HUBB vs AEIS vs ALNT Stock Comparison

Hubbell, Advanced Energy Industries and Allient Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HUBB Hubbell Inc
$434.48 -6.8% 1M +0.1% 1Y
Market cap
$22.84B
P/E
25.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.59B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
5 wins
ALNT Allient Inc
$94.04 -18.9% 1M +73.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.59B
P/E
55.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$574.78M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionHUBBAEISALNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.84B $9.28B $1.59B HUBB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.1x 42.3x 55.7x HUBB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.6x 21.7x 33.3x HUBB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.0% +24.6% +10.6% AEIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 10.8% 5.0% AEIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.3% 7.8% AEIS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.4x 1.8x AEIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.1% +13.5% +73.5% ALNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.1%/yr +20.6%/yr +21.7%/yr ALNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.6% 65.1% 60.1% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 45/100 40/100 HUBB

Percentile Scorecard

HUBBAEISALNT

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

AxisHUBBAEISALNT
Valuation 31 #140 of 203 13 #177 of 203 15 #173 of 203
Growth 73 #51 of 188 76 #46 of 188 63 #71 of 188
Profitability 75 #46 of 183 54 #84 of 183 51 #90 of 183
Financial Health 15 #184 of 217 60 #87 of 217 57 #93 of 217
Shareholder Returns 55 #69 of 153 19 #124 of 153 13 #133 of 153
Overall 50 45 40
  • HUBB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • AEIS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ALNT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHUBBAEISALNTSPY
1 month -6.8%-16.7%-18.9% -0.2%
3 months -10.3%-14.8%+12.9% +3.9%
6 months -20.2%-36.9%+26.5% +8.2%
Year to date -2.2%+11.2%+75.0% +12.9%
1 year +0.1%+13.5%+73.5% +12.3%
3 years +54.6%+165.2%+240.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +15.6%+38.4%+50.5% +23.3%
5 years +119.8%+155.3%+167.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +17.1%+20.6%+21.7% +10.9%
10 years +314.1%+392.1%+616.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +15.3%+17.3%+21.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHUBBAEISALNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.6%65.1%60.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.3%67.5%60.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.202.732.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.000.211.22 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.1%-44.3%-62.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.1%-40.1%-20.7% -1.2%
52-week high $557.85$389.05$118.63 $779.14
52-week low $407.36$188.88$48.39 $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.

MultipleHUBBAEISALNT
P/E now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 25.2x 41.3xmedian 25.2x 55.2xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.9x 4.6xmedian 1.9x 2.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.0x 27.4xmedian 14.0x 23.3xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.9xmedian 21.7x 106.5xmedian 21.7x 58.1xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 2.3x 6.4xmedian 2.3x 5.1xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.51median 1.32 11.25median 1.32 9.97median 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 monthsHUBBAEISALNT
Revenue $6.59B $2.04B $574.78M
Gross profit $2.33B $800.50M $191.57M
Operating income $1.33B $269.20M $48.46M
Net income – $219.40M $28.61M
Free cash flow – $87.50M $27.50M
R&D – $246.60M $39.66M
EPS (diluted) $17.12 $5.19 $1.70
Cash & equivalents $334.50M $1.40B $42.09M
Total debt – $3.30B $721.29M
Shares (diluted) 53.10M 42.30M 16.88M
Enterprise value $22.84B $5.63B $1.43B

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
MetricHUBBAEISALNT
P/E 25.3x 41.3x 55.2x
P/FCF 26.9x 106.5x 58.1x
P/Operating cash flow 20.7x 39.0x 41.6x
P/S 3.5x 4.6x 2.8x
P/B 5.6x 6.4x 5.1x
P/Tangible book 23.6x 6.9x 6.9x
EV/EBITDA – 27.4x 23.3x
EV/EBIT – 34.1x 35.7x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 4.5x 3.0x
EV/FCF – 105.0x 62.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.7x 38.4x 45.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.51 11.25 9.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHUBBAEISALNT
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.0% 24.6% 10.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 3.3% 1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.1% 32.8% 14.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 6.0% 2.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.2% 216.7% 44.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 9.4% 3.8%
Net income growth (1Y) – 161.5% 100.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 7.6% 6.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.1% 133.8% 98.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 3.7% 5.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% 23.3% -39.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 7.6% 18.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -30.8% -50.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -11.1% 54.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHUBBAEISALNT
Gross margin – 39.3% 33.3%
EBITDA margin – 16.5% 12.9%
Operating margin – 13.2% 8.4%
Pretax margin – 12.1% 6.4%
Net margin – 10.8% 5.0%
FCF margin – 4.3% 4.8%
Operating cash flow margin 16.8% 11.7% 6.7%
Return on equity 22.8% 15.4% 9.3%
Return on assets 7.7% 7.3% 4.9%
Return on invested capital – 10.3% 7.8%
Return on capital employed – 11.3% 9.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 3.4% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHUBBAEISALNT
Debt / assets – 36.9% 29.2%
Debt / equity – 0.9x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x 1.8x
Debt / FCF – 14.4x 6.3x
Liabilities / assets 65.4% 57.5% 47.4%
Equity / assets 34.6% 42.5% 52.6%
Interest coverage – 17.1x 4.4x
Current ratio 1.5x 3.8x 3.4x
Quick ratio – 2.8x 1.8x
Cash ratio – 2.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 4.81 5.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHUBBAEISALNT
Dividend yield 1.3% 0.2% 0.1%
Net buyback yield – 0.1% –
Shareholder yield 1.3% 0.2% 0.1%
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.

ConsensusHUBBAEISALNT
Forward P/E 21.6xFY2026 21.7xFY2026 33.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.07FY2026 $10.74FY2026 $2.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 +67.6%FY2026 +30.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% +37.5% +22.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.32BFY2026 $2.55BFY2026 $565.99MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.4%FY2026 +41.5%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.8% +25.2% +11.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHUBBAEISALNT
Held by institutions 96.1% 100.0% 77.3%
Institutions holding 1,015 678 229
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% -2.0% +1.8%
Institutions buying 511 388 133
Institutions selling 318 218 72
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.78 1.85

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.

HUBBAEISALNT
HUBB 1.00 0.59 0.46
AEIS 0.59 1.00 0.56
ALNT 0.46 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HUBB, AEIS and ALNT?

Hubbell (HUBB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hubbell (HUBB) $22.84B, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) $9.28B, Allient (ALNT) $1.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, HUBB, AEIS and ALNT?

Hubbell (HUBB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hubbell (HUBB) 25.1x, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 42.3x, Allient (ALNT) 55.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hubbell (HUBB) is cheapest (Hubbell (HUBB) 21.6x, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 21.7x, Allient (ALNT) 33.3x). 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: Hubbell (HUBB) +16.0%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +24.6%, Allient (ALNT) +10.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) has the highest net margin (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.8%, Allient (ALNT) 5.0%). On return on invested capital, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) leads (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.3%, Allient (ALNT) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allient (ALNT) returned the most: Hubbell (HUBB) +0.1%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +13.5%, Allient (ALNT) +73.5%. Over five years, Allient (ALNT) compounded fastest (Hubbell (HUBB) +17.1%/yr, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +20.6%/yr, Allient (ALNT) +21.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hubbell (HUBB) has been the steadiest (Hubbell (HUBB) 32.6%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 65.1%, Allient (ALNT) 60.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HUBB, AEIS and ALNT?

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.