BW vs CMI vs HUBB Stock Comparison

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Cummins and Hubbell Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMI Cummins Inc
$521.78 -0.7% 1M +23.8% 1Y
Market cap
$71.83B
P/E
26.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.71B
Div. yield
1.57%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
6 wins
HUBB Hubbell Inc
$459.62 -1.4% 1M +5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$24.28B
P/E
27.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.22B
Div. yield
1.24%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Cummins leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cummins 6, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises 3, Hubbell 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBWCMIHUBBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $619.68M $71.83B $24.28B CMI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -17.8x 26.5x 27.0x CMI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.7x 16.6x 22.9x CMI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +42.6% +2.9% +10.6% BW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.0% 7.8% 14.5% HUBB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.3% 13.6% 12.8% BW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.8x 0.7x 3.3x BW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.57% 1.24% CMI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.2% +23.8% +5.8% CMI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.3%/yr +17.3%/yr +19.3%/yr HUBB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 114.6% 37.2% 32.2% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 60/100 54/100 CMI

Percentile Scorecard

BWCMIHUBB

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

AxisBWCMIHUBB
Valuation 62 #24 of 61 51 #101 of 203 31 #140 of 203
Growth 70 #18 of 58 54 #87 of 187 67 #62 of 187
Profitability 72 #16 of 55 71 #54 of 185 89 #21 of 185
Financial Health 37 #45 of 71 51 #107 of 219 14 #189 of 219
Shareholder Returns 7 #27 of 29 72 #44 of 153 66 #52 of 153
Overall 50 60 54
  • BW ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • CMI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • HUBB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBWCMIHUBBSPY
1 month -33.8%-0.7%-1.4% -0.8%
3 months -55.7%-21.1%-7.7% +3.5%
6 months -73.1%-21.0%-17.2% +7.0%
Year to date -34.4%+2.2%+3.5% +12.2%
1 year +20.2%+23.8%+5.8% +13.0%
3 years +77.0%+142.4%+63.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +21.0%+34.4%+17.8% +23.1%
5 years -35.2%+122.2%+141.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -8.3%+17.3%+19.3% +11.0%
10 years -97.3%+312.4%+336.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year -30.3%+15.2%+15.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBWCMIHUBBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 114.6%37.2%32.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 103.5%38.0%34.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.311.641.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.180.640.18 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.4%-30.8%-33.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -81.0%-28.3%-17.6% -1.8%
52-week high $21.85$727.59$557.85 $779.14
52-week low $3.16$414.30$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.

MultipleBWCMIHUBB
P/E now vs peer median -17.8xmedian 25.4x 26.5xmedian 26.0x 27.0xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.1x 2.1xmedian 1.9x 3.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 17.5x 15.0xmedian 14.0x 19.6xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -10.7xmedian 27.3x 21.3xmedian 21.4x 26.9xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 1.7x 5.2xmedian 2.2x 6.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.73median 0.77 8.26median 1.26 2.04median 1.26

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 monthsBWCMIHUBB
Revenue $821.95M $34.71B $6.22B
Gross profit $160.14M $8.79B $2.19B
Operating income $22.49M $3.89B $1.25B
Net income -$18.35M $2.83B $907.10M
Free cash flow -$58.17M $3.37B $901.40M
R&D – $1.44B –
EPS (diluted) $-0.21 $19.60 $16.98
Cash & equivalents $308.63M $3.18B $378.60M
Total debt $209.43M $7.35B $11.71B
Shares (diluted) 154.51M 138.50M 53.10M
Enterprise value $90.65M $68.97B $22.20B

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
MetricBWCMIHUBB
P/E -17.8x 26.5x 27.0x
P/FCF -10.7x 21.3x 26.9x
P/Operating cash flow -17.8x 15.5x 22.7x
P/S 0.8x 2.1x 3.9x
P/B 10.8x 5.2x 6.2x
P/Tangible book 14.1x 6.1x 33.1x
EV/EBITDA 14.5x 15.0x 19.6x
EV/EBIT 23.1x 19.3x 23.3x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 2.2x 4.7x
EV/FCF -8.9x 22.4x 32.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -15.0x 16.2x 27.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.73 8.26 2.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBWCMIHUBB
Revenue growth (1Y) 42.6% 2.9% 10.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 2.5% 6.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.7% 1.7% 12.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 4.8% 8.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 879.4% -6.0% 10.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.5% 4.1% 11.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 87.7% -7.8% 8.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.3% 2.9% 12.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 87.1% -7.7% 9.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.6% 3.2% 13.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 72.4% 63.4% 11.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -73.7% 28.8% 10.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 57.3% 103.8% 14.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -120.7% 45.3% 11.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBWCMIHUBB
Gross margin 19.5% 25.3% 35.2%
EBITDA margin 4.4% 14.4% 24.0%
Operating margin 2.7% 11.2% 20.2%
Pretax margin -8.8% 11.1% 18.2%
Net margin -4.0% 7.8% 14.5%
FCF margin -7.1% 9.7% 14.5%
Operating cash flow margin -4.2% 13.4% 17.2%
Return on equity – 20.7% 23.6%
Return on assets -8.9% 8.1% 9.0%
Return on invested capital 14.3% 13.6% 12.8%
Return on capital employed 5.9% 16.0% 15.2%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.6x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBWCMIHUBB
Debt / assets 21.0% 20.6% 45.4%
Debt / equity 3.7x 0.5x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.8x 0.7x 3.3x
Debt / FCF -3.6x 2.2x 6.0x
Liabilities / assets 94.3% 61.0% 66.9%
Equity / assets 5.7% 39.0% 33.1%
Interest coverage 0.9x 12.1x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.7x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score -0.91 4.51 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBWCMIHUBB
Dividend yield – 1.6% 1.2%
Net buyback yield -62.0% 0.7% 0.8%
Shareholder yield -62.0% 2.2% 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.

ConsensusBWCMIHUBB
Forward P/E 29.7xFY2026 16.6xFY2026 22.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.14FY2026 $31.40FY2026 $20.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +31.9%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +221.4% +14.7% +21.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.01BFY2026 $35.36BFY2026 $7.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +71.1%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026 +25.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +35.9% +11.2% +9.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBWCMIHUBB
Held by institutions 88.0% 85.4% 96.1%
Institutions holding 200 2,105 1,014
Change in shares held, QoQ +24.0% +1.0% -0.4%
Institutions buying 146 1,048 511
Institutions selling 41 728 317
Buyers to sellers 3.56 1.44 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.

BWCMIHUBB
BW 1.00 0.42 0.29
CMI 0.42 1.00 0.54
HUBB 0.29 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BW, CMI and HUBB?

Cummins (CMI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) $619.68M, Cummins (CMI) $71.83B, Hubbell (HUBB) $24.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, BW, CMI and HUBB?

Cummins (CMI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -17.8x, Cummins (CMI) 26.5x, Hubbell (HUBB) 27.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cummins (CMI) is cheapest (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) 29.7x, Cummins (CMI) 16.6x, Hubbell (HUBB) 22.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) +42.6%, Cummins (CMI) +2.9%, Hubbell (HUBB) +10.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hubbell (HUBB) has the highest net margin (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -4.0%, Cummins (CMI) 7.8%, Hubbell (HUBB) 14.5%). On return on invested capital, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) leads (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) 14.3%, Cummins (CMI) 13.6%, Hubbell (HUBB) 12.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cummins (CMI) returned the most: Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) +20.2%, Cummins (CMI) +23.8%, Hubbell (HUBB) +5.8%. Over five years, Hubbell (HUBB) compounded fastest (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -8.3%/yr, Cummins (CMI) +17.3%/yr, Hubbell (HUBB) +19.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cummins (CMI) has the highest dividend yield: Cummins (CMI) 1.57%, Hubbell (HUBB) 1.24%. Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hubbell (HUBB) has been the steadiest (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) 114.6%, Cummins (CMI) 37.2%, Hubbell (HUBB) 32.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BW, CMI 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, Cummins (CMI) leads on 6. 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.