CEPL vs GNRC vs CMI Stock Comparison

Capstone Energy Plus, Generac Holdings and Cummins Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GNRC Generac Holdings Inc.
$193.75 -6.9% 1M +1.8% 1Y
Market cap
$11.43B
P/E
44.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.44B
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
CMI Cummins Inc
$530.34 +1.0% 1M +26.0% 1Y
Market cap
$73.01B
P/E
26.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.71B
Div. yield
1.55%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cummins leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Cummins 8, Capstone Energy Plus 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCEPLGNRCCMILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $98.97M $11.43B $73.01B CMI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.2x 44.1x 26.9x CMI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 20.8x 16.9x CMI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% +0.6% +2.9% CEPL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.5% 5.8% 7.8% CMI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.9% 13.6% CMI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.7x 1.6x 0.7x CEPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 1.55% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — +1.8% +26.0% CMI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -17.4%/yr +16.9%/yr CMI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 113.2% 57.1% 37.1% CMI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 64/100 59/100 CEPL

Percentile Scorecard

CEPLGNRCCMI

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

AxisCEPLGNRCCMI
Valuation 93 #5 of 61 73 #17 of 61 50 #103 of 203
Growth 91 #6 of 58 42 #34 of 58 52 #90 of 188
Profitability 85 #9 of 55 87 #8 of 55 71 #54 of 183
Financial Health 23 #55 of 71 46 #39 of 71 52 #104 of 217
Shareholder Returns 86 #5 of 30 72 #9 of 30 69 #48 of 153
Overall 76 64 59
  • CEPL ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • GNRC ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • CMI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCEPLGNRCCMISPY
1 month -35.5%-6.9%+1.0% -0.2%
3 months -59.1%-0.8%-17.3% +3.9%
6 months —-10.8%-17.5% +8.2%
Year to date —+42.1%+3.9% +12.9%
1 year —+1.8%+26.0% +12.3%
3 years —+135.7%+146.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+33.1%+35.1% +23.3%
5 years —-61.5%+118.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-17.4%+16.9% +10.9%
10 years —+405.9%+320.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+17.6%+15.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCEPLGNRCCMISPY
Volatility, 1Y 113.2%57.1%37.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 121.1%54.7%38.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.672.181.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —0.030.70 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.8%-83.7%-30.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -74.4%-34.4%-27.1% -1.2%
52-week high $11.88$295.54$727.59 $779.14
52-week low $2.64$136.37$414.30 $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.

MultipleCEPLGNRCCMI
P/E now vs peer median 29.2xmedian 27.2x 44.1xmedian 27.2x 26.9xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.4x 2.6xmedian 2.4x 2.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 18.4x 18.7xmedian 18.4x 15.2xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.4xmedian 28.6x 30.1xmedian 28.6x 21.7xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median -2.2xmedian 1.7x 4.0xmedian 1.7x 5.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.06median 0.79 3.39median 0.79 8.40median 1.32

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 monthsCEPLGNRCCMI
Revenue $103.06M $4.44B $34.71B
Gross profit $35.07M $1.76B $8.79B
Operating income $4.53M $421.49M $3.89B
Net income $3.56M $258.77M $2.83B
Free cash flow $2.87M $379.25M $3.37B
R&D $4.03M $249.51M $1.44B
EPS (diluted) $0.10 $4.33 $19.60
Cash & equivalents $32.30M $264.92M $3.18B
Total debt $109.19M $1.33B $7.35B
Shares (diluted) 34.34M 59.64M 138.50M
Enterprise value $89.81M $10.26B $70.14B

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
MetricCEPLGNRCCMI
P/E 29.2x 44.1x 26.9x
P/FCF 34.4x 30.1x 21.7x
P/Operating cash flow 22.1x 20.9x 15.7x
P/S 1.0x 2.6x 2.1x
P/B -2.2x 4.0x 5.3x
P/Tangible book -2.0x 4.3x 6.2x
EV/EBITDA 9.8x 18.7x 15.2x
EV/EBIT 20.3x 29.6x 19.6x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 2.8x 2.2x
EV/FCF 32.0x 33.0x 22.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.6x 22.8x 16.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.06 3.39 8.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCEPLGNRCCMI
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% 0.6% 2.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 3.3% 2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.5% -0.4% 1.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 52.0% 10.4% 4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 305.8% -25.0% -6.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 30.7% 9.0% 4.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 190.1% -26.1% -7.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 10.1% 2.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 151.0% -26.7% -7.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.5% 13.0% 3.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.9% -19.6% 63.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.5% 71.1% 28.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.6% -25.9% 103.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.3% 188.3% 45.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCEPLGNRCCMI
Gross margin 34.0% 39.5% 25.3%
EBITDA margin 9.1% 15.1% 14.4%
Operating margin 4.4% 9.5% 11.2%
Pretax margin 3.4% 7.6% 11.1%
Net margin 3.5% 5.8% 7.8%
FCF margin 2.8% 8.5% 9.7%
Operating cash flow margin 4.3% 12.3% 13.4%
Return on equity – 9.3% 20.7%
Return on assets 3.1% 4.6% 8.1%
Return on invested capital – 7.9% 13.6%
Return on capital employed 12.2% 9.4% 16.0%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.1x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCEPLGNRCCMI
Debt / assets 22.1% 23.0% 20.6%
Debt / equity -0.6x 0.5x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.7x 1.6x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 8.8x 3.5x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 139.4% 50.1% 61.0%
Equity / assets -39.4% 49.9% 39.0%
Interest coverage 1.1x 6.2x 12.1x
Current ratio 1.0x 2.0x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score -10.48 4.42 4.54

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCEPLGNRCCMI
Dividend yield – – 1.5%
Net buyback yield 0.4% -0.1% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 0.4% -0.1% 2.2%
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.

ConsensusCEPLGNRCCMI
Forward P/E – 20.8xFY2026 16.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 $9.31FY2026 $31.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +46.8%FY2026 +31.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +42.0% +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $115.36MFY2026 $4.60BFY2026 $35.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 +9.1%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +28.2% +48.6% +11.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCEPLGNRCCMI
Held by institutions – 89.4% 85.4%
Institutions holding – 998 2,106
Change in shares held, QoQ – -1.0% +1.0%
Institutions buying – 531 1,049
Institutions selling – 321 728
Buyers to sellers – 1.65 1.44

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.

CEPLGNRCCMI
CEPL 1.00 0.54 0.38
GNRC 0.54 1.00 0.47
CMI 0.38 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CEPL, GNRC and CMI?

Cummins (CMI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) $98.97M, Generac Holdings (GNRC) $11.43B, Cummins (CMI) $73.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, CEPL, GNRC and CMI?

Cummins (CMI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) 29.2x, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 44.1x, Cummins (CMI) 26.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cummins (CMI) is cheapest (Generac Holdings (GNRC) 20.8x, Cummins (CMI) 16.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) +5.4%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) +0.6%, Cummins (CMI) +2.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cummins (CMI) has the highest net margin (Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) 3.5%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 5.8%, Cummins (CMI) 7.8%). On return on invested capital, Cummins (CMI) leads (Generac Holdings (GNRC) 7.9%, Cummins (CMI) 13.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cummins (CMI) returned the most: Generac Holdings (GNRC) +1.8%, Cummins (CMI) +26.0%. Over five years, Cummins (CMI) compounded fastest (Generac Holdings (GNRC) -17.4%/yr, Cummins (CMI) +16.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Generac Holdings (GNRC) 0.00%, Cummins (CMI) 1.55%. Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) and Generac Holdings (GNRC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cummins (CMI) has been the steadiest (Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) 113.2%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 57.1%, Cummins (CMI) 37.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.