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Employees: 1,650
Size Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) is a United States Information Technology company (Electronic Equipment/Instruments) with a market value of $484M, the 2718th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $3.25 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 77.7%, against -26.5% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 40.4% over the last twelve months (peer median +3.3%); the operating margin is 4.0% (peer median 3.0%).
Valuation It trades at 12.2× forward earnings against a peer median of 18.0× (3rd cheapest of 11).
Backlog Backlog (remaining performance obligations) was $2.60B at 30 Jun 2026, up 522% on a year earlier — 3.1 years of trailing revenue. Backlog detail →
Short interest Short interest is 11.5% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
Next results Next results expected around 9 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $844M | $588M | $581M | $727M | $848M |
| Revenue growth | — | +1% | -20% | -14% | — |
| Gross profit | $169M | $144M | $127M | $177M | $187M |
| EBITDA | $44.1M | $33.7M | $15.0M | $38.9M | $24.2M |
| Net income | -$93.1M | -$75.0M | -$119M | -$197M | -$22.9M |
| Free cash flow | -$58.2M | -$85.7M | -$130M | -$52.1M | -$43.9M |
| Capital expenditure | $23.4M | $16.8M | $11.2M | $9.80M | $13.2M |
| Total debt | $322M | $369M | $521M | $434M | $410M |
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| Measure | BW | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -40.9% | -11.8% | lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -77.7% | -26.5% | lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -85.2% | -44.0% | lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +40.4% | +3.3% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 4.0% | 3.0% | 10th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 12.2× | 18.0× | 3rd cheapest of 11 |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.3× | 13.4× | 5th cheapest of 10 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -0.7× | -2.1× | 3rd most indebted of 11 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises BW | United States | $484M | -78% | +40% | 4% | 12.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Wiscom System 002090.SZ | China | $485M | -27% | -4% | 1% | n/a | 34.3% | -3.4% |
| Sinosun Technology 300333.SZ | China | $482M | +3% | +2% | -13% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Integrated Electronic Systems Lab Co 002339.SZ | China | $486M | -34% | +11% | -2% | n/a | 15.8% | +8.2% |
| Grade Upon Technology 6739.TWO | Taiwan | $481M | -52% | +99% | 57% | n/a | 12.4% | +26.7% |
| Careray Digital Medical Technology 688607.SS | China | $479M | -45% | +2% | -10% | 72.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Merry Electronics 2439.TW | Taiwan | $493M | -26% | +9% | 2% | 17.9× | -5.0% | +6.2% |
| Chengdu Zhimingda Electronics 688636.SS | China | $474M | -58% | -12% | 13% | 21.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Henan Splendor Science and Technology 002296.SZ | China | $470M | -23% | -36% | 18% | n/a | 6.3% | +6.6% |
| Nippon Ceramic 6929.T | Japan | $501M | -14% | +3% | 23% | 12.7× | -4.5% | +9.8% |
| Ningbo Jianan Electronics 300880.SZ | China | $466M | -29% | -33% | 5% | n/a | 34.7% | +4.7% |
| Espec 6859.T | Japan | $504M | +7% | +9% | 10% | 12.5× | 7.1% | +12.6% |
| Kewell Technology 688551.SS | China | $464M | -20% | +13% | 2% | 50.7× | n/a | n/a |
| SZZT Electronics 002197.SZ | China | $506M | -32% | +25% | -17% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shanghai Hi-Tech Control System 002184.SZ | China | $507M | -16% | -16% | -3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Zhejiang Wellsun Intelligent Technology 300882.SZ | China | $510M | -35% | +13% | -1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Osaka Organic Chemical Industry 4187.T | Japan | $518M | -21% | +18% | 22% | 11.8× | 6.9% | +4.8% |
| Anhui Wanyi Science And Technology Co. Ltd. Class 1 688600.SS | China | $522M | -11% | +4% | 5% | 33.4× | 34.5% | +11.2% |
| Shenzhen Bestek Technology 300822.SZ | China | $448M | -37% | -19% | -6% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Goldcard Smart 300349.SZ | China | $531M | -33% | -5% | 4% | 18.0× | 2.9% | +10.8% |
| IDEC 6652.T | Japan | $534M | -11% | +17% | 10% | 10.1× | 0.7% | +6.2% |
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises reported $2.60B of remaining performance obligations at 30 Jun 2026, up 522% from a year earlier and down 4% from the previous quarter. That is 3.1 years of trailing revenue already under contract. Book-to-bill last quarter: 0.69.