HUBB vs POWL vs AEIS Stock Comparison

Hubbell, Powell Industries and Advanced Energy Industries Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
POWL Powell Industries Inc
$125.06 -38.9% 1M -5.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.56B
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.16B
Div. yield
0.24%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Powell Industries leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Powell Industries 5, Hubbell 4, Advanced Energy Industries 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHUBBPOWLAEISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.12B $4.56B $7.43B HUBB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.4x 23.9x 25.7x POWL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.8x 24.2x 15.7x AEIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.0% +7.0% +31.7% AEIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.8% 16.5% 12.7% POWL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.3% — 10.9% HUBB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x — -0.4x AEIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.36% 0.24% 0.22% HUBB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.5% -5.2% -17.8% POWL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.3%/yr +68.3%/yr +14.3%/yr POWL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.9% 66.9% 66.9% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 72/100 51/100 POWL

Percentile Scorecard

HUBBPOWLAEIS

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

AxisHUBBPOWLAEIS
Valuation 34 #136 of 204 54 #94 of 204 31 #142 of 204
Growth 71 #57 of 191 91 #19 of 191 83 #34 of 191
Profitability 82 #34 of 189 97 #6 of 189 60 #76 of 189
Financial Health 15 #189 of 221 75 #57 of 221 62 #85 of 221
Shareholder Returns 66 #55 of 159 46 #87 of 159 18 #130 of 159
Overall 53 72 51
  • HUBB ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • POWL ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • AEIS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHUBBPOWLAEISSPY
1 month -13.8%-38.9%-38.7% -5.9%
3 months -17.5%-39.7%-42.7% -4.6%
6 months -15.1%-59.1%-47.2% +0.2%
Year to date -5.7%+17.7%-11.3% +7.5%
1 year -10.5%-5.2%-17.8% +8.2%
3 years +50.5%+365.8%+106.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year +14.6%+67.1%+27.4% +19.0%
5 years +103.6%+1,247.6%+95.1% +56.5%
5 years, per year +15.3%+68.3%+14.3% +9.4%
10 years +305.9%+949.8%+293.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year +15.0%+26.5%+14.7% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureHUBBPOWLAEISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.9%66.9%66.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.5%72.8%72.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.142.412.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.32-0.08-0.27 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.1%-61.2%-52.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.9%-61.2%-52.3% -5.9%
52-week high $557.85$322.05$389.05 $779.14
52-week low $407.36$94.02$185.66 $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.

MultipleHUBBPOWLAEIS
P/E now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 23.4x 23.9xmedian 23.4x 25.7xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 1.7x 3.9xmedian 1.7x 3.3xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 13.4x 16.6xmedian 13.4x 16.8xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 21.9x 18.7xmedian 21.9x 104.5xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 2.1x 6.0xmedian 2.1x 4.7xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.42median 1.02 0.33median 1.02 1.02median 1.02

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 monthsHUBBPOWLAEIS
Revenue $6.59B $1.16B $2.27B
Gross profit $2.33B $348.18M $915.20M
Operating income $1.33B $227.67M $363.20M
Net income $915.00M $190.86M $288.80M
Free cash flow $928.00M $243.96M $71.10M
R&D – $14.98M $254.60M
EPS (diluted) $17.12 $5.21 $6.98
Cash & equivalents $334.50M $633.56M $1.42B
Total debt $5.12B – $1.27B
Shares (diluted) 53.10M 36.60M 41.40M
Enterprise value $20.37B $2.40B $3.11B

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
MetricHUBBPOWLAEIS
P/E 24.4x 23.9x 25.7x
P/FCF 23.8x 18.7x 104.5x
P/Operating cash flow 20.0x 17.8x 32.9x
P/S 3.4x 3.9x 3.3x
P/B 5.4x 6.0x 4.7x
P/Tangible book 22.7x 6.1x 5.0x
EV/EBITDA 16.7x 16.6x 16.8x
EV/EBIT 20.2x 17.2x 20.0x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 3.4x 3.2x
EV/FCF 29.0x 16.1x 102.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.3x 15.3x 32.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.42 0.33 1.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHUBBPOWLAEIS
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.0% 7.0% 31.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 21.0% 9.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.1% 11.9% 42.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 39.2% 13.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.2% 8.0% 150.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 74.2% 32.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.6% 8.8% 99.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 73.1% 29.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.1% 8.6% 85.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 72.8% 25.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% 153.9% -4.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 25.5% 4.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.1% 201.1% -54.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 25.0% -18.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHUBBPOWLAEIS
Gross margin 35.4% 30.1% 40.3%
EBITDA margin 24.5% 20.4% 19.1%
Operating margin 20.2% 19.7% 16.0%
Pretax margin 17.7% 21.2% 15.2%
Net margin 13.8% 16.5% 12.7%
FCF margin 14.1% 21.1% 3.1%
Operating cash flow margin 16.8% 22.1% 9.9%
Return on equity 22.8% 26.1% 19.0%
Return on assets 7.7% 14.8% 8.2%
Return on invested capital 11.3% – 10.9%
Return on capital employed 13.5% 34.0% 12.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.3x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.5% 3.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHUBBPOWLAEIS
Debt / assets 43.0% – 34.7%
Debt / equity 1.2x – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x – -0.4x
Debt / FCF 5.5x – 17.8x
Liabilities / assets 65.4% 46.2% 56.4%
Equity / assets 34.6% 53.8% 43.6%
Interest coverage – – 25.0x
Current ratio 1.5x 2.0x 3.6x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.8x 2.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.0x 2.0x
Altman Z-score – 6.83 4.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHUBBPOWLAEIS
Dividend yield 1.4% 0.2% 0.2%
Net buyback yield 0.9% – 0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 0.2% 0.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 6.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 5.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.8% –

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.

ConsensusHUBBPOWLAEIS
Forward P/E 20.8xFY2026 24.2xFY2026 15.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.14FY2026 $5.17FY2026 $11.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.6%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026 +84.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.5% +26.9% +45.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.38BFY2026 $1.24BFY2026 $2.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +26.3%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 +47.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.5% +26.2% +31.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHUBBPOWLAEIS
Held by institutions 96.5% 75.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,019 583 680
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% -4.3% -2.0%
Institutions buying 513 320 388
Institutions selling 320 215 220
Buyers to sellers 1.60 1.49 1.76

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.

HUBBPOWLAEIS
HUBB 1.00 0.47 0.61
POWL 0.47 1.00 0.65
AEIS 0.61 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HUBB, POWL and AEIS?

Hubbell (HUBB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hubbell (HUBB) $22.12B, Powell Industries (POWL) $4.56B, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) $7.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, HUBB, POWL and AEIS?

Powell Industries (POWL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hubbell (HUBB) 24.4x, Powell Industries (POWL) 23.9x, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 25.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is cheapest (Hubbell (HUBB) 20.8x, Powell Industries (POWL) 24.2x, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 15.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hubbell (HUBB) +16.0%, Powell Industries (POWL) +7.0%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +31.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Powell Industries (POWL) has the highest net margin (Hubbell (HUBB) 13.8%, Powell Industries (POWL) 16.5%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 12.7%). On return on invested capital, Hubbell (HUBB) leads (Hubbell (HUBB) 11.3%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Powell Industries (POWL) returned the most: Hubbell (HUBB) -10.5%, Powell Industries (POWL) -5.2%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) -17.8%. Over five years, Powell Industries (POWL) compounded fastest (Hubbell (HUBB) +15.3%/yr, Powell Industries (POWL) +68.3%/yr, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +14.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hubbell (HUBB) has the highest dividend yield: Hubbell (HUBB) 1.36%, Powell Industries (POWL) 0.24%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 0.22%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hubbell (HUBB) has been the steadiest (Hubbell (HUBB) 32.9%, Powell Industries (POWL) 66.9%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 66.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HUBB, POWL and AEIS?

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