FPS vs GEV Stock Comparison

Forgent Power Solutions and GE Vernova Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GEV GE Vernova Inc.
$814.57 -14.4% 1M +36.9% 1Y
Market cap
$229.22B
P/E
24.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.37B
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

3 decided of 12

GE Vernova leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (GE Vernova 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFPSGEVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.10B $229.22B GEV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 72.1x 24.1x GEV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +13.0% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 23.0% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -3.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — +36.9% –
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 91.0% 53.5% GEV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 83/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

FPSGEV

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

AxisFPSGEV
Valuation 5 #192 of 203 75 #16 of 61
Growth – 98 #2 of 58
Profitability – 91 #6 of 55
Financial Health 20 #178 of 222 57 #31 of 71
Shareholder Returns – 93 #3 of 31
Overall – 83
  • FPS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • GEV ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFPSGEVSPY
1 month -39.3%-14.4% -1.0%
3 months -32.4%-19.7% +2.9%
6 months -31.1%-29.1% +6.4%
Year to date —+24.6% +11.4%
1 year —+36.9% +13.1%

Risk

MeasureFPSGEVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 91.0%53.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 90.8%53.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.582.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —0.69 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.5%-38.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -62.5%-30.7% -2.5%
52-week high $64.59$1,174.86 $779.14
52-week low $24.22$547.96 $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.

MultipleFPSGEV
P/E now vs peer median 72.1xmedian 25.9x 22.9xmedian 24.1x
P/S now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 1.9x 5.2xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.7x 68.8xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -974.4xmedian 21.1x 17.4xmedian 27.4x
P/B now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 2.3x 16.5xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.19 —median 0.76

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 monthsFPSGEV
Revenue – $41.37B
Gross profit – $8.36B
Operating income – $1.80B
Net income – $9.54B
Free cash flow – $12.44B
R&D – $1.31B
EPS (diluted) – $35.29
Cash & equivalents $97.48M $13.12B
Total debt $582.18M –
Shares (diluted) 243.80M 270.00M
Enterprise value $6.10B $189.13B

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
MetricFPSGEV
P/E 72.1x 22.9x
P/FCF -974.4x 17.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 15.3x
P/S 4.7x 5.2x
P/B 9.9x 16.5x
P/Tangible book 17.4x 25.2x
EV/EBITDA – 68.8x
EV/EBIT – 114.9x
EV/Revenue – 5.0x
EV/FCF – 16.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 14.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFPSGEV
Revenue growth (1Y) – 13.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 27.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 174.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – –
Net income growth (1Y) – 719.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – –
EPS growth (1Y) – 742.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 295.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 359.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFPSGEV
Gross margin – 20.2%
EBITDA margin – 7.3%
Operating margin – 4.3%
Pretax margin – 19.0%
Net margin – 23.0%
FCF margin – 30.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 34.2%
Return on equity – 67.6%
Return on assets – 12.2%
Return on invested capital – 10.7%
Return on capital employed – 8.0%
Asset turnover – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFPSGEV
Debt / assets 26.1% 3.5%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -3.4x
Debt / FCF – 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 69.9% 83.8%
Equity / assets 30.1% 16.2%
Interest coverage – 9.5x
Current ratio 1.5x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 2.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFPSGEV
Dividend yield – 0.2%
Net buyback yield – 2.5%
Shareholder yield – 2.7%
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.

ConsensusFPSGEV
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.39FY2027 –
EPS growth, next FY +104.4%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +54.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.41BFY2027 –
Revenue growth, next FY +69.5%FY2027 –
Revenue growth, the year after +38.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFPSGEV
Held by institutions 55.4% 79.1%
Institutions holding 369 3,414
Change in shares held, QoQ +46.0% +4.0%
Institutions buying 296 1,950
Institutions selling 63 982
Buyers to sellers 4.70 1.99

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.

FPSGEV
FPS 1.00 0.63
GEV 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FPS and GEV?

GE Vernova (GEV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) $6.10B, GE Vernova (GEV) $229.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, FPS and GEV?

GE Vernova (GEV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 72.1x, GE Vernova (GEV) 24.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, GE Vernova (GEV) has been the steadiest (Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 91.0%, GE Vernova (GEV) 53.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do FPS and GEV move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.63, a moderate positive relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, FPS and GEV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, GE Vernova (GEV) 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.