CETY vs HWM vs CMI Stock Comparison

Clean Energy Technologies, Howmet Aerospace and Cummins Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc.
$205.71 -10.9% 1M +1.1% 1Y
Market cap
$79.38B
P/E
38.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.73B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
6 wins
CMI Cummins Inc
$517.69 -0.7% 1M +17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$68.74B
P/E
25.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.71B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Howmet Aerospace leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Howmet Aerospace 6, Cummins 3, Clean Energy Technologies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCETYHWMCMILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.10M $79.38B $68.74B HWM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.6x 38.7x 25.3x CMI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 39.6x 16.5x CMI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +89.4% +22.0% +2.9% CETY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -258.7% 21.1% 7.8% HWM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -30.7% 21.5% 13.6% HWM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.8x 1.4x 0.7x CETY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -62.3% +1.1% +17.3% CMI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +47.3%/yr +16.6%/yr HWM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 141.5% 35.5% 36.7% HWM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 18/100 73/100 61/100 HWM

Percentile Scorecard

CETYHWMCMI

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

AxisCETYHWMCMI
Valuation 15 #53 of 62 40 #60 of 100 53 #97 of 203
Growth 17 #49 of 59 90 #11 of 96 54 #88 of 188
Profitability 15 #47 of 55 99 #2 of 95 73 #51 of 183
Financial Health 27 #53 of 72 47 #56 of 105 52 #104 of 216
Shareholder Returns – 88 #9 of 65 73 #42 of 152
Overall 18 73 61
  • CETY ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • HWM ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • CMI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCETYHWMCMISPY
1 month -3.1%-10.9%-0.7% +0.7%
3 months +6.7%-25.8%-18.2% +3.7%
6 months +33.8%-15.4%-22.8% +7.1%
Year to date +30.1%+0.3%+1.4% +12.8%
1 year -62.3%+1.1%+17.3% +11.9%
3 years -96.3%+371.8%+137.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year -66.6%+67.8%+33.5% +22.8%
5 years —+592.9%+115.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+47.3%+16.6% +10.9%
10 years ——+308.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+15.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCETYHWMCMISPY
Volatility, 1Y 141.5%35.5%36.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 124.2%36.5%38.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.811.091.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.440.030.47 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.4%-36.5%-30.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -62.3%-29.7%-28.8% -1.2%
52-week high $2.52$292.71$727.59 $779.14
52-week low $0.46$185.88$428.74 $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.

MultipleCETYHWMCMI
P/E now vs peer median -1.7xmedian 26.6x 39.9xmedian 26.9x 26.3xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.6x 8.4xmedian 3.0x 2.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -12.9xmedian 18.9x 28.2xmedian 15.0x 14.9xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 30.1x 42.4xmedian 27.2x 21.2xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.9x 14.2xmedian 2.5x 5.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.30median 0.97 0.81median 0.93 8.20median 1.45

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 monthsCETYHWMCMI
Revenue $2.64M $9.73B $34.71B
Gross profit -$36.28K $3.56B $8.79B
Operating income -$2.89M $2.73B $3.89B
Net income -$6.83M $2.05B $2.83B
Free cash flow -$8.05M $1.93B $3.37B
R&D – $38.00M $1.44B
EPS (diluted) $-0.56 $5.13 $19.60
Cash & equivalents $19.74K $507.00M $3.18B
Total debt $11.36M $4.83B $7.35B
Shares (diluted) 12.17M 400.00M 138.50M
Enterprise value $9.38M $75.14B $64.82B

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
MetricCETYHWMCMI
P/E -1.7x 39.9x 26.3x
P/FCF -1.4x 42.4x 21.2x
P/Operating cash flow -1.4x 34.1x 15.3x
P/S 4.4x 8.4x 2.1x
P/B 1.9x 14.2x 5.1x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 16.7x 6.1x
EV/EBITDA -12.9x 28.2x 14.9x
EV/EBIT -5.1x 31.6x 19.2x
EV/Revenue 5.6x 8.9x 2.2x
EV/FCF -1.8x 44.7x 22.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -1.8x 35.9x 16.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.30 0.81 8.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCETYHWMCMI
Revenue growth (1Y) 89.4% 22.0% 2.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -8.2% 14.9% 2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -103.4% 33.7% 1.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -27.5% 26.3% 4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.2% 36.4% -6.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.8% 35.5% 4.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -69.6% 41.6% -7.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -79.3% 47.5% 2.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 48.7% 43.6% -7.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.7% 49.5% 3.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -130.6% 40.3% 63.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.4% 38.8% 28.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -130.6% 50.9% 103.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.4% 41.0% 45.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCETYHWMCMI
Gross margin -1.4% 36.6% 25.3%
EBITDA margin -43.2% 31.4% 14.4%
Operating margin -109.4% 28.1% 11.2%
Pretax margin -258.7% 25.8% 11.1%
Net margin -258.7% 21.1% 7.8%
FCF margin -304.9% 19.8% 9.7%
Operating cash flow margin -304.9% 24.7% 13.4%
Return on equity -106.7% 35.7% 20.7%
Return on assets -49.9% 15.5% 8.1%
Return on invested capital -30.7% 21.5% 13.6%
Return on capital employed -47.3% 24.7% 16.0%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.2x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCETYHWMCMI
Debt / assets 22.9% 36.4% 20.6%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.8x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.8x 1.4x 0.7x
Debt / FCF -0.4x 2.5x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 57.0% 56.6% 61.0%
Equity / assets 43.0% 43.4% 39.0%
Interest coverage -0.7x – 12.1x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.9x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score -3.34 8.71 4.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCETYHWMCMI
Dividend yield – 0.2% 1.6%
Net buyback yield – 1.6% 0.7%
Shareholder yield – 1.8% 2.2%
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.

ConsensusCETYHWMCMI
Forward P/E – 39.6xFY2026 16.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $5.19FY2026 $31.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +37.7%FY2026 +31.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +31.2% +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $10.37BFY2026 $35.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +25.7%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +15.9% +11.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCETYHWMCMI
Held by institutions – 91.0% 85.4%
Institutions holding – 1,601 2,107
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.7% +1.0%
Institutions buying – 908 1,050
Institutions selling – 484 728
Buyers to sellers – 1.88 1.44

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.

CETYHWMCMI
CETY 1.00 0.11 0.07
HWM 0.11 1.00 0.41
CMI 0.07 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CETY, HWM and CMI?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) $11.10M, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) $79.38B, Cummins (CMI) $68.74B.

Which stock is cheaper, CETY, HWM and CMI?

Cummins (CMI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) -1.6x, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 38.7x, Cummins (CMI) 25.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cummins (CMI) is cheapest (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 39.6x, Cummins (CMI) 16.5x). 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%, Cummins (CMI) +2.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) has the highest net margin (Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) -258.7%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 21.1%, Cummins (CMI) 7.8%). On return on invested capital, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) leads (Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) -30.7%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 21.5%, Cummins (CMI) 13.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cummins (CMI) returned the most: Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) -62.3%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +1.1%, Cummins (CMI) +17.3%. Over five years, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) compounded fastest (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +47.3%/yr, Cummins (CMI) +16.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) 0.00%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 0.00%, Cummins (CMI) 0.00%. Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) and Cummins (CMI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) has been the steadiest (Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) 141.5%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 35.5%, Cummins (CMI) 36.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.