AMPX vs NRGV vs MVST Stock Comparison

Amprius Technologies, Energy Vault Holdings and Microvast Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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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.

QuestionAMPXNRGVMVSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.20B $463.96M $168.72M AMPX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -31.2x -4.2x 3.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +143.6% +336.8% -13.0% NRGV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -35.2% -48.6% 13.9% MVST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -32.8% -2.6% MVST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -2.2x -16.1x MVST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -29.8% -24.6% -91.0% NRGV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -23.8%/yr -42.4%/yr NRGV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 100.3% 102.4% 94.0% MVST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 33/100 65/100 MVST

Percentile Scorecard

AMPXNRGVMVST

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

AxisAMPXNRGVMVST
Valuation 43 #35 of 61 27 #45 of 61 88 #8 of 61
Growth 46 #32 of 58 53 #28 of 58 72 #17 of 58
Profitability 46 #30 of 55 39 #34 of 55 65 #20 of 55
Financial Health 91 #7 of 71 16 #60 of 71 36 #46 of 71
Shareholder Returns 33 #21 of 31 30 #22 of 31 –
Overall 52 33 65
  • AMPX ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • NRGV ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • MVST ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMPXNRGVMVSTSPY
1 month -15.8%-42.7%-28.6% -1.0%
3 months -11.4%-11.8%-37.5% +2.9%
6 months -60.4%-43.0%-73.5% +6.4%
Year to date +3.8%-44.9%-82.1% +11.4%
1 year -29.8%-24.6%-91.0% +13.1%
3 years +206.7%+23.9%-60.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +45.3%+7.4%-26.8% +21.5%
5 years —-74.4%-93.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year —-23.8%-42.4% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureAMPXNRGVMVSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 100.3%102.4%94.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 106.0%107.6%105.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.433.172.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.30-0.24-0.97 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.5%-97.1%-98.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.3%-60.9%-91.2% -2.5%
52-week high $22.91$6.49$5.69 $779.14
52-week low $7.59$2.51$0.49 $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.

MultipleAMPXNRGVMVST
P/E now vs peer median -30.6xmedian 24.1x -4.1xmedian 24.1x 3.4xmedian 24.1x
P/S now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x 0.5xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -30.1xmedian 17.4x -9.0xmedian 17.4x -54.6xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -20.5xmedian 27.4x -3.2xmedian 27.4x -6.3xmedian 27.4x
P/B now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 1.8x 66.7xmedian 1.8x 0.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -4.07median 0.76 -0.58median 0.76 0.10median 0.76

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 monthsAMPXNRGVMVST
Revenue $109.23M $225.87M $367.56M
Gross profit $24.31M $50.76M $92.31M
Operating income -$41.15M -$74.19M -$37.82M
Net income -$36.54M -$109.74M $51.27M
Free cash flow -$58.44M -$144.74M -$30.52M
R&D $13.16M $11.87M $35.81M
EPS (diluted) $-0.27 $-0.62 $0.15
Cash & equivalents $74.52M $93.04M $127.83M
Total debt – $243.01M $1.29B
Shares (diluted) 143.47M 178.39M 348.95M
Enterprise value $896.64M $224.72M -$280.95M

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
MetricAMPXNRGVMVST
P/E -30.6x -4.1x 3.4x
P/FCF -20.5x -3.2x -6.3x
P/Operating cash flow -22.6x -4.5x -111.5x
P/S 11.0x 2.0x 0.5x
P/B 9.5x 66.7x 0.4x
P/Tangible book 9.5x -1,352x 0.4x
EV/EBITDA -30.1x -9.0x -54.6x
EV/EBIT -27.3x -8.2x -7.2x
EV/Revenue 10.3x 2.7x 0.7x
EV/FCF -19.2x -4.2x -8.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -21.2x -5.9x -158.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.07 -0.58 0.10

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMPXNRGVMVST
Debt / assets – 65.6% 21.9%
Debt / equity – 35.4x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – -2.2x -16.1x
Debt / FCF – -1.7x -6.8x
Liabilities / assets 15.8% 98.1% 43.0%
Equity / assets 84.2% 1.9% 57.0%
Interest coverage – -5.5x -14.8x
Current ratio 7.2x 1.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 6.3x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 4.1x 0.6x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 29.09 -1.28 -1.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMPXNRGVMVST
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -2.3% -2.5% –
Shareholder yield -2.3% -2.5% –
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.

ConsensusAMPXNRGVMVST
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.09FY2026 $-0.37FY2026 $-0.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -200.0%FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $150.37MFY2026 $309.42MFY2026 $387.00MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +106.0%FY2026 +51.9%FY2026 -9.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +50.8% +56.8% +27.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMPXNRGVMVST
Held by institutions 67.4% 58.6% 21.5%
Institutions holding 259 174 158
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.9% +31.6% +9.2%
Institutions buying 173 120 83
Institutions selling 63 30 46
Buyers to sellers 2.75 4.00 1.80

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.

AMPXNRGVMVST
AMPX 1.00 0.44 0.35
NRGV 0.44 1.00 0.34
MVST 0.35 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMPX, NRGV and MVST?

Amprius Technologies (AMPX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amprius Technologies (AMPX) $1.20B, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) $463.96M, Microvast Holdings (MVST) $168.72M.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) returned the most: Amprius Technologies (AMPX) -29.8%, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) -24.6%, Microvast Holdings (MVST) -91.0%. Over five years, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) compounded fastest (Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) -23.8%/yr, Microvast Holdings (MVST) -42.4%/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) 100.3%, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) 102.4%, Microvast Holdings (MVST) 94.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.