BE vs. LECO: Bloom Energy vs. Lincoln Electric Stock Comparison

Company Profile

Bloom Energy (BE) and Lincoln Electric (LECO) both fall under the Capital Goods industry group, but BE is classified in Electrical Equipment while LECO is classified in Machinery.

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

Trailing Returns

Calendar-Year Returns

Performance Metrics

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

Return Distribution

Risk Metrics

Bloom Energy (BE) carries a highly aggressive beta of 3.61, indicating much higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, whereas Lincoln Electric (LECO) is closer to market-like at 1.17 — a noticeable difference in market-sensitivity profile.

Bloom Energy (BE) is heavily traded at around 15.48M shares per day, whereas Lincoln Electric (LECO) sees a more moderate 409.99K — larger orders in the latter may require more patience and tighter control over order sizing.

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Profitability

Both Bloom Energy (BE) at 39.61% and Lincoln Electric (LECO) at 38.75% sit in the top peer quartile for ROE, suggesting each generates more profit from shareholders’ equity than typical industry peers.

For every dollar of sales, both Bloom Energy (BE) at 13.53% and Lincoln Electric (LECO) at 12.40% retain more as net profit than most peers, landing in the top net margin quartile of their industries.

Bloom Energy (BE) at 18.49% operates in the top operating margin quartile, ahead of Lincoln Electric (LECO) at 18.29%, which runs around its industry’s norm.

Profitability Metrics

Growth

Bloom Energy (BE) at 37.33% sits in the top revenue growth quartile, while Lincoln Electric (LECO) at 5.60% is closer to the peer norm — faster top-line expansion for BE.

Only one side can be read here: Lincoln Electric (LECO) reports EPS growth of 14.36%, ranked against its industry; Bloom Energy (BE) has no EPS growth figure this period.

Growth Metrics

Financial Strength

Lincoln Electric (LECO) at 1.91 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while Bloom Energy (BE) at 3.74 sits above its industry’s typical mid-range — comfortable liquidity, though possibly with more idle current assets relative to peers.

Lincoln Electric (LECO) at 0.78 carries an industry-typical debt-to-equity mix, while Bloom Energy (BE) at 1.42 uses more debt funding than most peers.

Financial Strength Metrics

Dividends

Bloom Energy (BE) pays no dividend (yield 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Lincoln Electric (LECO) reports a yield of 1.16%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Bloom Energy (BE) pays no dividend (payout 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Lincoln Electric (LECO) reports a payout of 30.30%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Dividend Metrics

Valuation

Lincoln Electric (LECO) at 26.40 is near its industry’s usual P/E ratio, while Bloom Energy (BE) at 104.99 sits above its peer range — an unusually expensive price for BE’s trailing earnings.

Lincoln Electric (LECO) at 3.21 prices around its industry’s typical P/S ratio, while Bloom Energy (BE) at 13.37 clears its benchmark range — BE looks notably rich on sales.

Both look rich against book: Lincoln Electric (LECO) at 9.59 sits in the upper P/B ratio quartile, and Bloom Energy (BE) at 26.49 prices even higher, above its industry range.

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