BE vs BLDP vs CENN Stock Comparison

Bloom Energy, Ballard Power Systems and Cenntro Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BE Bloom Energy Corp
$203.85 -29.4% 1M +84.7% 1Y
Market cap
$64.45B
P/E
124.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.83B
Div. yield
–
Fuel Cells Industrials
7 wins
CENN Cenntro Inc.
$2.64 -41.1% 1M -79.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.36M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$22.16M
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Bloom Energy leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Bloom Energy 7, Ballard Power Systems 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBEBLDPCENNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $64.45B $466.74M $4.36M BE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 124.4x -5.8x -0.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 79.0x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +110.6% +46.4% -35.7% BE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.5% -75.7% -351.5% BE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 31.2% — -78.9% BE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +84.7% -58.4% -79.5% BE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +49.2%/yr -38.4%/yr -86.4%/yr BE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 111.5% 73.1% 81.7% BLDP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 82/100 67/100 33/100 BE

Percentile Scorecard

BEBLDPCENN

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

AxisBEBLDPCENN
Valuation 48 #32 of 61 58 #26 of 61 76 #50 of 203
Growth 100 #1 of 58 81 #12 of 58 18 #153 of 187
Profitability 93 #5 of 55 48 #29 of 55 2 #182 of 185
Financial Health 89 #9 of 71 80 #15 of 71 36 #141 of 219
Shareholder Returns 79 #7 of 29 – –
Overall 82 67 33
  • BE ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • BLDP ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • CENN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBEBLDPCENNSPY
1 month -29.4%-32.9%-41.1% -0.8%
3 months +8.4%-50.2%-23.0% +3.5%
6 months -13.1%-56.0%-40.5% +7.0%
Year to date +134.6%-43.7%-67.7% +12.2%
1 year +84.7%-58.4%-79.5% +13.0%
3 years +1,984.4%-54.7%-99.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +175.4%-23.2%-86.0% +23.1%
5 years +638.3%-91.1%-100.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +49.2%-38.4%-86.4% +11.0%
10 years —-35.3%-100.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-4.3%-81.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBEBLDPCENNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 111.5%73.1%81.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 107.7%68.9%90.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.512.751.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.76-0.80-0.97 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.9%-94.7%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.1%-77.6%-81.4% -1.8%
52-week high $345.85$6.38$14.18 $779.14
52-week low $76.97$1.43$2.29 $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.

MultipleBEBLDPCENN
P/E now vs peer median 115.9xmedian 25.4x -5.3xmedian 25.4x -0.1xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 2.1x 4.1xmedian 2.1x 0.2xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 91.1xmedian 17.5x 6.4xmedian 17.5x —median 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 138.0xmedian 27.3x -8.2xmedian 27.3x —median 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 30.7xmedian 1.7x 0.8xmedian 1.7x 0.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.67median 0.77 -0.33median 0.77 0.00median 1.26

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 monthsBEBLDPCENN
Revenue $3.83B $106.16M $22.16M
Gross profit $1.24B $17.41M -$2.22M
Operating income $567.42M -$31.41M -$33.87M
Net income $522.95M -$77.27M -$77.97M
Free cash flow $436.71M -$52.66M –
R&D $235.76M $42.19M $2.50M
EPS (diluted) $1.60 $-0.52 $-43.93
Cash & equivalents $2.49B $502.10M $4.33M
Total debt $2.95M – $29.08M
Shares (diluted) 324.29M 155.19M 1.77M
Enterprise value $54.35B -$1.62B -$14.89M

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
MetricBEBLDPCENN
P/E 115.9x -5.3x -0.1x
P/FCF 138.0x -8.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 87.2x -10.9x –
P/S 15.7x 4.1x 0.2x
P/B 30.7x 0.8x 0.1x
P/Tangible book 30.7x 0.8x 0.2x
EV/EBITDA 91.1x 6.4x –
EV/EBIT 101.8x 2.4x -0.2x
EV/Revenue 15.1x -0.7x 0.3x
EV/FCF 132.3x 1.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 83.6x 1.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.67 -0.33 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBEBLDPCENN
Revenue growth (1Y) 110.6% 46.4% -35.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 38.6% 15.8% 24.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 118.4% 272.0% -138.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 91.3% 48.9% -111.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 530.6% 81.6% -2.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 60.9% 39.2% 14.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 3,052% 74.0% -68.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 51.0% 18.2% 12.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 2,359% 73.0% -3,097%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 43.5% 16.3% -128.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 283.7% -107.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 49.4% 13.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 223.0% -110.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.3% 13.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBEBLDPCENN
Gross margin 32.3% 16.4% -10.0%
EBITDA margin 16.6% -11.0% –
Operating margin 14.8% -29.6% -152.9%
Pretax margin 13.8% -11.8% -322.1%
Net margin 13.5% -75.7% -351.5%
FCF margin 11.4% -49.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 18.0% -37.3% –
Return on equity 29.0% -14.0% -209.7%
Return on assets 8.6% -12.2% -109.2%
Return on invested capital 31.2% – -78.9%
Return on capital employed 12.1% -5.2% -73.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 5.2% 18.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBEBLDPCENN
Debt / assets 0.0% – 9.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.9x – –
Debt / FCF 0.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 70.1% 13.1% 50.3%
Equity / assets 29.9% 86.9% 49.7%
Interest coverage 15.9x -36.4x –
Current ratio 3.7x 11.2x 1.7x
Quick ratio 2.8x 10.3x 0.2x
Cash ratio 1.8x 9.9x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 8.67 -0.71 -9.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBEBLDPCENN
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.

ConsensusBEBLDPCENN
Forward P/E 79.0xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.58FY2026 $-0.18FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +239.5%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +100.0% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.39BFY2026 $115.35MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +117.4%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +61.3% +40.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBEBLDPCENN
Held by institutions 80.5% 34.7% 0.0%
Institutions holding 1,280 170 2
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.9% +16.3% -100.0%
Institutions buying 806 101 1
Institutions selling 384 40 1
Buyers to sellers 2.10 2.53 1.00

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.

BEBLDPCENN
BE 1.00 0.47 0.10
BLDP 0.47 1.00 0.22
CENN 0.10 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BE, BLDP and CENN?

Bloom Energy (BE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bloom Energy (BE) $64.45B, Ballard Power Systems (BLDP) $466.74M, Cenntro (CENN) $4.36M.

Which company is growing faster?

Bloom Energy (BE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bloom Energy (BE) +110.6%, Ballard Power Systems (BLDP) +46.4%, Cenntro (CENN) -35.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bloom Energy (BE) has the highest net margin (Bloom Energy (BE) 13.5%, Ballard Power Systems (BLDP) -75.7%, Cenntro (CENN) -351.5%). On return on invested capital, Bloom Energy (BE) leads (Bloom Energy (BE) 31.2%, Cenntro (CENN) -78.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bloom Energy (BE) returned the most: Bloom Energy (BE) +84.7%, Ballard Power Systems (BLDP) -58.4%, Cenntro (CENN) -79.5%. Over five years, Bloom Energy (BE) compounded fastest (Bloom Energy (BE) +49.2%/yr, Ballard Power Systems (BLDP) -38.4%/yr, Cenntro (CENN) -86.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ballard Power Systems (BLDP) has been the steadiest (Bloom Energy (BE) 111.5%, Ballard Power Systems (BLDP) 73.1%, Cenntro (CENN) 81.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BE, BLDP and CENN?

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