EFXT vs VLTO vs NOV Stock Comparison

Enerflex, Veralto and Nov Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EFXT Enerflex Ltd.
$25.01 +5.8% 1M +99.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.05B
P/E
50.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.21B
Div. yield
0.64%
Oilfield Equipment Energy
4 wins
VLTO Veralto Corp
$102.84 +6.9% 1M +0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$25.11B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.70B
Div. yield
0.51%
Water Treatment Industrials
7 wins
NOV NOV Inc.
$19.27 -1.2% 1M +28.9% 1Y
Market cap
$6.87B
P/E
48.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.69B
Div. yield
2.26%
Oilfield Equipment Energy
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Veralto leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Veralto 7, Enerflex 4, Nov 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEFXTVLTONOVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.05B $25.11B $6.87B VLTO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 50.4x 25.5x 48.1x VLTO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.7x 22.7x 21.9x EFXT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +6.2% -1.0% VLTO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.8% 17.3% 1.6% VLTO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.8% 17.4% 2.3% VLTO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.9x 0.8x EFXT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.64% 0.51% 2.26% NOV
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +99.3% +0.3% +28.9% EFXT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.0%/yr — +6.6%/yr EFXT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.2% 23.4% 35.9% VLTO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 74/100 57/100 VLTO

Percentile Scorecard

EFXTVLTONOV

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

AxisEFXTVLTONOV
Valuation 76 #12 of 47 80 #5 of 21 87 #7 of 47
Growth 95 #3 of 43 72 #6 of 19 29 #31 of 43
Profitability 90 #5 of 40 100 #1 of 17 44 #23 of 40
Financial Health 41 #27 of 45 57 #10 of 22 73 #13 of 45
Shareholder Returns 26 #24 of 32 63 #4 of 9 55 #15 of 32
Overall 66 74 57
  • EFXT ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • VLTO ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • NOV ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEFXTVLTONOVSPY
1 month +5.8%+6.9%-1.2% +0.9%
3 months +18.3%+4.0%+1.1% +5.9%
6 months -5.0%+14.9%-7.2% +8.5%
Year to date +62.1%+3.1%+23.3% +13.3%
1 year +99.3%+0.3%+28.9% +12.4%
3 years +516.0%+51.3%-1.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +83.4%+14.8%-0.6% +23.5%
5 years +192.5%—+37.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +24.0%—+6.6% +11.0%
10 years +126.3%—-41.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +8.5%—-5.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureEFXTVLTONOVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.2%23.4%35.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.0%22.2%37.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.890.230.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.020.010.81 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.6%-27.6%-55.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.9%-1.9%-11.2% -0.9%
52-week high $28.39$104.87$21.71 $779.14
52-week low $12.53$82.23$14.38 $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.

MultipleEFXTVLTONOV
P/E now vs peer median 50.4xmedian 28.7x 25.5xmedian 25.5x 48.1xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.3x 4.4xmedian 2.4x 0.8xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 8.7x 19.0xmedian 19.0x 8.9xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 16.3x 24.0xmedian 23.0x 25.4xmedian 16.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.7x 8.1xmedian 2.0x 1.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.34median 0.51 5.69median 1.69 -1.51median 0.51

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 monthsEFXTVLTONOV
Revenue $2.21B $5.70B $8.69B
Gross profit $525.36M $3.43B $1.80B
Operating income $206.78M $1.30B $474.00M
Net income $185.99M $988.00M $150.00M
Free cash flow $444.07M $1.05B $270.00M
R&D – $276.00M –
EPS (diluted) $0.50 $4.02 $0.40
Cash & equivalents $74.00M $2.12B $1.06B
Total debt $529.00M $3.38B $1.71B
Shares (diluted) 123.06M 245.80M 360.00M
Enterprise value $2.73B $17.76B $1.81B

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
MetricEFXTVLTONOV
P/E 50.4x 25.5x 48.1x
P/FCF 6.9x 24.0x 25.4x
P/Operating cash flow 7.2x 22.8x 11.4x
P/S 1.4x 4.4x 0.8x
P/B 2.6x 8.1x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 11.1x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 5.4x 19.0x 8.9x
EV/EBIT 16.9x 20.4x 15.9x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 4.6x 0.9x
EV/FCF 7.9x 25.2x 27.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.3x 23.9x 12.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.34 5.69 -1.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEFXTVLTONOV
Revenue growth (1Y) – 6.2% -1.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 4.8% 1.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.8% 0.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.6% 6.5% 0.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 3.5% -22.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 84.6% 3.7% -10.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – 10.6% -61.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 65.2% 4.4% -32.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -46.0% 12.5% -61.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.7% 4.5% -31.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 9.8% -52.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 243.8% – 112.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 11.0% -69.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 219.7% – 40.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEFXTVLTONOV
Gross margin 23.8% 60.2% 20.7%
EBITDA margin 29.5% 24.4% 9.7%
Operating margin 9.4% 22.7% 5.5%
Pretax margin 14.8% 21.2% 4.4%
Net margin 2.8% 17.3% 1.6%
FCF margin 20.1% 18.4% 3.1%
Operating cash flow margin 19.0% 19.4% 7.0%
Return on equity 10.3% 32.4% 2.4%
Return on assets 4.2% 12.2% 1.3%
Return on invested capital 8.8% 17.4% 2.3%
Return on capital employed 11.5% 21.4% 5.3%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.1x 4.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 1.3% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEFXTVLTONOV
Debt / assets 18.9% 39.5% 15.2%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.9x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 1.2x 3.2x 6.3x
Liabilities / assets 58.3% 63.8% 43.8%
Equity / assets 41.7% 36.2% 56.2%
Interest coverage 0.2x 14.1x 5.5x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.8x 2.5x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.5x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.0x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 2.33 4.50 2.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEFXTVLTONOV
Dividend yield 0.6% 0.5% 2.3%
Net buyback yield – 1.7% 3.3%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 2.2% 5.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 104.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 57.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -18.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 25.5%

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.

ConsensusEFXTVLTONOV
Forward P/E 19.7xFY2026 22.7xFY2026 21.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.27FY2026 $4.54FY2026 $0.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +144.2%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026 +125.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.8% +7.9% +37.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.39BFY2026 $5.70BFY2026 $8.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.1%FY2026 +3.7%FY2026 -7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.6% +16.5% +8.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEFXTVLTONOV
Held by institutions – 96.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 974 487
Change in shares held, QoQ – +3.3% -0.2%
Institutions buying – 399 245
Institutions selling – 384 164
Buyers to sellers – 1.04 1.49

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.

EFXTVLTONOV
EFXT 1.00 0.02 0.36
VLTO 0.02 1.00 -0.02
NOV 0.36 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EFXT, VLTO and NOV?

Veralto (VLTO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Enerflex (EFXT) $3.05B, Veralto (VLTO) $25.11B, Nov (NOV) $6.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, EFXT, VLTO and NOV?

Veralto (VLTO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Enerflex (EFXT) 50.4x, Veralto (VLTO) 25.5x, Nov (NOV) 48.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Enerflex (EFXT) is cheapest (Enerflex (EFXT) 19.7x, Veralto (VLTO) 22.7x, Nov (NOV) 21.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Veralto (VLTO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Veralto (VLTO) +6.2%, Nov (NOV) -1.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Veralto (VLTO) has the highest net margin (Enerflex (EFXT) 2.8%, Veralto (VLTO) 17.3%, Nov (NOV) 1.6%). On return on invested capital, Veralto (VLTO) leads (Enerflex (EFXT) 8.8%, Veralto (VLTO) 17.4%, Nov (NOV) 2.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Enerflex (EFXT) returned the most: Enerflex (EFXT) +99.3%, Veralto (VLTO) +0.3%, Nov (NOV) +28.9%. Over five years, Enerflex (EFXT) compounded fastest (Enerflex (EFXT) +24.0%/yr, Nov (NOV) +6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nov (NOV) has the highest dividend yield: Enerflex (EFXT) 0.64%, Veralto (VLTO) 0.51%, Nov (NOV) 2.26%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Veralto (VLTO) has been the steadiest (Enerflex (EFXT) 49.2%, Veralto (VLTO) 23.4%, Nov (NOV) 35.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EFXT, VLTO and NOV?

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