Sentiment · FY2026 Q1
What companies say about each other on earnings calls — extracted verbatim from public transcripts. Mentions from the newest quarter are a Pro feature.
“Most notably, we closed on a high-growth and margin acquisition in DMC Power.”
Hubbell closed its acquisition of DMC Power, a high-growth, high-margin business serving the substation/grid-infrastructure space.
“we've been successfully operating an acquisition since the first quarter of '25 and Ventev provides solutions that power, protect and connect wireless networks.”
Ventev, acquired in Q1 2025, is being integrated into Hubbell's Electrical Solutions segment, supporting inorganic growth in wireless network infrastructure products.
“We announced at the beginning of October, the closing of our acquisition of DMC Power. We are very excited to add DMC to Hubbell's portfolio as the business is highly complementary to our utility connector product offerings and provides a unique technical solution in high-growth substation markets.”
Hubbell closed its acquisition of DMC Power, a high-margin substation connector business expected to add roughly $0.20 of EPS accretion in 2026, signaling continued private-market roll-up in utility connectors.
“largely organic, but there was a small contribution from the Ventev acquisition, which you'll remember, which is wireless infrastructure products.”
Hubbell's Electrical segment sales growth included a small contribution from the previously completed Ventev (wireless infrastructure products) acquisition.
“a private company in Chicago called MacLean Power Systems”
Management rounds out its list of main T&D competitors with privately held MacLean Power Systems.
“Thomas & Betts, which is now inside of ABB, which is a direct competitor”
Management names ABB's Thomas & Betts business as a direct competitor in the utility T&D space, alongside Eaton.
“the Cooper division of Eaton is a head-to-head competitor”
Asked to name Hubbell's main T&D competitors, management identifies Eaton's Cooper division as a direct head-to-head rival in utility transmission and distribution products.
Hubbell closed fiscal 2025 with Q4 adjusted EPS of $4.73, up 15%, delivering double-digit growth across all key financial metrics as data center growth exceeded 60% and grid infrastructure achieved 12% organic growth. The Electrical Solutions segment reached the 20% full-year margin milestone, and free cash flow of $389 million supported continued capital deployment. Management introduced FY2026 EPS guidance of $19.15-$19.85 calling for 7-9% total sales growth.
Demand | Revenue Growth | Margin | Pricing | Trade Tariffs | Competitive Dynamics | M&A | Guidance Reliability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024Q4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025Q1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025Q2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025Q3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025Q4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026Q1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| '24Q4 | '25Q1 | '25Q2 | '25Q3 | '25Q4 | '26Q1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demand | 9 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Revenue Growth | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Margin | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Pricing | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Trade Tariffs | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Competitive Dynamics | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| M&A | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Guidance Reliability | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Analyst | Firm | Questions (Challenge)Percentage of questions scored as challenging — where the analyst pushed back, pressed for specifics, or questioned management's assumptions. |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Sprague | Vertical Research Partners | 15 (13%) |
| Julian Mitchell | Barclays | 12 (8%) |
| Tom Moll | Stephens | 12 (0%) |
| Chris Snyder | Morgan Stanley | 12 (0%) |
| Joe O'Dea | Wells Fargo | 12 (0%) |
| Brett Linzey | Mizuho Securities | 8 (0%) |
| Nigel Coe | Wolfe Research | 8 (0%) |
| Chad Dillard | Bernstein | 8 (0%) |
| Steve Tusa | JPMorgan | 6 (0%) |
| Scott Graham | Seaport Research Partners | 4 (0%) |
| Firm | Analysts | Questions (Challenge)Percentage of questions scored as challenging — where the analyst pushed back, pressed for specifics, or questioned management's assumptions. |
|---|---|---|
| Vertical Research Partners | 1 | 15 (13%) |
| Morgan Stanley | 2 | 13 (0%) |
| Wells Fargo | 1 | 12 (0%) |
| Stephens | 1 |
| 12 (0%) |
| Barclays | 1 | 12 (8%) |
| JPMorgan | 3 | 10 (0%) |
| Wolfe Research | 1 | 8 (0%) |
| Bernstein | 1 | 8 (0%) |
| Company | Score | Trend | Rev YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
HUBB Hubbell Incorporated | 8 | +11.1% | |
| VRT Vertiv Holdings Co | 9 | +30.1% |