ATS vs NRG vs SCTH Stock Comparison

Ats, Nrg Energy and Securetech Innovations Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ATS ATS Corp /ATS
$19.08 +4.4% 1M -30.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.80B
P/E
53.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.12B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins
NRG Nrg Energy, Inc.
$97.53 +0.4% 1M -45.4% 1Y
Market cap
$20.13B
P/E
25.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.13B
Div. yield
0.02%
Independent Power Producers Utilities
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Nrg Energy leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Nrg Energy 7, Ats 2, Securetech Innovations 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionATSNRGSCTHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.80B $20.13B $276.72M NRG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 53.0x 25.7x — NRG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.5x 11.5x — NRG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.8% +12.8% — ATS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.6% 2.4% — NRG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.7% 5.8% — NRG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 6.2x — ATS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -30.2% -45.4% +278.8% SCTH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +19.6%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.9% 49.8% 147.9% NRG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 65/100 — NRG

Percentile Scorecard

ATSNRGSCTH

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

AxisATSNRGSCTH
Valuation 87 #28 of 203 70 #8 of 24 –
Growth 80 #39 of 188 77 #6 of 23 –
Profitability 45 #102 of 183 73 #7 of 23 –
Financial Health 23 #166 of 216 17 #20 of 24 –
Shareholder Returns 26 #113 of 152 89 #3 of 19 –
Overall 52 65 –
  • ATS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • NRG ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • SCTH ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodATSNRGSCTHSPY
1 month +4.4%+0.4%-12.9% +0.7%
3 months -28.8%-27.2%-23.6% +3.7%
6 months -41.2%-37.3%+251.4% +7.1%
Year to date -30.7%-38.8%+240.2% +12.8%
1 year -30.2%-45.4%+278.8% +11.9%
3 years -44.1%+130.8%+2,330.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year -17.6%+32.2%+189.9% +22.8%
5 years —+144.5%— +67.6%
5 years, per year —+19.6%— +10.9%
10 years —+846.9%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —+25.2%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureATSNRGSCTHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.9%49.8%147.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.0%55.6%212.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.551.40-0.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.58-0.911.88 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.5%-49.8%-99.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.1%-47.0%-27.6% -1.2%
52-week high $35.38$184.03$23.49 $779.14
52-week low $17.29$92.32$2.50 $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.

MultipleATSNRGSCTH
P/E now vs peer median 55.0xmedian 25.8x 26.3xmedian 24.9x —
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.9x 0.6xmedian 2.6x —median 17.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 14.6x 11.6xmedian 11.6x —
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 22.2x 58.9xmedian 13.9x —median 16.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.2x 4.2xmedian 2.1x —median 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median -1.72median 1.45 0.77median 0.62 —

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 monthsATSNRGSCTH
Revenue $2.12B $33.13B –
Gross profit $594.19M $6.23B –
Operating income $119.42M $2.02B –
Net income $33.97M $849.00M –
Free cash flow $180.36M $348.00M –
EPS (diluted) $0.35 $3.69 –
Cash & equivalents $140.09M $162.00M –
Total debt $3.79B $23.44B $1.33M
Shares (diluted) 98.14M 212.00M 17.09M
Enterprise value $1.12B $14.35B $276.72M

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
MetricATSNRGSCTH
P/E 55.0x 26.3x –
P/FCF 10.4x 58.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 9.2x 13.2x –
P/S 0.9x 0.6x –
P/B 1.5x 4.2x –
P/Tangible book 2.4x 7.6x –
EV/EBITDA 12.3x 11.6x –
EV/EBIT 21.8x 21.7x –
EV/Revenue 1.2x 1.3x –
EV/FCF 14.4x 125.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x 28.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.72 0.77 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricATSNRGSCTH
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.8% 12.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 2.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 22.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 348.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 4,708% 57.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.6% 43.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 228.1% 62.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -30.6% 34.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 227.3% 58.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.0% 34.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 32.1% -32.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 77.8% 33.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 37.0% -75.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 279.9% 27.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricATSNRGSCTH
Gross margin 28.0% 18.8% –
EBITDA margin 10.0% 11.4% –
Operating margin 5.6% 6.1% –
Pretax margin 2.4% 3.2% –
Net margin 1.6% 2.4% –
FCF margin 8.5% 1.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 9.6% 4.7% –
Return on equity 2.7% 17.5% –
Return on assets 1.1% 2.1% –
Return on invested capital 3.7% 5.8% –
Return on capital employed – 6.7% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.0x 1.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricATSNRGSCTH
Debt / assets 28.8% 58.7% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 4.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 6.2x –
Debt / FCF 4.8x 67.3x –
Liabilities / assets 57.9% 87.8% –
Equity / assets 42.1% 12.2% –
Interest coverage 1.7x 2.0x –
Current ratio – 1.0x –
Quick ratio – 0.5x –
Cash ratio – 0.0x –
Altman Z-score – 1.42 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricATSNRGSCTH
Dividend yield – 1.9% –
Net buyback yield 0.3% 8.0% –
Shareholder yield 0.3% 9.9% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 51.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 126.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 7.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 9.1% –

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.

ConsensusATSNRGSCTH
Forward P/E 18.5xFY2026 11.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.03FY2026 $8.49FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -14.9%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +37.9% +28.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.98BFY2026 $36.07BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -7.6%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +2.9% -0.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersATSNRGSCTH
Held by institutions 83.4% 93.7% –
Institutions holding 143 1,024 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.9% +0.7% –
Institutions buying 82 509 –
Institutions selling 46 385 –
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.32 –

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.

ATSNRGSCTH
ATS 1.00 0.22 0.00
NRG 0.22 1.00 0.03
SCTH 0.00 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ATS, NRG and SCTH?

Nrg Energy (NRG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ats (ATS) $1.80B, Nrg Energy (NRG) $20.13B, Securetech Innovations (SCTH) $276.72M.

Which stock is cheaper, ATS, NRG and SCTH?

Nrg Energy (NRG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ats (ATS) 53.0x, Nrg Energy (NRG) 25.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nrg Energy (NRG) is cheapest (Ats (ATS) 18.5x, Nrg Energy (NRG) 11.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ats (ATS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ats (ATS) +14.8%, Nrg Energy (NRG) +12.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nrg Energy (NRG) has the highest net margin (Ats (ATS) 1.6%, Nrg Energy (NRG) 2.4%). On return on invested capital, Nrg Energy (NRG) leads (Ats (ATS) 3.7%, Nrg Energy (NRG) 5.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Securetech Innovations (SCTH) returned the most: Ats (ATS) -30.2%, Nrg Energy (NRG) -45.4%, Securetech Innovations (SCTH) +278.8%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ats (ATS) 0.00%, Nrg Energy (NRG) 0.02%, Securetech Innovations (SCTH) 0.00%. Ats (ATS) and Securetech Innovations (SCTH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nrg Energy (NRG) has been the steadiest (Ats (ATS) 51.9%, Nrg Energy (NRG) 49.8%, Securetech Innovations (SCTH) 147.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ATS, NRG and SCTH?

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