HYLN vs CEPL vs WAVE Stock Comparison

Hyliion Holdings, Capstone Energy Plus and Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HYLN Hyliion Holdings Corp.
$2.97 -29.6% 1M +30.3% 1Y
Market cap
$587.07M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25M
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Hyliion Holdings leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Hyliion Holdings 3, Capstone Energy Plus 2, Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHYLNCEPLWAVELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $587.07M $105.41M $214.46M HYLN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.2x 29.5x -61.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +163.2% +5.4% — HYLN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -564.3% 3.5% — CEPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.7x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.3% — -40.7% HYLN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.6%/yr — -5.5%/yr WAVE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 98.6% 112.3% 70.3% WAVE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 76/100 33/100 CEPL

Percentile Scorecard

HYLNCEPLWAVE

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

AxisHYLNCEPLWAVE
Valuation 35 #40 of 61 93 #5 of 61 0 #24 of 24
Growth 86 #9 of 58 91 #6 of 58 36 #15 of 23
Profitability 13 #48 of 55 85 #9 of 55 5 #22 of 23
Financial Health 93 #6 of 71 23 #55 of 71 91 #3 of 24
Shareholder Returns – 86 #5 of 29 –
Overall 57 76 33
  • HYLN ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • CEPL ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • WAVE ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHYLNCEPLWAVESPY
1 month -29.6%-40.8%-21.5% -0.8%
3 months -22.3%-65.9%-37.6% +3.5%
6 months +61.4%—-33.6% +7.0%
Year to date +61.4%—-18.7% +12.2%
1 year +30.3%—-40.7% +13.0%
3 years +426.5%—+102.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +74.0%—+26.5% +23.1%
5 years -59.5%—-24.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -16.6%—-5.5% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureHYLNCEPLWAVESPY
Volatility, 1Y 98.6%112.3%70.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 92.7%121.1%62.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.143.541.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.31—-0.58 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.0%-77.8%-86.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -63.3%-76.5%-52.1% -1.8%
52-week high $8.10$11.88$9.92 $779.14
52-week low $1.58$2.64$4.60 $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.

MultipleHYLNCEPLWAVE
P/E now vs peer median -10.2xmedian 25.4x 26.8xmedian 25.4x -63.6xmedian 24.4x
P/S now vs peer median 57.4xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 2.1x —median 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -9.1xmedian 17.5x 9.0xmedian 17.5x —median 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.4xmedian 27.3x 31.6xmedian 27.3x —median 12.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 1.7x -2.0xmedian 1.7x 29.0xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.33median 0.77 0.97median 0.77 —median 0.59

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 monthsHYLNCEPLWAVE
Revenue $9.25M $103.06M –
Gross profit $603.00K $35.07M –
Operating income -$58.73M $4.53M -$3.00M
Net income -$52.19M $3.56M -$3.50M
Free cash flow -$56.62M $2.87M –
R&D $37.27M $4.03M $747.00K
EPS (diluted) $-0.29 $0.10 –
Cash & equivalents $13.20M $32.30M $8.15M
Total debt – $109.19M $4.83M
Shares (diluted) 178.44M 34.34M –
Enterprise value $252.97M $21.32M $187.39M

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
MetricHYLNCEPLWAVE
P/E -10.2x 26.8x -63.6x
P/FCF -9.4x 31.6x –
P/Operating cash flow -12.5x 20.3x –
P/S 57.4x 0.9x –
P/B 3.1x -2.0x 29.0x
P/Tangible book 3.1x -1.8x 29.0x
EV/EBITDA -9.1x 9.0x –
EV/EBIT -7.9x 18.5x -71.8x
EV/Revenue 50.4x 0.8x –
EV/FCF -8.2x 29.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow -11.0x 18.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.33 0.97 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHYLNCEPLWAVE
Revenue growth (1Y) 163.2% 5.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 62.1% 9.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 154.4% 29.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 29.7% 52.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.9% 305.8% -16.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.6% 30.7% -1.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.3% 190.1% -17.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.7% 28.8% -14.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.9% 151.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.4% 27.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.5% 11.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.3% 35.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.0% -8.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.4% 29.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHYLNCEPLWAVE
Gross margin 6.5% 34.0% –
EBITDA margin -551.3% 9.1% –
Operating margin -635.2% 4.4% –
Pretax margin -564.5% 3.4% –
Net margin -564.3% 3.5% –
FCF margin -612.3% 2.8% –
Operating cash flow margin -458.2% 4.3% –
Return on equity -29.7% – -56.2%
Return on assets -28.2% 3.1% -40.5%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -33.4% 12.2% -48.6%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.9x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 64.8% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHYLNCEPLWAVE
Debt / assets – 22.1% 12.0%
Debt / equity – -0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.7x –
Debt / FCF – 8.8x –
Liabilities / assets 5.6% 139.4% 24.5%
Equity / assets 94.4% -39.4% 75.5%
Interest coverage – 1.1x -2.9x
Current ratio 7.6x 1.0x 3.5x
Quick ratio 7.1x 0.6x 3.4x
Cash ratio 6.8x 0.4x 3.3x
Altman Z-score 29.24 -10.51 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHYLNCEPLWAVE
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 0.4% –
Shareholder yield – 0.4% –
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.

ConsensusHYLNCEPLWAVE
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.32FY2026 $-0.01FY2026 $-0.74FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.80MFY2026 $115.36MFY2026 $179.29KFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +325.2%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +127.8% +28.2% +35.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHYLNCEPLWAVE
Held by institutions 33.4% – 1.2%
Institutions holding 168 – 22
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.5% – +520.8%
Institutions buying 106 – 14
Institutions selling 38 – 2
Buyers to sellers 2.79 – 7.00

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.

HYLNCEPLWAVE
HYLN 1.00 0.42 0.01
CEPL 0.42 1.00 0.13
WAVE 0.01 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HYLN, CEPL and WAVE?

Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) $587.07M, Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) $105.41M, Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (WAVE) $214.46M.

Which company is growing faster?

Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +163.2%, Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) has the highest net margin (Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -564.3%, Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) returned the most: Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +30.3%, Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (WAVE) -40.7%. Over five years, Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (WAVE) compounded fastest (Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -16.6%/yr, Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (WAVE) -5.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (WAVE) has been the steadiest (Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) 98.6%, Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) 112.3%, Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (WAVE) 70.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HYLN, CEPL and WAVE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) leads on 3. 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.