HYLN vs AMSC vs BW Stock Comparison

Hyliion Holdings, American Superconductor and Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HYLN Hyliion Holdings Corp.
$3.42 -14.7% 1M +50.7% 1Y
Market cap
$610.80M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25M
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

American Superconductor leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (American Superconductor 4, Hyliion Holdings 3, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHYLNAMSCBWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $610.80M $1.34B $679.27M AMSC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.7x — -19.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 31.2x 32.6x AMSC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +163.2% — +42.6% HYLN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -564.3% — -4.0% BW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 14.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -2.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +50.7% -55.5% +38.2% HYLN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.8%/yr +8.8%/yr -7.8%/yr AMSC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 98.6% 85.4% 114.6% AMSC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 — 50/100 HYLN

Percentile Scorecard

HYLNAMSCBW

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

AxisHYLNAMSCBW
Valuation 33 #42 of 62 – 62 #24 of 62
Growth 90 #7 of 59 – 69 #19 of 59
Profitability 13 #48 of 55 – 72 #16 of 55
Financial Health 93 #6 of 72 78 #17 of 72 38 #45 of 72
Shareholder Returns – – 11 #26 of 29
Overall 57 – 50
  • HYLN ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • AMSC ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • 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

PeriodHYLNAMSCBWSPY
1 month -14.7%-3.8%-21.6% +0.7%
3 months -5.0%-4.8%-51.8% +3.7%
6 months +79.1%-47.6%-70.9% +7.1%
Year to date +85.9%-2.5%-28.1% +12.8%
1 year +50.7%-55.5%+38.2% +11.9%
3 years +478.0%+351.0%+83.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +79.5%+65.3%+22.5% +22.8%
5 years -57.7%+52.6%-33.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year -15.8%+8.8%-7.8% +10.9%
10 years —+306.5%-97.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+15.1%-29.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHYLNAMSCBWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 98.6%85.4%114.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 92.9%98.5%103.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.173.473.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.51-0.650.33 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.0%-82.9%-97.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.8%-55.5%-79.1% -1.2%
52-week high $8.10$63.01$21.85 $779.14
52-week low $1.58$25.01$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.

MultipleHYLNAMSCBW
P/E now vs peer median -11.7xmedian 26.6x —median 26.6x -19.5xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 66.1xmedian 2.6x —median 2.6x 0.8xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -10.7xmedian 18.9x —median 18.9x 16.2xmedian 18.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -10.8xmedian 30.1x —median 30.1x -11.7xmedian 30.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.9x 2.4xmedian 1.9x 11.8xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.38median 0.97 —median 0.97 -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 monthsHYLNAMSCBW
Revenue $9.25M – $821.95M
Gross profit $603.00K – $160.14M
Operating income -$58.73M – $22.49M
Net income -$52.19M – -$18.35M
Free cash flow -$56.62M – -$58.17M
R&D $37.27M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.29 – $-0.21
Cash & equivalents $13.20M $140.69M $308.63M
Total debt – – $209.43M
Shares (diluted) 178.44M 44.94M 154.51M
Enterprise value $276.70M $632.98M $150.24M

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
MetricHYLNAMSCBW
P/E -11.7x – -19.5x
P/FCF -10.8x – -11.7x
P/Operating cash flow -14.4x – -19.6x
P/S 66.1x – 0.8x
P/B 3.6x 2.4x 11.8x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 2.5x 15.4x
EV/EBITDA -10.7x – 16.2x
EV/EBIT -9.3x – 25.8x
EV/Revenue 59.1x – 0.7x
EV/FCF -9.7x – -10.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -12.9x – -16.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.38 – -0.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHYLNAMSCBW
Revenue growth (1Y) 163.2% – 42.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 62.1% – 3.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 154.4% – 20.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 29.7% – -2.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.9% – 879.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.6% – 17.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.3% – 87.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.7% – 17.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.9% – 87.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.4% – 24.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.5% – 72.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.3% – -73.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.0% – 57.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.4% – -120.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHYLNAMSCBW
Gross margin 6.5% – 19.5%
EBITDA margin -551.3% – 4.4%
Operating margin -635.2% – 2.7%
Pretax margin -564.5% – -8.8%
Net margin -564.3% – -4.0%
FCF margin -612.3% – -7.1%
Operating cash flow margin -458.2% – -4.2%
Return on equity -29.7% – –
Return on assets -28.2% – -8.9%
Return on invested capital – – 14.3%
Return on capital employed -33.4% – 5.9%
Asset turnover 0.0x – 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x – 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 64.8% – 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHYLNAMSCBW
Debt / assets – – 21.0%
Debt / equity – – 3.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -2.8x
Debt / FCF – – -3.6x
Liabilities / assets 5.6% 24.9% 94.3%
Equity / assets 94.4% 75.1% 5.7%
Interest coverage – – 0.9x
Current ratio 7.6x 2.4x 1.5x
Quick ratio 7.1x 1.6x 1.1x
Cash ratio 6.8x 1.0x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 34.04 – -0.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHYLNAMSCBW
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – -56.5%
Shareholder yield – – -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.

ConsensusHYLNAMSCBW
Forward P/E – 31.2xFY2026 32.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.32FY2026 $0.90FY2026 $0.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -75.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +40.0% +221.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.80MFY2026 $383.43MFY2026 $1.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +325.2%FY2026 +28.2%FY2026 +71.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +127.8% +15.7% +35.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHYLNAMSCBW
Held by institutions 33.4% 73.7% 88.0%
Institutions holding 168 277 200
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.5% +6.4% +24.0%
Institutions buying 106 173 146
Institutions selling 38 77 41
Buyers to sellers 2.79 2.25 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.

HYLNAMSCBW
HYLN 1.00 0.41 0.33
AMSC 0.41 1.00 0.30
BW 0.33 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HYLN, AMSC and BW?

American Superconductor (AMSC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) $610.80M, American Superconductor (AMSC) $1.34B, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) $679.27M.

Which company is growing faster?

Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +163.2%, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) +42.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) has the highest net margin (Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -564.3%, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -4.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) returned the most: Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +50.7%, American Superconductor (AMSC) -55.5%, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) +38.2%. Over five years, American Superconductor (AMSC) compounded fastest (Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -15.8%/yr, American Superconductor (AMSC) +8.8%/yr, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -7.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, American Superconductor (AMSC) has been the steadiest (Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) 98.6%, American Superconductor (AMSC) 85.4%, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) 114.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HYLN, AMSC 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, American Superconductor (AMSC) leads on 4. 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.