HUBB vs TEL vs VGTK Stock Comparison

Hubbell, TE Connectivity and Viking Global Technologies Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HUBB Hubbell Inc
$418.74 -13.8% 1M -10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$22.82B
P/E
25.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.59B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins
TEL TE Connectivity plc
$206.40 -6.0% 1M -17.1% 1Y
Market cap
$61.00B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

TE Connectivity leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (TE Connectivity 7, Hubbell 3, Viking Global Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHUBBTELVGTKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.82B $61.00B $10.85M TEL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.1x 20.2x -1.1x TEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.8x 16.2x — TEL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.0% +16.5% — TEL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.8% 15.6% — TEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.3% 16.2% — TEL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 0.9x -16.2x VGTK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.5% -17.1% -20.0% HUBB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.3%/yr +5.4%/yr -77.3%/yr HUBB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.9% 37.0% 140.8% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 75/100 45/100 TEL

Percentile Scorecard

HUBBTELVGTK

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

AxisHUBBTELVGTK
Valuation 34 #136 of 204 61 #81 of 204 52 #31 of 63
Growth 71 #57 of 191 84 #32 of 191 81 #12 of 60
Profitability 82 #34 of 189 94 #12 of 189 –
Financial Health 15 #189 of 221 67 #74 of 221 3 #70 of 72
Shareholder Returns 66 #55 of 159 70 #48 of 159 –
Overall 53 75 45
  • HUBB ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • TEL ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • VGTK ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHUBBTELVGTKSPY
1 month -13.8%-6.0%+33.3% -5.9%
3 months -17.5%-4.0%+33.3% -4.6%
6 months -15.1%-1.7%+33.3% +0.2%
Year to date -5.7%-9.3%0.0% +7.5%
1 year -10.5%-17.1%-20.0% +8.2%
3 years +50.5%+64.0%-88.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year +14.6%+17.9%-51.0% +19.0%
5 years +103.6%+30.0%-99.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year +15.3%+5.4%-77.3% +9.4%
10 years +305.9%+229.6%-100.0% +251.5%
10 years, per year +15.0%+12.7%-87.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureHUBBTELVGTKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.9%37.0%140.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.5%40.9%480.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.141.621.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.32-0.46-0.14 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.1%-35.2%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.9%-17.1%-20.0% -5.9%
52-week high $557.85$249.00$0.05 $779.14
52-week low $407.36$195.84$0.02 $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.

MultipleHUBBTELVGTK
P/E now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 23.4x 19.9xmedian 23.4x -1.2xmedian 25.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 1.7x 3.1xmedian 1.7x —median 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 13.4x 13.3xmedian 13.4x -20.1xmedian 18.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 21.9x 18.0xmedian 21.9x -10.6xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 2.1x 4.5xmedian 2.1x -0.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.42median 1.02 1.21median 1.02 0.04median 0.65

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 monthsHUBBTELVGTK
Revenue $6.59B $19.32B –
Gross profit $2.33B $6.98B –
Operating income $1.33B $3.81B -$6.18M
Net income $915.00M $3.02B -$9.98M
Free cash flow $928.00M $3.32B -$1.06M
R&D – $919.00M –
EPS (diluted) $17.12 $10.29 $-0.03
Cash & equivalents $334.50M $1.24B $393.73K
Total debt $5.12B $5.63B $47.10M
Shares (diluted) 53.10M 293.00M 281.77M
Enterprise value $21.05B $56.14B $9.59M

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
MetricHUBBTELVGTK
P/E 24.4x 19.9x -1.2x
P/FCF 23.8x 18.0x -10.6x
P/Operating cash flow 20.0x 13.5x -10.6x
P/S 3.4x 3.1x –
P/B 5.4x 4.5x -0.2x
P/Tangible book 22.7x 5.4x -0.2x
EV/EBITDA 16.7x 13.3x -20.1x
EV/EBIT 20.2x 16.8x -9.4x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 3.3x –
EV/FCF 29.0x 19.4x -54.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.3x 14.5x -54.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.42 1.21 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHUBBTELVGTK
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.0% 16.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 5.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.1% 20.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 10.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.2% 29.5% 37.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 17.9% 9.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.6% 107.3% 74.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 13.4% -36.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.1% 110.8% 71.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 16.5% -26.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% 17.5% 48.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 14.6% 38.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.1% 15.0% 48.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 14.9% 38.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHUBBTELVGTK
Gross margin 35.4% 36.1% –
EBITDA margin 24.5% 24.9% –
Operating margin 20.2% 19.7% –
Pretax margin 17.7% 19.5% –
Net margin 13.8% 15.6% –
FCF margin 14.1% 17.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 16.8% 22.9% –
Return on equity 22.8% 22.8% –
Return on assets 7.7% 11.7% -39.9%
Return on invested capital 11.3% 16.2% –
Return on capital employed 13.5% 18.0% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.5x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHUBBTELVGTK
Debt / assets 43.0% 21.6% 235.8%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.4x -0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 0.9x -16.2x
Debt / FCF 5.5x 1.7x -44.3x
Liabilities / assets 65.4% 49.2% 365.9%
Equity / assets 34.6% 50.8% -265.9%
Interest coverage – 31.3x -3.7x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.9x 0.0x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.1x 0.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 4.99 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHUBBTELVGTK
Dividend yield 1.4% 1.4% –
Net buyback yield 0.9% 2.7% –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 4.2% –
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.

ConsensusHUBBTELVGTK
Forward P/E 20.8xFY2026 16.2xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $20.14FY2026 $12.78FY2027 –
EPS growth, next FY +10.6%FY2026 +10.9%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +21.5% +28.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.38BFY2026 $23.51BFY2027 –
Revenue growth, next FY +26.3%FY2026 +18.2%FY2027 –
Revenue growth, the year after +10.5% -1.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHUBBTELVGTK
Held by institutions 96.5% 94.1% –
Institutions holding 1,019 1,284 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +3.0% –
Institutions buying 513 607 –
Institutions selling 320 454 –
Buyers to sellers 1.60 1.34 –

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.

HUBBTELVGTK
HUBB 1.00 0.47 0.10
TEL 0.47 1.00 0.01
VGTK 0.10 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HUBB, TEL and VGTK?

TE Connectivity (TEL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hubbell (HUBB) $22.82B, TE Connectivity (TEL) $61.00B, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) $10.85M.

Which stock is cheaper, HUBB, TEL and VGTK?

TE Connectivity (TEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hubbell (HUBB) 25.1x, TE Connectivity (TEL) 20.2x, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) -1.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, TE Connectivity (TEL) is cheapest (Hubbell (HUBB) 20.8x, TE Connectivity (TEL) 16.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hubbell (HUBB) returned the most: Hubbell (HUBB) -10.5%, TE Connectivity (TEL) -17.1%, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) -20.0%. Over five years, Hubbell (HUBB) compounded fastest (Hubbell (HUBB) +15.3%/yr, TE Connectivity (TEL) +5.4%/yr, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) -77.3%/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%, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) 0.00%. Hubbell (HUBB) and Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hubbell (HUBB) has been the steadiest (Hubbell (HUBB) 32.9%, TE Connectivity (TEL) 37.0%, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) 140.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HUBB, TEL and VGTK?

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 7. 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.