ENPH vs NXT vs TSLA Stock Comparison

Enphase Energy, Nextpower and Tesla Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ENPH Enphase Energy, Inc.
$25.86 -18.8% 1M -17.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.32B
P/E
36.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.21B
Div. yield
–
Solar Equipment Industrials
2 wins
NXT Nextpower Inc.
$79.83 +0.7% 1M -22.2% 1Y
Market cap
$11.72B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.83B
Div. yield
–
Solar Equipment Industrials
3 wins
TSLA Tesla, Inc.
$403.30 +14.3% 1M -12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.30T
P/E
342.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$103.62B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tesla leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Tesla 6, Nextpower 3, Enphase Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionENPHNXTTSLALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.32B $11.72B $1.30T TSLA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.5x 20.2x 342.2x NXT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.5x 18.3x 250.5x ENPH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -19.9% +13.7% +11.8% NXT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.5% — 3.7% ENPH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.8% — 3.4% TSLA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.7x — -3.2x TSLA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.0% -22.2% -12.6% TSLA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -35.5%/yr — +1.7%/yr TSLA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 80.6% 65.8% 45.7% TSLA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 75/100 50/100 NXT

Percentile Scorecard

ENPHNXTTSLA

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

AxisENPHNXTTSLA
Valuation 89 #8 of 62 69 #20 of 62 14 #43 of 50
Growth 5 #56 of 59 78 #14 of 59 42 #29 of 49
Profitability 82 #11 of 55 89 #7 of 55 80 #10 of 46
Financial Health 72 #21 of 72 63 #27 of 72 96 #3 of 51
Shareholder Returns 57 #13 of 29 – 18 #24 of 29
Overall 61 75 50
  • ENPH ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • NXT ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • TSLA ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodENPHNXTTSLASPY
1 month -18.8%+0.7%+14.3% +0.7%
3 months -30.8%-17.6%+30.6% +3.7%
6 months -21.5%-33.0%+5.7% +7.1%
Year to date -19.3%-8.4%-10.3% +12.8%
1 year -17.0%-22.2%-12.6% +11.9%
3 years -67.1%+135.1%+104.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year -31.0%+33.0%+26.9% +22.8%
5 years -88.8%—+8.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year -35.5%—+1.7% +10.9%
10 years +2,316.8%—+2,925.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +37.5%—+40.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureENPHNXTTSLASPY
Volatility, 1Y 80.6%65.8%45.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 72.4%66.7%47.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.552.742.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.21-0.34-0.28 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.6%-51.1%-73.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.2%-49.0%-17.7% -1.2%
52-week high $72.33$156.40$489.88 $779.14
52-week low $24.99$76.48$298.32 $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.

MultipleENPHNXTTSLA
P/E now vs peer median 37.7xmedian 26.6x 20.2xmedian 26.6x 343.2xmedian 21.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.6x 3.2xmedian 2.6x 12.6xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 18.9x —median 18.9x 117.2xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 30.1x 22.0xmedian 30.1x 226.6xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.9x 4.6xmedian 1.9x 14.9xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.84median 0.97 —median 0.97 -10.53median 1.36

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 monthsENPHNXTTSLA
Revenue $1.21B $3.83B $103.62B
Gross profit $554.56M $1.27B $19.53B
Operating income $50.78M $728.14M $4.37B
Net income $90.77M $612.65M $3.86B
Free cash flow $135.37M – $5.76B
R&D $181.94M $162.54M $7.73B
EPS (diluted) $0.67 – $1.07
Cash & equivalents $380.40M $1.03B $15.22B
Total debt $573.16M – $9.34B
Shares (diluted) 135.20M 155.14M 3.54B
Enterprise value -$996.92M $11.72B $1.13T

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
MetricENPHNXTTSLA
P/E 37.7x 20.2x 343.2x
P/FCF 25.3x 22.0x 226.6x
P/Operating cash flow 17.9x 21.1x 69.9x
P/S 2.8x 3.2x 12.6x
P/B 2.8x 4.6x 14.9x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 5.0x 15.0x
EV/EBITDA 22.8x – 117.2x
EV/EBIT 60.3x – 290.8x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 3.2x 12.3x
EV/FCF 22.6x – 220.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.0x 21.1x 68.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.84 – -10.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricENPHNXTTSLA
Revenue growth (1Y) -19.9% 13.7% 11.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -23.6% 22.5% 3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -24.4% 13.0% 20.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -23.2% 42.8% -1.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -73.3% 2.1% -22.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -56.4% 39.7% -29.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -53.6% 5.8% -35.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -45.9% 41.7% -32.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -54.3% – -35.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -44.7% – -32.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -25.5% -11.6% 18.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -40.7% 23.1% 10.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -37.7% – 3.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -44.9% – -2.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricENPHNXTTSLA
Gross margin 45.8% – 18.9%
EBITDA margin 11.1% – 10.5%
Operating margin 4.2% – 4.2%
Pretax margin 6.9% – 5.0%
Net margin 7.5% – 3.7%
FCF margin 11.2% – 5.6%
Operating cash flow margin 15.8% 15.0% 18.0%
Return on equity 7.5% 23.6% 4.5%
Return on assets 3.1% 13.8% 2.6%
Return on invested capital 2.8% – 3.4%
Return on capital employed 2.1% – 3.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.9x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 0.9x 4.8x
Stock comp / revenue 15.6% – 3.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricENPHNXTTSLA
Debt / assets 19.9% – 6.3%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.7x – -3.2x
Debt / FCF 4.2x – 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 56.8% 43.0% 41.1%
Equity / assets 43.2% 57.0% 58.9%
Interest coverage 24.0x – 13.1x
Current ratio 4.1x 2.2x 1.9x
Quick ratio 2.6x – 1.3x
Cash ratio 2.0x – 1.2x
Altman Z-score 2.25 – 14.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricENPHNXTTSLA
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.2% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield -0.2% 0.0% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusENPHNXTTSLA
Forward P/E 13.5xFY2026 18.3xFY2026 250.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.92FY2026 $4.36FY2026 $1.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -35.1%FY2026 -3.1%FY2026 -3.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.6% +37.6% +32.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.15BFY2026 $4.11BFY2026 $112.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -21.8%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026 +19.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.4% +29.5% +15.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersENPHNXTTSLA
Held by institutions 93.7% 100.0% 42.6%
Institutions holding 535 724 4,264
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +9.7% +7.4%
Institutions buying 276 368 2,374
Institutions selling 188 250 1,358
Buyers to sellers 1.47 1.47 1.75

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.

ENPHNXTTSLA
ENPH 1.00 0.48 0.34
NXT 0.48 1.00 0.36
TSLA 0.34 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ENPH, NXT and TSLA?

Tesla (TSLA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Enphase Energy (ENPH) $3.32B, Nextpower (NXT) $11.72B, Tesla (TSLA) $1.30T.

Which stock is cheaper, ENPH, NXT and TSLA?

Nextpower (NXT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Enphase Energy (ENPH) 36.5x, Nextpower (NXT) 20.2x, Tesla (TSLA) 342.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Enphase Energy (ENPH) is cheapest (Enphase Energy (ENPH) 13.5x, Nextpower (NXT) 18.3x, Tesla (TSLA) 250.5x). 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) -19.9%, Nextpower (NXT) +13.7%, Tesla (TSLA) +11.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Enphase Energy (ENPH) has the highest net margin (Enphase Energy (ENPH) 7.5%, Tesla (TSLA) 3.7%). On return on invested capital, Tesla (TSLA) leads (Enphase Energy (ENPH) 2.8%, Tesla (TSLA) 3.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tesla (TSLA) returned the most: Enphase Energy (ENPH) -17.0%, Nextpower (NXT) -22.2%, Tesla (TSLA) -12.6%. Over five years, Tesla (TSLA) compounded fastest (Enphase Energy (ENPH) -35.5%/yr, Tesla (TSLA) +1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tesla (TSLA) has been the steadiest (Enphase Energy (ENPH) 80.6%, Nextpower (NXT) 65.8%, Tesla (TSLA) 45.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Tesla (TSLA) leads on 6. 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.