) +64.1%. Over five years, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) compounded fastest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +21.2%/yr, Hubbell (HUBB) +19.3%/yr, Allient (ALNT) +21.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hubbell (HUBB) has been the steadiest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 65.0%, Hubbell (HUBB) 32.2%, Allient (ALNT) 60.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AEIS, HUBB and ALNT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Hubbell (HUBB) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.