GEV vs TSLA vs BW Stock Comparison

GE Vernova, Tesla and Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GEV GE Vernova Inc.
$895.52 -6.4% 1M +53.2% 1Y
Market cap
$238.51B
P/E
25.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.37B
Div. yield
0.22%
Power Equipment Industrials
5 wins
TSLA Tesla, Inc.
$407.46 +9.5% 1M -9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.32T
P/E
346.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$103.62B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

GE Vernova leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (GE Vernova 5, Tesla 3, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGEVTSLABWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $238.51B $1.32T $677.78M TSLA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.2x 346.7x -19.5x GEV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 253.1x 32.5x BW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.0% +11.8% +42.6% BW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.0% 3.7% -4.0% GEV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.7% 3.4% 14.3% BW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.4x -3.2x -2.8x GEV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.22% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +53.2% -9.9% +39.6% GEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +2.6%/yr -7.6%/yr TSLA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.9% 45.7% 114.7% TSLA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 83/100 52/100 51/100 GEV

Percentile Scorecard

GEVTSLABW

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

AxisGEVTSLABW
Valuation 75 #16 of 61 16 #42 of 50 63 #23 of 61
Growth 98 #2 of 58 49 #25 of 48 70 #18 of 58
Profitability 91 #6 of 55 80 #10 of 46 72 #16 of 55
Financial Health 57 #31 of 71 96 #3 of 52 37 #45 of 71
Shareholder Returns 93 #3 of 30 21 #24 of 30 10 #27 of 30
Overall 83 52 51
  • GEV ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • TSLA ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • BW 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

PeriodGEVTSLABWSPY
1 month -6.4%+9.5%-27.5% -0.2%
3 months -5.1%+32.5%-48.4% +3.9%
6 months -17.8%+8.4%-68.9% +8.2%
Year to date +37.0%-9.4%-28.2% +12.9%
1 year +53.2%-9.9%+39.6% +12.3%
3 years —+96.6%+93.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+25.3%+24.7% +23.3%
5 years —+13.5%-32.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+2.6%-7.6% +10.9%
10 years —+2,896.0%-97.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+40.5%-29.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGEVTSLABWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.9%45.7%114.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.9%47.9%103.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.152.273.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.99-0.220.34 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.3%-73.6%-97.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.8%-16.8%-79.2% -1.2%
52-week high $1,174.86$489.88$21.85 $779.14
52-week low $547.96$298.32$3.16 $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.

MultipleGEVTSLABW
P/E now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 27.2x 346.7xmedian 19.4x -19.5xmedian 27.2x
P/S now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 2.4x 12.7xmedian 0.5x 0.8xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 76.0xmedian 18.4x 118.4xmedian 8.3x 16.1xmedian 18.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 28.6x 228.9xmedian 9.4x -11.7xmedian 28.6x
P/B now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 1.7x 15.1xmedian 0.9x 11.8xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.79 -10.64median 1.40 -0.79median 0.79

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 monthsGEVTSLABW
Revenue $41.37B $103.62B $821.95M
Gross profit $8.36B $19.53B $160.14M
Operating income $1.80B $4.37B $22.49M
Net income $9.54B $3.86B -$18.35M
Free cash flow $12.44B $5.76B -$58.17M
R&D $1.31B $7.73B –
EPS (diluted) $35.29 $1.07 $-0.21
Cash & equivalents $13.12B $15.22B $308.63M
Total debt $2.79B $9.34B $209.43M
Shares (diluted) 270.00M 3.54B 154.51M
Enterprise value $199.58B $1.15T $148.75M

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
MetricGEVTSLABW
P/E 25.2x 346.7x -19.5x
P/FCF 19.2x 228.9x -11.7x
P/Operating cash flow 16.9x 70.6x -19.5x
P/S 5.8x 12.7x 0.8x
P/B 18.2x 15.1x 11.8x
P/Tangible book 27.7x 15.2x 15.4x
EV/EBITDA 76.0x 118.4x 16.1x
EV/EBIT 126.8x 293.9x 25.7x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 12.4x 0.7x
EV/FCF 18.3x 223.0x -9.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.1x 68.8x -16.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -10.64 -0.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGEVTSLABW
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.0% 11.8% 42.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 3.3% 3.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 27.7% 20.5% 20.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -1.1% -2.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 174.7% -22.2% 879.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -29.8% 17.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 719.9% -35.0% 87.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -32.0% 17.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 742.6% -35.7% 87.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -32.6% 24.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 295.4% 18.5% 72.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.2% -73.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 359.3% 3.2% 57.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -2.2% -120.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGEVTSLABW
Gross margin 20.2% 18.9% 19.5%
EBITDA margin 7.3% 10.5% 4.4%
Operating margin 4.3% 4.2% 2.7%
Pretax margin 19.0% 5.0% -8.8%
Net margin 23.0% 3.7% -4.0%
FCF margin 30.1% 5.6% -7.1%
Operating cash flow margin 34.2% 18.0% -4.2%
Return on equity 67.6% 4.5% –
Return on assets 12.2% 2.6% -8.9%
Return on invested capital 10.7% 3.4% 14.3%
Return on capital employed 8.0% 3.9% 5.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 4.8x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.7% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGEVTSLABW
Debt / assets 3.5% 6.3% 21.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x 3.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.4x -3.2x -2.8x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 1.6x -3.6x
Liabilities / assets 83.8% 41.1% 94.3%
Equity / assets 16.2% 58.9% 5.7%
Interest coverage 9.5x 13.1x 0.9x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.9x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.3x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.2x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 2.77 14.41 -0.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGEVTSLABW
Dividend yield 0.2% – –
Net buyback yield 2.3% -0.1% -56.7%
Shareholder yield 2.5% -0.1% -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.

ConsensusGEVTSLABW
Forward P/E – 253.1xFY2026 32.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.61FY2026 $0.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -3.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +32.3% +221.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $112.97BFY2026 $1.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +19.1%FY2026 +71.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +15.2% +35.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGEVTSLABW
Held by institutions 79.1% 42.6% 88.0%
Institutions holding 3,416 4,262 200
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +7.4% +24.0%
Institutions buying 1,952 2,373 146
Institutions selling 982 1,357 41
Buyers to sellers 1.99 1.75 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.

GEVTSLABW
GEV 1.00 0.34 0.41
TSLA 0.34 1.00 0.31
BW 0.41 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GEV, TSLA and BW?

Tesla (TSLA) is the largest by market capitalisation: GE Vernova (GEV) $238.51B, Tesla (TSLA) $1.32T, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) $677.78M.

Which stock is cheaper, GEV, TSLA and BW?

GE Vernova (GEV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (GE Vernova (GEV) 25.2x, Tesla (TSLA) 346.7x, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -19.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) is cheapest (Tesla (TSLA) 253.1x, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) 32.5x). 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) +13.0%, Tesla (TSLA) +11.8%, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) +42.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

GE Vernova (GEV) has the highest net margin (GE Vernova (GEV) 23.0%, Tesla (TSLA) 3.7%, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -4.0%). On return on invested capital, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) leads (GE Vernova (GEV) 10.7%, Tesla (TSLA) 3.4%, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) 14.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year GE Vernova (GEV) returned the most: GE Vernova (GEV) +53.2%, Tesla (TSLA) -9.9%, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) +39.6%. Over five years, Tesla (TSLA) compounded fastest (Tesla (TSLA) +2.6%/yr, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -7.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: GE Vernova (GEV) 0.22%. Tesla (TSLA) and Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tesla (TSLA) has been the steadiest (GE Vernova (GEV) 53.9%, Tesla (TSLA) 45.7%, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) 114.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GEV, TSLA 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 5. 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.