Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (BW) stock
BWNYSEHeating Equipment, Except Electric & Warm Air FurnacesFiscal year ends December 31Also trades as BW.PA
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 9, 2026Score 5/305% above fair value
$4.86+0.02 (+0.41%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $723.97MP/E –Yield –
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises statistics
89 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Mar 3, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- No dividends
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 16.14
- 3.62
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 0.66
- 1.67
- EV / EBIT
- 17.99
- 17.99
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 44.5%
- -0.03%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- -2.36%
- 0.00%
- Float
- 100M
- 29M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 33.1%
- 11.1%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 88.1%
- 80.6%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 15M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -10.8%
- 1.01%
- Short % of Float
- 15.3%
- 3.35%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 10.2%
- 2.90%
- Days to Cover
- 4.02
- 3.41
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $22.03
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $3.06
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $4.26
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $5.51
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $11.26
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.48
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 56.8%
- 0.07%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 0.21%
- -0.53%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -52.8%
- -9.27%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -77.1%
- 1.59%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -23.3%
- 7.52%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -28.9%
- 7.23%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 386.0%
- 34.4%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -50.6%
- -3.94%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -96.8%
- 70.9%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 7M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 5M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 5M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 1.20
- 0.74
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 52.8
- 49.8
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 117.8%
- 41.4%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 2.50
- 0.96
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 3.09%
- 6.29%
- EBITDA Margin
- 4.73%
- 12.0%
- FCF Margin
- -15.8%
- 5.02%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 5.39%
- 4.50%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 6.89%
- 6.65%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.79
- 2.59
- Quick Ratio
- 1.04
- 1.05
- Interest Coverage
- 1.76
- 3.40
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 75.2%
- 9.61%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -1.20%
- 0.40%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 0.74%
- 6.17%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 1.31
- 0.87
- Inventory Turnover
- 12.75
- 3.69
- Revenue Per Employee
- $597.53K
- $424.36K
- Profits Per Employee
- $24.53K
- $30.44K
- Employee Count
- 1,650
- 2,200
- WACC
- 17.5%
- 9.43%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $30.47M
- $48.28M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $74.66M
- $1.57M
- Net Cash Per Share
- $0.50
- $0.07
- Equity (Book Value)
- $109.65M
- $324.12M
- Book Value Per Share
- $0.74
- $10.46
- Tangible Book Value
- $44.84M
- $83.75M
- Working Capital
- $254.73M
- $220.05M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$22.78M
- -$23.37M
- FCF Per Share
- -$1.05
- $1.39
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 5.59%
- 3.77%
- FCF Yield
- -21.6%
- 3.50%
- Buyback Yield
- -49.3%
- 0.93%
- Shareholder Yield
- -49.3%
- 2.20%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $20.55M
- $18.32M
- Income Tax
- $6.03M
- $9.90M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 19.8%
- 23.7%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- -0.52
- 3.94
- Piotroski F-Score
- 4
- 6
- Beneish M-Score
- -1.89
- -2.60
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | BW | S&P 500 | Difference | BW per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -3.0% | -2.7% | −0.3 pts | ||
| 3 months | -50.3% | -1.7% | −48.5 pts | ||
| Year to date | -23.3% | +11.9% | −35.2 pts | ||
| 1 year | -30.6% | +12.0% | −42.6 pts | ||
| 3 years | +362.9% | +78.2% | +284.7 pts | +66.7% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | -50.6% | +73.2% | −123.8 pts | -13.1% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | -96.8% | +309.6% | −406.5 pts | -29.2% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
15M BW shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 10.8% from the previous report, or 15.33% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 4.0 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 53.9% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 15,266,972 | -10.8% | 3,798,421 | 4.0 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 17,118,449 | -24.0% | 5,490,916 | 3.1 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 22,528,421 | -6.5% | 5,222,778 | 4.3 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 24,086,463 | +12.4% | 4,461,480 | 5.4 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 21,422,635 | +16.0% | 4,642,203 | 4.6 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 18,464,901 | +16.4% | 6,461,162 | 2.9 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 15,864,323 | +4.1% | 3,404,946 | 4.7 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 15,246,166 | +11.5% | 3,864,279 | 4.0 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13,679,394 | +50.7% | 5,082,639 | 2.7 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9,079,239 | +2.6% | 2,633,763 | 3.5 |
| May 29, 2026 | 8,850,614 | -11.7% | 3,787,275 | 2.3 |
| May 15, 2026 | 10,028,699 | +3.7% | 4,754,507 | 2.1 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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