Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW-PA) Debt Ratio (2014 - 2026)

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW-PA) reported Debt Ratio of 0.29 for Q1 2026, up 56.28% on a YoY basis from 0.18 in Q1 2025, and up 121.51% quarter-over-quarter from 0.13 in Q4 2025.

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW-PA) Debt Ratio (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises has reported Debt Ratio for 13 years, with the latest figure at 0.29 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt Ratio rose 56.28% year-over-year to 0.29; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.29 (up 56.28% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.13, down 29.26% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.29, up from 0.13 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.43 in Q1 2024, with the low at 0.02 in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.22 across 5 years, with a median of 0.18 in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt Ratio jumped 9373.22% — and 2023, when it slumped 95.48%.
  • Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises' Debt Ratio stood at 0.36 in 2022, then plunged by 85.12% to 0.05 in 2023, then jumped by 242.91% to 0.18 in 2024, then fell by 29.26% to 0.13 in 2025, then soared by 121.51% to 0.29 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.29 (Q1 2026), 0.13 (Q4 2025), and 0.13 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 251.14 Bn 242.11 Bn 1.78 Bn 0.04
2 Eaton 153.70 Bn 153.00 Bn 2.65 Bn 0.38
3 Parker-Hannifin 111.44 Bn 110.97 Bn 2.02 Bn 0.31
4 Cummins 90.06 Bn 87.33 Bn 2.24 Bn 0.20
5 Emerson Electric 77.51 Bn 75.74 Bn 2.42 Bn 0.32
6 Illinois Tool Works 72.86 Bn 72.03 Bn 1.76 Bn 0.56
7 Ametek 51.86 Bn 51.38 Bn 717.56 Mn 0.13
8 Rockwell Automation 50.08 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.13 Bn 0.33
9 Dover 28.99 Bn 27.35 Bn 798.14 Mn 0.24
10 Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises - - 43.46 Mn 0.29

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.29
Dec 31, 2025 0.13
Sep 30, 2025 0.13
Jun 30, 2025 0.19
Mar 31, 2025 0.18
Dec 31, 2024 0.18
Sep 30, 2024 0.17
Jun 30, 2024 0.17
Mar 31, 2024 0.43
Dec 31, 2023 0.05
Sep 30, 2023 0.05
Jun 30, 2023 0.35
Mar 31, 2023 0.02
Dec 31, 2022 0.36
Sep 30, 2022 0.38
Jun 30, 2022 0.37
Mar 31, 2022 0.36
Dec 31, 2021 0.37
Sep 30, 2021 0.01
Jun 30, 2021 0.00