ETN vs XCH vs AEIS Stock Comparison

Eaton, Xchg and Advanced Energy Industries Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
3 wins
XCH XCHG Ltd
$4.84 +48.5% 1M +253.3% 1Y
Market cap
$34.48M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
EV Charging Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionETNXCHAEISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $137.06B $34.48M $8.46B ETN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.2x — 29.3x AEIS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.4x — 19.7x AEIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.1% — +31.7% AEIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.2% — 12.7% AEIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.7% — 10.9% AEIS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x — -0.4x AEIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.23% — 0.19% ETN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.6% +253.3% +8.5% XCH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.6%/yr — +17.3%/yr AEIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.8% 332.4% 67.3% ETN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 — 51/100 AEIS

Percentile Scorecard

ETNXCHAEIS

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

AxisETNXCHAEIS
Valuation 17 #169 of 204 – 28 #147 of 204
Growth 73 #52 of 191 – 85 #30 of 191
Profitability 73 #51 of 189 – 61 #74 of 189
Financial Health 20 #177 of 221 31 #50 of 72 61 #86 of 221
Shareholder Returns 39 #97 of 159 – 18 #130 of 159
Overall 45 – 51
  • ETN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • XCH ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • AEIS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodETNXCHAEISSPY
1 month -18.4%+48.5%-28.8% -1.0%
3 months -21.1%+1,025.6%-35.7% -0.4%
6 months -16.3%+392.6%-41.4% +4.5%
Year to date +10.8%+328.3%+1.0% +12.4%
1 year -6.6%+253.3%+8.5% +13.6%
3 years +64.2%—+130.6% +76.4%
3 years, per year +18.0%—+32.1% +20.8%
5 years +105.9%—+122.3% +63.7%
5 years, per year +15.6%—+17.3% +10.4%
10 years +480.6%—+348.9% +267.7%
10 years, per year +19.2%—+16.2% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureETNXCHAEISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.8%332.4%67.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.2%135.5%70.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.790.372.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.150.760.13 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.7%-99.2%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.3%-4.3%-45.6% -1.6%
52-week high $459.94$5.06$389.05 $779.14
52-week low $315.82$0.23$188.88 $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.

MultipleETNXCHAEIS
P/E now vs peer median 35.2xmedian 25.5x —median 26.4x 29.3xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 1.9x —median 2.6x 3.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.6xmedian 14.4x —median 19.6x 19.2xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.1xmedian 23.3x —median 29.9x 119.0xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 2.2x 3.3xmedian 1.8x 5.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.42median 1.16 —median 0.71 1.16median 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 monthsETNXCHAEIS
Revenue $31.98B – $2.27B
Gross profit $11.21B – $915.20M
Operating income $5.54B – $363.20M
Net income $3.90B – $288.80M
Free cash flow $3.80B – $71.10M
R&D $879.00M – $254.60M
EPS (diluted) $10.00 – $6.98
Cash & equivalents $528.00M $11.41M $1.42B
Total debt $20.11B $8.11M $1.27B
Shares (diluted) 389.60M 3.50M 41.40M
Enterprise value $134.04B -$33.96M $4.15B

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
MetricETNXCHAEIS
P/E 35.2x – 29.3x
P/FCF 36.1x – 119.0x
P/Operating cash flow 27.9x – 37.5x
P/S 4.3x – 3.7x
P/B 6.5x 3.3x 5.3x
P/Tangible book 15.6x 3.3x 5.7x
EV/EBITDA 22.6x – 19.2x
EV/EBIT 28.2x – 22.9x
EV/Revenue 4.9x – 3.7x
EV/FCF 41.2x – 116.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.9x – 36.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.42 – 1.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricETNXCHAEIS
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.1% – 31.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.3% – 9.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.5% – 42.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.7% – 13.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.7% – 150.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.6% – 32.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.7% – 99.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.2% – 29.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.6% – 85.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.3% – 25.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.6% – -4.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.8% – 4.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.2% – -54.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.8% – -18.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricETNXCHAEIS
Gross margin 35.0% – 40.3%
EBITDA margin 21.7% – 19.1%
Operating margin 17.3% – 16.0%
Pretax margin 15.4% – 15.2%
Net margin 12.2% – 12.7%
FCF margin 11.9% – 3.1%
Operating cash flow margin 15.3% – 9.9%
Return on equity 18.9% – 19.0%
Return on assets 6.9% – 8.2%
Return on invested capital 10.7% – 10.9%
Return on capital employed 12.6% – 12.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 3.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricETNXCHAEIS
Debt / assets 35.0% 19.7% 34.7%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.8x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x – -0.4x
Debt / FCF 5.3x – 17.8x
Liabilities / assets 63.4% 74.7% 56.4%
Equity / assets 36.6% 25.3% 43.6%
Interest coverage 9.6x – 25.0x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.2x 3.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 2.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 3.49 – 4.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricETNXCHAEIS
Dividend yield 1.2% – 0.2%
Net buyback yield 0.1% – 0.1%
Shareholder yield 1.3% – 0.3%
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.

ConsensusETNXCHAEIS
Forward P/E 25.4xFY2026 – 19.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.88FY2026 $-2.46FY2026 $10.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.0%FY2026 – +67.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.4% – +37.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $31.83BFY2026 $34.13MFY2026 $2.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +36.0%FY2026 +41.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.7% +27.9% +25.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersETNXCHAEIS
Held by institutions 84.7% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,647 – 680
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% – -2.0%
Institutions buying 1,402 – 388
Institutions selling 893 – 220
Buyers to sellers 1.57 – 1.76

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.

ETNXCHAEIS
ETN 1.00 0.01 0.75
XCH 0.01 1.00 -0.01
AEIS 0.75 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ETN, XCH and AEIS?

Eaton (ETN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eaton (ETN) $137.06B, Xchg (XCH) $34.48M, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) $8.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, ETN, XCH and AEIS?

Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eaton (ETN) 35.2x, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 29.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is cheapest (Eaton (ETN) 25.4x, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 19.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Eaton (ETN) +20.1%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +31.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) has the highest net margin (Eaton (ETN) 12.2%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 12.7%). On return on invested capital, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) leads (Eaton (ETN) 10.7%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Xchg (XCH) returned the most: Eaton (ETN) -6.6%, Xchg (XCH) +253.3%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +8.5%. Over five years, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) compounded fastest (Eaton (ETN) +15.6%/yr, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +17.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Eaton (ETN) has the highest dividend yield: Eaton (ETN) 1.23%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 0.19%. Xchg (XCH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eaton (ETN) has been the steadiest (Eaton (ETN) 42.8%, Xchg (XCH) 332.4%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 67.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ETN, XCH and AEIS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 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.