CEPL vs GEV vs FPS Stock Comparison

Capstone Energy Plus, GE Vernova and Forgent Power Solutions Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
8 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

GE Vernova leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (GE Vernova 8). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCEPLGEVFPSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $88.56M $220.37B $5.83B GEV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.1x 21.4x 78.9x GEV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 16.1x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% +16.9% — GEV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.5% 23.5% 5.0% GEV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 18.1% 10.7% GEV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.7x -3.3x 2.2x GEV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.24% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — +51.9% — –
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 114.0% 54.9% 94.3% GEV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 83/100 27/100 GEV

Percentile Scorecard

CEPLGEVFPS

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

AxisCEPLGEVFPS
Valuation 98 #2 of 63 71 #19 of 63 8 #188 of 204
Growth 92 #6 of 60 98 #2 of 60 –
Profitability 84 #10 of 57 93 #5 of 57 48 #98 of 189
Financial Health 24 #55 of 72 58 #31 of 72 26 #165 of 221
Shareholder Returns 87 #5 of 32 97 #2 of 32 –
Overall 77 83 27
  • CEPL ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • GEV ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • FPS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCEPLGEVFPSSPY
1 month -34.5%-15.9%-42.4% -1.0%
3 months -64.9%-18.2%-41.7% -0.4%
6 months —-25.6%-47.4% +4.5%
Year to date —+27.4%— +12.4%
1 year —+51.9%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCEPLGEVFPSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 114.0%54.9%94.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 120.3%55.6%95.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.242.013.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —0.95— 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.5%-38.3%-65.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -77.1%-29.1%-65.3% -1.6%
52-week high $11.88$1,174.86$64.59 $779.14
52-week low $2.55$547.96$22.44 $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.

MultipleCEPLGEVFPS
P/E now vs peer median 26.1xmedian 26.4x 21.4xmedian 26.4x 78.9xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.6x 5.0xmedian 2.6x 4.2xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 19.6x 48.5xmedian 19.6x 29.3xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.8xmedian 29.9x 12.9xmedian 29.9x -188.8xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median -2.0xmedian 1.8x 17.6xmedian 1.8x 8.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.95median 0.71 —median 0.71 —median 1.16

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 monthsCEPLGEVFPS
Revenue $103.06M $44.04B $1.37B
Gross profit $35.07M $9.57B $479.35M
Operating income $4.53M $2.83B $159.62M
Net income $3.56M $10.37B $85.72M
Free cash flow $2.87M $17.12B -$30.89M
R&D $4.03M $1.36B –
EPS (diluted) $0.10 $38.69 $0.28
Cash & equivalents $32.30M $16.76B $97.48M
Total debt $25.34M $2.80B $582.18M
Shares (diluted) 34.34M 268.00M 243.80M
Enterprise value $79.39M $172.62B $5.53B

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
MetricCEPLGEVFPS
P/E 26.1x 21.4x 78.9x
P/FCF 30.8x 12.9x -188.8x
P/Operating cash flow 19.8x 11.5x 66.0x
P/S 0.9x 5.0x 4.2x
P/B -2.0x 17.6x 8.7x
P/Tangible book -1.8x 26.9x 15.3x
EV/EBITDA 8.7x 48.5x 29.3x
EV/EBIT 18.0x 73.0x 39.6x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 4.7x 4.6x
EV/FCF 28.4x 12.1x -204.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.2x 10.7x 71.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.95 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCEPLGEVFPS
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% 16.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.3% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.5% 30.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 52.0% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 305.8% 104.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 30.7% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 190.1% 504.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.8% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 151.0% 524.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.5% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.9% 460.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.5% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.6% 592.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.3% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCEPLGEVFPS
Gross margin 34.0% 21.7% 34.9%
EBITDA margin 9.1% 9.7% 15.7%
Operating margin 4.4% 6.4% 11.6%
Pretax margin 3.4% 20.2% 7.7%
Net margin 3.5% 23.5% 5.0%
FCF margin 2.8% 38.9% -2.2%
Operating cash flow margin 4.3% 43.6% 6.4%
Return on equity – 80.8% 13.7%
Return on assets 3.1% 12.4% 4.2%
Return on invested capital – 18.1% 10.7%
Return on capital employed 12.2% 13.4% 10.6%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.9x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCEPLGEVFPS
Debt / assets 22.1% 3.2% 26.1%
Debt / equity -0.6x 0.2x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.7x -3.3x 2.2x
Debt / FCF 8.8x 0.2x -18.8x
Liabilities / assets 139.4% 85.5% 69.9%
Equity / assets -39.4% 14.5% 30.1%
Interest coverage 1.1x 13.0x 2.8x
Current ratio 1.0x 0.8x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score -10.52 2.47 3.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCEPLGEVFPS
Dividend yield – 0.2% –
Net buyback yield 0.4% 2.9% –
Shareholder yield 0.4% 3.1% –
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.

ConsensusCEPLGEVFPS
Forward P/E – – 16.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 – $1.39FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – – +104.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – – +53.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $115.36MFY2026 – $2.41BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 – +69.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +28.2% – +38.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCEPLGEVFPS
Held by institutions – 79.1% 55.4%
Institutions holding – 3,422 370
Change in shares held, QoQ – +4.0% +46.0%
Institutions buying – 1,955 297
Institutions selling – 985 63
Buyers to sellers – 1.98 4.71

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.

CEPLGEVFPS
CEPL 1.00 0.47 0.61
GEV 0.47 1.00 0.65
FPS 0.61 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CEPL, GEV and FPS?

GE Vernova (GEV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) $88.56M, GE Vernova (GEV) $220.37B, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) $5.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, CEPL, GEV and FPS?

GE Vernova (GEV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) 26.1x, GE Vernova (GEV) 21.4x, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 78.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

GE Vernova (GEV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) +5.4%, GE Vernova (GEV) +16.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

GE Vernova (GEV) has the highest net margin (Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) 3.5%, GE Vernova (GEV) 23.5%, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 5.0%). On return on invested capital, GE Vernova (GEV) leads (GE Vernova (GEV) 18.1%, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 10.7%).

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: GE Vernova (GEV) 0.24%. Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) and Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, GE Vernova (GEV) has been the steadiest (Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) 114.0%, GE Vernova (GEV) 54.9%, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 94.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.