HUBB vs ST vs ETN Stock Comparison

Hubbell, Sensata Technologies Holding and Eaton Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HUBB Hubbell Inc
$434.48 -6.8% 1M +0.1% 1Y
Market cap
$22.95B
P/E
25.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.59B
Div. yield
1.31%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins
ETN Eaton Corp plc
$384.22 -12.7% 1M +1.2% 1Y
Market cap
$149.23B
P/E
39.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.03B
Div. yield
1.13%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionHUBBSTETNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.95B $6.16B $149.23B ETN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.3x 16.8x 39.0x ST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.6x 11.8x 27.7x ST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.0% +4.1% +15.5% HUBB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 9.5% 12.8% ETN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.2% 10.3% ETN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.3x 3.1x ST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.31% 1.13% 1.13% HUBB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.1% +33.9% +1.2% ST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.1%/yr -5.2%/yr +18.4%/yr ETN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.6% 39.8% 40.7% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 63/100 45/100 ST

Percentile Scorecard

HUBBSTETN

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

AxisHUBBSTETN
Valuation 31 #140 of 203 88 #26 of 203 14 #175 of 203
Growth 73 #51 of 188 71 #55 of 188 73 #52 of 188
Profitability 75 #46 of 183 70 #56 of 183 75 #47 of 183
Financial Health 15 #184 of 217 42 #127 of 217 20 #174 of 217
Shareholder Returns 55 #69 of 153 47 #82 of 153 43 #88 of 153
Overall 50 63 45
  • HUBB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ST ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ETN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHUBBSTETNSPY
1 month -6.8%+0.3%-12.7% -0.2%
3 months -10.3%-9.5%-0.5% +3.9%
6 months -20.2%+1.9%-7.0% +8.2%
Year to date -2.2%+27.1%+20.6% +12.9%
1 year +0.1%+33.9%+1.2% +12.3%
3 years +54.6%+23.3%+96.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +15.6%+7.2%+25.3% +23.3%
5 years +119.8%-23.3%+132.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +17.1%-5.2%+18.4% +10.9%
10 years +314.1%+14.3%+516.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +15.3%+1.3%+20.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHUBBSTETNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.6%39.8%40.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.3%36.8%43.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.201.931.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.000.850.03 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.1%-72.8%-34.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.1%-21.0%-16.5% -1.2%
52-week high $557.85$53.55$459.94 $779.14
52-week low $407.36$28.53$315.82 $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.

MultipleHUBBSTETN
P/E now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 25.2x 16.8xmedian 25.2x 39.0xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.9x 1.6xmedian 1.9x 5.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.0x 10.0xmedian 14.0x 26.0xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.9xmedian 21.7x 9.6xmedian 21.7x 37.9xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 2.3x 2.0xmedian 2.3x 7.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.51median 1.32 2.45median 1.32 2.94median 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 monthsHUBBSTETN
Revenue $6.59B $3.85B $30.03B
Gross profit $2.33B $1.19B $10.78B
Operating income $1.33B $582.40M $5.32B
Net income – $366.60M $3.83B
Free cash flow – $641.20M $3.93B
R&D – $128.60M $844.00M
EPS (diluted) $17.12 $2.49 $9.83
Cash & equivalents $334.50M $553.40M $483.00M
Total debt – $2.40B $20.61B
Shares (diluted) 53.10M 147.00M 389.50M
Enterprise value $22.97B $3.99B $146.46B

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
MetricHUBBSTETN
P/E 25.3x 16.8x 39.0x
P/FCF 26.9x 9.6x 37.9x
P/Operating cash flow 20.7x 8.1x 30.1x
P/S 3.5x 1.6x 5.0x
P/B 5.6x 2.0x 7.4x
P/Tangible book 23.6x 2.3x 19.4x
EV/EBITDA – 10.0x 26.0x
EV/EBIT – 13.7x 31.8x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 2.1x 5.6x
EV/FCF – 12.5x 43.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.7x 10.5x 34.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.51 2.45 2.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHUBBSTETN
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.0% 4.1% 15.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.9% -1.9% 10.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.1% 11.4% 8.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.0% -3.3% 12.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.2% 175.8% 8.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 2.8% 15.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – 1,505% -2.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 5.6% 12.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.1% 1,492% -2.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 6.9% 13.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% 28.5% 21.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 9.6% 14.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 34.4% 20.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.0% 13.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHUBBSTETN
Gross margin – 30.8% 35.9%
EBITDA margin – 20.9% 21.7%
Operating margin – 15.1% 17.7%
Pretax margin – 12.4% 16.1%
Net margin – 9.5% 12.8%
FCF margin – 16.7% 13.1%
Operating cash flow margin 16.8% 19.7% 16.5%
Return on equity 22.8% 12.2% 19.1%
Return on assets 7.7% 5.5% 6.9%
Return on invested capital – 8.2% 10.3%
Return on capital employed – 10.0% 12.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHUBBSTETN
Debt / assets – 35.8% 36.7%
Debt / equity – 0.8x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.3x 3.1x
Debt / FCF – 3.7x 5.2x
Liabilities / assets 65.4% 54.1% 63.9%
Equity / assets 34.6% 45.9% 36.1%
Interest coverage – 4.4x 12.0x
Current ratio 1.5x 2.4x 1.2x
Quick ratio – 1.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 0.7x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 2.62 3.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHUBBSTETN
Dividend yield 1.3% 1.1% 1.1%
Net buyback yield – 0.4% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 1.3% 1.5% 1.5%
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.

ConsensusHUBBSTETN
Forward P/E 21.6xFY2026 11.8xFY2026 27.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.07FY2026 $3.60FY2026 $13.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 +5.3%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% +19.7% +14.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.32BFY2026 $3.79BFY2026 $31.83BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.4%FY2026 +2.3%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.8% +1.1% +21.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHUBBSTETN
Held by institutions 96.1% 100.0% 84.7%
Institutions holding 1,015 467 2,642
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +1.1% +1.6%
Institutions buying 511 265 1,399
Institutions selling 318 149 892
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.78 1.57

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.

HUBBSTETN
HUBB 1.00 0.53 0.63
ST 0.53 1.00 0.65
ETN 0.63 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HUBB, ST and ETN?

Eaton (ETN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hubbell (HUBB) $22.95B, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) $6.16B, Eaton (ETN) $149.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, HUBB, ST and ETN?

Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hubbell (HUBB) 25.3x, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 16.8x, Eaton (ETN) 39.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) is cheapest (Hubbell (HUBB) 21.6x, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 11.8x, Eaton (ETN) 27.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hubbell (HUBB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hubbell (HUBB) +16.0%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +4.1%, Eaton (ETN) +15.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eaton (ETN) has the highest net margin (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 9.5%, Eaton (ETN) 12.8%). On return on invested capital, Eaton (ETN) leads (Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 8.2%, Eaton (ETN) 10.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) returned the most: Hubbell (HUBB) +0.1%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +33.9%, Eaton (ETN) +1.2%. Over five years, Eaton (ETN) compounded fastest (Hubbell (HUBB) +17.1%/yr, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) -5.2%/yr, Eaton (ETN) +18.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hubbell (HUBB) has the highest dividend yield: Hubbell (HUBB) 1.31%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 1.13%, Eaton (ETN) 1.13%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hubbell (HUBB) has been the steadiest (Hubbell (HUBB) 32.6%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 39.8%, Eaton (ETN) 40.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HUBB, ST and ETN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 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.