Last 46 quarters of trend data · Industrials · Industrial - Machinery
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
EV/EBITDA has expanded 387.9% YoY to 400.8x, reflecting rising market expectations or slowing EBITDA growth.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | -36.21 | — | 35.07 | 2.42 | — | — | — | — | 1.51 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| P/S Ratio | 3.38 | 2.29 | 1.20 | 0.50 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.58 | 0.22 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.39 | 0.45 |
| — | +1968.0% | +106.0% | +123.4% | +16.6% | -28.0% | +305.3% | -42.8% | -68.5% | -72.4% | -73.5% | -41.1% | -33.7% | |
| P/B Ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| P/FCF | — | 46.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.65 | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -7.7% | — | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 68.60 | 400.84 | 16.79 | 13.86 | 13.30 | 82.16 | — | 62.95 | 3.04 | 13.15 | 23.96 | 17.66 | 12.09 |
| — | +387.9% | — | -78.0% | +337.9% | +524.6% | — | +256.5% | -74.9% | -60.4% | +94.0% | — | -36.8% | |
| EV / EBIT | 98.95 | — | 19.80 | 19.39 | 16.83 | — | — | — | 15.18 | 1102.88 | — | 234.91 | 16.22 |
| — | — | — | — | +10.9% | — | — | — | -6.5% | +129.4% | — | +563.7% | -23.2% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.'s operating margin was -0.5% in Q1 2026, down 8.8 pp QoQ and down 0.1 pp YoY. The trailing four-quarter average of 4.7% exceeds the current quarter, suggesting the latest result may reflect seasonal weakness or a one-off headwind. Gross margin expanded 8.5% YoY, indicating pricing power or improving input costs.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 24.5% | 20.3% | 25.7% | 24.9% | 30.0% | 18.7% | 36.6% | 23.7% | 23.3% | 23.6% | 24.5% | 22.3% | 21.7% |
| — | +8.5% | -29.8% | +5.0% | +28.7% | -20.8% | +49.3% | +6.5% | +7.6% | +9.6% | +7.9% | -0.4% | -5.5% | |
| Operating Margin | 3.9% | -0.5% | 8.2% | 5.0% | 6.1% | -0.5% | -30.1% | -0.7% | 18.1% | 3.5% | 0.3% | 2.3% | 4.3% |
| — | -14.7% | +127.4% | +805.0% | -66.3% | -113.7% | -10331.4% | -130.3% | +324.6% | +553.5% | -89.0% | +279.8% | +53.1% | |
| Net Margin | -6.2% | -35.9% | -7.6% | -12.1% | -15.0% | -15.5% | -95.2% | -2.5% | 10.8% | -10.2% | -27.6% | -48.8% | -1.7% |
| — | -131.6% | +92.0% | -377.4% | -238.6% | -51.2% | -244.5% | +94.8% | +720.8% | -97.8% | -1238.4% | -481.7% | -33.1% |
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| ROA | -5.2% | -10.8% | -1.9% | -2.7% | -3.0% | -3.2% | -8.2% | -0.6% | 3.1% | -2.1% | -7.8% | -12.8% | -0.5% |
| — | -240.3% | +77.5% | -311.8% | -198.7% | -48.5% | -5.9% | +95.0% | +691.6% | -63.8% | -1336.4% | -547.6% | -89.4% | |
| ROIC | 9.1% | -1.3% | 10.5% | 4.9% | 3.3% | -0.2% | -5.6% | -0.4% | 13.4% | 2.2% | 0.2% | 1.4% | 2.7% |
| — | -436.7% | +286.8% | +1283.2% | -75.4% | -111.1% | -2399.2% | -129.2% | +394.4% | +649.0% | -82.9% | +335.8% | +132.3% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.'s Debt/EBITDA ratio is 242.8x, up from 23.5x last quarter — elevated, raising questions about debt serviceability. The current ratio has improved 5.2% YoY to 0.99x, strengthening the short-term liquidity position.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 11.16 | 242.82 | 23.55 | 44.89 | 46.58 | 303.59 | — | 194.36 | 11.36 | 47.20 | 84.33 | 40.30 | 22.73 |
| — | -20.0% | — | -76.9% | +309.9% | +543.3% | — | +382.3% | -50.0% | -23.4% | +252.5% | — | -35.7% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.22 | 0.99 | 1.22 | 1.20 | 1.00 | 0.94 | 1.26 | 1.78 | 1.72 | 1.45 | 1.42 | 1.38 | 1.45 |
| — | +5.2% | -3.5% | -32.8% | -42.2% | -34.8% | -11.2% | +29.2% | +18.5% | +1.5% | -5.3% | -11.7% | -14.8% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.06 | 0.87 | 1.06 | 1.04 | 0.87 | 0.73 | 0.98 | 1.39 | 1.39 | 1.11 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.17 |
| — | +19.8% | +8.0% | -25.4% | -37.3% | -34.6% | -10.4% | +27.4% | +18.5% | -4.2% | -10.5% | -13.1% | -14.7% | |
| Interest Coverage | 0.39 | -0.26 | 1.90 | 0.87 | 0.80 | -0.06 | -5.43 | -0.03 | 0.75 | 0.01 | -2.78 | 0.06 | 1.22 |
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Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.'s current P/E is -36.2x. The average P/E over the last 2 quarters is 18.7x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.'s current operating margin is 3.9%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.'s business trajectory between earnings reports.