APWC vs NVT vs VICR Stock Comparison

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable, nVent Electric and Vicor Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NVT nVent Electric plc
$140.15 -12.8% 1M +34.5% 1Y
Market cap
$22.68B
P/E
37.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.83B
Div. yield
0.60%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
6 wins
VICR Vicor Corp
$216.65 -24.0% 1M +141.7% 1Y
Market cap
$9.99B
P/E
55.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$560.70M
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

nVent Electric leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (nVent Electric 6, Vicor 3, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPWCNVTVICRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.15M $22.68B $9.99B NVT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 3.7x 37.9x 55.4x APWC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 28.1x 56.6x NVT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.0% +46.2% +27.0% NVT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.3% 12.4% 32.2% VICR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.1% 11.9% — NVT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.60% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.8% +34.5% +141.7% VICR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.4%/yr +31.7%/yr +7.4%/yr NVT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.1% 50.3% 95.2% NVT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 59/100 61/100 VICR

Percentile Scorecard

APWCNVTVICR

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

AxisAPWCNVTVICR
Valuation 71 #59 of 203 23 #156 of 203 9 #184 of 203
Growth 66 #65 of 188 90 #20 of 188 91 #17 of 188
Profitability 24 #140 of 184 74 #48 of 184 90 #20 of 184
Financial Health 81 #43 of 217 63 #82 of 217 100 #1 of 217
Shareholder Returns – 43 #88 of 153 15 #131 of 153
Overall 60 59 61
  • APWC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • NVT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • VICR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPWCNVTVICRSPY
1 month -7.6%-12.8%-24.0% +0.9%
3 months -17.0%+4.9%+18.5% +5.9%
6 months -22.3%+2.0%-15.6% +8.5%
Year to date -34.6%+37.4%+97.7% +13.3%
1 year -33.8%+34.5%+141.7% +12.4%
3 years -2.4%+205.5%+433.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year -0.8%+45.1%+74.8% +23.5%
5 years -61.5%+295.3%+42.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -17.4%+31.7%+7.4% +11.0%
10 years -44.5%—+1,566.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year -5.7%—+32.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAPWCNVTVICRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.1%50.3%95.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.9%56.9%101.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.612.253.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.570.691.49 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.9%-47.1%-80.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.6%-24.0%-43.0% -0.9%
52-week high $2.09$184.34$379.78 $779.14
52-week low $1.21$94.99$83.28 $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.

MultipleAPWCNVTVICR
P/E now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 25.4x 37.9xmedian 25.4x 55.4xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.9x 4.7xmedian 1.9x 17.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.3x 22.6xmedian 14.3x 58.9xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.8xmedian 21.8x 34.4xmedian 21.8x 196.6xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 2.2x 5.7xmedian 2.2x 11.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.41 1.87median 1.41 1.16median 1.41

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 monthsAPWCNVTVICR
Revenue $529.68M $4.83B $560.70M
Gross profit $43.84M $1.79B $339.59M
Operating income $13.32M $826.50M $139.60M
Net income $11.40M $598.30M $180.33M
Free cash flow -$6.69M $659.90M $50.83M
R&D – $89.10M $87.44M
EPS (diluted) $0.33 $3.65 $3.79
Cash & equivalents $64.58M $256.00M $513.14M
Total debt $194.37M $1.49B –
Shares (diluted) 20.62M 164.10M 47.61M
Enterprise value -$129.66M $21.87B $8.22B

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
MetricAPWCNVTVICR
P/E 3.7x 37.9x 55.4x
P/FCF -3.8x 34.4x 196.6x
P/Operating cash flow -3.8x 29.4x 104.0x
P/S 0.0x 4.7x 17.8x
P/B 0.1x 5.7x 11.0x
P/Tangible book 0.1x 10.3x 11.0x
EV/EBITDA – 22.6x 58.9x
EV/EBIT 1.2x 28.9x 67.9x
EV/Revenue 0.0x 4.9x 16.9x
EV/FCF -2.4x 36.2x 186.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -2.4x 31.0x 98.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.87 1.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPWCNVTVICR
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.0% 46.2% 27.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 26.0% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.4% 37.9% 35.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 23.8% 18.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 56.4% 53.9% 85.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 29.0% 38.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 101.1% 2.1% 119.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 9.3% 50.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 119.1% 1.8% 106.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 20.3% 47.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -138.0% 33.9% -28.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.4% 21.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -138.0% 32.8% -56.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 15.8% 50.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPWCNVTVICR
Gross margin 8.3% 37.0% 60.6%
EBITDA margin – 21.9% 28.7%
Operating margin 2.5% 17.1% 24.9%
Pretax margin 2.8% 15.7% 28.1%
Net margin 1.3% 12.4% 32.2%
FCF margin -1.3% 13.7% 9.1%
Operating cash flow margin -1.3% 16.0% 17.1%
Return on equity 4.2% 15.4% 20.7%
Return on assets 2.6% 8.5% 19.2%
Return on invested capital 4.1% 11.9% –
Return on capital employed – 13.9% 16.0%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.6x 1.3x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 3.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPWCNVTVICR
Debt / assets 13.3% 20.9% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.2x –
Debt / FCF -8.7x 2.3x –
Liabilities / assets 38.6% 44.2% 7.6%
Equity / assets 61.4% 55.8% 92.4%
Interest coverage 7.7x – –
Current ratio – 1.8x 11.4x
Quick ratio – 1.1x 9.6x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 7.7x
Altman Z-score – 5.90 82.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPWCNVTVICR
Dividend yield – 0.6% –
Net buyback yield – 0.2% -0.8%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.8% -0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 22.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 20.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.3% –

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.

ConsensusAPWCNVTVICR
Forward P/E – 28.1xFY2026 56.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $4.99FY2026 $3.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +49.0%FY2026 +46.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +29.3% +72.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $5.73BFY2026 $609.82MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +47.2%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +12.6% +63.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPWCNVTVICR
Held by institutions – 90.7% 47.7%
Institutions holding – 970 510
Change in shares held, QoQ – 0.0% +3.9%
Institutions buying – 555 348
Institutions selling – 288 130
Buyers to sellers – 1.93 2.68

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.

APWCNVTVICR
APWC 1.00 0.18 0.07
NVT 0.18 1.00 0.62
VICR 0.07 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APWC, NVT and VICR?

nVent Electric (NVT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) $25.15M, nVent Electric (NVT) $22.68B, Vicor (VICR) $9.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, APWC, NVT and VICR?

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 3.7x, nVent Electric (NVT) 37.9x, Vicor (VICR) 55.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, nVent Electric (NVT) is cheapest (nVent Electric (NVT) 28.1x, Vicor (VICR) 56.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

nVent Electric (NVT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) +9.0%, nVent Electric (NVT) +46.2%, Vicor (VICR) +27.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vicor (VICR) has the highest net margin (Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 1.3%, nVent Electric (NVT) 12.4%, Vicor (VICR) 32.2%). On return on invested capital, nVent Electric (NVT) leads (Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 4.1%, nVent Electric (NVT) 11.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vicor (VICR) returned the most: Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) -33.8%, nVent Electric (NVT) +34.5%, Vicor (VICR) +141.7%. Over five years, nVent Electric (NVT) compounded fastest (Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) -17.4%/yr, nVent Electric (NVT) +31.7%/yr, Vicor (VICR) +7.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 0.00%, nVent Electric (NVT) 0.60%, Vicor (VICR) 0.00%. Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) and Vicor (VICR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, nVent Electric (NVT) has been the steadiest (Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (APWC) 59.1%, nVent Electric (NVT) 50.3%, Vicor (VICR) 95.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APWC, NVT and VICR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, nVent Electric (NVT) leads on 6. 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.