APTV vs HUBB vs NVT Stock Comparison

Aptiv, Hubbell and nVent Electric Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APTV Aptiv PLC
$43.66 -2.5% 1M -49.3% 1Y
Market cap
$9.10B
P/E
42.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.73B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
1 win
HUBB Hubbell Inc
$434.48 -6.8% 1M +0.1% 1Y
Market cap
$22.95B
P/E
25.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.59B
Div. yield
1.31%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
4 wins
NVT nVent Electric plc
$134.59 -18.2% 1M +29.5% 1Y
Market cap
$21.78B
P/E
36.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.83B
Div. yield
0.62%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

nVent Electric leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (nVent Electric 7, Hubbell 4, Aptiv 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPTVHUBBNVTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.10B $22.95B $21.78B HUBB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.0x 25.3x 36.4x HUBB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.0x 21.6x 27.0x APTV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.3% +16.0% +46.2% NVT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.2% — 12.4% NVT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.6% — 11.9% NVT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — 1.2x NVT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.31% 0.62% HUBB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -49.3% +0.1% +29.5% NVT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -24.0%/yr +17.1%/yr +31.4%/yr NVT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.6% 32.6% 50.2% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 50/100 59/100 NVT

Percentile Scorecard

APTVHUBBNVT

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

AxisAPTVHUBBNVT
Valuation 96 #10 of 203 31 #140 of 203 25 #153 of 203
Growth 14 #161 of 188 73 #51 of 188 89 #21 of 188
Profitability 36 #117 of 183 75 #46 of 183 76 #44 of 183
Financial Health 33 #145 of 217 15 #184 of 217 62 #84 of 217
Shareholder Returns 99 #3 of 153 55 #69 of 153 41 #91 of 153
Overall 56 50 59
  • APTV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • HUBB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • NVT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPTVHUBBNVTSPY
1 month -2.5%-6.8%-18.2% -0.2%
3 months -26.5%-10.3%-5.0% +3.9%
6 months -26.2%-20.2%-2.7% +8.2%
Year to date -42.6%-2.2%+32.0% +12.9%
1 year -49.3%+0.1%+29.5% +12.3%
3 years -49.2%+54.6%+193.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -20.2%+15.6%+43.2% +23.3%
5 years -74.6%+119.8%+290.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -24.0%+17.1%+31.4% +10.9%
10 years -32.3%+314.1%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -3.8%+15.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPTVHUBBNVTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.6%32.6%50.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.4%35.3%56.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.161.202.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.110.000.59 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.0%-33.1%-47.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.8%-22.1%-27.0% -1.2%
52-week high $88.67$557.85$184.34 $779.14
52-week low $42.69$407.36$94.99 $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.

MultipleAPTVHUBBNVT
P/E now vs peer median 42.0xmedian 25.2x 25.3xmedian 25.2x 36.4xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.9x 3.5xmedian 1.9x 4.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x 21.8xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 21.7x 26.9xmedian 21.7x 33.0xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.3x 5.6xmedian 2.3x 5.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.32median 1.32 2.51median 1.32 1.80median 1.32

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 monthsAPTVHUBBNVT
Revenue $18.73B $6.59B $4.83B
Gross profit $3.68B $2.33B $1.79B
Operating income $995.00M $1.33B $826.50M
Net income $231.00M – $598.30M
Free cash flow $817.00M – $659.90M
R&D – – $89.10M
EPS (diluted) $1.04 $17.12 $3.65
Cash & equivalents $761.00M $334.50M $256.00M
Total debt $5.35B – $1.49B
Shares (diluted) 212.10M 53.10M 164.10M
Enterprise value $1.95B $22.97B $20.97B

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
MetricAPTVHUBBNVT
P/E 42.0x 25.3x 36.4x
P/FCF 11.1x 26.9x 33.0x
P/Operating cash flow 6.1x 20.7x 28.2x
P/S 0.5x 3.5x 4.5x
P/B 1.0x 5.6x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 23.6x 9.9x
EV/EBITDA 6.8x – 21.8x
EV/EBIT 13.8x – 27.9x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 3.5x 4.8x
EV/FCF 16.8x – 34.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.2x 20.7x 29.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.32 2.51 1.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPTVHUBBNVT
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.3% 16.0% 46.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 7.9% 26.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.6% 17.1% 37.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 9.0% 23.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -43.3% 15.2% 53.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.8% 10.6% 29.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -77.6% – 2.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.3% – 9.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -77.7% 6.1% 1.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.9% 10.1% 20.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -36.6% 9.0% 33.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.8% 12.5% 17.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -52.9% – 32.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.0% – 15.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPTVHUBBNVT
Gross margin 19.6% – 37.0%
EBITDA margin 10.7% – 21.9%
Operating margin 5.3% – 17.1%
Pretax margin 4.1% – 15.7%
Net margin 1.2% – 12.4%
FCF margin 4.4% – 13.7%
Operating cash flow margin 7.9% 16.8% 16.0%
Return on equity 2.6% 22.8% 15.4%
Return on assets 1.1% 7.7% 8.5%
Return on invested capital 2.6% – 11.9%
Return on capital employed 5.3% – 13.9%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.4x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.5% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPTVHUBBNVT
Debt / assets 29.8% – 20.9%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – 1.2x
Debt / FCF 6.6x – 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 51.4% 65.4% 44.2%
Equity / assets 48.6% 34.6% 55.8%
Interest coverage 3.0x – –
Current ratio 2.0x 1.5x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.1x – 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.45 – 5.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPTVHUBBNVT
Dividend yield – 1.3% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 7.9% – 0.2%
Shareholder yield 7.9% 1.3% 0.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 22.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 20.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 4.3%

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.

ConsensusAPTVHUBBNVT
Forward P/E 8.0xFY2026 21.6xFY2026 27.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.49FY2026 $20.07FY2026 $4.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -17.1%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026 +49.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.5% +21.9% +29.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.02BFY2026 $7.32BFY2026 $5.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -36.2%FY2026 +25.4%FY2026 +47.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +9.8% +12.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPTVHUBBNVT
Held by institutions 98.6% 96.1% 90.7%
Institutions holding 659 1,015 970
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.2% -0.4% 0.0%
Institutions buying 330 511 555
Institutions selling 260 318 288
Buyers to sellers 1.27 1.61 1.93

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.

APTVHUBBNVT
APTV 1.00 0.19 0.19
HUBB 0.19 1.00 0.62
NVT 0.19 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APTV, HUBB and NVT?

Hubbell (HUBB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aptiv (APTV) $9.10B, Hubbell (HUBB) $22.95B, nVent Electric (NVT) $21.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, APTV, HUBB and NVT?

Hubbell (HUBB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aptiv (APTV) 42.0x, Hubbell (HUBB) 25.3x, nVent Electric (NVT) 36.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aptiv (APTV) is cheapest (Aptiv (APTV) 8.0x, Hubbell (HUBB) 21.6x, nVent Electric (NVT) 27.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

nVent Electric (NVT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aptiv (APTV) +5.3%, Hubbell (HUBB) +16.0%, nVent Electric (NVT) +46.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

nVent Electric (NVT) has the highest net margin (Aptiv (APTV) 1.2%, nVent Electric (NVT) 12.4%). On return on invested capital, nVent Electric (NVT) leads (Aptiv (APTV) 2.6%, nVent Electric (NVT) 11.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year nVent Electric (NVT) returned the most: Aptiv (APTV) -49.3%, Hubbell (HUBB) +0.1%, nVent Electric (NVT) +29.5%. Over five years, nVent Electric (NVT) compounded fastest (Aptiv (APTV) -24.0%/yr, Hubbell (HUBB) +17.1%/yr, nVent Electric (NVT) +31.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hubbell (HUBB) has the highest dividend yield: Aptiv (APTV) 0.00%, Hubbell (HUBB) 1.31%, nVent Electric (NVT) 0.62%. Aptiv (APTV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hubbell (HUBB) has been the steadiest (Aptiv (APTV) 44.6%, Hubbell (HUBB) 32.6%, nVent Electric (NVT) 50.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APTV, HUBB and NVT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, nVent Electric (NVT) leads on 7. 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.