GEV vs ORA vs BW Stock Comparison

GE Vernova, Ormat Technologies and Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GEV GE Vernova Inc.
$832.59 -15.9% 1M +51.9% 1Y
Market cap
$220.37B
P/E
21.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.04B
Div. yield
0.24%
Power Equipment Industrials
7 wins
ORA Ormat Technologies, Inc.
$94.36 +3.3% 1M -13.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.80B
P/E
45.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.19B
Div. yield
0.51%
Renewable Power Producers Utilities
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

GE Vernova leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (GE Vernova 7, Ormat Technologies 3, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGEVORABWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $220.37B $5.80B $548.18M GEV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.4x 45.8x -15.8x GEV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 37.4x 26.3x BW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.9% +31.1% +42.6% BW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.5% 10.7% -4.0% GEV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.1% 6.4% 14.3% GEV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.3x -0.3x -2.8x GEV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.24% 0.51% — ORA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +51.9% -13.2% -1.6% GEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +4.6%/yr -13.3%/yr ORA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.9% 37.9% 115.4% ORA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 83/100 60/100 49/100 GEV

Percentile Scorecard

GEVORABW

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

AxisGEVORABW
Valuation 71 #19 of 63 39 #15 of 24 58 #27 of 63
Growth 98 #2 of 60 50 #12 of 23 70 #19 of 60
Profitability 93 #5 of 57 71 #7 of 22 71 #17 of 57
Financial Health 58 #31 of 72 78 #6 of 24 41 #43 of 72
Shareholder Returns 97 #2 of 32 59 #8 of 18 7 #30 of 32
Overall 83 60 49
  • GEV ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • ORA ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • BW 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

PeriodGEVORABWSPY
1 month -15.9%+3.3%-34.8% -1.0%
3 months -18.2%-3.7%-61.3% -0.4%
6 months -25.6%-17.8%-76.3% +4.5%
Year to date +27.4%-14.6%-42.0% +12.4%
1 year +51.9%-13.2%-1.6% +13.6%
3 years —+43.9%+44.3% +76.4%
3 years, per year —+12.9%+13.0% +20.8%
5 years —+25.3%-50.9% +63.7%
5 years, per year —+4.6%-13.3% +10.4%
10 years —+98.8%-97.3% +267.7%
10 years, per year —+7.1%-30.4% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureGEVORABWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.9%37.9%115.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.6%39.9%105.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.010.903.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.95-0.35-0.01 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.3%-41.5%-97.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.1%-35.0%-83.2% -1.6%
52-week high $1,174.86$145.10$21.85 $779.14
52-week low $547.96$86.61$3.68 $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.

MultipleGEVORABW
P/E now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 26.4x 45.8xmedian 22.5x -15.8xmedian 26.4x
P/S now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 2.6x 4.9xmedian 2.6x 0.7xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 48.5xmedian 19.6x 11.2xmedian 11.0x 12.5xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 29.9x -21.9xmedian 13.5x -9.4xmedian 29.9x
P/B now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 1.8x 2.1xmedian 2.1x 9.6xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.71 4.10median 0.66 -0.64median 0.71

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 monthsGEVORABW
Revenue $44.04B $1.19B $821.95M
Gross profit $9.57B $331.93M $160.14M
Operating income $2.83B $197.45M $22.49M
Net income $10.37B $129.46M -$18.35M
Free cash flow $17.12B -$264.77M -$58.17M
R&D $1.36B $4.96M –
EPS (diluted) $38.69 $2.03 $-0.21
Cash & equivalents $16.76B $513.75M $308.63M
Total debt $2.80B $360.60M $209.43M
Shares (diluted) 268.00M 62.53M 154.51M
Enterprise value $172.62B $4.54B $19.15M

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
MetricGEVORABW
P/E 21.4x 45.8x -15.8x
P/FCF 12.9x -21.9x -9.4x
P/Operating cash flow 11.5x 20.8x -15.8x
P/S 5.0x 4.9x 0.7x
P/B 17.6x 2.1x 9.6x
P/Tangible book 26.9x 2.3x 12.5x
EV/EBITDA 48.5x 11.2x 12.5x
EV/EBIT 73.0x 28.6x 20.0x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 4.8x 0.5x
EV/FCF 12.1x -21.3x -7.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.7x 20.2x -12.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 4.10 -0.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGEVORABW
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.9% 31.1% 42.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 16.0% 3.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.5% 26.6% 20.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 7.5% -2.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 104.9% 15.5% 879.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 10.5% 17.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 504.8% -4.9% 87.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 9.7% 17.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 524.3% -5.9% 87.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 11.2% 24.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 460.4% -37.9% 72.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -1.9% -73.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 592.1% -130.3% 57.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 0.7% -120.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGEVORABW
Gross margin 21.7% 27.9% 19.5%
EBITDA margin 9.7% 42.6% 4.4%
Operating margin 6.4% 16.6% 2.7%
Pretax margin 20.2% 7.7% -8.8%
Net margin 23.5% 10.7% -4.0%
FCF margin 38.9% -22.3% -7.1%
Operating cash flow margin 43.6% 23.5% -4.2%
Return on equity 80.8% 4.7% –
Return on assets 12.4% 1.9% -8.9%
Return on invested capital 18.1% 6.4% 14.3%
Return on capital employed 13.4% 3.4% 5.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.2x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 2.2x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.8% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGEVORABW
Debt / assets 3.2% 5.3% 21.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x 3.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.3x -0.3x -2.8x
Debt / FCF 0.2x -1.4x -3.6x
Liabilities / assets 85.5% 59.7% 94.3%
Equity / assets 14.5% 40.3% 5.7%
Interest coverage 13.0x 1.2x 0.9x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.0x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.7x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.5x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 2.47 1.34 -0.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGEVORABW
Dividend yield 0.2% 0.5% –
Net buyback yield 2.9% 0.4% -70.1%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 0.9% -70.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 22.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -11.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.9% –

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.

ConsensusGEVORABW
Forward P/E – 37.4xFY2026 26.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.52FY2026 $0.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +12.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -6.7% +221.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $1.25BFY2026 $1.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +26.3%FY2026 +71.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -3.7% +35.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGEVORABW
Held by institutions 79.1% 86.4% 88.0%
Institutions holding 3,421 440 200
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +2.1% +24.0%
Institutions buying 1,954 255 146
Institutions selling 985 113 41
Buyers to sellers 1.98 2.26 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.

GEVORABW
GEV 1.00 0.30 0.43
ORA 0.30 1.00 0.25
BW 0.43 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GEV, ORA and BW?

GE Vernova (GEV) is the largest by market capitalisation: GE Vernova (GEV) $220.37B, Ormat Technologies (ORA) $5.80B, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) $548.18M.

Which stock is cheaper, GEV, ORA and BW?

GE Vernova (GEV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (GE Vernova (GEV) 21.4x, Ormat Technologies (ORA) 45.8x, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -15.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) is cheapest (Ormat Technologies (ORA) 37.4x, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) 26.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: GE Vernova (GEV) +16.9%, Ormat Technologies (ORA) +31.1%, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) +42.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

GE Vernova (GEV) has the highest net margin (GE Vernova (GEV) 23.5%, Ormat Technologies (ORA) 10.7%, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -4.0%). On return on invested capital, GE Vernova (GEV) leads (GE Vernova (GEV) 18.1%, Ormat Technologies (ORA) 6.4%, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) 14.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year GE Vernova (GEV) returned the most: GE Vernova (GEV) +51.9%, Ormat Technologies (ORA) -13.2%, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -1.6%. Over five years, Ormat Technologies (ORA) compounded fastest (Ormat Technologies (ORA) +4.6%/yr, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -13.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ormat Technologies (ORA) has the highest dividend yield: GE Vernova (GEV) 0.24%, Ormat Technologies (ORA) 0.51%. Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ormat Technologies (ORA) has been the steadiest (GE Vernova (GEV) 54.9%, Ormat Technologies (ORA) 37.9%, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) 115.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GEV, ORA and BW?

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 7. 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.