HUBB vs ALNT vs NVT Stock Comparison

Hubbell, Allient and nVent Electric Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HUBB Hubbell Inc
$437.29 -6.1% 1M -4.0% 1Y
Market cap
$23.10B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.59B
Div. yield
1.30%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
6 wins
ALNT Allient Inc
$96.26 -15.9% 1M +77.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.64B
P/E
56.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$574.78M
Div. yield
0.15%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
1 win
NVT nVent Electric plc
$140.15 -12.8% 1M +34.5% 1Y
Market cap
$22.68B
P/E
37.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.83B
Div. yield
0.60%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Hubbell leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Hubbell 6, nVent Electric 5, Allient 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHUBBALNTNVTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.10B $1.64B $22.68B HUBB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.5x 56.5x 37.9x HUBB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.8x 34.1x 28.1x HUBB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.0% +10.6% +46.2% NVT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.8% 5.0% 12.4% HUBB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.3% 7.8% 11.9% NVT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 1.8x 1.2x NVT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.30% 0.15% 0.60% HUBB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.0% +77.2% +34.5% ALNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.0%/yr +22.3%/yr +31.7%/yr NVT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.2% 60.1% 50.3% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 41/100 59/100 NVT

Percentile Scorecard

HUBBALNTNVT

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

AxisHUBBALNTNVT
Valuation 38 #127 of 203 14 #174 of 203 23 #156 of 203
Growth 72 #53 of 188 65 #66 of 188 90 #20 of 188
Profitability 86 #27 of 184 51 #90 of 184 74 #48 of 184
Financial Health 15 #184 of 217 58 #91 of 217 63 #82 of 217
Shareholder Returns 70 #46 of 153 14 #132 of 153 43 #88 of 153
Overall 56 41 59
  • HUBB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ALNT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • NVT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHUBBALNTNVTSPY
1 month -6.1%-15.9%-12.8% +0.9%
3 months -5.1%+21.9%+4.9% +5.9%
6 months -19.9%+30.2%+2.0% +8.5%
Year to date -1.5%+79.1%+37.4% +13.3%
1 year -4.0%+77.2%+34.5% +12.4%
3 years +55.6%+248.5%+205.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +15.9%+51.7%+45.1% +23.5%
5 years +119.3%+173.9%+295.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +17.0%+22.3%+31.7% +11.0%
10 years +318.1%+633.7%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +15.4%+22.1%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHUBBALNTNVTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.2%60.1%50.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.3%60.8%56.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.192.272.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.121.280.69 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.1%-62.1%-47.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.6%-18.9%-24.0% -0.9%
52-week high $557.85$118.63$184.34 $779.14
52-week low $407.36$48.39$94.99 $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.

MultipleHUBBALNTNVT
P/E now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 25.4x 56.5xmedian 25.4x 37.9xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.9x 2.8xmedian 1.9x 4.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 14.3x 23.8xmedian 14.3x 22.6xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.9xmedian 21.8x 59.5xmedian 21.8x 34.4xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 2.2x 5.2xmedian 2.2x 5.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.53median 1.41 10.20median 1.41 1.87median 1.41

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 monthsHUBBALNTNVT
Revenue $6.59B $574.78M $4.83B
Gross profit $2.33B $191.57M $1.79B
Operating income $1.33B $48.46M $826.50M
Net income $915.00M $28.61M $598.30M
Free cash flow $928.00M $27.50M $659.90M
R&D – $39.66M $89.10M
EPS (diluted) $17.12 $1.70 $3.65
Cash & equivalents $334.50M $42.09M $256.00M
Total debt $5.12B $721.29M $1.49B
Shares (diluted) 53.10M 16.88M 164.10M
Enterprise value $21.35B $1.47B $21.87B

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
MetricHUBBALNTNVT
P/E 25.5x 56.5x 37.9x
P/FCF 24.9x 59.5x 34.4x
P/Operating cash flow 20.9x 42.6x 29.4x
P/S 3.5x 2.8x 4.7x
P/B 5.6x 5.2x 5.7x
P/Tangible book 23.7x 7.1x 10.3x
EV/EBITDA 17.3x 23.8x 22.6x
EV/EBIT 20.9x 36.5x 28.9x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 3.1x 4.9x
EV/FCF 30.0x 64.3x 36.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.2x 46.1x 31.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.53 10.20 1.87

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHUBBALNTNVT
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.0% 10.6% 46.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 1.0% 26.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.1% 14.9% 37.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 2.9% 23.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.2% 44.6% 53.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 3.8% 29.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.6% 100.2% 2.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 6.9% 9.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.1% 98.3% 1.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 5.5% 20.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% -39.0% 33.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 18.3% 17.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.1% -50.3% 32.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 54.3% 15.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHUBBALNTNVT
Gross margin 35.4% 33.3% 37.0%
EBITDA margin 24.5% 12.9% 21.9%
Operating margin 20.2% 8.4% 17.1%
Pretax margin 17.7% 6.4% 15.7%
Net margin 13.8% 5.0% 12.4%
FCF margin 14.1% 4.8% 13.7%
Operating cash flow margin 16.8% 6.7% 16.0%
Return on equity 22.8% 9.3% 15.4%
Return on assets 7.7% 4.9% 8.5%
Return on invested capital 11.3% 7.8% 11.9%
Return on capital employed 13.5% 9.6% 13.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.6% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHUBBALNTNVT
Debt / assets 43.0% 29.2% 20.9%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.6x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 1.8x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 5.5x 6.3x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 65.4% 47.4% 44.2%
Equity / assets 34.6% 52.6% 55.8%
Interest coverage – 4.4x –
Current ratio 1.5x 3.4x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.8x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 5.61 5.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHUBBALNTNVT
Dividend yield 1.3% 0.1% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 0.9% – 0.2%
Shareholder yield 2.2% 0.1% 0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 22.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 20.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 4.3%

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.

ConsensusHUBBALNTNVT
Forward P/E 21.8xFY2026 34.1xFY2026 28.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.07FY2026 $2.82FY2026 $4.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 +30.0%FY2026 +49.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% +22.0% +29.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.32BFY2026 $565.99MFY2026 $5.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.4%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026 +47.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.8% +11.2% +12.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHUBBALNTNVT
Held by institutions 96.1% 77.3% 90.7%
Institutions holding 1,015 229 970
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +1.8% 0.0%
Institutions buying 511 133 555
Institutions selling 318 72 288
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.85 1.93

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.

HUBBALNTNVT
HUBB 1.00 0.46 0.62
ALNT 0.46 1.00 0.60
NVT 0.62 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HUBB, ALNT and NVT?

Hubbell (HUBB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hubbell (HUBB) $23.10B, Allient (ALNT) $1.64B, nVent Electric (NVT) $22.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, HUBB, ALNT and NVT?

Hubbell (HUBB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hubbell (HUBB) 25.5x, Allient (ALNT) 56.5x, nVent Electric (NVT) 37.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hubbell (HUBB) is cheapest (Hubbell (HUBB) 21.8x, Allient (ALNT) 34.1x, nVent Electric (NVT) 28.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

nVent Electric (NVT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hubbell (HUBB) +16.0%, Allient (ALNT) +10.6%, nVent Electric (NVT) +46.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hubbell (HUBB) has the highest net margin (Hubbell (HUBB) 13.8%, Allient (ALNT) 5.0%, nVent Electric (NVT) 12.4%). On return on invested capital, nVent Electric (NVT) leads (Hubbell (HUBB) 11.3%, Allient (ALNT) 7.8%, nVent Electric (NVT) 11.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allient (ALNT) returned the most: Hubbell (HUBB) -4.0%, Allient (ALNT) +77.2%, nVent Electric (NVT) +34.5%. Over five years, nVent Electric (NVT) compounded fastest (Hubbell (HUBB) +17.0%/yr, Allient (ALNT) +22.3%/yr, nVent Electric (NVT) +31.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hubbell (HUBB) has the highest dividend yield: Hubbell (HUBB) 1.30%, Allient (ALNT) 0.15%, nVent Electric (NVT) 0.60%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hubbell (HUBB) has been the steadiest (Hubbell (HUBB) 32.2%, Allient (ALNT) 60.1%, nVent Electric (NVT) 50.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.