FPS vs NVT vs VICR Stock Comparison

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NVT nVent Electric plc
$138.11 -14.6% 1M +29.9% 1Y
Market cap
$22.35B
P/E
37.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.83B
Div. yield
0.61%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
5 wins
VICR Vicor Corp
$206.62 -28.9% 1M +126.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.53B
P/E
52.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$560.70M
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

nVent Electric leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (nVent Electric 5, Vicor 3, Forgent Power Solutions 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFPSNVTVICRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.78B $22.35B $9.53B NVT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 84.3x 37.3x 52.9x NVT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.4x 27.7x 53.9x FPS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +46.2% +27.0% NVT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 12.4% 32.2% VICR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.61% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — +29.9% +126.6% VICR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +31.3%/yr +6.4%/yr NVT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 91.1% 50.3% 95.3% NVT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 58/100 61/100 VICR

Percentile Scorecard

FPSNVTVICR

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

AxisFPSNVTVICR
Valuation 5 #193 of 203 26 #151 of 203 9 #185 of 203
Growth – 90 #20 of 188 91 #17 of 188
Profitability – 75 #47 of 183 90 #20 of 183
Financial Health 20 #174 of 216 61 #85 of 216 100 #1 of 216
Shareholder Returns – 39 #93 of 152 13 #132 of 152
Overall – 58 61
  • FPS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • NVT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • VICR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFPSNVTVICRSPY
1 month -23.8%-14.6%-28.9% +0.7%
3 months -14.9%-4.7%0.0% +3.7%
6 months -24.7%-3.4%-23.3% +7.1%
Year to date —+35.4%+88.5% +12.8%
1 year —+29.9%+126.6% +11.9%
3 years —+189.4%+418.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year —+42.5%+73.1% +22.8%
5 years —+289.6%+36.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+31.3%+6.4% +10.9%
10 years ——+1,489.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+31.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFPSNVTVICRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 91.1%50.3%95.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 90.5%56.6%101.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.632.253.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —0.601.33 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.5%-47.1%-80.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.1%-25.1%-45.6% -1.2%
52-week high $64.59$184.34$379.78 $779.14
52-week low $24.22$94.99$83.28 $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.

MultipleFPSNVTVICR
P/E now vs peer median 84.3xmedian 25.8x 37.3xmedian 25.8x 52.9xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 1.9x 4.6xmedian 1.9x 17.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.6x 22.3xmedian 14.6x 56.0xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1,140xmedian 22.2x 33.9xmedian 22.2x 187.5xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 2.2x 5.6xmedian 2.2x 10.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.45 1.84median 1.45 1.11median 1.45

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 monthsFPSNVTVICR
Revenue – $4.83B $560.70M
Gross profit – $1.79B $339.59M
Operating income – $826.50M $139.60M
Net income – $598.30M $180.33M
Free cash flow – $659.90M $50.83M
R&D – $89.10M $87.44M
EPS (diluted) – $3.65 $3.79
Cash & equivalents $97.48M $256.00M $513.14M
Total debt $582.18M $1.49B –
Shares (diluted) 243.80M 164.10M 47.61M
Enterprise value $7.79B $21.54B $7.76B

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
MetricFPSNVTVICR
P/E 84.3x 37.3x 52.9x
P/FCF -1,140x 33.9x 187.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 28.9x 99.2x
P/S 5.5x 4.6x 17.0x
P/B 11.6x 5.6x 10.5x
P/Tangible book 20.4x 10.2x 10.5x
EV/EBITDA – 22.3x 56.0x
EV/EBIT – 28.5x 64.6x
EV/Revenue – 4.9x 16.1x
EV/FCF – 35.7x 177.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 30.5x 93.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.84 1.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFPSNVTVICR
Revenue growth (1Y) – 46.2% 27.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 26.0% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 37.9% 35.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 23.8% 18.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 53.9% 85.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 29.0% 38.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – 2.1% 119.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 9.3% 50.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 1.8% 106.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 20.3% 47.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 33.9% -28.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.4% 21.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 32.8% -56.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 15.8% 50.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFPSNVTVICR
Gross margin – 37.0% 60.6%
EBITDA margin – 21.9% 28.7%
Operating margin – 17.1% 24.9%
Pretax margin – 15.7% 28.1%
Net margin – 12.4% 32.2%
FCF margin – 13.7% 9.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 16.0% 17.1%
Return on equity – 15.4% 20.7%
Return on assets – 8.5% 19.2%
Return on invested capital – 11.9% –
Return on capital employed – 13.9% 16.0%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 3.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFPSNVTVICR
Debt / assets 26.1% 20.9% –
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.2x –
Debt / FCF – 2.3x –
Liabilities / assets 69.9% 44.2% 7.6%
Equity / assets 30.1% 55.8% 92.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.8x 11.4x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.1x 9.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 7.7x
Altman Z-score – 5.84 78.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFPSNVTVICR
Dividend yield – 0.6% –
Net buyback yield – 0.2% -0.8%
Shareholder yield – 0.8% -0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 22.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 20.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.3% –

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.

ConsensusFPSNVTVICR
Forward P/E 20.4xFY2027 27.7xFY2026 53.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.39FY2027 $4.99FY2026 $3.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +104.4%FY2027 +49.0%FY2026 +46.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +53.2% +29.3% +72.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.41BFY2027 $5.73BFY2026 $609.82MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +69.5%FY2027 +47.2%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +38.0% +12.6% +63.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFPSNVTVICR
Held by institutions 64.9% 90.7% 47.7%
Institutions holding 370 971 511
Change in shares held, QoQ +46.0% 0.0% +3.9%
Institutions buying 297 555 349
Institutions selling 63 289 130
Buyers to sellers 4.71 1.92 2.68

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.

FPSNVTVICR
FPS 1.00 0.68 0.57
NVT 0.68 1.00 0.62
VICR 0.57 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FPS, NVT and VICR?

nVent Electric (NVT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) $7.78B, nVent Electric (NVT) $22.35B, Vicor (VICR) $9.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, FPS, NVT and VICR?

nVent Electric (NVT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 84.3x, nVent Electric (NVT) 37.3x, Vicor (VICR) 52.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) is cheapest (Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 20.4x, nVent Electric (NVT) 27.7x, Vicor (VICR) 53.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

nVent Electric (NVT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: nVent Electric (NVT) +46.2%, Vicor (VICR) +27.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vicor (VICR) has the highest net margin (nVent Electric (NVT) 12.4%, Vicor (VICR) 32.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vicor (VICR) returned the most: nVent Electric (NVT) +29.9%, Vicor (VICR) +126.6%. Over five years, nVent Electric (NVT) compounded fastest (nVent Electric (NVT) +31.3%/yr, Vicor (VICR) +6.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: nVent Electric (NVT) 0.61%, Vicor (VICR) 0.00%. Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) and Vicor (VICR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, nVent Electric (NVT) has been the steadiest (Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) 91.1%, nVent Electric (NVT) 50.3%, Vicor (VICR) 95.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FPS, NVT and VICR?

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