HUBB vs TEL vs ETN Stock Comparison

Hubbell, TE Connectivity and Eaton Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HUBB Hubbell Inc
$449.27 -5.5% 1M -3.9% 1Y
Market cap
$23.12B
P/E
25.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.59B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
1 win
TEL TE Connectivity plc
$219.73 -0.3% 1M -11.0% 1Y
Market cap
$64.11B
P/E
21.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
6 wins
ETN Eaton Corp plc
$391.61 -10.2% 1M +1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$136.46B
P/E
35.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.98B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionHUBBTELETNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.12B $64.11B $136.46B ETN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.4x 21.3x 35.0x TEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.4x 20.6x 28.2x TEL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.0% +16.5% +20.1% ETN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.8% 15.6% 12.2% TEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.3% 16.2% 10.7% TEL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 0.9x 2.8x TEL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.9% -11.0% +1.3% ETN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.1%/yr +7.2%/yr +17.9%/yr ETN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.6% 36.5% 41.6% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 76/100 43/100 TEL

Percentile Scorecard

HUBBTELETN

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

AxisHUBBTELETN
Valuation 37 #128 of 204 62 #79 of 204 15 #173 of 204
Growth 72 #54 of 191 86 #27 of 191 73 #53 of 191
Profitability 83 #33 of 189 95 #11 of 189 73 #51 of 189
Financial Health 15 #188 of 221 66 #75 of 221 20 #178 of 221
Shareholder Returns 69 #49 of 158 73 #44 of 158 33 #106 of 158
Overall 55 76 43
  • HUBB ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • TEL ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • ETN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHUBBTELETNSPY
1 month -5.5%-0.3%-10.2% -2.0%
3 months -10.6%+1.3%-11.9% -2.2%
6 months -11.5%+6.2%-4.7% +4.2%
Year to date +1.2%-3.4%+23.0% +10.6%
1 year -3.9%-11.0%+1.3% +10.4%
3 years +59.4%+74.7%+82.3% +73.6%
3 years, per year +16.8%+20.5%+22.2% +20.2%
5 years +120.2%+41.8%+127.7% +61.6%
5 years, per year +17.1%+7.2%+17.9% +10.1%
10 years +337.8%+252.1%+555.7% +261.3%
10 years, per year +15.9%+13.4%+20.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHUBBTELETNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.6%36.5%41.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.9%39.8%44.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.211.661.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.12-0.300.03 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.1%-35.2%-34.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.5%-11.8%-14.9% -3.2%
52-week high $557.85$249.00$459.94 $779.14
52-week low $407.36$195.84$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.

MultipleHUBBTELETN
P/E now vs peer median 26.1xmedian 25.4x 21.2xmedian 25.4x 39.1xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.9x 3.3xmedian 1.9x 4.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 14.5x 14.1xmedian 14.5x 24.7xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.6xmedian 23.6x 19.2xmedian 23.6x 40.1xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 2.2x 4.8xmedian 2.2x 7.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.60median 1.21 1.29median 1.21 3.79median 1.21

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 monthsHUBBTELETN
Revenue $6.59B $19.32B $31.98B
Gross profit $2.33B $6.98B $11.21B
Operating income $1.33B $3.81B $5.54B
Net income $915.00M $3.02B $3.90B
Free cash flow $928.00M $3.32B $3.80B
R&D – $919.00M $879.00M
EPS (diluted) $17.12 $10.29 $10.00
Cash & equivalents $334.50M $1.24B $528.00M
Total debt $5.12B $5.63B $20.11B
Shares (diluted) 53.10M 293.00M 389.60M
Enterprise value $21.36B $59.26B $133.40B

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
MetricHUBBTELETN
P/E 26.1x 21.2x 39.1x
P/FCF 25.6x 19.2x 40.1x
P/Operating cash flow 21.5x 14.4x 31.0x
P/S 3.6x 3.3x 4.8x
P/B 5.8x 4.8x 7.2x
P/Tangible book 24.4x 5.7x 17.4x
EV/EBITDA 17.7x 14.1x 24.7x
EV/EBIT 21.4x 17.8x 30.9x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 3.5x 5.4x
EV/FCF 30.7x 20.5x 45.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.8x 15.4x 34.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.60 1.29 3.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHUBBTELETN
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.0% 16.5% 20.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 5.7% 12.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.1% 20.3% 10.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 10.9% 11.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.2% 29.5% 9.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 17.9% 14.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.6% 107.3% -0.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 13.4% 9.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.1% 110.8% -0.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 16.5% 10.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% 17.5% 19.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 14.6% 11.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.1% 15.0% 14.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 14.9% 10.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHUBBTELETN
Gross margin 35.4% 36.1% 35.0%
EBITDA margin 24.5% 24.9% 21.7%
Operating margin 20.2% 19.7% 17.3%
Pretax margin 17.7% 19.5% 15.4%
Net margin 13.8% 15.6% 12.2%
FCF margin 14.1% 17.2% 11.9%
Operating cash flow margin 16.8% 22.9% 15.3%
Return on equity 22.8% 22.8% 18.9%
Return on assets 7.7% 11.7% 6.9%
Return on invested capital 11.3% 16.2% 10.7%
Return on capital employed 13.5% 18.0% 12.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.5x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHUBBTELETN
Debt / assets 43.0% 21.6% 35.0%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.4x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 0.9x 2.8x
Debt / FCF 5.5x 1.7x 5.3x
Liabilities / assets 65.4% 49.2% 63.4%
Equity / assets 34.6% 50.8% 36.6%
Interest coverage – 31.3x 9.6x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.9x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.1x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 5.17 3.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHUBBTELETN
Dividend yield 1.3% 1.4% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 0.9% 2.6% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 3.9% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 28.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 25.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 7.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.8% –

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.

ConsensusHUBBTELETN
Forward P/E 22.4xFY2026 20.6xFY2026 28.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.07FY2026 $10.67FY2026 $13.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 +21.8%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% +15.1% +14.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.32BFY2026 $22.99BFY2027 $31.83BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.4%FY2026 +15.6%FY2027 +16.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.8% -2.9% +21.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHUBBTELETN
Held by institutions 96.5% 94.1% 84.7%
Institutions holding 1,019 1,284 2,647
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +3.0% +1.6%
Institutions buying 513 608 1,402
Institutions selling 320 454 893
Buyers to sellers 1.60 1.34 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.

HUBBTELETN
HUBB 1.00 0.46 0.63
TEL 0.46 1.00 0.51
ETN 0.63 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HUBB, TEL and ETN?

Eaton (ETN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hubbell (HUBB) $23.12B, TE Connectivity (TEL) $64.11B, Eaton (ETN) $136.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, HUBB, TEL and ETN?

TE Connectivity (TEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hubbell (HUBB) 25.4x, TE Connectivity (TEL) 21.3x, Eaton (ETN) 35.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, TE Connectivity (TEL) is cheapest (Hubbell (HUBB) 22.4x, TE Connectivity (TEL) 20.6x, Eaton (ETN) 28.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Eaton (ETN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hubbell (HUBB) +16.0%, TE Connectivity (TEL) +16.5%, Eaton (ETN) +20.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

TE Connectivity (TEL) has the highest net margin (Hubbell (HUBB) 13.8%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 15.6%, Eaton (ETN) 12.2%). On return on invested capital, TE Connectivity (TEL) leads (Hubbell (HUBB) 11.3%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 16.2%, Eaton (ETN) 10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eaton (ETN) returned the most: Hubbell (HUBB) -3.9%, TE Connectivity (TEL) -11.0%, Eaton (ETN) +1.3%. Over five years, Eaton (ETN) compounded fastest (Hubbell (HUBB) +17.1%/yr, TE Connectivity (TEL) +7.2%/yr, Eaton (ETN) +17.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Hubbell (HUBB) 0.00%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 0.01%, Eaton (ETN) 0.00%. Hubbell (HUBB) and Eaton (ETN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hubbell (HUBB) has been the steadiest (Hubbell (HUBB) 32.6%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 36.5%, Eaton (ETN) 41.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HUBB, TEL 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, TE Connectivity (TEL) 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.