ETN vs HUBB vs UUU Stock Comparison

Eaton, Hubbell and DeFi Capital Markets Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ETN Eaton Corp plc
$393.63 -9.1% 1M +1.5% 1Y
Market cap
$152.89B
P/E
39.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.03B
Div. yield
1.10%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins
HUBB Hubbell Inc
$437.90 -4.7% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$23.14B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.59B
Div. yield
1.30%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Hubbell leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Hubbell 8, Eaton 3, DeFi Capital Markets 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionETNHUBBUUULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $152.89B $23.14B $11.33M ETN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.9x 25.5x -2.2x HUBB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.4x 21.8x — HUBB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.5% +16.0% -95.0% HUBB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.8% 13.8% -437.8% HUBB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.3% 11.3% — HUBB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 3.0x -45.4x UUU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.10% 1.30% 0.00% HUBB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.5% -7.3% -28.6% ETN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.0%/yr +17.1%/yr -6.0%/yr ETN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.6% 32.0% 96.7% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 56/100 23/100 HUBB

Percentile Scorecard

ETNHUBBUUU

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

AxisETNHUBBUUU
Valuation 14 #174 of 203 38 #126 of 203 4 #53 of 55
Growth 72 #53 of 188 71 #56 of 188 0 #51 of 51
Profitability 74 #49 of 183 85 #28 of 183 4 #47 of 49
Financial Health 20 #173 of 216 16 #181 of 216 83 #10 of 55
Shareholder Returns 45 #84 of 152 72 #44 of 152 –
Overall 45 56 23
  • ETN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • HUBB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • UUU ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodETNHUBBUUUSPY
1 month -9.1%-4.7%-26.1% +0.7%
3 months +1.7%-7.5%+1.4% +3.7%
6 months -9.1%-13.8%-38.3% +7.1%
Year to date +23.6%-1.4%-27.5% +12.8%
1 year +1.5%-7.3%-28.6% +11.9%
3 years +99.0%+54.6%+12.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +25.8%+15.6%+3.8% +22.8%
5 years +138.9%+119.6%-26.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +19.0%+17.1%-6.0% +10.9%
10 years +531.0%+318.6%+6.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +20.2%+15.4%+0.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureETNHUBBUUUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.6%32.0%96.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.8%35.3%98.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.871.190.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.04-0.23-0.30 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.7%-33.1%-78.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.4%-21.5%-50.0% -1.2%
52-week high $459.94$557.85$7.48 $779.14
52-week low $315.82$407.36$3.12 $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.

MultipleETNHUBBUUU
P/E now vs peer median 39.9xmedian 25.8x 25.5xmedian 25.8x -2.2xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 1.9x 3.5xmedian 1.9x 10.0xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.6xmedian 14.6x 17.3xmedian 14.6x 125.8xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.9xmedian 22.2x 24.9xmedian 22.2x -8.9xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 2.2x 5.6xmedian 2.2x 3.3xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 3.01median 1.45 2.53median 1.45 0.03median 1.13

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 monthsETNHUBBUUU
Revenue $30.03B $6.59B $1.13M
Gross profit $10.78B $2.33B $118.39K
Operating income $5.32B $1.33B -$4.86M
Net income $3.83B $915.00M -$4.96M
Free cash flow $3.93B $928.00M -$1.27M
R&D $844.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $9.83 $17.12 $-1.69
Cash & equivalents $483.00M $334.50M $3.71M
Total debt $20.61B $5.12B $4.96M
Shares (diluted) 389.50M 53.10M 2.94M
Enterprise value $150.12B $21.38B -$5.38M

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
MetricETNHUBBUUU
P/E 39.9x 25.5x -2.2x
P/FCF 38.9x 24.9x -8.9x
P/Operating cash flow 30.9x 20.9x -9.3x
P/S 5.1x 3.5x 10.0x
P/B 7.5x 5.6x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 19.9x 23.7x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 26.6x 17.3x 125.8x
EV/EBIT 32.5x 20.9x -1.7x
EV/Revenue 5.8x 4.2x 7.4x
EV/FCF 43.9x 30.1x -6.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 34.9x 25.2x -6.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.01 2.53 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricETNHUBBUUU
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.5% 16.0% -95.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 7.9% -64.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.7% 17.1% -98.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.3% 9.0% -73.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.7% 15.2% -1,912%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 10.6% -80.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -2.4% 5.6% -280.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 9.4% -91.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.0% 6.1% -241.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 10.1% -81.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.9% 9.0% -200.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 12.5% -36.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.1% 9.1% -203.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 14.9% -36.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricETNHUBBUUU
Gross margin 35.9% 35.4% 10.5%
EBITDA margin 21.7% 24.5% 5.8%
Operating margin 17.7% 20.2% -429.1%
Pretax margin 16.1% 17.7% -448.1%
Net margin 12.8% 13.8% -437.8%
FCF margin 13.1% 14.1% -111.9%
Operating cash flow margin 16.5% 16.8% -107.9%
Return on equity 19.1% 22.8% -148.1%
Return on assets 6.9% 7.7% -105.6%
Return on invested capital 10.3% 11.3% –
Return on capital employed 12.2% 13.5% -148.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.2x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricETNHUBBUUU
Debt / assets 36.7% 43.0% 14.5%
Debt / equity 1.0x 1.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 3.0x -45.4x
Debt / FCF 5.2x 5.5x -0.6x
Liabilities / assets 63.9% 65.4% 29.2%
Equity / assets 36.1% 34.6% 70.8%
Interest coverage 12.0x – -17.7x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.5x 3.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.8x 2.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 2.6x
Altman Z-score 3.75 – -1.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricETNHUBBUUU
Dividend yield 1.1% 1.3% –
Net buyback yield 0.3% 0.9% –
Shareholder yield 1.4% 2.2% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusETNHUBBUUU
Forward P/E 28.4xFY2026 21.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $13.88FY2026 $20.07FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +15.0%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +14.4% +21.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $31.83BFY2026 $7.32BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +25.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +21.7% +9.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersETNHUBBUUU
Held by institutions 84.7% 96.1% 6.0%
Institutions holding 2,643 1,016 18
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% -0.4% +67.8%
Institutions buying 1,400 511 7
Institutions selling 892 319 1
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.60 7.00

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.

ETNHUBBUUU
ETN 1.00 0.63 0.08
HUBB 0.63 1.00 0.08
UUU 0.08 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ETN, HUBB and UUU?

Eaton (ETN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eaton (ETN) $152.89B, Hubbell (HUBB) $23.14B, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) $11.33M.

Which stock is cheaper, ETN, HUBB and UUU?

Hubbell (HUBB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eaton (ETN) 39.9x, Hubbell (HUBB) 25.5x, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) -2.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hubbell (HUBB) is cheapest (Eaton (ETN) 28.4x, 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: Eaton (ETN) +15.5%, Hubbell (HUBB) +16.0%, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) -95.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hubbell (HUBB) has the highest net margin (Eaton (ETN) 12.8%, Hubbell (HUBB) 13.8%, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) -437.8%). On return on invested capital, Hubbell (HUBB) leads (Eaton (ETN) 10.3%, Hubbell (HUBB) 11.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eaton (ETN) returned the most: Eaton (ETN) +1.5%, Hubbell (HUBB) -7.3%, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) -28.6%. Over five years, Eaton (ETN) compounded fastest (Eaton (ETN) +19.0%/yr, Hubbell (HUBB) +17.1%/yr, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) -6.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hubbell (HUBB) has the highest dividend yield: Eaton (ETN) 1.10%, Hubbell (HUBB) 1.30%, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) 0.00%. DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hubbell (HUBB) has been the steadiest (Eaton (ETN) 40.6%, Hubbell (HUBB) 32.0%, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) 96.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.