HUBB
Hubbell Incorporated
HUBB has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over HUBB overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
HUBB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure |
HUBB's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
HUBB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 20x | $438 | — |
| Cheap | 21x | $364 | -17% |
| Current | 26x | $438 | — |
| Fair | 27x | $457 | +4.3% |
| Expensive | 30x | $514 | +17% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
HUBB's PE is in its fair range at 26x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 20x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
VRT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 23x | $210 | — |
| Current | 39x | $210 | — |
| Cheap | 58x | $308 | +47% |
| Fair | 72x | $383 | +83% |
| Expensive | 88x | $472 | +125% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VRT has the edge over HUBB in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
HUBB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for HUBB, with profitability holding steady.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
VRT has the edge over HUBB on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
HUBB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $22.42 | +31% |
| Q3 2026 | $17.06 | +5.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $16.89 | +9.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $16.93 | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $16.67 | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $16.13 | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $15.41 | +14% |
| Q1 2025 | $14.79 | +10% |
| Q4 2024 | $14.37 | +2.3% |
HUBB's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $17.06 over the past year, up 5.8% from the year before, and higher year over year for 20 quarters in a row.
VRT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.14 | +71% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.35 | +102% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.42 | +111% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.98 | +131% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.41 | +166% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.65 | +75% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.09 | +62% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.72 | +64% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.28 | +7.6% |
VRT has the edge over HUBB on earnings, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
HUBB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.9B | +25% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.7B | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.5B | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.5B | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.5B | +4.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.5B | +2.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.4B | -2.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.3B | -0.9% |
HUBB's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $1.9B last quarter, up 25% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 22% | -0.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 20% | -2.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | -0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 21% | +1.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 22% | +0.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 23% | +1.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 18% | +1.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +2.6 points |
HUBB's operating margin was 22% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
VRT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.3B | +61% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.3B | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6B | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.9B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7B | +29% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.6B | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $2B | +24% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.3B | +26% |
VRT has the edge over HUBB on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +3.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | +2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | +0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 14% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +4.2 points |
VRT has the edge over HUBB on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
HUBB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $280.4M | +10% |
| Q2 2026 | $212.8M | -3.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $46M | +304% |
| Q4 2025 | $388.8M | +6.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $253.8M | +34% |
| Q2 2025 | $220.7M | +7.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $11.4M | -78% |
| Q4 2024 | $364.4M | +28% |
HUBB generated $928M in free cash flow over the past year, up 9.1% from the year before.
VRT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $654.9M | +41% |
| Q2 2026 | $926.5M | +233% |
| Q1 2026 | $654.2M | +145% |
| Q4 2025 | $885.6M | +143% |
| Q3 2025 | $463.5M | +36% |
| Q2 2025 | $277.9M | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $266.8M | +162% |
| Q4 2024 | $364.5M | +18% |
VRT has the edge over HUBB on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
HUBB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | -0.6% | -300K shares |
| 3 years | -1.7% | -900K shares |
| 5 years | -2.9% | -1.6M shares |
| Available history | -2.9% | -1.6M shares |
HUBB has the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $36M |
| Q1 2026 | $167.5M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $100M |
| Q1 2025 | $125M |
| Q4 2024 | $10M |
HUBB spent $204M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 13% from the year before.
VRT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -64.9K shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +1.8M shares |
| 3 years | +1.1% | +4.4M shares |
| 5 years | +10% | +36M shares |
| Available history | +63% | +152M shares |
VRT has 393M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | $599.9M |
HUBB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.0x | Very low |
HUBB's net debt is about 3.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from a year a year ago.
VRT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 1.0x | Healthy |
VRT has the edge over HUBB on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
HUBB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 13.5 | Oversold |
HUBB's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 14 (oversold).
VRT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.4 | Neutral |
VRT's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 26 (neutral).
HUBB PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | HUBB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26x | 24x | 6.8% above |
| PE % | 42 | 58 | 16 pts below |
HUBB has the edge over VRT on valuation relative to its sector.
VRT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | VRT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 39x | 24x | 63% above |
| PE % | 3 | 58 | 55 pts below |
VRT is trading at 39x earnings, a 63% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
HUBB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $451.9 | 3.1% below |
| 20 week MA | $468.2 | 6.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $481.0 | 8.9% below |
| 100 week MA | $443.0 | 1.1% below |
| 200 week MA | $392.3 | 12% above |
HUBB has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 12% above its 200-week average.
VRT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $221.8 | 5.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $254.4 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $253.9 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $189.1 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $123.5 | 70% above |
VRT has the edge over HUBB on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
HUBB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $148.3 | $160.8 | +8.4% |
| 2021 | $160.8 | $204.4 | +27% |
| 2022 | $204.4 | $235.7 | +15% |
| 2023 | $235.7 | $328.9 | +40% |
| 2024 | $328.9 | $423.1 | +29% |
| 2025 | $423.1 | $454.9 | +7.5% |
| 2026 YTD | $454.9 | $438.0 | -3.7% |
HUBB has finished every year since 2020 higher, and it's down 3.7% so far in 2026.
VRT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.9 | $18.9 | +73% |
| 2021 | $18.9 | $24.9 | +31% |
| 2022 | $24.9 | $12.8 | -48% |
| 2023 | $12.8 | $48.0 | +275% |
| 2024 | $48.0 | $115.1 | +140% |
| 2025 | $115.1 | $167.6 | +46% |
| 2026 YTD | $167.6 | $209.6 | +25% |
VRT has the edge over HUBB on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.