BW vs HUBB vs FPS Stock Comparison

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Hubbell and Forgent Power Solutions 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
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Hubbell leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Hubbell 4, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises 3, Forgent Power Solutions 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBWHUBBFPSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $677.78M $22.95B $7.41B HUBB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -19.5x 25.3x 80.3x HUBB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.5x 21.6x 19.4x FPS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +42.6% +16.0% — BW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.0% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.8x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.31% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +39.6% +0.1% — BW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.6%/yr +17.1%/yr — HUBB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 114.7% 32.6% 91.0% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 50/100 — BW

Percentile Scorecard

BWHUBBFPS

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

AxisBWHUBBFPS
Valuation 63 #23 of 61 31 #140 of 203 5 #194 of 203
Growth 70 #18 of 58 73 #51 of 188 –
Profitability 72 #16 of 55 75 #46 of 183 –
Financial Health 37 #45 of 71 15 #184 of 217 20 #173 of 217
Shareholder Returns 10 #27 of 30 55 #69 of 153 –
Overall 51 50 –
  • BW ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • HUBB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • FPS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBWHUBBFPSSPY
1 month -27.5%-6.8%-30.7% -0.2%
3 months -48.4%-10.3%-16.6% +3.9%
6 months -68.9%-20.2%-26.9% +8.2%
Year to date -28.2%-2.2%— +12.9%
1 year +39.6%+0.1%— +12.3%
3 years +93.6%+54.6%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +24.7%+15.6%— +23.3%
5 years -32.8%+119.8%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -7.6%+17.1%— +10.9%
10 years -97.1%+314.1%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -29.7%+15.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBWHUBBFPSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 114.7%32.6%91.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 103.5%35.3%90.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.331.203.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.340.00— 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.4%-33.1%-62.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -79.2%-22.1%-58.2% -1.2%
52-week high $21.85$557.85$64.59 $779.14
52-week low $3.16$407.36$24.22 $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.

MultipleBWHUBBFPS
P/E now vs peer median -19.5xmedian 27.2x 25.3xmedian 25.2x 80.3xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.4x 3.5xmedian 1.9x 5.2xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 18.4x —median 14.0x —median 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -11.7xmedian 28.6x 26.9xmedian 21.7x -1,085xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 1.7x 5.6xmedian 2.3x 11.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.79median 0.79 2.51median 1.32 —median 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 monthsBWHUBBFPS
Revenue $821.95M $6.59B –
Gross profit $160.14M $2.33B –
Operating income $22.49M $1.33B –
Net income -$18.35M – –
Free cash flow -$58.17M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.21 $17.12 –
Cash & equivalents $308.63M $334.50M $97.48M
Total debt $209.43M – $582.18M
Shares (diluted) 154.51M 53.10M 243.80M
Enterprise value $148.75M $22.97B $7.42B

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
MetricBWHUBBFPS
P/E -19.5x 25.3x 80.3x
P/FCF -11.7x 26.9x -1,085x
P/Operating cash flow -19.5x 20.7x –
P/S 0.8x 3.5x 5.2x
P/B 11.8x 5.6x 11.0x
P/Tangible book 15.4x 23.6x 19.4x
EV/EBITDA 16.1x – –
EV/EBIT 25.7x – –
EV/Revenue 0.7x 3.5x –
EV/FCF -9.9x – –
EV/Operating cash flow -16.7x 20.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.79 2.51 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBWHUBBFPS
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% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.3% – –
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% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -120.7% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBWHUBBFPS
Gross margin 19.5% – –
EBITDA margin 4.4% – –
Operating margin 2.7% – –
Pretax margin -8.8% – –
Net margin -4.0% – –
FCF margin -7.1% – –
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% – –
Return on capital employed 5.9% – –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x – –
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 0.5% –

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBWHUBBFPS
Dividend yield – 1.3% –
Net buyback yield -56.7% – –
Shareholder yield -56.7% 1.3% –
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.

ConsensusBWHUBBFPS
Forward P/E 32.5xFY2026 21.6xFY2026 19.4xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.14FY2026 $20.07FY2026 $1.39FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +10.2%FY2026 +104.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +221.4% +21.9% +53.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.01BFY2026 $7.32BFY2026 $2.41BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +71.1%FY2026 +25.4%FY2026 +69.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +35.9% +9.8% +38.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBWHUBBFPS
Held by institutions 88.0% 96.1% 64.9%
Institutions holding 200 1,015 369
Change in shares held, QoQ +24.0% -0.4% +46.0%
Institutions buying 146 511 296
Institutions selling 41 318 63
Buyers to sellers 3.56 1.61 4.70

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.

BWHUBBFPS
BW 1.00 0.28 0.51
HUBB 0.28 1.00 0.44
FPS 0.51 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BW, HUBB and FPS?

Hubbell (HUBB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) $677.78M, Hubbell (HUBB) $22.95B, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) $7.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, BW, HUBB and FPS?

Hubbell (HUBB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -19.5x, Hubbell (HUBB) 25.3x, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 80.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) is cheapest (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) 32.5x, Hubbell (HUBB) 21.6x, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 19.4x). 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 stock has performed better?

Over the past year Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) returned the most: Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) +39.6%, Hubbell (HUBB) +0.1%. Over five years, Hubbell (HUBB) compounded fastest (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -7.6%/yr, Hubbell (HUBB) +17.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Hubbell (HUBB) 1.31%. Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) and Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hubbell (HUBB) has been the steadiest (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) 114.7%, Hubbell (HUBB) 32.6%, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 91.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BW, HUBB and FPS?

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 4. 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.