ALRM vs ICTSF vs NSSC Stock Comparison

Alarm.com Holdings, Icts International N V and Napco Security Technologies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALRM Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.
$64.59 +21.0% 1M +24.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.20B
P/E
27.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.06B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Alarm.com Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Alarm.com Holdings 5, Napco Security Technologies 3, Icts International N V 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALRMICTSFNSSCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.20B $207.76M $1.42B ALRM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.1x -14.0x 32.9x ALRM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.5x — 24.4x ALRM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.7% — +11.4% NSSC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% — 21.3% NSSC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.5% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +24.8% +27.6% -11.0% ICTSF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.3%/yr -6.6%/yr +10.9%/yr NSSC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.8% 79.1% 40.9% ALRM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 — 65/100 ALRM

Percentile Scorecard

ALRMICTSFNSSC

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

AxisALRMICTSFNSSC
Valuation 86 #18 of 124 33 #75 of 112 32 #76 of 112
Growth 44 #64 of 113 – 79 #21 of 96
Profitability 85 #17 of 110 – 100 #1 of 91
Financial Health 58 #55 of 129 52 #60 of 125 96 #6 of 125
Shareholder Returns 79 #15 of 67 – 18 #55 of 67
Overall 70 – 65
  • ALRM ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • ICTSF ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • NSSC ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALRMICTSFNSSCSPY
1 month +21.0%-5.8%+10.0% -0.8%
3 months +20.5%+0.9%+7.8% +3.5%
6 months +44.0%+27.6%-14.9% +7.0%
Year to date +26.6%+66.2%-5.9% +12.2%
1 year +24.8%+27.6%-11.0% +13.0%
3 years +21.0%+20.7%+104.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +6.6%+6.5%+27.0% +23.1%
5 years -19.5%-28.8%+67.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -4.3%-6.6%+10.9% +11.0%
10 years +120.3%+681.7%+991.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.2%+22.8%+27.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureALRMICTSFNSSCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.8%79.1%40.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.7%124.9%43.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.430.311.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.810.35-0.27 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.9%-68.3%-65.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-13.6%-16.9% -1.8%
52-week high $64.59$6.42$47.23 $779.14
52-week low $42.13$3.10$34.96 $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.

MultipleALRMICTSFNSSC
P/E now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 38.1x -14.0xmedian 21.9x 32.5xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 4.3x 0.4xmedian 0.9x 6.9xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 35.4x —median 12.2x 26.5xmedian 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 27.1x -6.3xmedian 14.3x 23.7xmedian 14.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.4x -9.8xmedian 2.3x 7.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.36median 1.27 —median 1.02 1.83median 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 monthsALRMICTSFNSSC
Revenue $1.06B – $202.32M
Gross profit $698.22M – $119.79M
Operating income $136.10M – $45.64M
Net income $117.29M – $43.03M
Free cash flow $187.71M – $59.23M
R&D $275.86M – $13.79M
EPS (diluted) $2.11 – $1.20
Cash & equivalents $479.42M $16.89M $126.93M
Total debt $2.96B $25.53M –
Shares (diluted) 55.92M 36.18M 35.89M
Enterprise value $196.89M $95.20M $933.77M

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
MetricALRMICTSFNSSC
P/E 27.0x -14.0x 32.5x
P/FCF 16.9x -6.3x 23.7x
P/Operating cash flow 15.9x – 23.0x
P/S 3.0x 0.4x 6.9x
P/B 3.7x -9.8x 7.3x
P/Tangible book 4.1x -9.8x 7.5x
EV/EBITDA 18.1x – 26.5x
EV/EBIT 23.4x – 27.7x
EV/Revenue 3.0x – 6.3x
EV/FCF 16.9x – 21.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.0x – 20.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.36 – 1.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALRMICTSFNSSC
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.7% – 11.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.3% – 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.8% – 18.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.6% – 17.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.3% – -1.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.6% – 14.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -8.9% – -0.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.7% – 16.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.1% – 0.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.9% – 17.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.4% – 14.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.7% – 35.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.0% – 15.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.1% – 39.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALRMICTSFNSSC
Gross margin 65.8% – 59.2%
EBITDA margin 16.5% – 23.6%
Operating margin 12.8% – 22.6%
Pretax margin 14.4% – 24.6%
Net margin 11.1% – 21.3%
FCF margin 17.7% – 29.3%
Operating cash flow margin 18.8% – 30.2%
Return on equity 13.6% – 23.3%
Return on assets 7.1% – 18.7%
Return on invested capital 7.5% – –
Return on capital employed 9.1% – 24.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALRMICTSFNSSC
Debt / assets 29.6% 4.7% –
Debt / equity 0.6x -0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x – –
Debt / FCF 2.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 47.8% 112.8% 20.0%
Equity / assets 52.2% -12.8% 80.0%
Interest coverage 8.6x – –
Current ratio 5.0x 1.8x 4.9x
Quick ratio 4.0x 1.6x 4.1x
Cash ratio 3.0x 0.6x 3.2x
Altman Z-score 4.25 – 21.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALRMICTSFNSSC
Dividend yield – – 1.6%
Net buyback yield 2.3% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 2.3% – 1.5%
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.

ConsensusALRMICTSFNSSC
Forward P/E 21.5xFY2026 – 24.4xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.00FY2026 – $1.61FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +14.5%FY2026 – +0.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +5.7% – +19.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.01BFY2026 – $208.17MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +0.4%FY2026 – +2.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +15.2% – +9.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALRMICTSFNSSC
Held by institutions 98.2% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 314 – 259
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% – +4.2%
Institutions buying 169 – 136
Institutions selling 106 – 89
Buyers to sellers 1.59 – 1.53

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.

ALRMICTSFNSSC
ALRM 1.00 0.02 0.15
ICTSF 0.02 1.00 0.02
NSSC 0.15 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALRM, ICTSF and NSSC?

Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) $3.20B, Icts International N V (ICTSF) $207.76M, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) $1.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALRM, ICTSF and NSSC?

Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 27.1x, Icts International N V (ICTSF) -14.0x, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 32.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) is cheapest (Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 21.5x, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 24.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) +8.7%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) +11.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) has the highest net margin (Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 11.1%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 21.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Icts International N V (ICTSF) returned the most: Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) +24.8%, Icts International N V (ICTSF) +27.6%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) -11.0%. Over five years, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) compounded fastest (Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) -4.3%/yr, Icts International N V (ICTSF) -6.6%/yr, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) +10.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) has been the steadiest (Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 30.8%, Icts International N V (ICTSF) 79.1%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 40.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALRM, ICTSF and NSSC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 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.