BLDP vs CENN vs BE Stock Comparison

Ballard Power Systems, Cenntro and Bloom Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
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

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.

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

Percentile Scorecard

BLDPCENNBE

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

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

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

Risk

MeasureBLDPCENNBESPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.1%81.7%111.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.9%90.3%107.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.751.554.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.80-0.970.76 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.7%-100.0%-75.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -77.6%-81.4%-41.1% -1.8%
52-week high $6.38$14.18$345.85 $779.14
52-week low $1.43$2.29$76.97 $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.

MultipleBLDPCENNBE
P/E now vs peer median -5.3xmedian 25.4x -0.1xmedian 26.0x 115.9xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 2.1x 0.2xmedian 1.9x 15.7xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 17.5x —median 14.0x 91.1xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.2xmedian 27.3x —median 21.4x 138.0xmedian 27.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.7x 0.1xmedian 2.2x 30.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.33median 0.77 0.00median 1.26 2.67median 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 monthsBLDPCENNBE
Revenue $106.16M $22.16M $3.83B
Gross profit $17.41M -$2.22M $1.24B
Operating income -$31.41M -$33.87M $567.42M
Net income -$77.27M -$77.97M $522.95M
Free cash flow -$52.66M – $436.71M
R&D $42.19M $2.50M $235.76M
EPS (diluted) $-0.52 $-43.93 $1.60
Cash & equivalents $502.10M $4.33M $2.49B
Total debt – $29.08M $2.95M
Shares (diluted) 155.19M 1.77M 324.29M
Enterprise value -$1.62B -$14.89M $54.35B

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

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLDPCENNBE
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

BLDPCENNBE
BLDP 1.00 0.22 0.47
CENN 0.22 1.00 0.10
BE 0.47 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLDP, CENN and BE?

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

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

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

Which stock is riskier?

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

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

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.