GEV vs HWM vs GNRC Stock Comparison

GE Vernova, Howmet Aerospace and Generac Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GEV GE Vernova Inc.
$888.10 -7.8% 1M +53.7% 1Y
Market cap
$226.95B
P/E
21.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.04B
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
6 wins
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
4 wins
GNRC Generac Holdings Inc.
$203.37 -4.2% 1M +12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$11.49B
P/E
38.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.62B
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

GE Vernova leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (GE Vernova 6, Howmet Aerospace 4, Generac Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGEVHWMGNRCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $226.95B $79.38B $11.49B GEV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.9x 38.7x 38.2x GEV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 39.6x 21.8x GNRC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.9% +22.0% +6.1% HWM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.5% 21.1% — GEV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.1% 21.5% — HWM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.3x 1.4x — GEV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +53.7% +1.1% +12.4% GEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +47.3%/yr -16.4%/yr HWM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.8% 35.5% 57.0% HWM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 84/100 73/100 59/100 GEV

Percentile Scorecard

GEVHWMGNRC

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

AxisGEVHWMGNRC
Valuation 77 #15 of 62 40 #60 of 100 61 #25 of 62
Growth 98 #2 of 59 90 #11 of 96 40 #36 of 59
Profitability 93 #5 of 55 99 #2 of 95 87 #8 of 55
Financial Health 61 #29 of 72 47 #56 of 105 48 #38 of 72
Shareholder Returns 93 #3 of 29 88 #9 of 65 –
Overall 84 73 59
  • GEV ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • HWM ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • GNRC 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

PeriodGEVHWMGNRCSPY
1 month -7.8%-10.9%-4.2% +0.7%
3 months -9.6%-25.8%+6.0% +3.7%
6 months -18.0%-15.4%-21.5% +7.1%
Year to date +35.9%+0.3%+49.1% +12.8%
1 year +53.7%+1.1%+12.4% +11.9%
3 years —+371.8%+147.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year —+67.8%+35.3% +22.8%
5 years —+592.9%-59.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+47.3%-16.4% +10.9%
10 years ——+430.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+18.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGEVHWMGNRCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.8%35.5%57.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.8%36.5%54.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.151.092.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.000.030.22 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.3%-36.5%-83.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.4%-29.7%-31.2% -1.2%
52-week high $1,174.86$292.71$295.54 $779.14
52-week low $547.96$185.88$136.37 $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.

MultipleGEVHWMGNRC
P/E now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 26.6x 39.9xmedian 26.9x 39.7xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 2.6x 8.4xmedian 3.0x 2.6xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 51.9xmedian 18.9x 28.2xmedian 15.0x —median 18.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 30.1x 42.4xmedian 27.2x 33.0xmedian 30.1x
P/B now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 1.9x 14.2xmedian 2.5x 4.0xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.97 0.81median 0.93 2.16median 0.97

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 monthsGEVHWMGNRC
Revenue $44.04B $9.73B $4.62B
Gross profit $9.57B $3.56B $1.84B
Operating income $2.83B $2.73B $478.99M
Net income $10.37B $2.05B $301.14M
Free cash flow $17.12B $1.93B –
R&D $1.36B $38.00M $253.28M
EPS (diluted) $38.69 $5.13 $5.05
Cash & equivalents $16.76B $507.00M $393.67M
Total debt $2.80B $4.83B –
Shares (diluted) 268.00M 400.00M 59.64M
Enterprise value $178.04B $75.14B $11.49B

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
MetricGEVHWMGNRC
P/E 22.8x 39.9x 39.7x
P/FCF 13.7x 42.4x 33.0x
P/Operating cash flow 12.2x 34.1x 20.0x
P/S 5.3x 8.4x 2.6x
P/B 18.7x 14.2x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 28.7x 16.7x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA 51.9x 28.2x –
EV/EBIT 78.2x 31.6x –
EV/Revenue 5.0x 8.9x 2.6x
EV/FCF 12.9x 44.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.5x 35.9x 20.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.81 2.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGEVHWMGNRC
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.9% 22.0% 6.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 14.9% 4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.5% 33.7% 7.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 26.3% 11.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 104.9% 36.4% -3.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 35.5% 11.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 504.8% 41.6% -0.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 47.5% 15.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 524.3% 43.6% -0.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 49.5% 18.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 460.4% 40.3% 2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 38.8% 25.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 592.1% 50.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 41.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGEVHWMGNRC
Gross margin 21.7% 36.6% –
EBITDA margin 9.7% 31.4% –
Operating margin 6.4% 28.1% –
Pretax margin 20.2% 25.8% –
Net margin 23.5% 21.1% –
FCF margin 38.9% 19.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 43.6% 24.7% 13.0%
Return on equity 80.8% 35.7% 10.2%
Return on assets 12.4% 15.5% 5.1%
Return on invested capital 18.1% 21.5% –
Return on capital employed 13.4% 24.7% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.2x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGEVHWMGNRC
Debt / assets 3.2% 36.4% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA -3.3x 1.4x –
Debt / FCF 0.2x 2.5x –
Liabilities / assets 85.5% 56.6% 50.9%
Equity / assets 14.5% 43.4% 49.1%
Interest coverage 13.0x – –
Current ratio 0.8x 1.9x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 2.59 8.71 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGEVHWMGNRC
Dividend yield 0.2% 0.2% –
Net buyback yield 2.7% 1.6% –
Shareholder yield 2.9% 1.8% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusGEVHWMGNRC
Forward P/E – 39.6xFY2026 21.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $5.19FY2026 $9.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +37.7%FY2026 +46.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +31.2% +42.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $10.37BFY2026 $4.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +25.7%FY2026 +9.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +15.9% +48.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGEVHWMGNRC
Held by institutions 79.1% 91.0% 89.4%
Institutions holding 3,417 1,601 999
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +0.7% -1.0%
Institutions buying 1,953 908 532
Institutions selling 982 484 321
Buyers to sellers 1.99 1.88 1.66

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.

GEVHWMGNRC
GEV 1.00 0.33 0.51
HWM 0.33 1.00 0.28
GNRC 0.51 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GEV, HWM and GNRC?

GE Vernova (GEV) is the largest by market capitalisation: GE Vernova (GEV) $226.95B, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) $79.38B, Generac Holdings (GNRC) $11.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, GEV, HWM and GNRC?

GE Vernova (GEV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (GE Vernova (GEV) 21.9x, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 38.7x, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 38.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Generac Holdings (GNRC) is cheapest (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 39.6x, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 21.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: GE Vernova (GEV) +16.9%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +22.0%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) +6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

GE Vernova (GEV) has the highest net margin (GE Vernova (GEV) 23.5%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 21.1%). On return on invested capital, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) leads (GE Vernova (GEV) 18.1%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 21.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year GE Vernova (GEV) returned the most: GE Vernova (GEV) +53.7%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +1.1%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) +12.4%. Over five years, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) compounded fastest (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +47.3%/yr, Generac Holdings (GNRC) -16.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: GE Vernova (GEV) 0.00%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 0.00%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 0.00%. GE Vernova (GEV) and Generac Holdings (GNRC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) has been the steadiest (GE Vernova (GEV) 53.8%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 35.5%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 57.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GEV, HWM and GNRC?

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 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.