CEPL vs CMI vs BW Stock Comparison

Capstone Energy Plus, Cummins and Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CMI Cummins Inc
$500.54 -5.3% 1M +14.4% 1Y
Market cap
$68.91B
P/E
25.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.71B
Div. yield
1.64%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cummins leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cummins 6, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises 3, Capstone Energy Plus 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCEPLCMIBWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $83.02M $68.91B $603.30M CMI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.5x 25.4x -17.4x CEPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.9x 28.9x CMI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% +2.9% +42.6% BW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.5% 7.8% -4.0% CMI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.6% 14.3% BW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.7x 0.7x -2.8x BW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.64% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — +14.4% +12.2% CMI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +16.3%/yr -11.1%/yr CMI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 111.5% 36.9% 114.7% CMI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 61/100 50/100 CEPL

Percentile Scorecard

CEPLCMIBW

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

AxisCEPLCMIBW
Valuation 98 #2 of 62 58 #86 of 203 59 #26 of 62
Growth 93 #5 of 59 53 #89 of 189 69 #19 of 59
Profitability 83 #10 of 55 72 #54 of 187 72 #16 of 55
Financial Health 24 #55 of 72 51 #108 of 221 38 #45 of 72
Shareholder Returns 83 #6 of 31 73 #42 of 152 10 #28 of 31
Overall 76 61 50
  • CEPL ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • CMI ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • BW 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

PeriodCEPLCMIBWSPY
1 month -43.2%-5.3%-28.9% -2.3%
3 months -68.4%-22.9%-57.5% -0.7%
6 months —-23.8%-73.1% +4.8%
Year to date —-1.9%-36.1% +10.3%
1 year —+14.4%+12.2% +10.3%
3 years —+121.6%+58.8% +73.0%
3 years, per year —+30.4%+16.7% +20.1%
5 years —+112.6%-44.4% +61.9%
5 years, per year —+16.3%-11.1% +10.1%
10 years —+311.2%-97.4% +258.6%
10 years, per year —+15.2%-30.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCEPLCMIBWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 111.5%36.9%114.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 120.3%38.6%103.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.581.663.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —0.390.11 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.5%-31.3%-97.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -78.5%-31.2%-81.5% -3.5%
52-week high $11.88$727.59$21.85 $779.14
52-week low $2.55$428.74$3.74 $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.

MultipleCEPLCMIBW
P/E now vs peer median 24.5xmedian 29.1x 25.4xmedian 25.6x -17.4xmedian 29.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.3x 2.0xmedian 1.9x 0.7xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 18.5x 14.4xmedian 14.4x 14.0xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.9xmedian 28.9x 20.5xmedian 22.5x -10.4xmedian 28.9x
P/B now vs peer median -1.8xmedian 1.8x 5.0xmedian 2.2x 10.5xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.89median 0.81 7.93median 1.36 -0.71median 0.81

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 monthsCEPLCMIBW
Revenue $103.06M $34.71B $821.95M
Gross profit $35.07M $8.79B $160.14M
Operating income $4.53M $3.89B $22.49M
Net income $3.56M $2.83B -$18.35M
Free cash flow $2.87M $3.37B -$58.17M
R&D $4.03M $1.44B –
EPS (diluted) $0.10 $19.60 $-0.21
Cash & equivalents $32.30M $3.18B $308.63M
Total debt $25.34M $7.35B $209.43M
Shares (diluted) 34.34M 138.50M 154.51M
Enterprise value $73.85M $66.04B $74.27M

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
MetricCEPLCMIBW
P/E 24.5x 25.4x -17.4x
P/FCF 28.9x 20.5x -10.4x
P/Operating cash flow 18.5x 14.8x -17.4x
P/S 0.8x 2.0x 0.7x
P/B -1.8x 5.0x 10.5x
P/Tangible book -1.6x 5.9x 13.7x
EV/EBITDA 8.1x 14.4x 14.0x
EV/EBIT 16.8x 18.6x 22.4x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 2.1x 0.6x
EV/FCF 26.5x 21.5x -8.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.0x 15.6x -14.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.89 7.93 -0.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCEPLCMIBW
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% 2.9% 42.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 2.5% 3.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.5% 1.7% 20.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 52.0% 4.8% -2.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 305.8% -6.0% 879.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 30.7% 4.1% 17.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 190.1% -7.8% 87.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 2.9% 17.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 151.0% -7.7% 87.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.5% 3.2% 24.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.9% 63.4% 72.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.5% 28.8% -73.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.6% 103.8% 57.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.3% 45.3% -120.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCEPLCMIBW
Gross margin 34.0% 25.3% 19.5%
EBITDA margin 9.1% 14.4% 4.4%
Operating margin 4.4% 11.2% 2.7%
Pretax margin 3.4% 11.1% -8.8%
Net margin 3.5% 7.8% -4.0%
FCF margin 2.8% 9.7% -7.1%
Operating cash flow margin 4.3% 13.4% -4.2%
Return on equity – 20.7% –
Return on assets 3.1% 8.1% -8.9%
Return on invested capital – 13.6% 14.3%
Return on capital employed 12.2% 16.0% 5.9%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.6x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCEPLCMIBW
Debt / assets 22.1% 20.6% 21.0%
Debt / equity -0.6x 0.5x 3.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.7x 0.7x -2.8x
Debt / FCF 8.8x 2.2x -3.6x
Liabilities / assets 139.4% 61.0% 94.3%
Equity / assets -39.4% 39.0% 5.7%
Interest coverage 1.1x 12.1x 0.9x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.7x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.0x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.4x 0.6x
Altman Z-score -10.54 4.43 -0.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCEPLCMIBW
Dividend yield – 1.6% –
Net buyback yield 0.5% 0.7% -63.7%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 2.3% -63.7%
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.

ConsensusCEPLCMIBW
Forward P/E – 15.9xFY2026 28.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 $31.39FY2026 $0.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +31.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +14.7% +221.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $115.36MFY2026 $35.38BFY2026 $1.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 +71.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +28.2% +11.3% +35.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCEPLCMIBW
Held by institutions – 85.4% 88.0%
Institutions holding – 2,108 200
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.0% +24.0%
Institutions buying – 1,050 146
Institutions selling – 729 41
Buyers to sellers – 1.44 3.56

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.

CEPLCMIBW
CEPL 1.00 0.39 0.53
CMI 0.39 1.00 0.42
BW 0.53 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CEPL, CMI and BW?

Cummins (CMI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) $83.02M, Cummins (CMI) $68.91B, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) $603.30M.

Which stock is cheaper, CEPL, CMI and BW?

Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) 24.5x, Cummins (CMI) 25.4x, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -17.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cummins (CMI) is cheapest (Cummins (CMI) 15.9x, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) 28.9x). 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: Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) +5.4%, Cummins (CMI) +2.9%, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) +42.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cummins (CMI) has the highest net margin (Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) 3.5%, Cummins (CMI) 7.8%, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -4.0%). On return on invested capital, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) leads (Cummins (CMI) 13.6%, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) 14.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cummins (CMI) returned the most: Cummins (CMI) +14.4%, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) +12.2%. Over five years, Cummins (CMI) compounded fastest (Cummins (CMI) +16.3%/yr, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -11.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cummins (CMI) 1.64%. Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) and Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cummins (CMI) has been the steadiest (Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) 111.5%, Cummins (CMI) 36.9%, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) 114.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CEPL, CMI and BW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cummins (CMI) 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.