BWXT vs GEV vs SMR Stock Comparison

BWX Technologies, GE Vernova and Nuscale Power Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BWXT BWX Technologies, Inc.
$121.45 -10.3% 1M -39.4% 1Y
Market cap
$11.13B
P/E
29.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.60B
Div. yield
0.87%
Nuclear Equipment Industrials
4 wins
GEV GE Vernova Inc.
$832.59 -15.9% 1M +51.9% 1Y
Market cap
$220.37B
P/E
21.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.04B
Div. yield
0.24%
Power Equipment Industrials
7 wins
SMR NUSCALE POWER Corp
$5.12 -33.5% 1M -85.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.10B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.69M
Div. yield
–
Nuclear Equipment Industrials

Head to Head

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GE Vernova leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (GE Vernova 7, BWX Technologies 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBWXTGEVSMRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.13B $220.37B $2.10B GEV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.7x 21.4x -4.5x GEV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.0x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.7% +16.9% -81.0% BWXT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.4% 23.5% -3,888.7% GEV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.9% 18.1% — GEV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x -3.3x — GEV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.87% 0.24% — BWXT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -39.4% +51.9% -85.6% GEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.1%/yr — -12.4%/yr BWXT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.4% 54.9% 94.3% BWXT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 83/100 41/100 GEV

Percentile Scorecard

BWXTGEVSMR

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

AxisBWXTGEVSMR
Valuation 66 #22 of 63 71 #19 of 63 11 #56 of 63
Growth 64 #22 of 60 98 #2 of 60 3 #58 of 60
Profitability 89 #7 of 57 93 #5 of 57 7 #53 of 57
Financial Health 39 #44 of 72 58 #31 of 72 100 #1 of 72
Shareholder Returns – 97 #2 of 32 84 #6 of 32
Overall 65 83 41
  • BWXT ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • GEV ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • SMR 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

PeriodBWXTGEVSMRSPY
1 month -10.3%-15.9%-33.5% -1.0%
3 months -27.8%-18.2%-45.4% -0.4%
6 months -43.6%-25.6%-62.1% +4.5%
Year to date -29.7%+27.4%-63.9% +12.4%
1 year -39.4%+51.9%-85.6% +13.6%
3 years +59.5%—+48.4% +76.4%
3 years, per year +16.9%—+14.1% +20.8%
5 years +120.5%—-48.5% +63.7%
5 years, per year +17.1%—-12.4% +10.4%
10 years +233.9%—— +267.7%
10 years, per year +12.8%—— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureBWXTGEVSMRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.4%54.9%94.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.2%55.6%93.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.832.013.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.870.95-0.91 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.1%-38.3%-90.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.1%-29.1%-86.5% -1.6%
52-week high $238.42$1,174.86$37.91 $779.14
52-week low $121.45$547.96$5.12 $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.

MultipleBWXTGEVSMR
P/E now vs peer median 29.7xmedian 26.4x 21.4xmedian 26.4x -4.5xmedian 26.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.6x 5.0xmedian 2.6x 196.5xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 19.6x 48.5xmedian 19.6x -1.4xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.9xmedian 29.9x 12.9xmedian 29.9x -2.7xmedian 29.9x
P/B now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 1.8x 17.6xmedian 1.8x 1.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.58median 0.71 —median 0.71 0.19median 0.71

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 monthsBWXTGEVSMR
Revenue $3.60B $44.04B $10.69M
Gross profit $814.09M $9.57B $2.52M
Operating income $444.96M $2.83B -$732.69M
Net income $375.26M $10.37B -$693.21M
Free cash flow $372.32M $17.12B -$778.82M
R&D $15.91M $1.36B $55.83M
EPS (diluted) $4.07 $38.69 $-1.14
Cash & equivalents $568.53M $16.76B $766.46M
Total debt $2.02B $2.80B –
Shares (diluted) 91.99M 268.00M 364.52M
Enterprise value $8.94B $172.62B -$1.85B

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
MetricBWXTGEVSMR
P/E 29.7x 21.4x -4.5x
P/FCF 29.9x 12.9x -2.7x
P/Operating cash flow 19.2x 11.5x -2.7x
P/S 3.1x 5.0x 196.5x
P/B 7.8x 17.6x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 9.8x 26.9x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 22.1x 48.5x -1.4x
EV/EBIT 28.3x 73.0x -1.4x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 4.7x 96.3x
EV/FCF 33.8x 12.1x -1.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.7x 10.7x -1.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.58 – 0.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBWXTGEVSMR
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.7% 16.9% -81.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.6% – -15.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.1% 30.5% -93.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.2% – -16.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.0% 104.9% -458.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.1% – -44.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.2% 504.8% -135.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.0% – -62.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 21.8% 524.3% -22.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.9% – -23.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.1% 460.4% -715.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.4% – -66.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -19.6% 592.1% -717.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 63.4% – -66.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBWXTGEVSMR
Gross margin 22.6% 21.7% 23.5%
EBITDA margin 15.8% 9.7% -6,843%
Operating margin 12.4% 6.4% -6,854%
Pretax margin 12.6% 20.2% -6,485%
Net margin 10.4% 23.5% -3,889%
FCF margin 10.3% 38.9% -7,286%
Operating cash flow margin 16.1% 43.6% -7,263%
Return on equity 27.3% 80.8% -43.7%
Return on assets 8.2% 12.4% -43.4%
Return on invested capital 10.9% 18.1% –
Return on capital employed 12.3% 13.4% -46.7%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.9x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – 198.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBWXTGEVSMR
Debt / assets 42.5% 3.2% –
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x -3.3x –
Debt / FCF 5.4x 0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 70.2% 85.5% -0.6%
Equity / assets 29.8% 14.5% 100.6%
Interest coverage 17.4x 13.0x –
Current ratio 1.9x 0.8x 37.9x
Quick ratio 1.5x 0.6x 37.3x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.3x 36.9x
Altman Z-score 4.08 2.47 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBWXTGEVSMR
Dividend yield 0.9% 0.2% –
Net buyback yield – 2.9% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 0.9% 3.1% 0.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 26.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 26.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.2% – –

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.

ConsensusBWXTGEVSMR
Forward P/E 27.0xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.50FY2026 – –
EPS growth, next FY +12.2%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +8.4% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.64BFY2026 – –
Revenue growth, next FY +13.7%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +9.2% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBWXTGEVSMR
Held by institutions 92.2% 79.1% 52.3%
Institutions holding 848 3,422 525
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +4.0% +34.1%
Institutions buying 438 1,955 347
Institutions selling 280 985 95
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.98 3.65

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.

BWXTGEVSMR
BWXT 1.00 0.56 0.51
GEV 0.56 1.00 0.41
SMR 0.51 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BWXT, GEV and SMR?

GE Vernova (GEV) is the largest by market capitalisation: BWX Technologies (BWXT) $11.13B, GE Vernova (GEV) $220.37B, Nuscale Power (SMR) $2.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, BWXT, GEV and SMR?

GE Vernova (GEV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BWX Technologies (BWXT) 29.7x, GE Vernova (GEV) 21.4x, Nuscale Power (SMR) -4.5x). 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) +17.7%, GE Vernova (GEV) +16.9%, Nuscale Power (SMR) -81.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

GE Vernova (GEV) has the highest net margin (BWX Technologies (BWXT) 10.4%, GE Vernova (GEV) 23.5%, Nuscale Power (SMR) -3,888.7%). On return on invested capital, GE Vernova (GEV) leads (BWX Technologies (BWXT) 10.9%, GE Vernova (GEV) 18.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year GE Vernova (GEV) returned the most: BWX Technologies (BWXT) -39.4%, GE Vernova (GEV) +51.9%, Nuscale Power (SMR) -85.6%. Over five years, BWX Technologies (BWXT) compounded fastest (BWX Technologies (BWXT) +17.1%/yr, Nuscale Power (SMR) -12.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

BWX Technologies (BWXT) has the highest dividend yield: BWX Technologies (BWXT) 0.87%, GE Vernova (GEV) 0.24%. Nuscale Power (SMR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, BWX Technologies (BWXT) has been the steadiest (BWX Technologies (BWXT) 45.4%, GE Vernova (GEV) 54.9%, Nuscale Power (SMR) 94.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BWXT, GEV and SMR?

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.