CEPL vs FPS vs HWM Stock Comparison

Capstone Energy Plus, Forgent Power Solutions and Howmet Aerospace Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc.
$191.96 -17.4% 1M -4.9% 1Y
Market cap
$77.86B
P/E
41.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.12B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Howmet Aerospace leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Howmet Aerospace 4, Capstone Energy Plus 3, Forgent Power Solutions 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCEPLFPSHWMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $105.07M $7.07B $77.86B HWM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.4x 80.3x 41.6x CEPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.4x 37.0x FPS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% — +18.1% HWM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.5% — 20.5% HWM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 19.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.7x — 1.4x CEPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — — -4.9% –
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — +45.3%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 113.2% 91.0% 35.1% HWM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 — 73/100 CEPL

Percentile Scorecard

CEPLFPSHWM

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

AxisCEPLFPSHWM
Valuation 93 #5 of 61 5 #194 of 203 40 #60 of 100
Growth 91 #6 of 58 – 91 #10 of 97
Profitability 85 #9 of 55 – 98 #3 of 96
Financial Health 23 #55 of 71 20 #173 of 217 49 #54 of 105
Shareholder Returns 86 #5 of 30 – 88 #9 of 65
Overall 76 – 73
  • CEPL ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • FPS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • HWM ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCEPLFPSHWMSPY
1 month -35.5%-30.7%-17.4% -0.2%
3 months -59.1%-16.6%-32.9% +3.9%
6 months —-26.9%-20.2% +8.2%
Year to date ——-6.4% +12.9%
1 year ——-4.9% +12.3%
3 years ——+345.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year ——+64.6% +23.3%
5 years ——+546.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year ——+45.3% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureCEPLFPSHWMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 113.2%91.0%35.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 121.1%90.8%36.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.673.611.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y ——-0.14 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.8%-62.5%-36.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -74.4%-58.2%-34.4% -1.2%
52-week high $11.88$64.59$292.71 $779.14
52-week low $2.64$24.22$185.88 $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.

MultipleCEPLFPSHWM
P/E now vs peer median 29.2xmedian 27.2x 80.3xmedian 25.2x 41.1xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.4x 5.2xmedian 1.9x 8.4xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 18.4x —median 14.0x 28.9xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.4xmedian 28.6x -1,085xmedian 21.7x 42.9xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median -2.2xmedian 1.7x 11.0xmedian 2.3x 13.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.06median 0.79 —median 1.32 0.76median 0.90

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 monthsCEPLFPSHWM
Revenue $103.06M – $9.12B
Gross profit $35.07M – $3.29B
Operating income $4.53M – $2.50B
Net income $3.56M – $1.87B
Free cash flow $2.87M – $1.79B
R&D $4.03M – $37.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.10 – $4.65
Cash & equivalents $32.30M $97.48M $563.00M
Total debt $109.19M $582.18M $4.50B
Shares (diluted) 34.34M 243.80M 402.00M
Enterprise value $20.97M $7.07B $73.46B

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
MetricCEPLFPSHWM
P/E 29.2x 80.3x 41.1x
P/FCF 34.4x -1,085x 42.9x
P/Operating cash flow 22.1x – 34.6x
P/S 1.0x 5.2x 8.4x
P/B -2.2x 11.0x 13.4x
P/Tangible book -2.0x 19.4x 15.8x
EV/EBITDA 9.8x – 28.9x
EV/EBIT 20.3x – 32.4x
EV/Revenue 0.9x – 8.9x
EV/FCF 32.0x – 45.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.6x – 36.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.06 – 0.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCEPLFPSHWM
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% – 18.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.3% – 13.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.5% – 30.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 52.0% – 25.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 305.8% – 32.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 30.7% – 34.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 190.1% – 33.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.8% – 52.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 151.0% – 35.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.5% – 54.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.9% – 56.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.5% – 42.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.6% – 75.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.3% – 45.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCEPLFPSHWM
Gross margin 34.0% – 36.0%
EBITDA margin 9.1% – 30.7%
Operating margin 4.4% – 27.4%
Pretax margin 3.4% – 25.0%
Net margin 3.5% – 20.5%
FCF margin 2.8% – 19.6%
Operating cash flow margin 4.3% – 24.4%
Return on equity – – 33.3%
Return on assets 3.1% – 14.2%
Return on invested capital – – 19.4%
Return on capital employed 12.2% – 23.0%
Asset turnover 0.9x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCEPLFPSHWM
Debt / assets 22.1% 26.1% 34.0%
Debt / equity -0.6x 0.9x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.7x – 1.4x
Debt / FCF 8.8x – 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 139.4% 69.9% 56.7%
Equity / assets -39.4% 30.1% 43.3%
Interest coverage 1.1x – –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.5x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score -10.48 – 8.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCEPLFPSHWM
Dividend yield – – 0.3%
Net buyback yield 0.4% – 1.3%
Shareholder yield 0.4% – 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 10.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 10.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 30.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 47.3%

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.

ConsensusCEPLFPSHWM
Forward P/E – 19.4xFY2027 37.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 $1.39FY2027 $5.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +104.4%FY2027 +37.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +53.2% +31.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $115.36MFY2026 $2.41BFY2027 $10.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 +69.5%FY2027 +25.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +28.2% +38.0% +15.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCEPLFPSHWM
Held by institutions – 64.9% 91.0%
Institutions holding – 369 1,600
Change in shares held, QoQ – +46.0% +0.7%
Institutions buying – 296 907
Institutions selling – 63 484
Buyers to sellers – 4.70 1.87

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.

CEPLFPSHWM
CEPL 1.00 0.60 0.26
FPS 0.60 1.00 0.34
HWM 0.26 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CEPL, FPS and HWM?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) $105.07M, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) $7.07B, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) $77.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, CEPL, FPS and HWM?

Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) 29.4x, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 80.3x, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 41.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) is cheapest (Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 19.4x, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 37.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) +5.4%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +18.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) has the highest net margin (Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) 3.5%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 20.5%).

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) 0.00%, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 0.00%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 0.00%. Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) and Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) has been the steadiest (Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) 113.2%, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 91.0%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 35.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CEPL, FPS and HWM?

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