HUBB vs NVT vs VMI Stock Comparison

Hubbell, nVent Electric and Valmont Industries Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HUBB Hubbell Inc
$434.48 -6.8% 1M +0.1% 1Y
Market cap
$23.05B
P/E
25.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.59B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
1 win
NVT nVent Electric plc
$134.59 -18.2% 1M +29.5% 1Y
Market cap
$22.71B
P/E
38.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.83B
Div. yield
0.01%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
4 wins
VMI Valmont Industries Inc
$437.01 -6.4% 1M +5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$8.34B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.29B
Div. yield
0.01%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Valmont Industries leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Valmont Industries 7, nVent Electric 4, Hubbell 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHUBBNVTVMILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.05B $22.71B $8.34B HUBB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.4x 38.0x 16.1x VMI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.6x 27.0x 18.0x VMI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.0% +46.2% +4.6% NVT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 12.4% 12.1% NVT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.9% 22.0% VMI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.2x 0.9x VMI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% VMI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.1% +29.5% +5.3% NVT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.1%/yr +31.4%/yr +13.4%/yr NVT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.6% 50.2% 30.9% VMI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 59/100 70/100 VMI

Percentile Scorecard

HUBBNVTVMI

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

AxisHUBBNVTVMI
Valuation 31 #140 of 203 25 #153 of 203 61 #79 of 203
Growth 73 #51 of 188 89 #21 of 188 65 #66 of 188
Profitability 75 #46 of 183 76 #44 of 183 80 #38 of 183
Financial Health 15 #184 of 217 62 #84 of 217 64 #78 of 217
Shareholder Returns 55 #69 of 153 41 #91 of 153 77 #36 of 153
Overall 50 59 70
  • HUBB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • NVT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • VMI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHUBBNVTVMISPY
1 month -6.8%-18.2%-6.4% -0.2%
3 months -10.3%-5.0%-9.1% +3.9%
6 months -20.2%-2.7%-12.1% +8.2%
Year to date -2.2%+32.0%+8.6% +12.9%
1 year +0.1%+29.5%+5.3% +12.3%
3 years +54.6%+193.4%+131.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +15.6%+43.2%+32.3% +23.3%
5 years +119.8%+290.7%+87.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +17.1%+31.4%+13.4% +10.9%
10 years +314.1%—+245.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +15.3%—+13.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHUBBNVTVMISPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.6%50.2%30.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.3%56.9%29.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.202.241.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.000.590.17 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.1%-47.1%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.1%-27.0%-25.1% -1.2%
52-week high $557.85$184.34$583.55 $779.14
52-week low $407.36$94.99$379.21 $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.

MultipleHUBBNVTVMI
P/E now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 25.2x 36.4xmedian 25.2x 16.3xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.9x 4.5xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.0x 21.8xmedian 14.0x 12.7xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.9xmedian 21.7x 33.0xmedian 21.7x 27.3xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 2.3x 5.5xmedian 2.3x 4.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.51median 1.32 1.80median 1.32 0.31median 1.32

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 monthsHUBBNVTVMI
Revenue $6.59B $4.83B $4.29B
Gross profit $2.33B $1.79B $1.30B
Operating income $1.33B $826.50M $611.10M
Net income – $598.30M $518.93M
Free cash flow – $659.90M $306.43M
R&D – $89.10M –
EPS (diluted) $17.12 $3.65 $26.66
Cash & equivalents $334.50M $256.00M $122.05M
Total debt – $1.49B $756.29M
Shares (diluted) 53.10M 164.10M 19.39M
Enterprise value $23.05B $21.90B $7.73B

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
MetricHUBBNVTVMI
P/E 25.3x 36.4x 16.3x
P/FCF 26.9x 33.0x 27.3x
P/Operating cash flow 20.7x 28.2x 18.1x
P/S 3.5x 4.5x 1.9x
P/B 5.6x 5.5x 4.8x
P/Tangible book 23.6x 9.9x 5.1x
EV/EBITDA – 21.8x 12.7x
EV/EBIT – 27.9x 14.7x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 4.8x 2.1x
EV/FCF – 34.9x 29.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.7x 29.8x 19.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.51 1.80 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHUBBNVTVMI
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.0% 46.2% 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 26.0% 0.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.1% 37.9% 4.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 23.8% 1.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.2% 53.9% 45.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 29.0% 21.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – 2.1% 97.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 9.3% 50.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.1% 1.8% 107.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 20.3% 53.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% 33.9% -14.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 17.4% 11.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 32.8% -25.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 15.8% 9.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHUBBNVTVMI
Gross margin – 37.0% 30.3%
EBITDA margin – 21.9% 16.5%
Operating margin – 17.1% 14.2%
Pretax margin – 15.7% 13.5%
Net margin – 12.4% 12.1%
FCF margin – 13.7% 7.1%
Operating cash flow margin 16.8% 16.0% 10.8%
Return on equity 22.8% 15.4% 29.8%
Return on assets 7.7% 8.5% 14.8%
Return on invested capital – 11.9% 22.0%
Return on capital employed – 13.9% 22.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.8% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHUBBNVTVMI
Debt / assets – 20.9% 21.4%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.2x 0.9x
Debt / FCF – 2.3x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 65.4% 44.2% 50.3%
Equity / assets 34.6% 55.8% 49.7%
Interest coverage – – 16.0x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.8x 2.4x
Quick ratio – 1.1x 1.4x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 5.73 6.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHUBBNVTVMI
Dividend yield 1.3% 0.6% 0.7%
Net buyback yield – 0.2% 3.2%
Shareholder yield 1.3% 0.9% 3.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 22.2% 10.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 20.1% 18.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.1% 10.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.3% 5.1%

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.

ConsensusHUBBNVTVMI
Forward P/E 21.6xFY2026 27.0xFY2026 18.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.07FY2026 $4.99FY2026 $24.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 +49.0%FY2026 +27.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% +29.3% +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.32BFY2026 $5.73BFY2026 $4.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.4%FY2026 +47.2%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.8% +12.6% -0.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHUBBNVTVMI
Held by institutions 96.1% 90.7% 94.5%
Institutions holding 1,015 970 645
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% 0.0% +3.5%
Institutions buying 511 555 313
Institutions selling 318 288 227
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.93 1.38

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.

HUBBNVTVMI
HUBB 1.00 0.62 0.55
NVT 0.62 1.00 0.55
VMI 0.55 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HUBB, NVT and VMI?

Hubbell (HUBB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hubbell (HUBB) $23.05B, nVent Electric (NVT) $22.71B, Valmont Industries (VMI) $8.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, HUBB, NVT and VMI?

Valmont Industries (VMI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hubbell (HUBB) 25.4x, nVent Electric (NVT) 38.0x, Valmont Industries (VMI) 16.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Valmont Industries (VMI) is cheapest (Hubbell (HUBB) 21.6x, nVent Electric (NVT) 27.0x, Valmont Industries (VMI) 18.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

nVent Electric (NVT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hubbell (HUBB) +16.0%, nVent Electric (NVT) +46.2%, Valmont Industries (VMI) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

nVent Electric (NVT) has the highest net margin (nVent Electric (NVT) 12.4%, Valmont Industries (VMI) 12.1%). On return on invested capital, Valmont Industries (VMI) leads (nVent Electric (NVT) 11.9%, Valmont Industries (VMI) 22.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year nVent Electric (NVT) returned the most: Hubbell (HUBB) +0.1%, nVent Electric (NVT) +29.5%, Valmont Industries (VMI) +5.3%. Over five years, nVent Electric (NVT) compounded fastest (Hubbell (HUBB) +17.1%/yr, nVent Electric (NVT) +31.4%/yr, Valmont Industries (VMI) +13.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Valmont Industries (VMI) has the highest dividend yield: Hubbell (HUBB) 0.00%, nVent Electric (NVT) 0.01%, Valmont Industries (VMI) 0.01%. Hubbell (HUBB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Valmont Industries (VMI) has been the steadiest (Hubbell (HUBB) 32.6%, nVent Electric (NVT) 50.2%, Valmont Industries (VMI) 30.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HUBB, NVT and VMI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Valmont Industries (VMI) leads on 7. 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.