HUBB vs HWM vs HYLN Stock Comparison

Hubbell, Howmet Aerospace and Hyliion Holdings Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HUBB Hubbell Inc
$418.74 -13.8% 1M -10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$22.12B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.59B
Div. yield
1.36%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
4 wins
HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc.
$200.90 -13.3% 1M -2.6% 1Y
Market cap
$79.96B
P/E
38.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.73B
Div. yield
0.25%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
6 wins
HYLN Hyliion Holdings Corp.
$2.63 -34.7% 1M +20.6% 1Y
Market cap
$469.71M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25M
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Howmet Aerospace leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Howmet Aerospace 6, Hubbell 4, Hyliion Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHUBBHWMHYLNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.12B $79.96B $469.71M HWM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.4x 38.9x -9.0x HUBB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.8x 37.7x — HUBB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.0% +22.0% +163.2% HYLN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.8% 21.1% -564.3% HWM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.3% 21.5% — HWM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 1.4x — HWM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.36% 0.25% — HUBB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.5% -2.6% +20.6% HYLN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.3%/yr +43.2%/yr -21.1%/yr HWM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.9% 37.2% 99.4% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 72/100 57/100 HWM

Percentile Scorecard

HUBBHWMHYLN

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

AxisHUBBHWMHYLN
Valuation 34 #136 of 204 39 #62 of 101 32 #43 of 63
Growth 71 #57 of 191 90 #11 of 98 90 #7 of 60
Profitability 82 #34 of 189 99 #2 of 97 11 #51 of 57
Financial Health 15 #189 of 221 47 #57 of 107 96 #4 of 72
Shareholder Returns 66 #55 of 159 87 #9 of 64 –
Overall 53 72 57
  • HUBB ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • HWM ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • HYLN ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHUBBHWMHYLNSPY
1 month -13.8%-13.3%-34.7% -5.9%
3 months -17.5%-30.6%-33.4% -4.6%
6 months -15.1%-26.3%+6.5% +0.2%
Year to date -5.7%-2.0%+42.9% +7.5%
1 year -10.5%-2.6%+20.6% +8.2%
3 years +50.5%+312.3%+304.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year +14.6%+60.4%+59.4% +19.0%
5 years +103.6%+501.5%-69.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year +15.3%+43.2%-21.1% +9.4%
10 years +305.9%+1,381.6%— +251.5%
10 years, per year +15.0%+30.9%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureHUBBHWMHYLNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.9%37.2%99.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.5%38.1%94.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.141.063.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.32-0.070.21 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.1%-36.5%-94.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.9%-31.4%-67.5% -5.9%
52-week high $557.85$292.71$8.10 $779.14
52-week low $407.36$185.88$1.58 $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.

MultipleHUBBHWMHYLN
P/E now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 23.4x 38.9xmedian 24.7x -9.0xmedian 25.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 1.7x 8.2xmedian 2.6x 50.8xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 13.4x 27.6xmedian 14.2x -8.0xmedian 18.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 21.9x 41.4xmedian 26.3x -8.3xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 2.1x 13.9xmedian 2.4x 2.8xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.42median 1.02 0.79median 0.89 -0.30median 0.65

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 monthsHUBBHWMHYLN
Revenue $6.59B $9.73B $9.25M
Gross profit $2.33B $3.56B $603.00K
Operating income $1.33B $2.73B -$58.73M
Net income $915.00M $2.05B -$52.19M
Free cash flow $928.00M $1.93B -$56.62M
R&D – $38.00M $37.27M
EPS (diluted) $17.12 $5.13 $-0.29
Cash & equivalents $334.50M $507.00M $13.20M
Total debt $5.12B $4.83B –
Shares (diluted) 53.10M 400.00M 178.44M
Enterprise value $20.37B $75.71B $135.61M

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
MetricHUBBHWMHYLN
P/E 24.4x 38.9x -9.0x
P/FCF 23.8x 41.4x -8.3x
P/Operating cash flow 20.0x 33.3x -11.1x
P/S 3.4x 8.2x 50.8x
P/B 5.4x 13.9x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 22.7x 16.3x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 16.7x 27.6x -8.0x
EV/EBIT 20.2x 30.9x -6.9x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 8.7x 43.9x
EV/FCF 29.0x 43.7x -7.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.3x 35.1x -9.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.42 0.79 -0.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHUBBHWMHYLN
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.0% 22.0% 163.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 14.9% 62.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.1% 33.7% 154.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 26.3% 29.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.2% 36.4% 11.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 35.5% 29.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.6% 41.6% 7.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 47.5% 30.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.1% 43.6% 8.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 49.5% 30.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% 40.3% 10.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 38.8% 30.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.1% 50.9% 16.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 41.0% 24.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHUBBHWMHYLN
Gross margin 35.4% 36.6% 6.5%
EBITDA margin 24.5% 31.4% -551.3%
Operating margin 20.2% 28.1% -635.2%
Pretax margin 17.7% 25.8% -564.5%
Net margin 13.8% 21.1% -564.3%
FCF margin 14.1% 19.8% -612.3%
Operating cash flow margin 16.8% 24.7% -458.2%
Return on equity 22.8% 35.7% -29.7%
Return on assets 7.7% 15.5% -28.2%
Return on invested capital 11.3% 21.5% –
Return on capital employed 13.5% 24.7% -33.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.2x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.0% 64.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHUBBHWMHYLN
Debt / assets 43.0% 36.4% –
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 1.4x –
Debt / FCF 5.5x 2.5x –
Liabilities / assets 65.4% 56.6% 5.6%
Equity / assets 34.6% 43.4% 94.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.9x 7.6x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.7x 7.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 6.8x
Altman Z-score – 8.56 25.62

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHUBBHWMHYLN
Dividend yield 1.4% 0.2% –
Net buyback yield 0.9% 1.6% –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 1.9% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 9.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 23.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 43.3% –

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.

ConsensusHUBBHWMHYLN
Forward P/E 20.8xFY2026 37.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $20.14FY2026 $5.33FY2026 $-0.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.6%FY2026 +41.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +21.5% +30.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.38BFY2026 $10.55BFY2026 $14.80MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +26.3%FY2026 +27.9%FY2026 +325.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.5% +15.3% +127.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHUBBHWMHYLN
Held by institutions 96.5% 91.0% 33.4%
Institutions holding 1,019 1,602 168
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +0.7% +19.5%
Institutions buying 513 908 106
Institutions selling 320 485 38
Buyers to sellers 1.60 1.87 2.79

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.

HUBBHWMHYLN
HUBB 1.00 0.39 0.33
HWM 0.39 1.00 0.18
HYLN 0.33 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HUBB, HWM and HYLN?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hubbell (HUBB) $22.12B, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) $79.96B, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) $469.71M.

Which stock is cheaper, HUBB, HWM and HYLN?

Hubbell (HUBB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hubbell (HUBB) 24.4x, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 38.9x, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -9.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hubbell (HUBB) is cheapest (Hubbell (HUBB) 20.8x, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 37.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hubbell (HUBB) +16.0%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +22.0%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +163.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) has the highest net margin (Hubbell (HUBB) 13.8%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 21.1%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -564.3%). On return on invested capital, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) leads (Hubbell (HUBB) 11.3%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 21.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) returned the most: Hubbell (HUBB) -10.5%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) -2.6%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +20.6%. Over five years, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) compounded fastest (Hubbell (HUBB) +15.3%/yr, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +43.2%/yr, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -21.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hubbell (HUBB) has the highest dividend yield: Hubbell (HUBB) 1.36%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 0.25%. Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hubbell (HUBB) has been the steadiest (Hubbell (HUBB) 32.9%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 37.2%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) 99.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HUBB, HWM and HYLN?

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