CEPL vs HYLN vs OMTK Stock Comparison

Capstone Energy Plus, Hyliion Holdings and Omnitek Engineering Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HYLN Hyliion Holdings Corp.
$3.37 -15.3% 1M +59.0% 1Y
Market cap
$601.87M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25M
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
4 wins
OMTK Omnitek Engineering Corp
$0.02 +100.0% 1M +100.0% 1Y
Market cap
$438.96K
P/E
13.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$946.63K
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Hyliion Holdings leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Hyliion Holdings 4, Omnitek Engineering 4, Capstone Energy Plus 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCEPLHYLNOMTKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $99.63M $601.87M $438.96K HYLN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.4x -11.5x 13.3x OMTK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% +163.2% -36.1% HYLN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.5% -564.3% 3.5% OMTK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.7x — -2.0x OMTK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — +59.0% +100.0% OMTK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -16.1%/yr -24.2%/yr HYLN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 112.5% 98.9% 272.4% HYLN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 57/100 20/100 CEPL

Percentile Scorecard

CEPLHYLNOMTK

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

AxisCEPLHYLNOMTK
Valuation 93 #5 of 61 33 #41 of 61 32 #139 of 203
Growth 91 #6 of 58 88 #8 of 58 12 #166 of 188
Profitability 85 #9 of 55 13 #48 of 55 33 #123 of 184
Financial Health 23 #55 of 71 93 #6 of 71 2 #212 of 217
Shareholder Returns 82 #6 of 29 – –
Overall 75 57 20
  • CEPL ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • HYLN ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • OMTK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCEPLHYLNOMTKSPY
1 month -31.7%-15.3%+100.0% +0.9%
3 months -57.0%+4.7%+100.0% +5.9%
6 months —+88.3%+100.0% +8.5%
Year to date —+83.2%+100.0% +13.3%
1 year —+59.0%+100.0% +12.4%
3 years —+497.4%-33.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year —+81.5%-12.7% +23.5%
5 years —-58.3%-75.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year —-16.1%-24.2% +11.0%
10 years ——-93.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——-23.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCEPLHYLNOMTKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 112.5%98.9%272.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 121.1%92.9%960.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.683.18-0.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —0.600.37 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.8%-94.0%-88.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -74.2%-58.4%-50.0% -0.9%
52-week high $11.88$8.10$0.04 $779.14
52-week low $2.64$1.58$0.01 $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.

MultipleCEPLHYLNOMTK
P/E now vs peer median 29.4xmedian 29.4x -11.5xmedian 29.4x 13.3xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.6x 65.1xmedian 2.6x 0.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 18.4x -10.5xmedian 18.4x -4.2xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.7xmedian 24.4x -10.6xmedian 24.4x -3.7xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median -2.2xmedian 1.8x 3.6xmedian 1.8x -0.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.07median 1.07 -0.38median 1.07 0.45median 1.41

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 monthsCEPLHYLNOMTK
Revenue $103.06M $9.25M $946.63K
Gross profit $35.07M $603.00K $403.52K
Operating income $4.53M -$58.73M -$201.31K
Net income $3.56M -$52.19M $33.11K
Free cash flow $2.87M -$56.62M -$118.44K
R&D $4.03M $37.27M $68.77K
EPS (diluted) $0.10 $-0.29 $0.00
Cash & equivalents $32.30M $13.20M $45.19K
Total debt $109.19M – $1.28M
Shares (diluted) 34.34M 178.44M 39.50M
Enterprise value $90.46M $267.77M $261.23K

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
MetricCEPLHYLNOMTK
P/E 29.4x -11.5x 13.3x
P/FCF 34.7x -10.6x -3.7x
P/Operating cash flow 22.3x -14.2x -3.7x
P/S 1.0x 65.1x 0.5x
P/B -2.2x 3.6x -0.4x
P/Tangible book -2.0x 3.6x -0.4x
EV/EBITDA 9.9x -10.5x -4.2x
EV/EBIT 20.5x -9.2x -4.1x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 58.1x 0.9x
EV/FCF 32.3x -9.5x -7.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.7x -12.7x -7.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.07 -0.38 0.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCEPLHYLNOMTK
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% 163.2% -36.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 62.1% -3.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.5% 154.4% -35.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 52.0% 29.7% -2.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 305.8% 11.9% -445.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 30.7% 29.6% -5.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 190.1% 7.3% -69.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 30.7% 29.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 151.0% 8.9% -69.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.5% 30.4% 29.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.9% 10.5% -71.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.5% 30.3% -188.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.6% 16.0% -71.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.3% 24.4% -188.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCEPLHYLNOMTK
Gross margin 34.0% 6.5% 42.6%
EBITDA margin 9.1% -551.3% -20.9%
Operating margin 4.4% -635.2% -21.3%
Pretax margin 3.4% -564.5% 3.6%
Net margin 3.5% -564.3% 3.5%
FCF margin 2.8% -612.3% -12.5%
Operating cash flow margin 4.3% -458.2% -12.5%
Return on equity – -29.7% –
Return on assets 3.1% -28.2% 3.9%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 12.2% -33.4% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.0x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.8x -3.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 64.8% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCEPLHYLNOMTK
Debt / assets 22.1% – 52.8%
Debt / equity -0.6x – -0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.7x – -2.0x
Debt / FCF 8.8x – -3.6x
Liabilities / assets 139.4% 5.6% 247.8%
Equity / assets -39.4% 94.4% -147.8%
Interest coverage 1.1x – -5.8x
Current ratio 1.0x 7.6x 0.4x
Quick ratio 0.6x 7.1x 0.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 6.8x 0.0x
Altman Z-score -10.48 33.51 -38.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCEPLHYLNOMTK
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.4% – –
Shareholder yield 0.4% – –
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.

ConsensusCEPLHYLNOMTK
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 $-0.32FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year $115.36MFY2026 $14.80MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 +325.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +28.2% +127.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCEPLHYLNOMTK
Held by institutions – 33.4% –
Institutions holding – 168 –
Change in shares held, QoQ – +19.5% –
Institutions buying – 106 –
Institutions selling – 38 –
Buyers to sellers – 2.79 –

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.

CEPLHYLNOMTK
CEPL 1.00 0.45 0.21
HYLN 0.45 1.00 0.04
OMTK 0.21 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CEPL, HYLN and OMTK?

Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) $99.63M, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) $601.87M, Omnitek Engineering (OMTK) $438.96K.

Which stock is cheaper, CEPL, HYLN and OMTK?

Omnitek Engineering (OMTK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) 29.4x, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -11.5x, Omnitek Engineering (OMTK) 13.3x). 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%, Omnitek Engineering (OMTK) -36.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Omnitek Engineering (OMTK) returned the most: Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +59.0%, Omnitek Engineering (OMTK) +100.0%. Over five years, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) compounded fastest (Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -16.1%/yr, Omnitek Engineering (OMTK) -24.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) has been the steadiest (Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) 112.5%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) 98.9%, Omnitek Engineering (OMTK) 272.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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