HUBB vs AEIS vs VICR Stock Comparison

Hubbell, Advanced Energy Industries and Vicor Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HUBB Hubbell Inc
$433.62 -8.8% 1M -7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$23.27B
P/E
25.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.59B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
4 wins
VICR Vicor Corp
$174.97 -43.4% 1M +92.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.26B
P/E
40.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$560.70M
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hubbell leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Hubbell 4, Vicor 4, Advanced Energy Industries 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHUBBAEISVICRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.27B $8.41B $7.26B HUBB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.6x 29.1x 40.3x HUBB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.4x 22.2x 46.7x AEIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.0% +24.6% +27.0% VICR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.8% 10.8% 32.2% VICR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.3% 10.3% — HUBB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x -0.4x — AEIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.7% +7.0% +92.8% VICR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.5%/yr +18.3%/yr +2.4%/yr AEIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.4% 65.9% 96.2% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 45/100 60/100 VICR

Percentile Scorecard

HUBBAEISVICR

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

AxisHUBBAEISVICR
Valuation 38 #126 of 203 13 #176 of 203 10 #183 of 203
Growth 71 #55 of 189 76 #47 of 189 92 #17 of 189
Profitability 82 #34 of 187 57 #82 of 187 88 #23 of 187
Financial Health 15 #188 of 221 60 #90 of 221 100 #2 of 221
Shareholder Returns 69 #48 of 152 19 #124 of 152 11 #136 of 152
Overall 55 45 60
  • HUBB ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • AEIS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • VICR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHUBBAEISVICRSPY
1 month -8.8%-28.7%-43.4% -2.3%
3 months -8.9%-26.8%-18.1% -0.7%
6 months -16.0%-44.0%-30.3% +4.8%
Year to date -2.4%+3.6%+59.6% +10.3%
1 year -7.7%+7.0%+92.8% +10.3%
3 years +53.9%+136.3%+346.7% +73.0%
3 years, per year +15.5%+33.2%+64.7% +20.1%
5 years +114.7%+131.1%+12.6% +61.9%
5 years, per year +16.5%+18.3%+2.4% +10.1%
10 years +324.5%+341.9%+1,322.5% +258.6%
10 years, per year +15.6%+16.0%+30.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHUBBAEISVICRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.4%65.9%96.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.9%68.6%102.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.202.803.84 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.240.110.96 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.1%-44.3%-80.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.3%-44.3%-53.9% -3.5%
52-week high $557.85$389.05$379.78 $779.14
52-week low $407.36$188.88$83.28 $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.

MultipleHUBBAEISVICR
P/E now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 25.6x 38.4xmedian 25.6x 44.8xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.9x 4.3xmedian 1.9x 14.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 14.4x 25.5xmedian 14.4x 46.9xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.7xmedian 22.5x 99.1xmedian 22.5x 158.8xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 2.2x 6.0xmedian 2.2x 8.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.51median 1.36 10.47median 1.36 0.94median 1.36

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 monthsHUBBAEISVICR
Revenue $6.59B $2.27B $560.70M
Gross profit $2.33B $915.20M $339.59M
Operating income $1.33B $363.20M $139.60M
Net income $915.00M $288.80M $180.33M
Free cash flow $928.00M $71.10M $50.83M
R&D – $254.60M $87.44M
EPS (diluted) $17.12 $6.98 $3.79
Cash & equivalents $334.50M $1.42B $513.14M
Total debt $5.12B $1.27B –
Shares (diluted) 53.10M 41.40M 47.61M
Enterprise value $21.50B $4.10B $5.49B

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
MetricHUBBAEISVICR
P/E 25.2x 38.4x 44.8x
P/FCF 24.7x 99.1x 158.8x
P/Operating cash flow 20.7x 36.3x 84.0x
P/S 3.5x 4.3x 14.4x
P/B 5.6x 6.0x 8.9x
P/Tangible book 23.5x 6.4x 8.9x
EV/EBITDA 17.1x 25.5x 46.9x
EV/EBIT 20.8x 31.7x 54.1x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 4.2x 13.5x
EV/FCF 29.8x 97.6x 148.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.0x 35.7x 78.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.51 10.47 0.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHUBBAEISVICR
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.0% 24.6% 27.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 3.3% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.1% 32.8% 35.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 6.0% 18.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.2% 216.7% 85.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 9.4% 38.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.6% 161.5% 119.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 7.6% 50.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.1% 133.8% 106.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 3.7% 47.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% 23.3% -28.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 7.6% 21.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.1% -30.8% -56.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.9% -11.1% 50.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHUBBAEISVICR
Gross margin 35.4% 39.3% 60.6%
EBITDA margin 24.5% 16.5% 28.7%
Operating margin 20.2% 13.2% 24.9%
Pretax margin 17.7% 12.1% 28.1%
Net margin 13.8% 10.8% 32.2%
FCF margin 14.1% 4.3% 9.1%
Operating cash flow margin 16.8% 11.7% 17.1%
Return on equity 22.8% 15.4% 20.7%
Return on assets 7.7% 7.3% 19.2%
Return on invested capital 11.3% 10.3% –
Return on capital employed 13.5% 11.3% 16.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.1x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 3.4% 3.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHUBBAEISVICR
Debt / assets 43.0% 36.9% –
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x -0.4x –
Debt / FCF 5.5x 14.4x –
Liabilities / assets 65.4% 57.5% 7.6%
Equity / assets 34.6% 42.5% 92.4%
Interest coverage – 17.1x –
Current ratio 1.5x 3.8x 11.4x
Quick ratio 0.8x 2.8x 9.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 2.2x 7.7x
Altman Z-score – 4.62 67.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHUBBAEISVICR
Dividend yield 1.3% 0.2% –
Net buyback yield 0.9% 0.1% -1.0%
Shareholder yield 2.2% 0.3% -1.0%
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.

ConsensusHUBBAEISVICR
Forward P/E 22.4xFY2026 22.2xFY2026 46.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.07FY2026 $10.74FY2026 $3.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 +67.6%FY2026 +46.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% +37.5% +72.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.32BFY2026 $2.55BFY2026 $609.82MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.4%FY2026 +41.5%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.8% +25.2% +63.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHUBBAEISVICR
Held by institutions 96.1% 100.0% 47.7%
Institutions holding 1,017 680 512
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% -2.0% +3.9%
Institutions buying 512 388 350
Institutions selling 319 220 130
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.76 2.69

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.

HUBBAEISVICR
HUBB 1.00 0.60 0.43
AEIS 0.60 1.00 0.65
VICR 0.43 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HUBB, AEIS and VICR?

Hubbell (HUBB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hubbell (HUBB) $23.27B, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) $8.41B, Vicor (VICR) $7.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, HUBB, AEIS and VICR?

Hubbell (HUBB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hubbell (HUBB) 25.6x, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 29.1x, Vicor (VICR) 40.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is cheapest (Hubbell (HUBB) 22.4x, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 22.2x, Vicor (VICR) 46.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vicor (VICR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hubbell (HUBB) +16.0%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +24.6%, Vicor (VICR) +27.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vicor (VICR) has the highest net margin (Hubbell (HUBB) 13.8%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.8%, Vicor (VICR) 32.2%). 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 Vicor (VICR) returned the most: Hubbell (HUBB) -7.7%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +7.0%, Vicor (VICR) +92.8%. Over five years, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) compounded fastest (Hubbell (HUBB) +16.5%/yr, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +18.3%/yr, Vicor (VICR) +2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hubbell (HUBB) has been the steadiest (Hubbell (HUBB) 32.4%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 65.9%, Vicor (VICR) 96.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.