HUBB vs UUU vs APTV Stock Comparison

Hubbell, DeFi Capital Markets and Aptiv 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
6 wins
APTV Aptiv PLC
$43.66 -2.5% 1M -49.3% 1Y
Market cap
$9.10B
P/E
42.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.73B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Hubbell leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Hubbell 6, Aptiv 3, DeFi Capital Markets 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHUBBUUUAPTVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.95B $11.33M $9.10B HUBB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.3x -2.2x 42.0x HUBB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.6x — 8.0x APTV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.0% -95.0% +5.3% HUBB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -437.8% 1.2% APTV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 2.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -45.4x 2.3x UUU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.31% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.1% -28.6% -49.3% HUBB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.1%/yr -6.0%/yr -24.0%/yr HUBB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.6% 96.7% 44.6% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 23/100 56/100 APTV

Percentile Scorecard

HUBBUUUAPTV

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

AxisHUBBUUUAPTV
Valuation 31 #140 of 203 4 #54 of 56 96 #10 of 203
Growth 73 #51 of 188 0 #52 of 52 14 #161 of 188
Profitability 75 #46 of 183 4 #47 of 49 36 #117 of 183
Financial Health 15 #184 of 217 86 #9 of 56 33 #145 of 217
Shareholder Returns 55 #69 of 153 – 99 #3 of 153
Overall 50 23 56
  • HUBB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • UUU ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • APTV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHUBBUUUAPTVSPY
1 month -6.8%-26.1%-2.5% -0.2%
3 months -10.3%+1.4%-26.5% +3.9%
6 months -20.2%-38.3%-26.2% +8.2%
Year to date -2.2%-27.5%-42.6% +12.9%
1 year +0.1%-28.6%-49.3% +12.3%
3 years +54.6%+12.0%-49.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +15.6%+3.8%-20.2% +23.3%
5 years +119.8%-26.5%-74.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +17.1%-6.0%-24.0% +10.9%
10 years +314.1%+6.9%-32.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +15.3%+0.7%-3.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHUBBUUUAPTVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.6%96.7%44.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.3%98.8%48.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.200.921.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.00-0.30-1.11 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.1%-78.2%-76.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.1%-50.0%-50.8% -1.2%
52-week high $557.85$7.48$88.67 $779.14
52-week low $407.36$3.12$42.69 $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.

MultipleHUBBUUUAPTV
P/E now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 25.2x -2.2xmedian 20.1x 42.0xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.9x 10.0xmedian 1.5x 0.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.0x 125.8xmedian 11.8x 6.8xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.9xmedian 21.7x -8.9xmedian 16.2x 11.1xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 2.3x 3.3xmedian 2.9x 1.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.51median 1.32 0.03median 0.99 -1.32median 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 monthsHUBBUUUAPTV
Revenue $6.59B $1.13M $18.73B
Gross profit $2.33B $118.39K $3.68B
Operating income $1.33B -$4.86M $995.00M
Net income – -$4.96M $231.00M
Free cash flow – -$1.27M $817.00M
EPS (diluted) $17.12 $-1.69 $1.04
Cash & equivalents $334.50M $3.71M $761.00M
Total debt – $4.96M $5.35B
Shares (diluted) 53.10M 2.94M 212.10M
Enterprise value $22.97B -$5.38M $1.95B

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
MetricHUBBUUUAPTV
P/E 25.3x -2.2x 42.0x
P/FCF 26.9x -8.9x 11.1x
P/Operating cash flow 20.7x -9.3x 6.1x
P/S 3.5x 10.0x 0.5x
P/B 5.6x 3.3x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 23.6x 3.3x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA – 125.8x 6.8x
EV/EBIT – -1.7x 13.8x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 7.4x 0.7x
EV/FCF – -6.6x 16.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.7x -6.8x 9.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.51 0.03 -1.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHUBBUUUAPTV
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.0% -95.0% 5.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.9% -64.0% -1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.1% -98.2% 4.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.0% -73.9% 4.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.2% -1,912% -43.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% -80.8% -15.8%
Net income growth (1Y) – -280.1% -77.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -91.3% -38.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.1% -241.8% -77.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.1% -81.1% -31.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% -200.2% -36.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% -36.6% -7.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -203.9% -52.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -36.9% -7.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHUBBUUUAPTV
Gross margin – 10.5% 19.6%
EBITDA margin – 5.8% 10.7%
Operating margin – -429.1% 5.3%
Pretax margin – -448.1% 4.1%
Net margin – -437.8% 1.2%
FCF margin – -111.9% 4.4%
Operating cash flow margin 16.8% -107.9% 7.9%
Return on equity 22.8% -148.1% 2.6%
Return on assets 7.7% -105.6% 1.1%
Return on invested capital – – 2.6%
Return on capital employed – -148.7% 5.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.2x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.2x 6.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHUBBUUUAPTV
Debt / assets – 14.5% 29.8%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – -45.4x 2.3x
Debt / FCF – -0.6x 6.6x
Liabilities / assets 65.4% 29.2% 51.4%
Equity / assets 34.6% 70.8% 48.6%
Interest coverage – -17.7x 3.0x
Current ratio 1.5x 3.4x 2.0x
Quick ratio – 2.8x 1.1x
Cash ratio – 2.6x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – -1.23 2.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHUBBUUUAPTV
Dividend yield 1.3% – –
Net buyback yield – – 7.9%
Shareholder yield 1.3% 0.0% 7.9%
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.

ConsensusHUBBUUUAPTV
Forward P/E 21.6xFY2026 – 8.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.07FY2026 – $5.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 – -17.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% – +13.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.32BFY2026 – $13.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.4%FY2026 – -36.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.8% – +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHUBBUUUAPTV
Held by institutions 96.1% 6.0% 98.6%
Institutions holding 1,015 18 659
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +67.8% +9.2%
Institutions buying 511 7 330
Institutions selling 318 1 260
Buyers to sellers 1.61 7.00 1.27

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.

HUBBUUUAPTV
HUBB 1.00 0.08 0.19
UUU 0.08 1.00 0.07
APTV 0.19 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HUBB, UUU and APTV?

Hubbell (HUBB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hubbell (HUBB) $22.95B, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) $11.33M, Aptiv (APTV) $9.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, HUBB, UUU and APTV?

Hubbell (HUBB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hubbell (HUBB) 25.3x, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) -2.2x, Aptiv (APTV) 42.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aptiv (APTV) is cheapest (Hubbell (HUBB) 21.6x, Aptiv (APTV) 8.0x). 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%, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) -95.0%, Aptiv (APTV) +5.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aptiv (APTV) has the highest net margin (DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) -437.8%, Aptiv (APTV) 1.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hubbell (HUBB) returned the most: Hubbell (HUBB) +0.1%, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) -28.6%, Aptiv (APTV) -49.3%. Over five years, Hubbell (HUBB) compounded fastest (Hubbell (HUBB) +17.1%/yr, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) -6.0%/yr, Aptiv (APTV) -24.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Hubbell (HUBB) 1.31%, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) 0.00%, Aptiv (APTV) 0.00%. DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) and Aptiv (APTV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hubbell (HUBB) has been the steadiest (Hubbell (HUBB) 32.6%, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) 96.7%, Aptiv (APTV) 44.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HUBB, UUU and APTV?

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