Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (BW) Stock

About Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (BW) stock trades at $4.15 with a market capitalization of $618.20M. The stock is valued at a negative price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of -5.31, reflecting a net loss over the last twelve months, price-to-book of 11.46, price-to-sales of 0.82. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $3.06 and $22.03, and currently trades 81.2% below its 52-week high.

On profitability, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. generates a return on equity (ROE) of 77.75%, above the typical market range of roughly 12-15%, return on capital employed of 6.26%, an operating margin of 3.91%, a net profit margin of -11.02%.

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. by the numbers, 2016–2025

Between 2016 and 2025 Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. reported revenue of $1.6B rising to $588.0M, a change of -62.7% across 10 years. Compounded, revenue has grown 0.8% a year over five years, -1.2% over three, -18.0% over the last twelve months. Net profit rose to $-36.0M.

Operating margin went from -6.5% in 2016 to 3.9% in 2025, a gain of 10.4 percentage points. The most recent net margin is -11.02%. On a trailing twelve-month basis to Jun '26, revenue is $844.0M and net profit $-93.0M.

Borrowings rose from $14.0M to $369.0M, cash from operations was $-69.0M in the latest year, positive in 1 of the last 10.

Return on equity has averaged 201.4% over five years, and was 27.3% in the most recent year.

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Figures are as reported and in the company's own reporting currency. They describe what has already happened and carry no implication about what follows.

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