ADT vs NSSC vs SNT Stock Comparison

Adt, Napco Security Technologies and Senstar Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ADT ADT Inc.
$6.88 +7.3% 1M -21.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.64B
P/E
9.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.16B
Div. yield
–
Security Services Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Adt leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Adt 6, Napco Security Technologies 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADTNSSCSNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.64B $1.42B $38.49M ADT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.2x 32.9x 78.2x ADT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.0x 24.7x — ADT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.1% +11.4% -3.2% NSSC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.9% 21.3% 1.3% NSSC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.2% — 0.7% ADT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.7x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.3% -9.9% -67.9% NSSC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.0%/yr +11.1%/yr -16.9%/yr NSSC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.8% 40.9% 59.0% ADT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 65/100 50/100 ADT

Percentile Scorecard

ADTNSSCSNT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisADTNSSCSNT
Valuation 96 #5 of 112 32 #77 of 112 72 #32 of 112
Growth 50 #49 of 96 79 #21 of 96 3 #93 of 96
Profitability 91 #9 of 91 100 #1 of 91 36 #59 of 91
Financial Health 14 #108 of 125 96 #6 of 125 89 #15 of 125
Shareholder Returns 92 #6 of 67 18 #55 of 67 –
Overall 69 65 50
  • ADT ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • NSSC ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • SNT ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodADTNSSCSNTSPY
1 month +7.3%+11.4%-3.1% -0.2%
3 months -6.1%+6.7%-10.9% +3.9%
6 months -4.3%-13.0%-44.5% +8.2%
Year to date -14.7%-4.7%-67.7% +12.9%
1 year -21.3%-9.9%-67.9% +12.3%
3 years +20.9%+107.3%+36.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +6.5%+27.5%+11.0% +23.3%
5 years -18.3%+68.9%-60.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -4.0%+11.1%-16.9% +10.9%
10 years —+1,035.1%-65.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+27.5%-10.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureADTNSSCSNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.8%40.9%59.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.4%43.4%60.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.701.220.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.71-0.24-1.15 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.2%-65.8%-74.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.2%-15.9%-68.2% -1.2%
52-week high $8.84$47.23$4.91 $779.14
52-week low $6.08$34.96$1.34 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleADTNSSCSNT
P/E now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 21.2x 33.0xmedian 21.2x 74.0xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.9x 7.0xmedian 0.9x 1.0xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 11.9x 26.8xmedian 11.9x —median 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 13.7x 24.0xmedian 13.7x —median 13.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.4x 7.4xmedian 2.4x 0.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 1.00 1.85median 1.00 —median 1.00

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsADTNSSCSNT
Revenue $5.16B $202.32M $36.80M
Gross profit $4.17B $119.79M $23.34M
Operating income $1.29B $45.64M $729.00K
Net income $612.75M $43.03M $378.00K
Free cash flow $1.97B $59.23M –
R&D – $13.79M $3.98M
EPS (diluted) $0.75 $1.20 $0.02
Cash & equivalents $3.88M $126.93M $7.88M
Total debt $7.69B – $1.14M
Shares (diluted) 820.13M 35.89M 23.46M
Enterprise value $5.37B $932.18M -$24.23M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricADTNSSCSNT
P/E 8.5x 33.0x 74.0x
P/FCF 2.4x 24.0x –
P/Operating cash flow 2.2x 23.2x –
P/S 0.9x 7.0x 1.0x
P/B 1.3x 7.4x 0.9x
P/Tangible book -3.5x 7.6x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 4.3x 26.8x –
EV/EBIT 9.6x 28.1x 39.5x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 6.3x 0.8x
EV/FCF 6.3x 21.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 5.7x 21.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 1.85 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADTNSSCSNT
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.1% 11.4% -3.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 6.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.3% 18.6% -7.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.4% 17.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.3% -1.3% -86.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.1% 14.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) -1.6% -0.9% -92.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 164.5% 16.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 0.8% 0.8% -90.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 178.3% 17.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.5% 14.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 35.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.7% 15.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 39.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADTNSSCSNT
Gross margin 80.7% 59.2% 63.4%
EBITDA margin 55.6% 23.6% –
Operating margin 25.0% 22.6% 2.0%
Pretax margin 16.6% 24.6% 2.4%
Net margin 11.9% 21.3% 1.3%
FCF margin 38.1% 29.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 41.8% 30.2% –
Return on equity 16.8% 23.3% 0.9%
Return on assets 3.9% 18.7% 0.7%
Return on invested capital 8.2% – 0.7%
Return on capital employed 8.8% 24.3% 1.6%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.9x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.5x 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADTNSSCSNT
Debt / assets 48.8% – 0.8%
Debt / equity 2.2x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.7x – –
Debt / FCF 3.9x – –
Liabilities / assets 77.9% 20.0% 20.6%
Equity / assets 22.1% 80.0% 79.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.7x 4.9x 3.6x
Quick ratio 0.4x 4.1x 2.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x 3.2x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 0.56 21.50 3.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADTNSSCSNT
Dividend yield 3.4% 1.5% –
Net buyback yield 15.2% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 18.7% 1.5% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusADTNSSCSNT
Forward P/E 8.0xFY2026 24.7xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.86FY2026 $1.61FY2027 –
EPS growth, next FY -3.4%FY2026 +0.6%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +19.8% +19.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.95BFY2026 $208.17MFY2027 –
Revenue growth, next FY -3.4%FY2026 +2.9%FY2027 –
Revenue growth, the year after +12.7% +9.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADTNSSCSNT
Held by institutions 94.5% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 456 259 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.7% +4.2% –
Institutions buying 297 136 –
Institutions selling 125 89 –
Buyers to sellers 2.38 1.53 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ADTNSSCSNT
ADT 1.00 0.32 0.02
NSSC 0.32 1.00 0.11
SNT 0.02 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADT, NSSC and SNT?

Adt (ADT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Adt (ADT) $5.64B, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) $1.42B, Senstar Technologies (SNT) $38.49M.

Which stock is cheaper, ADT, NSSC and SNT?

Adt (ADT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Adt (ADT) 9.2x, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 32.9x, Senstar Technologies (SNT) 78.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Adt (ADT) is cheapest (Adt (ADT) 8.0x, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 24.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Adt (ADT) +2.1%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) +11.4%, Senstar Technologies (SNT) -3.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) has the highest net margin (Adt (ADT) 11.9%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 21.3%, Senstar Technologies (SNT) 1.3%). On return on invested capital, Adt (ADT) leads (Adt (ADT) 8.2%, Senstar Technologies (SNT) 0.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) returned the most: Adt (ADT) -21.3%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) -9.9%, Senstar Technologies (SNT) -67.9%. Over five years, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) compounded fastest (Adt (ADT) -4.0%/yr, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) +11.1%/yr, Senstar Technologies (SNT) -16.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Adt (ADT) has been the steadiest (Adt (ADT) 29.8%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 40.9%, Senstar Technologies (SNT) 59.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADT, NSSC and SNT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Adt (ADT) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.