BW vs CECO vs GENC Stock Comparison

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Ceco Environmental and Gencor Industries Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CECO Ceco Environmental Corp
$47.74 -35.0% 1M -8.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.20B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$903.17M
Div. yield
–
Pollution Control Equipment Industrials
2 wins
GENC Gencor Industries Inc
$17.23 -1.2% 1M +18.5% 1Y
Market cap
$252.70M
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$110.01M
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Gencor Industries leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Gencor Industries 4, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises 4, Ceco Environmental 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBWCECOGENCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $646.89M $2.20B $252.70M CECO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -19.5x -72.0x 17.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.7x 19.8x 15.2x GENC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +42.6% +37.6% -6.4% BW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.0% -3.4% 13.5% GENC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.3% -0.3% — BW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.8x 23.5x — BW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.2% -8.5% +18.5% BW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.3%/yr +47.7%/yr +9.3%/yr CECO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 114.6% 67.4% 38.4% GENC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 48/100 61/100 GENC

Percentile Scorecard

BWCECOGENC

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

AxisBWCECOGENC
Valuation 62 #24 of 61 65 #8 of 21 65 #72 of 203
Growth 70 #18 of 58 28 #14 of 19 42 #109 of 187
Profitability 72 #16 of 55 56 #8 of 17 37 #117 of 185
Financial Health 37 #45 of 71 43 #13 of 22 100 #1 of 219
Shareholder Returns 7 #27 of 29 – –
Overall 50 48 61
  • BW ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • CECO ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • GENC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBWCECOGENCSPY
1 month -33.8%-35.0%-1.2% -0.8%
3 months -55.7%-35.3%+15.3% +3.5%
6 months -73.1%-26.5%+15.8% +7.0%
Year to date -34.4%-20.2%+32.9% +12.2%
1 year +20.2%-8.5%+18.5% +13.0%
3 years +77.0%+204.9%+23.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +21.0%+45.0%+7.2% +23.1%
5 years -35.2%+602.1%+56.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -8.3%+47.7%+9.3% +11.0%
10 years -97.3%+361.3%+47.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year -30.3%+16.5%+3.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBWCECOGENCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 114.6%67.4%38.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 103.5%72.4%30.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.311.950.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.18-0.130.48 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.4%-52.1%-55.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -81.0%-52.1%-14.4% -1.8%
52-week high $21.85$99.67$20.14 $779.14
52-week low $3.16$47.44$12.23 $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.

MultipleBWCECOGENC
P/E now vs peer median -17.8xmedian 25.4x -67.6xmedian 25.6x 17.0xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.1x 2.3xmedian 2.5x 1.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 17.5x 96.4xmedian 19.1x 3.2xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -10.7xmedian 27.3x -95.7xmedian 25.2x -131.6xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 1.7x 1.0xmedian 2.0x 0.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.73median 0.77 1.28median 1.54 2.31median 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 monthsBWCECOGENC
Revenue $821.95M $903.17M $110.01M
Gross profit $160.14M $290.34M $31.45M
Operating income $22.49M -$5.38M $12.92M
Net income -$18.35M -$28.18M $14.89M
Free cash flow -$58.17M -$21.60M -$1.62M
R&D – – $2.73M
EPS (diluted) $-0.21 $-0.71 $1.02
Cash & equivalents $308.63M $61.10M $26.26M
Total debt $209.43M $727.71M –
Shares (diluted) 154.51M 43.31M 14.66M
Enterprise value $117.87M $2.03B -$350.63M

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
MetricBWCECOGENC
P/E -17.8x -67.6x 17.0x
P/FCF -10.7x -95.7x -131.6x
P/Operating cash flow -17.8x -287.1x 194.3x
P/S 0.8x 2.3x 1.9x
P/B 10.8x 1.0x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 14.1x 1.9x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 14.5x 96.4x 3.2x
EV/EBIT 23.1x -508.7x 3.7x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 3.0x 0.4x
EV/FCF -8.9x -126.6x -30.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -15.0x -379.7x 44.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.73 1.28 2.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBWCECOGENC
Revenue growth (1Y) 42.6% 37.6% -6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 24.6% 0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.7% 25.6% -3.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 26.1% 4.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 879.4% -105.5% -16.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.5% -30.3% 2.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 87.7% -152.2% -2.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.3% -53.8% 7.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 87.1% -149.3% -2.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.6% -52.7% 7.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 72.4% -196.9% 796.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -73.7% -29.1% 28.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 57.3% -27.1% -78.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -120.7% -36.0% 50.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBWCECOGENC
Gross margin 19.5% 32.1% 28.6%
EBITDA margin 4.4% 3.1% 13.7%
Operating margin 2.7% -0.6% 11.7%
Pretax margin -8.8% -3.9% 17.0%
Net margin -4.0% -3.4% 13.5%
FCF margin -7.1% -2.4% -1.5%
Operating cash flow margin -4.2% -0.8% 1.0%
Return on equity – -2.3% 6.7%
Return on assets -8.9% -1.2% 6.3%
Return on invested capital 14.3% -0.3% –
Return on capital employed 5.9% -0.3% 5.7%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 0.3x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 2.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBWCECOGENC
Debt / assets 21.0% 19.5% –
Debt / equity 3.7x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA -2.8x 23.5x –
Debt / FCF -3.6x -33.7x –
Liabilities / assets 94.3% 44.3% 5.9%
Equity / assets 5.7% 55.7% 94.1%
Interest coverage 0.9x -0.2x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.5x 19.2x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.0x 14.9x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.1x 14.1x
Altman Z-score -0.91 1.10 11.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBWCECOGENC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -62.0% – –
Shareholder yield -62.0% 0.0% –
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.

ConsensusBWCECOGENC
Forward P/E 29.7xFY2026 19.8xFY2026 15.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.14FY2026 $2.41FY2026 $1.13FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +167.8%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +221.4% +27.4% -15.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.01BFY2026 $1.43BFY2026 $111.17MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +71.1%FY2026 +84.9%FY2026 -3.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +35.9% +31.3% +38.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBWCECOGENC
Held by institutions 88.0% 88.3% 48.7%
Institutions holding 200 345 94
Change in shares held, QoQ +24.0% +64.8% -2.6%
Institutions buying 146 246 40
Institutions selling 41 71 33
Buyers to sellers 3.56 3.46 1.21

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.

BWCECOGENC
BW 1.00 0.35 0.16
CECO 0.35 1.00 0.26
GENC 0.16 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BW, CECO and GENC?

Ceco Environmental (CECO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) $646.89M, Ceco Environmental (CECO) $2.20B, Gencor Industries (GENC) $252.70M.

Which company is growing faster?

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) +42.6%, Ceco Environmental (CECO) +37.6%, Gencor Industries (GENC) -6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gencor Industries (GENC) has the highest net margin (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -4.0%, Ceco Environmental (CECO) -3.4%, Gencor Industries (GENC) 13.5%). On return on invested capital, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) leads (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) 14.3%, Ceco Environmental (CECO) -0.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) returned the most: Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) +20.2%, Ceco Environmental (CECO) -8.5%, Gencor Industries (GENC) +18.5%. Over five years, Ceco Environmental (CECO) compounded fastest (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -8.3%/yr, Ceco Environmental (CECO) +47.7%/yr, Gencor Industries (GENC) +9.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gencor Industries (GENC) has been the steadiest (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) 114.6%, Ceco Environmental (CECO) 67.4%, Gencor Industries (GENC) 38.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BW, CECO and GENC?

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