HUBB vs HYLN vs VICR Stock Comparison

Hubbell, Hyliion Holdings and Vicor Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HUBB Hubbell Inc
$438.11 -8.9% 1M -4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$23.15B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.59B
Div. yield
1.30%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
5 wins
HYLN Hyliion Holdings Corp.
$3.01 -27.3% 1M +44.0% 1Y
Market cap
$537.58M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25M
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
1 win
VICR Vicor Corp
$159.07 -48.0% 1M +80.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.34B
P/E
40.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$560.70M
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Hubbell leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Hubbell 5, Vicor 3, Hyliion Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHUBBHYLNVICRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.15B $537.58M $7.34B HUBB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.5x -10.3x 40.7x HUBB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.8x — 41.5x HUBB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.0% +163.2% +27.0% HYLN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.8% -564.3% 32.2% VICR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.30% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.6% +44.0% +80.0% VICR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.3%/yr -18.9%/yr +0.5%/yr HUBB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.6% 98.6% 96.7% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 58/100 61/100 VICR

Percentile Scorecard

HUBBHYLNVICR

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

AxisHUBBHYLNVICR
Valuation 37 #128 of 204 36 #41 of 63 11 #182 of 204
Growth 73 #53 of 191 88 #8 of 60 92 #16 of 191
Profitability 82 #34 of 189 13 #50 of 57 88 #24 of 189
Financial Health 16 #187 of 221 96 #4 of 72 100 #2 of 221
Shareholder Returns 67 #53 of 159 – 13 #139 of 159
Overall 55 58 61
  • HUBB ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • HYLN ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • VICR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHUBBHYLNVICRSPY
1 month -8.9%-27.3%-48.0% -1.0%
3 months -14.7%-23.2%-27.4% -0.4%
6 months -12.8%+25.9%-43.3% +4.5%
Year to date -1.4%+63.6%+45.1% +12.4%
1 year -4.6%+44.0%+80.0% +13.6%
3 years +55.4%+349.9%+306.1% +76.4%
3 years, per year +15.9%+65.1%+59.6% +20.8%
5 years +113.0%-64.9%+2.6% +63.7%
5 years, per year +16.3%-18.9%+0.5% +10.4%
10 years +324.6%—+1,172.6% +267.7%
10 years, per year +15.6%—+29.0% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureHUBBHYLNVICRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.6%98.6%96.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%92.4%103.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.163.113.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.140.450.83 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.1%-94.0%-80.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.5%-62.8%-58.1% -1.6%
52-week high $557.85$8.10$379.78 $779.14
52-week low $407.36$1.58$83.28 $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.

MultipleHUBBHYLNVICR
P/E now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 25.5x -10.3xmedian 26.4x 40.7xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.9x 58.1xmedian 2.6x 13.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 14.4x -9.3xmedian 19.6x 42.4xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.9xmedian 23.3x -9.5xmedian 29.9x 144.4xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 2.2x 3.2xmedian 1.8x 8.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.54median 1.16 -0.34median 0.71 0.85median 1.16

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 monthsHUBBHYLNVICR
Revenue $6.59B $9.25M $560.70M
Gross profit $2.33B $603.00K $339.59M
Operating income $1.33B -$58.73M $139.60M
Net income $915.00M -$52.19M $180.33M
Free cash flow $928.00M -$56.62M $50.83M
R&D – $37.27M $87.44M
EPS (diluted) $17.12 $-0.29 $3.79
Cash & equivalents $334.50M $13.20M $513.14M
Total debt $5.12B – –
Shares (diluted) 53.10M 178.44M 47.61M
Enterprise value $21.40B $203.47M $5.56B

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
MetricHUBBHYLNVICR
P/E 25.5x -10.3x 40.7x
P/FCF 24.9x -9.5x 144.4x
P/Operating cash flow 20.9x -12.7x 76.4x
P/S 3.5x 58.1x 13.1x
P/B 5.6x 3.2x 8.1x
P/Tangible book 23.8x 3.2x 8.1x
EV/EBITDA 17.3x -9.3x 42.4x
EV/EBIT 20.9x -8.1x 48.9x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 51.2x 12.2x
EV/FCF 30.1x -8.4x 134.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.2x -11.2x 71.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.54 -0.34 0.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHUBBHYLNVICR
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.0% 163.2% 27.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 62.1% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.1% 154.4% 35.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 29.7% 18.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.2% 11.9% 85.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 29.6% 38.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.6% 7.3% 119.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 30.7% 50.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.1% 8.9% 106.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 30.4% 47.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% 10.5% -28.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 30.3% 21.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.1% 16.0% -56.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 24.4% 50.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHUBBHYLNVICR
Gross margin 35.4% 6.5% 60.6%
EBITDA margin 24.5% -551.3% 28.7%
Operating margin 20.2% -635.2% 24.9%
Pretax margin 17.7% -564.5% 28.1%
Net margin 13.8% -564.3% 32.2%
FCF margin 14.1% -612.3% 9.1%
Operating cash flow margin 16.8% -458.2% 17.1%
Return on equity 22.8% -29.7% 20.7%
Return on assets 7.7% -28.2% 19.2%
Return on invested capital 11.3% – –
Return on capital employed 13.5% -33.4% 16.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.8x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 64.8% 3.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHUBBHYLNVICR
Debt / assets 43.0% – –
Debt / equity 1.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x – –
Debt / FCF 5.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 65.4% 5.6% 7.6%
Equity / assets 34.6% 94.4% 92.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.5x 7.6x 11.4x
Quick ratio 0.8x 7.1x 9.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 6.8x 7.7x
Altman Z-score – 29.67 61.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHUBBHYLNVICR
Dividend yield 1.3% – –
Net buyback yield 0.9% – -1.1%
Shareholder yield 2.2% – -1.1%
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.

ConsensusHUBBHYLNVICR
Forward P/E 21.8xFY2026 – 41.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.07FY2026 $-0.32FY2026 $3.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 – +46.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% – +72.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.32BFY2026 $14.80MFY2026 $609.82MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.4%FY2026 +325.2%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.8% +127.8% +63.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHUBBHYLNVICR
Held by institutions 96.5% 33.4% 47.8%
Institutions holding 1,019 168 514
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +19.5% +4.1%
Institutions buying 513 106 351
Institutions selling 320 38 131
Buyers to sellers 1.60 2.79 2.68

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.

HUBBHYLNVICR
HUBB 1.00 0.32 0.43
HYLN 0.32 1.00 0.40
VICR 0.43 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HUBB, HYLN and VICR?

Hubbell (HUBB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hubbell (HUBB) $23.15B, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) $537.58M, Vicor (VICR) $7.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, HUBB, HYLN and VICR?

Hubbell (HUBB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hubbell (HUBB) 25.5x, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -10.3x, Vicor (VICR) 40.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hubbell (HUBB) is cheapest (Hubbell (HUBB) 21.8x, Vicor (VICR) 41.5x). 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%, Vicor (VICR) +27.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vicor (VICR) has the highest net margin (Hubbell (HUBB) 13.8%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -564.3%, Vicor (VICR) 32.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vicor (VICR) returned the most: Hubbell (HUBB) -4.6%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +44.0%, Vicor (VICR) +80.0%. Over five years, Hubbell (HUBB) compounded fastest (Hubbell (HUBB) +16.3%/yr, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -18.9%/yr, Vicor (VICR) +0.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Hubbell (HUBB) 1.30%, Vicor (VICR) 0.00%. Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) and Vicor (VICR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hubbell (HUBB) has been the steadiest (Hubbell (HUBB) 32.6%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) 98.6%, Vicor (VICR) 96.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.