GNRC vs HWM vs HUBB Stock Comparison

Generac Holdings, Howmet Aerospace and Hubbell Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GNRC Generac Holdings Inc.
$189.24 -12.1% 1M +20.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.04B
P/E
33.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.62B
Div. yield
0.00%
Power Equipment Industrials
3 wins
HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc.
$213.55 -7.0% 1M +4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$80.57B
P/E
39.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.73B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
7 wins
HUBB Hubbell Inc
$438.11 -8.9% 1M -4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$22.05B
P/E
24.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.59B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionGNRCHWMHUBBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.04B $80.57B $22.05B HWM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.3x 39.2x 24.3x HUBB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.3x 41.1x 21.8x GNRC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.1% +22.0% +16.0% HWM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.5% 21.1% 13.8% HWM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% 21.5% 11.3% HWM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 1.4x 3.0x GNRC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% HWM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.9% +4.2% -4.6% GNRC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.6%/yr +45.0%/yr +16.3%/yr HWM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.4% 36.7% 32.6% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 73/100 55/100 HWM

Percentile Scorecard

GNRCHWMHUBB

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

AxisGNRCHWMHUBB
Valuation 77 #15 of 63 39 #62 of 101 37 #128 of 204
Growth 42 #35 of 60 91 #10 of 98 73 #53 of 191
Profitability 88 #8 of 57 99 #2 of 97 82 #34 of 189
Financial Health 51 #36 of 72 47 #57 of 107 16 #187 of 221
Shareholder Returns 68 #11 of 32 88 #9 of 66 67 #53 of 159
Overall 65 73 55
  • GNRC ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • HWM ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • HUBB ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGNRCHWMHUBBSPY
1 month -12.1%-7.0%-8.9% -1.0%
3 months -13.0%-26.7%-14.7% -0.4%
6 months -29.2%-16.7%-12.8% +4.5%
Year to date +38.8%+4.2%-1.4% +12.4%
1 year +20.9%+4.2%-4.6% +13.6%
3 years +80.4%+345.1%+55.4% +76.4%
3 years, per year +21.7%+64.5%+15.9% +20.8%
5 years -57.3%+539.4%+113.0% +63.7%
5 years, per year -15.6%+45.0%+16.3% +10.4%
10 years +408.8%+1,474.9%+324.6% +267.7%
10 years, per year +17.7%+31.7%+15.6% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureGNRCHWMHUBBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.4%36.7%32.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.2%37.2%36.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.981.031.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.360.11-0.14 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.7%-36.5%-33.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.0%-27.0%-21.5% -1.6%
52-week high $295.54$292.71$557.85 $779.14
52-week low $136.37$185.88$407.36 $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.

MultipleGNRCHWMHUBB
P/E now vs peer median 37.0xmedian 26.4x 41.4xmedian 25.9x 25.5xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.6x 8.7xmedian 2.8x 3.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 19.6x 29.2xmedian 14.7x 17.3xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.9xmedian 29.9x 44.0xmedian 26.9x 24.9xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.8x 14.8xmedian 2.5x 5.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.00median 0.71 0.84median 0.94 2.54median 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 monthsGNRCHWMHUBB
Revenue $4.62B $9.73B $6.59B
Gross profit $1.84B $3.56B $2.33B
Operating income $478.99M $2.73B $1.33B
Net income $301.14M $2.05B $915.00M
Free cash flow $414.49M $1.93B $928.00M
R&D $253.28M $38.00M –
EPS (diluted) $5.06 $5.13 $17.12
Cash & equivalents $393.67M $507.00M $334.50M
Total debt $1.33B $4.83B $5.12B
Shares (diluted) 59.56M 400.00M 53.10M
Enterprise value $8.77B $76.32B $20.29B

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
MetricGNRCHWMHUBB
P/E 37.0x 41.4x 25.5x
P/FCF 26.9x 44.0x 24.9x
P/Operating cash flow 18.6x 35.4x 20.9x
P/S 2.4x 8.7x 3.5x
P/B 3.7x 14.8x 5.6x
P/Tangible book 4.0x 17.3x 23.8x
EV/EBITDA 15.3x 29.2x 17.3x
EV/EBIT 25.3x 32.7x 20.9x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 9.2x 4.2x
EV/FCF 29.2x 46.3x 30.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.1x 37.2x 25.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.00 0.84 2.54

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGNRCHWMHUBB
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.1% 22.0% 16.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 14.9% 7.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.4% 33.7% 17.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 26.3% 9.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.5% 36.4% 15.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 35.5% 10.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.6% 41.6% 5.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 47.5% 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.7% 43.6% 6.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.4% 49.5% 10.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.1% 40.3% 9.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.3% 38.8% 12.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2.3% 50.9% 9.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 41.0% 14.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGNRCHWMHUBB
Gross margin 39.9% 36.6% 35.4%
EBITDA margin 17.1% 31.4% 24.5%
Operating margin 10.4% 28.1% 20.2%
Pretax margin 8.7% 25.8% 17.7%
Net margin 6.5% 21.1% 13.8%
FCF margin 9.0% 19.8% 14.1%
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% 24.7% 16.8%
Return on equity 10.3% 35.7% 22.8%
Return on assets 5.1% 15.5% 7.7%
Return on invested capital 8.4% 21.5% 11.3%
Return on capital employed 10.6% 24.7% 13.5%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.0% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGNRCHWMHUBB
Debt / assets 21.7% 36.4% 43.0%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.8x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 1.4x 3.0x
Debt / FCF 3.2x 2.5x 5.5x
Liabilities / assets 50.9% 56.6% 65.4%
Equity / assets 49.1% 43.4% 34.6%
Interest coverage 7.3x – –
Current ratio 2.0x 1.9x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.18 8.96 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGNRCHWMHUBB
Dividend yield 0.0% 0.2% 1.3%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 1.5% 0.9%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 1.8% 2.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 0.1% 9.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 0.1% 10.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.0% 23.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 43.3% –

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.

ConsensusGNRCHWMHUBB
Forward P/E 20.3xFY2026 41.1xFY2026 21.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.31FY2026 $5.19FY2026 $20.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.8%FY2026 +37.7%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +42.0% +31.2% +21.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.60BFY2026 $10.37BFY2026 $7.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.1%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 +25.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +48.6% +15.9% +9.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGNRCHWMHUBB
Held by institutions 89.4% 91.0% 96.5%
Institutions holding 1,000 1,602 1,019
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +0.7% -0.1%
Institutions buying 532 908 513
Institutions selling 322 485 320
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.87 1.60

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.

GNRCHWMHUBB
GNRC 1.00 0.31 0.53
HWM 0.31 1.00 0.38
HUBB 0.53 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GNRC, HWM and HUBB?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Generac Holdings (GNRC) $10.04B, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) $80.57B, Hubbell (HUBB) $22.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, GNRC, HWM and HUBB?

Hubbell (HUBB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Generac Holdings (GNRC) 33.3x, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 39.2x, Hubbell (HUBB) 24.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Generac Holdings (GNRC) is cheapest (Generac Holdings (GNRC) 20.3x, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 41.1x, 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?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Generac Holdings (GNRC) +6.1%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +22.0%, Hubbell (HUBB) +16.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) has the highest net margin (Generac Holdings (GNRC) 6.5%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 21.1%, Hubbell (HUBB) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) leads (Generac Holdings (GNRC) 8.4%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 21.5%, Hubbell (HUBB) 11.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Generac Holdings (GNRC) returned the most: Generac Holdings (GNRC) +20.9%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +4.2%, Hubbell (HUBB) -4.6%. Over five years, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) compounded fastest (Generac Holdings (GNRC) -15.6%/yr, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +45.0%/yr, Hubbell (HUBB) +16.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) has the highest dividend yield: Generac Holdings (GNRC) 0.00%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 0.00%, Hubbell (HUBB) 0.00%. Hubbell (HUBB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hubbell (HUBB) has been the steadiest (Generac Holdings (GNRC) 57.4%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 36.7%, Hubbell (HUBB) 32.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GNRC, HWM and HUBB?

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