ATS vs BWXT vs GEV Stock Comparison

Ats, BWX Technologies and GE Vernova Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ATS ATS Corp /ATS
$18.94 -1.4% 1M -29.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.86B
P/E
54.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.12B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
1 win
BWXT BWX Technologies, Inc.
$127.14 -10.4% 1M -36.4% 1Y
Market cap
$12.03B
P/E
33.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.51B
Div. yield
0.01%
Nuclear Equipment Industrials
2 wins
GEV GE Vernova Inc.
$814.57 -14.4% 1M +36.9% 1Y
Market cap
$229.22B
P/E
24.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.37B
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

GE Vernova leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (GE Vernova 7, BWX Technologies 2, Ats 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionATSBWXTGEVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.86B $12.03B $229.22B GEV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 54.7x 33.9x 24.1x GEV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.6x 28.3x — ATS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.8% +22.7% +13.0% BWXT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.6% 10.1% 23.0% GEV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.7% 10.6% 10.7% GEV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 2.6x -3.4x GEV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -29.8% -36.4% +36.9% GEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +17.0%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.9% 44.9% 53.5% BWXT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 63/100 83/100 GEV

Percentile Scorecard

ATSBWXTGEV

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

AxisATSBWXTGEV
Valuation 88 #26 of 203 60 #25 of 61 75 #16 of 61
Growth 79 #41 of 188 61 #23 of 58 98 #2 of 58
Profitability 45 #104 of 187 89 #7 of 55 91 #6 of 55
Financial Health 24 #170 of 222 41 #42 of 71 57 #31 of 71
Shareholder Returns 24 #116 of 153 – 93 #3 of 31
Overall 52 63 83
  • ATS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • BWXT ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • GEV ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodATSBWXTGEVSPY
1 month -1.4%-10.4%-14.4% -1.0%
3 months -28.2%-27.2%-19.7% +2.9%
6 months -42.7%-43.0%-29.1% +6.4%
Year to date -31.2%-26.4%+24.6% +11.4%
1 year -29.8%-36.4%+36.9% +13.1%
3 years -46.6%+68.9%— +79.4%
3 years, per year -18.9%+19.1%— +21.5%
5 years —+118.8%— +67.7%
5 years, per year —+17.0%— +10.9%
10 years —+228.0%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+12.6%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureATSBWXTGEVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.9%44.9%53.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.3%46.5%53.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.541.932.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.57-0.810.69 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.5%-46.7%-38.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.5%-46.7%-30.7% -2.5%
52-week high $35.38$238.42$1,174.86 $779.14
52-week low $17.29$127.14$547.96 $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.

MultipleATSBWXTGEV
P/E now vs peer median 54.6xmedian 25.9x 32.8xmedian 24.1x 22.9xmedian 24.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.9x 3.3xmedian 2.2x 5.2xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 13.7x 24.0xmedian 17.4x 68.8xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 21.1x 36.8xmedian 27.4x 17.4xmedian 27.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.3x 8.7xmedian 1.8x 16.5xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -1.71median 1.19 1.99median 0.76 —median 0.76

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 monthsATSBWXTGEV
Revenue $2.12B $3.51B $41.37B
Gross profit $594.19M $775.94M $8.36B
Operating income $119.42M $426.23M $1.80B
Net income $33.97M $355.38M $9.54B
Free cash flow $180.36M $316.76M $12.44B
R&D – $15.56M $1.31B
EPS (diluted) $0.35 $3.86 $35.29
Cash & equivalents $140.09M $608.20M $13.12B
Total debt $3.79B $7.08B –
Shares (diluted) 98.14M 92.01M 270.00M
Enterprise value $1.18B $10.33B $189.13B

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
MetricATSBWXTGEV
P/E 54.6x 32.8x 22.9x
P/FCF 10.3x 36.8x 17.4x
P/Operating cash flow 9.1x 22.4x 15.3x
P/S 0.9x 3.3x 5.2x
P/B 1.5x 8.7x 16.5x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 11.4x 25.2x
EV/EBITDA 12.2x 24.0x 68.8x
EV/EBIT 21.7x 30.6x 114.9x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 3.7x 5.0x
EV/FCF 14.3x 41.2x 16.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x 25.2x 14.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.71 1.99 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricATSBWXTGEV
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.8% 22.7% 13.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 14.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 11.7% 27.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 11.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 4,708% 9.9% 174.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.6% 6.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 228.1% 20.7% 719.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -30.6% 16.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 227.3% 20.3% 742.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.0% 16.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 32.1% 0.0% 295.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 77.8% 29.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 37.0% -12.1% 359.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 279.9% 67.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricATSBWXTGEV
Gross margin 28.0% 22.1% 20.2%
EBITDA margin 10.0% 15.5% 7.3%
Operating margin 5.6% 12.1% 4.3%
Pretax margin 2.4% 12.2% 19.0%
Net margin 1.6% 10.1% 23.0%
FCF margin 8.5% 9.0% 30.1%
Operating cash flow margin 9.6% 14.8% 34.2%
Return on equity 2.7% 27.2% 67.6%
Return on assets 1.1% 8.1% 12.2%
Return on invested capital 3.7% 10.6% 10.7%
Return on capital employed – 11.6% 8.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.0x 1.5x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricATSBWXTGEV
Debt / assets 28.8% 45.7% 3.5%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.5x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 2.6x -3.4x
Debt / FCF 4.8x 6.4x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 57.9% 69.8% 83.8%
Equity / assets 42.1% 30.2% 16.2%
Interest coverage 1.7x 12.4x 9.5x
Current ratio – 2.4x 0.8x
Quick ratio – 2.0x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 0.9x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 4.49 2.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricATSBWXTGEV
Dividend yield – 0.8% 0.2%
Net buyback yield 0.3% – 2.5%
Shareholder yield 0.3% 0.8% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 27.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 30.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.0% –

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.

ConsensusATSBWXTGEV
Forward P/E 18.6xFY2026 28.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.02FY2026 $4.50FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -15.7%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +37.3% +8.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.95BFY2026 $3.64BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -8.9%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +3.0% +8.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersATSBWXTGEV
Held by institutions 83.4% 92.2% 79.1%
Institutions holding 143 846 3,414
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.9% -0.6% +4.0%
Institutions buying 82 436 1,950
Institutions selling 46 280 982
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.56 1.99

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.

ATSBWXTGEV
ATS 1.00 0.25 0.24
BWXT 0.25 1.00 0.54
GEV 0.24 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ATS, BWXT and GEV?

GE Vernova (GEV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ats (ATS) $1.86B, BWX Technologies (BWXT) $12.03B, GE Vernova (GEV) $229.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, ATS, BWXT and GEV?

GE Vernova (GEV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ats (ATS) 54.7x, BWX Technologies (BWXT) 33.9x, GE Vernova (GEV) 24.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ats (ATS) is cheapest (Ats (ATS) 18.6x, BWX Technologies (BWXT) 28.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

BWX Technologies (BWXT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ats (ATS) +14.8%, BWX Technologies (BWXT) +22.7%, GE Vernova (GEV) +13.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

GE Vernova (GEV) has the highest net margin (Ats (ATS) 1.6%, BWX Technologies (BWXT) 10.1%, GE Vernova (GEV) 23.0%). On return on invested capital, GE Vernova (GEV) leads (Ats (ATS) 3.7%, BWX Technologies (BWXT) 10.6%, GE Vernova (GEV) 10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year GE Vernova (GEV) returned the most: Ats (ATS) -29.8%, BWX Technologies (BWXT) -36.4%, GE Vernova (GEV) +36.9%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ats (ATS) 0.00%, BWX Technologies (BWXT) 0.01%, GE Vernova (GEV) 0.00%. Ats (ATS) and GE Vernova (GEV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, BWX Technologies (BWXT) has been the steadiest (Ats (ATS) 51.9%, BWX Technologies (BWXT) 44.9%, GE Vernova (GEV) 53.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ATS, BWXT and GEV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, GE Vernova (GEV) leads on 7. 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.