AEIS vs HUBB vs VMI Stock Comparison

Advanced Energy Industries, Hubbell and Valmont Industries Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HUBB Hubbell Inc
$448.11 -3.4% 1M +3.4% 1Y
Market cap
$24.29B
P/E
26.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.22B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
2 wins
VMI Valmont Industries Inc
$435.11 -7.7% 1M +5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$8.29B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.23B
Div. yield
0.01%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Valmont Industries leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Valmont Industries 5, Advanced Energy Industries 4, Hubbell 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEISHUBBVMILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.60B $24.29B $8.29B HUBB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.2x 26.9x 16.7x VMI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.2x 22.3x 18.1x VMI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.6% +10.6% +3.8% AEIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.8% 14.5% 11.7% HUBB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.3% 12.8% 21.4% VMI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 3.3x 0.9x AEIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.2% +3.4% +5.8% AEIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.5%/yr +18.5%/yr +13.4%/yr AEIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 64.9% 32.0% 30.8% VMI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 54/100 66/100 VMI

Percentile Scorecard

AEISHUBBVMI

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

AxisAEISHUBBVMI
Valuation 13 #177 of 203 32 #139 of 203 59 #83 of 203
Growth 77 #45 of 188 67 #62 of 188 51 #92 of 188
Profitability 56 #83 of 187 89 #21 of 187 79 #40 of 187
Financial Health 60 #90 of 222 13 #193 of 222 66 #76 of 222
Shareholder Returns 19 #124 of 153 67 #51 of 153 76 #37 of 153
Overall 45 54 66
  • AEIS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • HUBB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • VMI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAEISHUBBVMISPY
1 month -22.5%-3.4%-7.7% -1.0%
3 months -28.7%-7.8%-10.5% +2.9%
6 months -44.1%-19.0%-12.8% +6.4%
Year to date +3.5%+0.9%+8.2% +11.4%
1 year +9.2%+3.4%+5.8% +13.1%
3 years +138.6%+58.8%+89.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +33.7%+16.7%+23.7% +21.5%
5 years +154.4%+133.3%+87.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +20.5%+18.5%+13.4% +10.9%
10 years +364.1%+328.4%+239.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year +16.6%+15.7%+13.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAEISHUBBVMISPY
Volatility, 1Y 64.9%32.0%30.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.5%34.3%29.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.701.201.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.140.110.19 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.3%-33.1%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.3%-19.7%-25.4% -2.5%
52-week high $389.05$557.85$583.55 $779.14
52-week low $188.88$407.36$379.21 $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.

MultipleAEISHUBBVMI
P/E now vs peer median 38.4xmedian 25.9x 26.3xmedian 25.9x 17.0xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x 2.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 13.7x 19.2xmedian 13.7x 13.4xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 99.0xmedian 21.1x 26.3xmedian 21.1x 26.1xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 2.3x 6.0xmedian 2.3x 4.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 10.46median 1.19 1.99median 1.19 0.68median 1.19

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 monthsAEISHUBBVMI
Revenue $2.04B $6.22B $4.23B
Gross profit $800.50M $2.19B $1.29B
Operating income $269.20M $1.25B $579.72M
Net income $219.40M $907.10M $498.56M
Free cash flow $87.50M $901.40M $322.10M
R&D $246.60M – –
EPS (diluted) $5.19 $16.98 $25.36
Cash & equivalents $1.40B $378.60M $139.05M
Total debt $3.30B $11.71B $2.98B
Shares (diluted) 42.30M 53.10M 19.52M
Enterprise value $4.95B $22.19B $7.57B

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
MetricAEISHUBBVMI
P/E 38.4x 26.3x 17.0x
P/FCF 99.0x 26.3x 26.1x
P/Operating cash flow 36.3x 22.2x 17.7x
P/S 4.3x 3.8x 2.0x
P/B 6.0x 6.0x 4.9x
P/Tangible book 6.4x 32.3x 5.2x
EV/EBITDA 25.4x 19.2x 13.4x
EV/EBIT 31.7x 22.8x 15.5x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 4.6x 2.1x
EV/FCF 97.5x 31.8x 27.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.7x 26.8x 18.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 10.46 1.99 0.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEISHUBBVMI
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.6% 10.6% 3.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 6.3% -0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.8% 12.0% 4.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 8.6% 1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 216.7% 10.1% 43.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 11.2% 7.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 161.5% 8.3% 104.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 12.6% 21.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 133.8% 9.2% 109.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 13.2% 24.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.3% 11.6% -27.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 10.0% 8.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.8% 14.8% -40.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.1% 11.7% 4.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEISHUBBVMI
Gross margin 39.3% 35.2% 30.4%
EBITDA margin 16.5% 24.0% 15.9%
Operating margin 13.2% 20.2% 13.7%
Pretax margin 12.1% 18.2% 13.0%
Net margin 10.8% 14.5% 11.7%
FCF margin 4.3% 14.5% 7.6%
Operating cash flow margin 11.7% 17.2% 11.2%
Return on equity 15.4% 23.6% 29.3%
Return on assets 7.3% 9.0% 14.4%
Return on invested capital 10.3% 12.8% 21.4%
Return on capital employed 11.3% 15.2% 21.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.2x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 0.5% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEISHUBBVMI
Debt / assets 36.9% 45.4% 21.1%
Debt / equity 0.9x 1.4x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 3.3x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 14.4x 6.0x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 57.5% 66.9% 50.2%
Equity / assets 42.5% 33.1% 49.8%
Interest coverage 17.1x – 15.0x
Current ratio 3.8x 1.6x 2.4x
Quick ratio 2.8x 0.9x 1.4x
Cash ratio 2.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.61 – 6.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEISHUBBVMI
Dividend yield 0.2% 1.3% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 0.1% 0.9% 2.5%
Shareholder yield 0.3% 2.1% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 11.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 17.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 10.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 4.8%

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.

ConsensusAEISHUBBVMI
Forward P/E 20.2xFY2026 22.3xFY2026 18.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.73FY2026 $20.05FY2026 $24.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +67.4%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026 +25.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.7% +21.6% +10.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.55BFY2026 $7.32BFY2026 $4.61BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +41.5%FY2026 +25.4%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.2% +9.5% -1.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEISHUBBVMI
Held by institutions 100.0% 96.1% 94.5%
Institutions holding 678 1,014 645
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.0% -0.4% +3.5%
Institutions buying 388 511 313
Institutions selling 218 317 227
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.61 1.38

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.

AEISHUBBVMI
AEIS 1.00 0.61 0.53
HUBB 0.61 1.00 0.57
VMI 0.53 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEIS, HUBB and VMI?

Hubbell (HUBB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) $8.60B, Hubbell (HUBB) $24.29B, Valmont Industries (VMI) $8.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEIS, HUBB and VMI?

Valmont Industries (VMI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 39.2x, Hubbell (HUBB) 26.9x, Valmont Industries (VMI) 16.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Valmont Industries (VMI) is cheapest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 20.2x, Hubbell (HUBB) 22.3x, Valmont Industries (VMI) 18.1x). 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%, Valmont Industries (VMI) +3.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hubbell (HUBB) has the highest net margin (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.8%, Hubbell (HUBB) 14.5%, Valmont Industries (VMI) 11.7%). On return on invested capital, Valmont Industries (VMI) leads (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.3%, Hubbell (HUBB) 12.8%, Valmont Industries (VMI) 21.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) returned the most: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +9.2%, Hubbell (HUBB) +3.4%, Valmont Industries (VMI) +5.8%. Over five years, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) compounded fastest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +20.5%/yr, Hubbell (HUBB) +18.5%/yr, Valmont Industries (VMI) +13.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 0.00%, Hubbell (HUBB) 0.00%, Valmont Industries (VMI) 0.01%. Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) and Hubbell (HUBB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Valmont Industries (VMI) has been the steadiest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 64.9%, Hubbell (HUBB) 32.0%, Valmont Industries (VMI) 30.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Valmont Industries (VMI) leads on 5. 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.