ETN vs HUBB vs TEL Stock Comparison

Eaton, Hubbell and TE Connectivity Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ETN Eaton Corp plc
$352.79 -18.4% 1M -6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$137.06B
P/E
35.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.98B
Div. yield
1.23%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
2 wins
HUBB Hubbell Inc
$438.11 -8.9% 1M -4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$23.15B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.59B
Div. yield
1.30%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins
TEL TE Connectivity plc
$220.29 +0.6% 1M -9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$63.78B
P/E
21.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.32B
Div. yield
1.35%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

TE Connectivity leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (TE Connectivity 7, Hubbell 3, Eaton 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionETNHUBBTELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $137.06B $23.15B $63.78B ETN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.2x 25.5x 21.3x TEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.4x 21.8x 20.6x TEL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.1% +16.0% +16.5% ETN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.2% 13.8% 15.6% TEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.7% 11.3% 16.2% TEL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 3.0x 0.9x TEL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.23% 1.30% 1.35% TEL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.6% -4.6% -9.6% HUBB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.6%/yr +16.3%/yr +6.8%/yr HUBB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.8% 32.6% 36.5% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 55/100 76/100 TEL

Percentile Scorecard

ETNHUBBTEL

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

AxisETNHUBBTEL
Valuation 17 #169 of 204 37 #128 of 204 60 #82 of 204
Growth 73 #52 of 191 73 #53 of 191 86 #27 of 191
Profitability 73 #51 of 189 82 #34 of 189 95 #11 of 189
Financial Health 20 #177 of 221 16 #187 of 221 68 #72 of 221
Shareholder Returns 39 #97 of 159 67 #53 of 159 72 #45 of 159
Overall 45 55 76
  • ETN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • HUBB ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • TEL ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodETNHUBBTELSPY
1 month -18.4%-8.9%+0.6% -1.0%
3 months -21.1%-14.7%+1.1% -0.4%
6 months -16.3%-12.8%+1.9% +4.5%
Year to date +10.8%-1.4%-3.2% +12.4%
1 year -6.6%-4.6%-9.6% +13.6%
3 years +64.2%+55.4%+75.2% +76.4%
3 years, per year +18.0%+15.9%+20.6% +20.8%
5 years +105.9%+113.0%+38.7% +63.7%
5 years, per year +15.6%+16.3%+6.8% +10.4%
10 years +480.6%+324.6%+251.7% +267.7%
10 years, per year +19.2%+15.6%+13.4% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureETNHUBBTELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.8%32.6%36.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.2%36.0%40.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.791.161.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.15-0.14-0.26 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.7%-33.1%-35.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.3%-21.5%-11.5% -1.6%
52-week high $459.94$557.85$249.00 $779.14
52-week low $315.82$407.36$195.84 $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.

MultipleETNHUBBTEL
P/E now vs peer median 35.2xmedian 25.5x 25.5xmedian 25.5x 21.3xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 1.9x 3.5xmedian 1.9x 3.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.6xmedian 14.4x 17.3xmedian 14.4x 14.2xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.1xmedian 23.3x 24.9xmedian 23.3x 19.2xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 2.2x 5.6xmedian 2.2x 4.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.42median 1.16 2.54median 1.16 1.29median 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 monthsETNHUBBTEL
Revenue $31.98B $6.59B $19.32B
Gross profit $11.21B $2.33B $6.98B
Operating income $5.54B $1.33B $3.81B
Net income $3.90B $915.00M $3.02B
Free cash flow $3.80B $928.00M $3.32B
R&D $879.00M – $919.00M
EPS (diluted) $10.00 $17.12 $10.29
Cash & equivalents $528.00M $334.50M $1.24B
Total debt $20.11B $5.12B $5.63B
Shares (diluted) 389.60M 53.10M 293.00M
Enterprise value $134.04B $21.40B $59.07B

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
MetricETNHUBBTEL
P/E 35.2x 25.5x 21.3x
P/FCF 36.1x 24.9x 19.2x
P/Operating cash flow 27.9x 20.9x 14.4x
P/S 4.3x 3.5x 3.3x
P/B 6.5x 5.6x 4.8x
P/Tangible book 15.6x 23.8x 5.7x
EV/EBITDA 22.6x 17.3x 14.2x
EV/EBIT 28.2x 20.9x 17.9x
EV/Revenue 4.9x 4.2x 3.5x
EV/FCF 41.2x 30.1x 20.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.9x 25.2x 15.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.42 2.54 1.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricETNHUBBTEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.1% 16.0% 16.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.3% 7.9% 5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.5% 17.1% 20.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 9.0% 10.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.7% 15.2% 29.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 10.6% 17.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.7% 5.6% 107.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 9.4% 13.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.6% 6.1% 110.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 10.1% 16.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.6% 9.0% 17.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 12.5% 14.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.2% 9.1% 15.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 14.9% 14.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricETNHUBBTEL
Gross margin 35.0% 35.4% 36.1%
EBITDA margin 21.7% 24.5% 24.9%
Operating margin 17.3% 20.2% 19.7%
Pretax margin 15.4% 17.7% 19.5%
Net margin 12.2% 13.8% 15.6%
FCF margin 11.9% 14.1% 17.2%
Operating cash flow margin 15.3% 16.8% 22.9%
Return on equity 18.9% 22.8% 22.8%
Return on assets 6.9% 7.7% 11.7%
Return on invested capital 10.7% 11.3% 16.2%
Return on capital employed 12.6% 13.5% 18.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.2x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricETNHUBBTEL
Debt / assets 35.0% 43.0% 21.6%
Debt / equity 1.0x 1.2x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 3.0x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 5.3x 5.5x 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 63.4% 65.4% 49.2%
Equity / assets 36.6% 34.6% 50.8%
Interest coverage 9.6x – 31.3x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.5x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.8x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.49 – 5.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricETNHUBBTEL
Dividend yield 1.2% 1.3% 1.4%
Net buyback yield 0.1% 0.9% 2.5%
Shareholder yield 1.3% 2.2% 3.9%
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.

ConsensusETNHUBBTEL
Forward P/E 25.4xFY2026 21.8xFY2026 20.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.88FY2026 $20.07FY2026 $10.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.0%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026 +21.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.4% +21.9% +15.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $31.83BFY2026 $7.32BFY2026 $22.99BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +25.4%FY2026 +15.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +21.7% +9.8% -2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersETNHUBBTEL
Held by institutions 84.7% 96.5% 94.1%
Institutions holding 2,647 1,019 1,284
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% -0.1% +3.0%
Institutions buying 1,402 513 608
Institutions selling 893 320 454
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.60 1.34

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.

ETNHUBBTEL
ETN 1.00 0.63 0.50
HUBB 0.63 1.00 0.46
TEL 0.50 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ETN, HUBB and TEL?

Eaton (ETN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eaton (ETN) $137.06B, Hubbell (HUBB) $23.15B, TE Connectivity (TEL) $63.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, ETN, HUBB and TEL?

TE Connectivity (TEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eaton (ETN) 35.2x, Hubbell (HUBB) 25.5x, TE Connectivity (TEL) 21.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, TE Connectivity (TEL) is cheapest (Eaton (ETN) 25.4x, Hubbell (HUBB) 21.8x, TE Connectivity (TEL) 20.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Eaton (ETN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Eaton (ETN) +20.1%, Hubbell (HUBB) +16.0%, TE Connectivity (TEL) +16.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

TE Connectivity (TEL) has the highest net margin (Eaton (ETN) 12.2%, Hubbell (HUBB) 13.8%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 15.6%). On return on invested capital, TE Connectivity (TEL) leads (Eaton (ETN) 10.7%, Hubbell (HUBB) 11.3%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 16.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hubbell (HUBB) returned the most: Eaton (ETN) -6.6%, Hubbell (HUBB) -4.6%, TE Connectivity (TEL) -9.6%. Over five years, Hubbell (HUBB) compounded fastest (Eaton (ETN) +15.6%/yr, Hubbell (HUBB) +16.3%/yr, TE Connectivity (TEL) +6.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

TE Connectivity (TEL) has the highest dividend yield: Eaton (ETN) 1.23%, Hubbell (HUBB) 1.30%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 1.35%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hubbell (HUBB) has been the steadiest (Eaton (ETN) 42.8%, Hubbell (HUBB) 32.6%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 36.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ETN, HUBB and TEL?

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.