BW vs GEV vs VRT Stock Comparison

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, GE Vernova and Vertiv Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
VRT Vertiv Holdings Co
$194.30 -21.9% 1M +6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$76.88B
P/E
44.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.48B
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

GE Vernova leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (GE Vernova 7, Vertiv Holdings 3, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBWGEVVRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $588.54M $229.22B $76.88B GEV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -17.7x 24.1x 44.4x GEV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.6x — 28.2x VRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +42.6% +13.0% +26.2% BW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.0% 23.0% 15.1% GEV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.3% 10.7% 24.0% VRT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.8x -3.4x -0.1x GEV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.7% +36.9% +6.1% GEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.6%/yr — +51.9%/yr VRT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 114.6% 53.5% 65.9% GEV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 83/100 60/100 GEV

Percentile Scorecard

BWGEVVRT

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

AxisBWGEVVRT
Valuation 62 #24 of 61 75 #16 of 61 29 #144 of 203
Growth 70 #18 of 58 98 #2 of 58 100 #1 of 188
Profitability 72 #16 of 55 91 #6 of 55 99 #3 of 187
Financial Health 37 #45 of 71 57 #31 of 71 56 #99 of 222
Shareholder Returns 10 #28 of 31 93 #3 of 31 16 #129 of 153
Overall 50 83 60
  • BW ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • GEV ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • VRT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBWGEVVRTSPY
1 month -37.7%-14.4%-21.9% -1.0%
3 months -56.9%-19.7%-33.1% +2.9%
6 months -71.4%-29.1%-39.9% +6.4%
Year to date -34.7%+24.6%+19.9% +11.4%
1 year +20.7%+36.9%+6.1% +13.1%
3 years +69.0%—+397.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +19.1%—+70.8% +21.5%
5 years -36.3%—+707.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year -8.6%—+51.9% +10.9%
10 years -97.4%—— +255.2%
10 years, per year -30.5%—— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBWGEVVRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 114.6%53.5%65.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 103.4%53.7%67.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.232.092.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.180.690.09 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.4%-38.3%-70.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -81.1%-30.7%-48.4% -2.5%
52-week high $21.85$1,174.86$376.23 $779.14
52-week low $3.16$547.96$149.83 $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.

MultipleBWGEVVRT
P/E now vs peer median -17.7xmedian 24.1x 22.9xmedian 24.1x 43.1xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.2x 5.2xmedian 2.2x 6.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 17.4x 68.8xmedian 17.4x 29.1xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -10.6xmedian 27.4x 17.4xmedian 27.4x 25.5xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 1.8x 16.5xmedian 1.8x 15.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.72median 0.76 —median 0.76 0.39median 1.19

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 monthsBWGEVVRT
Revenue $821.95M $41.37B $11.48B
Gross profit $160.14M $8.36B $4.37B
Operating income $22.49M $1.80B $2.17B
Net income -$18.35M $9.54B $1.73B
Free cash flow -$58.17M $12.44B $2.93B
R&D – $1.31B –
EPS (diluted) $-0.21 $35.29 $4.41
Cash & equivalents $308.63M $13.12B $2.81B
Total debt $209.43M – $2.94B
Shares (diluted) 154.51M 270.00M 392.75M
Enterprise value $59.51M $189.13B $67.50B

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
MetricBWGEVVRT
P/E -17.7x 22.9x 43.1x
P/FCF -10.6x 17.4x 25.5x
P/Operating cash flow -17.8x 15.3x 22.3x
P/S 0.8x 5.2x 6.5x
P/B 10.7x 16.5x 15.7x
P/Tangible book 14.0x 25.2x 25.3x
EV/EBITDA 14.4x 68.8x 29.1x
EV/EBIT 23.0x 114.9x 34.3x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 5.0x 6.5x
EV/FCF -8.9x 16.6x 25.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -14.9x 14.6x 22.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.72 – 0.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBWGEVVRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 42.6% 13.0% 26.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.5% – 21.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.7% 27.7% 36.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.8% – 29.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 879.4% 174.7% 39.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.5% – 55.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 87.7% 719.9% 113.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.3% – 112.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 87.1% 742.6% 111.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.6% – 110.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 72.4% 295.4% 135.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -73.7% – 91.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 57.3% 359.3% 134.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -120.7% – 100.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBWGEVVRT
Gross margin 19.5% 20.2% 38.0%
EBITDA margin 4.4% 7.3% 22.3%
Operating margin 2.7% 4.3% 18.9%
Pretax margin -8.8% 19.0% 18.4%
Net margin -4.0% 23.0% 15.1%
FCF margin -7.1% 30.1% 25.5%
Operating cash flow margin -4.2% 34.2% 29.2%
Return on equity – 67.6% 38.5%
Return on assets -8.9% 12.2% 11.8%
Return on invested capital 14.3% 10.7% 24.0%
Return on capital employed 5.9% 8.0% 29.4%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.5x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBWGEVVRT
Debt / assets 21.0% 3.5% 18.5%
Debt / equity 3.7x 0.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.8x -3.4x -0.1x
Debt / FCF -3.6x 0.2x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 94.3% 83.8% 70.1%
Equity / assets 5.7% 16.2% 29.9%
Interest coverage 0.9x 9.5x 41.4x
Current ratio 1.5x 0.8x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score -0.92 2.58 5.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBWGEVVRT
Dividend yield – 0.2% 0.1%
Net buyback yield -62.3% 2.5% -0.1%
Shareholder yield -62.3% 2.7% 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.

ConsensusBWGEVVRT
Forward P/E 29.6xFY2026 – 28.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.14FY2026 – $6.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +64.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +221.4% – +40.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.01BFY2026 – $14.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +71.1%FY2026 – +43.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +35.9% – +20.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBWGEVVRT
Held by institutions 88.0% 79.1% 81.7%
Institutions holding 200 3,414 2,037
Change in shares held, QoQ +24.0% +4.0% +0.0%
Institutions buying 146 1,950 1,170
Institutions selling 41 982 690
Buyers to sellers 3.56 1.99 1.70

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.

BWGEVVRT
BW 1.00 0.41 0.41
GEV 0.41 1.00 0.66
VRT 0.41 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BW, GEV and VRT?

GE Vernova (GEV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) $588.54M, GE Vernova (GEV) $229.22B, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) $76.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, BW, GEV and VRT?

GE Vernova (GEV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -17.7x, GE Vernova (GEV) 24.1x, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 44.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) is cheapest (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) 29.6x, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 28.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) +42.6%, GE Vernova (GEV) +13.0%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +26.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

GE Vernova (GEV) has the highest net margin (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -4.0%, GE Vernova (GEV) 23.0%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 15.1%). On return on invested capital, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) leads (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) 14.3%, GE Vernova (GEV) 10.7%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 24.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year GE Vernova (GEV) returned the most: Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) +20.7%, GE Vernova (GEV) +36.9%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +6.1%. Over five years, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) compounded fastest (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -8.6%/yr, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) +51.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, GE Vernova (GEV) has been the steadiest (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) 114.6%, GE Vernova (GEV) 53.5%, Vertiv Holdings (VRT) 65.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BW, GEV and VRT?

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.