HUBB vs ETN vs AEIS Stock Comparison

Hubbell, Eaton and Advanced Energy Industries Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HUBB Hubbell Inc
$449.27 -5.5% 1M -3.9% 1Y
Market cap
$23.13B
P/E
25.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.59B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
5 wins
ETN Eaton Corp plc
$391.61 -10.2% 1M +1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$136.72B
P/E
35.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.98B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionHUBBETNAEISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.13B $136.72B $8.47B ETN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.4x 35.1x 29.3x HUBB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.4x 28.2x 22.2x AEIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.0% +20.1% +31.7% AEIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.8% 12.2% 12.7% HUBB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.3% 10.7% 10.9% HUBB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 2.8x -0.4x AEIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.9% +1.3% +15.8% AEIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.1%/yr +17.9%/yr +20.5%/yr AEIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.6% 41.6% 66.4% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 43/100 49/100 HUBB

Percentile Scorecard

HUBBETNAEIS

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

AxisHUBBETNAEIS
Valuation 37 #128 of 204 15 #173 of 204 21 #162 of 204
Growth 72 #54 of 191 73 #53 of 191 85 #30 of 191
Profitability 83 #33 of 189 73 #51 of 189 61 #74 of 189
Financial Health 15 #188 of 221 20 #178 of 221 62 #85 of 221
Shareholder Returns 69 #49 of 158 33 #106 of 158 19 #129 of 158
Overall 55 43 49
  • HUBB ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • ETN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • AEIS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHUBBETNAEISSPY
1 month -5.5%-10.2%-21.7% -2.0%
3 months -10.6%-11.9%-30.3% -2.2%
6 months -11.5%-4.7%-31.1% +4.2%
Year to date +1.2%+23.0%+13.7% +10.6%
1 year -3.9%+1.3%+15.8% +10.4%
3 years +59.4%+82.3%+159.5% +73.6%
3 years, per year +16.8%+22.2%+37.5% +20.2%
5 years +120.2%+127.7%+153.4% +61.6%
5 years, per year +17.1%+17.9%+20.5% +10.1%
10 years +337.8%+555.7%+411.6% +261.3%
10 years, per year +15.9%+20.7%+17.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHUBBETNAEISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.6%41.6%66.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.9%44.8%68.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.211.922.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.120.030.24 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.1%-34.7%-44.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.5%-14.9%-38.8% -3.2%
52-week high $557.85$459.94$389.05 $779.14
52-week low $407.36$315.82$188.88 $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.

MultipleHUBBETNAEIS
P/E now vs peer median 26.1xmedian 25.4x 39.1xmedian 25.4x 33.0xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.9x 4.8xmedian 1.9x 4.2xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 14.5x 24.7xmedian 14.5x 21.6xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.6xmedian 23.6x 40.1xmedian 23.6x 134.0xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 2.2x 7.2xmedian 2.2x 6.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.60median 1.21 3.79median 1.21 1.31median 1.21

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 monthsHUBBETNAEIS
Revenue $6.59B $31.98B $2.27B
Gross profit $2.33B $11.21B $915.20M
Operating income $1.33B $5.54B $363.20M
Net income $915.00M $3.90B $288.80M
Free cash flow $928.00M $3.80B $71.10M
R&D – $879.00M $254.60M
EPS (diluted) $17.12 $10.00 $6.98
Cash & equivalents $334.50M $528.00M $1.42B
Total debt $5.12B $20.11B $1.27B
Shares (diluted) 53.10M 389.60M 41.40M
Enterprise value $21.36B $133.65B $4.16B

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
MetricHUBBETNAEIS
P/E 26.1x 39.1x 33.0x
P/FCF 25.6x 40.1x 134.0x
P/Operating cash flow 21.5x 31.0x 42.2x
P/S 3.6x 4.8x 4.2x
P/B 5.8x 7.2x 6.0x
P/Tangible book 24.4x 17.4x 6.4x
EV/EBITDA 17.7x 24.7x 21.6x
EV/EBIT 21.4x 30.9x 25.8x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 5.4x 4.1x
EV/FCF 30.7x 45.2x 131.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.8x 34.9x 41.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.60 3.79 1.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHUBBETNAEIS
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.0% 20.1% 31.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 12.3% 9.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.1% 10.5% 42.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 11.7% 13.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.2% 9.7% 150.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 14.6% 32.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.6% -0.7% 99.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 9.2% 29.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.1% -0.6% 85.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 10.3% 25.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% 19.6% -4.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 11.8% 4.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.1% 14.2% -54.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 10.8% -18.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHUBBETNAEIS
Gross margin 35.4% 35.0% 40.3%
EBITDA margin 24.5% 21.7% 19.1%
Operating margin 20.2% 17.3% 16.0%
Pretax margin 17.7% 15.4% 15.2%
Net margin 13.8% 12.2% 12.7%
FCF margin 14.1% 11.9% 3.1%
Operating cash flow margin 16.8% 15.3% 9.9%
Return on equity 22.8% 18.9% 19.0%
Return on assets 7.7% 6.9% 8.2%
Return on invested capital 11.3% 10.7% 10.9%
Return on capital employed 13.5% 12.6% 12.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.3x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 3.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHUBBETNAEIS
Debt / assets 43.0% 35.0% 34.7%
Debt / equity 1.2x 1.0x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 2.8x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 5.5x 5.3x 17.8x
Liabilities / assets 65.4% 63.4% 56.4%
Equity / assets 34.6% 36.6% 43.6%
Interest coverage – 9.6x 25.0x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.2x 3.6x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.7x 2.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 2.0x
Altman Z-score – 3.74 4.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHUBBETNAEIS
Dividend yield 1.3% 1.1% 0.2%
Net buyback yield 0.9% 0.1% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 1.2% 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.

ConsensusHUBBETNAEIS
Forward P/E 22.4xFY2026 28.2xFY2026 22.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.07FY2026 $13.88FY2026 $10.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026 +67.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% +14.4% +37.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.32BFY2026 $31.83BFY2026 $2.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.4%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026 +41.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.8% +21.7% +25.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHUBBETNAEIS
Held by institutions 96.5% 84.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,019 2,647 680
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +1.6% -2.0%
Institutions buying 513 1,402 388
Institutions selling 320 893 220
Buyers to sellers 1.60 1.57 1.76

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.

HUBBETNAEIS
HUBB 1.00 0.63 0.60
ETN 0.63 1.00 0.74
AEIS 0.60 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HUBB, ETN and AEIS?

Eaton (ETN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hubbell (HUBB) $23.13B, Eaton (ETN) $136.72B, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) $8.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, HUBB, ETN and AEIS?

Hubbell (HUBB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hubbell (HUBB) 25.4x, Eaton (ETN) 35.1x, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 29.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is cheapest (Hubbell (HUBB) 22.4x, Eaton (ETN) 28.2x, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 22.2x). 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%, Eaton (ETN) +20.1%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +31.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hubbell (HUBB) has the highest net margin (Hubbell (HUBB) 13.8%, Eaton (ETN) 12.2%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 12.7%). On return on invested capital, Hubbell (HUBB) leads (Hubbell (HUBB) 11.3%, Eaton (ETN) 10.7%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) returned the most: Hubbell (HUBB) -3.9%, Eaton (ETN) +1.3%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +15.8%. Over five years, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) compounded fastest (Hubbell (HUBB) +17.1%/yr, Eaton (ETN) +17.9%/yr, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +20.5%/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%, Eaton (ETN) 41.6%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 66.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.