AEIS vs ALNT vs VICR Stock Comparison

Advanced Energy Industries, Allient and Vicor Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALNT Allient Inc
$94.04 -18.9% 1M +73.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.62B
P/E
56.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$574.78M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins
VICR Vicor Corp
$212.00 -24.8% 1M +135.6% 1Y
Market cap
$10.14B
P/E
56.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$560.70M
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Vicor leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Vicor 5, Advanced Energy Industries 4, Allient 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEISALNTVICRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.42B $1.62B $10.14B VICR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.9x 56.6x 56.3x AEIS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.7x 33.3x 55.4x AEIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.6% +10.6% +27.0% VICR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.8% 5.0% 32.2% VICR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.3% 7.8% — AEIS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 1.8x — AEIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.5% +73.5% +135.6% VICR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.6%/yr +21.7%/yr +7.0%/yr ALNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.1% 60.1% 95.2% ALNT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 40/100 60/100 VICR

Percentile Scorecard

AEISALNTVICR

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

AxisAEISALNTVICR
Valuation 13 #177 of 203 15 #173 of 203 9 #185 of 203
Growth 76 #46 of 188 63 #71 of 188 91 #17 of 188
Profitability 54 #84 of 183 51 #90 of 183 88 #23 of 183
Financial Health 60 #87 of 217 57 #93 of 217 100 #1 of 217
Shareholder Returns 19 #124 of 153 13 #133 of 153 14 #132 of 153
Overall 45 40 60
  • AEIS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ALNT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • VICR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAEISALNTVICRSPY
1 month -16.7%-18.9%-24.8% -0.2%
3 months -14.8%+12.9%+10.3% +3.9%
6 months -36.9%+26.5%-14.8% +8.2%
Year to date +11.2%+75.0%+93.4% +12.9%
1 year +13.5%+73.5%+135.6% +12.3%
3 years +165.2%+240.5%+422.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +38.4%+50.5%+73.6% +23.3%
5 years +155.3%+167.1%+40.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +20.6%+21.7%+7.0% +10.9%
10 years +392.1%+616.8%+1,506.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +17.3%+21.8%+32.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAEISALNTVICRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.1%60.1%95.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.5%60.8%101.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.732.263.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.211.221.42 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.3%-62.1%-80.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.1%-20.7%-44.2% -1.2%
52-week high $389.05$118.63$379.78 $779.14
52-week low $188.88$48.39$83.28 $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.

MultipleAEISALNTVICR
P/E now vs peer median 41.3xmedian 25.2x 55.2xmedian 25.2x 54.2xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 1.9x 2.8xmedian 1.9x 17.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 14.0x 23.3xmedian 14.0x 57.5xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 106.5xmedian 21.7x 58.1xmedian 21.7x 192.4xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 2.3x 5.1xmedian 2.3x 10.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 11.25median 1.32 9.97median 1.32 1.13median 1.32

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 monthsAEISALNTVICR
Revenue $2.04B $574.78M $560.70M
Gross profit $800.50M $191.57M $339.59M
Operating income $269.20M $48.46M $139.60M
Net income $219.40M $28.61M $180.33M
Free cash flow $87.50M $27.50M $50.83M
R&D $246.60M $39.66M $87.44M
EPS (diluted) $5.19 $1.70 $3.79
Cash & equivalents $1.40B $42.09M $513.14M
Total debt $3.30B $721.29M –
Shares (diluted) 42.30M 16.88M 47.61M
Enterprise value $5.78B $1.46B $8.37B

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
MetricAEISALNTVICR
P/E 41.3x 55.2x 54.2x
P/FCF 106.5x 58.1x 192.4x
P/Operating cash flow 39.0x 41.6x 101.8x
P/S 4.6x 2.8x 17.4x
P/B 6.4x 5.1x 10.8x
P/Tangible book 6.9x 6.9x 10.8x
EV/EBITDA 27.4x 23.3x 57.5x
EV/EBIT 34.1x 35.7x 66.4x
EV/Revenue 4.5x 3.0x 16.5x
EV/FCF 105.0x 62.9x 182.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.4x 45.1x 96.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 11.25 9.97 1.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEISALNTVICR
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.6% 10.6% 27.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 1.0% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.8% 14.9% 35.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 2.9% 18.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 216.7% 44.6% 85.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 3.8% 38.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 161.5% 100.2% 119.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 6.9% 50.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 133.8% 98.3% 106.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 5.5% 47.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.3% -39.0% -28.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 18.3% 21.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.8% -50.3% -56.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.1% 54.3% 50.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEISALNTVICR
Gross margin 39.3% 33.3% 60.6%
EBITDA margin 16.5% 12.9% 28.7%
Operating margin 13.2% 8.4% 24.9%
Pretax margin 12.1% 6.4% 28.1%
Net margin 10.8% 5.0% 32.2%
FCF margin 4.3% 4.8% 9.1%
Operating cash flow margin 11.7% 6.7% 17.1%
Return on equity 15.4% 9.3% 20.7%
Return on assets 7.3% 4.9% 19.2%
Return on invested capital 10.3% 7.8% –
Return on capital employed 11.3% 9.6% 16.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.3x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 0.6% 3.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEISALNTVICR
Debt / assets 36.9% 29.2% –
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 1.8x –
Debt / FCF 14.4x 6.3x –
Liabilities / assets 57.5% 47.4% 7.6%
Equity / assets 42.5% 52.6% 92.4%
Interest coverage 17.1x 4.4x –
Current ratio 3.8x 3.4x 11.4x
Quick ratio 2.8x 1.8x 9.6x
Cash ratio 2.2x 0.5x 7.7x
Altman Z-score 4.81 5.53 80.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEISALNTVICR
Dividend yield 0.2% 0.1% –
Net buyback yield 0.1% – -0.8%
Shareholder yield 0.2% 0.1% -0.8%
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.

ConsensusAEISALNTVICR
Forward P/E 21.7xFY2026 33.3xFY2026 55.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.74FY2026 $2.82FY2026 $3.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +67.6%FY2026 +30.0%FY2026 +46.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.5% +22.0% +72.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.55BFY2026 $565.99MFY2026 $609.82MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +41.5%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.2% +11.2% +63.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEISALNTVICR
Held by institutions 100.0% 77.3% 47.7%
Institutions holding 678 229 510
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.0% +1.8% +3.9%
Institutions buying 388 133 348
Institutions selling 218 72 130
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.85 2.68

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.

AEISALNTVICR
AEIS 1.00 0.56 0.65
ALNT 0.56 1.00 0.55
VICR 0.65 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEIS, ALNT and VICR?

Vicor (VICR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) $9.42B, Allient (ALNT) $1.62B, Vicor (VICR) $10.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEIS, ALNT and VICR?

Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 42.9x, Allient (ALNT) 56.6x, Vicor (VICR) 56.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is cheapest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 21.7x, Allient (ALNT) 33.3x, Vicor (VICR) 55.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vicor (VICR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +24.6%, Allient (ALNT) +10.6%, Vicor (VICR) +27.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vicor (VICR) has the highest net margin (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.8%, Allient (ALNT) 5.0%, Vicor (VICR) 32.2%). On return on invested capital, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) leads (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.3%, Allient (ALNT) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vicor (VICR) returned the most: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +13.5%, Allient (ALNT) +73.5%, Vicor (VICR) +135.6%. Over five years, Allient (ALNT) compounded fastest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +20.6%/yr, Allient (ALNT) +21.7%/yr, Vicor (VICR) +7.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Allient (ALNT) has been the steadiest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 65.1%, Allient (ALNT) 60.1%, Vicor (VICR) 95.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AEIS, ALNT and VICR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Vicor (VICR) leads on 5. 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.