ETN vs VRT vs WBX Stock Comparison

Eaton, Vertiv Holdings and Wallbox Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ETN Eaton Corp plc
$384.22 -12.7% 1M +1.2% 1Y
Market cap
$152.47B
P/E
39.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.03B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
4 wins
VRT Vertiv Holdings Co
$208.78 -17.6% 1M +8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$91.67B
P/E
52.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.48B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
7 wins
WBX Wallbox N.V.
$2.72 -3.9% 1M -44.5% 1Y
Market cap
$416.13M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
EV Charging Industrials

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Vertiv Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Vertiv Holdings 7, Eaton 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionETNVRTWBXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $152.47B $91.67B $416.13M ETN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.8x 52.9x — ETN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.7x 30.2x — ETN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.5% +26.2% — VRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.8% 15.1% — VRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.3% 24.0% — VRT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x -0.1x — VRT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.2% +8.2% -44.5% VRT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.4%/yr +52.1%/yr -29.9%/yr VRT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.7% 66.0% 86.8% ETN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 59/100 — VRT

Percentile Scorecard

ETNVRTWBX

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

AxisETNVRTWBX
Valuation 14 #175 of 203 26 #150 of 203 –
Growth 73 #52 of 188 100 #2 of 188 –
Profitability 75 #47 of 183 100 #2 of 183 –
Financial Health 20 #174 of 217 56 #96 of 217 7 #66 of 71
Shareholder Returns 43 #88 of 153 16 #129 of 153 –
Overall 45 59 –
  • ETN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • VRT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WBX ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodETNVRTWBXSPY
1 month -12.7%-17.6%-3.9% -0.2%
3 months -0.5%-22.5%-21.6% +3.9%
6 months -7.0%-31.6%-10.5% +8.2%
Year to date +20.6%+28.9%+16.2% +12.9%
1 year +1.2%+8.2%-44.5% +12.3%
3 years +96.7%+473.3%+58.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +25.3%+79.0%+16.5% +23.3%
5 years +132.9%+712.4%-83.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +18.4%+52.1%-29.9% +10.9%
10 years +516.8%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +20.0%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureETNVRTWBXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.7%66.0%86.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.6%67.0%73.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.872.901.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.030.12-0.51 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.7%-70.2%-98.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.5%-44.5%-51.2% -1.2%
52-week high $459.94$376.23$5.57 $779.14
52-week low $315.82$149.83$2.34 $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.

MultipleETNVRTWBX
P/E now vs peer median 39.0xmedian 25.2x 46.4xmedian 25.2x —median 27.2x
P/S now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 1.9x 7.0xmedian 1.9x —median 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 14.0x 31.3xmedian 14.0x —median 18.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.9xmedian 21.7x 27.4xmedian 21.7x —median 28.6x
P/B now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 2.3x 16.9xmedian 2.3x -6.2xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 2.94median 1.32 0.42median 1.32 —median 0.79

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 monthsETNVRTWBX
Revenue $30.03B $11.48B –
Gross profit $10.78B $4.37B –
Operating income $5.32B $2.17B –
Net income $3.83B $1.73B –
Free cash flow $3.93B $2.93B –
R&D $844.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $9.83 $4.41 –
Cash & equivalents $483.00M $2.81B $22.78M
Total debt $20.61B $2.94B $238.51M
Shares (diluted) 389.50M 392.75M 444.00K
Enterprise value $149.66B $82.29B $290.25M

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
MetricETNVRTWBX
P/E 39.0x 46.4x –
P/FCF 37.9x 27.4x –
P/Operating cash flow 30.1x 24.0x –
P/S 5.0x 7.0x –
P/B 7.4x 16.9x -6.2x
P/Tangible book 19.4x 27.2x -3.7x
EV/EBITDA 26.0x 31.3x –
EV/EBIT 31.8x 36.9x –
EV/Revenue 5.6x 7.0x –
EV/FCF 43.0x 27.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 34.2x 23.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.94 0.42 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricETNVRTWBX
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.5% 26.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 21.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.7% 36.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.3% 29.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.7% 39.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 55.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) -2.4% 113.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 112.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) -2.0% 111.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 110.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.9% 135.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 91.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.1% 134.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 100.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricETNVRTWBX
Gross margin 35.9% 38.0% –
EBITDA margin 21.7% 22.3% –
Operating margin 17.7% 18.9% –
Pretax margin 16.1% 18.4% –
Net margin 12.8% 15.1% –
FCF margin 13.1% 25.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 16.5% 29.2% –
Return on equity 19.1% 38.5% –
Return on assets 6.9% 11.8% –
Return on invested capital 10.3% 24.0% –
Return on capital employed 12.2% 29.4% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.9x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricETNVRTWBX
Debt / assets 36.7% 18.5% 86.2%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.6x -3.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x -0.1x –
Debt / FCF 5.2x 1.0x –
Liabilities / assets 63.9% 70.1% 124.6%
Equity / assets 36.1% 29.9% -24.6%
Interest coverage 12.0x 41.4x –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.4x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.9x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.69 5.87 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricETNVRTWBX
Dividend yield 1.1% 0.1% –
Net buyback yield 0.3% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 1.5% 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.

ConsensusETNVRTWBX
Forward P/E 27.7xFY2026 30.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $13.88FY2026 $6.91FY2026 $-3.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.0%FY2026 +64.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +14.4% +40.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $31.83BFY2026 $14.66BFY2026 $160.28MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +43.3%FY2026 -6.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.7% +20.2% +149.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersETNVRTWBX
Held by institutions 84.7% 81.7% –
Institutions holding 2,642 2,038 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +0.0% –
Institutions buying 1,399 1,170 –
Institutions selling 892 691 –
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.69 –

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.

ETNVRTWBX
ETN 1.00 0.77 0.16
VRT 0.77 1.00 0.13
WBX 0.16 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ETN, VRT and WBX?

Eaton (ETN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eaton (ETN) $152.47B, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) $91.67B, Wallbox (WBX) $416.13M.

Which stock is cheaper, ETN, VRT and WBX?

Eaton (ETN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eaton (ETN) 39.8x, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 52.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eaton (ETN) is cheapest (Eaton (ETN) 27.7x, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 30.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vertiv Holdings (VRT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Eaton (ETN) +15.5%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +26.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vertiv Holdings (VRT) has the highest net margin (Eaton (ETN) 12.8%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 15.1%). On return on invested capital, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) leads (Eaton (ETN) 10.3%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 24.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vertiv Holdings (VRT) returned the most: Eaton (ETN) +1.2%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +8.2%, Wallbox (WBX) -44.5%. Over five years, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) compounded fastest (Eaton (ETN) +18.4%/yr, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +52.1%/yr, Wallbox (WBX) -29.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eaton (ETN) has been the steadiest (Eaton (ETN) 40.7%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 66.0%, Wallbox (WBX) 86.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ETN, VRT and WBX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 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.