CMI vs GNRC vs HUBB Stock Comparison

Cummins, Generac Holdings and Hubbell Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CMI Cummins Inc
$472.37 -9.7% 1M +10.2% 1Y
Market cap
$63.54B
P/E
23.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.71B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins
GNRC Generac Holdings Inc.
$189.24 -12.1% 1M +20.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.05B
P/E
33.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.62B
Div. yield
0.00%
Power Equipment Industrials
2 wins
HUBB Hubbell Inc
$438.11 -8.9% 1M -4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$21.87B
P/E
24.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.59B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cummins leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Cummins 5, Hubbell 4, Generac Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMIGNRCHUBBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $63.54B $10.05B $21.87B CMI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.4x 33.4x 24.1x CMI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.0x 20.3x 21.8x CMI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.9% +6.1% +16.0% HUBB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% 6.5% 13.8% HUBB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.6% 8.4% 11.3% CMI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.2x 3.0x CMI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.2% +20.9% -4.6% GNRC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.8%/yr -15.6%/yr +16.3%/yr HUBB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.2% 57.4% 32.6% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 65/100 55/100 GNRC

Percentile Scorecard

CMIGNRCHUBB

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

AxisCMIGNRCHUBB
Valuation 63 #76 of 204 77 #15 of 63 37 #128 of 204
Growth 53 #90 of 191 42 #35 of 60 73 #53 of 191
Profitability 71 #55 of 189 88 #8 of 57 82 #34 of 189
Financial Health 53 #105 of 221 51 #36 of 72 16 #187 of 221
Shareholder Returns 79 #35 of 159 68 #11 of 32 67 #53 of 159
Overall 64 65 55
  • CMI ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • GNRC ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • HUBB ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMIGNRCHUBBSPY
1 month -9.7%-12.1%-8.9% -1.0%
3 months -27.4%-13.0%-14.7% -0.4%
6 months -34.0%-29.2%-12.8% +4.5%
Year to date -7.5%+38.8%-1.4% +12.4%
1 year +10.2%+20.9%-4.6% +13.6%
3 years +109.1%+80.4%+55.4% +76.4%
3 years, per year +27.9%+21.7%+15.9% +20.8%
5 years +99.3%-57.3%+113.0% +63.7%
5 years, per year +14.8%-15.6%+16.3% +10.4%
10 years +280.0%+408.8%+324.6% +267.7%
10 years, per year +14.3%+17.7%+15.6% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCMIGNRCHUBBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.2%57.4%32.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.4%55.2%36.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.571.981.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.270.36-0.14 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.1%-81.7%-33.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.1%-36.0%-21.5% -1.6%
52-week high $727.59$295.54$557.85 $779.14
52-week low $428.74$136.37$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.

MultipleCMIGNRCHUBB
P/E now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 25.5x 37.0xmedian 26.4x 25.5xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.9x 2.4xmedian 2.6x 3.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 14.4x 15.3xmedian 19.6x 17.3xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 23.3x 26.9xmedian 29.9x 24.9xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 2.2x 3.7xmedian 1.8x 5.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 7.48median 1.16 2.00median 0.71 2.54median 1.16

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 monthsCMIGNRCHUBB
Revenue $34.71B $4.62B $6.59B
Gross profit $8.79B $1.84B $2.33B
Operating income $3.89B $478.99M $1.33B
Net income $2.83B $301.14M $915.00M
Free cash flow $3.37B $414.49M $928.00M
R&D $1.44B $253.28M –
EPS (diluted) $19.60 $5.06 $17.12
Cash & equivalents $3.18B $393.67M $334.50M
Total debt $7.35B $1.33B $5.12B
Shares (diluted) 138.50M 59.56M 53.10M
Enterprise value $59.62B $8.79B $20.11B

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
MetricCMIGNRCHUBB
P/E 24.0x 37.0x 25.5x
P/FCF 19.3x 26.9x 24.9x
P/Operating cash flow 14.0x 18.6x 20.9x
P/S 1.9x 2.4x 3.5x
P/B 4.7x 3.7x 5.6x
P/Tangible book 5.5x 4.0x 23.8x
EV/EBITDA 13.7x 15.3x 17.3x
EV/EBIT 17.6x 25.3x 20.9x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 2.6x 4.2x
EV/FCF 20.3x 29.2x 30.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.7x 20.1x 25.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.48 2.00 2.54

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMIGNRCHUBB
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.9% 6.1% 16.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 4.8% 7.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.7% 7.4% 17.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 11.8% 9.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.0% -3.5% 15.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 11.8% 10.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -7.8% -0.6% 5.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 15.7% 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.7% -0.7% 6.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 18.4% 10.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 63.4% 2.1% 9.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 25.3% 12.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 103.8% -2.3% 9.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.3% 26.1% 14.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMIGNRCHUBB
Gross margin 25.3% 39.9% 35.4%
EBITDA margin 14.4% 17.1% 24.5%
Operating margin 11.2% 10.4% 20.2%
Pretax margin 11.1% 8.7% 17.7%
Net margin 7.8% 6.5% 13.8%
FCF margin 9.7% 9.0% 14.1%
Operating cash flow margin 13.4% 13.0% 16.8%
Return on equity 20.7% 10.3% 22.8%
Return on assets 8.1% 5.1% 7.7%
Return on invested capital 13.6% 8.4% 11.3%
Return on capital employed 16.0% 10.6% 13.5%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.0x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMIGNRCHUBB
Debt / assets 20.6% 21.7% 43.0%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.4x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.2x 3.0x
Debt / FCF 2.2x 3.2x 5.5x
Liabilities / assets 61.0% 50.9% 65.4%
Equity / assets 39.0% 49.1% 34.6%
Interest coverage 12.1x 7.3x –
Current ratio 1.7x 2.0x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.9x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.32 4.18 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMIGNRCHUBB
Dividend yield 1.7% 0.0% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 0.7% -0.1% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 2.5% -0.1% 2.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 0.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 0.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.0% –
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.

ConsensusCMIGNRCHUBB
Forward P/E 15.0xFY2026 20.3xFY2026 21.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $31.39FY2026 $9.31FY2026 $20.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.9%FY2026 +46.8%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.7% +42.0% +21.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $35.38BFY2026 $4.60BFY2026 $7.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +9.1%FY2026 +25.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.3% +48.6% +9.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMIGNRCHUBB
Held by institutions 85.4% 89.4% 96.5%
Institutions holding 2,108 1,000 1,019
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% -1.0% -0.1%
Institutions buying 1,050 532 513
Institutions selling 729 322 320
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.65 1.60

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.

CMIGNRCHUBB
CMI 1.00 0.51 0.53
GNRC 0.51 1.00 0.53
HUBB 0.53 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMI, GNRC and HUBB?

Cummins (CMI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cummins (CMI) $63.54B, Generac Holdings (GNRC) $10.05B, Hubbell (HUBB) $21.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMI, GNRC and HUBB?

Cummins (CMI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cummins (CMI) 23.4x, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 33.4x, Hubbell (HUBB) 24.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cummins (CMI) is cheapest (Cummins (CMI) 15.0x, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 20.3x, 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?

Hubbell (HUBB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cummins (CMI) +2.9%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) +6.1%, Hubbell (HUBB) +16.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hubbell (HUBB) has the highest net margin (Cummins (CMI) 7.8%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 6.5%, Hubbell (HUBB) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Cummins (CMI) leads (Cummins (CMI) 13.6%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 8.4%, Hubbell (HUBB) 11.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Generac Holdings (GNRC) returned the most: Cummins (CMI) +10.2%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) +20.9%, Hubbell (HUBB) -4.6%. Over five years, Hubbell (HUBB) compounded fastest (Cummins (CMI) +14.8%/yr, Generac Holdings (GNRC) -15.6%/yr, Hubbell (HUBB) +16.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cummins (CMI) 0.00%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 0.00%, Hubbell (HUBB) 0.00%. Cummins (CMI) and Hubbell (HUBB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hubbell (HUBB) has been the steadiest (Cummins (CMI) 37.2%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 57.4%, Hubbell (HUBB) 32.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMI, GNRC 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 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.