CEPL vs HYLN vs WAVE Stock Comparison

Capstone Energy Plus, Hyliion Holdings and Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HYLN Hyliion Holdings Corp.
$2.97 -29.6% 1M +30.3% 1Y
Market cap
$584.40M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25M
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

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

QuestionCEPLHYLNWAVELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $105.07M $584.40M $186.42M HYLN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.4x -11.2x -53.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% +163.2% — 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 — +30.3% -40.7% HYLN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -16.6%/yr -5.5%/yr WAVE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 112.3% 98.6% 70.3% WAVE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 57/100 33/100 CEPL

Percentile Scorecard

CEPLHYLNWAVE

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

AxisCEPLHYLNWAVE
Valuation 93 #5 of 61 35 #40 of 61 0 #24 of 24
Growth 91 #6 of 58 86 #9 of 58 36 #15 of 23
Profitability 85 #9 of 55 13 #48 of 55 5 #22 of 23
Financial Health 23 #55 of 71 93 #6 of 71 91 #3 of 24
Shareholder Returns 86 #5 of 29 – –
Overall 76 57 33
  • CEPL ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • HYLN ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • WAVE ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCEPLHYLNWAVESPY
1 month -40.8%-29.6%-21.5% -0.8%
3 months -65.9%-22.3%-37.6% +3.5%
6 months —+61.4%-33.6% +7.0%
Year to date —+61.4%-18.7% +12.2%
1 year —+30.3%-40.7% +13.0%
3 years —+426.5%+102.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+74.0%+26.5% +23.1%
5 years —-59.5%-24.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-16.6%-5.5% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureCEPLHYLNWAVESPY
Volatility, 1Y 112.3%98.6%70.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 121.1%92.7%62.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.543.141.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —0.31-0.58 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.8%-94.0%-86.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -76.5%-63.3%-52.1% -1.8%
52-week high $11.88$8.10$9.92 $779.14
52-week low $2.64$1.58$4.60 $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.

MultipleCEPLHYLNWAVE
P/E now vs peer median 26.8xmedian 25.4x -10.2xmedian 25.4x -63.6xmedian 24.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.1x 57.4xmedian 2.1x —median 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 17.5x -9.1xmedian 17.5x —median 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.6xmedian 27.3x -9.4xmedian 27.3x —median 12.9x
P/B now vs peer median -2.0xmedian 1.7x 3.1xmedian 1.7x 29.0xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.97median 0.77 -0.33median 0.77 —median 0.59

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 monthsCEPLHYLNWAVE
Revenue $103.06M $9.25M –
Gross profit $35.07M $603.00K –
Operating income $4.53M -$58.73M -$3.00M
Net income $3.56M -$52.19M -$3.50M
Free cash flow $2.87M -$56.62M –
R&D $4.03M $37.27M $747.00K
EPS (diluted) $0.10 $-0.29 –
Cash & equivalents $32.30M $13.20M $8.15M
Total debt $109.19M – $4.83M
Shares (diluted) 34.34M 178.44M –
Enterprise value $20.97M $250.29M $159.35M

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
MetricCEPLHYLNWAVE
P/E 26.8x -10.2x -63.6x
P/FCF 31.6x -9.4x –
P/Operating cash flow 20.3x -12.5x –
P/S 0.9x 57.4x –
P/B -2.0x 3.1x 29.0x
P/Tangible book -1.8x 3.1x 29.0x
EV/EBITDA 9.0x -9.1x –
EV/EBIT 18.5x -7.9x -71.8x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 50.4x –
EV/FCF 29.2x -8.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 18.7x -11.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.97 -0.33 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCEPLHYLNWAVE
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% 163.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 62.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.5% 154.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 52.0% 29.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 305.8% 11.9% -16.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 30.7% 29.6% -1.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 190.1% 7.3% -17.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 30.7% -14.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 151.0% 8.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.5% 30.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.9% 10.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.5% 30.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.6% 16.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.3% 24.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCEPLHYLNWAVE
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% –
Return on equity – -29.7% -56.2%
Return on assets 3.1% -28.2% -40.5%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 12.2% -33.4% -48.6%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 64.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCEPLHYLNWAVE
Debt / assets 22.1% – 12.0%
Debt / equity -0.6x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.7x – –
Debt / FCF 8.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 139.4% 5.6% 24.5%
Equity / assets -39.4% 94.4% 75.5%
Interest coverage 1.1x – -2.9x
Current ratio 1.0x 7.6x 3.5x
Quick ratio 0.6x 7.1x 3.4x
Cash ratio 0.4x 6.8x 3.3x
Altman Z-score -10.51 29.24 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCEPLHYLNWAVE
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.

ConsensusCEPLHYLNWAVE
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 $-0.32FY2026 $-0.74FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $115.36MFY2026 $14.80MFY2026 $179.29KFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 +325.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +28.2% +127.8% +35.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCEPLHYLNWAVE
Held by institutions – 33.4% 1.2%
Institutions holding – 168 22
Change in shares held, QoQ – +19.5% +520.8%
Institutions buying – 106 14
Institutions selling – 38 2
Buyers to sellers – 2.79 7.00

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.

CEPLHYLNWAVE
CEPL 1.00 0.42 0.13
HYLN 0.42 1.00 0.01
WAVE 0.13 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CEPL, HYLN and WAVE?

Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) $105.07M, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) $584.40M, Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (WAVE) $186.42M.

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%.

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) +30.3%, Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (WAVE) -40.7%. Over five years, Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (WAVE) compounded fastest (Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -16.6%/yr, Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (WAVE) -5.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (WAVE) has been the steadiest (Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) 112.3%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) 98.6%, Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (WAVE) 70.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.