GNRC vs GEV vs HYLN Stock Comparison

Generac Holdings, GE Vernova and Hyliion Holdings Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GNRC Generac Holdings Inc.
$202.00 -6.8% 1M +20.2% 1Y
Market cap
$11.92B
P/E
46.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.44B
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
1 win
GEV GE Vernova Inc.
$862.33 -12.8% 1M +47.4% 1Y
Market cap
$228.24B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.04B
Div. yield
0.23%
Power Equipment Industrials
8 wins
HYLN Hyliion Holdings Corp.
$3.10 -31.6% 1M +30.8% 1Y
Market cap
$553.65M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25M
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

GE Vernova leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (GE Vernova 8, Hyliion Holdings 1, Generac Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGNRCGEVHYLNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.92B $228.24B $553.65M GEV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.0x 22.1x -10.6x GEV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.7x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.6% +16.9% +163.2% HYLN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.8% 23.5% -564.3% GEV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.9% 18.1% — GEV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x -3.3x — GEV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.23% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.2% +47.4% +30.8% GEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.9%/yr — -17.8%/yr GNRC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.6% 54.1% 98.8% GEV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 83/100 58/100 GEV

Percentile Scorecard

GNRCGEVHYLN

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

AxisGNRCGEVHYLN
Valuation 74 #17 of 62 75 #16 of 62 36 #40 of 62
Growth 41 #35 of 59 98 #2 of 59 90 #7 of 59
Profitability 87 #8 of 55 93 #5 of 55 13 #48 of 55
Financial Health 47 #39 of 72 58 #31 of 72 93 #6 of 72
Shareholder Returns 67 #11 of 31 93 #3 of 31 –
Overall 63 83 58
  • GNRC ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • GEV ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • HYLN 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

PeriodGNRCGEVHYLNSPY
1 month -6.8%-12.8%-31.6% -2.3%
3 months +0.4%-14.4%-17.8% -0.7%
6 months -21.4%-19.7%+46.9% +4.8%
Year to date +48.1%+31.9%+68.5% +10.3%
1 year +20.2%+47.4%+30.8% +10.3%
3 years +92.5%—+363.4% +73.0%
3 years, per year +24.4%—+66.8% +20.1%
5 years -55.4%—-62.4% +61.9%
5 years, per year -14.9%—-17.8% +10.1%
10 years +450.3%—— +258.6%
10 years, per year +18.6%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGNRCGEVHYLNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.6%54.1%98.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.7%54.4%92.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.132.153.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.360.880.31 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.9%-38.3%-94.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.7%-26.6%-61.7% -3.5%
52-week high $295.54$1,174.86$8.10 $779.14
52-week low $136.37$547.96$1.58 $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.

MultipleGNRCGEVHYLN
P/E now vs peer median 46.0xmedian 29.1x 22.1xmedian 29.1x -10.6xmedian 29.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.3x 5.2xmedian 2.3x 59.9xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 18.5x 50.3xmedian 18.5x -9.6xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.4xmedian 28.9x 13.3xmedian 28.9x -9.8xmedian 28.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 1.8x 18.2xmedian 1.8x 3.3xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 3.53median 0.81 —median 0.81 -0.35median 0.81

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 monthsGNRCGEVHYLN
Revenue $4.44B $44.04B $9.25M
Gross profit $1.76B $9.57B $603.00K
Operating income $421.49M $2.83B -$58.73M
Net income $258.77M $10.37B -$52.19M
Free cash flow $379.25M $17.12B -$56.62M
R&D $249.51M $1.36B $37.27M
EPS (diluted) $4.33 $38.69 $-0.29
Cash & equivalents $264.92M $16.76B $13.20M
Total debt $1.33B $2.80B –
Shares (diluted) 59.64M 268.00M 178.44M
Enterprise value $10.75B $180.49B $219.55M

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
MetricGNRCGEVHYLN
P/E 46.0x 22.1x -10.6x
P/FCF 31.4x 13.3x -9.8x
P/Operating cash flow 21.7x 11.9x -13.1x
P/S 2.7x 5.2x 59.9x
P/B 4.1x 18.2x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 27.9x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 19.4x 50.3x -9.6x
EV/EBIT 30.8x 75.8x -8.3x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 4.9x 52.9x
EV/FCF 34.2x 12.5x -8.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.7x 11.2x -11.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.53 – -0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGNRCGEVHYLN
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.6% 16.9% 163.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% – 62.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.4% 30.5% 154.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.4% – 29.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -25.0% 104.9% 11.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.0% – 29.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -26.1% 504.8% 7.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.1% – 30.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -26.7% 524.3% 8.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.0% – 30.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.6% 460.4% 10.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 71.1% – 30.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -25.9% 592.1% 16.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 188.3% – 24.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGNRCGEVHYLN
Gross margin 39.5% 21.7% 6.5%
EBITDA margin 15.1% 9.7% -551.3%
Operating margin 9.5% 6.4% -635.2%
Pretax margin 7.6% 20.2% -564.5%
Net margin 5.8% 23.5% -564.3%
FCF margin 8.5% 38.9% -612.3%
Operating cash flow margin 12.3% 43.6% -458.2%
Return on equity 9.3% 80.8% -29.7%
Return on assets 4.6% 12.4% -28.2%
Return on invested capital 7.9% 18.1% –
Return on capital employed 9.4% 13.4% -33.4%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.9x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – 64.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGNRCGEVHYLN
Debt / assets 23.0% 3.2% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x -3.3x –
Debt / FCF 3.5x 0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 50.1% 85.5% 5.6%
Equity / assets 49.9% 14.5% 94.4%
Interest coverage 6.2x 13.0x –
Current ratio 2.0x 0.8x 7.6x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.6x 7.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 6.8x
Altman Z-score 4.52 2.53 30.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGNRCGEVHYLN
Dividend yield – 0.2% –
Net buyback yield -0.1% 2.8% –
Shareholder yield -0.1% 3.0% –
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.

ConsensusGNRCGEVHYLN
Forward P/E 21.7xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $9.31FY2026 – $-0.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.8%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +42.0% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.60BFY2026 – $14.80MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.1%FY2026 – +325.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +48.6% – +127.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGNRCGEVHYLN
Held by institutions 89.4% 79.1% 33.4%
Institutions holding 1,000 3,418 168
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +4.0% +19.5%
Institutions buying 532 1,953 106
Institutions selling 322 983 38
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.99 2.79

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.

GNRCGEVHYLN
GNRC 1.00 0.51 0.34
GEV 0.51 1.00 0.32
HYLN 0.34 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GNRC, GEV and HYLN?

GE Vernova (GEV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Generac Holdings (GNRC) $11.92B, GE Vernova (GEV) $228.24B, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) $553.65M.

Which stock is cheaper, GNRC, GEV and HYLN?

GE Vernova (GEV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Generac Holdings (GNRC) 46.0x, GE Vernova (GEV) 22.1x, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -10.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Generac Holdings (GNRC) +0.6%, GE Vernova (GEV) +16.9%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +163.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

GE Vernova (GEV) has the highest net margin (Generac Holdings (GNRC) 5.8%, GE Vernova (GEV) 23.5%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -564.3%). On return on invested capital, GE Vernova (GEV) leads (Generac Holdings (GNRC) 7.9%, GE Vernova (GEV) 18.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year GE Vernova (GEV) returned the most: Generac Holdings (GNRC) +20.2%, GE Vernova (GEV) +47.4%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +30.8%. Over five years, Generac Holdings (GNRC) compounded fastest (Generac Holdings (GNRC) -14.9%/yr, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -17.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Generac Holdings (GNRC) 0.00%, GE Vernova (GEV) 0.23%. Generac Holdings (GNRC) and Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, GE Vernova (GEV) has been the steadiest (Generac Holdings (GNRC) 56.6%, GE Vernova (GEV) 54.1%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) 98.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.