POWL vs TRTN-PA vs HUBB Stock Comparison

Powell Industries, Triton International and Hubbell Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
POWL Powell Industries Inc
$125.06 -38.9% 1M -5.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.72B
P/E
24.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.16B
Div. yield
0.00%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
2 wins
HUBB Hubbell Inc
$418.74 -13.8% 1M -10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$22.60B
P/E
24.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.59B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Triton International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Triton International 5, Hubbell 4, Powell Industries 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPOWLTRTN-PAHUBBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.72B $1.34B $22.60B HUBB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.7x 3.5x 24.9x TRTN-PA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.2x — 20.8x HUBB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.0% +36.3% +16.0% TRTN-PA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.5% 528.7% 13.8% TRTN-PA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.7% 11.3% HUBB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.6x 3.0x HUBB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.2% -3.9% -10.5% TRTN-PA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +68.3%/yr -2.7%/yr +15.3%/yr POWL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.9% 8.3% 32.9% TRTN-PA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 43/100 53/100 POWL

Percentile Scorecard

POWLTRTN-PAHUBB

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

AxisPOWLTRTN-PAHUBB
Valuation 54 #94 of 204 89 #24 of 204 34 #136 of 204
Growth 91 #19 of 191 22 #150 of 191 71 #57 of 191
Profitability 97 #6 of 189 63 #70 of 189 82 #34 of 189
Financial Health 75 #57 of 221 8 #204 of 221 15 #189 of 221
Shareholder Returns 46 #87 of 159 34 #105 of 159 66 #55 of 159
Overall 72 43 53
  • POWL ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • TRTN-PA ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • HUBB ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPOWLTRTN-PAHUBBSPY
1 month -38.9%-4.5%-13.8% -5.9%
3 months -39.7%-6.7%-17.5% -4.6%
6 months -59.1%-6.0%-15.1% +0.2%
Year to date +17.7%-4.6%-5.7% +7.5%
1 year -5.2%-3.9%-10.5% +8.2%
3 years +365.8%-4.2%+50.5% +68.3%
3 years, per year +67.1%-1.4%+14.6% +19.0%
5 years +1,247.6%-12.9%+103.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year +68.3%-2.7%+15.3% +9.4%
10 years +949.8%—+305.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year +26.5%—+15.0% +13.4%

Risk

MeasurePOWLTRTN-PAHUBBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.9%8.3%32.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 72.8%10.0%36.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.410.121.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.08-0.47-0.32 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.2%-15.1%-33.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.2%-7.5%-24.9% -5.9%
52-week high $322.05$26.42$557.85 $779.14
52-week low $94.02$24.43$407.36 $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.

MultiplePOWLTRTN-PAHUBB
P/E now vs peer median 23.9xmedian 23.4x 3.5xmedian 23.4x 24.4xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 1.7x 34.3xmedian 1.7x 3.4xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 13.4x 7.8xmedian 13.4x 16.7xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 21.9x 4.9xmedian 21.9x 23.8xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 2.1x 5.4xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.33median 1.02 -0.25median 1.02 2.42median 1.02

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 monthsPOWLTRTN-PAHUBB
Revenue $1.16B $72.04M $6.59B
Gross profit $348.18M $1.86M $2.33B
Operating income $227.67M $754.49M $1.33B
Net income $190.86M $837.82M $915.00M
Free cash flow $243.96M $499.45M $928.00M
R&D $14.98M – –
EPS (diluted) $5.21 $6.91 $17.12
Cash & equivalents $633.56M $62.50M $334.50M
Total debt – $6.35B $5.12B
Shares (diluted) 36.60M 55.10M 53.10M
Enterprise value $2.56B $1.13B $20.84B

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
MetricPOWLTRTN-PAHUBB
P/E 23.9x 3.5x 24.4x
P/FCF 18.7x 4.9x 23.8x
P/Operating cash flow 17.8x 2.7x 20.0x
P/S 3.9x 34.3x 3.4x
P/B 6.0x 0.9x 5.4x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 0.9x 22.7x
EV/EBITDA 16.6x 7.8x 16.7x
EV/EBIT 17.2x 11.6x 20.2x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 121.6x 4.1x
EV/FCF 16.1x 17.5x 29.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.3x 9.7x 24.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.33 -0.25 2.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPOWLTRTN-PAHUBB
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.0% 36.3% 16.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 21.0% -13.5% 7.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.9% -44.5% 17.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 39.2% -39.7% 9.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.0% -16.1% 15.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 74.2% -7.3% 10.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.8% -10.8% 5.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 73.1% 9.0% 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.6% -28.0% 6.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 72.8% -13.8% 10.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 153.9% -17.1% 9.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.5% -14.7% 12.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 201.1% 17.0% 9.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.0% -24.1% 14.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPOWLTRTN-PAHUBB
Gross margin 30.1% 2.6% 35.4%
EBITDA margin 20.4% 1,563% 24.5%
Operating margin 19.7% 1,047% 20.2%
Pretax margin 21.2% 677.9% 17.7%
Net margin 16.5% 528.7% 13.8%
FCF margin 21.1% 693.3% 14.1%
Operating cash flow margin 22.1% 1,252% 16.8%
Return on equity 26.1% 31.1% 22.8%
Return on assets 14.8% 8.6% 7.7%
Return on invested capital – 7.7% 11.3%
Return on capital employed 34.0% – 13.5%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 20.1% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPOWLTRTN-PAHUBB
Debt / assets – 65.3% 43.0%
Debt / equity – 2.3x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.6x 3.0x
Debt / FCF – 12.7x 5.5x
Liabilities / assets 46.2% 71.8% 65.4%
Equity / assets 53.8% 28.2% 34.6%
Interest coverage – 2.8x –
Current ratio 2.0x – 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.8x – 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.0x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 6.83 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPOWLTRTN-PAHUBB
Dividend yield 0.2% 0.0% 1.4%
Net buyback yield – -6.8% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 0.2% -6.8% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 6.8% 5.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 5.3% 9.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.6% 87.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.8% -31.8% –

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.

ConsensusPOWLTRTN-PAHUBB
Forward P/E 24.2xFY2026 – 20.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.17FY2026 – $20.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.4%FY2026 – +10.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.9% – +21.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.24BFY2026 – $7.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.4%FY2026 – +26.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.2% – +10.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPOWLTRTN-PAHUBB
Held by institutions 75.0% – 96.5%
Institutions holding 583 – 1,019
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.3% – -0.1%
Institutions buying 320 – 513
Institutions selling 215 – 320
Buyers to sellers 1.49 – 1.60

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.

POWLTRTN-PAHUBB
POWL 1.00 0.08 0.47
TRTN-PA 0.08 1.00 0.06
HUBB 0.47 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, POWL, TRTN-PA and HUBB?

Hubbell (HUBB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Powell Industries (POWL) $4.72B, Triton International (TRTN-PA) $1.34B, Hubbell (HUBB) $22.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, POWL, TRTN-PA and HUBB?

Triton International (TRTN-PA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Powell Industries (POWL) 24.7x, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 3.5x, Hubbell (HUBB) 24.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hubbell (HUBB) is cheapest (Powell Industries (POWL) 24.2x, Hubbell (HUBB) 20.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Triton International (TRTN-PA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Powell Industries (POWL) +7.0%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) +36.3%, Hubbell (HUBB) +16.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Triton International (TRTN-PA) has the highest net margin (Powell Industries (POWL) 16.5%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 528.7%, Hubbell (HUBB) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Hubbell (HUBB) leads (Triton International (TRTN-PA) 7.7%, Hubbell (HUBB) 11.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Triton International (TRTN-PA) returned the most: Powell Industries (POWL) -5.2%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) -3.9%, Hubbell (HUBB) -10.5%. Over five years, Powell Industries (POWL) compounded fastest (Powell Industries (POWL) +68.3%/yr, Triton International (TRTN-PA) -2.7%/yr, Hubbell (HUBB) +15.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Powell Industries (POWL) 0.00%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) -0.03%, Hubbell (HUBB) 0.00%. Triton International (TRTN-PA) and Hubbell (HUBB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Triton International (TRTN-PA) has been the steadiest (Powell Industries (POWL) 66.9%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 8.3%, Hubbell (HUBB) 32.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, POWL, TRTN-PA and HUBB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Triton International (TRTN-PA) leads on 5. 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.