HUBB vs AEIS vs VGTK Stock Comparison

Hubbell, Advanced Energy Industries and Viking Global Technologies Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HUBB Hubbell Inc
$437.90 -4.7% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$22.46B
P/E
24.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.59B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hubbell leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Hubbell 7, Advanced Energy Industries 3, Viking Global Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHUBBAEISVGTKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.46B $8.55B $10.48M HUBB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.7x 39.0x -1.1x HUBB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.8x 22.3x — HUBB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.0% +24.6% — AEIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.8% 10.8% — HUBB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.3% 10.3% — HUBB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x -0.4x -16.2x VGTK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.3% +15.2% -20.0% AEIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.1%/yr +21.2%/yr -77.2%/yr AEIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.0% 65.2% 140.8% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 45/100 48/100 HUBB

Percentile Scorecard

HUBBAEISVGTK

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

AxisHUBBAEISVGTK
Valuation 38 #126 of 203 12 #178 of 203 54 #29 of 62
Growth 71 #56 of 188 77 #45 of 188 86 #9 of 59
Profitability 85 #28 of 183 56 #81 of 183 –
Financial Health 16 #181 of 216 59 #89 of 216 3 #70 of 72
Shareholder Returns 72 #44 of 152 19 #124 of 152 –
Overall 56 45 48
  • HUBB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • AEIS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • VGTK ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHUBBAEISVGTKSPY
1 month -4.7%-15.4%+33.3% +0.7%
3 months -7.5%-12.6%+33.3% +3.7%
6 months -13.8%-37.6%+33.3% +7.1%
Year to date -1.4%+14.5%0.0% +12.8%
1 year -7.3%+15.2%-20.0% +11.9%
3 years +54.6%+176.9%-88.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +15.6%+40.5%-51.9% +22.8%
5 years +119.6%+161.1%-99.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +17.1%+21.2%-77.2% +10.9%
10 years +318.6%+406.3%-100.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +15.4%+17.6%-87.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHUBBAEISVGTKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.0%65.2%140.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.3%67.5%480.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.192.741.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.230.23-0.14 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.1%-44.3%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.5%-38.4%-20.0% -1.2%
52-week high $557.85$389.05$0.05 $779.14
52-week low $407.36$188.88$0.02 $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.

MultipleHUBBAEISVGTK
P/E now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 25.8x 42.5xmedian 25.8x -1.2xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.9x 4.7xmedian 1.9x —median 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 14.6x 28.2xmedian 14.6x -20.1xmedian 18.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.9xmedian 22.2x 109.6xmedian 22.2x -10.6xmedian 30.1x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 2.2x 6.6xmedian 2.2x -0.2xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.53median 1.45 11.58median 1.45 0.04median 0.97

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 monthsHUBBAEISVGTK
Revenue $6.59B $2.04B –
Gross profit $2.33B $800.50M –
Operating income $1.33B $269.20M -$6.18M
Net income $915.00M $219.40M -$9.98M
Free cash flow $928.00M $87.50M -$1.06M
R&D – $246.60M –
EPS (diluted) $17.12 $5.19 $-0.03
Cash & equivalents $334.50M $1.40B $393.73K
Total debt $5.12B $3.30B $47.10M
Shares (diluted) 53.10M 42.30M 281.77M
Enterprise value $20.70B $4.91B $9.22M

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
MetricHUBBAEISVGTK
P/E 25.5x 42.5x -1.2x
P/FCF 24.9x 109.6x -10.6x
P/Operating cash flow 20.9x 40.1x -10.6x
P/S 3.5x 4.7x –
P/B 5.6x 6.6x -0.2x
P/Tangible book 23.7x 7.1x -0.2x
EV/EBITDA 17.3x 28.2x -20.1x
EV/EBIT 20.9x 35.1x -9.4x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 4.6x –
EV/FCF 30.1x 108.1x -54.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.2x 39.6x -54.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.53 11.58 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHUBBAEISVGTK
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.0% 24.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 3.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.1% 32.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 6.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.2% 216.7% 37.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 9.4% 9.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.6% 161.5% 74.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 7.6% -36.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.1% 133.8% 71.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 3.7% -26.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% 23.3% 48.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 7.6% 38.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.1% -30.8% 48.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.9% -11.1% 38.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHUBBAEISVGTK
Gross margin 35.4% 39.3% –
EBITDA margin 24.5% 16.5% –
Operating margin 20.2% 13.2% –
Pretax margin 17.7% 12.1% –
Net margin 13.8% 10.8% –
FCF margin 14.1% 4.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 16.8% 11.7% –
Return on equity 22.8% 15.4% –
Return on assets 7.7% 7.3% -39.9%
Return on invested capital 11.3% 10.3% –
Return on capital employed 13.5% 11.3% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.1x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 3.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHUBBAEISVGTK
Debt / assets 43.0% 36.9% 235.8%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.9x -0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x -0.4x -16.2x
Debt / FCF 5.5x 14.4x -44.3x
Liabilities / assets 65.4% 57.5% 365.9%
Equity / assets 34.6% 42.5% -265.9%
Interest coverage – 17.1x -3.7x
Current ratio 1.5x 3.8x 0.0x
Quick ratio 0.8x 2.8x 0.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 2.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 4.90 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHUBBAEISVGTK
Dividend yield 1.3% 0.2% –
Net buyback yield 0.9% 0.1% –
Shareholder yield 2.2% 0.2% –
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.

ConsensusHUBBAEISVGTK
Forward P/E 21.8xFY2026 22.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $20.07FY2026 $10.74FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 +67.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% +37.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.32BFY2026 $2.55BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +25.4%FY2026 +41.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +9.8% +25.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHUBBAEISVGTK
Held by institutions 96.1% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 1,016 679 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% -2.0% –
Institutions buying 511 388 –
Institutions selling 319 219 –
Buyers to sellers 1.60 1.77 –

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.

HUBBAEISVGTK
HUBB 1.00 0.59 0.10
AEIS 0.59 1.00 0.08
VGTK 0.10 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HUBB, AEIS and VGTK?

Hubbell (HUBB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hubbell (HUBB) $22.46B, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) $8.55B, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) $10.48M.

Which stock is cheaper, HUBB, AEIS and VGTK?

Hubbell (HUBB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hubbell (HUBB) 24.7x, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 39.0x, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) -1.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hubbell (HUBB) is cheapest (Hubbell (HUBB) 21.8x, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 22.3x). 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%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hubbell (HUBB) has the highest net margin (Hubbell (HUBB) 13.8%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.8%). On return on invested capital, Hubbell (HUBB) leads (Hubbell (HUBB) 11.3%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) returned the most: Hubbell (HUBB) -7.3%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +15.2%, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) -20.0%. Over five years, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) compounded fastest (Hubbell (HUBB) +17.1%/yr, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +21.2%/yr, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) -77.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hubbell (HUBB) has been the steadiest (Hubbell (HUBB) 32.0%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 65.2%, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) 140.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.