APH vs HUBB vs VICR Stock Comparison

Amphenol, Hubbell and Vicor Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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APH Amphenol Corp /De/
$74.09 -9.9% 1M -45.2% 1Y
Market cap
$185.41B
P/E
36.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.01B
Div. yield
0.01%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
4 wins
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
4 wins
VICR Vicor Corp
$176.04 -37.8% 1M +89.3% 1Y
Market cap
$8.92B
P/E
61.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$771.29M
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Amphenol leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Amphenol 4, Hubbell 4, Vicor 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPHHUBBVICRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $185.41B $24.29B $8.92B APH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.0x 26.9x 61.4x HUBB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.5x 22.3x 45.7x HUBB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +54.2% +10.6% +81.8% VICR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.7% 14.5% 18.8% VICR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.5% 12.8% — APH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 3.3x — APH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -45.2% +3.4% +89.3% VICR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.3%/yr +18.5%/yr +4.1%/yr HUBB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.4% 32.0% 94.3% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 54/100 55/100 APH

Percentile Scorecard

APHHUBBVICR

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

AxisAPHHUBBVICR
Valuation 19 #165 of 203 32 #139 of 203 10 #183 of 203
Growth 97 #7 of 188 67 #62 of 188 91 #17 of 188
Profitability 98 #5 of 187 89 #21 of 187 62 #71 of 187
Financial Health 40 #133 of 222 13 #193 of 222 100 #2 of 222
Shareholder Returns 68 #50 of 153 67 #51 of 153 13 #134 of 153
Overall 64 54 55
  • APH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • HUBB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • VICR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPHHUBBVICRSPY
1 month -9.9%-3.4%-37.8% -1.0%
3 months -51.5%-7.8%-16.6% +2.9%
6 months -50.5%-19.0%-35.6% +6.4%
Year to date -45.2%+0.9%+60.6% +11.4%
1 year -45.2%+3.4%+89.3% +13.1%
3 years +87.0%+58.8%+231.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +23.2%+16.7%+49.1% +21.5%
5 years +86.9%+133.3%+22.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +13.3%+18.5%+4.1% +10.9%
10 years +349.3%+328.4%+1,404.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +16.2%+15.7%+31.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAPHHUBBVICRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.4%32.0%94.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 113.7%34.3%100.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.681.203.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.530.110.95 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.6%-33.1%-80.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -58.0%-19.7%-53.6% -2.5%
52-week high $176.32$557.85$379.78 $779.14
52-week low $73.07$407.36$83.28 $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.

MultipleAPHHUBBVICR
P/E now vs peer median 35.4xmedian 25.9x 26.3xmedian 25.9x 55.7xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x 10.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 13.7x 19.2xmedian 13.7x 69.7xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.8xmedian 21.1x 26.3xmedian 21.1x 157.7xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 2.3x 6.0xmedian 2.3x 9.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.95median 1.19 1.99median 1.19 1.05median 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 monthsAPHHUBBVICR
Revenue $29.01B $6.22B $771.29M
Gross profit $11.17B $2.19B $268.42M
Operating income $7.84B $1.25B $88.35M
Net income $5.19B $907.10M $145.30M
Free cash flow $4.71B $901.40M $51.27M
R&D – – $83.33M
EPS (diluted) $1.99 $16.98 $3.04
Cash & equivalents $4.73B $378.60M $453.58M
Total debt $61.13B $11.71B –
Shares (diluted) 2.58B 53.10M 47.71M
Enterprise value $179.99B $22.19B $7.30B

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
MetricAPHHUBBVICR
P/E 35.4x 26.3x 55.7x
P/FCF 38.8x 26.3x 157.7x
P/Operating cash flow 31.1x 22.2x 95.8x
P/S 6.3x 3.8x 10.5x
P/B 11.7x 6.0x 9.7x
P/Tangible book 17.7x 32.3x 9.7x
EV/EBITDA 21.4x 19.2x 69.7x
EV/EBIT 25.0x 22.8x 86.4x
EV/Revenue 6.8x 4.6x 9.9x
EV/FCF 41.6x 31.8x 148.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.4x 26.8x 90.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.95 1.99 1.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPHHUBBVICR
Revenue growth (1Y) 54.2% 10.6% 81.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 32.2% 6.3% 23.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 70.9% 12.0% 15.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 40.4% 8.6% 10.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 86.0% 10.1% 47.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.3% 11.2% 30.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 61.8% 8.3% 121.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.3% 12.6% 56.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 59.6% 9.2% 109.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.3% 13.2% 53.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 57.3% 11.6% -28.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.7% 10.0% 32.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.3% 14.8% -47.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.4% 11.7% 97.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPHHUBBVICR
Gross margin 38.5% 35.2% 34.8%
EBITDA margin 31.5% 24.0% 14.2%
Operating margin 27.0% 20.2% 11.5%
Pretax margin 25.2% 18.2% 13.2%
Net margin 17.7% 14.5% 18.8%
FCF margin 16.2% 14.5% 6.6%
Operating cash flow margin 20.2% 17.2% 10.9%
Return on equity 34.9% 23.6% 18.3%
Return on assets 11.9% 9.0% 17.1%
Return on invested capital 16.5% 12.8% –
Return on capital employed 23.0% 15.2% 11.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.2x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.5% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPHHUBBVICR
Debt / assets 42.0% 45.4% –
Debt / equity 1.2x 1.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 3.3x –
Debt / FCF 4.0x 6.0x –
Liabilities / assets 65.2% 66.9% 6.7%
Equity / assets 34.8% 33.1% 93.3%
Interest coverage 12.4x – –
Current ratio 1.9x 1.6x 13.2x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.9x 10.5x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.2x 9.0x
Altman Z-score 5.57 – 84.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPHHUBBVICR
Dividend yield 0.7% 1.3% –
Net buyback yield 0.2% 0.9% -0.8%
Shareholder yield 0.8% 2.1% -0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 19.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 21.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 39.3% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 27.7% – –

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.

ConsensusAPHHUBBVICR
Forward P/E 28.5xFY2026 22.3xFY2026 45.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.60FY2026 $20.05FY2026 $3.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +55.7%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026 +47.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.2% +21.6% +74.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $33.29BFY2026 $7.32BFY2026 $610.71MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +44.2%FY2026 +25.4%FY2026 +34.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +33.4% +9.5% +67.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPHHUBBVICR
Held by institutions 96.0% 96.1% 47.7%
Institutions holding 2,330 1,014 510
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% -0.4% +3.9%
Institutions buying 1,360 511 348
Institutions selling 773 317 130
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.61 2.68

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.

APHHUBBVICR
APH 1.00 0.23 0.21
HUBB 0.23 1.00 0.45
VICR 0.21 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APH, HUBB and VICR?

Amphenol (APH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amphenol (APH) $185.41B, Hubbell (HUBB) $24.29B, Vicor (VICR) $8.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, APH, HUBB and VICR?

Hubbell (HUBB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amphenol (APH) 36.0x, Hubbell (HUBB) 26.9x, Vicor (VICR) 61.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hubbell (HUBB) is cheapest (Amphenol (APH) 28.5x, Hubbell (HUBB) 22.3x, Vicor (VICR) 45.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vicor (VICR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amphenol (APH) +54.2%, Hubbell (HUBB) +10.6%, Vicor (VICR) +81.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vicor (VICR) has the highest net margin (Amphenol (APH) 17.7%, Hubbell (HUBB) 14.5%, Vicor (VICR) 18.8%). On return on invested capital, Amphenol (APH) leads (Amphenol (APH) 16.5%, Hubbell (HUBB) 12.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vicor (VICR) returned the most: Amphenol (APH) -45.2%, Hubbell (HUBB) +3.4%, Vicor (VICR) +89.3%. Over five years, Hubbell (HUBB) compounded fastest (Amphenol (APH) +13.3%/yr, Hubbell (HUBB) +18.5%/yr, Vicor (VICR) +4.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Amphenol (APH) 0.01%, Hubbell (HUBB) 0.00%, Vicor (VICR) 0.00%. Hubbell (HUBB) and Vicor (VICR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hubbell (HUBB) has been the steadiest (Amphenol (APH) 85.4%, Hubbell (HUBB) 32.0%, Vicor (VICR) 94.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APH, HUBB and VICR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Amphenol (APH) leads on 4. 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.