FCEL vs BW vs NEWH Stock Comparison

Fuelcell Energy, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises and NewHydrogen Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FCEL Fuelcell Energy Inc
$12.18 -26.1% 1M +54.4% 1Y
Market cap
$864.58M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$154.14M
Div. yield
–
Fuel Cells Industrials
2 wins
NEWH NewHydrogen, Inc.
$0.02 0.0% 1M -50.0% 1Y
Market cap
$17.14M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Hydrogen Energy
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises 6, Fuelcell Energy 2, NewHydrogen 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFCELBWNEWHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $864.58M $644.05M $17.14M FCEL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.8x -19.4x -4.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 32.5x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.1% +42.6% — BW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -115.7% -4.0% — BW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -20.5% 14.3% — BW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.6x -2.8x — BW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +54.4% +39.6% -50.0% FCEL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -44.3%/yr -7.6%/yr 0.0%/yr NEWH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 131.3% 114.7% 274.0% BW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 51/100 33/100 BW

Percentile Scorecard

FCELBWNEWH

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

AxisFCELBWNEWH
Valuation 37 #39 of 61 63 #23 of 61 10 #10 of 11
Growth 30 #41 of 58 70 #18 of 58 10 #10 of 11
Profitability 33 #37 of 55 72 #16 of 55 –
Financial Health 81 #14 of 71 37 #45 of 71 80 #3 of 11
Shareholder Returns 7 #28 of 30 10 #27 of 30 –
Overall 38 51 33
  • FCEL ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • BW ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • NEWH ranked among 11 companies in Renewable Fuels

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFCELBWNEWHSPY
1 month -26.1%-27.5%0.0% -0.2%
3 months -38.0%-48.4%+100.0% +3.9%
6 months +22.5%-68.9%-50.0% +8.2%
Year to date +66.6%-28.2%0.0% +12.9%
1 year +54.4%+39.6%-50.0% +12.3%
3 years -61.0%+93.6%+100.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -26.9%+24.7%+26.0% +23.3%
5 years -94.6%-32.8%0.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -44.3%-7.6%0.0% +10.9%
10 years -99.1%-97.1%-75.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year -37.4%-29.7%-12.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFCELBWNEWHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 131.3%114.7%274.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 113.4%103.5%857.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.743.33-0.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.410.34-0.18 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.9%-97.4%-83.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -66.2%-79.2%-50.0% -1.2%
52-week high $36.01$21.85$0.04 $779.14
52-week low $6.00$3.16$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.

MultipleFCELBWNEWH
P/E now vs peer median -4.8xmedian 27.2x -19.5xmedian 27.2x -4.5xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 2.4x 0.8xmedian 2.4x —median 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.4xmedian 18.4x 16.1xmedian 18.4x -4.5xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.6xmedian 28.6x -11.7xmedian 28.6x -6.6xmedian 14.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.7x 11.8xmedian 1.7x -6.2xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 0.79 -0.79median 0.79 -0.17median 0.19

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 monthsFCELBWNEWH
Revenue $154.14M $821.95M –
Gross profit -$49.92M $160.14M –
Operating income -$179.19M $22.49M -$3.49M
Net income -$178.30M -$18.35M -$3.49M
Free cash flow -$101.12M -$58.17M -$2.45M
R&D $28.64M – $1.04M
EPS (diluted) $-2.53 $-0.21 $0.00
Cash & equivalents $658.10M $308.63M $739.53K
Total debt $18.80M $209.43M –
Shares (diluted) 70.41M 154.51M 789.92M
Enterprise value -$756.62M $115.02M $12.94M

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
MetricFCELBWNEWH
P/E -4.8x -19.5x -4.5x
P/FCF -9.6x -11.7x -6.6x
P/Operating cash flow -10.1x -19.5x -6.6x
P/S 6.3x 0.8x –
P/B 1.0x 11.8x -6.2x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 15.4x -6.1x
EV/EBITDA -2.4x 16.1x -4.5x
EV/EBIT -1.9x 25.7x -4.5x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 0.7x –
EV/FCF -3.3x -9.9x -6.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.5x -16.7x -6.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 -0.79 -0.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFCELBWNEWH
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.1% 42.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 3.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -62.6% 20.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -27.2% -2.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.6% 879.4% -73.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.0% 17.5% 24.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.6% 87.7% -74.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.9% 17.3% 24.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 69.5% 87.1% -55.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -104.7% 24.6% 27.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% 72.4% -39.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.4% -73.7% -21.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 18.9% 57.3% -39.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.8% -120.7% -21.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFCELBWNEWH
Gross margin -32.4% 19.5% –
EBITDA margin -89.9% 4.4% –
Operating margin -116.3% 2.7% –
Pretax margin -115.7% -8.8% –
Net margin -115.7% -4.0% –
FCF margin -65.6% -7.1% –
Operating cash flow margin -62.5% -4.2% –
Return on equity -20.8% – –
Return on assets -15.4% -8.9% -439.4%
Return on invested capital -20.5% 14.3% –
Return on capital employed -16.9% 5.9% -443.1%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.9x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.9x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 6.4% 2.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFCELBWNEWH
Debt / assets 1.4% 21.0% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 3.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.6x -2.8x –
Debt / FCF -0.2x -3.6x –
Liabilities / assets 25.0% 94.3% 426.6%
Equity / assets 75.0% 5.7% -326.6%
Interest coverage -16.0x 0.9x –
Current ratio 8.7x 1.5x 123.3x
Quick ratio 7.3x 1.1x 114.7x
Cash ratio 6.8x 0.6x 114.7x
Altman Z-score 0.01 -0.88 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFCELBWNEWH
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -60.4% -56.7% –
Shareholder yield -60.4% -56.7% –
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.

ConsensusFCELBWNEWH
Forward P/E – 32.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.70FY2026 $0.14FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +221.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $153.46MFY2026 $1.01BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -3.0%FY2026 +71.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +71.6% +35.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFCELBWNEWH
Held by institutions 65.0% 88.0% –
Institutions holding 226 200 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +67.3% +24.0% –
Institutions buying 161 146 –
Institutions selling 38 41 –
Buyers to sellers 4.24 3.56 –

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.

FCELBWNEWH
FCEL 1.00 0.39 0.01
BW 0.39 1.00 0.03
NEWH 0.01 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FCEL, BW and NEWH?

Fuelcell Energy (FCEL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fuelcell Energy (FCEL) $864.58M, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) $644.05M, NewHydrogen (NEWH) $17.14M.

Which company is growing faster?

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fuelcell Energy (FCEL) +1.1%, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) +42.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) has the highest net margin (Fuelcell Energy (FCEL) -115.7%, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -4.0%). On return on invested capital, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) leads (Fuelcell Energy (FCEL) -20.5%, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) 14.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fuelcell Energy (FCEL) returned the most: Fuelcell Energy (FCEL) +54.4%, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) +39.6%, NewHydrogen (NEWH) -50.0%. Over five years, NewHydrogen (NEWH) compounded fastest (Fuelcell Energy (FCEL) -44.3%/yr, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -7.6%/yr, NewHydrogen (NEWH) 0.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) has been the steadiest (Fuelcell Energy (FCEL) 131.3%, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) 114.7%, NewHydrogen (NEWH) 274.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FCEL, BW and NEWH?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) 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.