AMPX vs MVST vs NRGV Stock Comparison

Amprius Technologies, Microvast Holdings and Energy Vault Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Microvast Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Microvast Holdings 5, Energy Vault Holdings 3, Amprius Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMPXMVSTNRGVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.25B $198.06M $543.21M AMPX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -32.4x 3.9x -5.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +143.6% -13.0% +336.8% NRGV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -35.2% 13.9% -48.6% MVST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -2.6% -32.8% MVST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -16.1x -2.2x MVST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.9% -88.5% +0.6% NRGV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -40.7%/yr -20.0%/yr NRGV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 99.7% 95.6% 103.3% MVST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 66/100 34/100 MVST

Percentile Scorecard

AMPXMVSTNRGV

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

AxisAMPXMVSTNRGV
Valuation 44 #35 of 62 90 #7 of 62 28 #45 of 62
Growth 43 #34 of 59 72 #17 of 59 53 #28 of 59
Profitability 46 #30 of 55 65 #20 of 55 37 #35 of 55
Financial Health 92 #7 of 72 37 #46 of 72 18 #59 of 72
Shareholder Returns 32 #20 of 29 – 36 #19 of 29
Overall 51 66 34
  • AMPX ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • MVST ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • NRGV 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

PeriodAMPXMVSTNRGVSPY
1 month -4.1%-4.6%-17.4% +0.7%
3 months -3.5%-22.5%+15.9% +3.7%
6 months -56.6%-67.9%-28.9% +7.1%
Year to date +15.8%-77.9%-28.9% +12.8%
1 year -26.9%-88.5%+0.6% +11.9%
3 years +228.8%-51.2%+75.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +48.7%-21.3%+20.6% +22.8%
5 years —-92.7%-67.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year —-40.7%-20.0% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureAMPXMVSTNRGVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 99.7%95.6%103.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 106.0%105.7%108.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.462.873.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.27-0.930.01 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.5%-98.4%-97.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.1%-88.6%-49.5% -1.2%
52-week high $22.91$5.45$6.49 $779.14
52-week low $7.59$0.49$2.51 $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.

MultipleAMPXMVSTNRGV
P/E now vs peer median -34.1xmedian 26.6x 4.2xmedian 26.6x -5.3xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 2.6x 0.6xmedian 2.6x 2.6xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -33.9xmedian 18.9x -63.8xmedian 18.9x -11.0xmedian 18.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -22.8xmedian 30.1x -7.8xmedian 30.1x -4.1xmedian 30.1x
P/B now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 1.9x 0.4xmedian 1.9x 86.1xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -4.54median 0.97 0.13median 0.97 -0.75median 0.97

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 monthsAMPXMVSTNRGV
Revenue $109.23M $367.56M $225.87M
Gross profit $24.31M $92.31M $50.76M
Operating income -$41.15M -$37.82M -$74.19M
Net income -$36.54M $51.27M -$109.74M
Free cash flow -$58.44M -$30.52M -$144.74M
R&D $13.16M $35.81M $11.87M
EPS (diluted) $-0.27 $0.15 $-0.62
Cash & equivalents $74.52M $127.83M $93.04M
Total debt – $208.38M $243.01M
Shares (diluted) 143.47M 348.95M 178.39M
Enterprise value $944.71M -$251.60M $303.97M

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
MetricAMPXMVSTNRGV
P/E -34.1x 4.2x -5.3x
P/FCF -22.8x -7.8x -4.1x
P/Operating cash flow -25.3x -138.3x -5.8x
P/S 12.2x 0.6x 2.6x
P/B 10.6x 0.4x 86.1x
P/Tangible book 10.6x 0.4x -1,746x
EV/EBITDA -33.9x -63.8x -11.0x
EV/EBIT -30.6x -8.4x -10.0x
EV/Revenue 11.5x 0.9x 3.3x
EV/FCF -21.6x -10.5x -5.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -23.8x -185.0x -7.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.54 0.13 -0.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMPXMVSTNRGV
Revenue growth (1Y) 143.6% -13.0% 336.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 203.2% 17.7% 13.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 390.2% -38.4% 385.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 65.0% 65.0% 31.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.2% -225.8% 41.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.1% 33.7% 15.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.9% 145.2% 24.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.2% 34.0% -0.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.2% 142.0% 33.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 33.1% 7.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -55.5% -103.8% -227.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -37.2% 62.0% -5.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -75.3% -220.9% -71.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -33.4% 47.3% -9.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMPXMVSTNRGV
Gross margin 22.3% 25.1% 22.5%
EBITDA margin -34.1% -1.4% -29.8%
Operating margin -37.7% -10.3% -32.8%
Pretax margin -37.7% -3.1% -45.9%
Net margin -35.2% 13.9% -48.6%
FCF margin -53.5% -8.3% -64.1%
Operating cash flow margin -48.4% -0.5% -45.4%
Return on equity -35.0% 10.2% -588.1%
Return on assets -29.4% 5.3% -32.8%
Return on invested capital – -2.6% -32.8%
Return on capital employed -33.8% -6.0% -40.7%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.0x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 7.6% 0.9% 13.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMPXMVSTNRGV
Debt / assets – 21.9% 65.6%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 35.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – -16.1x -2.2x
Debt / FCF – -6.8x -1.7x
Liabilities / assets 15.8% 43.0% 98.1%
Equity / assets 84.2% 57.0% 1.9%
Interest coverage – -14.8x -5.5x
Current ratio 7.2x 1.1x 1.2x
Quick ratio 6.3x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash ratio 4.1x 0.4x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 32.63 -0.95 -1.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMPXMVSTNRGV
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -2.0% – -1.9%
Shareholder yield -2.0% – -1.9%
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.

ConsensusAMPXMVSTNRGV
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.09FY2026 $-0.04FY2026 $-0.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -200.0%FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year $150.37MFY2026 $387.00MFY2026 $309.42MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +106.0%FY2026 -9.5%FY2026 +51.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +50.8% +27.4% +54.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMPXMVSTNRGV
Held by institutions 67.4% 21.5% 58.6%
Institutions holding 260 158 174
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.9% +9.2% +31.6%
Institutions buying 174 83 120
Institutions selling 63 46 30
Buyers to sellers 2.76 1.80 4.00

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.

AMPXMVSTNRGV
AMPX 1.00 0.36 0.45
MVST 0.36 1.00 0.35
NRGV 0.45 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMPX, MVST and NRGV?

Amprius Technologies (AMPX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amprius Technologies (AMPX) $1.25B, Microvast Holdings (MVST) $198.06M, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) $543.21M.

Which company is growing faster?

Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amprius Technologies (AMPX) +143.6%, Microvast Holdings (MVST) -13.0%, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) +336.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Microvast Holdings (MVST) has the highest net margin (Amprius Technologies (AMPX) -35.2%, Microvast Holdings (MVST) 13.9%, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) -48.6%). On return on invested capital, Microvast Holdings (MVST) leads (Microvast Holdings (MVST) -2.6%, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) -32.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) returned the most: Amprius Technologies (AMPX) -26.9%, Microvast Holdings (MVST) -88.5%, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) +0.6%. Over five years, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) compounded fastest (Microvast Holdings (MVST) -40.7%/yr, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) -20.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Microvast Holdings (MVST) has been the steadiest (Amprius Technologies (AMPX) 99.7%, Microvast Holdings (MVST) 95.6%, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) 103.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMPX, MVST and NRGV?

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