BRSL vs NLST vs P Stock Comparison

Brightstar Lottery, Netlist and Everpure Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NLST Netlist Inc
$6.47 +15.9% 1M +895.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.18B
P/E
2,672x
Revenue (TTM)
$332.69M
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
4 wins
P Everpure, Inc.
$131.41 +4.3% 1M +40.1% 1Y
Market cap
$46.26B
P/E
182.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Netlist leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Netlist 4, Everpure 3, Brightstar Lottery 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBRSLNLSTPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.87B $2.18B $46.26B P
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.5x 2,672x 182.7x BRSL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.0x 7.0x 44.4x NLST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.7% +129.2% +27.2% NLST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% 0.2% 5.9% BRSL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.1% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x -40.8x — NLST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.7% +895.4% +40.1% NLST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.4%/yr -2.5%/yr +37.8%/yr P
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.7% 105.0% 73.0% BRSL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 45/100 51/100 P

Percentile Scorecard

BRSLNLSTP

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

AxisBRSLNLSTP
Valuation 60 #41 of 102 8 #102 of 111 16 #93 of 111
Growth 24 #75 of 98 93 #9 of 108 78 #25 of 108
Profitability 60 #39 of 95 37 #66 of 104 64 #38 of 104
Financial Health 29 #78 of 109 53 #55 of 115 33 #77 of 115
Shareholder Returns 35 #42 of 64 33 #55 of 81 61 #32 of 81
Overall 41 45 51
  • BRSL ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • NLST ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • P ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBRSLNLSTPSPY
1 month -4.4%+15.9%+4.3% -0.8%
3 months -9.2%+167.4%+77.1% +3.5%
6 months -26.0%+196.8%+77.7% +7.0%
Year to date -38.6%+627.0%+96.1% +12.2%
1 year -42.7%+895.4%+40.1% +13.0%
3 years -64.7%+499.1%+298.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year -29.4%+81.7%+58.6% +23.1%
5 years -68.1%-12.1%+396.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -20.4%-2.5%+37.8% +11.0%
10 years -66.5%+462.6%+948.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year -10.4%+18.9%+26.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBRSLNLSTPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.7%105.0%73.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.3%95.3%82.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.842.002.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.318.530.55 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.7%-93.2%-48.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.1%-6.2%-16.3% -1.8%
52-week high $17.00$6.90$156.95 $779.14
52-week low $9.22$0.54$56.99 $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.

MultipleBRSLNLSTP
P/E now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 28.8x 2,604xmedian 32.0x 172.7xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.8x 6.5xmedian 2.8x 10.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 17.7x 3,122xmedian 19.4x 111.4xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.2xmedian 15.8x -139.1xmedian 29.0x 341.7xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 3.2x 93.1xmedian 2.9x 28.4xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.81median 0.85 99.37median 1.13 0.31median 1.13

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 monthsBRSLNLSTP
Revenue $2.47B $332.69M $4.26B
Gross profit $1.32B $54.02M $2.97B
Operating income $1.07B $408.00K $224.21M
Net income $366.00M $789.00K $253.29M
Free cash flow -$1.47B -$15.53M $128.17M
R&D $52.00M $3.92M $1.05B
EPS (diluted) $1.26 $0.00 $0.73
Cash & equivalents $558.00M $30.66M $385.69M
Total debt $19.09B $10.94M –
Shares (diluted) 197.00M 370.75M 345.59M
Enterprise value -$2.98B $2.09B $40.67B

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
MetricBRSLNLSTP
P/E 7.6x 2,604x 172.7x
P/FCF -1.2x -139.1x 341.7x
P/Operating cash flow -1.0x -139.2x 102.4x
P/S 0.7x 6.5x 10.3x
P/B 0.9x 93.1x 28.4x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 93.1x 28.9x
EV/EBITDA 3.5x 3,122x 111.4x
EV/EBIT 5.2x 5,227x 190.8x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 6.4x 10.0x
EV/FCF -3.8x -137.3x 333.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.0x -137.4x 100.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.81 99.37 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBRSLNLSTP
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.7% 129.2% 27.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 64.2% 15.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.0% 1,221% 28.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 151.4% 127.6% 15.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 88.2% 101.1% 195.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.1% 26.2% 277.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.9% 102.1% 82.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 26.3% 574.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 33.1% 101.6% 77.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.4% 26.2% 550.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -265.1% 48.8% -46.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -60.6% 28.4% -13.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -207.8% 48.8% -76.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -58.7% 28.5% -34.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBRSLNLSTP
Gross margin 53.5% 16.2% 69.7%
EBITDA margin 65.3% 0.2% 9.0%
Operating margin 43.2% 0.1% 5.3%
Pretax margin 24.4% 0.2% 6.6%
Net margin 10.0% 0.2% 5.9%
FCF margin -59.6% -4.7% 3.0%
Operating cash flow margin -74.7% -4.7% 10.0%
Return on equity 17.7% 4.7% 17.0%
Return on assets 4.2% 1.0% 5.1%
Return on invested capital 14.1% – –
Return on capital employed 14.2% 1.3% 8.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 4.1x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.0x -19.7x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.0% 12.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBRSLNLSTP
Debt / assets 54.2% 3.8% –
Debt / equity 2.2x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x -40.8x –
Debt / FCF -3.0x -0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 74.9% 68.4% 70.5%
Equity / assets 25.1% 31.6% 29.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.4x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.7x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.6x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 0.86 24.05 8.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBRSLNLSTP
Dividend yield 9.6% – –
Net buyback yield -17.7% -1.2% 0.6%
Shareholder yield -8.2% -1.2% 0.6%
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.

ConsensusBRSLNLSTP
Forward P/E 17.0xFY2026 7.0xFY2026 44.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.56FY2026 $0.92FY2026 $2.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -38.5%FY2026 – +43.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +28.6% -4.3% +48.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.56BFY2026 $691.20MFY2026 $4.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 +266.4%FY2026 +29.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.1% +26.3% +41.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBRSLNLSTP
Held by institutions 44.1% 0.0% 83.0%
Institutions holding 200 4 804
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +146.0% +2.2%
Institutions buying 97 3 442
Institutions selling 58 0 259
Buyers to sellers 1.67 – 1.71

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.

BRSLNLSTP
BRSL 1.00 0.13 0.06
NLST 0.13 1.00 0.22
P 0.06 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BRSL, NLST and P?

Everpure (P) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) $1.87B, Netlist (NLST) $2.18B, Everpure (P) $46.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, BRSL, NLST and P?

Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 7.5x, Netlist (NLST) 2,672x, Everpure (P) 182.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Netlist (NLST) is cheapest (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 17.0x, Netlist (NLST) 7.0x, Everpure (P) 44.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Netlist (NLST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) +0.7%, Netlist (NLST) +129.2%, Everpure (P) +27.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) has the highest net margin (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 10.0%, Netlist (NLST) 0.2%, Everpure (P) 5.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Netlist (NLST) returned the most: Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) -42.7%, Netlist (NLST) +895.4%, Everpure (P) +40.1%. Over five years, Everpure (P) compounded fastest (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) -20.4%/yr, Netlist (NLST) -2.5%/yr, Everpure (P) +37.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) has been the steadiest (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 32.7%, Netlist (NLST) 105.0%, Everpure (P) 73.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BRSL, NLST and P?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Netlist (NLST) leads on 4. 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.