FORM vs NRG vs TER Stock Comparison

Formfactor, Nrg Energy and Teradyne Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FORM Formfactor Inc
$85.24 -42.4% 1M +64.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.69B
P/E
32.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$980.10M
Div. yield
–
Test and Measurement Technology
3 wins
NRG Nrg Energy, Inc.
$83.21 -14.0% 1M -50.5% 1Y
Market cap
$17.16B
P/E
21.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.13B
Div. yield
0.03%
Independent Power Producers Utilities
4 wins
TER Teradyne, Inc
$250.99 -43.5% 1M +42.9% 1Y
Market cap
$33.91B
P/E
24.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.00B
Div. yield
–
Test and Measurement Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Teradyne leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Teradyne 4, Nrg Energy 4, Formfactor 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFORMNRGTERLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.69B $17.16B $33.91B TER
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.8x 21.9x 24.7x NRG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.1x 9.8x 26.0x NRG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +29.1% +12.8% +74.9% TER
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.7% 2.4% 27.5% TER
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.6% 5.8% 38.8% TER
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.8x 6.2x — FORM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +64.8% -50.5% +42.9% FORM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.9%/yr +18.1%/yr +11.7%/yr NRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 86.2% 51.7% 77.5% NRG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 64/100 68/100 FORM

Percentile Scorecard

FORMNRGTER

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

AxisFORMNRGTER
Valuation 46 #61 of 112 70 #8 of 24 33 #75 of 112
Growth 97 #4 of 108 77 #6 of 23 95 #6 of 108
Profitability 87 #14 of 104 67 #8 of 22 94 #7 of 104
Financial Health 90 #12 of 116 17 #20 of 24 68 #38 of 116
Shareholder Returns 42 #50 of 85 88 #3 of 18 50 #43 of 85
Overall 73 64 68
  • FORM ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NRG ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • TER ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFORMNRGTERSPY
1 month -42.4%-14.0%-43.5% -1.0%
3 months -25.5%-31.1%-35.5% -0.4%
6 months -42.8%-44.8%-34.4% +4.5%
Year to date +52.8%-47.7%+29.7% +12.4%
1 year +64.8%-50.5%+42.9% +13.6%
3 years +153.2%+84.9%+186.2% +76.4%
3 years, per year +36.3%+22.8%+42.0% +20.8%
5 years +91.9%+129.4%+74.0% +63.7%
5 years, per year +13.9%+18.1%+11.7% +10.4%
10 years +857.8%+654.4%+999.4% +267.7%
10 years, per year +25.4%+22.4%+27.1% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureFORMNRGTERSPY
Volatility, 1Y 86.2%51.7%77.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.1%59.0%86.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.091.213.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.75-0.980.55 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.7%-54.8%-59.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.7%-54.8%-48.1% -1.6%
52-week high $159.93$184.03$483.84 $779.14
52-week low $48.68$83.21$155.90 $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.

MultipleFORMNRGTER
P/E now vs peer median 38.4xmedian 28.1x 22.5xmedian 22.5x 28.6xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 2.6x 0.5xmedian 2.6x 7.8xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.2xmedian 18.4x 10.8xmedian 11.0x 22.0xmedian 18.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.9xmedian 26.6x 50.3xmedian 13.5x 39.0xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 2.8x 3.6xmedian 2.1x 10.6xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 1.11 0.66median 0.66 0.69median 1.11

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 monthsFORMNRGTER
Revenue $980.10M $33.13B $5.00B
Gross profit $461.88M $6.23B $2.97B
Operating income $179.53M $2.02B $1.61B
Net income $173.63M $849.00M $1.38B
Free cash flow $181.26M $348.00M $1.00B
R&D $121.79M – $598.20M
EPS (diluted) $2.19 $3.69 $8.71
Cash & equivalents $138.18M $162.00M $460.74M
Total debt $11.36M $23.44B –
Shares (diluted) 79.45M 212.00M 157.69M
Enterprise value $4.37B $11.38B $32.53B

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
MetricFORMNRGTER
P/E 38.4x 22.5x 28.6x
P/FCF 36.9x 50.3x 39.0x
P/Operating cash flow 26.0x 11.3x 29.5x
P/S 6.8x 0.5x 7.8x
P/B 5.7x 3.6x 10.6x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 6.4x 10.9x
EV/EBITDA 29.2x 10.8x 22.0x
EV/EBIT 35.1x 20.2x 24.1x
EV/Revenue 6.4x 1.2x 7.7x
EV/FCF 34.8x 117.2x 38.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.5x 26.2x 29.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 0.66 0.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFORMNRGTER
Revenue growth (1Y) 29.1% 12.8% 74.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 2.9% 22.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 58.4% 22.9% 76.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.1% 348.5% 23.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 333.3% 57.9% 214.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 143.4% 43.0% 43.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 325.1% 62.6% 211.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 196.9% 34.1% 39.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 315.9% 58.9% 212.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 195.7% 34.1% 41.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 144.0% -32.1% 96.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 50.0% 33.9% 36.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3,302% -75.0% 135.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 263.8% 27.6% 39.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFORMNRGTER
Gross margin 47.1% 18.8% 59.3%
EBITDA margin 22.0% 11.4% 35.2%
Operating margin 18.3% 6.1% 32.1%
Pretax margin 19.5% 3.2% 32.1%
Net margin 17.7% 2.4% 27.5%
FCF margin 18.5% 1.1% 20.1%
Operating cash flow margin 26.2% 4.7% 26.6%
Return on equity 14.6% 17.5% 38.7%
Return on assets 12.1% 2.1% 26.7%
Return on invested capital 13.6% 5.8% 38.8%
Return on capital employed 15.1% 6.7% 41.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.8x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 3.6% 0.4% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFORMNRGTER
Debt / assets 0.8% 58.7% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 4.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.8x 6.2x –
Debt / FCF 0.1x 67.3x –
Liabilities / assets 17.5% 87.8% 32.3%
Equity / assets 82.5% 12.2% 67.7%
Interest coverage – 2.0x 147.1x
Current ratio 3.7x 1.0x 2.1x
Quick ratio 2.8x 0.5x 1.2x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 17.87 1.37 15.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFORMNRGTER
Dividend yield – 2.3% 0.2%
Net buyback yield -0.2% 9.4% 0.8%
Shareholder yield -0.2% 11.6% 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 51.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 126.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 7.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 9.1% –

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.

ConsensusFORMNRGTER
Forward P/E 27.1xFY2026 9.8xFY2026 26.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.15FY2026 $8.49FY2026 $9.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +142.3%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026 +143.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.4% +28.7% +25.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $982.39MFY2026 $36.07BFY2026 $5.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.1%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026 +57.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.5% -0.9% +18.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFORMNRGTER
Held by institutions 92.0% 93.7% 97.3%
Institutions holding 511 1,025 1,423
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.7% +0.7% +5.2%
Institutions buying 304 509 831
Institutions selling 170 386 457
Buyers to sellers 1.79 1.32 1.82

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.

FORMNRGTER
FORM 1.00 0.36 0.76
NRG 0.36 1.00 0.41
TER 0.76 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FORM, NRG and TER?

Teradyne (TER) is the largest by market capitalisation: Formfactor (FORM) $5.69B, Nrg Energy (NRG) $17.16B, Teradyne (TER) $33.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, FORM, NRG and TER?

Nrg Energy (NRG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Formfactor (FORM) 32.8x, Nrg Energy (NRG) 21.9x, Teradyne (TER) 24.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nrg Energy (NRG) is cheapest (Formfactor (FORM) 27.1x, Nrg Energy (NRG) 9.8x, Teradyne (TER) 26.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Teradyne (TER) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Formfactor (FORM) +29.1%, Nrg Energy (NRG) +12.8%, Teradyne (TER) +74.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Teradyne (TER) has the highest net margin (Formfactor (FORM) 17.7%, Nrg Energy (NRG) 2.4%, Teradyne (TER) 27.5%). On return on invested capital, Teradyne (TER) leads (Formfactor (FORM) 13.6%, Nrg Energy (NRG) 5.8%, Teradyne (TER) 38.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Formfactor (FORM) returned the most: Formfactor (FORM) +64.8%, Nrg Energy (NRG) -50.5%, Teradyne (TER) +42.9%. Over five years, Nrg Energy (NRG) compounded fastest (Formfactor (FORM) +13.9%/yr, Nrg Energy (NRG) +18.1%/yr, Teradyne (TER) +11.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Formfactor (FORM) 0.00%, Nrg Energy (NRG) 0.03%, Teradyne (TER) 0.00%. Formfactor (FORM) and Teradyne (TER) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nrg Energy (NRG) has been the steadiest (Formfactor (FORM) 86.2%, Nrg Energy (NRG) 51.7%, Teradyne (TER) 77.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FORM, NRG and TER?

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