BW

Strong SellSinker

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. · Industrials · United States · $989M cap · $25.6M/day traded

$5.01 -8.2% · close 12 Oct · scored 14 Oct

Sinker: Weak, expensive and falling. Nothing here to keep it afloat.

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Quality
27
Value
24
Momentum
21

As of 14 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (BW) is 5/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 27, Value 24, Momentum 21, each scored against its sector).

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P/E (TTM)
—
peers 26.7x
ROE
—
peers 10.1%
D/E
5.6x
peers 0.6x
Dividend %
—
trailing yield

ABOUT BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES, INC.

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Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. provides advanced energy and environmental technologies and services for global power generation, renewable, industrial, and environmental markets. The company's competitive advantage stems from its century-long engineering expertise in combustion, emissions control, and energy recovery systems, offering integrated solutions to complex industrial challenges. BW is a legacy industrial player actively transforming to capitalize on growing demand for renewable energy and cleaner environmental solutions.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)

Year2022202320242025CAGRTTM2026E2027EFwd CAGR
Revenue609.4M587.4M581.0M587.7M-1.2%834.4M1.0B1.3B47.7%
EPS0.43-2.38-0.82-0.48—-0.64———
Shares88.7M89.4M95.1M130.4M+47.1%149.0M———
Debt410.3M434.2M521.1M368.7M-3.5%322.3M———
Equity-2.6M-201.0M-283.8M-131.5M—————
Op CF-30.6M-42.3M-118.7M-68.9M—-34.7M———
Inv CF-68.8M-7.9M110.0M197.0M—————
Fin CF-11.2M8.6M69.7M-58.7M—————
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PRICE (1Y) · USD-33.6%
5.05.76.57.27.931 Aug22 Sep12 Oct
SMA 50SMA 200

Price checkNo clear trendExperimental

No clear trend: not near its 52-week low, and not in a steady uptrend.

SwingsVery bumpy

Swung more than 98% of stocks we rank over the past year (121% a year).

How this is worked out

StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.

The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.

In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.

What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.

What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.

Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.

Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.

Close
$5.01
RSI (14)
14.2
52-Week Range-77.3% from high
Low $3.06High $22.03

SCORE BREAKDOWN

Quality
27
ROIC
-18.9%4.2
ROE
—N/A
GP/Assets
24.8%69.6
Op. Margin
4.0%31.4
FCF/Assets
n/mN/A
Piotroski
416.7
Int. Cover
-1.5x9.8
D/E Ratio
5.62x1.5
Current Ratio
1.45x38.2
Value
24
P/E (TTM)
—N/A
EV/EBITDA
27.2x18.8
P/FCF
n/mN/A
P/B
14.2x3.9
P/S
1.0x63.3
Div Yield
—N/A
Momentum
21
52W High %
23%2.3
RS 6M
-87%0.5
SMA 50/200
0.64x2.5
EPS Rev 4W
0.0%46.5
EPS Rev 12W
-5.8%11.4
EPS Improve
+170%81.0
Q Growth
—N/A

FUNDAMENTALS

Market Cap
$989M
P/E (Forward)
12.2x
Gross Margin
19.7%

SECTOR PEERS

Closest peers in Industrials, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of BW are excluded.

TickerCompanyMkt CapStockRankSignal
BWBabcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.(you)$989M5Strong Sell
NNENANO Nuclear Energy Inc.$913M2Strong Sell
FISNDeep Fission, Inc.$459M9Strong Sell
RRRichtech Robotics Inc.$371M4Strong Sell
GHMGraham Corporation$1.0B27Sell
SMRNuScale Power Corporation$3.6B3Strong Sell
AMSCAmerican Superconductor Corporation$1.5B24Sell
TNCTennant Company$1.1B35Sell
MFPMidera Food Processing, Inc.$2.0B27Sell
XEX-Energy, Inc.$6.7B4Strong Sell

Peer medians: ROE 10.1% · P/E 26.7x · Gross margin 29.2%

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Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (BW): Stock Score Summary

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (BW) has a MoatMap StockRank of 5/100 based on Quality (27/100), Value (24/100), and Momentum (21/100) factor scores. The current signal is STRONG SELL.

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. provides advanced energy and environmental technologies and services for global power generation, renewable, industrial, and environmental markets. The company's competitive advantage stems from its century-long engineering expertise in combustion, emissions control, and energy recovery systems, offering integrated solutions to complex industrial challenges. BW is a legacy industrial player actively transforming to capitalize on growing demand for renewable energy and cleaner environmental solutions.

Key Financial Metrics

Price$5.01
Market Cap$989M
P/E (Forward)12.20
Price/Book14.18
Return on Invested Capital-18.9%
Debt/Equity5.62x
Gross Margin19.7%
Operating Margin4.0%
Revenue Growth130.3%
Free Cash Flow$226M

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. operates in the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry, part of the Industrials sector (United States).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.’s (BW) StockRank?
MoatMap’s StockRank for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (BW) is 5/100, with a Strong Sell signal. It is a composite of Quality (27), Value (24), and Momentum (21), each scored against its sector. The composite is then ranked across MoatMap’s universe of 24,000+ stocks.
Does Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. have an economic moat?
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (BW) has a Quality factor score of 27/100. The Quality factor combines ROIC, Piotroski F-Score, and leverage: the financial fingerprints of a durable competitive advantage. A Quality score above 70 typically indicates a company with the characteristics of a moated business.
Is Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. a buy, hold, or sell?
MoatMap’s current signal for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (BW) is Strong Sell, based on a StockRank of 5/100. Signals are derived mechanically from the StockRank composite and should be one input among many; combine with your own thesis on management, competitive position, and valuation.
What sector is Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. in?
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (BW) operates in the Industrials sector, specifically the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry (United States).