ENPH vs NXT vs JKS Stock Comparison

Enphase Energy, Nextpower and JinkoSolar Holding Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ENPH Enphase Energy, Inc.
$31.60 -4.4% 1M -11.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.00B
P/E
29.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.33B
Div. yield
–
Solar Equipment Industrials
4 wins
NXT Nextpower Inc.
$78.89 -3.6% 1M -12.7% 1Y
Market cap
$11.54B
P/E
19.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.63B
Div. yield
–
Solar Equipment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Nextpower leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Nextpower 4, Enphase Energy 4, JinkoSolar Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionENPHNXTJKSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.00B $11.54B $425.68M NXT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.9x 19.4x 16.1x JKS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.3x 18.1x — ENPH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -10.4% +17.0% -22.1% NXT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.1% 16.4% 0.3% NXT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.3% — -5.9% ENPH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.3% -12.7% -60.1% ENPH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -29.1%/yr — -31.6%/yr ENPH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 80.2% 66.3% 60.8% JKS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 79/100 49/100 NXT

Percentile Scorecard

ENPHNXTJKS

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

AxisENPHNXTJKS
Valuation 80 #13 of 61 87 #9 of 61 98 #2 of 61
Growth 5 #55 of 58 79 #13 of 58 18 #48 of 58
Profitability 82 #11 of 55 98 #2 of 55 57 #24 of 55
Financial Health 70 #22 of 71 77 #17 of 71 21 #56 of 71
Shareholder Returns 60 #13 of 31 53 #15 of 31 –
Overall 59 79 49
  • ENPH ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • NXT ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • JKS 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

PeriodENPHNXTJKSSPY
1 month -4.4%-3.6%-15.5% -1.0%
3 months -13.9%-21.1%-43.3% +2.9%
6 months -11.7%-35.0%-62.8% +6.4%
Year to date -1.4%-9.4%-67.5% +11.4%
1 year -11.3%-12.7%-60.1% +13.1%
3 years -66.7%+110.8%-69.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year -30.7%+28.2%-32.5% +21.5%
5 years -82.1%—-85.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year -29.1%—-31.6% +10.9%
10 years +2,624.1%—-50.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +39.2%—-6.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureENPHNXTJKSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 80.2%66.3%60.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.9%66.7%61.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.612.751.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.14-0.19-0.99 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.2%-50.4%-89.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.3%-49.6%-72.5% -2.5%
52-week high $72.33$156.40$30.58 $779.14
52-week low $26.12$77.63$8.02 $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.

MultipleENPHNXTJKS
P/E now vs peer median 31.1xmedian 24.1x 20.0xmedian 24.1x 16.5xmedian 24.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.2x 3.3xmedian 2.2x 0.1xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 17.4x 14.6xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 27.4x 21.8xmedian 27.4x —median 27.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.8x 4.7xmedian 1.8x 0.1xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.84median 0.76 0.10median 0.76 -0.26median 0.76

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 monthsENPHNXTJKS
Revenue $1.33B $3.63B $8.37B
Gross profit $623.68M $1.21B $397.19M
Operating income $110.47M $701.94M -$28.57M
Net income $134.02M $594.06M -$936.28M
Free cash flow $152.63M $548.73M –
R&D $184.01M $143.86M $137.15M
EPS (diluted) $0.99 $3.83 $0.51
Cash & equivalents $529.34M $1.21B $2.50B
Total debt $572.84M – $22.30B
Shares (diluted) 135.12M 155.14M 52.10M
Enterprise value -$856.03M $7.43B -$12.13B

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
MetricENPHNXTJKS
P/E 31.1x 20.0x 16.5x
P/FCF 27.4x 21.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 20.4x 19.9x –
P/S 3.1x 3.3x 0.1x
P/B 3.5x 4.7x 0.1x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 4.8x 0.1x
EV/EBITDA 19.6x 14.6x –
EV/EBIT 34.5x 15.3x -6.1x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 3.0x 0.4x
EV/FCF 25.0x 19.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 18.6x 17.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.84 0.10 -0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricENPHNXTJKS
Revenue growth (1Y) -10.4% 17.0% -22.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -22.0% 22.4% -17.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -12.8% 15.3% -41.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -20.2% 51.3% -44.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -36.3% 5.5% 96.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -44.0% 48.9% -27.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -23.3% 8.1% 1.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.4% 54.6% -46.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -23.2% 6.1% 104.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -36.9% 196.5% -62.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -50.4% -2.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -40.2% 22.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -59.1% -4.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -43.9% 18.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricENPHNXTJKS
Gross margin 46.9% 33.4% 4.7%
EBITDA margin 14.7% 20.3% –
Operating margin 8.3% 19.3% -0.3%
Pretax margin 12.3% 19.9% -0.5%
Net margin 10.1% 16.4% 0.3%
FCF margin 11.5% 15.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 15.4% 16.6% –
Return on equity 11.7% 24.3% -24.5%
Return on assets 4.7% 14.3% -5.3%
Return on invested capital 5.3% – -5.9%
Return on capital employed 4.9% 23.1% -5.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.9x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 14.8% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricENPHNXTJKS
Debt / assets 19.6% – 31.2%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.9x – –
Debt / FCF 3.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 59.5% 40.0% 78.7%
Equity / assets 40.5% 60.0% 21.3%
Interest coverage 42.2x – -4.8x
Current ratio 3.5x 2.7x 1.1x
Quick ratio 2.2x 2.0x 0.5x
Cash ratio 1.7x 1.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.51 5.55 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricENPHNXTJKS
Dividend yield – – 17.9%
Net buyback yield -0.2% -0.2% –
Shareholder yield -0.2% -0.2% 17.9%
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.

ConsensusENPHNXTJKS
Forward P/E 16.3xFY2026 18.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.94FY2026 $4.35FY2026 $-5.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -34.5%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +3.6% +38.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.15BFY2026 $4.11BFY2026 $9.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -21.8%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026 -2.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% +29.5% +29.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersENPHNXTJKS
Held by institutions 93.7% 100.0% 32.8%
Institutions holding 534 723 111
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +9.7% +8.7%
Institutions buying 275 368 61
Institutions selling 188 249 30
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.48 2.03

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.

ENPHNXTJKS
ENPH 1.00 0.48 0.43
NXT 0.48 1.00 0.45
JKS 0.43 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ENPH, NXT and JKS?

Nextpower (NXT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Enphase Energy (ENPH) $4.00B, Nextpower (NXT) $11.54B, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) $425.68M.

Which stock is cheaper, ENPH, NXT and JKS?

JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Enphase Energy (ENPH) 29.9x, Nextpower (NXT) 19.4x, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) 16.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Enphase Energy (ENPH) is cheapest (Enphase Energy (ENPH) 16.3x, Nextpower (NXT) 18.1x). 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: Enphase Energy (ENPH) -10.4%, Nextpower (NXT) +17.0%, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) -22.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nextpower (NXT) has the highest net margin (Enphase Energy (ENPH) 10.1%, Nextpower (NXT) 16.4%, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) 0.3%). On return on invested capital, Enphase Energy (ENPH) leads (Enphase Energy (ENPH) 5.3%, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) -5.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Enphase Energy (ENPH) returned the most: Enphase Energy (ENPH) -11.3%, Nextpower (NXT) -12.7%, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) -60.1%. Over five years, Enphase Energy (ENPH) compounded fastest (Enphase Energy (ENPH) -29.1%/yr, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) -31.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) has been the steadiest (Enphase Energy (ENPH) 80.2%, Nextpower (NXT) 66.3%, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) 60.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.