AEIS vs VGTK vs ALNT Stock Comparison

Advanced Energy Industries, Viking Global Technologies and Allient Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ALNT Allient Inc
$75.48 -35.6% 1M +41.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.35B
P/E
36.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$600.44M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Advanced Energy Industries leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Advanced Energy Industries 8, Allient 2, Viking Global Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEISVGTKALNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.80B $10.85M $1.35B AEIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.0x -1.1x 36.1x AEIS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.7x — 26.8x AEIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.7% — +12.6% AEIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.7% — 6.2% AEIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.9% — 9.2% AEIS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -16.2x 1.6x VGTK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.8% -20.0% +41.1% ALNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.3%/yr -77.3%/yr +11.9%/yr AEIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.9% 140.8% 61.6% ALNT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 45/100 43/100 AEIS

Percentile Scorecard

AEISVGTKALNT

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

AxisAEISVGTKALNT
Valuation 31 #142 of 204 52 #31 of 63 29 #145 of 204
Growth 83 #34 of 191 81 #12 of 60 57 #82 of 191
Profitability 60 #76 of 189 – 53 #90 of 189
Financial Health 62 #85 of 221 3 #70 of 72 60 #89 of 221
Shareholder Returns 18 #130 of 159 – 14 #137 of 159
Overall 51 45 43
  • AEIS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • VGTK ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • ALNT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAEISVGTKALNTSPY
1 month -38.7%+33.3%-35.6% -5.9%
3 months -42.7%+33.3%-32.1% -4.6%
6 months -47.2%+33.3%+14.7% +0.2%
Year to date -11.3%0.0%+40.4% +7.5%
1 year -17.8%-20.0%+41.1% +8.2%
3 years +106.7%-88.2%+188.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +27.4%-51.0%+42.4% +19.0%
5 years +95.1%-99.9%+75.7% +56.5%
5 years, per year +14.3%-77.3%+11.9% +9.4%
10 years +293.9%-100.0%+524.2% +251.5%
10 years, per year +14.7%-87.4%+20.1% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAEISVGTKALNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.9%140.8%61.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 72.5%480.5%63.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.641.172.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.27-0.140.67 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.3%-100.0%-62.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.3%-20.0%-36.4% -5.9%
52-week high $389.05$0.05$118.63 $779.14
52-week low $185.66$0.02$48.39 $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.

MultipleAEISVGTKALNT
P/E now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 23.4x -1.2xmedian 25.0x 33.9xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.7x —median 2.3x 2.1xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 13.4x -20.1xmedian 18.3x 16.9xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 104.5xmedian 21.9x -10.6xmedian 28.3x 55.5xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 2.1x -0.2xmedian 1.8x 3.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.02median 1.02 0.04median 0.65 2.21median 1.02

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 monthsAEISVGTKALNT
Revenue $2.27B – $600.44M
Gross profit $915.20M – $205.57M
Operating income $363.20M -$6.18M $58.58M
Net income $288.80M -$9.98M $37.46M
Free cash flow $71.10M -$1.06M $23.10M
R&D $254.60M – $40.23M
EPS (diluted) $6.98 $-0.03 $2.22
Cash & equivalents $1.42B $393.73K $39.65M
Total debt $1.27B $47.10M $173.37M
Shares (diluted) 41.40M 281.77M 16.90M
Enterprise value $3.48B $9.59M $1.19B

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
MetricAEISVGTKALNT
P/E 25.7x -1.2x 33.9x
P/FCF 104.5x -10.6x 55.5x
P/Operating cash flow 32.9x -10.6x 36.0x
P/S 3.3x – 2.1x
P/B 4.7x -0.2x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 5.0x -0.2x 5.2x
EV/EBITDA 16.8x -20.1x 16.9x
EV/EBIT 20.0x -9.4x 24.2x
EV/Revenue 3.2x – 2.4x
EV/FCF 102.2x -54.5x 61.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 32.2x -54.5x 39.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.02 0.04 2.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEISVGTKALNT
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.7% – 12.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.3% – 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 42.4% – 18.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.4% – 4.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 150.1% 37.1% 49.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 9.9% 10.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 99.2% 74.4% 100.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 29.0% -36.5% 16.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 85.3% 71.6% 99.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.2% -26.4% 15.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.8% 48.1% -35.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 38.5% -2.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -54.0% 48.7% -51.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.8% 38.7% -3.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEISVGTKALNT
Gross margin 40.3% – 34.2%
EBITDA margin 19.1% – 14.0%
Operating margin 16.0% – 9.8%
Pretax margin 15.2% – 8.0%
Net margin 12.7% – 6.2%
FCF margin 3.1% – 3.8%
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% – 5.9%
Return on equity 19.0% – 11.7%
Return on assets 8.2% -39.9% 6.2%
Return on invested capital 10.9% – 9.2%
Return on capital employed 12.9% – 11.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 0.1x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 3.2% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEISVGTKALNT
Debt / assets 34.7% 235.8% 28.2%
Debt / equity 0.8x -0.9x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -16.2x 1.6x
Debt / FCF 17.8x -44.3x 7.5x
Liabilities / assets 56.4% 365.9% 46.8%
Equity / assets 43.6% -265.9% 53.2%
Interest coverage 25.0x -3.7x 5.8x
Current ratio 3.6x 0.0x 3.5x
Quick ratio 2.6x 0.0x 1.8x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.0x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 4.25 – 4.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEISVGTKALNT
Dividend yield 0.2% – 0.2%
Net buyback yield 0.1% – –
Shareholder yield 0.3% – 0.2%
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.

ConsensusAEISVGTKALNT
Forward P/E 15.7xFY2026 – 26.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.84FY2026 – $2.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +84.7%FY2026 – +30.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +45.4% – +22.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.65BFY2026 – $565.99MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +47.3%FY2026 – +2.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +31.8% – +11.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEISVGTKALNT
Held by institutions 100.0% – 77.3%
Institutions holding 680 – 232
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.0% – +1.9%
Institutions buying 388 – 134
Institutions selling 220 – 74
Buyers to sellers 1.76 – 1.81

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.

AEISVGTKALNT
AEIS 1.00 0.08 0.60
VGTK 0.08 1.00 0.08
ALNT 0.60 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEIS, VGTK and ALNT?

Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) $7.80B, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) $10.85M, Allient (ALNT) $1.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEIS, VGTK and ALNT?

Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 27.0x, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) -1.1x, Allient (ALNT) 36.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is cheapest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 15.7x, Allient (ALNT) 26.8x). 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%, Allient (ALNT) +12.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) has the highest net margin (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 12.7%, Allient (ALNT) 6.2%). On return on invested capital, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) leads (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.9%, Allient (ALNT) 9.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allient (ALNT) returned the most: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) -17.8%, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) -20.0%, Allient (ALNT) +41.1%. Over five years, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) compounded fastest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +14.3%/yr, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) -77.3%/yr, Allient (ALNT) +11.9%/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) 66.9%, Viking Global Technologies (VGTK) 140.8%, Allient (ALNT) 61.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.