APWC vs HUBB vs APTV Stock Comparison

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable, Hubbell and Aptiv Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
5 wins
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

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Hubbell leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Hubbell 5, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable 4, Aptiv 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPWCHUBBAPTVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.77M $22.95B $9.10B HUBB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 3.8x 25.3x 42.0x APWC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 21.6x 8.0x APTV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.0% +16.0% +5.3% HUBB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.3% — 1.2% APWC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.1% — 2.6% APWC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.31% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -32.4% +0.1% -49.3% HUBB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.9%/yr +17.1%/yr -24.0%/yr HUBB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.0% 32.6% 44.6% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 50/100 56/100 APWC

Percentile Scorecard

APWCHUBBAPTV

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

AxisAPWCHUBBAPTV
Valuation 70 #61 of 203 31 #140 of 203 96 #10 of 203
Growth 64 #68 of 188 73 #51 of 188 14 #161 of 188
Profitability 24 #139 of 183 75 #46 of 183 36 #117 of 183
Financial Health 78 #48 of 217 15 #184 of 217 33 #145 of 217
Shareholder Returns – 55 #69 of 153 99 #3 of 153
Overall 59 50 56
  • APWC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • HUBB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • APTV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPWCHUBBAPTVSPY
1 month -6.0%-6.8%-2.5% -0.2%
3 months -16.7%-10.3%-26.5% +3.9%
6 months -20.9%-20.2%-26.2% +8.2%
Year to date -33.0%-2.2%-42.6% +12.9%
1 year -32.4%+0.1%-49.3% +12.3%
3 years 0.0%+54.6%-49.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year 0.0%+15.6%-20.2% +23.3%
5 years -57.8%+119.8%-74.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -15.9%+17.1%-24.0% +10.9%
10 years -41.9%+314.1%-32.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year -5.3%+15.3%-3.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPWCHUBBAPTVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.0%32.6%44.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.7%35.3%48.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.621.201.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.550.00-1.11 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.9%-33.1%-76.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.2%-22.1%-50.8% -1.2%
52-week high $2.09$557.85$88.67 $779.14
52-week low $1.21$407.36$42.69 $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.

MultipleAPWCHUBBAPTV
P/E now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 25.2x 25.3xmedian 25.2x 42.0xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.9x 3.5xmedian 1.9x 0.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.0x —median 14.0x 6.8xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.9xmedian 21.7x 26.9xmedian 21.7x 11.1xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 2.3x 5.6xmedian 2.3x 1.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.32 2.51median 1.32 -1.32median 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 monthsAPWCHUBBAPTV
Revenue $529.68M $6.59B $18.73B
Gross profit $43.84M $2.33B $3.68B
Operating income $13.32M $1.33B $995.00M
Net income $11.40M – $231.00M
Free cash flow -$6.69M – $817.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.33 $17.12 $1.04
Cash & equivalents $64.58M $334.50M $761.00M
Total debt $194.37M – $5.35B
Shares (diluted) 20.62M 53.10M 212.10M
Enterprise value -$129.05M $22.97B $1.95B

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
MetricAPWCHUBBAPTV
P/E 3.8x 25.3x 42.0x
P/FCF -3.9x 26.9x 11.1x
P/Operating cash flow -3.9x 20.7x 6.1x
P/S 0.0x 3.5x 0.5x
P/B 0.1x 5.6x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 0.1x 23.6x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA – – 6.8x
EV/EBIT 1.2x – 13.8x
EV/Revenue 0.0x 3.5x 0.7x
EV/FCF -2.4x – 16.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -2.4x 20.7x 9.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.51 -1.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPWCHUBBAPTV
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.0% 16.0% 5.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 7.9% -1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.4% 17.1% 4.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 9.0% 4.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 56.4% 15.2% -43.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 10.6% -15.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 101.1% – -77.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -38.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 119.1% 6.1% -77.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 10.1% -31.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -138.0% 9.0% -36.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 12.5% -7.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -138.0% – -52.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -7.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPWCHUBBAPTV
Gross margin 8.3% – 19.6%
EBITDA margin – – 10.7%
Operating margin 2.5% – 5.3%
Pretax margin 2.8% – 4.1%
Net margin 1.3% – 1.2%
FCF margin -1.3% – 4.4%
Operating cash flow margin -1.3% 16.8% 7.9%
Return on equity 4.2% 22.8% 2.6%
Return on assets 2.6% 7.7% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 4.1% – 2.6%
Return on capital employed – – 5.3%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.6x – 6.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPWCHUBBAPTV
Debt / assets 13.3% – 29.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.3x
Debt / FCF -8.7x – 6.6x
Liabilities / assets 38.6% 65.4% 51.4%
Equity / assets 61.4% 34.6% 48.6%
Interest coverage 7.7x – 3.0x
Current ratio – 1.5x 2.0x
Quick ratio – – 1.1x
Cash ratio – – 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 2.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPWCHUBBAPTV
Dividend yield – 1.3% –
Net buyback yield – – 7.9%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.3% 7.9%
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.

ConsensusAPWCHUBBAPTV
Forward P/E – 21.6xFY2026 8.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $20.07FY2026 $5.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +10.2%FY2026 -17.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +21.9% +13.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $7.32BFY2026 $13.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +25.4%FY2026 -36.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +9.8% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

APWCHUBBAPTV
APWC 1.00 0.17 0.13
HUBB 0.17 1.00 0.19
APTV 0.13 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APWC, HUBB and APTV?

Hubbell (HUBB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) $25.77M, Hubbell (HUBB) $22.95B, Aptiv (APTV) $9.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, APWC, HUBB and APTV?

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 3.8x, Hubbell (HUBB) 25.3x, Aptiv (APTV) 42.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aptiv (APTV) is cheapest (Hubbell (HUBB) 21.6x, Aptiv (APTV) 8.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hubbell (HUBB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) +9.0%, Hubbell (HUBB) +16.0%, Aptiv (APTV) +5.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) has the highest net margin (Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 1.3%, Aptiv (APTV) 1.2%). On return on invested capital, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) leads (Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 4.1%, Aptiv (APTV) 2.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hubbell (HUBB) returned the most: Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) -32.4%, Hubbell (HUBB) +0.1%, Aptiv (APTV) -49.3%. Over five years, Hubbell (HUBB) compounded fastest (Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) -15.9%/yr, Hubbell (HUBB) +17.1%/yr, Aptiv (APTV) -24.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 0.00%, Hubbell (HUBB) 1.31%, Aptiv (APTV) 0.00%. Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) and Aptiv (APTV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hubbell (HUBB) has been the steadiest (Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 59.0%, Hubbell (HUBB) 32.6%, Aptiv (APTV) 44.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.