HUBB vs FSS vs UUU Stock Comparison

Hubbell, Federal Signal and DeFi Capital Markets Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HUBB Hubbell Inc
$437.90 -4.7% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$22.20B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.59B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
5 wins
FSS Federal Signal Corp /De/
$115.22 +0.8% 1M -11.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.82B
P/E
23.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.55B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hubbell leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Hubbell 5, Federal Signal 5, DeFi Capital Markets 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHUBBFSSUUULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.20B $6.82B $11.33M HUBB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.4x 23.0x -2.2x FSS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.8x 23.4x — HUBB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.0% +24.0% -95.0% FSS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.8% 11.7% -437.8% HUBB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.3% 16.0% — FSS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 0.7x -45.4x UUU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.3% -11.2% -28.6% HUBB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.1%/yr +21.9%/yr -6.0%/yr FSS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.0% 34.9% 96.7% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 77/100 23/100 FSS

Percentile Scorecard

HUBBFSSUUU

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

AxisHUBBFSSUUU
Valuation 38 #126 of 203 58 #85 of 203 4 #53 of 55
Growth 71 #56 of 188 92 #16 of 188 0 #51 of 51
Profitability 85 #28 of 183 92 #16 of 183 4 #47 of 49
Financial Health 16 #181 of 216 77 #50 of 216 83 #10 of 55
Shareholder Returns 72 #44 of 152 65 #54 of 152 –
Overall 56 77 23
  • HUBB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • FSS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • UUU ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHUBBFSSUUUSPY
1 month -4.7%+0.8%-26.1% +0.7%
3 months -7.5%-7.7%+1.4% +3.7%
6 months -13.8%-6.4%-38.3% +7.1%
Year to date -1.4%+6.1%-27.5% +12.8%
1 year -7.3%-11.2%-28.6% +11.9%
3 years +54.6%+98.4%+12.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +15.6%+25.7%+3.8% +22.8%
5 years +119.6%+169.1%-26.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +17.1%+21.9%-6.0% +10.9%
10 years +318.6%+849.1%+6.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +15.4%+25.2%+0.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHUBBFSSUUUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.0%34.9%96.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.3%35.9%98.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.191.270.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.23-0.32-0.30 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.1%-33.3%-78.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.5%-13.8%-50.0% -1.2%
52-week high $557.85$133.73$7.48 $779.14
52-week low $407.36$104.77$3.12 $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.

MultipleHUBBFSSUUU
P/E now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 25.8x 23.7xmedian 25.8x -2.2xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.9x 2.8xmedian 1.9x 10.0xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 14.6x 14.5xmedian 14.6x 125.8xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.9xmedian 22.2x 19.3xmedian 22.2x -8.9xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 2.2x 4.5xmedian 2.2x 3.3xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 2.53median 1.45 0.89median 1.45 0.03median 1.13

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 monthsHUBBFSSUUU
Revenue $6.59B $2.55B $1.13M
Gross profit $2.33B $741.70M $118.39K
Operating income $1.33B $412.80M -$4.86M
Net income $915.00M $296.90M -$4.96M
Free cash flow $928.00M $365.10M -$1.27M
EPS (diluted) $17.12 $4.83 $-1.69
Cash & equivalents $334.50M $73.70M $3.71M
Total debt $5.12B $420.30M $4.96M
Shares (diluted) 53.10M 61.50M 2.94M
Enterprise value $20.43B $6.55B -$5.38M

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
MetricHUBBFSSUUU
P/E 25.5x 23.7x -2.2x
P/FCF 24.9x 19.3x -8.9x
P/Operating cash flow 20.9x 17.5x -9.3x
P/S 3.5x 2.8x 10.0x
P/B 5.6x 4.5x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 23.7x 5.9x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 17.3x 14.5x 125.8x
EV/EBIT 20.9x 17.9x -1.7x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 2.9x 7.4x
EV/FCF 30.1x 20.2x -6.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.2x 18.3x -6.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.53 0.89 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHUBBFSSUUU
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.0% 24.0% -95.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 15.2% -64.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.1% 24.8% -98.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 20.2% -73.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.2% 26.0% -1,912%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 25.7% -80.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.6% 25.9% -280.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 26.8% -91.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.1% 25.7% -241.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 26.7% -81.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% 62.4% -200.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 45.6% -36.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.1% 66.2% -203.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 53.2% -36.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHUBBFSSUUU
Gross margin 35.4% 29.1% 10.5%
EBITDA margin 24.5% 19.9% 5.8%
Operating margin 20.2% 16.2% -429.1%
Pretax margin 17.7% 15.2% -448.1%
Net margin 13.8% 11.7% -437.8%
FCF margin 14.1% 14.3% -111.9%
Operating cash flow margin 16.8% 15.8% -107.9%
Return on equity 22.8% 19.2% -148.1%
Return on assets 7.7% 12.1% -105.6%
Return on invested capital 11.3% 16.0% –
Return on capital employed 13.5% 19.2% -148.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.4x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHUBBFSSUUU
Debt / assets 43.0% 17.1% 14.5%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 0.7x -45.4x
Debt / FCF 5.5x 1.2x -0.6x
Liabilities / assets 65.4% 35.7% 29.2%
Equity / assets 34.6% 64.3% 70.8%
Interest coverage – 17.9x -17.7x
Current ratio 1.5x 3.0x 3.4x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.3x 2.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 2.6x
Altman Z-score – 7.56 -1.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHUBBFSSUUU
Dividend yield 1.3% 0.5% –
Net buyback yield 0.9% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 2.2% 0.5% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 12.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 9.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 15.9% –

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.

ConsensusHUBBFSSUUU
Forward P/E 21.8xFY2026 23.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $20.07FY2026 $4.92FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% +10.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.32BFY2026 $2.79BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +25.4%FY2026 +28.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +9.8% -5.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHUBBFSSUUU
Held by institutions 96.1% 100.0% 6.0%
Institutions holding 1,016 475 18
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +3.9% +67.8%
Institutions buying 511 250 7
Institutions selling 319 152 1
Buyers to sellers 1.60 1.64 7.00

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.

HUBBFSSUUU
HUBB 1.00 0.42 0.08
FSS 0.42 1.00 0.03
UUU 0.08 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HUBB, FSS and UUU?

Hubbell (HUBB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hubbell (HUBB) $22.20B, Federal Signal (FSS) $6.82B, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) $11.33M.

Which stock is cheaper, HUBB, FSS and UUU?

Federal Signal (FSS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hubbell (HUBB) 24.4x, Federal Signal (FSS) 23.0x, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) -2.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hubbell (HUBB) is cheapest (Hubbell (HUBB) 21.8x, Federal Signal (FSS) 23.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Federal Signal (FSS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hubbell (HUBB) +16.0%, Federal Signal (FSS) +24.0%, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) -95.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hubbell (HUBB) has the highest net margin (Hubbell (HUBB) 13.8%, Federal Signal (FSS) 11.7%, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) -437.8%). On return on invested capital, Federal Signal (FSS) leads (Hubbell (HUBB) 11.3%, Federal Signal (FSS) 16.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hubbell (HUBB) returned the most: Hubbell (HUBB) -7.3%, Federal Signal (FSS) -11.2%, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) -28.6%. Over five years, Federal Signal (FSS) compounded fastest (Hubbell (HUBB) +17.1%/yr, Federal Signal (FSS) +21.9%/yr, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) -6.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Hubbell (HUBB) 0.00%, Federal Signal (FSS) 0.01%, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) 0.00%. Hubbell (HUBB) and DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hubbell (HUBB) has been the steadiest (Hubbell (HUBB) 32.0%, Federal Signal (FSS) 34.9%, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) 96.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HUBB, FSS and UUU?

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.