HUBB vs ST vs TDG Stock Comparison

Hubbell, Sensata Technologies Holding and TransDigm Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HUBB Hubbell Inc
$459.62 -1.4% 1M +5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$23.11B
P/E
25.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.22B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins
TDG TransDigm Group INC
$1,129.53 +1.2% 1M -16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$64.82B
P/E
33.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.01B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionHUBBSTTDGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.11B $6.08B $64.82B TDG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.6x 67.7x 33.9x HUBB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.9x 11.3x 25.7x ST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.6% +0.8% +16.6% TDG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.5% 2.4% 19.1% TDG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.8% 2.6% 15.5% TDG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 3.8x 6.1x HUBB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.8% +27.6% -16.9% ST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.3%/yr -5.8%/yr +12.4%/yr HUBB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.2% 39.7% 27.2% TDG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 48/100 66/100 TDG

Percentile Scorecard

HUBBSTTDG

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

AxisHUBBSTTDG
Valuation 31 #140 of 203 77 #47 of 203 54 #47 of 100
Growth 67 #62 of 187 31 #130 of 187 68 #32 of 97
Profitability 89 #21 of 185 47 #98 of 185 96 #5 of 96
Financial Health 14 #189 of 219 35 #142 of 219 17 #87 of 105
Shareholder Returns 66 #52 of 153 47 #81 of 153 95 #4 of 64
Overall 54 48 66
  • HUBB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ST ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TDG ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHUBBSTTDGSPY
1 month -1.4%-3.6%+1.2% -0.8%
3 months -7.7%-12.3%-12.2% +3.5%
6 months -17.2%-3.7%-2.5% +7.0%
Year to date +3.5%+22.2%-15.1% +12.2%
1 year +5.8%+27.6%-16.9% +13.0%
3 years +63.6%+18.6%+37.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.8%+5.9%+11.3% +23.1%
5 years +141.1%-25.7%+79.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +19.3%-5.8%+12.4% +11.0%
10 years +336.9%+9.0%+316.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +15.9%+0.9%+15.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHUBBSTTDGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.2%39.7%27.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.5%36.8%29.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.221.920.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.180.70-0.62 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.1%-72.8%-33.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.6%-24.0%-22.1% -1.8%
52-week high $557.85$53.55$1,450.00 $779.14
52-week low $407.36$28.53$1,076.01 $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.

MultipleHUBBSTTDG
P/E now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 26.0x 65.8xmedian 26.0x 33.9xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 1.9x 1.6xmedian 1.9x 6.2xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 14.0x 15.0xmedian 14.0x 18.4xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.9xmedian 21.4x 10.2xmedian 21.4x 32.4xmedian 25.5x
P/B now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x -6.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.04median 1.26 -1.74median 1.26 1.60median 0.94

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 monthsHUBBSTTDG
Revenue $6.22B $3.78B $10.01B
Gross profit $2.19B $1.11B $5.96B
Operating income $1.25B $284.24M $4.61B
Net income $907.10M $89.91M $2.13B
Free cash flow $901.40M $579.20M $1.93B
R&D – $128.20M –
EPS (diluted) $16.98 $0.61 $33.29
Cash & equivalents $378.60M $403.30M $2.77B
Total debt $11.71B $11.62B $33.49B
Shares (diluted) 53.10M 146.70M 57.40M
Enterprise value $21.02B $3.68B $52.83B

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
MetricHUBBSTTDG
P/E 27.0x 65.8x 33.9x
P/FCF 26.9x 10.2x 32.4x
P/Operating cash flow 22.7x 8.5x 28.4x
P/S 3.9x 1.6x 6.2x
P/B 6.2x 2.0x -6.4x
P/Tangible book 33.1x 2.3x -4.3x
EV/EBITDA 19.6x 15.0x 18.4x
EV/EBIT 23.3x 28.0x 20.2x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 2.1x 9.3x
EV/FCF 32.5x 13.7x 48.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.4x 11.5x 42.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.04 -1.74 1.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHUBBSTTDG
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.6% 0.8% 16.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.3% -2.7% 17.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.0% 2.5% 16.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.6% -5.6% 17.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.1% 110.8% 16.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.2% -24.9% 19.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.3% -19.3% 10.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.6% -38.6% 22.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.2% -19.4% 10.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.2% -37.8% 21.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.6% 23.5% 4.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 9.3% 22.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.8% 34.0% 1.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 16.0% 22.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHUBBSTTDG
Gross margin 35.2% 29.5% 59.6%
EBITDA margin 24.0% 14.0% 50.7%
Operating margin 20.2% 7.5% 46.0%
Pretax margin 18.2% 4.6% 27.4%
Net margin 14.5% 2.4% 19.1%
FCF margin 14.5% 15.3% 19.3%
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% 18.4% 22.0%
Return on equity 23.6% 3.1% –
Return on assets 9.0% 1.3% 8.2%
Return on invested capital 12.8% 2.6% 15.5%
Return on capital employed 15.2% 4.8% 19.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 7.7x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.7% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHUBBSTTDG
Debt / assets 45.4% 36.9% 125.2%
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.8x -3.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 3.8x 6.1x
Debt / FCF 6.0x 4.2x 17.4x
Liabilities / assets 66.9% 55.1% 136.7%
Equity / assets 33.1% 44.9% -36.7%
Interest coverage – 2.0x 2.5x
Current ratio 1.6x 2.3x 3.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.4x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 1.1x
Altman Z-score – 2.41 1.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHUBBSTTDG
Dividend yield 1.2% 1.2% –
Net buyback yield 0.8% 0.4% 2.7%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 1.6% 2.7%
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.

ConsensusHUBBSTTDG
Forward P/E 22.9xFY2026 11.3xFY2026 25.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.07FY2026 $3.60FY2026 $44.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 +5.3%FY2026 +17.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% +19.7% +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.32BFY2026 $3.79BFY2026 $10.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.4%FY2026 +2.3%FY2026 +13.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.8% +1.1% +24.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHUBBSTTDG
Held by institutions 96.1% 100.0% 93.2%
Institutions holding 1,014 467 1,140
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +1.1% +1.2%
Institutions buying 511 265 584
Institutions selling 317 149 367
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.78 1.59

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.

HUBBSTTDG
HUBB 1.00 0.54 0.21
ST 0.54 1.00 0.24
TDG 0.21 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HUBB, ST and TDG?

TransDigm (TDG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hubbell (HUBB) $23.11B, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) $6.08B, TransDigm (TDG) $64.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, HUBB, ST and TDG?

Hubbell (HUBB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hubbell (HUBB) 25.6x, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 67.7x, TransDigm (TDG) 33.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) is cheapest (Hubbell (HUBB) 22.9x, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 11.3x, TransDigm (TDG) 25.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

TransDigm (TDG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hubbell (HUBB) +10.6%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +0.8%, TransDigm (TDG) +16.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

TransDigm (TDG) has the highest net margin (Hubbell (HUBB) 14.5%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 2.4%, TransDigm (TDG) 19.1%). On return on invested capital, TransDigm (TDG) leads (Hubbell (HUBB) 12.8%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 2.6%, TransDigm (TDG) 15.5%).

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%, TransDigm (TDG) -16.9%. Over five years, Hubbell (HUBB) compounded fastest (Hubbell (HUBB) +19.3%/yr, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) -5.8%/yr, TransDigm (TDG) +12.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TransDigm (TDG) has been the steadiest (Hubbell (HUBB) 32.2%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 39.7%, TransDigm (TDG) 27.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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