ALNT vs HUBB vs FTV Stock Comparison

Allient, Hubbell and Fortive Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALNT Allient Inc
$90.11 -22.3% 1M +64.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.58B
P/E
55.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$574.78M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins
HUBB Hubbell Inc
$459.62 -1.4% 1M +5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$23.00B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.22B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
5 wins
FTV Fortive Corp
$60.78 +8.3% 1M +22.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.61B
P/E
34.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.32B
Div. yield
0.00%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionALNTHUBBFTVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.58B $23.00B $18.61B HUBB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 55.2x 25.5x 34.8x HUBB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.0x 22.9x 19.0x FTV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.6% +10.6% +5.6% ALNT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 14.5% 12.4% HUBB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.8% 12.8% 7.4% HUBB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 3.3x 2.5x ALNT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +64.1% +5.8% +22.9% ALNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.0%/yr +19.3%/yr -3.9%/yr ALNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.0% 32.2% 26.8% FTV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 54/100 48/100 HUBB

Percentile Scorecard

ALNTHUBBFTV

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

AxisALNTHUBBFTV
Valuation 15 #172 of 203 31 #140 of 203 45 #112 of 203
Growth 66 #64 of 187 67 #62 of 187 19 #151 of 187
Profitability 53 #88 of 185 89 #21 of 185 73 #50 of 185
Financial Health 58 #93 of 219 14 #189 of 219 39 #133 of 219
Shareholder Returns 13 #133 of 153 66 #52 of 153 61 #61 of 153
Overall 41 54 48
  • ALNT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • HUBB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • FTV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALNTHUBBFTVSPY
1 month -22.3%-1.4%+8.3% -0.8%
3 months +3.8%-7.7%-3.4% +3.5%
6 months +21.5%-17.2%-2.0% +7.0%
Year to date +67.6%+3.5%+10.1% +12.2%
1 year +64.1%+5.8%+22.9% +13.0%
3 years +226.2%+63.6%-6.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +48.4%+17.8%-2.2% +23.1%
5 years +159.6%+141.1%-17.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +21.0%+19.3%-3.9% +11.0%
10 years +588.9%+336.9%+27.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +21.3%+15.9%+2.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureALNTHUBBFTVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.0%32.2%26.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.8%34.5%26.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.251.220.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.070.180.85 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.1%-33.1%-46.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.0%-17.6%-5.3% -1.8%
52-week high $118.63$557.85$64.16 $779.14
52-week low $48.39$407.36$49.16 $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.

MultipleALNTHUBBFTV
P/E now vs peer median 52.9xmedian 26.0x 27.0xmedian 26.0x 34.6xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.9x 3.9xmedian 1.9x 4.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 14.0x 19.6xmedian 14.0x 17.4xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 55.7xmedian 21.4x 26.9xmedian 21.4x 19.6xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.2x 6.2xmedian 2.2x 3.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 9.55median 1.26 2.04median 1.26 -4.19median 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 monthsALNTHUBBFTV
Revenue $574.78M $6.22B $4.32B
Gross profit $191.57M $2.19B $2.73B
Operating income $48.46M $1.25B $786.70M
Net income $28.61M $907.10M $534.40M
Free cash flow $27.50M $901.40M $937.60M
R&D $39.66M – $262.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.70 $16.98 $1.74
Cash & equivalents $42.09M $378.60M $374.20M
Total debt $721.29M $11.71B $3.51B
Shares (diluted) 16.88M 53.10M 307.60M
Enterprise value $1.42B $20.91B $17.08B

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
MetricALNTHUBBFTV
P/E 52.9x 27.0x 34.6x
P/FCF 55.7x 26.9x 19.6x
P/Operating cash flow 39.9x 22.7x 17.5x
P/S 2.7x 3.9x 4.3x
P/B 4.9x 6.2x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 6.6x 33.1x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 22.4x 19.6x 17.4x
EV/EBIT 34.3x 23.3x 27.4x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 4.7x 5.0x
EV/FCF 60.5x 32.5x 23.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 43.3x 27.4x 20.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 9.55 2.04 -4.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALNTHUBBFTV
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.6% 10.6% 5.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 6.3% -10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.9% 12.0% 4.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 8.6% -7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 44.6% 10.1% 9.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 11.2% -9.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 100.2% 8.3% -30.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 12.6% -12.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 98.3% 9.2% -22.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 13.2% -8.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -39.0% 11.6% -30.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 10.0% -6.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -50.3% 14.8% -34.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 54.3% 11.7% -7.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALNTHUBBFTV
Gross margin 33.3% 35.2% 63.2%
EBITDA margin 12.9% 24.0% 28.6%
Operating margin 8.4% 20.2% 18.2%
Pretax margin 6.4% 18.2% 15.6%
Net margin 5.0% 14.5% 12.4%
FCF margin 4.8% 14.5% 21.7%
Operating cash flow margin 6.7% 17.2% 24.4%
Return on equity 9.3% 23.6% 8.8%
Return on assets 4.9% 9.0% 4.6%
Return on invested capital 7.8% 12.8% 7.4%
Return on capital employed 9.6% 15.2% 7.6%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.2x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.5% 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALNTHUBBFTV
Debt / assets 29.2% 45.4% 30.2%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.4x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 3.3x 2.5x
Debt / FCF 6.3x 6.0x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 47.4% 66.9% 47.7%
Equity / assets 52.6% 33.1% 52.3%
Interest coverage 4.4x – 12.8x
Current ratio 3.4x 1.6x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.9x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 5.39 – 3.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALNTHUBBFTV
Dividend yield 0.2% 1.2% 0.4%
Net buyback yield – 0.8% 10.7%
Shareholder yield 0.2% 2.1% 11.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 10.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 6.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -48.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -17.0%

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.

ConsensusALNTHUBBFTV
Forward P/E 32.0xFY2026 22.9xFY2026 19.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.82FY2026 $20.07FY2026 $3.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.0%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.0% +21.9% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $565.99MFY2026 $7.32BFY2026 $4.63BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 +25.4%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.2% +9.8% -6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALNTHUBBFTV
Held by institutions 77.3% 96.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 229 1,014 803
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% -0.4% +2.8%
Institutions buying 133 511 350
Institutions selling 72 317 301
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.61 1.16

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.

ALNTHUBBFTV
ALNT 1.00 0.48 0.08
HUBB 0.48 1.00 0.30
FTV 0.08 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALNT, HUBB and FTV?

Hubbell (HUBB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Allient (ALNT) $1.58B, Hubbell (HUBB) $23.00B, Fortive (FTV) $18.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALNT, HUBB and FTV?

Hubbell (HUBB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Allient (ALNT) 55.2x, Hubbell (HUBB) 25.5x, Fortive (FTV) 34.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fortive (FTV) is cheapest (Allient (ALNT) 32.0x, Hubbell (HUBB) 22.9x, Fortive (FTV) 19.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Allient (ALNT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Allient (ALNT) +10.6%, Hubbell (HUBB) +10.6%, Fortive (FTV) +5.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hubbell (HUBB) has the highest net margin (Allient (ALNT) 5.0%, Hubbell (HUBB) 14.5%, Fortive (FTV) 12.4%). On return on invested capital, Hubbell (HUBB) leads (Allient (ALNT) 7.8%, Hubbell (HUBB) 12.8%, Fortive (FTV) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allient (ALNT) returned the most: Allient (ALNT) +64.1%, Hubbell (HUBB) +5.8%, Fortive (FTV) +22.9%. Over five years, Allient (ALNT) compounded fastest (Allient (ALNT) +21.0%/yr, Hubbell (HUBB) +19.3%/yr, Fortive (FTV) -3.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Allient (ALNT) 0.00%, Hubbell (HUBB) 0.00%, Fortive (FTV) 0.00%. Allient (ALNT) and Hubbell (HUBB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fortive (FTV) has been the steadiest (Allient (ALNT) 60.0%, Hubbell (HUBB) 32.2%, Fortive (FTV) 26.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.