CEPL vs HYLN vs GNRC Stock Comparison

Capstone Energy Plus, Hyliion Holdings and Generac Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HYLN Hyliion Holdings Corp.
$3.42 -14.7% 1M +50.7% 1Y
Market cap
$574.05M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25M
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
3 wins
GNRC Generac Holdings Inc.
$203.37 -4.2% 1M +12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$11.49B
P/E
38.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.62B
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Capstone Energy Plus leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Capstone Energy Plus 3, Hyliion Holdings 3, Generac Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCEPLHYLNGNRCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $88.76M $574.05M $11.49B GNRC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.8x -11.0x 38.2x CEPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 21.8x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% +163.2% +6.1% HYLN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.5% -564.3% — CEPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.7x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — +50.7% +12.4% HYLN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -15.8%/yr -16.4%/yr HYLN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 112.7% 98.6% 57.0% GNRC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 57/100 59/100 CEPL

Percentile Scorecard

CEPLHYLNGNRC

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

AxisCEPLHYLNGNRC
Valuation 97 #3 of 62 33 #42 of 62 61 #25 of 62
Growth 93 #5 of 59 90 #7 of 59 40 #36 of 59
Profitability 85 #9 of 55 13 #48 of 55 87 #8 of 55
Financial Health 24 #55 of 72 93 #6 of 72 48 #38 of 72
Shareholder Returns 82 #6 of 29 – –
Overall 76 57 59
  • CEPL ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • HYLN ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • GNRC 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

PeriodCEPLHYLNGNRCSPY
1 month -37.8%-14.7%-4.2% +0.7%
3 months -64.8%-5.0%+6.0% +3.7%
6 months —+79.1%-21.5% +7.1%
Year to date —+85.9%+49.1% +12.8%
1 year —+50.7%+12.4% +11.9%
3 years —+478.0%+147.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year —+79.5%+35.3% +22.8%
5 years —-57.7%-59.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year —-15.8%-16.4% +10.9%
10 years ——+430.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+18.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCEPLHYLNGNRCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 112.7%98.6%57.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 122.0%92.9%54.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.763.172.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —0.510.22 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.8%-94.0%-83.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -76.7%-57.8%-31.2% -1.2%
52-week high $11.88$8.10$295.54 $779.14
52-week low $2.64$1.58$136.37 $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.

MultipleCEPLHYLNGNRC
P/E now vs peer median 26.6xmedian 26.6x -11.7xmedian 26.6x 39.7xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.6x 66.1xmedian 2.6x 2.6xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 18.9x -10.7xmedian 18.9x —median 18.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.4xmedian 30.1x -10.8xmedian 30.1x 33.0xmedian 30.1x
P/B now vs peer median -2.0xmedian 1.9x 3.6xmedian 1.9x 4.0xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.97median 0.97 -0.38median 0.97 2.16median 0.97

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 monthsCEPLHYLNGNRC
Revenue $103.06M $9.25M $4.62B
Gross profit $35.07M $603.00K $1.84B
Operating income $4.53M -$58.73M $478.99M
Net income $3.56M -$52.19M $301.14M
Free cash flow $2.87M -$56.62M –
R&D $4.03M $37.27M $253.28M
EPS (diluted) $0.10 $-0.29 $5.05
Cash & equivalents $32.30M $13.20M $393.67M
Total debt $109.19M – –
Shares (diluted) 34.34M 178.44M 59.64M
Enterprise value $4.66M $239.94M $11.49B

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
MetricCEPLHYLNGNRC
P/E 26.6x -11.7x 39.7x
P/FCF 31.4x -10.8x 33.0x
P/Operating cash flow 20.1x -14.4x 20.0x
P/S 0.9x 66.1x 2.6x
P/B -2.0x 3.6x 4.0x
P/Tangible book -1.8x 3.6x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA 8.9x -10.7x –
EV/EBIT 18.4x -9.3x –
EV/Revenue 0.8x 59.1x 2.6x
EV/FCF 29.0x -9.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 18.6x -12.9x 20.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.97 -0.38 2.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCEPLHYLNGNRC
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% 163.2% 6.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 62.1% 4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.5% 154.4% 7.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 52.0% 29.7% 11.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 305.8% 11.9% -3.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 30.7% 29.6% 11.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 190.1% 7.3% -0.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 30.7% 15.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 151.0% 8.9% -0.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.5% 30.4% 18.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.9% 10.5% 2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.5% 30.3% 25.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.6% 16.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.3% 24.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCEPLHYLNGNRC
Gross margin 34.0% 6.5% –
EBITDA margin 9.1% -551.3% –
Operating margin 4.4% -635.2% –
Pretax margin 3.4% -564.5% –
Net margin 3.5% -564.3% –
FCF margin 2.8% -612.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 4.3% -458.2% 13.0%
Return on equity – -29.7% 10.2%
Return on assets 3.1% -28.2% 5.1%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 12.2% -33.4% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.8x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 64.8% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCEPLHYLNGNRC
Debt / assets 22.1% – –
Debt / equity -0.6x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.7x – –
Debt / FCF 8.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 139.4% 5.6% 50.9%
Equity / assets -39.4% 94.4% 49.1%
Interest coverage 1.1x – –
Current ratio 1.0x 7.6x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x 7.1x –
Cash ratio 0.4x 6.8x –
Altman Z-score -10.51 34.04 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCEPLHYLNGNRC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.4% – –
Shareholder yield 0.4% – 0.0%
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.

ConsensusCEPLHYLNGNRC
Forward P/E – – 21.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 $-0.32FY2026 $9.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +46.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +42.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $115.36MFY2026 $14.80MFY2026 $4.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 +325.2%FY2026 +9.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +28.2% +127.8% +48.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCEPLHYLNGNRC
Held by institutions – 33.4% 89.4%
Institutions holding – 168 999
Change in shares held, QoQ – +19.5% -1.0%
Institutions buying – 106 532
Institutions selling – 38 321
Buyers to sellers – 2.79 1.66

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.

CEPLHYLNGNRC
CEPL 1.00 0.44 0.53
HYLN 0.44 1.00 0.34
GNRC 0.53 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CEPL, HYLN and GNRC?

Generac Holdings (GNRC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) $88.76M, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) $574.05M, Generac Holdings (GNRC) $11.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, CEPL, HYLN and GNRC?

Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) 24.8x, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -11.0x, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 38.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) +5.4%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +163.2%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) +6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) has the highest net margin (Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) 3.5%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -564.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) returned the most: Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +50.7%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) +12.4%. Over five years, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) compounded fastest (Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -15.8%/yr, Generac Holdings (GNRC) -16.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Generac Holdings (GNRC) has been the steadiest (Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) 112.7%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) 98.6%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 57.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) leads on 3. 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.