ARRY vs JKS vs NXT Stock Comparison

Array Technologies, JinkoSolar Holding and Nextpower Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NXT Nextpower Inc.
$76.48 -5.4% 1M -22.2% 1Y
Market cap
$11.97B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.63B
Div. yield
–
Solar Equipment Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Nextpower leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nextpower 5, JinkoSolar Holding 3, Array Technologies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARRYJKSNXTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $522.38M $434.02M $11.97B NXT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.5x 16.4x 20.1x JKS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 4.0x — 17.5x ARRY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.2% -22.1% +17.0% NXT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.5% 0.3% 16.4% NXT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -13.4% -5.9% — JKS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -302.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -64.8% -62.1% -22.2% NXT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -29.7%/yr -32.3%/yr — ARRY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.8% 60.7% 66.0% JKS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 49/100 79/100 NXT

Percentile Scorecard

ARRYJKSNXT

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

AxisARRYJKSNXT
Valuation 97 #3 of 61 98 #2 of 61 87 #9 of 61
Growth 28 #42 of 58 18 #48 of 58 79 #13 of 58
Profitability 67 #19 of 55 57 #24 of 55 98 #2 of 55
Financial Health 30 #50 of 71 21 #56 of 71 77 #17 of 71
Shareholder Returns – – 54 #14 of 29
Overall 55 49 79
  • ARRY ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • JKS ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • NXT 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

PeriodARRYJKSNXTSPY
1 month -21.8%-15.7%-5.4% -0.8%
3 months -42.8%-46.5%-26.3% +3.5%
6 months -60.5%-63.4%-37.6% +7.0%
Year to date -65.8%-68.4%-12.2% +12.2%
1 year -64.8%-62.1%-22.2% +13.0%
3 years -81.5%-68.5%+120.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year -43.1%-32.0%+30.2% +23.1%
5 years -82.8%-85.7%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -29.7%-32.3%— +11.0%
10 years —-50.9%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —-6.9%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureARRYJKSNXTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.8%60.7%66.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 88.4%61.2%66.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.101.732.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.82-1.02-0.34 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.4%-89.4%-51.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -73.7%-73.3%-51.1% -1.8%
52-week high $11.96$30.58$156.40 $779.14
52-week low $3.15$8.02$76.48 $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.

MultipleARRYJKSNXT
P/E now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 25.4x 16.1xmedian 25.4x 19.4xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 2.1x 0.1xmedian 2.1x 3.2xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -722.2xmedian 17.5x —median 17.5x 14.1xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 27.3x —median 27.3x 21.1xmedian 27.3x
P/B now vs peer median -2.4xmedian 1.7x 0.1xmedian 1.7x 4.5xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.06median 0.77 -0.26median 0.77 0.10median 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 monthsARRYJKSNXT
Revenue $1.19B $8.37B $3.63B
Gross profit $287.61M $397.19M $1.21B
Operating income -$60.78M -$28.57M $701.94M
Net income -$85.90M -$936.28M $594.06M
Free cash flow $134.73M – $548.73M
R&D – $137.15M $143.86M
EPS (diluted) $-0.95 $0.51 $3.83
Cash & equivalents $307.30M $2.50B $1.21B
Total debt $657.75M $22.30B –
Shares (diluted) 155.69M 52.10M 155.14M
Enterprise value -$451.53M -$12.12B $7.86B

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
MetricARRYJKSNXT
P/E -3.3x 16.1x 19.4x
P/FCF 3.6x – 21.1x
P/Operating cash flow 3.0x – 19.2x
P/S 0.4x 0.1x 3.2x
P/B -2.4x 0.1x 4.5x
P/Tangible book -1.2x 0.1x 4.7x
EV/EBITDA -722.2x – 14.1x
EV/EBIT -13.7x -6.0x 14.8x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.4x 2.9x
EV/FCF 6.2x – 18.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.1x – 17.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.06 -0.26 0.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARRYJKSNXT
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.2% -22.1% 17.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -13.0% -17.3% 22.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -12.9% -41.3% 15.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -10.2% -44.3% 51.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 69.8% 96.7% 5.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -32.8% -27.2% 48.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 58.8% 1.3% 8.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.6% -46.7% 54.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 45.3% 104.6% 6.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -55.9% -62.8% 196.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.2% – -2.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.4% – 22.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 22.2% – -4.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.9% – 18.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARRYJKSNXT
Gross margin 24.3% 4.7% 33.4%
EBITDA margin -0.1% – 20.3%
Operating margin -5.1% -0.3% 19.3%
Pretax margin -6.2% -0.5% 19.9%
Net margin -12.5% 0.3% 16.4%
FCF margin 11.4% – 15.1%
Operating cash flow margin 13.7% – 16.6%
Return on equity – -24.5% 24.3%
Return on assets -5.7% -5.3% 14.3%
Return on invested capital -13.4% -5.9% –
Return on capital employed -5.5% -5.9% 23.1%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.9x – 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARRYJKSNXT
Debt / assets 42.9% 31.2% –
Debt / equity -3.3x 1.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA -302.9x – –
Debt / FCF 4.9x – –
Liabilities / assets 113.2% 78.7% 40.0%
Equity / assets -13.2% 21.3% 60.0%
Interest coverage -2.8x -4.8x –
Current ratio 2.2x 1.1x 2.7x
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.5x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.3x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 0.83 – 5.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARRYJKSNXT
Dividend yield – 18.4% –
Net buyback yield – – -0.2%
Shareholder yield – 18.4% -0.2%
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.

ConsensusARRYJKSNXT
Forward P/E 4.0xFY2026 – 17.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.79FY2026 $-5.57FY2026 $4.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.9%FY2026 – -3.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.6% – +37.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.41BFY2026 $9.09BFY2026 $4.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.8%FY2026 -2.9%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.4% +29.7% +29.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARRYJKSNXT
Held by institutions 100.0% 32.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 259 111 723
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.3% +8.7% +9.7%
Institutions buying 134 61 368
Institutions selling 80 30 249
Buyers to sellers 1.68 2.03 1.48

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.

ARRYJKSNXT
ARRY 1.00 0.39 0.66
JKS 0.39 1.00 0.45
NXT 0.66 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARRY, JKS and NXT?

Nextpower (NXT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Array Technologies (ARRY) $522.38M, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) $434.02M, Nextpower (NXT) $11.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARRY, JKS and NXT?

JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Array Technologies (ARRY) -3.5x, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) 16.4x, Nextpower (NXT) 20.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Array Technologies (ARRY) is cheapest (Array Technologies (ARRY) 4.0x, Nextpower (NXT) 17.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nextpower (NXT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Array Technologies (ARRY) +1.2%, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) -22.1%, Nextpower (NXT) +17.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nextpower (NXT) has the highest net margin (Array Technologies (ARRY) -12.5%, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) 0.3%, Nextpower (NXT) 16.4%). On return on invested capital, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) leads (Array Technologies (ARRY) -13.4%, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) -5.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nextpower (NXT) returned the most: Array Technologies (ARRY) -64.8%, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) -62.1%, Nextpower (NXT) -22.2%. Over five years, Array Technologies (ARRY) compounded fastest (Array Technologies (ARRY) -29.7%/yr, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) -32.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) has been the steadiest (Array Technologies (ARRY) 78.8%, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) 60.7%, Nextpower (NXT) 66.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARRY, JKS and NXT?

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