BWXT vs CW vs GEV Stock Comparison

BWX Technologies, Curtiss Wright and GE Vernova Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BWXT BWX Technologies, Inc.
$127.14 -10.4% 1M -36.4% 1Y
Market cap
$12.03B
P/E
33.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.51B
Div. yield
0.01%
Nuclear Equipment Industrials
2 wins
CW Curtiss Wright Corp
$464.99 -14.6% 1M -16.8% 1Y
Market cap
$17.57B
P/E
32.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.65B
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
3 wins
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
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

GE Vernova leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (GE Vernova 6, Curtiss Wright 3, BWX Technologies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBWXTCWGEVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.03B $17.57B $229.22B GEV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.9x 32.5x 24.1x GEV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.3x 32.5x — BWXT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.7% +10.5% +13.0% BWXT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.1% 14.8% 23.0% GEV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.6% 14.7% 10.7% CW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 0.6x -3.4x GEV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.4% -16.8% +36.9% GEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.0%/yr +28.6%/yr — CW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.9% 35.9% 53.5% CW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 68/100 83/100 GEV

Percentile Scorecard

BWXTCWGEV

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

AxisBWXTCWGEV
Valuation 60 #25 of 61 52 #49 of 100 75 #16 of 61
Growth 61 #23 of 58 60 #39 of 97 98 #2 of 58
Profitability 89 #7 of 55 95 #6 of 96 91 #6 of 55
Financial Health 41 #42 of 71 67 #36 of 106 57 #31 of 71
Shareholder Returns – 67 #22 of 65 93 #3 of 31
Overall 63 68 83
  • BWXT ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • CW ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • GEV 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

PeriodBWXTCWGEVSPY
1 month -10.4%-14.6%-14.4% -1.0%
3 months -27.2%-38.0%-19.7% +2.9%
6 months -43.0%-35.2%-29.1% +6.4%
Year to date -26.4%-15.7%+24.6% +11.4%
1 year -36.4%-16.8%+36.9% +13.1%
3 years +68.9%+134.4%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +19.1%+32.9%— +21.5%
5 years +118.8%+251.3%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +17.0%+28.6%— +10.9%
10 years +228.0%+455.7%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +12.6%+18.7%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBWXTCWGEVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.9%35.9%53.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.5%38.0%53.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.931.402.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.81-0.470.69 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.7%-41.3%-38.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.7%-41.3%-30.7% -2.5%
52-week high $238.42$792.61$1,174.86 $779.14
52-week low $127.14$464.99$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.

MultipleBWXTCWGEV
P/E now vs peer median 32.8xmedian 24.1x 31.7xmedian 26.2x 22.9xmedian 24.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.2x 4.7xmedian 2.9x 5.2xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 17.4x 21.9xmedian 14.7x 68.8xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.8xmedian 27.4x 27.5xmedian 24.9x 17.4xmedian 27.4x
P/B now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 1.8x 6.2xmedian 2.4x 16.5xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.99median 0.76 1.54median 0.92 —median 0.76

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 monthsBWXTCWGEV
Revenue $3.51B $3.65B $41.37B
Gross profit $775.94M $1.38B $8.36B
Operating income $426.23M $686.21M $1.80B
Net income $355.38M $541.18M $9.54B
Free cash flow $316.76M $625.29M $12.44B
R&D $15.56M $98.16M $1.31B
EPS (diluted) $3.86 $14.58 $35.29
Cash & equivalents $608.20M $477.15M $13.12B
Total debt $7.08B $957.39M –
Shares (diluted) 92.01M 37.12M 270.00M
Enterprise value $10.33B $16.15B $189.13B

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
MetricBWXTCWGEV
P/E 32.8x 31.7x 22.9x
P/FCF 36.8x 27.5x 17.4x
P/Operating cash flow 22.4x 23.8x 15.3x
P/S 3.3x 4.7x 5.2x
P/B 8.7x 6.2x 16.5x
P/Tangible book 11.4x 7.6x 25.2x
EV/EBITDA 24.0x 21.9x 68.8x
EV/EBIT 30.6x 25.7x 114.9x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 4.8x 5.0x
EV/FCF 41.2x 28.2x 16.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.2x 24.5x 14.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.99 1.54 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBWXTCWGEV
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.7% 10.5% 13.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 10.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.7% 11.7% 27.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 11.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.9% 17.3% 174.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 14.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 20.7% 19.9% 719.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 19.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 20.3% 22.4% 742.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.5% 20.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.0% 25.1% 295.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.3% 21.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -12.1% 24.2% 359.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 67.6% 19.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBWXTCWGEV
Gross margin 22.1% 37.7% 20.2%
EBITDA margin 15.5% 22.0% 7.3%
Operating margin 12.1% 18.8% 4.3%
Pretax margin 12.2% 18.9% 19.0%
Net margin 10.1% 14.8% 23.0%
FCF margin 9.0% 17.1% 30.1%
Operating cash flow margin 14.8% 19.7% 34.2%
Return on equity 27.2% 20.0% 67.6%
Return on assets 8.1% 10.1% 12.2%
Return on invested capital 10.6% 14.7% 10.7%
Return on capital employed 11.6% 17.3% 8.0%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBWXTCWGEV
Debt / assets 45.7% 17.5% 3.5%
Debt / equity 1.5x 0.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 0.6x -3.4x
Debt / FCF 6.4x 1.5x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 69.8% 49.2% 83.8%
Equity / assets 30.2% 50.8% 16.2%
Interest coverage 12.4x 16.2x 9.5x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.6x 0.8x
Quick ratio 2.0x 1.4x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.49 6.28 2.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBWXTCWGEV
Dividend yield 0.8% 0.2% 0.2%
Net buyback yield – 2.6% 2.5%
Shareholder yield 0.8% 2.8% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 27.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 30.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 5.9% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.0% – –

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.

ConsensusBWXTCWGEV
Forward P/E 28.3xFY2026 32.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.50FY2026 $14.31FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +12.2%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +8.4% +11.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.64BFY2026 $4.03BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +13.7%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +8.9% -3.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBWXTCWGEV
Held by institutions 92.2% 85.6% 79.1%
Institutions holding 846 946 3,414
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +2.8% +4.0%
Institutions buying 436 479 1,950
Institutions selling 280 313 982
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.53 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.

BWXTCWGEV
BWXT 1.00 0.75 0.54
CW 0.75 1.00 0.54
GEV 0.54 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BWXT, CW and GEV?

GE Vernova (GEV) is the largest by market capitalisation: BWX Technologies (BWXT) $12.03B, Curtiss Wright (CW) $17.57B, GE Vernova (GEV) $229.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, BWXT, CW and GEV?

GE Vernova (GEV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BWX Technologies (BWXT) 33.9x, Curtiss Wright (CW) 32.5x, GE Vernova (GEV) 24.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, BWX Technologies (BWXT) is cheapest (BWX Technologies (BWXT) 28.3x, Curtiss Wright (CW) 32.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

BWX Technologies (BWXT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: BWX Technologies (BWXT) +22.7%, Curtiss Wright (CW) +10.5%, GE Vernova (GEV) +13.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

GE Vernova (GEV) has the highest net margin (BWX Technologies (BWXT) 10.1%, Curtiss Wright (CW) 14.8%, GE Vernova (GEV) 23.0%). On return on invested capital, Curtiss Wright (CW) leads (BWX Technologies (BWXT) 10.6%, Curtiss Wright (CW) 14.7%, GE Vernova (GEV) 10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year GE Vernova (GEV) returned the most: BWX Technologies (BWXT) -36.4%, Curtiss Wright (CW) -16.8%, GE Vernova (GEV) +36.9%. Over five years, Curtiss Wright (CW) compounded fastest (BWX Technologies (BWXT) +17.0%/yr, Curtiss Wright (CW) +28.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: BWX Technologies (BWXT) 0.01%, Curtiss Wright (CW) 0.00%, GE Vernova (GEV) 0.00%. Curtiss Wright (CW) and GE Vernova (GEV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Curtiss Wright (CW) has been the steadiest (BWX Technologies (BWXT) 44.9%, Curtiss Wright (CW) 35.9%, GE Vernova (GEV) 53.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BWXT, CW 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 6. 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.