GNRC vs HUBB vs BW Stock Comparison

Generac Holdings, Hubbell and Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises 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
2 wins
HUBB Hubbell Inc
$433.62 -8.8% 1M -7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$22.91B
P/E
25.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.59B
Div. yield
1.31%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hubbell leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Hubbell 6, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises 3, Generac Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGNRCHUBBBWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.92B $22.91B $603.30M HUBB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.0x 25.2x -17.4x HUBB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.7x 21.6x 28.9x HUBB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.6% +16.0% +42.6% BW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.8% 13.8% -4.0% HUBB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.9% 11.3% 14.3% BW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 3.0x -2.8x BW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.31% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.2% -7.7% +12.2% GNRC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.9%/yr +16.5%/yr -11.1%/yr HUBB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.6% 32.4% 114.7% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 55/100 50/100 GNRC

Percentile Scorecard

GNRCHUBBBW

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

AxisGNRCHUBBBW
Valuation 74 #17 of 62 38 #126 of 203 59 #26 of 62
Growth 41 #35 of 59 71 #55 of 189 69 #19 of 59
Profitability 87 #8 of 55 82 #34 of 187 72 #16 of 55
Financial Health 47 #39 of 72 15 #188 of 221 38 #45 of 72
Shareholder Returns 67 #11 of 31 69 #48 of 152 10 #28 of 31
Overall 63 55 50
  • GNRC ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • HUBB ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • 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

PeriodGNRCHUBBBWSPY
1 month -6.8%-8.8%-28.9% -2.3%
3 months +0.4%-8.9%-57.5% -0.7%
6 months -21.4%-16.0%-73.1% +4.8%
Year to date +48.1%-2.4%-36.1% +10.3%
1 year +20.2%-7.7%+12.2% +10.3%
3 years +92.5%+53.9%+58.8% +73.0%
3 years, per year +24.4%+15.5%+16.7% +20.1%
5 years -55.4%+114.7%-44.4% +61.9%
5 years, per year -14.9%+16.5%-11.1% +10.1%
10 years +450.3%+324.5%-97.4% +258.6%
10 years, per year +18.6%+15.6%-30.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGNRCHUBBBWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.6%32.4%114.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.7%35.9%103.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.131.203.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.36-0.240.11 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.9%-33.1%-97.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.7%-22.3%-81.5% -3.5%
52-week high $295.54$557.85$21.85 $779.14
52-week low $136.37$407.36$3.74 $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.

MultipleGNRCHUBBBW
P/E now vs peer median 46.0xmedian 29.1x 25.2xmedian 25.6x -17.4xmedian 29.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.3x 3.5xmedian 1.9x 0.7xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 18.5x 17.1xmedian 14.4x 14.0xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.4xmedian 28.9x 24.7xmedian 22.5x -10.4xmedian 28.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 1.8x 5.6xmedian 2.2x 10.5xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 3.53median 0.81 2.51median 1.36 -0.71median 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 monthsGNRCHUBBBW
Revenue $4.44B $6.59B $821.95M
Gross profit $1.76B $2.33B $160.14M
Operating income $421.49M $1.33B $22.49M
Net income $258.77M $915.00M -$18.35M
Free cash flow $379.25M $928.00M -$58.17M
R&D $249.51M – –
EPS (diluted) $4.33 $17.12 $-0.21
Cash & equivalents $264.92M $334.50M $308.63M
Total debt $1.33B $5.12B $209.43M
Shares (diluted) 59.64M 53.10M 154.51M
Enterprise value $10.75B $21.16B $74.27M

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
MetricGNRCHUBBBW
P/E 46.0x 25.2x -17.4x
P/FCF 31.4x 24.7x -10.4x
P/Operating cash flow 21.7x 20.7x -17.4x
P/S 2.7x 3.5x 0.7x
P/B 4.1x 5.6x 10.5x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 23.5x 13.7x
EV/EBITDA 19.4x 17.1x 14.0x
EV/EBIT 30.8x 20.8x 22.4x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 4.2x 0.6x
EV/FCF 34.2x 29.8x -8.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.7x 25.0x -14.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.53 2.51 -0.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGNRCHUBBBW
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.6% 16.0% 42.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 7.9% 3.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.4% 17.1% 20.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 9.0% -2.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -25.0% 15.2% 879.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 10.6% 17.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -26.1% 5.6% 87.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 9.4% 17.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -26.7% 6.1% 87.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 10.1% 24.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.6% 9.0% 72.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 71.1% 12.5% -73.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -25.9% 9.1% 57.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 188.3% 14.9% -120.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGNRCHUBBBW
Gross margin 39.5% 35.4% 19.5%
EBITDA margin 15.1% 24.5% 4.4%
Operating margin 9.5% 20.2% 2.7%
Pretax margin 7.6% 17.7% -8.8%
Net margin 5.8% 13.8% -4.0%
FCF margin 8.5% 14.1% -7.1%
Operating cash flow margin 12.3% 16.8% -4.2%
Return on equity 9.3% 22.8% –
Return on assets 4.6% 7.7% -8.9%
Return on invested capital 7.9% 11.3% 14.3%
Return on capital employed 9.4% 13.5% 5.9%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.2x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.5% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGNRCHUBBBW
Debt / assets 23.0% 43.0% 21.0%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.2x 3.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 3.0x -2.8x
Debt / FCF 3.5x 5.5x -3.6x
Liabilities / assets 50.1% 65.4% 94.3%
Equity / assets 49.9% 34.6% 5.7%
Interest coverage 6.2x – 0.9x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.5x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.8x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 4.52 – -0.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGNRCHUBBBW
Dividend yield – 1.3% –
Net buyback yield -0.1% 0.9% -63.7%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 2.2% -63.7%
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.

ConsensusGNRCHUBBBW
Forward P/E 21.7xFY2026 21.6xFY2026 28.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.31FY2026 $20.07FY2026 $0.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.8%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +42.0% +21.9% +221.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.60BFY2026 $7.32BFY2026 $1.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.1%FY2026 +25.4%FY2026 +71.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +48.6% +9.8% +35.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGNRCHUBBBW
Held by institutions 89.4% 96.1% 88.0%
Institutions holding 1,000 1,017 200
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% -0.4% +24.0%
Institutions buying 532 512 146
Institutions selling 322 319 41
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.61 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.

GNRCHUBBBW
GNRC 1.00 0.52 0.34
HUBB 0.52 1.00 0.28
BW 0.34 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GNRC, HUBB and BW?

Hubbell (HUBB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Generac Holdings (GNRC) $11.92B, Hubbell (HUBB) $22.91B, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) $603.30M.

Which stock is cheaper, GNRC, HUBB and BW?

Hubbell (HUBB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Generac Holdings (GNRC) 46.0x, Hubbell (HUBB) 25.2x, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -17.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hubbell (HUBB) is cheapest (Generac Holdings (GNRC) 21.7x, Hubbell (HUBB) 21.6x, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) 28.9x). 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%, Hubbell (HUBB) +16.0%, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) +42.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hubbell (HUBB) has the highest net margin (Generac Holdings (GNRC) 5.8%, Hubbell (HUBB) 13.8%, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -4.0%). On return on invested capital, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) leads (Generac Holdings (GNRC) 7.9%, Hubbell (HUBB) 11.3%, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) 14.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Generac Holdings (GNRC) returned the most: Generac Holdings (GNRC) +20.2%, Hubbell (HUBB) -7.7%, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) +12.2%. Over five years, Hubbell (HUBB) compounded fastest (Generac Holdings (GNRC) -14.9%/yr, Hubbell (HUBB) +16.5%/yr, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -11.1%/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%, Hubbell (HUBB) 1.31%. Generac Holdings (GNRC) and Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hubbell (HUBB) has been the steadiest (Generac Holdings (GNRC) 56.6%, Hubbell (HUBB) 32.4%, 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, HUBB 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, Hubbell (HUBB) 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.