HII vs SYM vs VHUB Stock Comparison

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Symbotic and VenHub Global Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SYM Symbotic Inc.
$38.98 -10.3% 1M -44.9% 1Y
Market cap
$23.54B
P/E
608.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.65B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Huntington Ingalls Industries leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Huntington Ingalls Industries 6, Symbotic 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHIISYMVHUBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.09B $23.54B $26.21M SYM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.8x 608.2x -0.4x HII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.6x 205.2x — HII
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.0% +20.6% — SYM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 0.3% -11,799.2% HII
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.96% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.7% -44.9% — HII
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.6%/yr +31.4%/yr — SYM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.4% 78.7% 162.6% HII
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 46/100 2/100 HII

Percentile Scorecard

HIISYMVHUB

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

AxisHIISYMVHUB
Valuation 77 #24 of 100 10 #182 of 203 0 #13 of 13
Growth 25 #73 of 97 99 #3 of 188 9 #11 of 12
Profitability 61 #38 of 96 39 #112 of 183 0 #12 of 12
Financial Health 31 #73 of 105 42 #126 of 217 0 #13 of 13
Shareholder Returns 55 #30 of 65 40 #92 of 153 –
Overall 50 46 2
  • HII ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • SYM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • VHUB ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHIISYMVHUBSPY
1 month +6.6%-10.3%-46.3% -0.2%
3 months -6.2%-7.9%-60.8% +3.9%
6 months -22.1%-31.7%-56.1% +8.2%
Year to date -17.3%-34.5%— +12.9%
1 year -6.7%-44.9%— +12.3%
3 years +32.0%+10.3%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +9.7%+3.3%— +23.3%
5 years +37.6%+291.8%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +6.6%+31.4%— +10.9%
10 years +76.8%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +5.9%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHIISYMVHUBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.4%78.7%162.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.7%80.6%198.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.722.911.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.18-0.57— 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.1%-72.5%-96.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.0%-55.3%-96.4% -1.2%
52-week high $453.73$87.30$8.08 $779.14
52-week low $257.01$37.90$0.29 $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.

MultipleHIISYMVHUB
P/E now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 26.5x 608.2xmedian 25.2x -0.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 3.0x 8.9xmedian 1.9x 51.9xmedian 18.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 14.6x 563.4xmedian 14.0x -0.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -130.4xmedian 26.4x 29.6xmedian 21.7x -1.6xmedian 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.5x 20.8xmedian 2.3x -495.8xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.96median 0.90 20.85median 1.32 —

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 monthsHIISYMVHUB
Revenue $13.19B $2.65B $505.29K
Gross profit $5.53B $563.25M -$111.65K
Operating income $698.00M -$250.00K -$42.78M
Net income $661.00M $34.64M -$59.62M
Free cash flow -$85.00M $795.43M -$16.53M
R&D – $203.12M $1.05M
EPS (diluted) $16.73 $0.06 $-0.69
Cash & equivalents $12.00M $1.75B $2.56M
Total debt $10.67B – –
Shares (diluted) 39.50M 133.25M 86.30M
Enterprise value $9.77B $17.14B $17.76M

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
MetricHIISYMVHUB
P/E 16.8x 608.2x -0.4x
P/FCF -130.4x 29.6x -1.6x
P/Operating cash flow 32.0x 26.3x -1.7x
P/S 0.8x 8.9x 51.9x
P/B 2.1x 20.8x -495.8x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 22.4x -495.8x
EV/EBITDA 13.5x 563.4x -0.6x
EV/EBIT 19.7x -87,169x -0.6x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 8.2x 46.8x
EV/FCF -162.1x 27.4x -1.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 39.7x 24.4x -1.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.96 20.85 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHIISYMVHUB
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.0% 20.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 40.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.6% 40.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 51.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 35.3% 99.6% -193.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 89.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 25.9% 208.5% -76.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.3% 29.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 25.6% 210.9% 42.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 29.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -66.4% 400.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.1% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -112.7% 594.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.7% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHIISYMVHUB
Gross margin 41.9% 21.3% -22.1%
EBITDA margin 7.7% 1.5% -8,423%
Operating margin 5.3% 0.0% -8,466%
Pretax margin 6.4% 2.4% -10,867%
Net margin 5.0% 0.3% -11,799%
FCF margin -0.6% 30.1% -3,271%
Operating cash flow margin 2.6% 33.8% -3,074%
Return on equity 12.6% 3.2% -3,339%
Return on assets 5.2% 1.0% -559.7%
Return on invested capital 6.9% – –
Return on capital employed 7.0% 0.0% -1,898%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.8x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 25.8x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 8.9% 6,401%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHIISYMVHUB
Debt / assets 21.3% – –
Debt / equity 0.5x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x – –
Debt / FCF -31.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 58.1% 67.8% 100.7%
Equity / assets 41.9% 32.2% -0.7%
Interest coverage 7.1x – -3.5x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.3x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.2x 1.2x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.8x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.81 6.38 -34.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHIISYMVHUB
Dividend yield 2.0% – –
Net buyback yield – -1.8% -72.0%
Shareholder yield 2.0% -1.8% -72.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 32.7% 3.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -254.1% 0.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.9% -30.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.1% – –

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.

ConsensusHIISYMVHUB
Forward P/E 14.6xFY2026 205.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $19.23FY2026 $0.19FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +25.0%FY2026 -17.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +16.1% +131.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.12BFY2026 $2.86BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +5.2%FY2026 +27.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% +18.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHIISYMVHUB
Held by institutions 88.5% 90.0% –
Institutions holding 806 412 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% +2.6% –
Institutions buying 354 260 –
Institutions selling 301 85 –
Buyers to sellers 1.18 3.06 –

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.

HIISYMVHUB
HII 1.00 0.13 -0.12
SYM 0.13 1.00 0.02
VHUB -0.12 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HII, SYM and VHUB?

Symbotic (SYM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) $11.09B, Symbotic (SYM) $23.54B, VenHub Global (VHUB) $26.21M.

Which stock is cheaper, HII, SYM and VHUB?

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 16.8x, Symbotic (SYM) 608.2x, VenHub Global (VHUB) -0.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) is cheapest (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 14.6x, Symbotic (SYM) 205.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Symbotic (SYM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +14.0%, Symbotic (SYM) +20.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has the highest net margin (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 5.0%, Symbotic (SYM) 0.3%, VenHub Global (VHUB) -11,799.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) returned the most: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) -6.7%, Symbotic (SYM) -44.9%. Over five years, Symbotic (SYM) compounded fastest (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +6.6%/yr, Symbotic (SYM) +31.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 1.96%. Symbotic (SYM) and VenHub Global (VHUB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has been the steadiest (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 38.4%, Symbotic (SYM) 78.7%, VenHub Global (VHUB) 162.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HII, SYM and VHUB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) leads on 6. 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.