BW vs FPS vs HUBB Stock Comparison

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Forgent Power Solutions and Hubbell Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HUBB Hubbell Inc
$437.29 -6.1% 1M -4.0% 1Y
Market cap
$23.03B
P/E
25.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.59B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hubbell leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Hubbell 6, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises 4, Forgent Power Solutions 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBWFPSHUBBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $648.32M $6.85B $23.03B HUBB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -19.5x 87.0x 25.3x HUBB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.5x 21.0x 21.8x FPS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +42.6% — +16.0% BW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.0% — 13.8% HUBB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.3% — 11.3% BW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.8x — 3.0x BW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.0% — -4.0% BW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.8%/yr — +17.0%/yr HUBB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 114.7% 91.3% 32.2% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 — 56/100 HUBB

Percentile Scorecard

BWFPSHUBB

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

AxisBWFPSHUBB
Valuation 62 #24 of 61 5 #193 of 203 38 #127 of 203
Growth 70 #18 of 58 – 72 #53 of 188
Profitability 72 #16 of 55 – 86 #27 of 184
Financial Health 37 #45 of 71 20 #174 of 217 15 #184 of 217
Shareholder Returns 11 #26 of 29 – 70 #46 of 153
Overall 50 – 56
  • BW ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • FPS 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

PeriodBWFPSHUBBSPY
1 month -21.0%-20.0%-6.1% +0.9%
3 months -42.6%+0.0%-5.1% +5.9%
6 months -69.2%-19.4%-19.9% +8.5%
Year to date -28.2%—-1.5% +13.3%
1 year +44.0%—-4.0% +12.4%
3 years +93.6%—+55.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +24.7%—+15.9% +23.5%
5 years -33.4%—+119.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year -7.8%—+17.0% +11.0%
10 years -97.1%—+318.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year -29.9%—+15.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBWFPSHUBBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 114.7%91.3%32.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 103.8%90.8%35.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.333.631.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.38—-0.12 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.4%-62.5%-33.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -79.2%-54.7%-21.6% -0.9%
52-week high $21.85$64.59$557.85 $779.14
52-week low $3.16$24.22$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.

MultipleBWFPSHUBB
P/E now vs peer median -19.5xmedian 29.4x 87.0xmedian 25.4x 25.5xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.6x 5.7xmedian 1.9x 3.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 18.4x —median 14.3x 17.3xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -11.7xmedian 24.4x -1,177xmedian 21.8x 24.9xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 1.8x 12.0xmedian 2.2x 5.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.79median 1.07 —median 1.41 2.53median 1.41

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 monthsBWFPSHUBB
Revenue $821.95M – $6.59B
Gross profit $160.14M – $2.33B
Operating income $22.49M – $1.33B
Net income -$18.35M – $915.00M
Free cash flow -$58.17M – $928.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.21 – $17.12
Cash & equivalents $308.63M $97.48M $334.50M
Total debt $209.43M $582.18M $5.12B
Shares (diluted) 154.51M 243.80M 53.10M
Enterprise value $119.29M $6.85B $21.26B

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
MetricBWFPSHUBB
P/E -19.5x 87.0x 25.5x
P/FCF -11.7x -1,177x 24.9x
P/Operating cash flow -19.5x – 20.9x
P/S 0.8x 5.7x 3.5x
P/B 11.8x 12.0x 5.6x
P/Tangible book 15.4x 21.0x 23.7x
EV/EBITDA 16.1x – 17.3x
EV/EBIT 25.7x – 20.9x
EV/Revenue 0.7x – 4.2x
EV/FCF -9.9x – 30.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -16.7x – 25.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.79 – 2.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBWFPSHUBB
Revenue growth (1Y) 42.6% – 16.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.5% – 7.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.7% – 17.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.8% – 9.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 879.4% – 15.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.5% – 10.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 87.7% – 5.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.3% – 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 87.1% – 6.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.6% – 10.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 72.4% – 9.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -73.7% – 12.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 57.3% – 9.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -120.7% – 14.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBWFPSHUBB
Gross margin 19.5% – 35.4%
EBITDA margin 4.4% – 24.5%
Operating margin 2.7% – 20.2%
Pretax margin -8.8% – 17.7%
Net margin -4.0% – 13.8%
FCF margin -7.1% – 14.1%
Operating cash flow margin -4.2% – 16.8%
Return on equity – – 22.8%
Return on assets -8.9% – 7.7%
Return on invested capital 14.3% – 11.3%
Return on capital employed 5.9% – 13.5%
Asset turnover 0.9x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x – 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBWFPSHUBB
Debt / assets 21.0% 26.1% 43.0%
Debt / equity 3.7x 0.9x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.8x – 3.0x
Debt / FCF -3.6x – 5.5x
Liabilities / assets 94.3% 69.9% 65.4%
Equity / assets 5.7% 30.1% 34.6%
Interest coverage 0.9x – –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.5x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score -0.88 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBWFPSHUBB
Dividend yield – – 1.3%
Net buyback yield -56.7% – 0.9%
Shareholder yield -56.7% – 2.2%
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.

ConsensusBWFPSHUBB
Forward P/E 32.5xFY2026 21.0xFY2027 21.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.14FY2026 $1.39FY2027 $20.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +104.4%FY2027 +10.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +221.4% +53.2% +21.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.01BFY2026 $2.41BFY2027 $7.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +71.1%FY2026 +69.5%FY2027 +25.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +35.9% +38.0% +9.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBWFPSHUBB
Held by institutions 88.0% 64.9% 96.1%
Institutions holding 200 369 1,015
Change in shares held, QoQ +24.0% +46.0% -0.4%
Institutions buying 146 296 511
Institutions selling 41 63 318
Buyers to sellers 3.56 4.70 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.

BWFPSHUBB
BW 1.00 0.51 0.28
FPS 0.51 1.00 0.44
HUBB 0.28 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BW, FPS and HUBB?

Hubbell (HUBB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) $648.32M, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) $6.85B, Hubbell (HUBB) $23.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, BW, FPS and HUBB?

Hubbell (HUBB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -19.5x, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 87.0x, Hubbell (HUBB) 25.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) is cheapest (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) 32.5x, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 21.0x, Hubbell (HUBB) 21.8x). 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%, Hubbell (HUBB) +16.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hubbell (HUBB) has the highest net margin (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -4.0%, Hubbell (HUBB) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) leads (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) 14.3%, Hubbell (HUBB) 11.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) returned the most: Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) +44.0%, Hubbell (HUBB) -4.0%. Over five years, Hubbell (HUBB) compounded fastest (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -7.8%/yr, Hubbell (HUBB) +17.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hubbell (HUBB) has been the steadiest (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) 114.7%, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 91.3%, Hubbell (HUBB) 32.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BW, FPS 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, Hubbell (HUBB) 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.