HYLN vs PUMP vs GNRC Stock Comparison

Hyliion Holdings, ProPetro Holding and Generac Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HYLN Hyliion Holdings Corp.
$2.97 -29.6% 1M +30.3% 1Y
Market cap
$584.40M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25M
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
2 wins
PUMP ProPetro Holding Corp.
$7.33 -23.6% 1M +16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$930.17M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.16B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
2 wins
GNRC Generac Holdings Inc.
$189.27 -9.1% 1M -1.4% 1Y
Market cap
$11.44B
P/E
44.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.44B
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Generac Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Generac Holdings 5, Hyliion Holdings 2, ProPetro Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHYLNPUMPGNRCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $584.40M $930.17M $11.44B GNRC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.2x -69.5x 44.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 20.3x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +163.2% -15.1% +0.6% HYLN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -564.3% -1.2% 5.8% GNRC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -0.8% 7.9% GNRC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.1x 1.6x PUMP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.3% +16.2% -1.4% HYLN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.6%/yr -5.8%/yr -17.3%/yr PUMP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 98.6% 70.9% 57.2% GNRC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 37/100 63/100 GNRC

Percentile Scorecard

HYLNPUMPGNRC

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

AxisHYLNPUMPGNRC
Valuation 35 #40 of 61 87 #7 of 47 70 #19 of 61
Growth 86 #9 of 58 19 #36 of 44 42 #34 of 58
Profitability 13 #48 of 55 15 #35 of 41 87 #8 of 55
Financial Health 93 #6 of 71 60 #19 of 46 44 #40 of 71
Shareholder Returns – 3 #31 of 32 71 #9 of 29
Overall 57 37 63
  • HYLN ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • PUMP ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • GNRC 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

PeriodHYLNPUMPGNRCSPY
1 month -29.6%-23.6%-9.1% -0.8%
3 months -22.3%-32.1%-4.1% +3.5%
6 months +61.4%-57.4%-14.1% +7.0%
Year to date +61.4%-22.9%+38.8% +12.2%
1 year +30.3%+16.2%-1.4% +13.0%
3 years +426.5%-30.3%+130.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +74.0%-11.3%+32.1% +23.1%
5 years -59.5%-26.0%-61.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -16.6%-5.8%-17.3% +11.0%
10 years ——+400.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+17.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHYLNPUMPGNRCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 98.6%70.9%57.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 92.7%60.2%54.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.140.722.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.310.23-0.02 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.0%-72.2%-83.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -63.3%-59.7%-36.0% -1.8%
52-week high $8.10$18.20$295.54 $779.14
52-week low $1.58$7.19$136.37 $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.

MultipleHYLNPUMPGNRC
P/E now vs peer median -10.2xmedian 25.4x -67.2xmedian 25.5x 43.1xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 57.4xmedian 2.1x 0.8xmedian 1.2x 2.5xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -9.1xmedian 17.5x 5.8xmedian 8.6x 18.3xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.4xmedian 27.3x -41.9xmedian 14.7x 29.4xmedian 27.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 1.7x 0.9xmedian 1.6x 3.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.33median 0.77 2.33median 0.41 3.31median 0.77

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 monthsHYLNPUMPGNRC
Revenue $9.25M $1.16B $4.44B
Gross profit $603.00K $263.25M $1.76B
Operating income -$58.73M -$11.21M $421.49M
Net income -$52.19M -$13.38M $258.77M
Free cash flow -$56.62M -$21.51M $379.25M
R&D $37.27M – $249.51M
EPS (diluted) $-0.29 $-0.11 $4.33
Cash & equivalents $13.20M $783.96M $264.92M
Total debt – $797.24M $1.33B
Shares (diluted) 178.44M 122.71M 59.64M
Enterprise value $250.29M -$178.43M $10.27B

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
MetricHYLNPUMPGNRC
P/E -10.2x -67.2x 43.1x
P/FCF -9.4x -41.9x 29.4x
P/Operating cash flow -12.5x 4.7x 20.4x
P/S 57.4x 0.8x 2.5x
P/B 3.1x 0.9x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 1.0x 4.2x
EV/EBITDA -9.1x 5.8x 18.3x
EV/EBIT -7.9x -81.5x 29.0x
EV/Revenue 50.4x 0.8x 2.8x
EV/FCF -8.2x -42.5x 32.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -11.0x 4.8x 22.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.33 2.33 3.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHYLNPUMPGNRC
Revenue growth (1Y) 163.2% -15.1% 0.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 62.1% -9.0% 3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 154.4% -22.3% -0.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 29.7% -19.0% 10.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.9% 94.1% -25.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.6% -27.8% 9.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.3% 91.2% -26.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.7% -29.0% 10.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.9% 92.5% -26.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.4% -28.8% 13.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.5% 5.5% -19.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.3% -20.7% 71.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.0% -161.6% -25.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.4% -13.3% 188.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHYLNPUMPGNRC
Gross margin 6.5% 22.7% 39.5%
EBITDA margin -551.3% 13.5% 15.1%
Operating margin -635.2% -1.0% 9.5%
Pretax margin -564.5% -0.8% 7.6%
Net margin -564.3% -1.2% 5.8%
FCF margin -612.3% -1.9% 8.5%
Operating cash flow margin -458.2% 16.5% 12.3%
Return on equity -29.7% -1.4% 9.3%
Return on assets -28.2% -0.8% 4.6%
Return on invested capital – -0.8% 7.9%
Return on capital employed -33.4% -0.8% 9.4%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x -14.3x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 64.8% 1.7% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHYLNPUMPGNRC
Debt / assets – 38.7% 23.0%
Debt / equity – 0.8x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.1x 1.6x
Debt / FCF – -37.1x 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 5.6% 53.5% 50.1%
Equity / assets 94.4% 46.5% 49.9%
Interest coverage – -1.1x 6.2x
Current ratio 7.6x 4.1x 2.0x
Quick ratio 7.1x 3.9x 0.8x
Cash ratio 6.8x 3.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 29.24 1.45 4.36

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHYLNPUMPGNRC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -18.3% -0.1%
Shareholder yield – -18.3% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusHYLNPUMPGNRC
Forward P/E – – 20.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.32FY2026 $-0.04FY2026 $9.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -121.1%FY2026 +46.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +42.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.80MFY2026 $1.26BFY2026 $4.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +325.2%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026 +9.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +127.8% +18.1% +48.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHYLNPUMPGNRC
Held by institutions 33.4% 100.0% 89.4%
Institutions holding 168 269 998
Change in shares held, QoQ +19.5% +26.4% -1.0%
Institutions buying 106 161 531
Institutions selling 38 65 321
Buyers to sellers 2.79 2.48 1.65

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.

HYLNPUMPGNRC
HYLN 1.00 0.25 0.33
PUMP 0.25 1.00 0.17
GNRC 0.33 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HYLN, PUMP and GNRC?

Generac Holdings (GNRC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) $584.40M, ProPetro Holding (PUMP) $930.17M, Generac Holdings (GNRC) $11.44B.

Which company is growing faster?

Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +163.2%, ProPetro Holding (PUMP) -15.1%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) +0.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Generac Holdings (GNRC) has the highest net margin (Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -564.3%, ProPetro Holding (PUMP) -1.2%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 5.8%). On return on invested capital, Generac Holdings (GNRC) leads (ProPetro Holding (PUMP) -0.8%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 7.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) returned the most: Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +30.3%, ProPetro Holding (PUMP) +16.2%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) -1.4%. Over five years, ProPetro Holding (PUMP) compounded fastest (Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -16.6%/yr, ProPetro Holding (PUMP) -5.8%/yr, Generac Holdings (GNRC) -17.3%/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) 98.6%, ProPetro Holding (PUMP) 70.9%, Generac Holdings (GNRC) 57.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HYLN, PUMP and GNRC?

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 5. 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.