APWC vs TEL vs HUBB Stock Comparison

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable, TE Connectivity and Hubbell Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TEL TE Connectivity plc
$217.56 -1.3% 1M -11.9% 1Y
Market cap
$63.42B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
7 wins
HUBB Hubbell Inc
$433.62 -8.8% 1M -7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$23.24B
P/E
25.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.59B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

TE Connectivity leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (TE Connectivity 7, Hubbell 3, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPWCTELHUBBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.68M $63.42B $23.24B TEL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 3.3x 21.0x 25.6x APWC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 20.6x 22.4x TEL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.0% +16.5% +16.0% TEL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.3% 15.6% 13.8% TEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.1% 16.2% 11.3% TEL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.9x 3.0x TEL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -37.7% -11.9% -7.7% HUBB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.0%/yr +7.2%/yr +16.5%/yr HUBB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.2% 36.6% 32.4% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 76/100 55/100 TEL

Percentile Scorecard

APWCTELHUBB

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

AxisAPWCTELHUBB
Valuation 73 #56 of 203 62 #78 of 203 38 #126 of 203
Growth 61 #74 of 189 86 #27 of 189 71 #55 of 189
Profitability 23 #144 of 187 94 #12 of 187 82 #34 of 187
Financial Health 79 #48 of 221 66 #77 of 221 15 #188 of 221
Shareholder Returns – 74 #41 of 152 69 #48 of 152
Overall 59 76 55
  • APWC ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • TEL 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

PeriodAPWCTELHUBBSPY
1 month -12.4%-1.3%-8.8% -2.3%
3 months -28.5%+6.2%-8.9% -0.7%
6 months -28.7%+6.0%-16.0% +4.8%
Year to date -39.4%-4.4%-2.4% +10.3%
1 year -37.7%-11.9%-7.7% +10.3%
3 years -12.4%+73.0%+53.9% +73.0%
3 years, per year -4.3%+20.1%+15.5% +20.1%
5 years -62.8%+41.8%+114.7% +61.9%
5 years, per year -18.0%+7.2%+16.5% +10.1%
10 years -50.9%+245.8%+324.5% +258.6%
10 years, per year -6.9%+13.2%+15.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAPWCTELHUBBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.2%36.6%32.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.0%39.8%35.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.621.661.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.64-0.33-0.24 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.7%-35.2%-33.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -45.9%-12.6%-22.3% -3.5%
52-week high $2.09$249.00$557.85 $779.14
52-week low $1.13$195.84$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.

MultipleAPWCTELHUBB
P/E now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 25.6x 21.0xmedian 25.6x 25.2xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.9x 3.3xmedian 1.9x 3.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x 14.0xmedian 14.4x 17.1xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.5xmedian 22.5x 19.0xmedian 22.5x 24.7xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 2.2x 4.8xmedian 2.2x 5.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.36 1.28median 1.36 2.51median 1.36

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 monthsAPWCTELHUBB
Revenue $529.68M $19.32B $6.59B
Gross profit $43.84M $6.98B $2.33B
Operating income $13.32M $3.81B $1.33B
Net income $11.40M $3.02B $915.00M
Free cash flow -$6.69M $3.32B $928.00M
R&D – $919.00M –
EPS (diluted) $0.33 $10.29 $17.12
Cash & equivalents $64.58M $1.24B $334.50M
Total debt $58.46M $5.63B $5.12B
Shares (diluted) 20.62M 293.00M 53.10M
Enterprise value -$132.14M $58.56B $21.48B

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
MetricAPWCTELHUBB
P/E 3.4x 21.0x 25.2x
P/FCF -3.5x 19.0x 24.7x
P/Operating cash flow -3.5x 14.3x 20.7x
P/S 0.0x 3.3x 3.5x
P/B 0.1x 4.8x 5.6x
P/Tangible book 0.1x 5.6x 23.5x
EV/EBITDA – 14.0x 17.1x
EV/EBIT 1.0x 17.7x 20.8x
EV/Revenue 0.0x 3.5x 4.2x
EV/FCF -2.1x 20.3x 29.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -2.1x 15.3x 25.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.28 2.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPWCTELHUBB
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.0% 16.5% 16.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.7% 7.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.4% 20.3% 17.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 10.9% 9.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 56.4% 29.5% 15.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 17.9% 10.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 101.1% 107.3% 5.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 13.4% 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 119.1% 110.8% 6.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 16.5% 10.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -138.0% 17.5% 9.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.6% 12.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -138.0% 15.0% 9.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.9% 14.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPWCTELHUBB
Gross margin 8.3% 36.1% 35.4%
EBITDA margin – 24.9% 24.5%
Operating margin 2.5% 19.7% 20.2%
Pretax margin 2.8% 19.5% 17.7%
Net margin 1.3% 15.6% 13.8%
FCF margin -1.3% 17.2% 14.1%
Operating cash flow margin -1.3% 22.9% 16.8%
Return on equity 4.2% 22.8% 22.8%
Return on assets 2.6% 11.7% 7.7%
Return on invested capital 4.1% 16.2% 11.3%
Return on capital employed – 18.0% 13.5%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.6x 1.5x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPWCTELHUBB
Debt / assets 13.3% 21.6% 43.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.4x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.9x 3.0x
Debt / FCF -8.7x 1.7x 5.5x
Liabilities / assets 38.6% 49.2% 65.4%
Equity / assets 61.4% 50.8% 34.6%
Interest coverage 7.7x 31.3x –
Current ratio – 1.9x 1.5x
Quick ratio – 1.1x 0.8x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 5.14 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPWCTELHUBB
Dividend yield – 1.4% 1.3%
Net buyback yield – 2.6% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.9% 2.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 28.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 25.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 7.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.8% –

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.

ConsensusAPWCTELHUBB
Forward P/E – 20.6xFY2026 22.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $10.67FY2026 $20.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +21.8%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +15.1% +21.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $22.99BFY2027 $7.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +15.6%FY2027 +25.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -2.9% +9.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPWCTELHUBB
Held by institutions – 94.1% 96.1%
Institutions holding – 1,283 1,017
Change in shares held, QoQ – +3.0% -0.4%
Institutions buying – 608 512
Institutions selling – 453 319
Buyers to sellers – 1.34 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.

APWCTELHUBB
APWC 1.00 0.11 0.17
TEL 0.11 1.00 0.47
HUBB 0.17 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APWC, TEL and HUBB?

TE Connectivity (TEL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) $22.68M, TE Connectivity (TEL) $63.42B, Hubbell (HUBB) $23.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, APWC, TEL and HUBB?

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 3.3x, TE Connectivity (TEL) 21.0x, Hubbell (HUBB) 25.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, TE Connectivity (TEL) is cheapest (TE Connectivity (TEL) 20.6x, 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?

TE Connectivity (TEL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) +9.0%, TE Connectivity (TEL) +16.5%, Hubbell (HUBB) +16.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

TE Connectivity (TEL) has the highest net margin (Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 1.3%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 15.6%, Hubbell (HUBB) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, TE Connectivity (TEL) leads (Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 4.1%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 16.2%, Hubbell (HUBB) 11.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hubbell (HUBB) returned the most: Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) -37.7%, TE Connectivity (TEL) -11.9%, Hubbell (HUBB) -7.7%. Over five years, Hubbell (HUBB) compounded fastest (Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) -18.0%/yr, TE Connectivity (TEL) +7.2%/yr, Hubbell (HUBB) +16.5%/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%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 0.01%, Hubbell (HUBB) 0.00%. Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) and Hubbell (HUBB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hubbell (HUBB) has been the steadiest (Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 59.2%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 36.6%, Hubbell (HUBB) 32.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APWC, TEL 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, TE Connectivity (TEL) 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.