CETY vs HWM vs HYLN Stock Comparison

Clean Energy Technologies, Howmet Aerospace and Hyliion Holdings Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
6 wins
HYLN Hyliion Holdings Corp.
$2.63 -34.7% 1M +20.6% 1Y
Market cap
$469.71M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25M
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Howmet Aerospace leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Howmet Aerospace 6, Hyliion Holdings 2, Clean Energy Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCETYHWMHYLNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.46M $79.96B $469.71M HWM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.5x 38.9x -9.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 37.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +89.4% +22.0% +163.2% HYLN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -258.7% 21.1% -564.3% HWM
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% +20.6% HYLN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +43.2%/yr -21.1%/yr HWM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 137.5% 37.2% 99.4% HWM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 16/100 72/100 57/100 HWM

Percentile Scorecard

CETYHWMHYLN

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

AxisCETYHWMHYLN
Valuation 10 #57 of 63 39 #62 of 101 32 #43 of 63
Growth 14 #52 of 60 90 #11 of 98 90 #7 of 60
Profitability 14 #49 of 57 99 #2 of 97 11 #51 of 57
Financial Health 25 #54 of 72 47 #57 of 107 96 #4 of 72
Shareholder Returns – 87 #9 of 64 –
Overall 16 72 57
  • CETY ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • HWM ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • HYLN 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

PeriodCETYHWMHYLNSPY
1 month -10.4%-13.3%-34.7% -5.9%
3 months -4.4%-30.6%-33.4% -4.6%
6 months -14.9%-26.3%+6.5% +0.2%
Year to date +17.8%-2.0%+42.9% +7.5%
1 year -42.3%-2.6%+20.6% +8.2%
3 years -96.5%+312.3%+304.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year -67.3%+60.4%+59.4% +19.0%
5 years —+501.5%-69.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year —+43.2%-21.1% +9.4%
10 years —+1,381.6%— +251.5%
10 years, per year —+30.9%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCETYHWMHYLNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 137.5%37.2%99.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 115.7%38.1%94.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.491.063.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.31-0.070.21 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.4%-36.5%-94.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -62.9%-31.4%-67.5% -5.9%
52-week high $2.32$292.71$8.10 $779.14
52-week low $0.46$185.88$1.58 $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.

MultipleCETYHWMHYLN
P/E now vs peer median -1.5xmedian 25.0x 38.9xmedian 24.7x -9.0xmedian 25.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 2.3x 8.2xmedian 2.6x 50.8xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -11.9xmedian 18.3x 27.6xmedian 14.2x -8.0xmedian 18.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.3xmedian 28.3x 41.4xmedian 26.3x -8.3xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.8x 13.9xmedian 2.4x 2.8xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 0.65 0.79median 0.89 -0.30median 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 monthsCETYHWMHYLN
Revenue $2.64M $9.73B $9.25M
Gross profit -$36.28K $3.56B $603.00K
Operating income -$2.89M $2.73B -$58.73M
Net income -$6.83M $2.05B -$52.19M
Free cash flow -$8.05M $1.93B -$56.62M
R&D – $38.00M $37.27M
EPS (diluted) $-0.56 $5.13 $-0.29
Cash & equivalents $19.74K $507.00M $13.20M
Total debt $3.19M $4.83B –
Shares (diluted) 12.17M 400.00M 178.44M
Enterprise value $8.74M $75.71B $135.61M

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
MetricCETYHWMHYLN
P/E -1.5x 38.9x -9.0x
P/FCF -1.3x 41.4x -8.3x
P/Operating cash flow -1.3x 33.3x -11.1x
P/S 4.0x 8.2x 50.8x
P/B 1.7x 13.9x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 16.3x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA -11.9x 27.6x -8.0x
EV/EBIT -4.7x 30.9x -6.9x
EV/Revenue 5.2x 8.7x 43.9x
EV/FCF -1.7x 43.7x -7.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -1.7x 35.1x -9.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 0.79 -0.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCETYHWMHYLN
Revenue growth (1Y) 89.4% 22.0% 163.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -8.2% 14.9% 62.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -103.4% 33.7% 154.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -27.5% 26.3% 29.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.2% 36.4% 11.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.8% 35.5% 29.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -69.6% 41.6% 7.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -79.3% 47.5% 30.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 48.7% 43.6% 8.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.7% 49.5% 30.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -130.6% 40.3% 10.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.4% 38.8% 30.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -130.6% 50.9% 16.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.4% 41.0% 24.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCETYHWMHYLN
Gross margin -1.4% 36.6% 6.5%
EBITDA margin -43.2% 31.4% -551.3%
Operating margin -109.4% 28.1% -635.2%
Pretax margin -258.7% 25.8% -564.5%
Net margin -258.7% 21.1% -564.3%
FCF margin -304.9% 19.8% -612.3%
Operating cash flow margin -304.9% 24.7% -458.2%
Return on equity -106.7% 35.7% -29.7%
Return on assets -49.9% 15.5% -28.2%
Return on invested capital -30.7% 21.5% –
Return on capital employed -47.3% 24.7% -33.4%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.7x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.2x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% 64.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCETYHWMHYLN
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% 5.6%
Equity / assets 43.0% 43.4% 94.4%
Interest coverage -0.7x – –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.9x 7.6x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.7x 7.1x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 6.8x
Altman Z-score -3.43 8.56 25.62

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCETYHWMHYLN
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.

ConsensusCETYHWMHYLN
Forward P/E – 37.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $5.33FY2026 $-0.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +41.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +30.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $10.55BFY2026 $14.80MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +27.9%FY2026 +325.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +15.3% +127.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCETYHWMHYLN
Held by institutions – 91.0% 33.4%
Institutions holding – 1,602 168
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.7% +19.5%
Institutions buying – 908 106
Institutions selling – 485 38
Buyers to sellers – 1.87 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.

CETYHWMHYLN
CETY 1.00 0.11 0.03
HWM 0.11 1.00 0.18
HYLN 0.03 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CETY, HWM and HYLN?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) $10.46M, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) $79.96B, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) $469.71M.

Which company is growing faster?

Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) +89.4%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +22.0%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +163.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) has the highest net margin (Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) -258.7%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 21.1%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -564.3%). 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 Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) returned the most: Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) -42.3%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) -2.6%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +20.6%. Over five years, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) compounded fastest (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +43.2%/yr, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -21.1%/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 Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) 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%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) 99.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.