VLTO vs CECO vs HUBB
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
VLTO65.8
Veralto Corporation
Industrials · Industrial - Pollution & Treatment Controls
$101.04 +0.09%$24.6B mkt cap
Score DNA
CECO19.7
CECO Environmental Corp.
Industrials · Industrial - Pollution & Treatment Controls
$56.72 −6.31%$3.3B mkt cap
Score DNA
HUBB62.3
Hubbell Incorporated
Industrials · Electrical Equipment & Parts
$461.10 −0.79%$24.4B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
VLTO CECO HUBB · 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 (these stocks sit in different industries). n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | VLTO | CECO | HUBB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | $2.64M | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 8 | 2 | 46 |
| Last Congress purchase | 2026-06-24 | 2026-06-30 | 2026-09-04 |
| 13F net change in holders | −49 | +82 | +47 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 1,154 | 183 | 975 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 983 | 166 | 769 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +171 | +17 | +206 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | VLTO | CECO | HUBB |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 24.9x | — | 27.0x
47th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | — | — | 2.07
50th
|
| Price / sales | 4.3x
40th
|
3.6x
20th
|
3.9x
58th
|
| Price / book | 8.0x
100th
|
1.6x
20th
|
6.2x
72nd
|
| Price / tangible book | — | — | — |
| Price / free cash flow | 23.5x | — | 27.0x
50th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 22.3x | 282.5x | 22.8x
35th
|
| Enterprise value | $25.9B
100th
|
$4.0B
80th
|
$29.3B
85th
|
| EV / sales | 4.5x
40th
|
4.4x
20th
|
4.7x
68th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 18.8x | 135.4x | 20.0x
40th
|
| EV / EBIT | 19.9x | — | 23.9x
47th
|
| EV / free cash flow | 24.7x | — | 32.5x
56th
|
| Earnings yield | 4.0%
80th
|
-0.8%
60th
|
3.7%
74th
|
| FCF yield | 4.3%
80th
|
-0.3%
60th
|
3.7%
70th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 4.5%
80th
|
0.4%
60th
|
4.4%
78th
|
| Graham number (per share) | $33.76 | — | $167.36
93rd
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | VLTO | CECO | HUBB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 60.2% | 32.7% | 35.2%
74th
|
| EBITDA margin | 24.2%
100th
|
3.3%
60th
|
23.6%
92nd
|
| Operating margin | 22.7%
100th
|
1.1%
60th
|
20.2%
92nd
|
| EBIT margin | 22.8%
100th
|
-0.2%
60th
|
19.8%
88th
|
| Net margin | 17.3%
100th
|
-3.0%
60th
|
14.5%
85th
|
| NOPAT margin | 18.6%
100th
|
0.9%
60th
|
16.2%
88th
|
| FCF margin | 18.4%
80th
|
-1.2%
60th
|
14.5%
68th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 19.4%
80th
|
1.3%
60th
|
17.2%
72nd
|
| R&D / revenue | 4.8%
20th
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 32.6%
40th
|
23.4%
0th
|
15.0%
29th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 1.1%
0th
|
3.6%
20th
|
0.4%
0th
|
| Effective tax rate | 18.3%
20th
|
21.0%
40th
|
19.9%
19th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | VLTO | CECO | HUBB |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 34.4%
100th
|
-2.3%
60th
|
24.3%
84th
|
| ROA | 12.6%
100th
|
-1.2%
60th
|
9.5%
81st
|
| ROIC | 24.3%
100th
|
0.3%
60th
|
11.3%
59th
|
| ROCE | 20.0%
100th
|
-0.1%
60th
|
12.3%
78th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 16.5%
100th
|
-0.1%
60th
|
12.9%
89th
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 25.3%
80th
|
0.4%
60th
|
12.0%
60th
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 40.1%
100th
|
8.0%
60th
|
18.5%
59th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 21.1%
100th
|
4.2%
60th
|
12.7%
84th
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | — | 5.2%
75th
|
15.0%
82nd
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | — | 6.5%
75th
|
23.4%
95th
|
| Incremental ROIC | 28.5%
40th
|
-1.5%
0th
|
9.0%
48th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | VLTO | CECO | HUBB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 6.2%
20th
|
39.0%
40th
|
10.6%
38th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 3.7%
0th
|
32.7%
100th
|
12.9%
50th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | — | 25.0% | 6.3%
44th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | — | 24.0% | 8.4%
40th
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | — | 27.2% | 8.6%
44th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | — | -25.6% | 11.3%
50th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | 10.6% | — | 8.6%
33rd
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | — | — | 12.6%
58th
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | 12.5% | — | 10.0%
40th
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | — | — | 13.0%
50th
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | — | — | 20.7%
58th
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | 11.0% | — | 14.8%
50th
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | — | — | 12.2%
54th
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | — | 4.4% | 10.3%
38th
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | — | 96.5%
100th
|
14.9%
75th
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | — | — | 2.7%
50th
|
| Sustainable growth rate | 30.2% | — | 16.3%
60th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | VLTO | CECO | HUBB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 59.7% | 33.7% | 34.7%
68th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 23.0% | 7.7% | 19.7%
92nd
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 16.5% | 2.4% | 14.2%
80th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 17.1% | 2.0% | 13.7%
72nd
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.88
80th
|
0.93
100th
|
0.96
100th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.92
100th
|
0.00
0th
|
0.99
100th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.99 | 0.95 | 0.92
64th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | VLTO | CECO | HUBB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $2.1B
100th
|
$61.1M
0th
|
$394.7M
52nd
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$1.3B
0th
|
−$701.7M
20th
|
−$5.0B
4th
|
| Working capital | $1.6B
100th
|
$327.3M
80th
|
$1.1B
85th
|
| Current ratio | 1.78
20th
|
1.50
0th
|
1.61
19th
|
| Quick ratio | 1.61
20th
|
1.18
0th
|
0.93
12th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 1.03
20th
|
0.09
0th
|
0.21
15th
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 520 days
0th
|
660 days
20th
|
605 days
44th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | VLTO | CECO | HUBB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $3.4B
100th
|
$762.7M
80th
|
$5.4B
96th
|
| Debt / equity | 1.09
40th
|
0.37
20th
|
1.37
76th
|
| Net debt / equity | 0.41
40th
|
0.34
20th
|
1.27
88th
|
| Debt / assets | 39.5%
40th
|
20.4%
20th
|
45.4%
74th
|
| Debt / capital | 52.2%
40th
|
26.9%
20th
|
57.8%
76th
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.45 | 25.66 | 3.66
80th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.91 | 23.60 | 3.39
87th
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 14.1x
100th
|
−0.1x
75th
|
12.7x
82nd
|
| Cash interest coverage | 12.0x
100th
|
0.5x
75th
|
11.0x
68th
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 3.1 yrs | 64.9 yrs | 5.0 yrs
71st
|
| Liabilities / assets | 63.8%
40th
|
44.3%
20th
|
66.9%
67th
|
| IS credit model rating | AA | B | A |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 80
20th
|
750
80th
|
150
33rd
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | VLTO | CECO | HUBB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.72
100th
|
0.40
60th
|
0.66
48th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 19.11
100th
|
4.17
60th
|
6.90
74th
|
| Inventory turnover | 6.8
40th
|
4.5
20th
|
3.5
48th
|
| Receivables turnover | 6.3
100th
|
2.9
0th
|
6.1
44th
|
| Days sales outstanding | 58 days
0th
|
124 days
100th
|
60 days
56th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 54 days
60th
|
81 days
80th
|
104 days
54th
|
| Days payables outstanding | 67 days
80th
|
96 days
100th
|
53 days
52nd
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 44 days
0th
|
109 days
20th
|
111 days
65th
|
| Capex / revenue | 1.0%
0th
|
2.5%
40th
|
2.7%
40th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 0.70
20th
|
0.74
40th
|
0.70
46th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 39.8%
0th
|
42.0%
20th
|
15.4%
16th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | VLTO | CECO | HUBB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.12 | — | 1.18
13th
|
| FCF / net income | 1.06 | — | 1.00
27th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 94.9% | -96.9% | 84.4%
44th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 5.1% | 196.9% | 15.6%
56th
|
| Accruals ratio | -1.5%
100th
|
-1.7%
80th
|
-1.8%
81st
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -2.1%
80th
|
8.6%
100th
|
3.5%
56th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 1.00 | — | 1.00
40th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | VLTO | CECO | HUBB |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 66
100th
|
20
0th
|
62
70th
|
| IS profitability | 77
100th
|
9
60th
|
63
85th
|
| IS growth | 54
40th
|
52
20th
|
55
35th
|
| IS value | 46
100th
|
39
40th
|
42
48th
|
| IS momentum | 76
40th
|
50
20th
|
79
46th
|
| IS risk (safety) | 100
80th
|
30
60th
|
90
44th
|
| IS quality | 76
100th
|
44
60th
|
68
59th
|
| IS balance sheet | 73
80th
|
38
0th
|
48
33rd
|
| IS earnings quality | 77
100th
|
54
60th
|
76
85th
|
| IS cash flow | 65
80th
|
12
0th
|
61
67th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 6
80th
|
4
0th
|
5
30th
|
| Altman Z-score | 4.2
80th
|
1.8
60th
|
3.6
44th
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.48
20th
|
−1.34
40th
|
−2.08
62nd
|
| Ohlson O-score | −7.67
20th
|
−7.17
40th
|
−7.27
56th
|
| IS credit score | 87
80th
|
27
20th
|
72
63rd
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | VLTO | CECO | HUBB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $24.6B
100th
|
$3.3B
80th
|
$24.4B
85th
|
| Revenue | $5.7B
100th
|
$911.9M
80th
|
$6.2B
89th
|
| EBITDA | $1.4B
100th
|
$29.7M
80th
|
$1.5B
89th
|
| Net income | $988.0M
100th
|
−$27.2M
60th
|
$901.9M
89th
|
| Free cash flow | $1.0B
100th
|
−$11.4M
60th
|
$901.4M
89th
|
| Total assets | $8.6B
100th
|
$3.7B
80th
|
$11.8B
89th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $3.1B
100th
|
$2.1B
80th
|
$3.9B
85th
|
| Employees | 17,000
100th
|
1,540
80th
|
19,400
89th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | VLTO | CECO | HUBB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +0.1% | −6.3% | −0.8% |
| 1 week | +4.2% | −13.8% | −2.8% |
| 1 month | +6.2% | −19.9% | +4.0% |
| 3 months | +8.5% | −28.1% | −4.9% |
| 6 months | +11.1% | −13.1% | −13.9% |
| Year to date | +2.6% | −5.1% | −0.2% |
| 1 year | −0.8% | +8.0% | +6.6% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +36.8% | +243.8% | +52.9% |
| 5 years, cumulative | — | +695.5% | +173.3% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | VLTO | CECO | HUBB |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 69.1 | 30.4 | 44.7 |
| From 52-week high | −4.4% | −44.0% | −18.5% |
| From 52-week low | +26.3% | +32.5% | +14.6% |
| Beta | 0.77 | 1.50 | 0.85 |
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