HYLN vs GNRC vs BW Stock Comparison

Hyliion Holdings, Generac Holdings and Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HYLN Hyliion Holdings Corp.
$3.37 -15.3% 1M +59.0% 1Y
Market cap
$606.70M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25M
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
2 wins
GNRC Generac Holdings Inc.
$201.68 -1.7% 1M +6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$11.92B
P/E
39.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.62B
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Generac Holdings leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Generac Holdings 4, Hyliion Holdings 2, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHYLNGNRCBWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $606.70M $11.92B $648.32M GNRC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.6x 39.6x -19.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 21.7x 32.5x GNRC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +163.2% +6.1% +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 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +59.0% +6.1% +44.0% HYLN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.1%/yr -16.6%/yr -7.8%/yr BW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 98.9% 57.3% 114.7% GNRC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 58/100 50/100 GNRC

Percentile Scorecard

HYLNGNRCBW

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

AxisHYLNGNRCBW
Valuation 33 #41 of 61 57 #27 of 61 62 #24 of 61
Growth 88 #8 of 58 42 #34 of 58 70 #18 of 58
Profitability 13 #48 of 55 87 #8 of 55 72 #16 of 55
Financial Health 93 #6 of 71 47 #38 of 71 37 #45 of 71
Shareholder Returns – – 11 #26 of 29
Overall 57 58 50
  • HYLN ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • GNRC ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • BW ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHYLNGNRCBWSPY
1 month -15.3%-1.7%-21.0% +0.9%
3 months +4.7%+3.3%-42.6% +5.9%
6 months +88.3%-20.3%-69.2% +8.5%
Year to date +83.2%+47.9%-28.2% +13.3%
1 year +59.0%+6.1%+44.0% +12.4%
3 years +497.4%+145.4%+93.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +81.5%+34.9%+24.7% +23.5%
5 years -58.3%-59.5%-33.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -16.1%-16.6%-7.8% +11.0%
10 years —+426.0%-97.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+18.1%-29.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHYLNGNRCBWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 98.9%57.3%114.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 92.9%55.0%103.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.182.193.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.600.110.38 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.0%-83.7%-97.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -58.4%-31.8%-79.2% -0.9%
52-week high $8.10$295.54$21.85 $779.14
52-week low $1.58$136.37$3.16 $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.

MultipleHYLNGNRCBW
P/E now vs peer median -11.5xmedian 29.4x 39.4xmedian 29.4x -19.5xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 65.1xmedian 2.6x 2.6xmedian 2.6x 0.8xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -10.5xmedian 18.4x —median 18.4x 16.1xmedian 18.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -10.6xmedian 24.4x 33.0xmedian 24.4x -11.7xmedian 24.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.8x 4.0xmedian 1.8x 11.8xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.38median 1.07 2.14median 1.07 -0.79median 1.07

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 monthsHYLNGNRCBW
Revenue $9.25M $4.62B $821.95M
Gross profit $603.00K $1.84B $160.14M
Operating income -$58.73M $478.99M $22.49M
Net income -$52.19M $301.14M -$18.35M
Free cash flow -$56.62M – -$58.17M
R&D $37.27M $253.28M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.29 $5.05 $-0.21
Cash & equivalents $13.20M $393.67M $308.63M
Total debt – – $209.43M
Shares (diluted) 178.44M 59.64M 154.51M
Enterprise value $272.60M $11.92B $119.29M

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
MetricHYLNGNRCBW
P/E -11.5x 39.4x -19.5x
P/FCF -10.6x 33.0x -11.7x
P/Operating cash flow -14.2x 19.8x -19.5x
P/S 65.1x 2.6x 0.8x
P/B 3.6x 4.0x 11.8x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 4.3x 15.4x
EV/EBITDA -10.5x – 16.1x
EV/EBIT -9.2x – 25.7x
EV/Revenue 58.1x 2.6x 0.7x
EV/FCF -9.5x – -9.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -12.7x 19.8x -16.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.38 2.14 -0.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHYLNGNRCBW
Revenue growth (1Y) 163.2% 6.1% 42.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 62.1% 4.8% 3.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 154.4% 7.4% 20.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 29.7% 11.8% -2.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.9% -3.5% 879.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.6% 11.8% 17.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.3% -0.6% 87.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.7% 15.7% 17.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.9% -0.9% 87.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.4% 18.4% 24.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.5% 2.1% 72.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.3% 25.3% -73.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.0% – 57.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.4% – -120.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHYLNGNRCBW
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% 13.0% -4.2%
Return on equity -29.7% 10.2% –
Return on assets -28.2% 5.1% -8.9%
Return on invested capital – – 14.3%
Return on capital employed -33.4% – 5.9%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 2.0x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 64.8% 1.1% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHYLNGNRCBW
Debt / assets – – 21.0%
Debt / equity – – 3.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -2.8x
Debt / FCF – – -3.6x
Liabilities / assets 5.6% 50.9% 94.3%
Equity / assets 94.4% 49.1% 5.7%
Interest coverage – – 0.9x
Current ratio 7.6x 2.0x 1.5x
Quick ratio 7.1x – 1.1x
Cash ratio 6.8x – 0.6x
Altman Z-score 33.51 – -0.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHYLNGNRCBW
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – -56.7%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% -56.7%
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.

ConsensusHYLNGNRCBW
Forward P/E – 21.7xFY2026 32.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.32FY2026 $9.31FY2026 $0.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +46.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +42.0% +221.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.80MFY2026 $4.60BFY2026 $1.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +325.2%FY2026 +9.1%FY2026 +71.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +127.8% +48.6% +35.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHYLNGNRCBW
Held by institutions 33.4% 89.4% 88.0%
Institutions holding 168 998 200
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.5% -1.0% +24.0%
Institutions buying 106 531 146
Institutions selling 38 321 41
Buyers to sellers 2.79 1.65 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.

HYLNGNRCBW
HYLN 1.00 0.34 0.33
GNRC 0.34 1.00 0.34
BW 0.33 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HYLN, GNRC and BW?

Generac Holdings (GNRC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) $606.70M, Generac Holdings (GNRC) $11.92B, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) $648.32M.

Which company is growing faster?

Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +163.2%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) +6.1%, 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) +59.0%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) +6.1%, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) +44.0%. Over five years, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) compounded fastest (Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -16.1%/yr, Generac Holdings (GNRC) -16.6%/yr, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) -7.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Generac Holdings (GNRC) has been the steadiest (Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) 98.9%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 57.3%, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) 114.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HYLN, GNRC 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, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 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.