Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc BW Stock Analysis
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$3.25 up $0.15, 4.84% at close Nov 6
Last close · Previous close $3.10
- Market cap
- $442.69MAt the Nov 6 close
- P/E ratio
- n/mLoss over last 12 months
- Diluted EPS
- −$0.14Last 12 months
- Dividend yield
- 12.50%Last 12 months
Price chart
$3.25up $0.15, 4.84%Fri, Nov 6 session
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Price data
Trading
- Previous close$3.10Nov 5
- Volume4.44MNov 6 session
Shares traded on all US exchanges in the last completed session. Live intraday volume covers IEX only, so it is left out.
- Avg. volume4.25MLast 21 sessions
The average daily shares traded over the last 21 trading sessions, about one calendar month.
- 52-week range: $3.07 to $22.03; now $3.25
The lowest and highest trades over the past 52 weeks, adjusted for splits. The marker shows the latest price.
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Performance
Past performance, measured to the Nov 6 close. Total return includes reinvested dividends.Price change only, without dividends. Compared with the S&P 500, using SPY.
BW trailed the S&P 500 in all 7 periods.
| Period | BW and S&P 500 | vs S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Short term | ||
| 1M | BW: down 45.0% S&P 500: down 5.6% | BW trailed the S&P 500 by 39.4 percentage points Trailed |
| 3M | BW: down 65.4% S&P 500: down 4.1% | BW trailed the S&P 500 by 61.3 percentage points Trailed |
| YTD | BW: down 47.5% S&P 500: up 8.7% | BW trailed the S&P 500 by 56.2 percentage points Trailed |
| 1Y | BW: down 35.3% S&P 500: up 10.9% | BW trailed the S&P 500 by 46.2 percentage points Trailed |
| Long term | ||
| 3Y | BW: up 41.1% S&P 500: up 75.0% +12.2% vs +20.5% a year | BW trailed the S&P 500 by 33.9 percentage points Trailed |
| 5Y | BW: down 55.6% S&P 500: up 67.8% −15.0% vs +10.9% a year | BW trailed the S&P 500 by 123.4 percentage points Trailed |
| 10Y | BW: down 97.6% S&P 500: up 313.1% −31.1% vs +15.2% a year | BW trailed the S&P 500 by 410.7 percentage points Trailed |
$10,000 invested in BW 10 years ago (Nov 4, 2016) would be worth about $242 at the close on , with dividends reinvested. The same amount in the S&P 500 would be worth about $41,313.
BW trailed the S&P 500 in all 7 periods.
| Period | BW and S&P 500 | vs S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Short term | ||
| 1M | BW: down 45.0% S&P 500: down 5.6% | BW trailed the S&P 500 by 39.4 percentage points Trailed |
| 3M | BW: down 65.4% S&P 500: down 4.3% | BW trailed the S&P 500 by 61.1 percentage points Trailed |
| YTD | BW: down 48.7% S&P 500: up 7.8% | BW trailed the S&P 500 by 56.5 percentage points Trailed |
| 1Y | BW: down 36.9% S&P 500: up 9.7% | BW trailed the S&P 500 by 46.6 percentage points Trailed |
| Long term | ||
| 3Y | BW: up 37.7% S&P 500: up 68.8% +11.3% vs +19.1% a year | BW trailed the S&P 500 by 31.1 percentage points Trailed |
| 5Y | BW: down 56.7% S&P 500: up 56.9% −15.4% vs +9.4% a year | BW trailed the S&P 500 by 113.6 percentage points Trailed |
| 10Y | BW: down 97.6% S&P 500: up 252.6% −31.2% vs +13.4% a year | BW trailed the S&P 500 by 350.2 percentage points Trailed |
$10,000 invested in BW 10 years ago (Nov 4, 2016) would be worth about $236 at the close on , not counting dividends. The same amount in the S&P 500 would be worth about $35,257.
All-time high
$236.60
Closing high on . Now 98.6% below that record.
Split-adjusted daily closes since Jul 1, 2015.
Stock splits
1
1-for-10 on . Share counts adjust after each split.
Valuation
The Nov 6 close compared with the last 12 months of reported results (the four quarters to Jun 30, 2026). Tap a metric to see how it’s calculated.
Price-to-earnings (P/E)
n/mDiluted EPS of −$0.14 over the last 12 months
A P/E ratio isn’t meaningful while earnings over the last 12 months are negative. When BW was profitable over the past five years, its P/E ranged from 18.2× to 42.2×, with a median of 29.6×. How to read P/E
Other valuation measures
- 0.5×Last 12 months’ revenue
Market value divided by revenue over the last 12 months. Useful when earnings are small or negative.
P/S = Market cap ÷ Revenue (last 12 months)Price-to-sales ratio - 7.7×Book value as of Jun 30, 2026
Price relative to accounting equity (book value) per share on the Jun 30, 2026 balance sheet. Asset-light companies often trade far above book value.
P/B = Price ÷ Book value per sharePrice-to-book ratio - 16.8×Last 12 months’ EBITDA
Enterprise value divided by EBITDA over the last 12 months. It compares companies with different amounts of debt.
EV/EBITDA = Enterprise value ÷ EBITDA (last 12 months)EV/EBITDA explained - −13.14%Last 12 months’ free cash flow
Free cash flow over the last 12 months as a share of the company’s market value: the cash the business generated for each dollar of stock.
FCF yield = Free cash flow (last 12 months) ÷ Market capFree cash flow - $416.90MAt the Nov 6 close
What it would cost to buy the whole business: the market cap at the Nov 6 close, plus debt, minus cash and short-term investments from the Jun 30, 2026 balance sheet.
EV = Market cap + Debt − Cash and short-term investmentsEV/EBITDA explained
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Financials
Reported results, not forecasts. From company filings via Tiingo; the latest report is Q2 FY26, the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026. “Last 12 months” means the four quarters from Jul 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, and balance-sheet figures are as of Jun 30, 2026.
Revenue and net income
Last 12 months, with the change from the 12 months before
- Revenue
- $821.95Mup 42.6%
- Net income
- −$18.35M
- Diluted EPS
- −$0.14
Data table
| Period | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY24 (Sep 30, 2024) | $152.63M | −$5.33M | −$0.10 |
| Q4 FY24 (Dec 31, 2024) | $136.12M | −$63.16M | −$0.73 |
| Q1 FY25 (Mar 31, 2025) | $148.60M | −$22.01M | −$0.26 |
| Q2 FY25 (Jun 30, 2025) | $138.86M | −$58.49M | −$0.63 |
| Q3 FY25 (Sep 30, 2025) | $149.01M | $35.09M | $0.30 |
| Q4 FY25 (Dec 31, 2025) | $138.81M | $9.25M | $0.09 |
| Q1 FY26 (Mar 31, 2026) | $214.41M | −$76.95M | −$0.60 |
| Q2 FY26 (Jun 30, 2026) | $319.72M | $14.26M | $0.07 |
| Period | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY21 (Dec 31, 2021) | $710.87M | $30.89M | $0.26 |
| FY22 (Dec 31, 2022) | $609.44M | −$22.86M | −$0.43 |
| FY23 (Dec 31, 2023) | $587.45M | −$197.21M | −$2.38 |
| FY24 (Dec 31, 2024) | $581.04M | −$59.92M | −$0.82 |
| FY25 (Dec 31, 2025) | $587.68M | −$36.16M | −$0.48 |
Margins
- Gross 19.5%
- Operating 2.7%
- Net −2.2%
The percentages above the chart cover the last 12 months; the lines show each quarter. What margins tell you
Cash flow
- −$58.17MLast 12 months
Cash from operations minus capital spending: the cash left after the business maintains and grows its assets.
FCF = Operating cash flow − Capital spendingFree cash flow - Operating cash flow−$34.73MLast 12 months
- Capital spending$23.44MLast 12 months
- −7.1%Last 12 months
Free cash flow as a share of revenue, both over the last 12 months.
Shareholder returns
- $379.09MLast 12 months
Cash spent repurchasing shares, net of shares issued. Buybacks shrink the share count, so each remaining share owns more of the company.
- Dividends paid$0.00Last 12 months
- Total returned$0.00Last 12 months
Balance sheet
- $382.83MAs of Jun 30, 2026
Cash plus short- and long-term marketable securities on the Jun 30, 2026 balance sheet.
- Total debt$322.29MAs of Jun 30, 2026
- Net cash$60.54MAs of Jun 30, 2026
- 1.45As of Jun 30, 2026
Current assets divided by current liabilities on the Jun 30, 2026 balance sheet. Above 1 means short-term assets cover the bills due within a year.
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilitiesCurrent ratio - 5.62As of Jun 30, 2026
Total debt divided by shareholders’ equity on the Jun 30, 2026 balance sheet: a measure of financial leverage.
D/E = Total debt ÷ Shareholders’ equityDebt-to-equity ratio
Financial strength
- 4 of 9Last 12 months
vs the 12 beforeA 0–9 checklist from accounting professor Joseph Piotroski. Each test compares the last 12 months with the 12 months before and scores a point if it passes. 8–9 is strong; 0–2 is weak.
- ✗Net income was positive: not passed
- ✗Operating cash flow was positive: not passed
- ✓Return on assets improved: passed
- ✗Operating cash flow exceeded net income: not passed
- ✓Long-term debt fell relative to assets: passed
- ✓Current ratio improved: passed
- ✗Share count didn’t rise: not passed
- ✗Gross margin improved: not passed
- ✓Asset turnover (revenue ÷ assets) improved: passed
- −2.4%Last 12 months
Over the last 12 months, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises’s net loss was 2.4% of its total assets (averaged over the last four quarter-ends).
ROA = Net income (last 12 months) ÷ Average total assets
Dividends
Cash dividends per share by ex-dividend year, adjusted for splits.
Dividends per share
Data table
| Year | Per share |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $0.000 |
| 2017 | $0.000 |
| 2018 | $0.000 |
| 2019 | $0.000 |
| 2020 | $0.000 |
| 2021 | $0.000 |
| 2022 | $0.000 |
| 2023 | $0.000 |
| 2024 | $0.000 |
| 2025 | $0.000 |
| 2026 (to date) | $0.41 |
Dividend details
- $0.41Per share, last 12 months
Cash dividends per share with ex-dividend dates in the last 12 months.
- 12.50%; 5-yr low 2.29%, 5-yr high 13.10%Last 12 months
Dividends paid over the last 12 months as a share of the Nov 6 close. The bar shows where that yield sits in its range over the past five years; the median was 5.27%.
- $0.41Ex-dividend
The most recent payment per share. Shares bought on or after the ex-dividend date don’t receive it.
About Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc
A securities class action has been filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio on behalf of purchasers of BW securities during the Class Period. The action contends that the Company and certain senior officers made materially false and misleading statements regarding a power generation contract, failing to disclose that the counterparty was closely tied to B&W's largest shareholder, BRC Group Holdings, and that the contract's guarantee could be terminated for as little as $50 million against a headline value of $2.4 billion. What is a Lead Plaintiff? Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 ("PSLRA"), any investor who purchased BW securities during the Class Period may ask the Court to appoint them as lead plaintiff. The lead plaintiff directs the litigation on behalf of the entire class. You do not need to be the lead plaintiff to participate in any recovery. Lead Plaintiff Facts The lead plaintiff is typically the investor with the largest financial interest in the relief sought by the class There is no minimum dollar loss required to apply Lead plaintiffs are not personally responsible for legal fees; counsel works on a contingency basis The Court evaluates lead plaintiff motions after the June 15, 2026 deadline passes and selects the most adequate representative Investors who do not seek lead plaintiff status remain absent class members and retain the right to share in any recovery Multiple investors or groups of investors may file competing motions; the Court decides among them Post-Deadline Procedures After the June 15, 2026 deadline, the Court will review all motions and appoint a lead plaintiff. Lead counsel is then selected to prosecute the action. Discovery, motions, and potential settlement negotiations follow. Absent class members are not required to take any action during this process and will receive notice of any proposed settlement. Absent Class Member Rights Investors who do not apply for lead plaintiff appointment are not excluded from the case. Absent class members retain the right to participate in any settlement or judgment. No out-of-pocket costs are required to remain a class member. "The lead plaintiff process is designed to ensure the class is represented by shareholders with substantial interests in the outcome of the litigation. Investors in Babcock & Wilcox who suffered losses from purchases between November 2025 and March 2026 should understand their options before the deadline passes." -- Joseph E. Levi, Esq. Find out if you qualify to recover losses or contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. at (888) SueWallSt. SueWallSt | Top 50 Securities Firm | (888) SueWallSt | www.zlk.com Frequently Asked Questions About the BW Lawsuit Q: What is the BW lead plaintiff deadline? A: The deadline to apply for lead plaintiff appointment is June 15, 2026. This deadline applies only to investors seeking to serve as lead plaintiff. Class members who do not apply may still participate in any recovery without taking action before this date. Q: What is a lead plaintiff and why does it matter? A: A lead plaintiff is the investor appointed by the court to represent the entire class. Lead plaintiffs are typically investors with the largest documented losses. Being appointed does not increase individual recovery but gives direct oversight of how the case is run. Q: How do I know if I lost enough money to be the lead plaintiff? A: There is no minimum loss threshold. Courts appoint the investor with the largest provable loss who is willing and able to represent the class adequately. Contact SueWallSt before June 15, 2026 to evaluate. Q: What does it cost me to participate? A: Nothing. Securities class actions are handled on a pure contingency basis. No upfront fees, no retainer, no out-of-pocket costs. Q: What if I missed the lead plaintiff deadline? A: The deadline applies only to investors seeking lead plaintiff appointment. Class members who miss it can still participate in any…
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Specialty Industrial Machinery
- Headquarters
- Ohio, USA
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- Exchange
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- Asset type
- Common stock
- Price history since
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BW stock FAQ
What is BW stock’s price today?
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) traded at $3.25 at the close on , up $0.15 (4.84%) from the previous close of $3.10. Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $3.07 and $22.03.
If you invested $1,000 in BW 10 years ago, how much would you have now?
With dividends reinvested, $1,000 invested in BW on would be worth about $24 at the close on , a total return of −97.6%. The same $1,000 would be worth $444 if invested five years ago and $647 if invested one year ago. Past performance doesn’t predict future returns.
What is Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises’s market cap?
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises’s market capitalization is about $442.7 million. That’s Tiingo’s daily market cap for , at that day’s closing price of $3.25 (how market cap works). Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises reported 136.21M shares outstanding at the end of its latest quarter ().
What is BW’s P/E ratio?
BW’s P/E ratio isn’t meaningful right now because its earnings over the four quarters to are negative (diluted EPS of −$0.14). When it was profitable over the past five years, its P/E ranged from 18.1 to 42.1.
How much revenue does Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises make?
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises reported $821.9 million of revenue over the four quarters to , up 42.6% from the twelve months before. In its latest quarter (Q2 FY26, ended ) revenue was $319.7 million, up 130.3% from a year earlier.
Is Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises profitable?
Not over the four quarters to . Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises reported a net loss of $18.4 million across those four quarters on $821.9 million of revenue. Its operations were still profitable before interest, other items and taxes, with $22.5 million of operating income.
What are BW’s earnings per share?
BW’s diluted earnings per share were −$0.14 over the four quarters to , compared with −$1.72 in the twelve months before. The latest quarter (Q2 FY26) brought $0.07 per share, against −$0.63 a year earlier (how EPS works).
Does BW pay a dividend?
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises paid dividends in the last twelve months. The most recent was $0.41 per share, with an ex-dividend date of . Over the last twelve months it paid $0.41 per share, a 12.50% yield at the close (how dividend yield works).
What is BW’s 52-week high and low?
Over the past 52 weeks BW has traded as low as $3.07 and as high as $22.03. At $3.25 at the close on , it is 85.2% below that high and 6.0% above the low.
What is BW’s all-time high?
BW’s highest closing price was $236.60 on , adjusted for stock splits. At $3.25 at the close on , it is 98.6% below that record.
Has BW stock ever split?
Yes, once: 1-for-10 on .
How has BW stock performed?
Including dividends and measured to the close on , BW has returned −47.5% so far this year and −35.3% over the past year, and −55.6% over five years (−15.0% a year). Over the same periods the S&P 500, measured by SPY, returned +8.7%, +10.9% and +67.8%. Past performance doesn’t predict future returns.
What sector and industry is Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises in?
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises is in the Industrials sector and the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry, and is headquartered in Ohio, USA.
What exchange does BW trade on?
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol BW. Its price history on this dashboard begins on .
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