Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) Debt Ratio (2014 - 2026)
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises' (BW) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.2 in Q1 2026, down 58.22% YoY from 0.47 in Q1 2025, and up 27.7% on a QoQ basis from 0.15 in Q4 2025.
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) Debt Ratio (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) has 13 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.2 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Debt Ratio fell 58.22% year-over-year to 0.2 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.2 (down 58.22% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.15, down 15.73% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio grew to 0.2 in Q1 2026, from 0.15 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.47 in Q1 2025 to a low of 0.02 in Q1 2023.
- A 5-year average of 0.2 and a median of 0.17 in 2024 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt Ratio jumped 9373.22% — and 2023, when it tumbled 95.49%.
- Tracing BW's Debt Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.36 in 2022, then slumped by 85.13% to 0.05 in 2023, then surged by 243.13% to 0.18 in 2024, then fell by 15.73% to 0.15 in 2025, then gained by 27.7% to 0.2 in 2026.
- The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.2 (Q1 2026), 0.15 (Q4 2025), and 0.13 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GE Vernova | 256.94 Bn | 243.82 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 0.03 |
| 2 | Eaton | 163.14 Bn | 162.45 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 0.37 |
| 3 | Parker-Hannifin | 126.50 Bn | 126.02 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 0.31 |
| 4 | Emerson Electric | 87.87 Bn | 85.69 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 0.31 |
| 5 | Cummins | 81.13 Bn | 76.46 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 0.19 |
| 6 | Illinois Tool Works | 80.86 Bn | 80.02 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 0.59 |
| 7 | Ametek | 54.87 Bn | 54.38 Bn | 735.04 Mn | 0.12 |
| 8 | Rockwell Automation | 48.51 Bn | 48.03 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 0.29 |
| 9 | Ingersoll Rand | 31.31 Bn | 30.14 Bn | 862.60 Mn | 0.26 |
| 10 | Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises | 1.18 Bn | 834.69 Mn | 46.64 Mn | 0.21 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.21 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.20 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.15 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.13 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.25 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.47 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.18 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.17 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.16 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.13 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.05 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.05 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.02 |
| 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 | 0.58 |