HUBB vs HYLN vs NVT Stock Comparison

Hubbell, Hyliion Holdings and nVent Electric 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
HYLN Hyliion Holdings Corp.
$3.42 -14.7% 1M +50.7% 1Y
Market cap
$574.05M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25M
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
2 wins
NVT nVent Electric plc
$138.11 -14.6% 1M +29.9% 1Y
Market cap
$20.23B
P/E
33.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.83B
Div. yield
0.01%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hubbell leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Hubbell 5, nVent Electric 4, Hyliion Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHUBBHYLNNVTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.20B $574.05M $20.23B HUBB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.4x -11.0x 33.8x HUBB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.8x — 27.7x HUBB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.0% +163.2% +46.2% HYLN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.8% -564.3% 12.4% HUBB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.3% — 11.9% NVT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x — 1.2x NVT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.3% +50.7% +29.9% HYLN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.1%/yr -15.8%/yr +31.3%/yr NVT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.0% 98.6% 50.3% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 57/100 58/100 NVT

Percentile Scorecard

HUBBHYLNNVT

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

AxisHUBBHYLNNVT
Valuation 38 #126 of 203 33 #42 of 62 26 #151 of 203
Growth 71 #56 of 188 90 #7 of 59 90 #20 of 188
Profitability 85 #28 of 183 13 #48 of 55 75 #47 of 183
Financial Health 16 #181 of 216 93 #6 of 72 61 #85 of 216
Shareholder Returns 72 #44 of 152 – 39 #93 of 152
Overall 56 57 58
  • HUBB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • HYLN ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • NVT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHUBBHYLNNVTSPY
1 month -4.7%-14.7%-14.6% +0.7%
3 months -7.5%-5.0%-4.7% +3.7%
6 months -13.8%+79.1%-3.4% +7.1%
Year to date -1.4%+85.9%+35.4% +12.8%
1 year -7.3%+50.7%+29.9% +11.9%
3 years +54.6%+478.0%+189.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +15.6%+79.5%+42.5% +22.8%
5 years +119.6%-57.7%+289.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +17.1%-15.8%+31.3% +10.9%
10 years +318.6%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +15.4%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHUBBHYLNNVTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.0%98.6%50.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.3%92.9%56.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.193.172.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.230.510.60 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.1%-94.0%-47.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.5%-57.8%-25.1% -1.2%
52-week high $557.85$8.10$184.34 $779.14
52-week low $407.36$1.58$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.

MultipleHUBBHYLNNVT
P/E now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 25.8x -11.7xmedian 26.6x 37.3xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.9x 66.1xmedian 2.6x 4.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 14.6x -10.7xmedian 18.9x 22.3xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.9xmedian 22.2x -10.8xmedian 30.1x 33.9xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 2.2x 3.6xmedian 1.9x 5.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.53median 1.45 -0.38median 0.97 1.84median 1.45

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 monthsHUBBHYLNNVT
Revenue $6.59B $9.25M $4.83B
Gross profit $2.33B $603.00K $1.79B
Operating income $1.33B -$58.73M $826.50M
Net income $915.00M -$52.19M $598.30M
Free cash flow $928.00M -$56.62M $659.90M
R&D – $37.27M $89.10M
EPS (diluted) $17.12 $-0.29 $3.65
Cash & equivalents $334.50M $13.20M $256.00M
Total debt $5.12B – $1.49B
Shares (diluted) 53.10M 178.44M 164.10M
Enterprise value $20.43B $239.94M $19.42B

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
MetricHUBBHYLNNVT
P/E 25.5x -11.7x 37.3x
P/FCF 24.9x -10.8x 33.9x
P/Operating cash flow 20.9x -14.4x 28.9x
P/S 3.5x 66.1x 4.6x
P/B 5.6x 3.6x 5.6x
P/Tangible book 23.7x 3.6x 10.2x
EV/EBITDA 17.3x -10.7x 22.3x
EV/EBIT 20.9x -9.3x 28.5x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 59.1x 4.9x
EV/FCF 30.1x -9.7x 35.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.2x -12.9x 30.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.53 -0.38 1.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHUBBHYLNNVT
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.0% 163.2% 46.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 62.1% 26.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.1% 154.4% 37.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 29.7% 23.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.2% 11.9% 53.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 29.6% 29.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.6% 7.3% 2.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 30.7% 9.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.1% 8.9% 1.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 30.4% 20.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% 10.5% 33.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 30.3% 17.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.1% 16.0% 32.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 24.4% 15.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHUBBHYLNNVT
Gross margin 35.4% 6.5% 37.0%
EBITDA margin 24.5% -551.3% 21.9%
Operating margin 20.2% -635.2% 17.1%
Pretax margin 17.7% -564.5% 15.7%
Net margin 13.8% -564.3% 12.4%
FCF margin 14.1% -612.3% 13.7%
Operating cash flow margin 16.8% -458.2% 16.0%
Return on equity 22.8% -29.7% 15.4%
Return on assets 7.7% -28.2% 8.5%
Return on invested capital 11.3% – 11.9%
Return on capital employed 13.5% -33.4% 13.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.8x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 64.8% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHUBBHYLNNVT
Debt / assets 43.0% – 20.9%
Debt / equity 1.2x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x – 1.2x
Debt / FCF 5.5x – 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 65.4% 5.6% 44.2%
Equity / assets 34.6% 94.4% 55.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.5x 7.6x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x 7.1x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 6.8x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 34.04 5.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHUBBHYLNNVT
Dividend yield 1.3% – 0.6%
Net buyback yield 0.9% – 0.2%
Shareholder yield 2.2% – 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.

ConsensusHUBBHYLNNVT
Forward P/E 21.8xFY2026 – 27.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.07FY2026 $-0.32FY2026 $4.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 – +49.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% – +29.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.32BFY2026 $14.80MFY2026 $5.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.4%FY2026 +325.2%FY2026 +47.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.8% +127.8% +12.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHUBBHYLNNVT
Held by institutions 96.1% 33.4% 90.7%
Institutions holding 1,016 168 971
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +19.5% 0.0%
Institutions buying 511 106 555
Institutions selling 319 38 289
Buyers to sellers 1.60 2.79 1.92

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.

HUBBHYLNNVT
HUBB 1.00 0.33 0.63
HYLN 0.33 1.00 0.43
NVT 0.63 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HUBB, HYLN and NVT?

Hubbell (HUBB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hubbell (HUBB) $22.20B, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) $574.05M, nVent Electric (NVT) $20.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, HUBB, HYLN and NVT?

Hubbell (HUBB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hubbell (HUBB) 24.4x, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -11.0x, nVent Electric (NVT) 33.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hubbell (HUBB) is cheapest (Hubbell (HUBB) 21.8x, nVent Electric (NVT) 27.7x). 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%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +163.2%, nVent Electric (NVT) +46.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hubbell (HUBB) has the highest net margin (Hubbell (HUBB) 13.8%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -564.3%, nVent Electric (NVT) 12.4%). On return on invested capital, nVent Electric (NVT) leads (Hubbell (HUBB) 11.3%, nVent Electric (NVT) 11.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) returned the most: Hubbell (HUBB) -7.3%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +50.7%, nVent Electric (NVT) +29.9%. Over five years, nVent Electric (NVT) compounded fastest (Hubbell (HUBB) +17.1%/yr, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -15.8%/yr, nVent Electric (NVT) +31.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Hubbell (HUBB) 0.00%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) 0.00%, nVent Electric (NVT) 0.01%. Hubbell (HUBB) and Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hubbell (HUBB) has been the steadiest (Hubbell (HUBB) 32.0%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) 98.6%, nVent Electric (NVT) 50.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HUBB, HYLN 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 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.