AMSC vs CMI vs HUBB Stock Comparison

American Superconductor, Cummins and Hubbell Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CMI Cummins Inc
$500.55 -5.3% 1M +14.4% 1Y
Market cap
$65.25B
P/E
24.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.71B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins
HUBB Hubbell Inc
$449.27 -5.5% 1M -3.9% 1Y
Market cap
$23.12B
P/E
25.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.59B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAMSCCMIHUBBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.25B $65.25B $23.12B CMI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.2x 24.0x 25.4x AMSC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.8x 15.9x 22.4x CMI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.9% +2.9% +16.0% AMSC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 42.6% 7.8% 13.8% AMSC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.6% 11.3% CMI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.7x 3.0x CMI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -54.3% +14.4% -3.9% CMI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.2%/yr +16.3%/yr +17.1%/yr HUBB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.4% 36.8% 32.6% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 84/100 62/100 55/100 AMSC

Percentile Scorecard

AMSCCMIHUBB

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

AxisAMSCCMIHUBB
Valuation 82 #12 of 63 58 #86 of 204 37 #128 of 204
Growth 97 #3 of 60 54 #89 of 191 72 #54 of 191
Profitability 82 #11 of 57 71 #55 of 189 83 #33 of 189
Financial Health 79 #16 of 72 53 #105 of 221 15 #188 of 221
Shareholder Returns 78 #8 of 33 75 #41 of 158 69 #49 of 158
Overall 84 62 55
  • AMSC ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • CMI ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • HUBB ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMSCCMIHUBBSPY
1 month -7.8%-5.3%-5.5% -2.0%
3 months -17.2%-21.3%-10.6% -2.2%
6 months -49.7%-25.8%-11.5% +4.2%
Year to date -3.8%-1.9%+1.2% +10.6%
1 year -54.3%+14.4%-3.9% +10.4%
3 years +257.2%+121.6%+59.4% +73.6%
3 years, per year +52.9%+30.4%+16.8% +20.2%
5 years +55.5%+112.9%+120.2% +61.6%
5 years, per year +9.2%+16.3%+17.1% +10.1%
10 years +313.8%+311.1%+337.8% +261.3%
10 years, per year +15.3%+15.2%+15.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMSCCMIHUBBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.4%36.8%32.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 97.9%38.6%35.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.441.661.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.640.39-0.12 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.0%-31.3%-33.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.3%-31.2%-19.5% -3.2%
52-week high $60.63$727.59$557.85 $779.14
52-week low $25.01$428.74$407.36 $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.

MultipleAMSCCMIHUBB
P/E now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 28.1x 25.4xmedian 25.4x 26.1xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 2.6x 2.0xmedian 1.9x 3.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 48.7xmedian 18.9x 14.4xmedian 14.5x 17.7xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 65.3xmedian 29.8x 20.5xmedian 23.6x 25.6xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.9x 5.0xmedian 2.2x 5.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.19median 0.77 7.93median 1.21 2.60median 1.21

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 monthsAMSCCMIHUBB
Revenue $320.87M $34.71B $6.59B
Gross profit $91.62M $8.79B $2.33B
Operating income $15.63M $3.89B $1.33B
Net income $136.58M $2.83B $915.00M
Free cash flow $20.52M $3.37B $928.00M
R&D $15.36M $1.44B –
EPS (diluted) $2.90 $19.60 $17.12
Cash & equivalents $143.71M $3.18B $334.50M
Total debt – $7.35B $5.12B
Shares (diluted) 47.12M 138.50M 53.10M
Enterprise value $616.34M $61.33B $21.36B

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
MetricAMSCCMIHUBB
P/E 9.7x 25.4x 26.1x
P/FCF 65.3x 20.5x 25.6x
P/Operating cash flow 38.3x 14.8x 21.5x
P/S 4.2x 2.0x 3.6x
P/B 2.3x 5.0x 5.8x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 5.9x 24.4x
EV/EBITDA 48.7x 14.4x 17.7x
EV/EBIT 76.6x 18.6x 21.4x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 2.1x 4.3x
EV/FCF 58.3x 21.5x 30.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 34.2x 15.6x 25.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.19 7.93 2.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMSCCMIHUBB
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.9% 2.9% 16.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 41.4% 2.5% 7.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.6% 1.7% 17.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 93.8% 4.8% 9.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 98.9% -6.0% 15.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 36.3% 4.1% 10.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 793.8% -7.8% 5.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 62.4% 2.9% 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 653.7% -7.7% 6.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 49.9% 3.2% 10.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.8% 63.4% 9.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.8% 28.8% 12.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -21.2% 103.8% 9.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.7% 45.3% 14.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMSCCMIHUBB
Gross margin 28.6% 25.3% 35.4%
EBITDA margin 7.7% 14.4% 24.5%
Operating margin 4.9% 11.2% 20.2%
Pretax margin 6.4% 11.1% 17.7%
Net margin 42.6% 7.8% 13.8%
FCF margin 6.4% 9.7% 14.1%
Operating cash flow margin 10.9% 13.4% 16.8%
Return on equity 24.2% 20.7% 22.8%
Return on assets 18.2% 8.1% 7.7%
Return on invested capital – 13.6% 11.3%
Return on capital employed 2.6% 16.0% 13.5%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.6x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 5.6% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMSCCMIHUBB
Debt / assets – 20.6% 43.0%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.7x 3.0x
Debt / FCF – 2.2x 5.5x
Liabilities / assets 24.9% 61.0% 65.4%
Equity / assets 75.1% 39.0% 34.6%
Interest coverage – 12.1x –
Current ratio 2.4x 1.7x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.36 4.43 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMSCCMIHUBB
Dividend yield – 1.6% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.7% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.3% 2.1%
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.

ConsensusAMSCCMIHUBB
Forward P/E 30.8xFY2026 15.9xFY2026 22.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.90FY2026 $31.39FY2026 $20.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -75.0%FY2026 +31.9%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +40.0% +14.7% +21.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $383.43MFY2026 $35.38BFY2026 $7.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.2%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 +25.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.7% +11.3% +9.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMSCCMIHUBB
Held by institutions 73.7% 85.4% 96.5%
Institutions holding 278 2,108 1,019
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.4% +1.0% -0.1%
Institutions buying 173 1,050 513
Institutions selling 77 729 320
Buyers to sellers 2.25 1.44 1.60

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.

AMSCCMIHUBB
AMSC 1.00 0.35 0.38
CMI 0.35 1.00 0.53
HUBB 0.38 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMSC, CMI and HUBB?

Cummins (CMI) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Superconductor (AMSC) $1.25B, Cummins (CMI) $65.25B, Hubbell (HUBB) $23.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMSC, CMI and HUBB?

American Superconductor (AMSC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Superconductor (AMSC) 9.2x, Cummins (CMI) 24.0x, Hubbell (HUBB) 25.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cummins (CMI) is cheapest (American Superconductor (AMSC) 30.8x, Cummins (CMI) 15.9x, Hubbell (HUBB) 22.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

American Superconductor (AMSC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Superconductor (AMSC) +25.9%, Cummins (CMI) +2.9%, Hubbell (HUBB) +16.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

American Superconductor (AMSC) has the highest net margin (American Superconductor (AMSC) 42.6%, Cummins (CMI) 7.8%, Hubbell (HUBB) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Cummins (CMI) leads (Cummins (CMI) 13.6%, Hubbell (HUBB) 11.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cummins (CMI) returned the most: American Superconductor (AMSC) -54.3%, Cummins (CMI) +14.4%, Hubbell (HUBB) -3.9%. Over five years, Hubbell (HUBB) compounded fastest (American Superconductor (AMSC) +9.2%/yr, Cummins (CMI) +16.3%/yr, Hubbell (HUBB) +17.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hubbell (HUBB) has been the steadiest (American Superconductor (AMSC) 85.4%, Cummins (CMI) 36.8%, Hubbell (HUBB) 32.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMSC, CMI and HUBB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cummins (CMI) 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.