Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (BW) intrinsic value & 10-year financials

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (BW) has no Graham intrinsic value right now because the formula needs positive earnings. Over the last 10 fiscal years revenue shrank 10.4% a year to $587.7M, with an average return on invested capital of 32.4%.

Graham intrinsic value
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Share price (Oct 17, 2026)
$4.62
Market cap
$487.0M
Revenue (FY2025)
$587.7M
Revenue growth (10-yr CAGR)
-10.4%
ROIC (10-yr avg)
32.4%
Free cash flow (FY2025)
-$85.7M

BW 10-year financial history

Fiscal year Revenue Net income EPS (diluted) Free cash flow Operating margin ROIC
FY2025 $587.7M -$36.2M -$0.48 -$85.7M 3.5% -9.6%
FY2024 $717.3M -$59.9M -$0.82 -$129.9M 3.5% -10.8%
FY2023 $999.4M -$197.2M -$2.38 -$52.1M 2.0% -16.6%
FY2022 $889.8M -$22.9M -$0.43 -$43.9M -0.5% 5.2%
FY2021 $723.4M $30.9M $0.26 -$117.9M 2.9% -13.3%
FY2020 $566.3M -$10.3M -$0.21 -$49.0M -0.3% 0.9%
FY2019 $859.1M -$122.0M -$3.87 -$180.1M -3.4% 12.6%
FY2018 $1.1B -$725.3M — -$287.4M -40.2% 598.3%
FY2017 $1.6B -$379.8M -$8.09 -$204.1M -18.1% -224.5%
FY2016 $1.6B -$115.6M -$2.31 -$20.2M -6.5% -18.6%

Source: annual 10-K filings on SEC EDGAR. Figures in USD.

Executive summary

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. is facing top-line stagnation, with revenue contracting over the decade.

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. has historically struggled to out-earn its cost of capital, averaging just -4.6% ROIC.

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. has not shown aggressive share repurchases (>10% retirement) or a major balance-sheet leverage increase (>50% net debt growth) over the 10-year window.

Benjamin Graham lens

Under Benjamin Graham's formula using SEC EDGAR fundamentals, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. is modeled at -10.4% normalized earnings growth with a 5.1% bond-yield adjustment. The resulting Graham intrinsic value estimate is $-2.76 per share.

BW stock: frequently asked questions

What is the intrinsic value of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (BW) stock?

Graham's formula only works with positive earnings. Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. reported diluted EPS of -$0.48 in fiscal 2025, so no Graham value is shown. The 10-year table shows revenue and cash-flow trends instead.

How fast has Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. grown?

Revenue went from $1.6B in fiscal 2016 to $587.7M in fiscal 2025, a compound annual growth rate of -10.4%. Net income was -$36.2M in fiscal 2025.

Does Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. generate free cash flow?

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. generated -$85.7M of free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditures) in fiscal 2025. Free cash flow was positive in 0 of the last 10 reported years.

What is BW's return on invested capital?

Average ROIC over the last 10 fiscal years was 32.4%, and average return on equity was 138.1%. Sustained ROIC above about 15% usually points to a durable competitive advantage.

Where does this BW data come from?

From Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.'s annual 10-K filings on SEC EDGAR, most recently filed May 11, 2026. Prices are end-of-day snapshots; valuations are formula outputs, not investment advice.

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