AEIS vs NVT vs UUU Stock Comparison

Advanced Energy Industries, nVent Electric and DeFi Capital Markets Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NVT nVent Electric plc
$123.65 -27.1% 1M +8.1% 1Y
Market cap
$20.01B
P/E
29.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.29B
Div. yield
0.68%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
10 wins
UUU DeFi Capital Markets, Inc. Data shown for DCM
$3.34 -31.6% 1M -31.8% 1Y
Market cap
$10.12M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.13M
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

nVent Electric leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (nVent Electric 10, Advanced Energy Industries 1, DeFi Capital Markets 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEISNVTUUULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.67B $20.01B $10.12M NVT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.4x 29.4x -2.0x NVT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.2x 24.8x — AEIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.6% +48.0% -95.0% NVT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.8% 12.8% -437.8% NVT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.3% 12.3% — NVT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 0.9x -45.4x UUU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.18% 0.68% 0.00% NVT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.0% +8.1% -31.8% NVT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.3%/yr +26.9%/yr -8.3%/yr NVT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.9% 50.6% 95.5% NVT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 62/100 23/100 NVT

Percentile Scorecard

AEISNVTUUU

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

AxisAEISNVTUUU
Valuation 13 #176 of 203 37 #128 of 203 4 #53 of 55
Growth 76 #47 of 189 90 #19 of 189 0 #51 of 51
Profitability 57 #82 of 187 75 #48 of 187 4 #49 of 51
Financial Health 60 #90 of 221 63 #83 of 221 85 #10 of 59
Shareholder Returns 19 #124 of 152 46 #83 of 152 –
Overall 45 62 23
  • AEIS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • NVT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • UUU ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAEISNVTUUUSPY
1 month -28.7%-27.1%-31.6% -2.3%
3 months -26.8%-22.5%+0.3% -0.7%
6 months -44.0%-24.0%-45.3% +4.8%
Year to date +3.6%+21.3%-35.3% +10.3%
1 year +7.0%+8.1%-31.8% +10.3%
3 years +136.3%+147.8%-13.9% +73.0%
3 years, per year +33.2%+35.3%-4.9% +20.1%
5 years +131.1%+228.9%-35.3% +61.9%
5 years, per year +18.3%+26.9%-8.3% +10.1%
10 years +341.9%—-0.3% +258.6%
10 years, per year +16.0%—0.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAEISNVTUUUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.9%50.6%95.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.6%58.6%95.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.802.310.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.110.16-0.33 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.3%-47.1%-78.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.3%-32.9%-55.3% -3.5%
52-week high $389.05$184.34$7.48 $779.14
52-week low $188.88$94.99$3.12 $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.

MultipleAEISNVTUUU
P/E now vs peer median 38.4xmedian 25.6x 29.4xmedian 25.6x -2.0xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x 8.9xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 14.4x 18.0xmedian 14.4x 107.5xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 99.1xmedian 22.5x 29.7xmedian 22.5x -8.0xmedian 17.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 2.2x 4.9xmedian 2.2x 2.9xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 10.47median 1.36 1.22median 1.36 0.02median 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 monthsAEISNVTUUU
Revenue $2.04B $5.29B $1.13M
Gross profit $800.50M $1.94B $118.39K
Operating income $269.20M $942.50M -$4.86M
Net income $219.40M $679.50M -$4.96M
Free cash flow $87.50M $673.00M -$1.27M
R&D $246.60M $92.80M –
EPS (diluted) $5.19 $4.14 $-1.69
Cash & equivalents $1.40B $1.12B $3.71M
Total debt $1.26B $2.18B $709.24K
Shares (diluted) 42.30M 164.10M 2.94M
Enterprise value $5.03B $18.21B -$6.59M

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
MetricAEISNVTUUU
P/E 38.4x 29.4x -2.0x
P/FCF 99.1x 29.7x -8.0x
P/Operating cash flow 36.3x 24.9x -8.3x
P/S 4.3x 3.8x 8.9x
P/B 6.0x 4.9x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 6.4x 8.5x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 25.5x 18.0x 107.5x
EV/EBIT 31.7x 22.4x -1.5x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 4.0x 6.3x
EV/FCF 97.6x 31.3x -5.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.7x 26.2x -5.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 10.47 1.22 0.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEISNVTUUU
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.6% 48.0% -95.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 30.4% -64.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.8% 40.3% -98.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 27.1% -73.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 216.7% 65.3% -1,912%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 34.1% -80.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 161.5% 12.9% -280.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 13.0% -91.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 133.8% 12.5% -241.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 24.2% -81.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.3% 23.5% -200.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 18.3% -36.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.8% 18.5% -203.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.1% 15.9% -36.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEISNVTUUU
Gross margin 39.3% 36.6% 10.5%
EBITDA margin 16.5% 22.1% 5.8%
Operating margin 13.2% 17.8% -429.1%
Pretax margin 12.1% 16.5% -448.1%
Net margin 10.8% 12.8% -437.8%
FCF margin 4.3% 12.7% -111.9%
Operating cash flow margin 11.7% 15.2% -107.9%
Return on equity 15.4% 16.8% -148.1%
Return on assets 7.3% 8.9% -105.6%
Return on invested capital 10.3% 12.3% –
Return on capital employed 11.3% 14.7% -148.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.2x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEISNVTUUU
Debt / assets 36.9% 26.9% 14.5%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.5x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 0.9x -45.4x
Debt / FCF 14.4x 3.2x -0.6x
Liabilities / assets 57.5% 49.2% 29.2%
Equity / assets 42.5% 50.8% 70.8%
Interest coverage 17.1x – -17.7x
Current ratio 3.8x 2.4x 3.4x
Quick ratio 2.8x 1.7x 2.8x
Cash ratio 2.2x 0.9x 2.6x
Altman Z-score 4.62 4.67 -1.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEISNVTUUU
Dividend yield 0.2% 0.7% –
Net buyback yield 0.1% 0.5% –
Shareholder yield 0.3% 1.2% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 19.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 20.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.8% –

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.

ConsensusAEISNVTUUU
Forward P/E 20.2xFY2026 24.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $10.74FY2026 $4.99FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +67.6%FY2026 +49.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +37.5% +29.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.55BFY2026 $5.73BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +41.5%FY2026 +47.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +25.2% +12.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEISNVTUUU
Held by institutions 100.0% 90.7% –
Institutions holding 680 972 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.0% 0.0% –
Institutions buying 388 555 –
Institutions selling 220 290 –
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.91 –

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.

AEISNVTUUU
AEIS 1.00 0.74 0.14
NVT 0.74 1.00 0.09
UUU 0.14 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEIS, NVT and UUU?

nVent Electric (NVT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) $8.67B, nVent Electric (NVT) $20.01B, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) $10.12M.

Which stock is cheaper, AEIS, NVT and UUU?

nVent Electric (NVT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 38.4x, nVent Electric (NVT) 29.4x, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) -2.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is cheapest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 20.2x, nVent Electric (NVT) 24.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

nVent Electric (NVT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +24.6%, nVent Electric (NVT) +48.0%, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) -95.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

nVent Electric (NVT) has the highest net margin (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.8%, nVent Electric (NVT) 12.8%, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) -437.8%). On return on invested capital, nVent Electric (NVT) leads (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.3%, nVent Electric (NVT) 12.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year nVent Electric (NVT) returned the most: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +7.0%, nVent Electric (NVT) +8.1%, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) -31.8%. Over five years, nVent Electric (NVT) compounded fastest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +18.3%/yr, nVent Electric (NVT) +26.9%/yr, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) -8.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

nVent Electric (NVT) has the highest dividend yield: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 0.18%, nVent Electric (NVT) 0.68%, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) 0.00%. DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, nVent Electric (NVT) has been the steadiest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 65.9%, nVent Electric (NVT) 50.6%, DeFi Capital Markets (UUU) 95.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AEIS, NVT and UUU?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, nVent Electric (NVT) leads on 10. 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.