GNRC vs HUBB vs BW Stock Comparison

Generac Holdings, Hubbell and Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GNRC Generac Holdings Inc.
$203.37 -4.2% 1M +12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$11.49B
P/E
38.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.62B
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
1 win
HUBB Hubbell Inc
$437.90 -4.7% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$22.20B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.59B
Div. yield
–
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 4, Generac Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGNRCHUBBBWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.49B $22.20B $597.79M HUBB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.2x 24.4x -18.0x HUBB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.8x 21.8x 32.6x HUBB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.1% +16.0% +42.6% BW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 13.8% -4.0% HUBB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.3% 14.3% BW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.0x -2.8x BW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.4% -7.3% +38.2% BW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.4%/yr +17.1%/yr -7.8%/yr HUBB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.0% 32.0% 114.6% HUBB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 56/100 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 61 #25 of 62 38 #126 of 203 62 #24 of 62
Growth 40 #36 of 59 71 #56 of 188 69 #19 of 59
Profitability 87 #8 of 55 85 #28 of 183 72 #16 of 55
Financial Health 48 #38 of 72 16 #181 of 216 38 #45 of 72
Shareholder Returns – 72 #44 of 152 11 #26 of 29
Overall 59 56 50
  • GNRC ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • HUBB ranked among 222 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 -4.2%-4.7%-21.6% +0.7%
3 months +6.0%-7.5%-51.8% +3.7%
6 months -21.5%-13.8%-70.9% +7.1%
Year to date +49.1%-1.4%-28.1% +12.8%
1 year +12.4%-7.3%+38.2% +11.9%
3 years +147.3%+54.6%+83.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +35.3%+15.6%+22.5% +22.8%
5 years -59.2%+119.6%-33.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year -16.4%+17.1%-7.8% +10.9%
10 years +430.4%+318.6%-97.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year +18.2%+15.4%-29.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGNRCHUBBBWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.0%32.0%114.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.7%35.3%103.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.181.193.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.22-0.230.33 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.7%-33.1%-97.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.2%-21.5%-79.1% -1.2%
52-week high $295.54$557.85$21.85 $779.14
52-week low $136.37$407.36$3.30 $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 39.7xmedian 26.6x 25.5xmedian 25.8x -19.5xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.6x 3.5xmedian 1.9x 0.8xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 18.9x 17.3xmedian 14.6x 16.2xmedian 18.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.0xmedian 30.1x 24.9xmedian 22.2x -11.7xmedian 30.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 1.9x 5.6xmedian 2.2x 11.8xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.16median 0.97 2.53median 1.45 -0.80median 0.97

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 $4.62B $6.59B $821.95M
Gross profit $1.84B $2.33B $160.14M
Operating income $478.99M $1.33B $22.49M
Net income $301.14M $915.00M -$18.35M
Free cash flow – $928.00M -$58.17M
R&D $253.28M – –
EPS (diluted) $5.05 $17.12 $-0.21
Cash & equivalents $393.67M $334.50M $308.63M
Total debt – $5.12B $209.43M
Shares (diluted) 59.64M 53.10M 154.51M
Enterprise value $11.49B $20.43B $68.76M

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 39.7x 25.5x -19.5x
P/FCF 33.0x 24.9x -11.7x
P/Operating cash flow 20.0x 20.9x -19.6x
P/S 2.6x 3.5x 0.8x
P/B 4.0x 5.6x 11.8x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 23.7x 15.4x
EV/EBITDA – 17.3x 16.2x
EV/EBIT – 20.9x 25.8x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 4.2x 0.7x
EV/FCF – 30.1x -10.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.0x 25.2x -16.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.16 2.53 -0.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGNRCHUBBBW
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.1% 16.0% 42.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 7.9% 3.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.4% 17.1% 20.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 9.0% -2.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.5% 15.2% 879.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 10.6% 17.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.6% 5.6% 87.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 9.4% 17.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.9% 6.1% 87.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.4% 10.1% 24.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.1% 9.0% 72.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.3% 12.5% -73.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 9.1% 57.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.9% -120.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGNRCHUBBBW
Gross margin – 35.4% 19.5%
EBITDA margin – 24.5% 4.4%
Operating margin – 20.2% 2.7%
Pretax margin – 17.7% -8.8%
Net margin – 13.8% -4.0%
FCF margin – 14.1% -7.1%
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% 16.8% -4.2%
Return on equity 10.2% 22.8% –
Return on assets 5.1% 7.7% -8.9%
Return on invested capital – 11.3% 14.3%
Return on capital employed – 13.5% 5.9%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.2x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.5% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGNRCHUBBBW
Debt / assets – 43.0% 21.0%
Debt / equity – 1.2x 3.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.0x -2.8x
Debt / FCF – 5.5x -3.6x
Liabilities / assets 50.9% 65.4% 94.3%
Equity / assets 49.1% 34.6% 5.7%
Interest coverage – – 0.9x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.5x 1.5x
Quick ratio – 0.8x 1.1x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – – -0.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGNRCHUBBBW
Dividend yield – 1.3% –
Net buyback yield – 0.9% -56.5%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.2% -56.5%
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 21.8xFY2026 21.8xFY2026 32.6xFY2026
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 999 1,016 200
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% -0.4% +24.0%
Institutions buying 532 511 146
Institutions selling 321 319 41
Buyers to sellers 1.66 1.60 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 0.33
HUBB 0.52 1.00 0.28
BW 0.33 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) $11.49B, Hubbell (HUBB) $22.20B, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) $597.79M.

Which stock is cheaper, GNRC, HUBB and BW?

Hubbell (HUBB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Generac Holdings (GNRC) 38.2x, Hubbell (HUBB) 24.4x, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -18.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hubbell (HUBB) is cheapest (Generac Holdings (GNRC) 21.8x, Hubbell (HUBB) 21.8x, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) 32.6x). 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) +6.1%, Hubbell (HUBB) +16.0%, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) +42.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) returned the most: Generac Holdings (GNRC) +12.4%, Hubbell (HUBB) -7.3%, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) +38.2%. Over five years, Hubbell (HUBB) compounded fastest (Generac Holdings (GNRC) -16.4%/yr, Hubbell (HUBB) +17.1%/yr, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -7.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hubbell (HUBB) has been the steadiest (Generac Holdings (GNRC) 57.0%, Hubbell (HUBB) 32.0%, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) 114.6%). 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.