AMRC vs NRGV Stock Comparison

Ameresco and Energy Vault Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMRC Ameresco, Inc.
$18.32 -14.8% 1M -56.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.04B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

4 decided of 12

Ameresco leads on 2 of the 12 questions below (Ameresco 2, Energy Vault Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMRCNRGVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.04B $526.29M AMRC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -4.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.9x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +336.8% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -48.6% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -32.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -2.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -56.9% -23.8% NRGV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -24.9%/yr -23.5%/yr NRGV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.9% 102.4% AMRC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 33/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

AMRCNRGV

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

AxisAMRCNRGV
Valuation – 27 #45 of 61
Growth – 54 #27 of 58
Profitability – 39 #34 of 55
Financial Health 23 #44 of 57 16 #60 of 71
Shareholder Returns – 29 #21 of 29
Overall – 33
  • AMRC ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • NRGV 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

PeriodAMRCNRGVSPY
1 month -14.8%-40.6% -0.8%
3 months -13.1%-10.3% +3.5%
6 months -34.4%-41.1% +7.0%
Year to date -37.5%-43.2% +12.2%
1 year -56.9%-23.8% +13.0%
3 years -32.8%+37.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year -12.4%+11.1% +23.1%
5 years -76.1%-73.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -24.9%-23.5% +11.0%
10 years +259.2%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +13.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAMRCNRGVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.9%102.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.2%107.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.093.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.84-0.23 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.1%-97.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.9%-59.6% -1.8%
52-week high $41.55$6.49 $779.14
52-week low $18.32$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.

MultipleAMRCNRGV
P/E now vs peer median —median 25.7x -4.3xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.8x 2.1xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.9x -9.2xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 22.5x -3.3xmedian 27.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.3x 68.8xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.56 -0.60median 0.77

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 monthsAMRCNRGV
Revenue – $225.87M
Gross profit – $50.76M
Operating income – -$74.19M
Net income – -$109.74M
Free cash flow – -$144.74M
R&D – $11.87M
EPS (diluted) – $-0.62
Cash & equivalents $71.79M $93.04M
Total debt $6.70B $243.01M
Shares (diluted) 53.37M 178.39M
Enterprise value $719.47M $287.05M

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
MetricAMRCNRGV
P/E – -4.3x
P/FCF – -3.3x
P/Operating cash flow – -4.6x
P/S – 2.1x
P/B 0.9x 68.8x
P/Tangible book 0.9x -1,395x
EV/EBITDA – -9.2x
EV/EBIT – -8.4x
EV/Revenue – 2.8x
EV/FCF – -4.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – -6.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMRCNRGV
Revenue growth (1Y) – 336.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 13.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 385.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 31.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 41.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 15.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – 24.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -0.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – 33.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 7.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -227.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -5.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -71.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -9.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMRCNRGV
Gross margin – 22.5%
EBITDA margin – -29.8%
Operating margin – -32.8%
Pretax margin – -45.9%
Net margin – -48.6%
FCF margin – -64.1%
Operating cash flow margin – -45.4%
Return on equity – -588.1%
Return on assets – -32.8%
Return on invested capital – -32.8%
Return on capital employed – -40.7%
Asset turnover – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 13.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMRCNRGV
Debt / assets 41.5% 65.6%
Debt / equity 1.7x 35.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – -2.2x
Debt / FCF – -1.7x
Liabilities / assets 75.3% 98.1%
Equity / assets 24.7% 1.9%
Interest coverage – -5.5x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – -1.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMRCNRGV
Dividend yield – –
Net buyback yield – -2.4%
Shareholder yield – -2.4%
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.

ConsensusAMRCNRGV
Forward P/E 13.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.32FY2026 $-0.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +24.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.04BFY2026 $309.42MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 +51.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.7% +54.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMRCNRGV
Held by institutions 65.5% 58.6%
Institutions holding 184 174
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.3% +31.6%
Institutions buying 103 120
Institutions selling 56 30
Buyers to sellers 1.84 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.

AMRCNRGV
AMRC 1.00 0.44
NRGV 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMRC and NRGV?

Ameresco (AMRC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ameresco (AMRC) $1.04B, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) $526.29M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) returned the most: Ameresco (AMRC) -56.9%, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) -23.8%. Over five years, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) compounded fastest (Ameresco (AMRC) -24.9%/yr, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) -23.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ameresco (AMRC) has been the steadiest (Ameresco (AMRC) 67.9%, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) 102.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do AMRC and NRGV move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.44, a moderate positive relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, AMRC 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, Ameresco (AMRC) leads on 2. 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.