AMSC vs HUBB Stock Comparison

American Superconductor and Hubbell Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
5 wins

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

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

QuestionAMSCHUBBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.17B $24.29B HUBB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 26.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.9x 22.3x HUBB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +10.6% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 14.5% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -55.6% +3.4% HUBB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.0%/yr +18.5%/yr HUBB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.6% 32.0% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 54/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

AMSCHUBB

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

AxisAMSCHUBB
Valuation – 32 #139 of 203
Growth – 67 #62 of 188
Profitability – 89 #21 of 187
Financial Health 76 #18 of 71 13 #193 of 222
Shareholder Returns – 67 #51 of 153
Overall – 54
  • AMSC ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • HUBB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMSCHUBBSPY
1 month -19.1%-3.4% -1.0%
3 months -17.7%-7.8% +2.9%
6 months -49.2%-19.0% +6.4%
Year to date -12.7%+0.9% +11.4%
1 year -55.6%+3.4% +13.1%
3 years +300.6%+58.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +58.9%+16.7% +21.5%
5 years +46.6%+133.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year +8.0%+18.5% +10.9%
10 years +251.3%+328.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +13.4%+15.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAMSCHUBBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.6%32.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 98.5%34.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.421.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.650.11 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.9%-33.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.1%-19.7% -2.5%
52-week high $63.01$557.85 $779.14
52-week low $25.01$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.

MultipleAMSCHUBB
P/E now vs peer median —median 24.1x 26.3xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.2x 3.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.4x 19.2xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 27.4x 26.3xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.8x 6.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.76 1.99median 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 monthsAMSCHUBB
Revenue – $6.22B
Gross profit – $2.19B
Operating income – $1.25B
Net income – $907.10M
Free cash flow – $901.40M
EPS (diluted) – $16.98
Cash & equivalents $140.69M $378.60M
Total debt – $11.71B
Shares (diluted) 44.94M 53.10M
Enterprise value $462.83M $22.19B

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
MetricAMSCHUBB
P/E – 26.3x
P/FCF – 26.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 22.2x
P/S – 3.8x
P/B 2.2x 6.0x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 32.3x
EV/EBITDA – 19.2x
EV/EBIT – 22.8x
EV/Revenue – 4.6x
EV/FCF – 31.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 26.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.99

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMSCHUBB
Revenue growth (1Y) – 10.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 12.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 8.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 10.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 11.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – 8.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 12.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – 9.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 13.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 11.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 14.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMSCHUBB
Gross margin – 35.2%
EBITDA margin – 24.0%
Operating margin – 20.2%
Pretax margin – 18.2%
Net margin – 14.5%
FCF margin – 14.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 17.2%
Return on equity – 23.6%
Return on assets – 9.0%
Return on invested capital – 12.8%
Return on capital employed – 15.2%
Asset turnover – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMSCHUBB
Debt / assets – 45.4%
Debt / equity – 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.3x
Debt / FCF – 6.0x
Liabilities / assets 24.9% 66.9%
Equity / assets 75.1% 33.1%
Interest coverage – –
Current ratio 2.4x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMSCHUBB
Dividend yield – 1.3%
Net buyback yield – 0.9%
Shareholder yield – 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.

ConsensusAMSCHUBB
Forward P/E 27.9xFY2026 22.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.90FY2026 $20.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -75.0%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +40.0% +21.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $383.43MFY2026 $7.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.2%FY2026 +25.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.7% +9.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMSCHUBB
Held by institutions 73.7% 96.1%
Institutions holding 277 1,014
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.4% -0.4%
Institutions buying 173 511
Institutions selling 77 317
Buyers to sellers 2.25 1.61

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.

AMSCHUBB
AMSC 1.00 0.41
HUBB 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMSC and HUBB?

Hubbell (HUBB) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Superconductor (AMSC) $1.17B, Hubbell (HUBB) $24.29B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hubbell (HUBB) returned the most: American Superconductor (AMSC) -55.6%, Hubbell (HUBB) +3.4%. Over five years, Hubbell (HUBB) compounded fastest (American Superconductor (AMSC) +8.0%/yr, Hubbell (HUBB) +18.5%/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) 85.6%, Hubbell (HUBB) 32.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do AMSC and HUBB move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.41, a moderate positive relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, AMSC 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, 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.