WPRT vs GENC vs ALSN Stock Comparison

Aetherion Technologies, Gencor Industries and Allison Transmission Holdings Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WPRT Aetherion Technologies Inc. Data shown for AETR
$1.85 -1.6% 1M -6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$32.14M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$8.50M
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
1 win
GENC Gencor Industries Inc
$17.52 -1.1% 1M +30.3% 1Y
Market cap
$256.66M
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$110.01M
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Allison Transmission Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Allison Transmission Holdings 6, Gencor Industries 4, Aetherion Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWPRTGENCALSNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.14M $256.66M $10.09B ALSN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.8x 17.2x 19.1x GENC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.5x 15.7x GENC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -73.4% -6.4% +37.6% ALSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -493.2% 13.5% 12.0% GENC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -39.8% — 10.7% ALSN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x — 3.4x WPRT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.1% +30.3% +51.9% ALSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -44.9%/yr +8.5%/yr +27.8%/yr ALSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.0% 38.3% 32.0% ALSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 27/100 62/100 54/100 GENC

Percentile Scorecard

WPRTGENCALSN

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

AxisWPRTGENCALSN
Valuation 12 #179 of 204 69 #65 of 204 69 #64 of 204
Growth 36 #122 of 191 42 #112 of 191 44 #108 of 191
Profitability 4 #181 of 189 36 #121 of 189 84 #32 of 189
Financial Health 54 #103 of 221 100 #1 of 221 15 #188 of 221
Shareholder Returns – – 58 #67 of 159
Overall 27 62 54
  • WPRT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • GENC ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • ALSN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWPRTGENCALSNSPY
1 month -1.6%-1.1%+4.1% -1.0%
3 months -1.1%+20.9%+2.2% -0.4%
6 months -6.6%+18.7%-5.6% +4.5%
Year to date +17.8%+35.2%+23.2% +12.4%
1 year -6.1%+30.3%+51.9% +13.6%
3 years -67.4%+25.6%+130.1% +76.4%
3 years, per year -31.2%+7.9%+32.0% +20.8%
5 years -94.9%+50.6%+241.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year -44.9%+8.5%+27.8% +10.4%
10 years -86.7%+50.4%+323.1% +267.7%
10 years, per year -18.3%+4.2%+15.5% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureWPRTGENCALSNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.0%38.3%32.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.6%30.0%30.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.610.821.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.110.791.62 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.1%-55.7%-34.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.1%-13.0%-11.3% -1.6%
52-week high $2.47$20.14$136.00 $779.14
52-week low $1.54$12.23$79.27 $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.

MultipleWPRTGENCALSN
P/E now vs peer median -0.8xmedian 25.5x 17.2xmedian 25.5x 18.9xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.9x 2.0xmedian 1.9x 2.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.4xmedian 14.4x 3.5xmedian 14.4x 12.4xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 23.3x -133.8xmedian 23.3x 13.5xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 2.2x 1.0xmedian 2.2x 5.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.10median 1.16 2.35median 1.16 -6.64median 1.16

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 monthsWPRTGENCALSN
Revenue $8.50M $110.01M $4.40B
Gross profit $952.00K $31.45M $1.60B
Operating income -$23.52M $12.92M $861.00M
Net income -$41.91M $14.89M $529.00M
Free cash flow -$8.83M -$1.62M $737.00M
R&D $5.35M $2.73M $197.00M
EPS (diluted) $-2.42 $1.02 $6.30
Cash & equivalents $23.95M $26.26M $399.00M
Total debt $972.00K – $4.14B
Shares (diluted) 17.34M 14.66M 84.00M
Enterprise value -$204.96M -$346.68M $6.98B

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
MetricWPRTGENCALSN
P/E -0.8x 17.2x 18.9x
P/FCF -3.6x -133.8x 13.5x
P/Operating cash flow -4.1x 197.6x 10.6x
P/S 3.8x 2.0x 2.3x
P/B 0.6x 1.0x 5.0x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 1.0x 26.8x
EV/EBITDA -0.4x 3.5x 12.4x
EV/EBIT -0.4x 4.0x 15.9x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 0.5x 3.1x
EV/FCF -1.0x -32.2x 18.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -1.2x 47.5x 14.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.10 2.35 -6.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWPRTGENCALSN
Revenue growth (1Y) -73.4% -6.4% 37.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -70.1% 0.8% 14.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -72.0% -3.3% 3.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -72.0% 4.7% 4.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -71.1% -16.6% -13.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.0% 2.8% -0.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 21.9% -2.0% -30.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 7.3% -5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 18.0% -2.0% -29.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 7.3% -2.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 55.5% 796.7% 14.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 28.4% 7.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 55.5% -78.4% 12.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 50.4% 6.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWPRTGENCALSN
Gross margin 11.2% 28.6% 36.4%
EBITDA margin -267.3% 13.7% 25.1%
Operating margin -276.7% 11.7% 19.6%
Pretax margin -423.1% 17.0% 15.7%
Net margin -493.2% 13.5% 12.0%
FCF margin -103.9% -1.5% 16.7%
Operating cash flow margin -93.2% 1.0% 21.3%
Return on equity -29.3% 6.7% 27.3%
Return on assets -19.9% 6.3% 6.1%
Return on invested capital -39.8% – 10.7%
Return on capital employed -42.2% 5.7% 11.7%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 0.1x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 8.2% – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWPRTGENCALSN
Debt / assets 1.1% – 47.5%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 2.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x – 3.4x
Debt / FCF -0.1x – 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 38.5% 5.9% 77.3%
Equity / assets 61.5% 94.1% 22.7%
Interest coverage -100.9x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 19.2x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.1x 14.9x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.8x 14.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score -19.52 12.06 1.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWPRTGENCALSN
Dividend yield – – 0.9%
Net buyback yield 344.5% – 1.3%
Shareholder yield 344.5% – 2.2%
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.

ConsensusWPRTGENCALSN
Forward P/E – 15.5xFY2026 15.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.37FY2026 $1.13FY2026 $7.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +5.6%FY2026 +4.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -15.9% +45.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.34MFY2026 $111.17MFY2026 $6.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -55.7%FY2026 -3.7%FY2026 +109.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.1% +38.5% +1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWPRTGENCALSN
Held by institutions – 48.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 94 568
Change in shares held, QoQ – -2.6% +1.1%
Institutions buying – 40 258
Institutions selling – 33 231
Buyers to sellers – 1.21 1.12

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.

WPRTGENCALSN
WPRT 1.00 0.05 0.10
GENC 0.05 1.00 0.29
ALSN 0.10 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WPRT, GENC and ALSN?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) $32.14M, Gencor Industries (GENC) $256.66M, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) $10.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, WPRT, GENC and ALSN?

Gencor Industries (GENC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -0.8x, Gencor Industries (GENC) 17.2x, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 19.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gencor Industries (GENC) is cheapest (Gencor Industries (GENC) 15.5x, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 15.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -73.4%, Gencor Industries (GENC) -6.4%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +37.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gencor Industries (GENC) has the highest net margin (Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -493.2%, Gencor Industries (GENC) 13.5%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 12.0%). On return on invested capital, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) leads (Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -39.8%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) returned the most: Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -6.1%, Gencor Industries (GENC) +30.3%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +51.9%. Over five years, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) compounded fastest (Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -44.9%/yr, Gencor Industries (GENC) +8.5%/yr, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +27.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) has been the steadiest (Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) 54.0%, Gencor Industries (GENC) 38.3%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 32.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WPRT, GENC and ALSN?

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