Stock comparison
Generac Holdings
Watts Water Technologies
Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.
GNRC
Generac Holdings
Market cap
$15.9B
Sector
Industrials
WTS
Watts Water Technologies
Market cap
$10.1B
Sector
Industrials
Overall winner
Watts Water Technologies WTS
Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.
Fit scores by strategy
| Strategy | GNRC | WTS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 42D | 71B | WTS |
| Benjamin Graham | 77B | 80A | WTS |
| Philip Fisher | 34F | 65B | WTS |
| Peter Lynch | 11F | 55C | WTS |
| Joel Greenblatt | 42D | 49D | WTS |
| Charlie Munger | 39D | 59C | WTS |
| Terry Smith | 42D | 59C | WTS |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | GNRC | WTS |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $15.9B | $10.1B |
| P/E (TTM) | 81.5x | 27.3x |
| EV/EBIT | 57.3x | 20.7x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 5.81% | 15.18% |
| Gross margin | 38.14% | 49.25% |
| Net margin | 4.37% | 14.32% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 3.02% | 7.75% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | -24.74% | 20.03% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.5x | 0.1x |
| Dividend yield | 0.0% | 0.7% |
Where each one wins
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
GNRC leads on
- Market cap$15.9Bvs $10.1B+36%
WTS leads on
- EPS CAGR 5y20.03%vs -24.74%+181%
- Dividend yield0.7%vs 0.0%+100%
- Debt / Equity0.1xvs 0.5x+81%
- Net margin14.32%vs 4.37%+70%
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Key terms in this analysis
Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.