ETN vs HUBB vs VICR Stock Comparison

Eaton, Hubbell and Vicor Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ETN Eaton Corp plc
$393.05 -8.9% 1M +4.5% 1Y
Market cap
$152.20B
P/E
39.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.03B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
2 wins
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
5 wins
VICR Vicor Corp
$216.65 -24.0% 1M +141.7% 1Y
Market cap
$9.46B
P/E
52.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$560.70M
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionETNHUBBVICRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $152.20B $23.03B $9.46B ETN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.7x 25.3x 52.5x HUBB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.3x 21.8x 56.6x HUBB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.5% +16.0% +27.0% VICR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.8% 13.8% 32.2% VICR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.3% 11.3% — HUBB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 3.0x — HUBB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.5% -4.0% +141.7% VICR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.0%/yr +17.0%/yr +7.4%/yr ETN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.7% 32.2% 95.2% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 56/100 61/100 VICR

Percentile Scorecard

ETNHUBBVICR

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

AxisETNHUBBVICR
Valuation 14 #175 of 203 38 #127 of 203 9 #184 of 203
Growth 74 #50 of 188 72 #53 of 188 91 #17 of 188
Profitability 74 #49 of 184 86 #27 of 184 90 #20 of 184
Financial Health 20 #173 of 217 15 #184 of 217 100 #1 of 217
Shareholder Returns 43 #87 of 153 70 #46 of 153 15 #131 of 153
Overall 45 56 61
  • ETN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • HUBB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • VICR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodETNHUBBVICRSPY
1 month -8.9%-6.1%-24.0% +0.9%
3 months +8.6%-5.1%+18.5% +5.9%
6 months -4.3%-19.9%-15.6% +8.5%
Year to date +23.4%-1.5%+97.7% +13.3%
1 year +4.5%-4.0%+141.7% +12.4%
3 years +101.2%+55.6%+433.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +26.3%+15.9%+74.8% +23.5%
5 years +138.6%+119.3%+42.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +19.0%+17.0%+7.4% +11.0%
10 years +530.1%+318.1%+1,566.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +20.2%+15.4%+32.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureETNHUBBVICRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.7%32.2%95.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.8%35.3%101.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.871.193.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.11-0.121.49 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.7%-33.1%-80.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.5%-21.6%-43.0% -0.9%
52-week high $459.94$557.85$379.78 $779.14
52-week low $315.82$407.36$83.28 $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.

MultipleETNHUBBVICR
P/E now vs peer median 39.9xmedian 25.4x 25.5xmedian 25.4x 55.4xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 1.9x 3.5xmedian 1.9x 17.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.5xmedian 14.3x 17.3xmedian 14.3x 58.9xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.8xmedian 21.8x 24.9xmedian 21.8x 196.6xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 2.2x 5.6xmedian 2.2x 11.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.00median 1.41 2.53median 1.41 1.16median 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 monthsETNHUBBVICR
Revenue $30.03B $6.59B $560.70M
Gross profit $10.78B $2.33B $339.59M
Operating income $5.32B $1.33B $139.60M
Net income $3.83B $915.00M $180.33M
Free cash flow $3.93B $928.00M $50.83M
R&D $844.00M – $87.44M
EPS (diluted) $9.83 $17.12 $3.79
Cash & equivalents $483.00M $334.50M $513.14M
Total debt $20.61B $5.12B –
Shares (diluted) 389.50M 53.10M 47.61M
Enterprise value $149.39B $21.26B $7.68B

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
MetricETNHUBBVICR
P/E 39.9x 25.5x 55.4x
P/FCF 38.8x 24.9x 196.6x
P/Operating cash flow 30.8x 20.9x 104.0x
P/S 5.1x 3.5x 17.8x
P/B 7.5x 5.6x 11.0x
P/Tangible book 19.9x 23.7x 11.0x
EV/EBITDA 26.5x 17.3x 58.9x
EV/EBIT 32.5x 20.9x 67.9x
EV/Revenue 5.7x 4.2x 16.9x
EV/FCF 43.9x 30.0x 186.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 34.9x 25.2x 98.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.00 2.53 1.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricETNHUBBVICR
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.5% 16.0% 27.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 7.9% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.7% 17.1% 35.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.3% 9.0% 18.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.7% 15.2% 85.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 10.6% 38.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -2.4% 5.6% 119.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 9.4% 50.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.0% 6.1% 106.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 10.1% 47.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.9% 9.0% -28.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 12.5% 21.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.1% 9.1% -56.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 14.9% 50.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricETNHUBBVICR
Gross margin 35.9% 35.4% 60.6%
EBITDA margin 21.7% 24.5% 28.7%
Operating margin 17.7% 20.2% 24.9%
Pretax margin 16.1% 17.7% 28.1%
Net margin 12.8% 13.8% 32.2%
FCF margin 13.1% 14.1% 9.1%
Operating cash flow margin 16.5% 16.8% 17.1%
Return on equity 19.1% 22.8% 20.7%
Return on assets 6.9% 7.7% 19.2%
Return on invested capital 10.3% 11.3% –
Return on capital employed 12.2% 13.5% 16.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.2x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 3.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricETNHUBBVICR
Debt / assets 36.7% 43.0% –
Debt / equity 1.0x 1.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 3.0x –
Debt / FCF 5.2x 5.5x –
Liabilities / assets 63.9% 65.4% 7.6%
Equity / assets 36.1% 34.6% 92.4%
Interest coverage 12.0x – –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.5x 11.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.8x 9.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 7.7x
Altman Z-score 3.75 – 82.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricETNHUBBVICR
Dividend yield 1.1% 1.3% –
Net buyback yield 0.3% 0.9% -0.8%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 2.2% -0.8%
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.

ConsensusETNHUBBVICR
Forward P/E 28.3xFY2026 21.8xFY2026 56.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.88FY2026 $20.07FY2026 $3.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.0%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026 +46.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.4% +21.9% +72.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $31.83BFY2026 $7.32BFY2026 $609.82MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +25.4%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.7% +9.8% +63.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersETNHUBBVICR
Held by institutions 84.7% 96.1% 47.7%
Institutions holding 2,642 1,015 510
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% -0.4% +3.9%
Institutions buying 1,399 511 348
Institutions selling 892 318 130
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.61 2.68

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.

ETNHUBBVICR
ETN 1.00 0.63 0.62
HUBB 0.63 1.00 0.44
VICR 0.62 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ETN, HUBB and VICR?

Eaton (ETN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eaton (ETN) $152.20B, Hubbell (HUBB) $23.03B, Vicor (VICR) $9.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, ETN, HUBB and VICR?

Hubbell (HUBB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eaton (ETN) 39.7x, Hubbell (HUBB) 25.3x, Vicor (VICR) 52.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hubbell (HUBB) is cheapest (Eaton (ETN) 28.3x, Hubbell (HUBB) 21.8x, Vicor (VICR) 56.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vicor (VICR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Eaton (ETN) +15.5%, Hubbell (HUBB) +16.0%, Vicor (VICR) +27.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vicor (VICR) has the highest net margin (Eaton (ETN) 12.8%, Hubbell (HUBB) 13.8%, Vicor (VICR) 32.2%). 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 Vicor (VICR) returned the most: Eaton (ETN) +4.5%, Hubbell (HUBB) -4.0%, Vicor (VICR) +141.7%. Over five years, Eaton (ETN) compounded fastest (Eaton (ETN) +19.0%/yr, Hubbell (HUBB) +17.0%/yr, Vicor (VICR) +7.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hubbell (HUBB) has been the steadiest (Eaton (ETN) 40.7%, Hubbell (HUBB) 32.2%, Vicor (VICR) 95.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.