ARRY vs SHLS Stock Comparison

Array Technologies and Shoals Technologies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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Shoals Technologies leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Shoals Technologies 7, Array Technologies 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARRYSHLSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $493.14M $1.25B SHLS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.3x 39.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 4.0x 18.4x ARRY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.2% +46.9% SHLS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.5% 5.4% SHLS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -13.4% 5.6% SHLS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -302.9x 2.3x ARRY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -64.8% -31.7% SHLS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -29.7%/yr -23.6%/yr SHLS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.8% 85.6% ARRY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 61/100 SHLS

Percentile Scorecard

ARRYSHLS

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

AxisARRYSHLS
Valuation 97 #3 of 61 78 #14 of 61
Growth 28 #42 of 58 33 #39 of 58
Profitability 67 #19 of 55 76 #14 of 55
Financial Health 30 #50 of 71 56 #32 of 71
Shareholder Returns – –
Overall 55 61
  • ARRY ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • SHLS 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

PeriodARRYSHLSSPY
1 month -21.8%-1.7% -0.8%
3 months -42.8%-21.8% +3.5%
6 months -60.5%-5.9% +7.0%
Year to date -65.8%-13.6% +12.2%
1 year -64.8%-31.7% +13.0%
3 years -81.5%-51.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year -43.1%-21.4% +23.1%
5 years -82.8%-73.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -29.7%-23.6% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureARRYSHLSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.8%85.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 88.4%93.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.103.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.82-0.37 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.4%-92.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -73.7%-42.5% -1.8%
52-week high $11.96$12.77 $779.14
52-week low $3.15$5.71 $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.

MultipleARRYSHLS
P/E now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 25.4x 38.7xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 2.1x 2.1xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -722.2xmedian 17.5x 17.9xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 27.3x -23.9xmedian 27.3x
P/B now vs peer median -2.4xmedian 1.7x 2.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.06median 0.77 -0.95median 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 monthsARRYSHLS
Revenue $1.19B $588.06M
Gross profit $287.61M $187.70M
Operating income -$60.78M $62.52M
Net income -$85.90M $31.84M
Free cash flow $134.73M -$51.59M
EPS (diluted) $-0.95 $0.19
Cash & equivalents $307.30M $15.72M
Total debt $657.75M $196.75M
Shares (diluted) 155.69M 170.02M
Enterprise value -$480.77M $1.22B

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
MetricARRYSHLS
P/E -3.3x 38.7x
P/FCF 3.6x -23.9x
P/Operating cash flow 3.0x -64.0x
P/S 0.4x 2.1x
P/B -2.4x 2.0x
P/Tangible book -1.2x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA -722.2x 17.9x
EV/EBIT -13.7x 22.7x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 2.4x
EV/FCF 6.2x -27.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.1x -73.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.06 -0.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARRYSHLS
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.2% 46.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -13.0% 12.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -12.9% 39.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -10.2% 2.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 69.8% 51.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -32.8% -14.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 58.8% 50.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.6% -42.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 45.3% 48.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -55.9% -40.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.2% -161.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.4% -30.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 22.2% -526.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.9% -38.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARRYSHLS
Gross margin 24.3% 31.9%
EBITDA margin -0.1% 13.4%
Operating margin -5.1% 10.6%
Pretax margin -6.2% 7.6%
Net margin -12.5% 5.4%
FCF margin 11.4% -8.8%
Operating cash flow margin 13.7% -3.3%
Return on equity – 5.2%
Return on assets -5.7% 3.1%
Return on invested capital -13.4% 5.6%
Return on capital employed -5.5% 7.3%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.9x -0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARRYSHLS
Debt / assets 42.9% 19.3%
Debt / equity -3.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -302.9x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 4.9x -3.8x
Liabilities / assets 113.2% 39.3%
Equity / assets -13.2% 60.7%
Interest coverage -2.8x 5.3x
Current ratio 2.2x 2.2x
Quick ratio 1.8x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.83 3.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARRYSHLS
Dividend yield – –
Net buyback yield – –
Shareholder yield – –
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.

ConsensusARRYSHLS
Forward P/E 4.0xFY2026 18.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.79FY2026 $0.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.9%FY2026 +11.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.6% +47.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.41BFY2026 $592.22MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.8%FY2026 +24.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.4% +15.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARRYSHLS
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 259 269
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.3% -1.8%
Institutions buying 134 143
Institutions selling 80 88
Buyers to sellers 1.68 1.63

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.

ARRYSHLS
ARRY 1.00 0.59
SHLS 0.59 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARRY and SHLS?

Shoals Technologies (SHLS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Array Technologies (ARRY) $493.14M, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) $1.25B.

Which company is growing faster?

Shoals Technologies (SHLS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Array Technologies (ARRY) +1.2%, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) +46.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Shoals Technologies (SHLS) has the highest net margin (Array Technologies (ARRY) -12.5%, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) 5.4%). On return on invested capital, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) leads (Array Technologies (ARRY) -13.4%, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Shoals Technologies (SHLS) returned the most: Array Technologies (ARRY) -64.8%, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) -31.7%. Over five years, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) compounded fastest (Array Technologies (ARRY) -29.7%/yr, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) -23.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Array Technologies (ARRY) has been the steadiest (Array Technologies (ARRY) 78.8%, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) 85.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do ARRY and SHLS move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.59, a moderate positive relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, ARRY and SHLS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) leads on 7. 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.