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Babcock & Wilcox Company (UBW1) AI Stock Analysis

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Babcock & Wilcox Company

(Frankfurt:UBW1)

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Positive Factors
Bookings and BacklogRapid bookings and backlog growth strengthen forward revenue visibility and indicate expanding demand for B&W’s equipment and services. A larger contracted work base can support multi-quarter execution, improve capacity planning, and provide a foundation for sustained growth beyond one reporting period.
Negative Factors
Persistent Cash BurnDeeply negative operating and free cash flow indicates that reported earnings have not yet converted into internally generated cash. Continued burn can restrict funding flexibility, increase reliance on financing or working-capital improvements, and reduce the company’s ability to absorb project or execution setbacks.

Babcock & Wilcox Company (UBW1) vs. iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG)

-100%-50%0%50%100%150%200%250%DE:UBW1-26.61%EWG+9.37%Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26Aug '26Sep '26Oct '26Nov '26
Market Cap
EUR 723.97M
Dividend Yield
―
Average Volume (3M)
372
Price to Earnings (P/E)
-91.2
Beta (1Y)
1.65
Revenue Growth
73.72%
EPS Growth
98.30%
Country
Germany
Employees
1,625
Sector
General
Sector Strength
55
Industry
Industrial - Machinery

Babcock & Wilcox Company Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company Description

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc., known as BW, operates globally to deliver specialized solutions for energy generation and environmental emissions management through its subsidiaries. The company serves a wide array of international clients, inclu...

Babcock & Wilcox Company Earnings Call Summary

Earnings Call Date:Nov 09, 2026(Q3-2026)|% Change Since:38.01%|Next Earnings Date:May 12, 2025
Earnings Call SentimentPositive

The call was strongly positive overall. Highlights significantly outweighed lowlights, with substantial year-over-year growth in revenue, bookings, backlog, operating income, net income and adjusted EBITDA, along with debt repayment, share repurchases, expanded utility and industrial opportunities, and progress on the North Dakota and BrightLoop projects. The main challenges were gross-margin effects from product mix and a labor issue on one project, nationwide skilled-labor availability, higher accounts receivable affecting near-term cash flow, and the fact that prospective large bookings remain unsigned.

Positive Updates

Strong Third-Quarter Bookings and Backlog Growth
Third-quarter bookings were $228 million, an increase of 112% compared to the third quarter of 2025. Backlog reached $2.5 billion, a 571% increase compared to the third quarter of 2025, with record bookings from the parts and services business.

Negative Updates

Gross Margin Impact from Product Mix and Construction Revenue
Third-quarter gross margins were impacted by product mix and increased revenue recognition from construction. Management said one construction project included a labor availability issue and is expected to be completed by year-end.

Company Guidance

B&W reaffirmed its full year 2026 adjusted EBITDA target range of $80 million to $105 million and issued a full year 2027 adjusted EBITDA target range of $125 million to $140 million; it anticipates significant bookings in the fourth quarter of 2026 and in the first quarter of 2027, including opportunities of $200 million, $300 million, $400 million and higher, with some potentially providing upside to 2027 but having a bigger impact in '28, '29. About 75% of 2027 EBITDA would be either backlog today or book-and-bill kind of stuff, and the company expects Q4 to be a pretty decent amount of cash flow, a much larger Q4 in parts and services, an uptick in revenue in parts and services in Q4 that will spill over into Q1, and a pretty large Q1. North Dakota construction is expected to start on site in the early part of next year, continue towards the middle of next year, and continue through 2029 and going into 2030. BrightLoop’s Massillon facility has planned operation in late 2027; potentially some revenue could come in '28, but significant mature revenue is probably 2029 and materially, it will really hit in '29.

Babcock & Wilcox Company Risk Analysis

Babcock & Wilcox Company disclosed 48 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Babcock & Wilcox Company reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.

Higher RiskSector Avg.Lower RiskFinance & CorporateTech & InnovationLegal & RegulatoryProductionAbility to SellMacro & Political
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy

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Babcock & Wilcox Company Peers Comparison

Overall Rating

UnderperformOutperform
Sector (55)

Financial Indicators

DE:UBW1 against its peers
NameOverall RatingMarket CapP/E RatioROEDividend YieldRevenue GrowthEPS Growth
PKOHPKOH57Neutral$678.91M17.829.13%1.10%7.67%20.87%
Sector *55Neutral$6.65B3.83-15.92%6.20%10.91%7.18%
LXFRLXFR53Neutral$464.01M75.392.77%3.00%-8.88%-56.59%
BWENBWEN51Neutral$59.50M-12.59-6.70%―-23.09%-177.19%
CETYCETY46Neutral$11.77M-0.80-106.49%―89.35%7.95%
BURUBURU35Underperform$3.16M-0.02398.88%―9927.65%87.35%

* General Sector Average

Performance Comparison

-100%0%100%200%DE:UBW1BWENPKOHLXFRCETYBURUDec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26Aug '26Sep '26Oct '26Nov '26
DE:UBW1 and its peers over the selected period
Show on chartTickerCompany NamePriceChange% Change
DE:UBW1Babcock & Wilcox4.11-1.34-24.59%
BWENBroadwind Energy2.37-0.45-15.96%
PKOHPark-ohio45.4526.66141.86%
LXFRLuxfer Holdings17.345.8951.49%
CETYClean Energy Technologies, Inc.0.94-0.19-16.81%
BURUNuburu, Inc.0.21-42.82-99.50%
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