HYLN vs HUBB vs CAT Stock Comparison

Hyliion Holdings, Hubbell and Caterpillar Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HYLN Hyliion Holdings Corp.
$3.16 -30.2% 1M +43.6% 1Y
Market cap
$540.68M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25M
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
3 wins
HUBB Hubbell Inc
$449.27 -5.5% 1M -3.9% 1Y
Market cap
$23.13B
P/E
25.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.59B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
2 wins
CAT Caterpillar Inc
$623.86 -26.2% 1M +9.3% 1Y
Market cap
$271.47B
P/E
25.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$74.73B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Caterpillar leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Caterpillar 6, Hyliion Holdings 3, Hubbell 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHYLNHUBBCATLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $540.68M $23.13B $271.47B CAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -10.4x 25.4x 25.0x CAT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 22.4x 24.2x HUBB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +163.2% +16.0% +18.4% HYLN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -564.3% 13.8% 14.5% CAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.3% 15.9% CAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.0x 2.5x CAT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.6% -3.9% +9.3% HYLN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.7%/yr +17.1%/yr +25.1%/yr CAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 98.6% 32.6% 40.6% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 55/100 54/100 HYLN

Percentile Scorecard

HYLNHUBBCAT

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

AxisHYLNHUBBCAT
Valuation 34 #42 of 63 37 #128 of 204 32 #140 of 204
Growth 88 #8 of 60 72 #54 of 191 70 #58 of 191
Profitability 13 #50 of 57 83 #33 of 189 93 #14 of 189
Financial Health 94 #5 of 72 15 #188 of 221 17 #183 of 221
Shareholder Returns – 69 #49 of 158 61 #63 of 158
Overall 57 55 54
  • HYLN ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • HUBB ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • CAT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHYLNHUBBCATSPY
1 month -30.2%-5.5%-26.2% -2.0%
3 months -22.7%-10.6%-28.8% -2.2%
6 months +36.8%-11.5%-31.0% +4.2%
Year to date +71.7%+1.2%+8.9% +10.6%
1 year +43.6%-3.9%+9.3% +10.4%
3 years +372.3%+59.4%+159.1% +73.6%
3 years, per year +67.8%+16.8%+37.4% +20.2%
5 years -62.3%+120.2%+206.4% +61.6%
5 years, per year -17.7%+17.1%+25.1% +10.1%
10 years —+337.8%+667.6% +261.3%
10 years, per year —+15.9%+22.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHYLNHUBBCATSPY
Volatility, 1Y 98.6%32.6%40.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 92.4%35.9%43.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.221.211.91 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.44-0.120.23 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.0%-33.1%-42.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.0%-19.5%-41.4% -3.2%
52-week high $8.10$557.85$1,064.90 $779.14
52-week low $1.58$407.36$546.13 $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.

MultipleHYLNHUBBCAT
P/E now vs peer median -10.8xmedian 28.1x 26.1xmedian 25.4x 26.5xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 61.0xmedian 2.6x 3.6xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -9.8xmedian 18.9x 17.7xmedian 14.5x 21.0xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -10.0xmedian 29.8x 25.6xmedian 23.6x 31.9xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.9x 5.8xmedian 2.2x 14.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.36median 0.77 2.60median 1.21 2.03median 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 monthsHYLNHUBBCAT
Revenue $9.25M $6.59B $74.73B
Gross profit $603.00K $2.33B $25.66B
Operating income -$58.73M $1.33B $13.09B
Net income -$52.19M $915.00M $10.84B
Free cash flow -$56.62M $928.00M $8.99B
R&D $37.27M – $2.27B
EPS (diluted) $-0.29 $17.12 $23.45
Cash & equivalents $13.20M $334.50M $6.71B
Total debt – $5.12B $45.15B
Shares (diluted) 178.44M 53.10M 462.50M
Enterprise value $206.57M $21.36B $243.16B

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
MetricHYLNHUBBCAT
P/E -10.8x 26.1x 26.5x
P/FCF -10.0x 25.6x 31.9x
P/Operating cash flow -13.3x 21.5x 21.1x
P/S 61.0x 3.6x 3.8x
P/B 3.3x 5.8x 14.8x
P/Tangible book 3.3x 24.4x 15.1x
EV/EBITDA -9.8x 17.7x 21.0x
EV/EBIT -8.5x 21.4x 24.8x
EV/Revenue 54.1x 4.3x 4.4x
EV/FCF -8.8x 30.7x 36.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -11.8x 25.8x 24.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.36 2.60 2.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHYLNHUBBCAT
Revenue growth (1Y) 163.2% 16.0% 18.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 62.1% 7.9% 4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 154.4% 17.1% 11.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 29.7% 9.0% 5.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.9% 15.2% 13.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.6% 10.6% 7.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.3% 5.6% 14.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.7% 9.4% 9.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.9% 6.1% 17.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.4% 10.1% 13.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.5% 9.0% 19.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.3% 12.5% 10.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.0% 9.1% 16.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.4% 14.9% 7.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHYLNHUBBCAT
Gross margin 6.5% 35.4% 34.3%
EBITDA margin -551.3% 24.5% 20.7%
Operating margin -635.2% 20.2% 17.5%
Pretax margin -564.5% 17.7% 18.6%
Net margin -564.3% 13.8% 14.5%
FCF margin -612.3% 14.1% 12.0%
Operating cash flow margin -458.2% 16.8% 18.2%
Return on equity -29.7% 22.8% 57.0%
Return on assets -28.2% 7.7% 10.9%
Return on invested capital – 11.3% 15.9%
Return on capital employed -33.4% 13.5% 22.1%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 64.8% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHYLNHUBBCAT
Debt / assets – 43.0% 44.0%
Debt / equity – 1.2x 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.0x 2.5x
Debt / FCF – 5.5x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 5.6% 65.4% 81.1%
Equity / assets 94.4% 34.6% 18.9%
Interest coverage – – 6.8x
Current ratio 7.6x 1.5x 1.4x
Quick ratio 7.1x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash ratio 6.8x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 31.27 – 4.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHYLNHUBBCAT
Dividend yield – 1.3% 1.0%
Net buyback yield – 0.9% 2.5%
Shareholder yield – 2.1% 3.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 25.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 31.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 4.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 4.1%

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.

ConsensusHYLNHUBBCAT
Forward P/E – 22.4xFY2026 24.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.32FY2026 $20.07FY2026 $25.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +10.2%FY2026 +35.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +21.9% +31.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.80MFY2026 $7.32BFY2026 $84.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +325.2%FY2026 +25.4%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +127.8% +9.8% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHYLNHUBBCAT
Held by institutions 33.4% 96.5% 72.3%
Institutions holding 168 1,019 4,062
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.5% -0.1% +0.6%
Institutions buying 106 513 1,891
Institutions selling 38 320 1,597
Buyers to sellers 2.79 1.60 1.18

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.

HYLNHUBBCAT
HYLN 1.00 0.32 0.39
HUBB 0.32 1.00 0.59
CAT 0.39 0.59 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HYLN, HUBB and CAT?

Caterpillar (CAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) $540.68M, Hubbell (HUBB) $23.13B, Caterpillar (CAT) $271.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, HYLN, HUBB and CAT?

Caterpillar (CAT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -10.4x, Hubbell (HUBB) 25.4x, Caterpillar (CAT) 25.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hubbell (HUBB) is cheapest (Hubbell (HUBB) 22.4x, Caterpillar (CAT) 24.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +163.2%, Hubbell (HUBB) +16.0%, Caterpillar (CAT) +18.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Caterpillar (CAT) has the highest net margin (Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -564.3%, Hubbell (HUBB) 13.8%, Caterpillar (CAT) 14.5%). On return on invested capital, Caterpillar (CAT) leads (Hubbell (HUBB) 11.3%, Caterpillar (CAT) 15.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) returned the most: Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +43.6%, Hubbell (HUBB) -3.9%, Caterpillar (CAT) +9.3%. Over five years, Caterpillar (CAT) compounded fastest (Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -17.7%/yr, Hubbell (HUBB) +17.1%/yr, Caterpillar (CAT) +25.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) 0.00%, Hubbell (HUBB) 0.00%, Caterpillar (CAT) 0.01%. Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) and Hubbell (HUBB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hubbell (HUBB) has been the steadiest (Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) 98.6%, Hubbell (HUBB) 32.6%, Caterpillar (CAT) 40.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HYLN, HUBB and CAT?

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