AEIS vs FSS vs VGTK Stock Comparison

Advanced Energy Industries, Federal Signal and Viking Global Technologies Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FSS Federal Signal Corp /De/
$117.14 +0.7% 1M +1.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.21B
P/E
24.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.55B
Div. yield
0.00%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Advanced Energy Industries leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Advanced Energy Industries 5, Federal Signal 5, Viking Global Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEISFSSVGTKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.40B $7.21B $10.85M AEIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.1x 24.3x -1.1x FSS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.2x 23.8x — AEIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.7% +24.0% — AEIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.7% 11.7% — AEIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.9% 16.0% — FSS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 0.7x -16.2x VGTK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.8% +1.6% -20.0% AEIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.5%/yr +21.2%/yr -77.0%/yr FSS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.4% 33.2% 140.8% FSS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 78/100 46/100 FSS

Percentile Scorecard

AEISFSSVGTK

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

AxisAEISFSSVGTK
Valuation 21 #162 of 204 60 #82 of 204 52 #31 of 63
Growth 85 #30 of 191 94 #13 of 191 83 #11 of 60
Profitability 61 #74 of 189 90 #20 of 189 –
Financial Health 62 #85 of 221 78 #49 of 221 3 #70 of 72
Shareholder Returns 19 #129 of 158 68 #51 of 158 –
Overall 49 78 46
  • AEIS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • FSS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • VGTK ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAEISFSSVGTKSPY
1 month -21.7%+0.7%+33.3% -2.0%
3 months -30.3%-11.5%+33.3% -2.2%
6 months -31.1%-3.6%+33.3% +4.2%
Year to date +13.7%+7.9%0.0% +10.6%
1 year +15.8%+1.6%-20.0% +10.4%
3 years +159.5%+82.0%-88.6% +73.6%
3 years, per year +37.5%+22.1%-51.5% +20.2%
5 years +153.4%+161.0%-99.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year +20.5%+21.2%-77.0% +10.1%
10 years +411.6%+858.6%-100.0% +261.3%
10 years, per year +17.7%+25.4%-87.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAEISFSSVGTKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.4%33.2%140.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.6%32.2%480.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.811.191.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.240.05-0.14 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.3%-33.3%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.8%-12.4%-20.0% -3.2%
52-week high $389.05$133.73$0.05 $779.14
52-week low $188.88$104.77$0.02 $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.

MultipleAEISFSSVGTK
P/E now vs peer median 33.0xmedian 25.4x 24.1xmedian 25.4x -1.2xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 1.9x 2.8xmedian 1.9x —median 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 14.5x 14.7xmedian 14.5x -20.1xmedian 18.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 134.0xmedian 23.6x 19.6xmedian 23.6x -10.6xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 2.2x 4.5xmedian 2.2x -0.2xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.31median 1.21 0.90median 1.21 0.04median 0.77

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 monthsAEISFSSVGTK
Revenue $2.27B $2.55B –
Gross profit $915.20M $741.70M –
Operating income $363.20M $412.80M -$6.18M
Net income $288.80M $296.90M -$9.98M
Free cash flow $71.10M $365.10M -$1.06M
R&D $254.60M – –
EPS (diluted) $6.98 $4.83 $-0.03
Cash & equivalents $1.42B $73.70M $393.73K
Total debt $1.27B $420.30M $47.10M
Shares (diluted) 41.40M 61.50M 281.77M
Enterprise value $4.09B $6.94B $9.59M

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
MetricAEISFSSVGTK
P/E 33.0x 24.1x -1.2x
P/FCF 134.0x 19.6x -10.6x
P/Operating cash flow 42.2x 17.7x -10.6x
P/S 4.2x 2.8x –
P/B 6.0x 4.5x -0.2x
P/Tangible book 6.4x 6.0x -0.2x
EV/EBITDA 21.6x 14.7x -20.1x
EV/EBIT 25.8x 18.2x -9.4x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 2.9x –
EV/FCF 131.7x 20.5x -54.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 41.5x 18.6x -54.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.31 0.90 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEISFSSVGTK
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.7% 24.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 15.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 42.4% 24.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.4% 20.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 150.1% 26.0% 37.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 25.7% 9.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 99.2% 25.9% 74.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 29.0% 26.8% -36.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 85.3% 25.7% 71.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.2% 26.7% -26.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.8% 62.4% 48.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 45.6% 38.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -54.0% 66.2% 48.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.8% 53.2% 38.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEISFSSVGTK
Gross margin 40.3% 29.1% –
EBITDA margin 19.1% 19.9% –
Operating margin 16.0% 16.2% –
Pretax margin 15.2% 15.2% –
Net margin 12.7% 11.7% –
FCF margin 3.1% 14.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% 15.8% –
Return on equity 19.0% 19.2% –
Return on assets 8.2% 12.1% -39.9%
Return on invested capital 10.9% 16.0% –
Return on capital employed 12.9% 19.2% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.4x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 3.2% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEISFSSVGTK
Debt / assets 34.7% 17.1% 235.8%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.3x -0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 0.7x -16.2x
Debt / FCF 17.8x 1.2x -44.3x
Liabilities / assets 56.4% 35.7% 365.9%
Equity / assets 43.6% 64.3% -265.9%
Interest coverage 25.0x 17.9x -3.7x
Current ratio 3.6x 3.0x 0.0x
Quick ratio 2.6x 1.3x 0.0x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 4.86 7.64 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEISFSSVGTK
Dividend yield 0.2% 0.5% –
Net buyback yield 0.1% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 0.2% 0.5% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 12.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 9.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 15.9% –

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.

ConsensusAEISFSSVGTK
Forward P/E 22.2xFY2026 23.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $10.74FY2026 $4.92FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +67.6%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +37.5% +10.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.55BFY2026 $2.79BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +41.5%FY2026 +28.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +25.2% -5.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEISFSSVGTK
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 680 476 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.0% +3.9% –
Institutions buying 388 251 –
Institutions selling 220 152 –
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.65 –

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.

AEISFSSVGTK
AEIS 1.00 0.41 0.08
FSS 0.41 1.00 0.10
VGTK 0.08 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEIS, FSS and VGTK?

Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) $8.40B, Federal Signal (FSS) $7.21B, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) $10.85M.

Which stock is cheaper, AEIS, FSS and VGTK?

Federal Signal (FSS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 29.1x, Federal Signal (FSS) 24.3x, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) -1.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is cheapest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 22.2x, Federal Signal (FSS) 23.8x). 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%, Federal Signal (FSS) +24.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) has the highest net margin (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 12.7%, Federal Signal (FSS) 11.7%). On return on invested capital, Federal Signal (FSS) leads (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.9%, Federal Signal (FSS) 16.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) returned the most: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +15.8%, Federal Signal (FSS) +1.6%, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) -20.0%. Over five years, Federal Signal (FSS) compounded fastest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +20.5%/yr, Federal Signal (FSS) +21.2%/yr, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) -77.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 0.00%, Federal Signal (FSS) 0.00%, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) 0.00%. Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) and Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Federal Signal (FSS) has been the steadiest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 66.4%, Federal Signal (FSS) 33.2%, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) 140.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AEIS, FSS and VGTK?

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 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.