BW vs GNRC vs HYLN Stock Comparison

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Generac Holdings and Hyliion Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GNRC Generac Holdings Inc.
$201.68 -1.7% 1M +6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$12.13B
P/E
40.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.62B
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
4 wins
HYLN Hyliion Holdings Corp.
$3.37 -15.3% 1M +59.0% 1Y
Market cap
$618.30M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25M
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionBWGNRCHYLNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $654.72M $12.13B $618.30M GNRC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -19.7x 40.2x -11.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.5x 21.7x — GNRC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +42.6% +6.1% +163.2% HYLN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.0% — -564.3% BW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.8x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.0% +6.1% +59.0% HYLN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.8%/yr -16.6%/yr -16.1%/yr BW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 114.7% 57.3% 98.9% GNRC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 58/100 57/100 GNRC

Percentile Scorecard

BWGNRCHYLN

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

AxisBWGNRCHYLN
Valuation 62 #24 of 61 57 #27 of 61 33 #41 of 61
Growth 70 #18 of 58 42 #34 of 58 88 #8 of 58
Profitability 72 #16 of 55 87 #8 of 55 13 #48 of 55
Financial Health 37 #45 of 71 47 #38 of 71 93 #6 of 71
Shareholder Returns 11 #26 of 29 – –
Overall 50 58 57
  • BW ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • GNRC ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • HYLN 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

PeriodBWGNRCHYLNSPY
1 month -21.0%-1.7%-15.3% +0.9%
3 months -42.6%+3.3%+4.7% +5.9%
6 months -69.2%-20.3%+88.3% +8.5%
Year to date -28.2%+47.9%+83.2% +13.3%
1 year +44.0%+6.1%+59.0% +12.4%
3 years +93.6%+145.4%+497.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +24.7%+34.9%+81.5% +23.5%
5 years -33.4%-59.5%-58.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year -7.8%-16.6%-16.1% +11.0%
10 years -97.1%+426.0%— +263.4%
10 years, per year -29.9%+18.1%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBWGNRCHYLNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 114.7%57.3%98.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 103.8%55.0%92.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.332.193.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.380.110.60 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.4%-83.7%-94.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -79.2%-31.8%-58.4% -0.9%
52-week high $21.85$295.54$8.10 $779.14
52-week low $3.16$136.37$1.58 $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.

MultipleBWGNRCHYLN
P/E now vs peer median -19.5xmedian 29.4x 39.4xmedian 29.4x -11.5xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.6x 2.6xmedian 2.6x 65.1xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 18.4x —median 18.4x -10.5xmedian 18.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -11.7xmedian 24.4x 33.0xmedian 24.4x -10.6xmedian 24.4x
P/B now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 1.8x 4.0xmedian 1.8x 3.6xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.79median 1.07 2.14median 1.07 -0.38median 1.07

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 monthsBWGNRCHYLN
Revenue $821.95M $4.62B $9.25M
Gross profit $160.14M $1.84B $603.00K
Operating income $22.49M $478.99M -$58.73M
Net income -$18.35M $301.14M -$52.19M
Free cash flow -$58.17M – -$56.62M
R&D – $253.28M $37.27M
EPS (diluted) $-0.21 $5.05 $-0.29
Cash & equivalents $308.63M $393.67M $13.20M
Total debt $209.43M – –
Shares (diluted) 154.51M 59.64M 178.44M
Enterprise value $125.69M $12.13B $284.20M

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
MetricBWGNRCHYLN
P/E -19.5x 39.4x -11.5x
P/FCF -11.7x 33.0x -10.6x
P/Operating cash flow -19.5x 19.8x -14.2x
P/S 0.8x 2.6x 65.1x
P/B 11.8x 4.0x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 15.4x 4.3x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 16.1x – -10.5x
EV/EBIT 25.7x – -9.2x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 2.6x 58.1x
EV/FCF -9.9x – -9.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -16.7x 19.8x -12.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.79 2.14 -0.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBWGNRCHYLN
Revenue growth (1Y) 42.6% 6.1% 163.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 4.8% 62.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.7% 7.4% 154.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 11.8% 29.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 879.4% -3.5% 11.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.5% 11.8% 29.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 87.7% -0.6% 7.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.3% 15.7% 30.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 87.1% -0.9% 8.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.6% 18.4% 30.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 72.4% 2.1% 10.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -73.7% 25.3% 30.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 57.3% – 16.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -120.7% – 24.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBWGNRCHYLN
Gross margin 19.5% – 6.5%
EBITDA margin 4.4% – -551.3%
Operating margin 2.7% – -635.2%
Pretax margin -8.8% – -564.5%
Net margin -4.0% – -564.3%
FCF margin -7.1% – -612.3%
Operating cash flow margin -4.2% 13.0% -458.2%
Return on equity – 10.2% -29.7%
Return on assets -8.9% 5.1% -28.2%
Return on invested capital 14.3% – –
Return on capital employed 5.9% – -33.4%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.8x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 2.0x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 1.1% 64.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBWGNRCHYLN
Debt / assets 21.0% – –
Debt / equity 3.7x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -2.8x – –
Debt / FCF -3.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 94.3% 50.9% 5.6%
Equity / assets 5.7% 49.1% 94.4%
Interest coverage 0.9x – –
Current ratio 1.5x 2.0x 7.6x
Quick ratio 1.1x – 7.1x
Cash ratio 0.6x – 6.8x
Altman Z-score -0.88 – 33.51

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusBWGNRCHYLN
Forward P/E 32.5xFY2026 21.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.14FY2026 $9.31FY2026 $-0.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +46.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +221.4% +42.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.01BFY2026 $4.60BFY2026 $14.80MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +71.1%FY2026 +9.1%FY2026 +325.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +35.9% +48.6% +127.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBWGNRCHYLN
Held by institutions 88.0% 89.4% 33.4%
Institutions holding 200 998 168
Change in shares held, QoQ +24.0% -1.0% +19.5%
Institutions buying 146 531 106
Institutions selling 41 321 38
Buyers to sellers 3.56 1.65 2.79

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.

BWGNRCHYLN
BW 1.00 0.32 0.33
GNRC 0.32 1.00 0.34
HYLN 0.33 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BW, GNRC and HYLN?

Generac Holdings (GNRC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) $654.72M, Generac Holdings (GNRC) $12.13B, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) $618.30M.

Which company is growing faster?

Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) +42.6%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) +6.1%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +163.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) has the highest net margin (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -4.0%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -564.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) returned the most: Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) +44.0%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) +6.1%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +59.0%. Over five years, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) compounded fastest (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -7.8%/yr, Generac Holdings (GNRC) -16.6%/yr, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -16.1%/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%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 57.3%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) 98.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BW, GNRC and HYLN?

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 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.