BW vs HYLN vs GEV Stock Comparison

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Hyliion Holdings and GE Vernova Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HYLN Hyliion Holdings Corp.
$3.42 -14.7% 1M +50.7% 1Y
Market cap
$553.60M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25M
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
1 win
GEV GE Vernova Inc.
$888.10 -7.8% 1M +53.7% 1Y
Market cap
$225.84B
P/E
21.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.04B
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionBWHYLNGEVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $587.83M $553.60M $225.84B GEV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -17.7x -10.6x 21.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.6x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +42.6% +163.2% +16.9% HYLN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.0% -564.3% 23.5% GEV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.3% — 18.1% GEV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.8x — -3.3x GEV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.2% +50.7% +53.7% GEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.8%/yr -15.8%/yr — BW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 114.6% 98.6% 53.8% GEV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 57/100 84/100 GEV

Percentile Scorecard

BWHYLNGEV

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

AxisBWHYLNGEV
Valuation 62 #24 of 62 33 #42 of 62 77 #15 of 62
Growth 69 #19 of 59 90 #7 of 59 98 #2 of 59
Profitability 72 #16 of 55 13 #48 of 55 93 #5 of 55
Financial Health 38 #45 of 72 93 #6 of 72 61 #29 of 72
Shareholder Returns 11 #26 of 29 – 93 #3 of 29
Overall 50 57 84
  • BW ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • HYLN ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • GEV ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBWHYLNGEVSPY
1 month -21.6%-14.7%-7.8% +0.7%
3 months -51.8%-5.0%-9.6% +3.7%
6 months -70.9%+79.1%-18.0% +7.1%
Year to date -28.1%+85.9%+35.9% +12.8%
1 year +38.2%+50.7%+53.7% +11.9%
3 years +83.9%+478.0%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +22.5%+79.5%— +22.8%
5 years -33.2%-57.7%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -7.8%-15.8%— +10.9%
10 years -97.1%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year -29.8%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBWHYLNGEVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 114.6%98.6%53.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 103.8%92.9%53.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.333.172.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.330.511.00 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.4%-94.0%-38.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -79.1%-57.8%-24.4% -1.2%
52-week high $21.85$8.10$1,174.86 $779.14
52-week low $3.30$1.58$547.96 $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.

MultipleBWHYLNGEV
P/E now vs peer median -19.5xmedian 26.6x -11.7xmedian 26.6x 22.8xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.6x 66.1xmedian 2.6x 5.3xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 18.9x -10.7xmedian 18.9x 51.9xmedian 18.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -11.7xmedian 30.1x -10.8xmedian 30.1x 13.7xmedian 30.1x
P/B now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 1.9x 3.6xmedian 1.9x 18.7xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.80median 0.97 -0.38median 0.97 —median 0.97

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 monthsBWHYLNGEV
Revenue $821.95M $9.25M $44.04B
Gross profit $160.14M $603.00K $9.57B
Operating income $22.49M -$58.73M $2.83B
Net income -$18.35M -$52.19M $10.37B
Free cash flow -$58.17M -$56.62M $17.12B
R&D – $37.27M $1.36B
EPS (diluted) $-0.21 $-0.29 $38.69
Cash & equivalents $308.63M $13.20M $16.76B
Total debt $209.43M – $2.80B
Shares (diluted) 154.51M 178.44M 268.00M
Enterprise value $58.80M $219.49M $176.93B

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
MetricBWHYLNGEV
P/E -19.5x -11.7x 22.8x
P/FCF -11.7x -10.8x 13.7x
P/Operating cash flow -19.6x -14.4x 12.2x
P/S 0.8x 66.1x 5.3x
P/B 11.8x 3.6x 18.7x
P/Tangible book 15.4x 3.6x 28.7x
EV/EBITDA 16.2x -10.7x 51.9x
EV/EBIT 25.8x -9.3x 78.2x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 59.1x 5.0x
EV/FCF -10.0x -9.7x 12.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -16.7x -12.9x 11.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.80 -0.38 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBWHYLNGEV
Revenue growth (1Y) 42.6% 163.2% 16.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 62.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.7% 154.4% 30.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 29.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 879.4% 11.9% 104.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.5% 29.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 87.7% 7.3% 504.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.3% 30.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 87.1% 8.9% 524.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.6% 30.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 72.4% 10.5% 460.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -73.7% 30.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 57.3% 16.0% 592.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -120.7% 24.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBWHYLNGEV
Gross margin 19.5% 6.5% 21.7%
EBITDA margin 4.4% -551.3% 9.7%
Operating margin 2.7% -635.2% 6.4%
Pretax margin -8.8% -564.5% 20.2%
Net margin -4.0% -564.3% 23.5%
FCF margin -7.1% -612.3% 38.9%
Operating cash flow margin -4.2% -458.2% 43.6%
Return on equity – -29.7% 80.8%
Return on assets -8.9% -28.2% 12.4%
Return on invested capital 14.3% – 18.1%
Return on capital employed 5.9% -33.4% 13.4%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 0.8x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 64.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBWHYLNGEV
Debt / assets 21.0% – 3.2%
Debt / equity 3.7x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.8x – -3.3x
Debt / FCF -3.6x – 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 94.3% 5.6% 85.5%
Equity / assets 5.7% 94.4% 14.5%
Interest coverage 0.9x – 13.0x
Current ratio 1.5x 7.6x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.1x 7.1x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 6.8x 0.3x
Altman Z-score -0.88 34.04 2.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBWHYLNGEV
Dividend yield – – 0.2%
Net buyback yield -56.5% – 2.7%
Shareholder yield -56.5% – 2.9%
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.

ConsensusBWHYLNGEV
Forward P/E 32.6xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.14FY2026 $-0.32FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +221.4% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.01BFY2026 $14.80MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +71.1%FY2026 +325.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +35.9% +127.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBWHYLNGEV
Held by institutions 88.0% 33.4% 79.1%
Institutions holding 200 168 3,417
Change in shares held, QoQ +24.0% +19.5% +4.0%
Institutions buying 146 106 1,953
Institutions selling 41 38 982
Buyers to sellers 3.56 2.79 1.99

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.

BWHYLNGEV
BW 1.00 0.33 0.41
HYLN 0.33 1.00 0.32
GEV 0.41 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BW, HYLN and GEV?

GE Vernova (GEV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) $587.83M, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) $553.60M, GE Vernova (GEV) $225.84B.

Which company is growing faster?

Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) +42.6%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +163.2%, GE Vernova (GEV) +16.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

GE Vernova (GEV) has the highest net margin (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -4.0%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -564.3%, GE Vernova (GEV) 23.5%). On return on invested capital, GE Vernova (GEV) leads (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) 14.3%, GE Vernova (GEV) 18.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year GE Vernova (GEV) returned the most: Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) +38.2%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +50.7%, GE Vernova (GEV) +53.7%. Over five years, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) compounded fastest (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -7.8%/yr, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -15.8%/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%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) 98.6%, GE Vernova (GEV) 53.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.