GNRC vs GEV vs BW Stock Comparison

Generac Holdings, GE Vernova and Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GNRC Generac Holdings Inc.
$193.75 -6.9% 1M +1.8% 1Y
Market cap
$11.46B
P/E
44.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.44B
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
1 win
GEV GE Vernova Inc.
$895.52 -6.4% 1M +53.2% 1Y
Market cap
$236.02B
P/E
24.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.37B
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

GE Vernova leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (GE Vernova 7, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises 3, Generac Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGNRCGEVBWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.46B $236.02B $654.01M GEV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 44.4x 24.8x -19.7x GEV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.8x — 32.5x GNRC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.6% +13.0% +42.6% BW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.8% 23.0% -4.0% GEV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.9% 10.7% 14.3% BW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x -3.4x -2.8x GEV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.8% +53.2% +39.6% GEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.4%/yr — -7.6%/yr BW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.1% 53.9% 114.7% GEV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 83/100 51/100 GEV

Percentile Scorecard

GNRCGEVBW

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

AxisGNRCGEVBW
Valuation 73 #17 of 61 75 #16 of 61 63 #23 of 61
Growth 42 #34 of 58 98 #2 of 58 70 #18 of 58
Profitability 87 #8 of 55 91 #6 of 55 72 #16 of 55
Financial Health 46 #39 of 71 57 #31 of 71 37 #45 of 71
Shareholder Returns 72 #9 of 30 93 #3 of 30 10 #27 of 30
Overall 64 83 51
  • GNRC ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • GEV ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • 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

PeriodGNRCGEVBWSPY
1 month -6.9%-6.4%-27.5% -0.2%
3 months -0.8%-5.1%-48.4% +3.9%
6 months -10.8%-17.8%-68.9% +8.2%
Year to date +42.1%+37.0%-28.2% +12.9%
1 year +1.8%+53.2%+39.6% +12.3%
3 years +135.7%—+93.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +33.1%—+24.7% +23.3%
5 years -61.5%—-32.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -17.4%—-7.6% +10.9%
10 years +405.9%—-97.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +17.6%—-29.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGNRCGEVBWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.1%53.9%114.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.7%53.9%103.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.182.153.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.030.990.34 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.7%-38.3%-97.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.4%-23.8%-79.2% -1.2%
52-week high $295.54$1,174.86$21.85 $779.14
52-week low $136.37$547.96$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.

MultipleGNRCGEVBW
P/E now vs peer median 44.1xmedian 27.2x 25.2xmedian 27.2x -19.5xmedian 27.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.4x 5.8xmedian 2.4x 0.8xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 18.4x 76.0xmedian 18.4x 16.1xmedian 18.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.1xmedian 28.6x 19.2xmedian 28.6x -11.7xmedian 28.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 1.7x 18.2xmedian 1.7x 11.8xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 3.39median 0.79 —median 0.79 -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 monthsGNRCGEVBW
Revenue $4.44B $41.37B $821.95M
Gross profit $1.76B $8.36B $160.14M
Operating income $421.49M $1.80B $22.49M
Net income $258.77M $9.54B -$18.35M
Free cash flow $379.25M $12.44B -$58.17M
R&D $249.51M $1.31B –
EPS (diluted) $4.33 $35.29 $-0.21
Cash & equivalents $264.92M $13.12B $308.63M
Total debt $1.33B $2.79B $209.43M
Shares (diluted) 59.64M 270.00M 154.51M
Enterprise value $10.29B $195.94B $124.98M

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
MetricGNRCGEVBW
P/E 44.1x 25.2x -19.5x
P/FCF 30.1x 19.2x -11.7x
P/Operating cash flow 20.9x 16.9x -19.5x
P/S 2.6x 5.8x 0.8x
P/B 4.0x 18.2x 11.8x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 27.7x 15.4x
EV/EBITDA 18.7x 76.0x 16.1x
EV/EBIT 29.6x 126.8x 25.7x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 5.5x 0.7x
EV/FCF 33.0x 18.3x -9.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.8x 16.1x -16.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.39 – -0.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGNRCGEVBW
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.6% 13.0% 42.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% – 3.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.4% 27.7% 20.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.4% – -2.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -25.0% 174.7% 879.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.0% – 17.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -26.1% 719.9% 87.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.1% – 17.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -26.7% 742.6% 87.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.0% – 24.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.6% 295.4% 72.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 71.1% – -73.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -25.9% 359.3% 57.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 188.3% – -120.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGNRCGEVBW
Gross margin 39.5% 20.2% 19.5%
EBITDA margin 15.1% 7.3% 4.4%
Operating margin 9.5% 4.3% 2.7%
Pretax margin 7.6% 19.0% -8.8%
Net margin 5.8% 23.0% -4.0%
FCF margin 8.5% 30.1% -7.1%
Operating cash flow margin 12.3% 34.2% -4.2%
Return on equity 9.3% 67.6% –
Return on assets 4.6% 12.2% -8.9%
Return on invested capital 7.9% 10.7% 14.3%
Return on capital employed 9.4% 8.0% 5.9%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.5x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGNRCGEVBW
Debt / assets 23.0% 3.5% 21.0%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.2x 3.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x -3.4x -2.8x
Debt / FCF 3.5x 0.2x -3.6x
Liabilities / assets 50.1% 83.8% 94.3%
Equity / assets 49.9% 16.2% 5.7%
Interest coverage 6.2x 9.5x 0.9x
Current ratio 2.0x 0.8x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.6x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 4.42 2.77 -0.88

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusGNRCGEVBW
Forward P/E 20.8xFY2026 – 32.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.31FY2026 – $0.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.8%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +42.0% – +221.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.60BFY2026 – $1.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.1%FY2026 – +71.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +48.6% – +35.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGNRCGEVBW
Held by institutions 89.4% 79.1% 88.0%
Institutions holding 998 3,416 200
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +4.0% +24.0%
Institutions buying 531 1,952 146
Institutions selling 321 982 41
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.99 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.

GNRCGEVBW
GNRC 1.00 0.50 0.32
GEV 0.50 1.00 0.41
BW 0.32 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GNRC, GEV and BW?

GE Vernova (GEV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Generac Holdings (GNRC) $11.46B, GE Vernova (GEV) $236.02B, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) $654.01M.

Which stock is cheaper, GNRC, GEV and BW?

GE Vernova (GEV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Generac Holdings (GNRC) 44.4x, GE Vernova (GEV) 24.8x, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -19.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Generac Holdings (GNRC) is cheapest (Generac Holdings (GNRC) 20.8x, 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: Generac Holdings (GNRC) +0.6%, GE Vernova (GEV) +13.0%, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) +42.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

GE Vernova (GEV) has the highest net margin (Generac Holdings (GNRC) 5.8%, GE Vernova (GEV) 23.0%, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -4.0%). On return on invested capital, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) leads (Generac Holdings (GNRC) 7.9%, GE Vernova (GEV) 10.7%, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) 14.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year GE Vernova (GEV) returned the most: Generac Holdings (GNRC) +1.8%, GE Vernova (GEV) +53.2%, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) +39.6%. Over five years, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) compounded fastest (Generac Holdings (GNRC) -17.4%/yr, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -7.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, GE Vernova (GEV) has been the steadiest (Generac Holdings (GNRC) 57.1%, GE Vernova (GEV) 53.9%, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) 114.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GNRC, GEV 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.