BW vs CETY vs GNRC Stock Comparison

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Clean Energy Technologies and Generac Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GNRC Generac Holdings Inc.
$193.75 -6.9% 1M +1.8% 1Y
Market cap
$11.43B
P/E
44.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.44B
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Generac Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Generac Holdings 5, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises 3, Clean Energy Technologies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBWCETYGNRCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $677.78M $10.83M $11.43B GNRC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -19.5x -1.6x 44.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.5x — 20.8x GNRC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +42.6% +89.4% +0.6% CETY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.0% -258.7% 5.8% GNRC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.3% -30.7% 7.9% BW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.8x -2.8x 1.6x CETY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +39.6% -63.8% +1.8% BW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.6%/yr — -17.4%/yr BW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 114.7% 141.3% 57.1% GNRC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 17/100 64/100 GNRC

Percentile Scorecard

BWCETYGNRC

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

AxisBWCETYGNRC
Valuation 63 #23 of 61 15 #52 of 61 73 #17 of 61
Growth 70 #18 of 58 16 #49 of 58 42 #34 of 58
Profitability 72 #16 of 55 15 #47 of 55 87 #8 of 55
Financial Health 37 #45 of 71 24 #54 of 71 46 #39 of 71
Shareholder Returns 10 #27 of 30 – 72 #9 of 30
Overall 51 17 64
  • BW ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • CETY ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • GNRC 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

PeriodBWCETYGNRCSPY
1 month -27.5%-9.2%-6.9% -0.2%
3 months -48.4%-6.3%-0.8% +3.9%
6 months -68.9%+14.1%-10.8% +8.2%
Year to date -28.2%+21.9%+42.1% +12.9%
1 year +39.6%-63.8%+1.8% +12.3%
3 years +93.6%-96.2%+135.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +24.7%-66.3%+33.1% +23.3%
5 years -32.8%—-61.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -7.6%—-17.4% +10.9%
10 years -97.1%—+405.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year -29.7%—+17.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBWCETYGNRCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 114.7%141.3%57.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 103.5%124.7%54.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.330.842.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.34-0.450.03 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.4%-99.4%-83.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -79.2%-64.7%-34.4% -1.2%
52-week high $21.85$2.52$295.54 $779.14
52-week low $3.16$0.46$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.

MultipleBWCETYGNRC
P/E now vs peer median -19.5xmedian 27.2x -1.6xmedian 27.2x 44.1xmedian 27.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.4x 4.1xmedian 2.4x 2.6xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 18.4x -12.3xmedian 18.4x 18.7xmedian 18.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -11.7xmedian 28.6x -1.3xmedian 28.6x 30.1xmedian 28.6x
P/B now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 1.7x 1.8xmedian 1.7x 4.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.79median 0.79 0.28median 0.79 3.39median 0.79

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 monthsBWCETYGNRC
Revenue $821.95M $2.64M $4.44B
Gross profit $160.14M -$36.28K $1.76B
Operating income $22.49M -$2.89M $421.49M
Net income -$18.35M -$6.83M $258.77M
Free cash flow -$58.17M -$8.05M $379.25M
R&D – – $249.51M
EPS (diluted) $-0.21 $-0.56 $4.33
Cash & equivalents $308.63M $19.74K $264.92M
Total debt $209.43M $11.36M $1.33B
Shares (diluted) 154.51M 12.17M 59.64M
Enterprise value $148.75M $9.10M $10.26B

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
MetricBWCETYGNRC
P/E -19.5x -1.6x 44.1x
P/FCF -11.7x -1.3x 30.1x
P/Operating cash flow -19.5x -1.3x 20.9x
P/S 0.8x 4.1x 2.6x
P/B 11.8x 1.8x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 15.4x 1.9x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA 16.1x -12.3x 18.7x
EV/EBIT 25.7x -4.8x 29.6x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 5.3x 2.8x
EV/FCF -9.9x -1.7x 33.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -16.7x -1.7x 22.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.79 0.28 3.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBWCETYGNRC
Revenue growth (1Y) 42.6% 89.4% 0.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.5% -8.2% 3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.7% -103.4% -0.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.8% -27.5% 10.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 879.4% -8.2% -25.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.5% -12.8% 9.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 87.7% -69.6% -26.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.3% -79.3% 10.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 87.1% 48.7% -26.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.6% -5.7% 13.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 72.4% -130.6% -19.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -73.7% -30.4% 71.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 57.3% -130.6% -25.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -120.7% -30.4% 188.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBWCETYGNRC
Gross margin 19.5% -1.4% 39.5%
EBITDA margin 4.4% -43.2% 15.1%
Operating margin 2.7% -109.4% 9.5%
Pretax margin -8.8% -258.7% 7.6%
Net margin -4.0% -258.7% 5.8%
FCF margin -7.1% -304.9% 8.5%
Operating cash flow margin -4.2% -304.9% 12.3%
Return on equity – -106.7% 9.3%
Return on assets -8.9% -49.9% 4.6%
Return on invested capital 14.3% -30.7% 7.9%
Return on capital employed 5.9% -47.3% 9.4%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.2x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.2x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBWCETYGNRC
Debt / assets 21.0% 22.9% 23.0%
Debt / equity 3.7x 0.5x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.8x -2.8x 1.6x
Debt / FCF -3.6x -0.4x 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 94.3% 57.0% 50.1%
Equity / assets 5.7% 43.0% 49.9%
Interest coverage 0.9x -0.7x 6.2x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.0x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score -0.88 -3.40 4.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBWCETYGNRC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -56.7% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield -56.7% – -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.

ConsensusBWCETYGNRC
Forward P/E 32.5xFY2026 – 20.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.14FY2026 – $9.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +46.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +221.4% – +42.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.01BFY2026 – $4.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +71.1%FY2026 – +9.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +35.9% – +48.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBWCETYGNRC
Held by institutions 88.0% – 89.4%
Institutions holding 200 – 998
Change in shares held, QoQ +24.0% – -1.0%
Institutions buying 146 – 531
Institutions selling 41 – 321
Buyers to sellers 3.56 – 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.

BWCETYGNRC
BW 1.00 0.02 0.32
CETY 0.02 1.00 0.05
GNRC 0.32 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BW, CETY and GNRC?

Generac Holdings (GNRC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) $677.78M, Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) $10.83M, Generac Holdings (GNRC) $11.43B.

Which company is growing faster?

Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) +42.6%, Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) +89.4%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) +0.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Generac Holdings (GNRC) has the highest net margin (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -4.0%, Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) -258.7%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 5.8%). On return on invested capital, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) leads (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) 14.3%, Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) -30.7%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 7.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) returned the most: Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) +39.6%, Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) -63.8%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) +1.8%. Over five years, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) compounded fastest (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -7.6%/yr, Generac Holdings (GNRC) -17.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Generac Holdings (GNRC) has been the steadiest (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) 114.7%, Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) 141.3%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 57.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BW, CETY 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, Generac Holdings (GNRC) leads on 5. 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.