AEIS vs AUSI vs VICR Stock Comparison

Advanced Energy Industries, Aura Systems and Vicor Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AUSI Aura Systems Inc
$0.20 +5.3% 1M +5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$26.87M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$129.00K
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
1 win
VICR Vicor Corp
$179.01 -42.0% 1M +91.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.24B
P/E
40.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$560.70M
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Advanced Energy Industries leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Advanced Energy Industries 6, Vicor 3, Aura Systems 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEISAUSIVICRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.40B $26.87M $7.24B AEIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.1x -3.2x 40.1x AEIS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.2x — 46.7x AEIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.7% -30.3% +27.0% AEIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.7% -6,465.1% 32.2% VICR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -4.2x — AUSI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.8% +5.3% +91.8% VICR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.5%/yr -19.5%/yr +2.8%/yr AEIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.4% 226.4% 96.1% AEIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 9/100 61/100 VICR

Percentile Scorecard

AEISAUSIVICR

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

AxisAEISAUSIVICR
Valuation 21 #162 of 204 1 #203 of 204 11 #181 of 204
Growth 85 #30 of 191 30 #134 of 191 92 #16 of 191
Profitability 61 #74 of 189 6 #178 of 189 88 #23 of 189
Financial Health 62 #85 of 221 1 #220 of 221 100 #2 of 221
Shareholder Returns 19 #129 of 158 7 #147 of 158 12 #139 of 158
Overall 49 9 61
  • AEIS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • AUSI ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • VICR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAEISAUSIVICRSPY
1 month -21.7%+5.3%-42.0% -2.0%
3 months -30.3%0.0%-21.0% -2.2%
6 months -31.1%+66.7%-32.7% +4.2%
Year to date +13.7%+185.7%+63.3% +10.6%
1 year +15.8%+5.3%+91.8% +10.4%
3 years +159.5%+11.1%+357.0% +73.6%
3 years, per year +37.5%+3.6%+66.0% +20.2%
5 years +153.4%-66.1%+14.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year +20.5%-19.5%+2.8% +10.1%
10 years +411.6%—+1,349.5% +261.3%
10 years, per year +17.7%—+30.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAEISAUSIVICRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.4%226.4%96.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.6%352.8%102.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.81-0.093.84 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.240.020.96 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.3%-90.9%-80.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.8%-9.1%-52.9% -3.2%
52-week high $389.05$0.22$379.78 $779.14
52-week low $188.88$0.07$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.

MultipleAEISAUSIVICR
P/E now vs peer median 33.0xmedian 25.4x -3.5xmedian 25.4x 45.8xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 1.9x 229.4xmedian 1.9x 14.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 14.5x -12.8xmedian 14.5x 48.1xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 134.0xmedian 23.6x -8.5xmedian 23.6x 162.5xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 2.2x -0.6xmedian 2.2x 9.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.31median 1.21 0.42median 1.21 0.96median 1.21

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 monthsAEISAUSIVICR
Revenue $2.27B $129.00K $560.70M
Gross profit $915.20M $118.00K $339.59M
Operating income $363.20M -$3.66M $139.60M
Net income $288.80M -$8.34M $180.33M
Free cash flow $71.10M -$3.47M $50.83M
R&D $254.60M $1.65M $87.44M
EPS (diluted) $6.98 $-0.06 $3.79
Cash & equivalents $1.42B $13.00K $513.14M
Total debt $1.27B $14.51M –
Shares (diluted) 41.40M 147.97M 47.61M
Enterprise value $4.09B $26.71M $5.46B

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
MetricAEISAUSIVICR
P/E 33.0x -3.5x 45.8x
P/FCF 134.0x -8.5x 162.5x
P/Operating cash flow 42.2x -8.5x 86.0x
P/S 4.2x 229.4x 14.7x
P/B 6.0x -0.6x 9.1x
P/Tangible book 6.4x -0.6x 9.1x
EV/EBITDA 21.6x -12.8x 48.1x
EV/EBIT 25.8x -12.0x 55.5x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 341.8x 13.8x
EV/FCF 131.7x -12.7x 152.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 41.5x -12.7x 80.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.31 0.42 0.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEISAUSIVICR
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.7% -30.3% 27.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 25.7% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 42.4% -26.2% 35.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.4% 49.3% 18.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 150.1% -12.8% 85.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.0% -5.7% 38.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 99.2% -17.5% 119.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 29.0% -24.2% 50.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 85.3% 2.0% 106.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.2% -8.4% 47.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.8% -11.2% -28.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.3% -3.2% 21.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -54.0% -10.2% -56.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.8% -2.9% 50.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEISAUSIVICR
Gross margin 40.3% 91.5% 60.6%
EBITDA margin 19.1% -2,661% 28.7%
Operating margin 16.0% -2,840% 24.9%
Pretax margin 15.2% -4,288% 28.1%
Net margin 12.7% -6,465% 32.2%
FCF margin 3.1% -2,691% 9.1%
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% -2,685% 17.1%
Return on equity 19.0% – 20.7%
Return on assets 8.2% -411.0% 19.2%
Return on invested capital 10.9% – –
Return on capital employed 12.9% – 16.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.1x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 0.4x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.2% – 3.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEISAUSIVICR
Debt / assets 34.7% 961.3% –
Debt / equity 0.8x -0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -4.2x –
Debt / FCF 17.8x -4.2x –
Liabilities / assets 56.4% 3,433% 7.6%
Equity / assets 43.6% -3,333% 92.4%
Interest coverage 25.0x -2.0x –
Current ratio 3.6x 0.0x 11.4x
Quick ratio 2.6x 0.0x 9.6x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.0x 7.7x
Altman Z-score 4.86 -526.65 68.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEISAUSIVICR
Dividend yield 0.2% – –
Net buyback yield 0.1% -8.7% -0.9%
Shareholder yield 0.2% -8.7% -0.9%
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.

ConsensusAEISAUSIVICR
Forward P/E 22.2xFY2026 – 46.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.74FY2026 – $3.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +67.6%FY2026 – +46.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.5% – +72.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.55BFY2026 – $609.82MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +41.5%FY2026 – +34.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.2% – +63.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEISAUSIVICR
Held by institutions 100.0% – 47.8%
Institutions holding 680 – 514
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.0% – +4.1%
Institutions buying 388 – 351
Institutions selling 220 – 131
Buyers to sellers 1.76 – 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.

AEISAUSIVICR
AEIS 1.00 0.01 0.65
AUSI 0.01 1.00 -0.06
VICR 0.65 -0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEIS, AUSI and VICR?

Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) $8.40B, Aura Systems (AUSI) $26.87M, Vicor (VICR) $7.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEIS, AUSI and VICR?

Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 29.1x, Aura Systems (AUSI) -3.2x, Vicor (VICR) 40.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is cheapest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 22.2x, Vicor (VICR) 46.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +31.7%, Aura Systems (AUSI) -30.3%, Vicor (VICR) +27.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vicor (VICR) has the highest net margin (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 12.7%, Aura Systems (AUSI) -6,465.1%, Vicor (VICR) 32.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vicor (VICR) returned the most: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +15.8%, Aura Systems (AUSI) +5.3%, Vicor (VICR) +91.8%. Over five years, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) compounded fastest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +20.5%/yr, Aura Systems (AUSI) -19.5%/yr, Vicor (VICR) +2.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) has been the steadiest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 66.4%, Aura Systems (AUSI) 226.4%, Vicor (VICR) 96.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AEIS, AUSI 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, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 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.