Hubbell (HUBB)
Industrials · $24.1B market cap · SEC CIK 0000048898
fundamentals score out of 100
Next reports on Oct 26, 2026, with analysts expecting $5.83 in earnings per share.
The case for HUBB
- Revenue growing 10.6% year over year.
- Return on equity of 24%.
- Pays a modest 1.6% dividend.
The case against
- The price trend is weak (37/100): +3.6% over a year, -12.6% over three months, 34% of the way up its 52-week range.
- Weakest against its peers: price/sales of 3.9× is higher than 56% of Industrials companies.
What the score is made of
Each factor is half a curve over reported figures and half a rank among the other Industrials companies (momentum is judged against fixed thresholds only), and the five are blended by weight. It describes the last filing and the current price. It is not a forecast.
| Valuewhat you pay for the earnings, sales, assets and cash | 47 |
|---|---|
| Growthhow fast revenue and earnings are moving, this year and over five | 68 |
| Profitabilityhow much of the revenue becomes profit, and how much of that is cash | 61 |
| Momentumhow the price has behaved lately | 37 |
| Stabilityhow violently it moves, what it owes and what it pays you | 78 |
- Each factor except momentum is half fixed thresholds, half rank among the 79 Industrials companies.
Key numbers
| Price / earnings | 26.7× |
|---|---|
| Price / book | 7.07× |
| Price / sales | 3.9× |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +10.6% |
| EPS growth (YoY) | +9.8% |
| Gross margin | 35% |
| Operating margin | 20% |
| Net margin | 14% |
| Return on equity | 24% |
| Debt / equity | 1.37× |
| Current ratio | 1.61 |
| Dividend yield | 1.62% |
| Beta | 0.83 |
| 52-week range | $403.82 – $565.50 |
| Position in that range | 34% of the way up |
| 3-month return | -12.6% |
| 1-year return | +3.6% |
Five years of financials, as filed
Pulled from Hubbell's XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR. Italic rows are derived from the rows above.
| FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.8B | $5.6B | $5.4B | $4.9B | $4.2B |
| Gross profit | $2.1B | $1.9B | $1.9B | $1.5B | $1.2B |
| Operating income | $1.2B | $1.1B | $1.0B | $709M | $532M |
| Net income | $887M | $779M | $751M | $546M | $400M |
| Operating cash flow | $1.0B | $991M | $881M | $636M | $514M |
| Capital expenditure | $155M | $180M | $166M | $129M | $90.2M |
| Total assets | $8.2B | $6.8B | $7.1B | $5.4B | $5.3B |
| Total liabilities | $4.4B | $3.4B | $4.0B | $3.0B | $3.0B |
| Shareholder equity | $3.8B | $3.4B | $2.9B | $2.4B | $2.2B |
| Cash | $483M | $329M | $336M | $441M | $286M |
| Long-term debt | $2.0B | $1.4B | $2.0B | $1.4B | $1.4B |
| Free cash flow | $875M | $811M | $715M | $507M | $424M |
| Gross margin | 35.3% | 33.9% | 34.9% | 29.7% | 27.5% |
| Operating margin | 20.7% | 19.4% | 19.1% | 14.3% | 12.7% |
| Net margin | 15.2% | 13.8% | 14.0% | 11.0% | 9.5% |
| Diluted shares | 53.5M | 54.0M | 54.0M | 54.1M | 54.7M |
Share count is essentially flat over 4 years.
What Hubbell says it does
Hubbell Incorporated (herein referred to as "Hubbell", the "Company", the "registrant", "we", "our" or "us", which references shall include its divisions and subsidiaries as the context may require) was founded as a proprietorship in 1888, and was incorporated in Connecticut in 1905. Recognized for our innovation, quality, and deep commitment to serving our customers for over 135 years, Hubbell is a world-class manufacturer of electrical and utility solutions, with more than 75 brands used around the world. We provide utility and electrical solutions that enable our customers to operate critical infrastructure reliably and efficiently, and we empower and energize communities through innovative solutions supporting energy infrastructure In Front of the Meter, on The Edge, and Behind the Meter. In Front of the Meter is where utilities transmit and distribute energy to their customers. The Edge connects utilities with owners and operators…
Risk factors HUBB lists in its 10-K
- Information about our Executive Officers
- Inflation and other unfavorable economic conditions may adversely affect our business results of operations and financial condition
- We operate in markets that are subject to competitive pressures that could affect selling prices or demand for our products
- Volatility in currency exchange rates may adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows
- Our ability to effectively develop and introduce new products could adversely affect our ability to compete
- We manufacture and source products and materials from various countries throughout the world. A disruption in the availability, price or quality of these products or materials could adversely affect our operating results
- We may be required to recognize impairment charges for our goodwill and other intangible assets
- We engage in acquisitions and strategic investments and may encounter difficulty in obtaining appropriate acquisitions and in integrating these businesses
- We may not be able to successfully implement initiatives, including our continuing restructuring activities that improve productivity and streamline operations to control or reduce costs
- Our ability to access capital markets or failure to maintain our credit ratings may adversely affect our business
- Deterioration in the credit quality of, loss of, significant decline in business with, or pricing pressure from, our customers could have a material adverse effect on our operating results and financial condition
- We have outstanding indebtedness; our indebtedness may increase as we engage in acquisitions and other activities to support our growth strategies
- If the underlying investments of our defined benefit plans do not perform as expected, we may have to make additional contributions to these plans
- Evolving international tax frameworks may adversely affect our global tax position