AMSC vs GNRC vs FPS Stock Comparison

American Superconductor, Generac Holdings and Forgent Power Solutions Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GNRC Generac Holdings Inc.
$193.75 -6.9% 1M +1.8% 1Y
Market cap
$11.43B
P/E
44.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.44B
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Generac Holdings leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Generac Holdings 4, Forgent Power Solutions 1, American Superconductor 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMSCGNRCFPSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.32B $11.43B $7.41B GNRC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 44.1x 80.3x GNRC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.7x 20.8x 19.4x FPS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +0.6% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 5.8% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -52.2% +1.8% — GNRC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.7%/yr -17.4%/yr — AMSC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.9% 57.1% 91.0% GNRC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 64/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

AMSCGNRCFPS

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

AxisAMSCGNRCFPS
Valuation – 73 #17 of 61 5 #194 of 203
Growth – 42 #34 of 58 –
Profitability – 87 #8 of 55 –
Financial Health 76 #18 of 71 46 #39 of 71 20 #173 of 217
Shareholder Returns – 72 #9 of 30 –
Overall – 64 –
  • AMSC ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • GNRC ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • FPS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMSCGNRCFPSSPY
1 month -7.9%-6.9%-30.7% -0.2%
3 months -3.9%-0.8%-16.6% +3.9%
6 months -41.8%-10.8%-26.9% +8.2%
Year to date -4.0%+42.1%— +12.9%
1 year -52.2%+1.8%— +12.3%
3 years +344.9%+135.7%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +64.5%+33.1%— +23.3%
5 years +51.8%-61.5%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +8.7%-17.4%— +10.9%
10 years +302.2%+405.9%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.9%+17.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMSCGNRCFPSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.9%57.1%91.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 98.8%54.7%90.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.472.183.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.610.03— 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.9%-83.7%-62.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.1%-34.4%-58.2% -1.2%
52-week high $63.01$295.54$64.59 $779.14
52-week low $25.01$136.37$24.22 $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.

MultipleAMSCGNRCFPS
P/E now vs peer median —median 27.2x 44.1xmedian 27.2x 80.3xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.4x 2.6xmedian 2.4x 5.2xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 18.4x 18.7xmedian 18.4x —median 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 28.6x 30.1xmedian 28.6x -1,085xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.7x 4.0xmedian 1.7x 11.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.79 3.39median 0.79 —median 1.32

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 monthsAMSCGNRCFPS
Revenue – $4.44B –
Gross profit – $1.76B –
Operating income – $421.49M –
Net income – $258.77M –
Free cash flow – $379.25M –
R&D – $249.51M –
EPS (diluted) – $4.33 –
Cash & equivalents $140.69M $264.92M $97.48M
Total debt – $1.33B $582.18M
Shares (diluted) 44.94M 59.64M 243.80M
Enterprise value $612.98M $10.26B $7.42B

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
MetricAMSCGNRCFPS
P/E – 44.1x 80.3x
P/FCF – 30.1x -1,085x
P/Operating cash flow – 20.9x –
P/S – 2.6x 5.2x
P/B 2.4x 4.0x 11.0x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 4.3x 19.4x
EV/EBITDA – 18.7x –
EV/EBIT – 29.6x –
EV/Revenue – 2.8x –
EV/FCF – 33.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 22.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 3.39 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMSCGNRCFPS
Revenue growth (1Y) – 0.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 3.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -0.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 10.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -25.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 9.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) – -26.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 10.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) – -26.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 13.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -19.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 71.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -25.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 188.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMSCGNRCFPS
Gross margin – 39.5% –
EBITDA margin – 15.1% –
Operating margin – 9.5% –
Pretax margin – 7.6% –
Net margin – 5.8% –
FCF margin – 8.5% –
Operating cash flow margin – 12.3% –
Return on equity – 9.3% –
Return on assets – 4.6% –
Return on invested capital – 7.9% –
Return on capital employed – 9.4% –
Asset turnover – 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.1x –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMSCGNRCFPS
Debt / assets – 23.0% 26.1%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.6x –
Debt / FCF – 3.5x –
Liabilities / assets 24.9% 50.1% 69.9%
Equity / assets 75.1% 49.9% 30.1%
Interest coverage – 6.2x –
Current ratio 2.4x 2.0x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 4.42 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMSCGNRCFPS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -0.1% –
Shareholder yield – -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.

ConsensusAMSCGNRCFPS
Forward P/E 30.7xFY2026 20.8xFY2026 19.4xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.90FY2026 $9.31FY2026 $1.39FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -75.0%FY2026 +46.8%FY2026 +104.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +40.0% +42.0% +53.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $383.43MFY2026 $4.60BFY2026 $2.41BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +28.2%FY2026 +9.1%FY2026 +69.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +15.7% +48.6% +38.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMSCGNRCFPS
Held by institutions 73.7% 89.4% 64.9%
Institutions holding 277 998 369
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.4% -1.0% +46.0%
Institutions buying 173 531 296
Institutions selling 77 321 63
Buyers to sellers 2.25 1.65 4.70

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.

AMSCGNRCFPS
AMSC 1.00 0.50 0.57
GNRC 0.50 1.00 0.62
FPS 0.57 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMSC, GNRC and FPS?

Generac Holdings (GNRC) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Superconductor (AMSC) $1.32B, Generac Holdings (GNRC) $11.43B, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) $7.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMSC, GNRC and FPS?

Generac Holdings (GNRC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Generac Holdings (GNRC) 44.1x, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 80.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) is cheapest (American Superconductor (AMSC) 30.7x, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 20.8x, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 19.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Generac Holdings (GNRC) returned the most: American Superconductor (AMSC) -52.2%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) +1.8%. Over five years, American Superconductor (AMSC) compounded fastest (American Superconductor (AMSC) +8.7%/yr, Generac Holdings (GNRC) -17.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Generac Holdings (GNRC) has been the steadiest (American Superconductor (AMSC) 85.9%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 57.1%, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 91.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMSC, GNRC and FPS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 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.