BW
Neutral signal
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- Insider Supports a bullish reading. Open-market purchases outweigh sales
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- Financial indicators Unavailable or mixed. Current ratio 1.22 · operating margin 3.9%
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ACHAT TOTAL: 12 000 titres (~115 050,00 $ US)
- Insiders
- Moeller Philip DYoung Kenneth M
- Total bought
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$115,050
Avg buy (VWAP, 90d window) $9.59 vs last close —
- Total sold
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Avg sell (VWAP, 90d window) —
- Last activity
- 2026-08-13
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Recent Form 4
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| Date | Person | Side | Shares | Price | Value | Form 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | Moeller Philip D | Buy | 5,000 | $9.50 | $47,500 | Form 4 |
| 2026-08-12 | Young Kenneth M | Buy | 7,000 | $9.65 | $67,550 | Form 4 |
Price (1 year)
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Market snapshot
Signal
Neutral signalScored 2026-08-16
BW presents a high-conviction short-term catalyst — Q2 earnings beat, a strategic Siemens Energy deal for AI power infrastructure, and a confirming insider cluster buy — yielding an effective catalyst signal of ~68 (85…
The first sentence of the analysis written for BW on 2026-08-16 - a real excerpt, not a sample. The rest of it, the 0-100 score and the rating it produced are part of Plus. See plans.
Financial ratios
| Metric | Trend | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 24.5% | 24.7% | 24.3% | 23.8% | 24.6% | |
| Ebit Margin | 2.7% | -2.0% | -3.2% | 5.7% | 8.6% | |
| Ebitda Margin | 4.5% | 0.3% | -0.3% | 9.6% | 11.1% | |
| Operating Profit Margin | 3.9% | 3.5% | 2.3% | -0.2% | 2.7% | |
| Pretax Profit Margin | -4.2% | -8.5% | -9.1% | -0.8% | 3.8% | |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | -5.6% | -10.2% | -10.4% | -2.3% | 4.1% | |
| Net Profit Margin | -6.2% | -8.4% | -27.1% | -3.8% | 4.3% | |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | -8.7% | -10.4% | -29.2% | -6.2% | 3.1% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.217 | 1.262 | 1.421 | 1.501 | 2.299 | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.060 | 0.981 | 1.142 | 1.225 | 1.985 | |
| Solvency Ratio | -0.033 | -0.043 | -0.181 | 0.001 | 0.058 | |
| Cash Ratio | 0.231 | 0.060 | 0.114 | 0.205 | 0.887 | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | -13.208 | -2.000 | -0.613 | -13.419 | 34.692 | |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.319 | 0.031 | -0.001 | 0.051 | -0.155 | |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.319 | 0.031 | -0.001 | 0.051 | -0.155 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | -13.208 | -2.000 | -0.613 | -13.419 | 34.692 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 0.319 | 0.031 | -0.001 | 0.051 | -0.155 | |
| Price To Book Ratio | -5.078 | -0.530 | -0.647 | -197.937 | 22.421 | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 1.137 | 0.210 | 0.179 | 0.836 | 1.046 | |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | -7.797 | -1.158 | -2.495 | -11.612 | -6.305 | |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | -9.699 | -1.267 | -3.074 | -16.630 | -6.684 | |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.556 | 0.740 | 0.560 | 0.436 | 0.441 | |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | -2.802 | -1.896 | -2.161 | -159.390 | 12.149 | |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 1.555 | 2.116 | 1.862 | 1.006 | 0.924 | |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 4.436 | 5.364 | 2.166 | 1.007 | 0.908 | |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | -5.037 | -2.562 | -3.860 | -365.847 | 27.550 | |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 6.330 | 5.760 | 4.362 | 2.366 | 3.130 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | -0.178 | -0.306 | -0.121 | -0.082 | -0.439 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | -0.117 | -0.166 | -0.058 | -0.050 | -0.156 | |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 1.244 | 1.094 | 1.232 | 1.432 | 1.060 | |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 0.091 | -0.059 | -0.251 | 1.137 | 1.768 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 0.564 | 0.544 | 0.390 | -0.029 | 0.579 | |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | -0.439 | -0.949 | -6.846 | -8.005 | -8.982 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | -0.187 | -0.221 | -0.097 | -0.075 | -0.276 | |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | -4.101 | -10.597 | -4.313 | -2.314 | -16.649 | |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | -2.174 | -3.987 | -2.018 | -1.090 | -7.035 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | -0.412 | -0.310 | -0.057 | -0.650 | 0.295 | |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 36.195 | 322.008 | -217.647 | 14.376 | 11.638 |
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How the latest year compares
For each ratio: its most recent value, the change versus one year earlier, and versus its 5-year average. ▲ higher ▼ lower
| Metric | Current | vs 1Y ago | vs 5Y avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 24.5% | ▼-0.2% | ▲0.1% |
| Ebit Margin | 2.7% | ▲4.8% | ▲0.4% |
| Ebitda Margin | 4.5% | ▲4.2% | ▼-0.6% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 3.9% | ▲0.4% | ▲1.5% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | -4.2% | ▲4.3% | ▼-0.4% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | -5.6% | ▲4.6% | ▼-0.7% |
| Net Profit Margin | -6.2% | ▲2.2% | ▲2.1% |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | -8.7% | ▲1.7% | ▲1.6% |
| Current Ratio | 1.217 | ▼-0.044 | ▼-0.323 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.060 | ▲0.078 | ▼-0.219 |
| Solvency Ratio | -0.033 | ▲0.010 | ▲0.007 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.231 | ▲0.171 | ▼-0.068 |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | -13.208 | ▼-11.208 | ▼-14.299 |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.319 | ▲0.288 | ▲0.270 |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.319 | ▲0.288 | ▲0.270 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | -13.208 | ▼-11.208 | ▼-14.299 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 0.319 | ▲0.288 | ▲0.270 |
| Price To Book Ratio | -5.078 | ▼-4.548 | ▲31.276 |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 1.137 | ▲0.927 | ▲0.456 |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | -7.797 | ▼-6.640 | ▼-1.924 |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | -9.699 | ▼-8.432 | ▼-2.228 |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.556 | ▼-0.184 | ▲0.010 |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | -2.802 | ▼-0.906 | ▲28.018 |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 1.555 | ▼-0.561 | ▲0.062 |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 4.436 | ▼-0.928 | ▲1.660 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | -5.037 | ▼-2.475 | ▲64.914 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 6.330 | ▲0.569 | ▲1.940 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | -0.178 | ▲0.128 | ▲0.047 |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | -0.117 | ▲0.048 | ▼-0.008 |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 1.244 | ▲0.149 | ▲0.031 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 0.091 | ▲0.150 | ▼-0.447 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 0.564 | ▲0.021 | ▲0.155 |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | -0.439 | ▲0.510 | ▲4.606 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | -0.187 | ▲0.034 | ▼-0.016 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | -4.101 | ▲6.495 | ▲3.494 |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | -2.174 | ▲1.814 | ▲1.087 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | -0.412 | ▼-0.102 | ▼-0.185 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 36.195 | ▼-285.813 | ▲2.881 |
Key metrics
| Metric | Trend | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $668.2M | $150.4M | $129.9M | $509.5M | $743.2M | |
| Enterprise value | $947.4M | $664.9M | $524.3M | $843.5M | $921.1M | |
| EV / Sales | 1.61x | 0.93x | 0.72x | 1.38x | 1.30x | |
| EV / Op. cash flow | -13.75x | -5.60x | -12.40x | -27.53x | -8.28x | |
| EV / Free cash flow | -11.05x | -5.12x | -10.07x | -19.23x | -7.81x | |
| EV / EBITDA | 36.20x | 322.01x | -217.65x | 14.38x | 11.64x | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 10.67x | 249.17x | -163.71x | 5.69x | 2.25x | |
| Current ratio | 1.22x | 1.26x | 1.42x | 1.50x | 2.30x | |
| Income quality | 2.10x | 1.99x | 0.54x | 1.15x | -3.53x | |
| Graham number | — | — | — | — | $2 | |
| Graham net-net | -$5 | -$9 | -$9 | -$7 | -$5 | |
| Tax burden | 147.2% | 98.6% | 298.9% | 446.9% | 113.2% | |
| Interest burden | -153.2% | 415.1% | 281.9% | -14.7% | 44.9% | |
| Working capital | $84.0M | $101.7M | $147.4M | $186.1M | $329.1M | |
| Invested capital | $239.4M | $305.3M | $351.5M | $451.3M | $605.1M | |
| Return on assets | -5.5% | -8.2% | -25.4% | -2.4% | 3.4% | |
| Operating ROA | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1.9% | -0.1% | 2.6% | |
| Return on tangible assets | -6.1% | -9.6% | -29.6% | -2.9% | 4.1% | |
| Return on equity | 27.5% | 21.1% | 98.1% | 888.2% | 93.2% | |
| Return on invested capital | 5.3% | 5.4% | 3.8% | -0.2% | 2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.3% | 7.4% | 3.9% | -0.2% | 2.9% | |
| Earnings yield | -5.4% | -39.8% | -151.8% | -4.5% | 4.2% | |
| Free cash flow yield | -12.8% | -86.4% | -40.1% | -8.6% | -15.9% | |
| Capex / Op. cash flow | -24.4% | -9.4% | -23.2% | -43.2% | -6.0% | |
| Capex / Depreciation | 166.3% | 67.1% | 46.7% | 55.2% | 36.4% | |
| Capex / Sales | 2.9% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 2.2% | 0.9% | |
| SG&A / Sales | 20.3% | 19.7% | 20.6% | 25.1% | 23.2% | |
| R&D / Sales | 0.2% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.2% | |
| Stock comp / Sales | 0.0% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 1.1% | |
| Intangibles / Total assets | 10.3% | 13.9% | 14.0% | 16.1% | 17.5% | |
| Days sales outstanding | 119d | 99d | 76d | 189d | 127d | |
| Days payables outstanding | 57d | 68d | 55d | 103d | 59d | |
| Operating cycle | 169d | 173d | 141d | 269d | 181d | |
| Cash conversion cycle | 112d | 105d | 86d | 166d | 122d |
Change by theme
Grouped by what each metric measures. Each figure is the change over the period shown — ▲ up ▼ down versus then.
Change over 1 year
Valuation
Market cap ▲+344.3%EV / Sales ▲+73.9%EV / EBITDA ▼-88.8%EV / Op. cash flow ▼-8.151Earnings yield ▲+0.344
Profitability
Return on equity ▲+0.064Return on assets ▲+0.028Return on invested capital ▼-0.001Return on capital employed ▲+0.009Operating ROA -0.000Income quality ▲+0.114Tax burden ▲+0.486
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▲+19.490Days payables outstanding ▼-11.337Operating cycle ▼-3.985Cash conversion cycle ▲+7.352Capex / Sales ▲+0.013R&D / Sales ▼-0.006
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▼-0.045Net debt / EBITDA ▼-238.501Working capital ▼-17692000.000Invested capital ▼-65863000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▼-0.036
Change over 5 years
Valuation
Market cap ▼-10.1%EV / Sales ▲+24.4%EV / EBITDA ▲+211.0%EV / Op. cash flow ▼-5.467Earnings yield ▼-0.096
Profitability
Return on equity ▼-0.657Return on assets ▼-0.088Return on invested capital ▲+0.024Return on capital employed ▲+0.054Operating ROA ▲+0.007Income quality ▲+5.626Tax burden ▲+0.340
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▼-7.966Days payables outstanding ▼-1.624Operating cycle ▼-12.055Cash conversion cycle ▼-10.431Capex / Sales ▲+0.019R&D / Sales +0.000
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▼-1.081Net debt / EBITDA ▲+8.419Working capital ▼-245051000.000Invested capital ▼-365698000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▼-0.072
Employee count
Peer market caps
Congressional trades
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Recent news
- 2026-08-18 INVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Reminds Investors with Losses on their Investment in Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. of Class Action Lawsuit - BW NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz LLP. If you are an investor who believes that you may have incurred a loss regarding your Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. securities ("B & W" or the "Company") (NYSE: BW); such investors are advised to contact Danielle Peyton at newaction@pomlaw.com or 646-581-9980, ext. 7980
- 2026-08-18 Babcock & Wilcox: Buying 20 Steam Turbines From Siemens Further Solidifies The Growth Pipeline Babcock & Wilcox is rated STRONG BUY, leveraging speed-to-market power solutions for data centers amid surging demand and grid constraints. BW''s $2.4B Base Electron contract and $14B sales pipeline position it for significant growth, with a second major deal anticipated by year-end. The FastPower deal with Siemens secures 20 steam turbines, enabling BW to deliver 1GW of modular, flexible power for multiple data center projects.
- 2026-08-17 Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Completes Full Redemption of 2026 Notes AKRON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $BW--B&W has completed the redemption of the entire $61.4 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of our 6.50% Senior Notes due 2026.
- 2026-08-14 AXT, T1 Energy and Babcock & Wilcox Soaring Higher On Friday Three second-derivative AI plays are in focus Friday morning. AXT (NASDAQ:AXTI) is trading higher alongside a broad rally in optics names, T1 Energy (NYSE:TE) is bouncing on the domestic solar policy trade, and Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (NYSE:BW) is drawing attention around a fresh institutional disclosure.
- 2026-08-11 Why Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Stock Popped Today Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises beat on earnings last night, delivering twice the expected profit. The company is partnering with Siemens to produce 1 GW of power equipment for data center customers.
- 2026-08-11 The Biggest Premarket Movers: Babcock & Wilcox and Fermi Soar Two AI power infrastructure stocks are surging in premarket trade after separate catalysts raised the same urgent question: how much runway is left in the race to lock up gigawatts for hyperscale AI.
- 2026-08-11 Babcock & Wilcox Signs Agreement with Siemens Energy to Commence Work on 20 Steam Turbines for Data Center Power Generation AKRON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $BW--Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) (NYSE: BW) announced today that it has signed an agreement with Siemens Energy to commence work on 20 Siemens Energy steam turbine generator sets totaling 1 gigawatt (GW) of generating capacity for use in its FastPower℠ program for data center projects. This agreement is in addition to B&W''s previously announced turbine order. “As demand for dependable, large-scale power generation continues to accelerate, particularly from AI dat.
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- 2026-08-10 Babcock Q2 Earnings Call Highlights Babcock NYSE: BW reported higher second-quarter revenue, net income and adjusted EBITDA, citing increased project activity and demand for reliable power generation from utility, industrial and data center customers.
- 2026-08-10 Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (BW) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (BW) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript