AMSC vs GEV vs TSLA Stock Comparison

American Superconductor, GE Vernova and Tesla Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GEV GE Vernova Inc.
$832.59 -15.9% 1M +51.9% 1Y
Market cap
$220.37B
P/E
21.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.04B
Div. yield
0.24%
Power Equipment Industrials
2 wins
TSLA Tesla, Inc.
$385.19 +1.7% 1M -13.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.25T
P/E
387.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$103.57B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

American Superconductor leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (American Superconductor 6, Tesla 3, GE Vernova 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMSCGEVTSLALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.27B $220.37B $1.25T TSLA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.2x 21.4x 387.8x AMSC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.2x — 239.2x AMSC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.9% +16.9% +8.3% AMSC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 42.6% 23.5% 3.1% AMSC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 18.1% 2.7% GEV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -3.3x -3.5x TSLA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.24% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -53.3% +51.9% -13.3% GEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.3%/yr — -1.1%/yr AMSC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.3% 54.9% 45.1% TSLA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 84/100 83/100 48/100 AMSC

Percentile Scorecard

AMSCGEVTSLA

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

AxisAMSCGEVTSLA
Valuation 86 #10 of 63 71 #19 of 63 19 #40 of 49
Growth 97 #3 of 60 98 #2 of 60 40 #30 of 49
Profitability 82 #11 of 57 93 #5 of 57 76 #12 of 47
Financial Health 78 #17 of 72 58 #31 of 72 92 #5 of 53
Shareholder Returns 81 #7 of 32 97 #2 of 32 14 #26 of 30
Overall 84 83 48
  • AMSC ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • GEV ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • TSLA ranked among 55 companies in Automobiles and Components

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMSCGEVTSLASPY
1 month -12.4%-15.9%+1.7% -1.0%
3 months -20.3%-18.2%+19.8% -0.4%
6 months -54.0%-25.6%-3.4% +4.5%
Year to date -8.8%+27.4%-14.3% +12.4%
1 year -53.3%+51.9%-13.3% +13.6%
3 years +238.8%—+75.1% +76.4%
3 years, per year +50.2%—+20.5% +20.8%
5 years +48.8%—-5.4% +63.7%
5 years, per year +8.3%—-1.1% +10.4%
10 years +268.8%—+2,933.0% +267.7%
10 years, per year +13.9%—+40.7% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureAMSCGEVTSLASPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.3%54.9%45.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 97.6%55.6%46.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.312.012.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.630.95-0.29 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.0%-38.3%-73.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.8%-29.1%-21.4% -1.6%
52-week high $59.42$1,174.86$489.88 $779.14
52-week low $25.01$547.96$298.32 $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.

MultipleAMSCGEVTSLA
P/E now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 26.4x 21.4xmedian 26.4x 387.8xmedian 21.1x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 2.6x 5.0xmedian 2.6x 12.0xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 45.9xmedian 19.6x 48.5xmedian 19.6x 119.2xmedian 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 62.0xmedian 29.9x 12.9xmedian 29.9x 377.8xmedian 8.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.8x 17.6xmedian 1.8x 13.9xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.18median 0.71 —median 0.71 -11.60median 1.08

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 monthsAMSCGEVTSLA
Revenue $320.87M $44.04B $103.57B
Gross profit $91.62M $9.57B $19.97B
Operating income $15.63M $2.83B $3.47B
Net income $136.58M $10.37B $3.28B
Free cash flow $20.52M $17.12B $3.30B
R&D $15.36M $1.36B $8.86B
EPS (diluted) $2.90 $38.69 $0.91
Cash & equivalents $143.71M $16.76B $17.85B
Total debt – $2.80B $9.52B
Shares (diluted) 47.12M 268.00M 3.54B
Enterprise value $633.86M $172.62B $1.08T

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
MetricAMSCGEVTSLA
P/E 9.2x 21.4x 387.8x
P/FCF 62.0x 12.9x 377.8x
P/Operating cash flow 36.3x 11.5x 66.7x
P/S 4.0x 5.0x 12.0x
P/B 2.2x 17.6x 13.9x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 26.9x 14.0x
EV/EBITDA 45.9x 48.5x 119.2x
EV/EBIT 72.2x 73.0x 349.7x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 4.7x 11.7x
EV/FCF 55.0x 12.1x 367.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 32.2x 10.7x 64.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.18 – -11.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMSCGEVTSLA
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.9% 16.9% 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 41.4% – 2.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.6% 30.5% 22.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 93.8% – 1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 98.9% 104.9% -23.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 36.3% – -31.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 793.8% 504.8% -36.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 62.4% – -32.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 653.7% 524.3% -36.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 49.9% – -33.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.8% 460.4% 18.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.8% – 15.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -21.2% 592.1% -51.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.7% – -3.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMSCGEVTSLA
Gross margin 28.6% 21.7% 19.3%
EBITDA margin 7.7% 9.7% 9.8%
Operating margin 4.9% 6.4% 3.3%
Pretax margin 6.4% 20.2% 4.1%
Net margin 42.6% 23.5% 3.1%
FCF margin 6.4% 38.9% 3.2%
Operating cash flow margin 10.9% 43.6% 18.1%
Return on equity 24.2% 80.8% 3.7%
Return on assets 18.2% 12.4% 2.1%
Return on invested capital – 18.1% 2.7%
Return on capital employed 2.6% 13.4% 3.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.9x 5.7x
Stock comp / revenue 5.6% – 4.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMSCGEVTSLA
Debt / assets – 3.2% 6.0%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -3.3x -3.5x
Debt / FCF – 0.2x 2.9x
Liabilities / assets 24.9% 85.5% 43.0%
Equity / assets 75.1% 14.5% 57.0%
Interest coverage – 13.0x 10.0x
Current ratio 2.4x 0.8x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.7x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.3x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 3.14 2.47 12.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMSCGEVTSLA
Dividend yield – 0.2% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 2.9% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.1% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusAMSCGEVTSLA
Forward P/E 29.2xFY2026 – 239.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.90FY2026 – $1.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -75.0%FY2026 – -3.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +40.0% – +32.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $383.43MFY2026 – $112.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.2%FY2026 – +19.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.7% – +15.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMSCGEVTSLA
Held by institutions 73.7% 79.1% 42.6%
Institutions holding 278 3,422 4,268
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.4% +4.0% +7.4%
Institutions buying 173 1,955 2,376
Institutions selling 77 985 1,360
Buyers to sellers 2.25 1.98 1.75

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.

AMSCGEVTSLA
AMSC 1.00 0.51 0.41
GEV 0.51 1.00 0.33
TSLA 0.41 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMSC, GEV and TSLA?

Tesla (TSLA) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Superconductor (AMSC) $1.27B, GE Vernova (GEV) $220.37B, Tesla (TSLA) $1.25T.

Which stock is cheaper, AMSC, GEV and TSLA?

American Superconductor (AMSC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Superconductor (AMSC) 9.2x, GE Vernova (GEV) 21.4x, Tesla (TSLA) 387.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, American Superconductor (AMSC) is cheapest (American Superconductor (AMSC) 29.2x, Tesla (TSLA) 239.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

American Superconductor (AMSC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Superconductor (AMSC) +25.9%, GE Vernova (GEV) +16.9%, Tesla (TSLA) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

American Superconductor (AMSC) has the highest net margin (American Superconductor (AMSC) 42.6%, GE Vernova (GEV) 23.5%, Tesla (TSLA) 3.1%). On return on invested capital, GE Vernova (GEV) leads (GE Vernova (GEV) 18.1%, Tesla (TSLA) 2.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year GE Vernova (GEV) returned the most: American Superconductor (AMSC) -53.3%, GE Vernova (GEV) +51.9%, Tesla (TSLA) -13.3%. Over five years, American Superconductor (AMSC) compounded fastest (American Superconductor (AMSC) +8.3%/yr, Tesla (TSLA) -1.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: GE Vernova (GEV) 0.24%. American Superconductor (AMSC) and Tesla (TSLA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tesla (TSLA) has been the steadiest (American Superconductor (AMSC) 85.3%, GE Vernova (GEV) 54.9%, Tesla (TSLA) 45.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMSC, GEV and TSLA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, American Superconductor (AMSC) leads on 6. 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.