CEPL vs GNRC vs GEV Stock Comparison

Capstone Energy Plus, Generac Holdings and GE Vernova Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GNRC Generac Holdings Inc.
$201.68 -1.7% 1M +6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$11.90B
P/E
39.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.62B
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
GEV GE Vernova Inc.
$878.57 -7.5% 1M +53.9% 1Y
Market cap
$232.54B
P/E
22.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.04B
Div. yield
0.23%
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.

QuestionCEPLGNRCGEVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $99.63M $11.90B $232.54B GEV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.4x 39.4x 22.5x GEV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 21.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% +6.1% +16.9% GEV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.5% — 23.5% GEV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 18.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.7x — -3.3x GEV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.23% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — +6.1% +53.9% GEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -16.6%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 112.5% 57.3% 53.8% GEV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 58/100 84/100 GEV

Percentile Scorecard

CEPLGNRCGEV

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

AxisCEPLGNRCGEV
Valuation 93 #5 of 61 57 #27 of 61 75 #16 of 61
Growth 91 #6 of 58 42 #34 of 58 98 #2 of 58
Profitability 85 #9 of 55 87 #8 of 55 94 #4 of 55
Financial Health 23 #55 of 71 47 #38 of 71 57 #31 of 71
Shareholder Returns 82 #6 of 29 – 93 #3 of 29
Overall 75 58 84
  • CEPL ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • GNRC ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • GEV ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCEPLGNRCGEVSPY
1 month -31.7%-1.7%-7.5% +0.9%
3 months -57.0%+3.3%-2.4% +5.9%
6 months —-20.3%-17.4% +8.5%
Year to date —+47.9%+34.4% +13.3%
1 year —+6.1%+53.9% +12.4%
3 years —+145.4%— +88.1%
3 years, per year —+34.9%— +23.5%
5 years —-59.5%— +68.2%
5 years, per year —-16.6%— +11.0%
10 years —+426.0%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —+18.1%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCEPLGNRCGEVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 112.5%57.3%53.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 121.1%55.0%53.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.682.192.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —0.111.00 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.8%-83.7%-38.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -74.2%-31.8%-25.2% -0.9%
52-week high $11.88$295.54$1,174.86 $779.14
52-week low $2.64$136.37$547.96 $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.

MultipleCEPLGNRCGEV
P/E now vs peer median 29.4xmedian 29.4x 39.4xmedian 29.4x 22.5xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.6x 2.6xmedian 2.6x 5.3xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 18.4x —median 18.4x 51.4xmedian 18.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.7xmedian 24.4x 33.0xmedian 24.4x 13.6xmedian 24.4x
P/B now vs peer median -2.2xmedian 1.8x 4.0xmedian 1.8x 18.5xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.07median 1.07 2.14median 1.07 —median 1.07

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 monthsCEPLGNRCGEV
Revenue $103.06M $4.62B $44.04B
Gross profit $35.07M $1.84B $9.57B
Operating income $4.53M $478.99M $2.83B
Net income $3.56M $301.14M $10.37B
Free cash flow $2.87M – $17.12B
R&D $4.03M $253.28M $1.36B
EPS (diluted) $0.10 $5.05 $38.69
Cash & equivalents $32.30M $393.67M $16.76B
Total debt $109.19M – $2.80B
Shares (diluted) 34.34M 59.64M 268.00M
Enterprise value $90.46M $11.90B $184.79B

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
MetricCEPLGNRCGEV
P/E 29.4x 39.4x 22.5x
P/FCF 34.7x 33.0x 13.6x
P/Operating cash flow 22.3x 19.8x 12.1x
P/S 1.0x 2.6x 5.3x
P/B -2.2x 4.0x 18.5x
P/Tangible book -2.0x 4.3x 28.4x
EV/EBITDA 9.9x – 51.4x
EV/EBIT 20.5x – 77.3x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 2.6x 5.0x
EV/FCF 32.3x – 12.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.7x 19.8x 11.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.07 2.14 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCEPLGNRCGEV
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% 6.1% 16.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 4.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.5% 7.4% 30.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 52.0% 11.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 305.8% -3.5% 104.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 30.7% 11.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 190.1% -0.6% 504.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 15.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 151.0% -0.9% 524.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.5% 18.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.9% 2.1% 460.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.5% 25.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.6% – 592.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.3% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCEPLGNRCGEV
Gross margin 34.0% – 21.7%
EBITDA margin 9.1% – 9.7%
Operating margin 4.4% – 6.4%
Pretax margin 3.4% – 20.2%
Net margin 3.5% – 23.5%
FCF margin 2.8% – 38.9%
Operating cash flow margin 4.3% 13.0% 43.6%
Return on equity – 10.2% 80.8%
Return on assets 3.1% 5.1% 12.4%
Return on invested capital – – 18.1%
Return on capital employed 12.2% – 13.4%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.0x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCEPLGNRCGEV
Debt / assets 22.1% – 3.2%
Debt / equity -0.6x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.7x – -3.3x
Debt / FCF 8.8x – 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 139.4% 50.9% 85.5%
Equity / assets -39.4% 49.1% 14.5%
Interest coverage 1.1x – 13.0x
Current ratio 1.0x 2.0x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x – 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score -10.48 – 2.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCEPLGNRCGEV
Dividend yield – – 0.2%
Net buyback yield 0.4% – 2.7%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 0.0% 3.0%
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.

ConsensusCEPLGNRCGEV
Forward P/E – 21.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 $9.31FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – +46.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +42.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $115.36MFY2026 $4.60BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 +9.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +28.2% +48.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCEPLGNRCGEV
Held by institutions – 89.4% 79.1%
Institutions holding – 998 3,416
Change in shares held, QoQ – -1.0% +4.0%
Institutions buying – 531 1,952
Institutions selling – 321 982
Buyers to sellers – 1.65 1.99

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.

CEPLGNRCGEV
CEPL 1.00 0.54 0.44
GNRC 0.54 1.00 0.50
GEV 0.44 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CEPL, GNRC and GEV?

GE Vernova (GEV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) $99.63M, Generac Holdings (GNRC) $11.90B, GE Vernova (GEV) $232.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, CEPL, GNRC and GEV?

GE Vernova (GEV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) 29.4x, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 39.4x, GE Vernova (GEV) 22.5x). 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%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) +6.1%, 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%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year GE Vernova (GEV) returned the most: Generac Holdings (GNRC) +6.1%, GE Vernova (GEV) +53.9%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Generac Holdings (GNRC) 0.00%, GE Vernova (GEV) 0.23%. Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) and Generac Holdings (GNRC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, GE Vernova (GEV) has been the steadiest (Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) 112.5%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 57.3%, GE Vernova (GEV) 53.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.