HUBB vs VGTK vs ETN Stock Comparison

Hubbell, Viking Global Technologies and Eaton Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HUBB Hubbell Inc
$433.62 -8.8% 1M -7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$23.27B
P/E
25.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.59B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
7 wins
ETN Eaton Corp plc
$366.17 -16.0% 1M -4.0% 1Y
Market cap
$142.04B
P/E
37.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.03B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionHUBBVGTKETNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.27B $11.07M $142.04B ETN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.6x -1.1x 37.1x HUBB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.4x — 28.2x HUBB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.0% — +15.5% HUBB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.8% — 12.8% HUBB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.3% — 10.3% HUBB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x -16.2x 3.1x VGTK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.7% -20.0% -4.0% ETN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.5%/yr -77.0%/yr +16.7%/yr ETN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.4% 141.0% 41.1% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 47/100 45/100 HUBB

Percentile Scorecard

HUBBVGTKETN

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

AxisHUBBVGTKETN
Valuation 38 #126 of 203 53 #30 of 62 14 #174 of 203
Growth 71 #55 of 189 86 #9 of 59 72 #53 of 189
Profitability 82 #34 of 187 – 73 #51 of 187
Financial Health 15 #188 of 221 3 #70 of 72 20 #178 of 221
Shareholder Returns 69 #48 of 152 – 47 #81 of 152
Overall 55 47 45
  • HUBB ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • VGTK ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • ETN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHUBBVGTKETNSPY
1 month -8.8%+33.3%-16.0% -2.3%
3 months -8.9%+33.3%-16.5% -0.7%
6 months -16.0%+33.3%-13.3% +4.8%
Year to date -2.4%0.0%+15.0% +10.3%
1 year -7.7%-20.0%-4.0% +10.3%
3 years +53.9%-88.6%+70.5% +73.0%
3 years, per year +15.5%-51.5%+19.5% +20.1%
5 years +114.7%-99.9%+116.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year +16.5%-77.0%+16.7% +10.1%
10 years +324.5%-100.0%+501.5% +258.6%
10 years, per year +15.6%-87.4%+19.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHUBBVGTKETNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.4%141.0%41.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.9%480.5%44.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.201.331.91 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.24-0.14-0.10 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.1%-100.0%-34.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.3%-20.0%-20.4% -3.5%
52-week high $557.85$0.05$459.94 $779.14
52-week low $407.36$0.02$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.

MultipleHUBBVGTKETN
P/E now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 25.6x -1.2xmedian 29.1x 37.2xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.9x —median 2.3x 4.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 14.4x -20.1xmedian 18.5x 24.9xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.7xmedian 22.5x -10.6xmedian 28.9x 36.2xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 2.2x -0.2xmedian 1.8x 7.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.51median 1.36 0.04median 0.81 2.80median 1.36

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 monthsHUBBVGTKETN
Revenue $6.59B – $30.03B
Gross profit $2.33B – $10.78B
Operating income $1.33B -$6.18M $5.32B
Net income $915.00M -$9.98M $3.83B
Free cash flow $928.00M -$1.06M $3.93B
R&D – – $844.00M
EPS (diluted) $17.12 $-0.03 $9.83
Cash & equivalents $334.50M $393.73K $483.00M
Total debt $5.12B $47.10M $20.61B
Shares (diluted) 53.10M 281.77M 389.50M
Enterprise value $21.50B $9.82M $139.23B

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
MetricHUBBVGTKETN
P/E 25.2x -1.2x 37.2x
P/FCF 24.7x -10.6x 36.2x
P/Operating cash flow 20.7x -10.6x 28.7x
P/S 3.5x – 4.7x
P/B 5.6x -0.2x 7.0x
P/Tangible book 23.5x -0.2x 18.5x
EV/EBITDA 17.1x -20.1x 24.9x
EV/EBIT 20.8x -9.4x 30.5x
EV/Revenue 4.2x – 5.4x
EV/FCF 29.8x -54.5x 41.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.0x -54.5x 32.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.51 0.04 2.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHUBBVGTKETN
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.0% – 15.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.9% – 10.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.1% – 8.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.0% – 12.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.2% 37.1% 8.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 9.9% 15.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.6% 74.4% -2.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% -36.5% 12.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.1% 71.6% -2.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.1% -26.4% 13.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% 48.1% 21.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 38.5% 14.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.1% 48.7% 20.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 38.7% 13.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHUBBVGTKETN
Gross margin 35.4% – 35.9%
EBITDA margin 24.5% – 21.7%
Operating margin 20.2% – 17.7%
Pretax margin 17.7% – 16.1%
Net margin 13.8% – 12.8%
FCF margin 14.1% – 13.1%
Operating cash flow margin 16.8% – 16.5%
Return on equity 22.8% – 19.1%
Return on assets 7.7% -39.9% 6.9%
Return on invested capital 11.3% – 10.3%
Return on capital employed 13.5% – 12.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHUBBVGTKETN
Debt / assets 43.0% 235.8% 36.7%
Debt / equity 1.2x -0.9x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x -16.2x 3.1x
Debt / FCF 5.5x -44.3x 5.2x
Liabilities / assets 65.4% 365.9% 63.9%
Equity / assets 34.6% -265.9% 36.1%
Interest coverage – -3.7x 12.0x
Current ratio 1.5x 0.0x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.0x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – 3.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHUBBVGTKETN
Dividend yield 1.3% – 1.2%
Net buyback yield 0.9% – 0.4%
Shareholder yield 2.2% – 1.5%
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.

ConsensusHUBBVGTKETN
Forward P/E 22.4xFY2026 – 28.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.07FY2026 – $13.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 – +15.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% – +14.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.32BFY2026 – $31.83BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.4%FY2026 – +16.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.8% – +21.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHUBBVGTKETN
Held by institutions 96.1% – 84.7%
Institutions holding 1,017 – 2,644
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% – +1.6%
Institutions buying 512 – 1,401
Institutions selling 319 – 892
Buyers to sellers 1.61 – 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.

HUBBVGTKETN
HUBB 1.00 0.10 0.63
VGTK 0.10 1.00 0.08
ETN 0.63 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HUBB, VGTK and ETN?

Eaton (ETN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hubbell (HUBB) $23.27B, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) $11.07M, Eaton (ETN) $142.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, HUBB, VGTK and ETN?

Hubbell (HUBB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hubbell (HUBB) 25.6x, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) -1.1x, Eaton (ETN) 37.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hubbell (HUBB) is cheapest (Hubbell (HUBB) 22.4x, 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?

Hubbell (HUBB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hubbell (HUBB) +16.0%, Eaton (ETN) +15.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hubbell (HUBB) has the highest net margin (Hubbell (HUBB) 13.8%, Eaton (ETN) 12.8%). On return on invested capital, Hubbell (HUBB) leads (Hubbell (HUBB) 11.3%, Eaton (ETN) 10.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eaton (ETN) returned the most: Hubbell (HUBB) -7.7%, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) -20.0%, Eaton (ETN) -4.0%. Over five years, Eaton (ETN) compounded fastest (Hubbell (HUBB) +16.5%/yr, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) -77.0%/yr, Eaton (ETN) +16.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hubbell (HUBB) has been the steadiest (Hubbell (HUBB) 32.4%, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) 141.0%, Eaton (ETN) 41.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HUBB, VGTK 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, Hubbell (HUBB) 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.