GNRC vs GEV vs HWM Stock Comparison

Generac Holdings, GE Vernova and Howmet Aerospace Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GNRC Generac Holdings Inc.
$209.25 -3.5% 1M +27.8% 1Y
Market cap
$11.10B
P/E
36.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.62B
Div. yield
0.00%
Power Equipment Industrials
1 win
GEV GE Vernova Inc.
$918.04 -7.2% 1M +57.9% 1Y
Market cap
$221.79B
P/E
21.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.04B
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
6 wins
HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc.
$223.05 -3.6% 1M +7.9% 1Y
Market cap
$84.81B
P/E
41.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.73B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

GE Vernova leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (GE Vernova 6, Howmet Aerospace 5, Generac Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGNRCGEVHWMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.10B $221.79B $84.81B GEV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.8x 21.4x 41.3x GEV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.5x — 43.0x GNRC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.1% +16.9% +22.0% HWM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.5% 23.5% 21.1% GEV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% 18.1% 21.5% HWM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -3.3x 1.4x GEV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% HWM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.8% +57.9% +7.9% GEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.3%/yr — +48.4%/yr HWM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.6% 54.3% 36.5% HWM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 83/100 73/100 GEV

Percentile Scorecard

GNRCGEVHWM

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

AxisGNRCGEVHWM
Valuation 73 #18 of 63 71 #19 of 63 38 #63 of 101
Growth 42 #35 of 60 98 #2 of 60 91 #10 of 98
Profitability 88 #8 of 57 93 #5 of 57 100 #1 of 97
Financial Health 51 #36 of 72 58 #31 of 72 47 #57 of 107
Shareholder Returns 69 #11 of 33 94 #3 of 33 89 #8 of 65
Overall 64 83 73
  • GNRC ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • GEV ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • HWM ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGNRCGEVHWMSPY
1 month -3.5%-7.2%-3.6% -2.0%
3 months -4.3%-9.8%-22.6% -2.2%
6 months -20.6%-16.2%-8.1% +4.2%
Year to date +53.4%+40.5%+8.8% +10.6%
1 year +27.8%+57.9%+7.9% +10.4%
3 years +99.4%—+364.9% +73.6%
3 years, per year +25.9%—+67.0% +20.2%
5 years -53.7%—+619.5% +61.6%
5 years, per year -14.3%—+48.4% +10.1%
10 years +468.2%—+1,563.3% +261.3%
10 years, per year +19.0%—+32.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGNRCGEVHWMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.6%54.3%36.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.7%54.4%36.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.132.161.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.491.070.22 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.8%-38.3%-36.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.2%-21.9%-23.8% -3.2%
52-week high $295.54$1,174.86$292.71 $779.14
52-week low $136.37$547.96$185.88 $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.

MultipleGNRCGEVHWM
P/E now vs peer median 40.9xmedian 28.1x 23.6xmedian 28.1x 43.2xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.6x 5.5xmedian 2.6x 9.1xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 18.9x 53.8xmedian 18.9x 30.5xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.8xmedian 29.8x 14.2xmedian 29.8x 46.0xmedian 29.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 1.9x 19.4xmedian 1.9x 15.4xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.22median 0.77 —median 0.77 0.87median 0.93

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 monthsGNRCGEVHWM
Revenue $4.62B $44.04B $9.73B
Gross profit $1.84B $9.57B $3.56B
Operating income $478.99M $2.83B $2.73B
Net income $301.14M $10.37B $2.05B
Free cash flow $414.49M $17.12B $1.93B
R&D $253.28M $1.36B $38.00M
EPS (diluted) $5.06 $38.69 $5.13
Cash & equivalents $393.67M $16.76B $507.00M
Total debt $1.33B $2.80B $4.83B
Shares (diluted) 59.56M 268.00M 400.00M
Enterprise value $9.83B $172.89B $80.56B

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
MetricGNRCGEVHWM
P/E 40.9x 23.6x 43.2x
P/FCF 29.8x 14.2x 46.0x
P/Operating cash flow 20.5x 12.6x 37.0x
P/S 2.7x 5.5x 9.1x
P/B 4.1x 19.4x 15.4x
P/Tangible book 4.4x 29.7x 18.1x
EV/EBITDA 16.8x 53.8x 30.5x
EV/EBIT 27.7x 81.0x 34.1x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 5.2x 9.6x
EV/FCF 32.0x 13.4x 48.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.1x 11.9x 38.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.22 – 0.87

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGNRCGEVHWM
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.1% 16.9% 22.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.8% – 14.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.4% 30.5% 33.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.8% – 26.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.5% 104.9% 36.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.8% – 35.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.6% 504.8% 41.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.7% – 47.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.7% 524.3% 43.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.4% – 49.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.1% 460.4% 40.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.3% – 38.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2.3% 592.1% 50.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.1% – 41.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGNRCGEVHWM
Gross margin 39.9% 21.7% 36.6%
EBITDA margin 17.1% 9.7% 31.4%
Operating margin 10.4% 6.4% 28.1%
Pretax margin 8.7% 20.2% 25.8%
Net margin 6.5% 23.5% 21.1%
FCF margin 9.0% 38.9% 19.8%
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% 43.6% 24.7%
Return on equity 10.3% 80.8% 35.7%
Return on assets 5.1% 12.4% 15.5%
Return on invested capital 8.4% 18.1% 21.5%
Return on capital employed 10.6% 13.4% 24.7%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.9x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGNRCGEVHWM
Debt / assets 21.7% 3.2% 36.4%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.2x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -3.3x 1.4x
Debt / FCF 3.2x 0.2x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 50.9% 85.5% 56.6%
Equity / assets 49.1% 14.5% 43.4%
Interest coverage 7.3x 13.0x –
Current ratio 2.0x 0.8x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.41 2.65 9.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGNRCGEVHWM
Dividend yield 0.0% 0.2% 0.2%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 2.6% 1.5%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 2.8% 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 0.1% – 9.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 0.1% – 10.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.0% – 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.

ConsensusGNRCGEVHWM
Forward P/E 22.5xFY2026 – 43.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.31FY2026 – $5.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.8%FY2026 – +37.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +42.0% – +31.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.60BFY2026 – $10.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.1%FY2026 – +25.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +48.6% – +15.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGNRCGEVHWM
Held by institutions 89.4% 79.1% 91.0%
Institutions holding 1,000 3,421 1,602
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +4.0% +0.7%
Institutions buying 532 1,954 908
Institutions selling 322 985 485
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.98 1.87

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.

GNRCGEVHWM
GNRC 1.00 0.51 0.29
GEV 0.51 1.00 0.34
HWM 0.29 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GNRC, GEV and HWM?

GE Vernova (GEV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Generac Holdings (GNRC) $11.10B, GE Vernova (GEV) $221.79B, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) $84.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, GNRC, GEV and HWM?

GE Vernova (GEV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Generac Holdings (GNRC) 36.8x, GE Vernova (GEV) 21.4x, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 41.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Generac Holdings (GNRC) is cheapest (Generac Holdings (GNRC) 22.5x, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 43.0x). 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: Generac Holdings (GNRC) +6.1%, GE Vernova (GEV) +16.9%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +22.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

GE Vernova (GEV) has the highest net margin (Generac Holdings (GNRC) 6.5%, GE Vernova (GEV) 23.5%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 21.1%). On return on invested capital, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) leads (Generac Holdings (GNRC) 8.4%, 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: Generac Holdings (GNRC) +27.8%, GE Vernova (GEV) +57.9%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +7.9%. Over five years, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) compounded fastest (Generac Holdings (GNRC) -14.3%/yr, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +48.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) has the highest dividend yield: Generac Holdings (GNRC) 0.00%, GE Vernova (GEV) 0.00%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 0.00%. GE Vernova (GEV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) has been the steadiest (Generac Holdings (GNRC) 56.6%, GE Vernova (GEV) 54.3%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 36.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.