AMSC vs HYLN vs GNRC Stock Comparison

American Superconductor, Hyliion Holdings and Generac Holdings Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HYLN Hyliion Holdings Corp.
$3.16 -30.2% 1M +43.6% 1Y
Market cap
$532.65M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25M
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
2 wins
GNRC Generac Holdings Inc.
$209.25 -3.5% 1M +27.8% 1Y
Market cap
$11.10B
P/E
36.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.62B
Div. yield
0.00%
Power Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

American Superconductor leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (American Superconductor 4, Generac Holdings 3, Hyliion Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMSCHYLNGNRCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.25B $532.65M $11.10B GNRC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.2x -10.2x 36.8x AMSC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.8x — 22.5x GNRC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.9% +163.2% +6.1% HYLN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 42.6% -564.3% 6.5% AMSC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 8.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -54.3% +43.6% +27.8% HYLN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.2%/yr -17.7%/yr -14.3%/yr AMSC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.4% 98.6% 56.6% GNRC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 84/100 57/100 64/100 AMSC

Percentile Scorecard

AMSCHYLNGNRC

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

AxisAMSCHYLNGNRC
Valuation 82 #12 of 63 34 #42 of 63 73 #18 of 63
Growth 97 #3 of 60 88 #8 of 60 42 #35 of 60
Profitability 82 #11 of 57 13 #50 of 57 88 #8 of 57
Financial Health 79 #16 of 72 94 #5 of 72 51 #36 of 72
Shareholder Returns 78 #8 of 33 – 69 #11 of 33
Overall 84 57 64
  • AMSC ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • HYLN ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • GNRC ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMSCHYLNGNRCSPY
1 month -7.8%-30.2%-3.5% -2.0%
3 months -17.2%-22.7%-4.3% -2.2%
6 months -49.7%+36.8%-20.6% +4.2%
Year to date -3.8%+71.7%+53.4% +10.6%
1 year -54.3%+43.6%+27.8% +10.4%
3 years +257.2%+372.3%+99.4% +73.6%
3 years, per year +52.9%+67.8%+25.9% +20.2%
5 years +55.5%-62.3%-53.7% +61.6%
5 years, per year +9.2%-17.7%-14.3% +10.1%
10 years +313.8%—+468.2% +261.3%
10 years, per year +15.3%—+19.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMSCHYLNGNRCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.4%98.6%56.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 97.9%92.4%53.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.443.222.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.640.440.49 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.0%-94.0%-81.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.3%-61.0%-29.2% -3.2%
52-week high $60.63$8.10$295.54 $779.14
52-week low $25.01$1.58$136.37 $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.

MultipleAMSCHYLNGNRC
P/E now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 28.1x -10.8xmedian 28.1x 40.9xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 2.6x 61.0xmedian 2.6x 2.7xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 48.7xmedian 18.9x -9.8xmedian 18.9x 16.8xmedian 18.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 65.3xmedian 29.8x -10.0xmedian 29.8x 29.8xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.9x 3.3xmedian 1.9x 4.1xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.19median 0.77 -0.36median 0.77 2.22median 0.77

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 monthsAMSCHYLNGNRC
Revenue $320.87M $9.25M $4.62B
Gross profit $91.62M $603.00K $1.84B
Operating income $15.63M -$58.73M $478.99M
Net income $136.58M -$52.19M $301.14M
Free cash flow $20.52M -$56.62M $414.49M
R&D $15.36M $37.27M $253.28M
EPS (diluted) $2.90 $-0.29 $5.06
Cash & equivalents $143.71M $13.20M $393.67M
Total debt – – $1.33B
Shares (diluted) 47.12M 178.44M 59.56M
Enterprise value $616.34M $198.54M $9.83B

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
MetricAMSCHYLNGNRC
P/E 9.7x -10.8x 40.9x
P/FCF 65.3x -10.0x 29.8x
P/Operating cash flow 38.3x -13.3x 20.5x
P/S 4.2x 61.0x 2.7x
P/B 2.3x 3.3x 4.1x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 3.3x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA 48.7x -9.8x 16.8x
EV/EBIT 76.6x -8.5x 27.7x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 54.1x 2.9x
EV/FCF 58.3x -8.8x 32.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 34.2x -11.8x 22.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.19 -0.36 2.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMSCHYLNGNRC
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.9% 163.2% 6.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 41.4% 62.1% 4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.6% 154.4% 7.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 93.8% 29.7% 11.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 98.9% 11.9% -3.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 36.3% 29.6% 11.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 793.8% 7.3% -0.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 62.4% 30.7% 15.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 653.7% 8.9% -0.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 49.9% 30.4% 18.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.8% 10.5% 2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.8% 30.3% 25.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -21.2% 16.0% -2.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.7% 24.4% 26.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMSCHYLNGNRC
Gross margin 28.6% 6.5% 39.9%
EBITDA margin 7.7% -551.3% 17.1%
Operating margin 4.9% -635.2% 10.4%
Pretax margin 6.4% -564.5% 8.7%
Net margin 42.6% -564.3% 6.5%
FCF margin 6.4% -612.3% 9.0%
Operating cash flow margin 10.9% -458.2% 13.0%
Return on equity 24.2% -29.7% 10.3%
Return on assets 18.2% -28.2% 5.1%
Return on invested capital – – 8.4%
Return on capital employed 2.6% -33.4% 10.6%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 0.8x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 5.6% 64.8% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMSCHYLNGNRC
Debt / assets – – 21.7%
Debt / equity – – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.2x
Debt / FCF – – 3.2x
Liabilities / assets 24.9% 5.6% 50.9%
Equity / assets 75.1% 94.4% 49.1%
Interest coverage – – 7.3x
Current ratio 2.4x 7.6x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.7x 7.1x 0.9x
Cash ratio 1.0x 6.8x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.36 31.27 4.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMSCHYLNGNRC
Dividend yield – – 0.0%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.0% – -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 0.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 0.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.0%
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.

ConsensusAMSCHYLNGNRC
Forward P/E 30.8xFY2026 – 22.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.90FY2026 $-0.32FY2026 $9.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -75.0%FY2026 – +46.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +40.0% – +42.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $383.43MFY2026 $14.80MFY2026 $4.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.2%FY2026 +325.2%FY2026 +9.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.7% +127.8% +48.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMSCHYLNGNRC
Held by institutions 73.7% 33.4% 89.4%
Institutions holding 278 168 1,000
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.4% +19.5% -1.0%
Institutions buying 173 106 532
Institutions selling 77 38 322
Buyers to sellers 2.25 2.79 1.65

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.

AMSCHYLNGNRC
AMSC 1.00 0.41 0.51
HYLN 0.41 1.00 0.34
GNRC 0.51 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMSC, HYLN and GNRC?

Generac Holdings (GNRC) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Superconductor (AMSC) $1.25B, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) $532.65M, Generac Holdings (GNRC) $11.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMSC, HYLN and GNRC?

American Superconductor (AMSC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Superconductor (AMSC) 9.2x, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -10.2x, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 36.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Generac Holdings (GNRC) is cheapest (American Superconductor (AMSC) 30.8x, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 22.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Superconductor (AMSC) +25.9%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +163.2%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) +6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

American Superconductor (AMSC) has the highest net margin (American Superconductor (AMSC) 42.6%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -564.3%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 6.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) returned the most: American Superconductor (AMSC) -54.3%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +43.6%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) +27.8%. Over five years, American Superconductor (AMSC) compounded fastest (American Superconductor (AMSC) +9.2%/yr, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -17.7%/yr, Generac Holdings (GNRC) -14.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: American Superconductor (AMSC) 0.00%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) 0.00%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 0.00%. American Superconductor (AMSC) and Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Generac Holdings (GNRC) has been the steadiest (American Superconductor (AMSC) 85.4%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) 98.6%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 56.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.