FLNC vs MVST vs QS Stock Comparison

Fluence Energy, Microvast Holdings and QuantumScape Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FLNC Fluence Energy, Inc.
$6.01 -23.4% 1M -67.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.11B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.63B
Div. yield
–
Energy Storage Industrials
3 wins
QS QuantumScape Corp
$4.18 -14.9% 1M -74.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.59B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Energy Storage Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

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

QuestionFLNCMVSTQSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.11B $203.80M $2.59B QS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -10.3x 3.6x -6.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.5% -13.0% — FLNC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.1% 13.9% — MVST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -2.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -16.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -67.9% -90.1% -74.3% FLNC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -29.7%/yr -42.5%/yr -30.3%/yr FLNC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 115.0% 94.2% 70.3% QS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 65/100 50/100 MVST

Percentile Scorecard

FLNCMVSTQS

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

AxisFLNCMVSTQS
Valuation 65 #22 of 61 88 #8 of 61 40 #37 of 61
Growth 56 #26 of 58 72 #17 of 58 44 #33 of 58
Profitability 69 #18 of 55 65 #20 of 55 35 #36 of 55
Financial Health 26 #53 of 71 36 #46 of 71 86 #11 of 71
Shareholder Returns 52 #15 of 30 – 45 #17 of 30
Overall 53 65 50
  • FLNC ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • MVST ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • QS 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

PeriodFLNCMVSTQSSPY
1 month -23.4%-23.2%-14.9% -0.2%
3 months -52.4%-31.2%-19.1% +3.9%
6 months -51.3%-72.5%-40.0% +8.2%
Year to date -69.6%-81.1%-59.9% +12.9%
1 year -67.9%-90.1%-74.3% +12.3%
3 years -65.2%-58.6%-20.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -29.7%-25.5%-7.5% +23.3%
5 years -82.8%-93.7%-83.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -29.7%-42.5%-30.3% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureFLNCMVSTQSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 115.0%94.2%70.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 112.9%105.3%72.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.122.843.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.59-0.96-1.06 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.4%-98.4%-91.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -81.4%-90.3%-77.3% -1.2%
52-week high $32.23$5.45$18.44 $779.14
52-week low $5.50$0.49$3.89 $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.

MultipleFLNCMVSTQS
P/E now vs peer median -10.3xmedian 27.2x 3.6xmedian 27.2x -6.8xmedian 27.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 2.4x 0.6xmedian 2.4x —median 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 18.4x -56.9xmedian 18.4x -4.9xmedian 18.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.6xmedian 28.6x -6.7xmedian 28.6x -10.0xmedian 28.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.7x 0.4xmedian 1.7x 2.6xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.71median 0.79 0.11median 0.79 -0.53median 0.79

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 monthsFLNCMVSTQS
Revenue $2.63B $367.56M –
Gross profit $245.82M $92.31M –
Operating income -$4.58M -$37.82M -$418.18M
Net income -$112.04M $51.27M -$383.62M
Free cash flow -$115.33M -$30.52M -$258.79M
R&D $84.24M $35.81M $327.75M
EPS (diluted) $-0.59 $0.15 $-0.62
Cash & equivalents $339.33M $127.83M $75.60M
Total debt – $208.38M –
Shares (diluted) 138.13M 348.95M 620.56M
Enterprise value -$702.68M -$245.86M -$960.37M

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
MetricFLNCMVSTQS
P/E -10.3x 3.6x -6.8x
P/FCF -9.6x -6.7x -10.0x
P/Operating cash flow -11.0x -118.2x -11.4x
P/S 0.4x 0.6x –
P/B 2.6x 0.4x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 0.4x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 18.6x -56.9x -4.9x
EV/EBIT -168.3x -7.5x -4.2x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 0.8x –
EV/FCF -6.7x -9.3x -6.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -7.6x -164.9x -7.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.71 0.11 -0.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFLNCMVSTQS
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.5% -13.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.8% 17.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -20.8% -38.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 48.3% 65.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -106.8% -225.8% 14.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 67.1% 33.7% 3.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -360.6% 145.2% 14.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 34.0% 4.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -483.8% 142.0% 19.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 33.1% 12.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 74.8% -103.8% 7.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.9% 62.0% 2.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 72.1% -220.9% 7.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 47.3% 9.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFLNCMVSTQS
Gross margin 9.3% 25.1% –
EBITDA margin 1.6% -1.4% –
Operating margin -0.2% -10.3% –
Pretax margin -3.6% -3.1% –
Net margin -3.1% 13.9% –
FCF margin -4.4% -8.3% –
Operating cash flow margin -3.8% -0.5% –
Return on equity -25.2% 10.2% -37.5%
Return on assets -4.5% 5.3% -33.5%
Return on invested capital – -2.6% –
Return on capital employed -0.6% -6.0% -38.3%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 0.0x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFLNCMVSTQS
Debt / assets – 21.9% –
Debt / equity – 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -16.1x –
Debt / FCF – -6.8x –
Liabilities / assets 83.5% 43.0% 11.1%
Equity / assets 16.5% 57.0% 88.9%
Interest coverage – -14.8x -221.6x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.1x 16.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.7x 15.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 15.8x
Altman Z-score 1.42 -1.00 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFLNCMVSTQS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.3% – -0.5%
Shareholder yield -0.3% – -0.5%
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.

ConsensusFLNCMVSTQS
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.18FY2026 $-0.04FY2026 $-0.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -200.0%FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.49BFY2026 $387.00MFY2026 $0.00FY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.0%FY2026 -9.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +17.1% +27.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFLNCMVSTQS
Held by institutions 90.9% 21.5% 33.9%
Institutions holding 302 158 451
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +9.2% -10.0%
Institutions buying 188 83 258
Institutions selling 84 46 90
Buyers to sellers 2.24 1.80 2.87

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.

FLNCMVSTQS
FLNC 1.00 0.33 0.44
MVST 0.33 1.00 0.42
QS 0.44 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FLNC, MVST and QS?

QuantumScape (QS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fluence Energy (FLNC) $1.11B, Microvast Holdings (MVST) $203.80M, QuantumScape (QS) $2.59B.

Which company is growing faster?

Fluence Energy (FLNC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fluence Energy (FLNC) +7.5%, Microvast Holdings (MVST) -13.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Microvast Holdings (MVST) has the highest net margin (Fluence Energy (FLNC) -3.1%, Microvast Holdings (MVST) 13.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fluence Energy (FLNC) returned the most: Fluence Energy (FLNC) -67.9%, Microvast Holdings (MVST) -90.1%, QuantumScape (QS) -74.3%. Over five years, Fluence Energy (FLNC) compounded fastest (Fluence Energy (FLNC) -29.7%/yr, Microvast Holdings (MVST) -42.5%/yr, QuantumScape (QS) -30.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, QuantumScape (QS) has been the steadiest (Fluence Energy (FLNC) 115.0%, Microvast Holdings (MVST) 94.2%, QuantumScape (QS) 70.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FLNC, MVST and QS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Fluence Energy (FLNC) leads on 3. 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.