HUBB vs ST vs AEIS Stock Comparison

Hubbell, Sensata Technologies Holding and Advanced Energy Industries Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HUBB Hubbell Inc
$459.62 -1.4% 1M +5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$23.00B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.22B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hubbell leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Hubbell 6, Advanced Energy Industries 3, Sensata Technologies Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHUBBSTAEISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.00B $6.14B $9.07B HUBB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.5x 68.3x 41.3x HUBB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.9x 11.3x 20.6x ST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.6% +0.8% +24.6% AEIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.5% 2.4% 10.8% HUBB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.8% 2.6% 10.3% HUBB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 3.8x -0.4x AEIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.8% +27.6% +9.1% ST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.3%/yr -5.8%/yr +21.2%/yr AEIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.2% 39.7% 65.0% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 48/100 45/100 HUBB

Percentile Scorecard

HUBBSTAEIS

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

AxisHUBBSTAEIS
Valuation 31 #140 of 203 77 #47 of 203 13 #177 of 203
Growth 67 #62 of 187 31 #130 of 187 76 #46 of 187
Profitability 89 #21 of 185 47 #98 of 185 55 #84 of 185
Financial Health 14 #189 of 219 35 #142 of 219 61 #86 of 219
Shareholder Returns 66 #52 of 153 47 #81 of 153 19 #124 of 153
Overall 54 48 45
  • HUBB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ST ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • AEIS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHUBBSTAEISSPY
1 month -1.4%-3.6%-20.9% -0.8%
3 months -7.7%-12.3%-24.3% +3.5%
6 months -17.2%-3.7%-42.7% +7.0%
Year to date +3.5%+22.2%+5.6% +12.2%
1 year +5.8%+27.6%+9.1% +13.0%
3 years +63.6%+18.6%+151.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.8%+5.9%+36.1% +23.1%
5 years +141.1%-25.7%+160.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +19.3%-5.8%+21.2% +11.0%
10 years +336.9%+9.0%+364.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +15.9%+0.9%+16.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHUBBSTAEISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.2%39.7%65.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.5%36.8%67.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.221.922.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.180.700.14 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.1%-72.8%-44.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.6%-24.0%-43.2% -1.8%
52-week high $557.85$53.55$389.05 $779.14
52-week low $407.36$28.53$188.88 $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.

MultipleHUBBSTAEIS
P/E now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 26.0x 65.8xmedian 26.0x 39.2xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 1.9x 1.6xmedian 1.9x 4.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 14.0x 15.0xmedian 14.0x 26.0xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.9xmedian 21.4x 10.2xmedian 21.4x 101.1xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x 6.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.04median 1.26 -1.74median 1.26 10.68median 1.26

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 monthsHUBBSTAEIS
Revenue $6.22B $3.78B $2.04B
Gross profit $2.19B $1.11B $800.50M
Operating income $1.25B $284.24M $269.20M
Net income $907.10M $89.91M $219.40M
Free cash flow $901.40M $579.20M $87.50M
R&D – $128.20M $246.60M
EPS (diluted) $16.98 $0.61 $5.19
Cash & equivalents $378.60M $403.30M $1.40B
Total debt $11.71B $11.62B $3.30B
Shares (diluted) 53.10M 146.70M 42.30M
Enterprise value $20.91B $3.74B $5.42B

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
MetricHUBBSTAEIS
P/E 27.0x 65.8x 39.2x
P/FCF 26.9x 10.2x 101.1x
P/Operating cash flow 22.7x 8.5x 37.0x
P/S 3.9x 1.6x 4.3x
P/B 6.2x 2.0x 6.1x
P/Tangible book 33.1x 2.3x 6.6x
EV/EBITDA 19.6x 15.0x 26.0x
EV/EBIT 23.3x 28.0x 32.4x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 2.1x 4.3x
EV/FCF 32.5x 13.7x 99.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.4x 11.5x 36.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.04 -1.74 10.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHUBBSTAEIS
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.6% 0.8% 24.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.3% -2.7% 3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.0% 2.5% 32.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.6% -5.6% 6.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.1% 110.8% 216.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.2% -24.9% 9.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.3% -19.3% 161.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.6% -38.6% 7.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.2% -19.4% 133.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.2% -37.8% 3.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.6% 23.5% 23.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 9.3% 7.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.8% 34.0% -30.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 16.0% -11.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHUBBSTAEIS
Gross margin 35.2% 29.5% 39.3%
EBITDA margin 24.0% 14.0% 16.5%
Operating margin 20.2% 7.5% 13.2%
Pretax margin 18.2% 4.6% 12.1%
Net margin 14.5% 2.4% 10.8%
FCF margin 14.5% 15.3% 4.3%
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% 18.4% 11.7%
Return on equity 23.6% 3.1% 15.4%
Return on assets 9.0% 1.3% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 12.8% 2.6% 10.3%
Return on capital employed 15.2% 4.8% 11.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 7.7x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.7% 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHUBBSTAEIS
Debt / assets 45.4% 36.9% 36.9%
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.8x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 3.8x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 6.0x 4.2x 14.4x
Liabilities / assets 66.9% 55.1% 57.5%
Equity / assets 33.1% 44.9% 42.5%
Interest coverage – 2.0x 17.1x
Current ratio 1.6x 2.3x 3.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.4x 2.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 2.2x
Altman Z-score – 2.41 4.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHUBBSTAEIS
Dividend yield 1.2% 1.2% 0.2%
Net buyback yield 0.8% 0.4% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 1.6% 0.3%
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.

ConsensusHUBBSTAEIS
Forward P/E 22.9xFY2026 11.3xFY2026 20.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.07FY2026 $3.60FY2026 $10.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 +5.3%FY2026 +67.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% +19.7% +37.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.32BFY2026 $3.79BFY2026 $2.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.4%FY2026 +2.3%FY2026 +41.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.8% +1.1% +25.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHUBBSTAEIS
Held by institutions 96.1% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,014 467 678
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +1.1% -2.0%
Institutions buying 511 265 388
Institutions selling 317 149 218
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.78 1.78

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.

HUBBSTAEIS
HUBB 1.00 0.56 0.62
ST 0.56 1.00 0.61
AEIS 0.62 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HUBB, ST and AEIS?

Hubbell (HUBB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hubbell (HUBB) $23.00B, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) $6.14B, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) $9.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, HUBB, ST and AEIS?

Hubbell (HUBB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hubbell (HUBB) 25.5x, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 68.3x, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 41.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) is cheapest (Hubbell (HUBB) 22.9x, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 11.3x, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 20.6x). 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) +10.6%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +0.8%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +24.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hubbell (HUBB) has the highest net margin (Hubbell (HUBB) 14.5%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 2.4%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.8%). On return on invested capital, Hubbell (HUBB) leads (Hubbell (HUBB) 12.8%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 2.6%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) returned the most: Hubbell (HUBB) +5.8%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +27.6%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +9.1%. Over five years, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) compounded fastest (Hubbell (HUBB) +19.3%/yr, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) -5.8%/yr, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +21.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hubbell (HUBB) has been the steadiest (Hubbell (HUBB) 32.2%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 39.7%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 65.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HUBB, ST 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, Hubbell (HUBB) 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.