EVLV vs HOLO vs NEON Stock Comparison

Evolv Technologies Holdings, MicroCloud Hologram and Neonode Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NEON Neonode Inc.
$0.69 -22.5% 1M -78.5% 1Y
Market cap
$11.58M
P/E
1.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.04M
Div. yield
–
Computer Vision Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Evolv Technologies Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Evolv Technologies Holdings 5, Neonode 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEVLVHOLONEONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $860.80M $16.08M $11.58M EVLV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -164.2x — 1.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +41.7% — -21.7% EVLV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.0% — 398.1% NEON
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -23.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -41.6% -72.0% -78.5% EVLV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.5%/yr -89.1%/yr -40.1%/yr EVLV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.4% 67.0% 73.0% EVLV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 — 65/100 NEON

Percentile Scorecard

EVLVHOLONEON

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

AxisEVLVHOLONEON
Valuation 53 #59 of 124 – 76 #31 of 124
Growth 99 #2 of 113 – 35 #74 of 113
Profitability 51 #54 of 109 – 64 #40 of 109
Financial Health 33 #86 of 127 99 #2 of 127 87 #18 of 127
Shareholder Returns 36 #41 of 63 – –
Overall 54 – 65
  • EVLV ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • HOLO ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • NEON ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEVLVHOLONEONSPY
1 month +2.4%-24.7%-22.5% +0.9%
3 months -14.2%-21.3%-8.0% +5.9%
6 months -32.3%-21.3%-56.1% +8.5%
Year to date -33.5%-53.8%-60.3% +13.3%
1 year -41.6%-72.0%-78.5% +12.4%
3 years +23.6%-100.0%-40.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +7.3%-93.5%-15.7% +23.5%
5 years -16.3%-100.0%-92.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year -3.5%-89.1%-40.1% +11.0%
10 years ——-94.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——-25.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureEVLVHOLONEONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.4%67.0%73.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.9%74.3%81.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.332.452.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.81-1.07-1.08 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.9%-100.0%-97.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.6%-73.0%-78.5% -0.9%
52-week high $8.15$4.52$3.21 $779.14
52-week low $4.05$1.16$0.69 $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.

MultipleEVLVHOLONEON
P/E now vs peer median -164.2xmedian 37.9x —median 37.9x 1.4xmedian 37.9x
P/S now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 4.4x —median 4.4x 5.7xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -100.9xmedian 34.5x —median 34.5x -1.4xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2,418xmedian 26.6x —median 26.6x -1.0xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 3.4x 0.0xmedian 3.4x 0.6xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median -2.39median 1.24 —median 1.24 0.03median 1.24

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 monthsEVLVHOLONEON
Revenue $171.44M – $2.04M
Gross profit $85.49M – $2.02M
Operating income -$35.60M – $7.05M
Net income -$5.22M – $8.13M
Free cash flow -$356.00K – -$11.28M
R&D $22.69M – $3.64M
EPS (diluted) $-0.03 – $0.48
Cash & equivalents $52.70M $110.42M $21.32M
Total debt $28.74M $1.87M –
Shares (diluted) 180.10M 13.18M 16.78M
Enterprise value $611.83M -$2.17B -$69.92M

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
MetricEVLVHOLONEON
P/E -164.2x – 1.4x
P/FCF -2,418x – -1.0x
P/Operating cash flow 30.9x – -1.0x
P/S 5.0x – 5.7x
P/B 7.2x 0.0x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 7.2x 0.0x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA -100.9x – -1.4x
EV/EBIT -23.2x – -1.4x
EV/Revenue 4.8x – -4.8x
EV/FCF -2,323x – 0.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.7x – 0.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.39 – 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEVLVHOLONEON
Revenue growth (1Y) 41.7% – -21.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 31.0% – -28.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.9% – -19.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 95.6% – -25.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 49.1% – 200.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.1% – 48.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 94.1% – 228.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 66.8% – 53.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 94.6% – 228.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 68.8% – 52.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 334.7% – -100.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.6% – -42.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 98.1% – -101.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 83.1% – -42.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEVLVHOLONEON
Gross margin 49.9% – 98.8%
EBITDA margin -4.8% – 348.6%
Operating margin -20.8% – 345.6%
Pretax margin -3.1% – 383.2%
Net margin -3.0% – 398.1%
FCF margin -0.2% – -552.8%
Operating cash flow margin 16.2% – -548.4%
Return on equity -4.4% – 37.2%
Return on assets -1.7% – 33.5%
Return on invested capital -23.8% – –
Return on capital employed -20.2% – 31.8%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.3x – -1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 13.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEVLVHOLONEON
Debt / assets 9.5% 0.0% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x – –
Debt / FCF -80.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 60.6% 2.9% 12.2%
Equity / assets 39.4% 97.1% 87.8%
Interest coverage -9.7x – –
Current ratio 1.2x 34.6x 10.9x
Quick ratio 0.8x 107.3x 10.6x
Cash ratio 0.5x 107.0x 10.3x
Altman Z-score 1.22 – -8.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEVLVHOLONEON
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.6% – –
Shareholder yield -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.

ConsensusEVLVHOLONEON
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.09FY2026 – $-0.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -177.1%FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $193.69MFY2026 – $3.71MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +32.7%FY2026 – +76.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.3% – +26.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEVLVHOLONEON
Held by institutions 67.2% 3.0% 11.6%
Institutions holding 257 16 51
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +135.7% -35.0%
Institutions buying 133 11 25
Institutions selling 68 0 24
Buyers to sellers 1.96 – 1.04

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.

EVLVHOLONEON
EVLV 1.00 0.40 0.25
HOLO 0.40 1.00 0.32
NEON 0.25 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EVLV, HOLO and NEON?

Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) $860.80M, MicroCloud Hologram (HOLO) $16.08M, Neonode (NEON) $11.58M.

Which company is growing faster?

Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) +41.7%, Neonode (NEON) -21.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Neonode (NEON) has the highest net margin (Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) -3.0%, Neonode (NEON) 398.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) returned the most: Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) -41.6%, MicroCloud Hologram (HOLO) -72.0%, Neonode (NEON) -78.5%. Over five years, Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) compounded fastest (Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) -3.5%/yr, MicroCloud Hologram (HOLO) -89.1%/yr, Neonode (NEON) -40.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) has been the steadiest (Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) 51.4%, MicroCloud Hologram (HOLO) 67.0%, Neonode (NEON) 73.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EVLV, HOLO and NEON?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) leads on 5. 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.