HUBB vs NVT vs AME
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
HUBB62.3
Hubbell Incorporated
Industrials · Electrical Equipment & Parts
$461.10 −0.79%$24.4B mkt cap
Score DNA
NVT65.3
nVent Electric plc
Industrials · Electrical Equipment & Parts
$142.03 −2.54%$23.0B mkt cap
Score DNA
AME70.2
AMETEK, Inc.
Industrials · Electrical Equipment & Parts
$248.17 −0.14%$56.9B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
HUBB NVT AME · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | HUBB | NVT | AME |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | — | $1.02M |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 46 | 0 | 2 |
| Last Congress purchase | 2026-09-04 | — | 2026-09-04 |
| 13F net change in holders | +47 | +153 | +43 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 975 | 736 | 1,091 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 769 | 497 | 873 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +206 | +239 | +218 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | HUBB | NVT | AME |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 27.0x
47th
|
38.5x
67th
|
36.1x
60th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | 2.07
50th
|
3.85
70th
|
4.15
80th
|
| Price / sales | 3.9x
58th
|
4.8x
65th
|
7.2x
85th
|
| Price / book | 6.2x
72nd
|
5.8x
68th
|
5.1x
64th
|
| Price / tangible book | — | — | — |
| Price / free cash flow | 27.0x
50th
|
39.8x
69th
|
31.2x
56th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 22.8x
35th
|
33.3x
76th
|
29.0x
65th
|
| Enterprise value | $29.3B
85th
|
$24.4B
81st
|
$58.7B
89th
|
| EV / sales | 4.7x
68th
|
5.0x
72nd
|
7.5x
84th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 20.0x
40th
|
26.7x
73rd
|
24.2x
67th
|
| EV / EBIT | 23.9x
47th
|
29.2x
53rd
|
29.3x
60th
|
| EV / free cash flow | 32.5x
56th
|
42.2x
69th
|
32.2x
50th
|
| Earnings yield | 3.7%
74th
|
2.6%
63rd
|
2.8%
67th
|
| FCF yield | 3.7%
70th
|
2.5%
59th
|
3.2%
67th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 4.4%
78th
|
3.0%
52nd
|
3.4%
59th
|
| Graham number (per share) | $167.36
93rd
|
$44.58
53rd
|
$86.95
67th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | HUBB | NVT | AME |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 35.2%
74th
|
37.0%
89th
|
36.6%
81st
|
| EBITDA margin | 23.6%
92nd
|
18.9%
72nd
|
30.8%
100th
|
| Operating margin | 20.2%
92nd
|
17.2%
76th
|
26.1%
100th
|
| EBIT margin | 19.8%
88th
|
17.3%
76th
|
25.5%
100th
|
| Net margin | 14.5%
85th
|
12.3%
73rd
|
20.0%
96th
|
| NOPAT margin | 16.2%
88th
|
13.4%
72nd
|
21.6%
96th
|
| FCF margin | 14.5%
68th
|
12.0%
64th
|
23.2%
96th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 17.2%
72nd
|
14.3%
64th
|
24.9%
96th
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
1.8%
42nd
|
1.2%
31st
|
| SG&A / revenue | 15.0%
29th
|
17.9%
42nd
|
10.5%
12th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.4%
0th
|
0.8%
33rd
|
0.6%
21st
|
| Effective tax rate | 19.9%
19th
|
22.2%
77th
|
17.4%
8th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | HUBB | NVT | AME |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 24.3%
84th
|
15.9%
64th
|
14.6%
60th
|
| ROA | 9.5%
81st
|
8.6%
74th
|
9.9%
85th
|
| ROIC | 11.3%
59th
|
12.1%
63rd
|
13.0%
67th
|
| ROCE | 12.3%
78th
|
13.8%
81st
|
14.4%
85th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 12.9%
89th
|
12.0%
81st
|
12.6%
85th
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 12.0%
60th
|
12.9%
68th
|
15.0%
72nd
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 18.5%
59th
|
25.0%
81st
|
17.3%
56th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 12.7%
84th
|
10.5%
74th
|
10.7%
79th
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 15.0%
82nd
|
11.5%
64th
|
11.8%
73rd
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 23.4%
95th
|
15.3%
68th
|
14.6%
59th
|
| Incremental ROIC | 9.0%
48th
|
94.8%
96th
|
51.8%
85th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | HUBB | NVT | AME |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 10.6%
38th
|
46.2%
77th
|
12.7%
46th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 12.9%
50th
|
18.5%
62nd
|
6.0%
31st
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 6.3%
44th
|
16.8%
68th
|
7.0%
48th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 8.4%
40th
|
17.3%
65th
|
9.8%
50th
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 8.6%
44th
|
13.7%
72nd
|
8.1%
39th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | 11.3%
50th
|
17.3%
86th
|
8.5%
43rd
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | 8.6%
33rd
|
1.8%
27th
|
9.6%
47th
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | 12.6%
58th
|
9.1%
42nd
|
8.5%
33rd
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | 10.0%
40th
|
1.5%
20th
|
10.4%
47th
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | 13.0%
50th
|
10.0%
42nd
|
8.7%
33rd
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | 20.7%
58th
|
72.8%
92nd
|
12.7%
25th
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | 14.8%
50th
|
49.9%
75th
|
8.4%
38th
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | 12.2%
54th
|
11.2%
38th
|
12.0%
46th
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 10.3%
38th
|
13.1%
62nd
|
11.0%
46th
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | 14.9%
75th
|
12.4%
67th
|
11.9%
62nd
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 2.7%
50th
|
1.8%
36th
|
3.3%
64th
|
| Sustainable growth rate | 16.3%
60th
|
12.4%
53rd
|
11.8%
47th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | HUBB | NVT | AME |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 34.7%
68th
|
38.9%
88th
|
36.1%
76th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 19.7%
92nd
|
17.4%
80th
|
26.0%
100th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 14.2%
80th
|
16.7%
96th
|
20.1%
100th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 13.7%
72nd
|
14.1%
80th
|
23.9%
100th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.96
100th
|
0.78
59th
|
0.96
93rd
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.99
100th
|
0.83
78th
|
0.98
96th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.92
64th
|
0.96
92nd
|
0.98
100th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | HUBB | NVT | AME |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $394.7M
52nd
|
$256.0M
37th
|
$495.4M
63rd
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$5.0B
4th
|
−$1.4B
15th
|
−$1.8B
11th
|
| Working capital | $1.1B
85th
|
$890.8M
74th
|
$568.2M
44th
|
| Current ratio | 1.61
19th
|
1.80
26th
|
1.21
4th
|
| Quick ratio | 0.93
12th
|
1.33
38th
|
0.76
0th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.21
15th
|
0.23
22nd
|
0.19
11th
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 605 days
44th
|
533 days
33rd
|
740 days
48th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | HUBB | NVT | AME |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $5.4B
96th
|
$1.6B
78th
|
$2.3B
81st
|
| Debt / equity | 1.37
76th
|
0.41
48th
|
0.21
40th
|
| Net debt / equity | 1.27
88th
|
0.35
64th
|
0.16
52nd
|
| Debt / assets | 45.4%
74th
|
22.8%
48th
|
13.9%
37th
|
| Debt / capital | 57.8%
76th
|
29.1%
48th
|
17.0%
40th
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 3.66
80th
|
1.79
60th
|
0.95
33rd
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.39
87th
|
1.51
67th
|
0.75
53rd
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 12.7x
82nd
|
11.1x
73rd
|
20.8x
86th
|
| Cash interest coverage | 11.0x
68th
|
9.2x
64th
|
20.3x
86th
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 5.0 yrs
71st
|
2.4 yrs
53rd
|
1.2 yrs
35th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 66.9%
67th
|
44.2%
33rd
|
32.1%
26th
|
| IS credit model rating | A | AA | AAA |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 150
33rd
|
80
22nd
|
50
0th
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | HUBB | NVT | AME |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.66
48th
|
0.70
56th
|
0.49
33rd
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 6.90
74th
|
8.32
85th
|
7.09
78th
|
| Inventory turnover | 3.5
48th
|
6.5
84th
|
4.3
60th
|
| Receivables turnover | 6.1
44th
|
5.2
26th
|
7.2
67th
|
| Days sales outstanding | 60 days
56th
|
71 days
74th
|
51 days
33rd
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 104 days
54th
|
56 days
17th
|
84 days
42nd
|
| Days payables outstanding | 53 days
52nd
|
48 days
41st
|
44 days
33rd
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 111 days
65th
|
79 days
35th
|
91 days
46th
|
| Capex / revenue | 2.7%
40th
|
2.3%
36th
|
1.7%
20th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 0.70
46th
|
1.42
54th
|
0.32
8th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 15.4%
16th
|
17.5%
36th
|
10.1%
8th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | HUBB | NVT | AME |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.18
13th
|
1.16
7th
|
1.24
20th
|
| FCF / net income | 1.00
27th
|
0.97
20th
|
1.16
33rd
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 84.4%
44th
|
83.7%
38th
|
93.1%
94th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 15.6%
56th
|
16.3%
62nd
|
6.9%
6th
|
| Accruals ratio | -1.8%
81st
|
-1.4%
89th
|
-2.4%
67th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | 3.5%
56th
|
3.1%
52nd
|
-6.5%
11th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 1.00
40th
|
1.00
40th
|
1.00
40th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | HUBB | NVT | AME |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 62
70th
|
65
74th
|
70
89th
|
| IS profitability | 63
85th
|
57
74th
|
64
89th
|
| IS growth | 55
35th
|
61
46th
|
56
38th
|
| IS value | 42
48th
|
34
33rd
|
43
56th
|
| IS momentum | 79
46th
|
83
73rd
|
83
77th
|
| IS risk (safety) | 90
44th
|
100
52nd
|
100
52nd
|
| IS quality | 68
59th
|
75
78th
|
85
96th
|
| IS balance sheet | 48
33rd
|
66
52nd
|
68
56th
|
| IS earnings quality | 76
85th
|
71
67th
|
80
96th
|
| IS cash flow | 61
67th
|
66
70th
|
75
78th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 5
30th
|
6
48th
|
8
89th
|
| Altman Z-score | 3.6
44th
|
6.9
70th
|
8.3
74th
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.08
62nd
|
−2.18
58th
|
−2.43
42nd
|
| Ohlson O-score | −7.27
56th
|
−8.63
26th
|
−9.87
0th
|
| IS credit score | 72
63rd
|
85
78th
|
96
93rd
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | HUBB | NVT | AME |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $24.4B
85th
|
$23.0B
81st
|
$56.9B
89th
|
| Revenue | $6.2B
89th
|
$4.8B
85th
|
$7.9B
93rd
|
| EBITDA | $1.5B
89th
|
$914.0M
85th
|
$2.4B
93rd
|
| Net income | $901.9M
89th
|
$596.6M
85th
|
$1.6B
93rd
|
| Free cash flow | $901.4M
89th
|
$577.7M
74th
|
$1.8B
93rd
|
| Total assets | $11.8B
89th
|
$7.1B
85th
|
$16.6B
96th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $3.9B
85th
|
$4.0B
89th
|
$11.3B
96th
|
| Employees | 19,400
89th
|
12,000
81st
|
22,500
93rd
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | HUBB | NVT | AME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | −0.8% | −2.5% | −0.1% |
| 1 week | −2.8% | −15.2% | −0.2% |
| 1 month | +4.0% | −6.2% | +5.9% |
| 3 months | −4.9% | −8.1% | +5.7% |
| 6 months | −13.9% | +5.6% | +5.3% |
| Year to date | −0.2% | +33.2% | +19.2% |
| 1 year | +6.6% | +40.8% | +34.4% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +52.9% | +167.9% | +66.1% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +173.3% | +370.9% | +103.2% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | HUBB | NVT | AME |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 44.7 | 34.2 | 52.9 |
| From 52-week high | −18.5% | −23.1% | −4.8% |
| From 52-week low | +14.6% | +52.4% | +36.5% |
| Beta | 0.85 | 1.34 | 0.96 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17