CETY vs HWM vs AMSC Stock Comparison

Clean Energy Technologies, Howmet Aerospace and American Superconductor Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc.
$200.90 -13.3% 1M -2.6% 1Y
Market cap
$79.96B
P/E
38.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.73B
Div. yield
0.25%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Howmet Aerospace leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Howmet Aerospace 5, American Superconductor 4, Clean Energy Technologies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCETYHWMAMSCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.46M $79.96B $1.16B HWM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.5x 38.9x 8.6x AMSC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 37.7x 26.6x AMSC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +89.4% +22.0% +31.1% CETY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -258.7% 21.1% 38.6% AMSC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -30.7% 21.5% — HWM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.8x 1.4x — CETY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.25% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.3% -2.6% -59.6% HWM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +43.2%/yr +6.3%/yr HWM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 137.5% 37.2% 85.5% HWM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 16/100 72/100 85/100 AMSC

Percentile Scorecard

CETYHWMAMSC

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

AxisCETYHWMAMSC
Valuation 10 #57 of 63 39 #62 of 101 84 #11 of 63
Growth 14 #52 of 60 90 #11 of 98 98 #2 of 60
Profitability 14 #49 of 57 99 #2 of 97 82 #11 of 57
Financial Health 25 #54 of 72 47 #57 of 107 78 #17 of 72
Shareholder Returns – 87 #9 of 64 –
Overall 16 72 85
  • CETY ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • HWM ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • AMSC 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

PeriodCETYHWMAMSCSPY
1 month -10.4%-13.3%-24.7% -5.9%
3 months -4.4%-30.6%-27.1% -4.6%
6 months -14.9%-26.3%-54.9% +0.2%
Year to date +17.8%-2.0%-16.7% +7.5%
1 year -42.3%-2.6%-59.6% +8.2%
3 years -96.5%+312.3%+209.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year -67.3%+60.4%+45.8% +19.0%
5 years —+501.5%+35.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year —+43.2%+6.3% +9.4%
10 years —+1,381.6%+236.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+30.9%+12.9% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCETYHWMAMSCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 137.5%37.2%85.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 115.7%38.1%98.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.491.063.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.31-0.07-0.70 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.4%-36.5%-82.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -62.9%-31.4%-59.6% -5.9%
52-week high $2.32$292.71$59.42 $779.14
52-week low $0.46$185.88$23.98 $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.

MultipleCETYHWMAMSC
P/E now vs peer median -1.5xmedian 25.0x 38.9xmedian 24.7x 8.6xmedian 25.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 2.3x 8.2xmedian 2.6x 3.3xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -11.9xmedian 18.3x 27.6xmedian 14.2x 35.1xmedian 18.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.3xmedian 28.3x 41.4xmedian 26.3x 68.9xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.8x 13.9xmedian 2.4x 2.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 0.65 0.79median 0.89 0.16median 0.65

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 monthsCETYHWMAMSC
Revenue $2.64M $9.73B $349.05M
Gross profit -$36.28K $3.56B $97.71M
Operating income -$2.89M $2.73B $18.03M
Net income -$6.83M $2.05B $134.82M
Free cash flow -$8.05M $1.93B –
R&D – $38.00M $15.41M
EPS (diluted) $-0.56 $5.13 $2.87
Cash & equivalents $19.74K $507.00M $169.92M
Total debt $3.19M $4.83B –
Shares (diluted) 12.17M 400.00M 47.03M
Enterprise value $8.74M $75.71B $566.82M

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
MetricCETYHWMAMSC
P/E -1.5x 38.9x 8.6x
P/FCF -1.3x 41.4x 68.9x
P/Operating cash flow -1.3x 33.3x –
P/S 4.0x 8.2x 3.3x
P/B 1.7x 13.9x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 16.3x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA -11.9x 27.6x 35.1x
EV/EBIT -4.7x 30.9x 55.0x
EV/Revenue 5.2x 8.7x 2.8x
EV/FCF -1.7x 43.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow -1.7x 35.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 0.79 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCETYHWMAMSC
Revenue growth (1Y) 89.4% 22.0% 31.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -8.2% 14.9% 42.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -103.4% 33.7% 23.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -27.5% 26.3% 72.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.2% 36.4% 55.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.8% 35.5% 40.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -69.6% 41.6% 790.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -79.3% 47.5% 65.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 48.7% 43.6% 736.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.7% 49.5% 52.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -130.6% 40.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.4% 38.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -130.6% 50.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.4% 41.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCETYHWMAMSC
Gross margin -1.4% 36.6% 28.0%
EBITDA margin -43.2% 31.4% 8.1%
Operating margin -109.4% 28.1% 5.2%
Pretax margin -258.7% 25.8% 6.3%
Net margin -258.7% 21.1% 38.6%
FCF margin -304.9% 19.8% –
Operating cash flow margin -304.9% 24.7% –
Return on equity -106.7% 35.7% 23.3%
Return on assets -49.9% 15.5% 17.5%
Return on invested capital -30.7% 21.5% –
Return on capital employed -47.3% 24.7% 2.9%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% 6.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCETYHWMAMSC
Debt / assets 22.9% 36.4% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA -2.8x 1.4x –
Debt / FCF -0.4x 2.5x –
Liabilities / assets 57.0% 56.6% 24.9%
Equity / assets 43.0% 43.4% 75.1%
Interest coverage -0.7x – –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.9x 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.7x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 1.1x
Altman Z-score -3.43 8.56 2.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCETYHWMAMSC
Dividend yield – 0.2% –
Net buyback yield – 1.6% –
Shareholder yield – 1.9% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 9.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 23.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 43.3% –

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.

ConsensusCETYHWMAMSC
Forward P/E – 37.7xFY2026 26.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $5.33FY2026 $0.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +41.4%FY2026 -75.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +30.6% +40.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $10.55BFY2026 $383.43MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +27.9%FY2026 +28.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +15.3% +15.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCETYHWMAMSC
Held by institutions – 91.0% 73.7%
Institutions holding – 1,602 278
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.7% +6.4%
Institutions buying – 908 172
Institutions selling – 485 77
Buyers to sellers – 1.87 2.23

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.

CETYHWMAMSC
CETY 1.00 0.11 0.02
HWM 0.11 1.00 0.25
AMSC 0.02 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CETY, HWM and AMSC?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) $10.46M, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) $79.96B, American Superconductor (AMSC) $1.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, CETY, HWM and AMSC?

American Superconductor (AMSC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) -1.5x, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 38.9x, American Superconductor (AMSC) 8.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, American Superconductor (AMSC) is cheapest (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 37.7x, American Superconductor (AMSC) 26.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) +89.4%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +22.0%, American Superconductor (AMSC) +31.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

American Superconductor (AMSC) has the highest net margin (Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) -258.7%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 21.1%, American Superconductor (AMSC) 38.6%). On return on invested capital, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) leads (Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) -30.7%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 21.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Howmet Aerospace (HWM) returned the most: Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) -42.3%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) -2.6%, American Superconductor (AMSC) -59.6%. Over five years, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) compounded fastest (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +43.2%/yr, American Superconductor (AMSC) +6.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 0.25%. Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) and American Superconductor (AMSC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) has been the steadiest (Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) 137.5%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 37.2%, American Superconductor (AMSC) 85.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CETY, HWM and AMSC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) leads on 5. 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.