# Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc. (BW) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Electrical Equipment. Price $7.10, market value $1.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc. reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **PEG: 0.38**. A PEG of 0.38 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 1.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.3×.
- **Price / book: 18.4×**. The shares trade at 18.4× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 33.0×**. Enterprise value is 33.0× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -5.5%** (5-yr avg -32.7%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 3.0%**. 3.0% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: -6.2%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: 27.5%**. 27.5% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: -51.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -51.5%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -2.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces -2.8% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 1.1%** (3-yr -1.2%/yr, 5-yr 0.7%/yr). Revenue grew 1.1% over the last year, against 0.7% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 41.5%**. Earnings per share rose 41.5%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 2.7×**. It would take 2.7 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Current ratio: 1.22** (quick 1.22). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.22 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.66**. A Z-score of 1.66 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 2/9**. 2 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 224.2%** (YTD 12.0%, 3-mo -56.6%). The shares are up 224.2% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -67.8%** (260.4% above the low). Trading 68% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 36**. An RSI of 36 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 3.27** (volatility 126%). Beta of 3.27 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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