HUBB vs VICR vs APH Stock Comparison

Hubbell, Vicor and Amphenol Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HUBB Hubbell Inc
$437.90 -4.7% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$22.20B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.59B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
4 wins
VICR Vicor Corp
$206.62 -28.9% 1M +126.6% 1Y
Market cap
$8.78B
P/E
48.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$560.70M
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins
APH Amphenol Corp /De/
$81.93 -2.9% 1M -41.4% 1Y
Market cap
$195.24B
P/E
32.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.05B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Hubbell leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Hubbell 4, Vicor 3, Amphenol 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHUBBVICRAPHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.20B $8.78B $195.24B APH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.4x 48.7x 32.9x HUBB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.8x 53.9x 31.4x HUBB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.0% +27.0% +57.6% APH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.8% 32.2% — VICR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.3% +126.6% -41.4% VICR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.1%/yr +6.4%/yr +16.4%/yr HUBB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.0% 95.3% 85.6% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 61/100 47/100 VICR

Percentile Scorecard

HUBBVICRAPH

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

AxisHUBBVICRAPH
Valuation 38 #126 of 203 9 #185 of 203 15 #173 of 203
Growth 71 #56 of 188 91 #17 of 188 97 #7 of 188
Profitability 85 #28 of 183 90 #20 of 183 78 #42 of 183
Financial Health 16 #181 of 216 100 #1 of 216 27 #159 of 216
Shareholder Returns 72 #44 of 152 13 #132 of 152 21 #121 of 152
Overall 56 61 47
  • HUBB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • VICR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • APH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHUBBVICRAPHSPY
1 month -4.7%-28.9%-2.9% +0.7%
3 months -7.5%0.0%-48.8% +3.7%
6 months -13.8%-23.3%-44.4% +7.1%
Year to date -1.4%+88.5%-39.4% +12.8%
1 year -7.3%+126.6%-41.4% +11.9%
3 years +54.6%+418.4%+104.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +15.6%+73.1%+27.0% +22.8%
5 years +119.6%+36.3%+113.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +17.1%+6.4%+16.4% +10.9%
10 years +318.6%+1,489.4%+400.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +15.4%+31.9%+17.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHUBBVICRAPHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.0%95.3%85.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.3%101.2%114.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.193.771.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.231.33-0.48 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.1%-80.5%-58.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.5%-45.6%-53.5% -1.2%
52-week high $557.85$379.78$176.32 $779.14
52-week low $407.36$83.28$73.07 $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.

MultipleHUBBVICRAPH
P/E now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 25.8x 52.9xmedian 25.8x 34.0xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.9x 17.0xmedian 1.9x 6.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 14.6x 56.0xmedian 14.6x —median 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.9xmedian 22.2x 187.5xmedian 22.2x 44.1xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 2.2x 10.5xmedian 2.2x 11.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.53median 1.45 1.11median 1.45 0.77median 1.45

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 monthsHUBBVICRAPH
Revenue $6.59B $560.70M $33.05B
Gross profit $2.33B $339.59M $12.83B
Operating income $1.33B $139.60M $9.16B
Net income $915.00M $180.33M $5.99B
Free cash flow $928.00M $50.83M –
R&D – $87.44M –
EPS (diluted) $17.12 $3.79 $2.30
Cash & equivalents $334.50M $513.14M $4.17B
Total debt $5.12B – –
Shares (diluted) 53.10M 47.61M 2.58B
Enterprise value $20.43B $7.01B $188.76B

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
MetricHUBBVICRAPH
P/E 25.5x 52.9x 34.0x
P/FCF 24.9x 187.5x 44.1x
P/Operating cash flow 20.9x 99.2x 31.2x
P/S 3.5x 17.0x 6.1x
P/B 5.6x 10.5x 11.7x
P/Tangible book 23.7x 10.5x 17.0x
EV/EBITDA 17.3x 56.0x –
EV/EBIT 20.9x 64.6x –
EV/Revenue 4.2x 16.1x 6.0x
EV/FCF 30.1x 177.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 25.2x 93.9x 30.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.53 1.11 0.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHUBBVICRAPH
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.0% 27.0% 57.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 10.3% 38.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.1% 35.6% 70.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 18.0% 47.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.2% 85.3% 79.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 38.9% 53.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.6% 119.1% 55.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 50.4% 45.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.1% 106.8% 54.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 47.8% 43.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% -28.3% 44.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 21.2% 39.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.1% -56.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 50.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHUBBVICRAPH
Gross margin 35.4% 60.6% –
EBITDA margin 24.5% 28.7% –
Operating margin 20.2% 24.9% –
Pretax margin 17.7% 28.1% –
Net margin 13.8% 32.2% –
FCF margin 14.1% 9.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 16.8% 17.1% 19.6%
Return on equity 22.8% 20.7% 36.4%
Return on assets 7.7% 19.2% 13.0%
Return on invested capital 11.3% – –
Return on capital employed 13.5% 16.0% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.5x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 3.2% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHUBBVICRAPH
Debt / assets 43.0% – –
Debt / equity 1.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x – –
Debt / FCF 5.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 65.4% 7.6% 63.3%
Equity / assets 34.6% 92.4% 36.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.5x 11.4x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.8x 9.6x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 7.7x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 78.88 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHUBBVICRAPH
Dividend yield 1.3% – 0.5%
Net buyback yield 0.9% -0.8% –
Shareholder yield 2.2% -0.8% 0.5%
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.

ConsensusHUBBVICRAPH
Forward P/E 21.8xFY2026 53.9xFY2026 31.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.07FY2026 $3.83FY2026 $2.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 +46.7%FY2026 +56.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% +72.6% +35.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.32BFY2026 $609.82MFY2026 $33.34BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.4%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026 +44.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.8% +63.0% +33.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHUBBVICRAPH
Held by institutions 96.1% 47.7% 96.0%
Institutions holding 1,016 511 2,331
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +3.9% +2.6%
Institutions buying 511 349 1,361
Institutions selling 319 130 773
Buyers to sellers 1.60 2.68 1.76

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.

HUBBVICRAPH
HUBB 1.00 0.44 0.22
VICR 0.44 1.00 0.22
APH 0.22 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HUBB, VICR and APH?

Amphenol (APH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hubbell (HUBB) $22.20B, Vicor (VICR) $8.78B, Amphenol (APH) $195.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, HUBB, VICR and APH?

Hubbell (HUBB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hubbell (HUBB) 24.4x, Vicor (VICR) 48.7x, Amphenol (APH) 32.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hubbell (HUBB) is cheapest (Hubbell (HUBB) 21.8x, Vicor (VICR) 53.9x, Amphenol (APH) 31.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Amphenol (APH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hubbell (HUBB) +16.0%, Vicor (VICR) +27.0%, Amphenol (APH) +57.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vicor (VICR) has the highest net margin (Hubbell (HUBB) 13.8%, Vicor (VICR) 32.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vicor (VICR) returned the most: Hubbell (HUBB) -7.3%, Vicor (VICR) +126.6%, Amphenol (APH) -41.4%. Over five years, Hubbell (HUBB) compounded fastest (Hubbell (HUBB) +17.1%/yr, Vicor (VICR) +6.4%/yr, Amphenol (APH) +16.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hubbell (HUBB) has been the steadiest (Hubbell (HUBB) 32.0%, Vicor (VICR) 95.3%, Amphenol (APH) 85.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HUBB, VICR and APH?

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 4. 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.