HUBB vs ST vs VRT Stock Comparison

Hubbell, Sensata Technologies Holding and Vertiv Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HUBB Hubbell Inc
$437.29 -6.1% 1M -4.0% 1Y
Market cap
$23.03B
P/E
25.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.59B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
1 win
VRT Vertiv Holdings Co
$243.10 -0.4% 1M +27.6% 1Y
Market cap
$94.70B
P/E
45.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.12B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Vertiv Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Vertiv Holdings 6, Sensata Technologies Holding 4, Hubbell 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHUBBSTVRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.03B $5.99B $94.70B VRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.3x 16.3x 45.1x ST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.8x 11.4x 35.2x ST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.0% +4.1% +35.3% VRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.8% 9.5% 16.0% VRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.3% 8.2% 26.3% VRT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 2.3x -0.3x VRT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.0% +32.6% +27.6% ST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.0%/yr -5.8%/yr +56.8%/yr VRT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.2% 39.9% 67.7% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 64/100 60/100 ST

Percentile Scorecard

HUBBSTVRT

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

AxisHUBBSTVRT
Valuation 38 #127 of 203 87 #27 of 203 26 #151 of 203
Growth 72 #53 of 188 73 #52 of 188 99 #3 of 188
Profitability 86 #27 of 184 70 #56 of 184 99 #3 of 184
Financial Health 15 #184 of 217 42 #126 of 217 60 #88 of 217
Shareholder Returns 70 #46 of 153 49 #79 of 153 16 #128 of 153
Overall 56 64 60
  • HUBB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ST ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • VRT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHUBBSTVRTSPY
1 month -6.1%-2.0%-0.4% +0.9%
3 months -5.1%-11.1%+9.0% +5.9%
6 months -19.9%+3.4%-20.6% +8.5%
Year to date -1.5%+22.9%+50.1% +13.3%
1 year -4.0%+32.6%+27.6% +12.4%
3 years +55.6%+19.3%+567.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +15.9%+6.1%+88.4% +23.5%
5 years +119.3%-25.7%+846.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +17.0%-5.8%+56.8% +11.0%
10 years +318.1%+13.7%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +15.4%+1.3%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHUBBSTVRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.2%39.9%67.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.3%37.0%67.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.191.932.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.120.820.41 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.1%-72.8%-70.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.6%-23.6%-35.4% -0.9%
52-week high $557.85$53.55$376.23 $779.14
52-week low $407.36$28.53$149.83 $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.

MultipleHUBBSTVRT
P/E now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 25.4x 16.2xmedian 25.4x 44.6xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.9x 1.5xmedian 1.9x 7.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 14.3x 9.7xmedian 14.3x 30.3xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.9xmedian 21.8x 9.3xmedian 21.8x 29.7xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 2.2x 1.9xmedian 2.2x 17.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.53median 1.41 2.37median 1.41 0.44median 1.41

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 monthsHUBBSTVRT
Revenue $6.59B $3.85B $13.12B
Gross profit $2.33B $1.19B $5.00B
Operating income $1.33B $582.40M $2.64B
Net income $915.00M $366.60M $2.10B
Free cash flow $928.00M $641.20M $3.15B
R&D – $128.60M –
EPS (diluted) $17.12 $2.49 $5.34
Cash & equivalents $334.50M $553.40M $3.51B
Total debt $5.12B $2.40B $2.93B
Shares (diluted) 53.10M 147.00M 392.68M
Enterprise value $21.26B $3.82B $83.55B

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
MetricHUBBSTVRT
P/E 25.5x 16.2x 44.6x
P/FCF 24.9x 9.3x 29.7x
P/Operating cash flow 20.9x 7.8x 25.5x
P/S 3.5x 1.5x 7.1x
P/B 5.6x 1.9x 17.0x
P/Tangible book 23.7x 2.2x 24.9x
EV/EBITDA 17.3x 9.7x 30.3x
EV/EBIT 20.9x 13.4x 35.1x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 2.0x 7.1x
EV/FCF 30.0x 12.2x 29.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.2x 10.3x 25.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.53 2.37 0.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHUBBSTVRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.0% 4.1% 35.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.9% -1.9% 25.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.1% 11.4% 44.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.0% -3.3% 30.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.2% 175.8% 54.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 2.8% 52.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.6% 1,505% 102.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 5.6% 102.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.1% 1,492% 102.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 6.9% 101.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% 28.5% 138.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 9.6% 71.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.1% 34.4% 133.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 17.0% 73.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHUBBSTVRT
Gross margin 35.4% 30.8% 38.1%
EBITDA margin 24.5% 20.9% 23.4%
Operating margin 20.2% 15.1% 20.1%
Pretax margin 17.7% 12.4% 19.9%
Net margin 13.8% 9.5% 16.0%
FCF margin 14.1% 16.7% 24.0%
Operating cash flow margin 16.8% 19.7% 27.9%
Return on equity 22.8% 12.2% 40.9%
Return on assets 7.7% 5.5% 12.3%
Return on invested capital 11.3% 8.2% 26.3%
Return on capital employed 13.5% 10.0% 31.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 2.1x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.8% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHUBBSTVRT
Debt / assets 43.0% 35.8% 16.1%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.8x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 2.3x -0.3x
Debt / FCF 5.5x 3.7x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 65.4% 54.1% 69.7%
Equity / assets 34.6% 45.9% 30.3%
Interest coverage – 4.4x 73.2x
Current ratio 1.5x 2.4x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.5x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.7x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 2.59 6.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHUBBSTVRT
Dividend yield 1.3% 1.2% 0.1%
Net buyback yield 0.9% 0.4% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.2% 1.6% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusHUBBSTVRT
Forward P/E 21.8xFY2026 11.4xFY2026 35.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.07FY2026 $3.60FY2026 $6.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 +5.3%FY2026 +64.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% +19.7% +40.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.32BFY2026 $3.79BFY2026 $14.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.4%FY2026 +2.3%FY2026 +43.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.8% +1.1% +20.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHUBBSTVRT
Held by institutions 96.1% 100.0% 81.7%
Institutions holding 1,015 467 2,038
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +1.1% +0.0%
Institutions buying 511 265 1,170
Institutions selling 318 149 691
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.78 1.69

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.

HUBBSTVRT
HUBB 1.00 0.52 0.58
ST 0.52 1.00 0.49
VRT 0.58 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HUBB, ST and VRT?

Vertiv Holdings (VRT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hubbell (HUBB) $23.03B, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) $5.99B, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) $94.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, HUBB, ST and VRT?

Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hubbell (HUBB) 25.3x, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 16.3x, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 45.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) is cheapest (Hubbell (HUBB) 21.8x, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 11.4x, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 35.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vertiv Holdings (VRT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hubbell (HUBB) +16.0%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +4.1%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +35.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vertiv Holdings (VRT) has the highest net margin (Hubbell (HUBB) 13.8%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 9.5%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 16.0%). On return on invested capital, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) leads (Hubbell (HUBB) 11.3%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 8.2%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 26.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) returned the most: Hubbell (HUBB) -4.0%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +32.6%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +27.6%. Over five years, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) compounded fastest (Hubbell (HUBB) +17.0%/yr, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) -5.8%/yr, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +56.8%/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) 39.9%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 67.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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