ALCE vs ORA vs WAVE Stock Comparison

Aedis Energy, Ormat Technologies and Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) Prices as of Aug 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ALCE Aedis Energy Inc.
$150.00 +149,900.0% 1M +12,400.0% 1Y
Market cap
$108.70M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Renewable Power Producers Utilities
2 wins
ORA Ormat Technologies, Inc.
$91.72 +1.5% 1M -13.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.66B
P/E
44.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.19B
Div. yield
0.01%
Renewable Power Producers Utilities
4 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Ormat Technologies leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Ormat Technologies 4, Aedis Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALCEORAWAVELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $108.70M $5.66B $227.77M ORA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.1x 44.7x -65.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 36.4x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +31.1% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 10.7% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.5x -0.3x — ALCE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12,400.0% -13.7% -43.5% ALCE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +4.9%/yr -7.3%/yr ORA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 1,336.5% 37.8% 70.4% ORA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 63/100 33/100 ORA

Percentile Scorecard

ALCEORAWAVE

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisALCEORAWAVE
Valuation 22 #19 of 24 48 #13 of 24 0 #24 of 24
Growth 32 #16 of 23 50 #12 of 23 36 #15 of 23
Profitability 9 #21 of 23 77 #6 of 23 5 #22 of 23
Financial Health 26 #18 of 24 78 #6 of 24 91 #3 of 24
Shareholder Returns 50 #10 of 19 61 #8 of 19 –
Overall 28 63 33
  • ALCE ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • ORA ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • WAVE ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodALCEORAWAVESPY
1 month +149,900.0%+1.5%-28.0% +0.9%
3 months +499,900.0%-2.7%-35.4% +5.9%
6 months +499,900.0%-16.9%-35.5% +8.5%
Year to date +499,900.0%-17.0%-21.6% +13.3%
1 year +12,400.0%-13.7%-43.5% +12.4%
3 years -99.7%+49.3%+94.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year -85.8%+14.3%+24.9% +23.5%
5 years —+26.8%-31.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+4.9%-7.3% +11.0%
10 years —+94.9%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —+6.9%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureALCEORAWAVESPY
Volatility, 1Y 1,336.5%37.8%70.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 1,675.8%39.8%63.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.280.901.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 9.28-0.36-0.62 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-41.5%-86.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-36.8%-53.8% -0.9%
52-week high $150.00$145.10$9.92 $779.14
52-week low $0.03$86.61$4.38 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleALCEORAWAVE
P/E now vs peer median -8.1xmedian 24.9x 44.5xmedian 24.9x -61.3xmedian 24.9x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.7x 4.7xmedian 2.7x —median 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -21.9xmedian 11.6x 10.9xmedian 11.6x —median 11.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -43.0xmedian 13.8x -21.3xmedian 13.8x —median 13.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 2.1x 2.1xmedian 2.1x 28.0xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 0.61 3.99median 0.61 —median 0.61

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsALCEORAWAVE
Revenue – $1.19B –
Gross profit – $331.93M –
Operating income -$7.16M $197.45M -$3.00M
Net income -$15.02M $129.46M -$3.50M
Free cash flow -$2.53M -$264.77M –
R&D – $4.96M $747.00K
EPS (diluted) $-18.49 $2.03 –
Cash & equivalents $1.07M $513.75M $8.15M
Total debt $49.54M $360.60M $4.83M
Shares (diluted) 724.66K 62.53M –
Enterprise value $125.16M $4.27B $200.70M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricALCEORAWAVE
P/E -8.1x 44.5x -61.3x
P/FCF -43.0x -21.3x –
P/Operating cash flow -43.0x 20.2x –
P/S – 4.7x –
P/B 3.9x 2.1x 28.0x
P/Tangible book -12.8x 2.3x 28.0x
EV/EBITDA -21.9x 10.9x –
EV/EBIT -16.3x 27.8x -69.1x
EV/Revenue – 4.6x –
EV/FCF -46.2x -20.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow -46.2x 19.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 3.99 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALCEORAWAVE
Revenue growth (1Y) – 31.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 16.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 26.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 7.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -1,637% 15.5% -16.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.9% 10.5% -1.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -138.0% -4.9% -17.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -79.2% 9.7% -14.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -147.8% -5.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -170.5% 11.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.6% -37.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.0% -1.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 57.0% -130.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.9% 0.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALCEORAWAVE
Gross margin – 27.9% –
EBITDA margin – 42.6% –
Operating margin – 16.6% –
Pretax margin – 7.7% –
Net margin – 10.7% –
FCF margin – -22.3% –
Operating cash flow margin – 23.5% –
Return on equity -53.9% 4.7% -56.2%
Return on assets -27.8% 1.9% -40.5%
Return on invested capital – 6.4% –
Return on capital employed -25.2% 3.4% -48.6%
Asset turnover – 0.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 2.2x –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALCEORAWAVE
Debt / assets 16.2% 5.3% 12.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.1x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.5x -0.3x –
Debt / FCF -3.7x -1.4x –
Liabilities / assets 50.8% 59.7% 24.5%
Equity / assets 49.2% 40.3% 75.5%
Interest coverage -5.0x 1.2x -2.9x
Current ratio 0.0x 1.0x 3.5x
Quick ratio 0.0x 0.7x 3.4x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.5x 3.3x
Altman Z-score – 1.31 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALCEORAWAVE
Dividend yield – 0.5% –
Net buyback yield -0.8% 0.4% –
Shareholder yield -0.8% 1.0% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 22.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -11.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.9% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusALCEORAWAVE
Forward P/E – 36.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.52FY2026 $-0.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +12.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -6.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $1.25BFY2026 $179.29KFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +26.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – -3.7% +35.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALCEORAWAVE
Held by institutions – 86.4% 1.2%
Institutions holding – 438 22
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.1% +520.8%
Institutions buying – 255 14
Institutions selling – 111 2
Buyers to sellers – 2.30 7.00

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ALCEORAWAVE
ALCE 1.00 -0.05 -0.08
ORA -0.05 1.00 0.07
WAVE -0.08 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALCE, ORA and WAVE?

Ormat Technologies (ORA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aedis Energy (ALCE) $108.70M, Ormat Technologies (ORA) $5.66B, Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (WAVE) $227.77M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aedis Energy (ALCE) returned the most: Aedis Energy (ALCE) +12,400.0%, Ormat Technologies (ORA) -13.7%, Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (WAVE) -43.5%. Over five years, Ormat Technologies (ORA) compounded fastest (Ormat Technologies (ORA) +4.9%/yr, Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (WAVE) -7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ormat Technologies (ORA) 0.01%, Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (WAVE) 0.00%. Aedis Energy (ALCE) and Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (WAVE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ormat Technologies (ORA) has been the steadiest (Aedis Energy (ALCE) 1,336.5%, Ormat Technologies (ORA) 37.8%, Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (WAVE) 70.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALCE, ORA and WAVE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ormat Technologies (ORA) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.