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Huber + Suhner AGHUBN.SWCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Switzerland · CHF·Information Technology›Telecommunications Equipment

Swiss maker of RF, fiber-optic and cabling connectivity components for telecom, transport and industrial customers.

≈ A smaller Swiss Amphenol/TE ConnectivityMomentum laggard 1
Mkt cap
$3.49B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
75%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$15.4M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
30.9×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
+7.4 pp
WACC 5.0%
Hurdle
+8 pp
Req g minus delivered
Next earnings
130 days
16 Mar 2027
Close · CHFCHF 154.20
1D+0.5%
1W-4.3%
1M-13.5%
3M-23.9%
6M-44.3%
YTD+6.5%
1Y+4.3%
ATR %4.4%
52w lowhigh46.5% off high

What Huber + Suhner does

Swiss maker of RF, fiber-optic and cabling connectivity components for telecom, transport and industrial customers.

Sells components that equipment makers design into their own products, so a win at the design stage brings repeat orders for years. Three customer areas share the business: communication networks, transport and industrial. It is based in Switzerland but sells worldwide.

In one line: A smaller Swiss Amphenol/TE Connectivity.

Products and services

  • RF/microwave connectors
  • Fiber optic components
  • Cable & antenna systems
  • EV fast-charging cables

Customers

  • Telecom network operators/OEMs
  • Rail & transportation OEMs
  • Industrial/EV charging makers

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Electronic components
  • Connectivity solutions
  • RF, fiber-optic & cable assemblies

What could go right

  • 5G and fiber network buildout
  • EV charging infrastructure growth

What could go wrong

  • Telecom capex cyclicality
  • Component price competition

Moat: narrow (IP / patents, process know-how, customer qualification). Qualified into telecom/rail equipment designs, giving durable, sticky OEM ties.

Headquarters: Herisau, Switzerland · Founded: 1969 · Employees: 4,224

Named competitors

Huber + Suhner at a glance

Size Huber + Suhner (HUBN.SW) is a Switzerland Information Technology company (Telecommunications Equipment) with a market value of $3.49B, the 71st largest of 158 Switzerland companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CHF 154.20 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 44.3%, against -35.0% for the median peer and +11.6% for the Switzerland market (cap-weighted) — 7th lowest of 20 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue fell 3.7% over the last twelve months (peer median +9.8%); the operating margin is 9.3% (peer median 4.0%).

Valuation It trades at 30.9× forward earnings against a peer median of 24.4× (6th most expensive of 16).

Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 11% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +3%, so the hurdle is +8 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.

Capital Return on invested capital runs 7.4 points above its cost of capital (5.0% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 16 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

608010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 63HUBN.SW 54
Six months, rebased to 100: Huber + Suhner against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Huber + Suhner financials

Reported figures in CHF; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueCHF 876MCHF 864MCHF 894MCHF 851MCHF 955M
Revenue growth—-3%+5%-11%—
Gross profitCHF 327MCHF 327MCHF 316MCHF 301MCHF 340M
EBITDACHF 121MCHF 124MCHF 120MCHF 107MCHF 133M
Net incomeCHF 72.8MCHF 74.3MCHF 71.4MCHF 64.2MCHF 84.3M
Free cash flowCHF 18.2MCHF 80.6MCHF 60.1MCHF 73.1MCHF 51.7M
Capital expenditureCHF 59.9MCHF 57.6MCHF 39.3MCHF 52.3MCHF 46.0M
Total debtn/aCHF 0CHF 0CHF 0CHF 0

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Huber + Suhner competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-50%-25%0%+25%-20%0%+20%000034ONDSOHBGN6880276001053006276285DGII300762600745002583603341002792001308300136002881CALXHUBN.SW6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Huber + Suhner is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

-20%0%+20%+40%0×2,000×4,000×000034OHB6880276001053006276285DGII002583002792HUBN.SWRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Huber + Suhner is the large dot.

Capital: growth delivered against growth the price implies

0%+10%+20%+30%0%10%20%30%GN3006276285DGII600498300136CALXHUBN.SWGrowth delivered (Del g) →Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) →
Above the diagonal = the price needs more growth than the company has been delivering; below = the price already allows for a slowdown. Huber + Suhner is the large dot.

Huber + Suhner competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (HUBN.SW vs APH vs TEL vs GLW)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
Huber + Suhner HUBN.SW$3.49B-44%-4%9%30.9×11.1%
Amphenol APH$184B+21%+58%29%21.6×15.7%
TE Connectivity TEL$59.5B+1%+15%22%15.1×8.2%
Corning GLW$91.4B-43%+19%17%25.4×24.7%

How Huber + Suhner compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Huber + Suhner against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureHUBN.SWPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-13.5%-10.9%11th highest of 21
6-month return-44.3%-35.0%7th lowest of 20
Distance from 52-week high-46.5%-58.9%8th highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)-3.7%+9.8%5th lowest of 21
Operating margin9.3%4.0%5th highest of 21
Forward P/E30.9×24.4×6th most expensive of 16
Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs)11.1%18.6%2nd least demanding of 8
Growth delivered (Del g)+3.2%+9.0%lowest of 8
Hurdle (Req g minus delivered)+7.9 pp+10.0 pp3rd least demanding of 8
ROIC minus cost of capital+7.4 pp-2.9 pp2nd highest of 21
EV / EBITDA22.3×21.7×3rd cheapest of 5
Net debt / EBITDA-1.2×-1.4×3rd most indebted of 6

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
Huber + Suhner HUBN.SWSwitzerland$3.49B-44%-4%9%30.9×11.1%+3.2%
Digital China 000034.SZChina$3.16B-22%+28%1%26.6×n/an/a
Ondas ONDSUnited States$3.11B-41%+979%-127%n/an/an/a
Ohb OHB.DEGermany$4.45B-61%+18%5%60.7×n/an/a
GN Store Nord A/S GN.CODenmark$2.70B+30%-26%3%n/a18.5%+4.7%
QuantumCTek 688027.SSChina$4.60B-48%-19%-33%4,259.0×n/an/a
Jiang Su Etern 600105.SSChina$4.82B-48%+49%12%24.4×n/an/a
Shanghai HuaCe Navigation Technology 300627.SZChina$2.44B-35%0%13%21.0×18.6%+21.3%
WNC 6285.TWTaiwan$2.41B-29%+30%5%10.8×-0.5%+12.0%
Digi International DGIIUnited States$2.40B-4%+20%15%20.6×20.5%+9.0%
Wuhan Changjin Photonics Technology 688635.SSChina$2.39Bn/a+28%39%n/an/an/a
Jushri Technologies 300762.SZChina$2.31B-45%-17%-91%n/an/an/a
Wingtech Technology 600745.SSChina$2.26B-59%-93%-30%n/an/an/a
Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies 600498.SSChina$5.50B-42%+16%1%21.5×12.8%+3.4%
Hytera Communications 002583.SZChina$2.17B-20%+4%7%19.4×n/an/a
Shanghai Longcheer Technology 603341.SSChina$2.12B+2%+1%0%29.8×n/an/a
Tongyu Communication 002792.SZChina$2.12B-38%+2%-4%299.2×n/an/a
Shenzhen KTC Technology 001308.SZChina$2.09B+3%0%3%20.3×n/an/a
Shenzhen Sunway Communication 300136.SZChina$6.14B-54%+2%9%47.1×30.6%+6.9%
MeiG Smart Technology 002881.SZChina$1.92B+8%+24%7%49.5×n/an/a
Calix CALXUnited States$1.89B-29%+23%5%13.9×23.1%+13.1%

Questions

Who are Huber + Suhner's main competitors?
Named competitors: Amphenol (APH), TE Connectivity (TEL), Corning (GLW), Rosenberger (private or unlisted). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Digital China (000034.SZ), Ondas (ONDS), Ohb (OHB.DE), GN Store Nord A/S (GN.CO), QuantumCTek (688027.SS), Jiang Su Etern (600105.SS).
Is Huber + Suhner expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 30.9× against a peer median of 24.4×, 6th most expensive of 16 in its peer set. For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 11% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +3%, so the hurdle is +8 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.
How has Huber + Suhner stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -44.3% against -35.0% for the median peer; over one year +4.3%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.