HUBB vs APWC vs TEL Stock Comparison

Hubbell, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable and TE Connectivity Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HUBB Hubbell Inc
$459.62 -1.4% 1M +5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$23.00B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.22B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins
TEL TE Connectivity plc
$213.88 -2.2% 1M -9.2% 1Y
Market cap
$65.43B
P/E
21.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

TE Connectivity leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (TE Connectivity 7, Hubbell 3, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHUBBAPWCTELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.00B $25.15M $65.43B TEL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.5x 3.7x 21.7x APWC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.9x — 20.0x TEL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.6% +9.0% +16.5% TEL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.5% 1.3% 15.6% TEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.8% 4.1% 16.2% TEL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x — 0.9x TEL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.8% -36.0% -9.2% HUBB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.3%/yr -16.1%/yr +8.4%/yr HUBB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.2% 59.0% 35.9% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 59/100 76/100 TEL

Percentile Scorecard

HUBBAPWCTEL

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

AxisHUBBAPWCTEL
Valuation 31 #140 of 203 70 #62 of 203 60 #81 of 203
Growth 67 #62 of 187 65 #67 of 187 86 #28 of 187
Profitability 89 #21 of 185 25 #140 of 185 93 #14 of 185
Financial Health 14 #189 of 219 79 #47 of 219 66 #76 of 219
Shareholder Returns 66 #52 of 153 – 74 #41 of 153
Overall 54 59 76
  • HUBB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • APWC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TEL ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHUBBAPWCTELSPY
1 month -1.4%-9.0%-2.2% -0.8%
3 months -7.7%-20.4%+3.0% +3.5%
6 months -17.2%-17.7%+2.1% +7.0%
Year to date +3.5%-35.1%-6.0% +12.2%
1 year +5.8%-36.0%-9.2% +13.0%
3 years +63.6%-3.2%+85.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.8%-1.1%+22.8% +23.1%
5 years +141.1%-58.4%+49.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +19.3%-16.1%+8.4% +11.0%
10 years +336.9%-43.7%+240.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +15.9%-5.6%+13.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHUBBAPWCTELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.2%59.0%35.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.5%47.7%39.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.220.611.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.18-0.61-0.26 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.1%-65.9%-35.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.6%-42.1%-14.1% -1.8%
52-week high $557.85$2.09$249.00 $779.14
52-week low $407.36$1.21$195.84 $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.

MultipleHUBBAPWCTEL
P/E now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 26.0x 3.7xmedian 26.0x 20.6xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 1.9x 0.0xmedian 1.9x 3.2xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x 13.8xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.9xmedian 21.4x -3.7xmedian 21.4x 18.7xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 2.2x 0.1xmedian 2.2x 4.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.04median 1.26 —median 1.26 1.25median 1.26

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 monthsHUBBAPWCTEL
Revenue $6.22B $529.68M $19.32B
Gross profit $2.19B $43.84M $6.98B
Operating income $1.25B $13.32M $3.81B
Net income $907.10M $11.40M $3.02B
Free cash flow $901.40M -$6.69M $3.32B
R&D – – $919.00M
EPS (diluted) $16.98 $0.33 $10.29
Cash & equivalents $378.60M $64.58M $1.24B
Total debt $11.71B $194.37M $5.63B
Shares (diluted) 53.10M 20.62M 293.00M
Enterprise value $20.91B -$195.48M $60.57B

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
MetricHUBBAPWCTEL
P/E 27.0x 3.7x 20.6x
P/FCF 26.9x -3.7x 18.7x
P/Operating cash flow 22.7x -3.7x 14.0x
P/S 3.9x 0.0x 3.2x
P/B 6.2x 0.1x 4.7x
P/Tangible book 33.1x 0.1x 5.5x
EV/EBITDA 19.6x – 13.8x
EV/EBIT 23.3x 1.2x 17.4x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 0.0x 3.4x
EV/FCF 32.5x -2.3x 20.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.4x -2.3x 15.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.04 – 1.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHUBBAPWCTEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.6% 9.0% 16.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.3% – 5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.0% 29.4% 20.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.6% – 10.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.1% 56.4% 29.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.2% – 17.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.3% 101.1% 107.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.6% – 13.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.2% 119.1% 110.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.2% – 16.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.6% -138.0% 17.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.0% – 14.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.8% -138.0% 15.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.7% – 14.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHUBBAPWCTEL
Gross margin 35.2% 8.3% 36.1%
EBITDA margin 24.0% – 24.9%
Operating margin 20.2% 2.5% 19.7%
Pretax margin 18.2% 2.8% 19.5%
Net margin 14.5% 1.3% 15.6%
FCF margin 14.5% -1.3% 17.2%
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% -1.3% 22.9%
Return on equity 23.6% 4.2% 22.8%
Return on assets 9.0% 2.6% 11.7%
Return on invested capital 12.8% 4.1% 16.2%
Return on capital employed 15.2% – 18.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x -0.6x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHUBBAPWCTEL
Debt / assets 45.4% 13.3% 21.6%
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.2x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x – 0.9x
Debt / FCF 6.0x -8.7x 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 66.9% 38.6% 49.2%
Equity / assets 33.1% 61.4% 50.8%
Interest coverage – 7.7x 31.3x
Current ratio 1.6x – 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.9x – 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 5.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHUBBAPWCTEL
Dividend yield 1.2% – 1.4%
Net buyback yield 0.8% – 2.6%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 0.0% 4.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 28.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 25.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 7.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 5.8%

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.

ConsensusHUBBAPWCTEL
Forward P/E 22.9xFY2026 – 20.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.07FY2026 – $10.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 – +21.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% – +15.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.32BFY2026 – $20.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.4%FY2026 – +20.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.8% – +10.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHUBBAPWCTEL
Held by institutions 96.1% – 94.1%
Institutions holding 1,014 – 1,281
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% – +3.0%
Institutions buying 511 – 608
Institutions selling 317 – 451
Buyers to sellers 1.61 – 1.35

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.

HUBBAPWCTEL
HUBB 1.00 0.18 0.50
APWC 0.18 1.00 0.10
TEL 0.50 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HUBB, APWC and TEL?

TE Connectivity (TEL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hubbell (HUBB) $23.00B, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) $25.15M, TE Connectivity (TEL) $65.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, HUBB, APWC and TEL?

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hubbell (HUBB) 25.5x, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 3.7x, TE Connectivity (TEL) 21.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, TE Connectivity (TEL) is cheapest (Hubbell (HUBB) 22.9x, TE Connectivity (TEL) 20.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

TE Connectivity (TEL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hubbell (HUBB) +10.6%, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) +9.0%, TE Connectivity (TEL) +16.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

TE Connectivity (TEL) has the highest net margin (Hubbell (HUBB) 14.5%, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 1.3%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 15.6%). On return on invested capital, TE Connectivity (TEL) leads (Hubbell (HUBB) 12.8%, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 4.1%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 16.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hubbell (HUBB) returned the most: Hubbell (HUBB) +5.8%, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) -36.0%, TE Connectivity (TEL) -9.2%. Over five years, Hubbell (HUBB) compounded fastest (Hubbell (HUBB) +19.3%/yr, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) -16.1%/yr, TE Connectivity (TEL) +8.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Hubbell (HUBB) 0.00%, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 0.00%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 0.01%. Hubbell (HUBB) and Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hubbell (HUBB) has been the steadiest (Hubbell (HUBB) 32.2%, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 59.0%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 35.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HUBB, APWC and TEL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, TE Connectivity (TEL) 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.