HII vs NGTF vs NRG Stock Comparison

Huntington Ingalls Industries, NightFood Holdings and Nrg Energy Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NRG Nrg Energy, Inc.
$97.53 +0.4% 1M -45.4% 1Y
Market cap
$20.51B
P/E
26.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.13B
Div. yield
1.90%
Independent Power Producers Utilities
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionHIINGTFNRGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.48B $1.27B $20.51B NRG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.1x -15.0x 26.3x HII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.5x — 11.5x NRG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.6% +1,462.5% +12.8% NGTF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.4% -1,039.0% 2.4% HII
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.7% — 5.8% HII
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x -0.4x 6.2x NGTF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.74% — 1.90% NRG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.1% +5,088.9% -45.4% NGTF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.3%/yr +86.0%/yr +19.6%/yr NGTF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.5% 527.1% 49.8% HII
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 30/100 65/100 NRG

Percentile Scorecard

HIINGTFNRG

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

AxisHIINGTFNRG
Valuation 88 #13 of 100 58 #6 of 13 70 #8 of 24
Growth 35 #63 of 96 0 #12 of 12 77 #6 of 23
Profitability 62 #37 of 95 46 #7 of 12 73 #7 of 23
Financial Health 34 #70 of 105 17 #11 of 13 17 #20 of 24
Shareholder Returns 42 #38 of 65 – 89 #3 of 19
Overall 52 30 65
  • HII ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • NGTF ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • NRG ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHIINGTFNRGSPY
1 month +21.9%+15,466.7%+0.4% +0.7%
3 months -1.1%+23,250.0%-27.2% +3.7%
6 months -13.1%+15,466.7%-37.3% +7.1%
Year to date -6.9%+9,240.0%-38.8% +12.8%
1 year +6.1%+5,088.9%-45.4% +11.9%
3 years +45.7%+23,250.0%+130.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.4%+516.6%+32.2% +22.8%
5 years +56.2%+2,123.8%+144.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +9.3%+86.0%+19.6% +10.9%
10 years +97.8%+1,930.4%+846.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +7.1%+35.1%+25.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHIINGTFNRGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.5%527.1%49.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.9%443.4%55.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.681.891.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.159.65-0.91 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.1%-95.5%-49.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.2%0.0%-47.0% -1.2%
52-week high $453.73$4.67$184.03 $779.14
52-week low $257.01$0.02$92.32 $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.

MultipleHIINGTFNRG
P/E now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 26.9x -15.0x 26.3xmedian 24.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 3.0x 155.6xmedian 17.1x 0.6xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 15.0x -17.6x 11.6xmedian 11.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.1xmedian 27.2x -148.1xmedian 16.7x 58.9xmedian 13.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.5x 107.5xmedian 1.0x 4.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.45median 0.93 0.23 0.77median 0.62

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 monthsHIINGTFNRG
Revenue $13.53B $8.15M $33.13B
Gross profit $5.59B $5.34M $6.23B
Operating income $783.00M -$77.62M $2.02B
Net income $733.00M -$84.65M $849.00M
Free cash flow $327.00M -$8.56M $348.00M
EPS (diluted) $18.51 $-0.31 $3.69
Cash & equivalents $387.00M $865.89K $162.00M
Total debt $2.70B $136.49M $23.44B
Shares (diluted) 39.60M 271.53M 212.00M
Enterprise value $11.09B $1.26B $14.73B

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
MetricHIINGTFNRG
P/E 17.1x -15.0x 26.3x
P/FCF 38.1x -148.1x 58.9x
P/Operating cash flow 16.7x -157.5x 13.2x
P/S 0.9x 155.6x 0.6x
P/B 2.3x 107.5x 4.2x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 217.5x 7.6x
EV/EBITDA 13.4x -17.6x 11.6x
EV/EBIT 18.9x -16.7x 21.7x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 159.1x 1.3x
EV/FCF 45.2x -151.4x 125.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.7x -161.0x 28.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.45 0.23 0.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHIINGTFNRG
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.6% 1,463% 12.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 293.8% 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.0% – 22.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% – 348.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.6% -1,607% 57.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.9% -234.8% 43.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.8% -1,032% 62.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.4% -140.7% 34.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 28.2% -398.7% 58.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.8% -65.0% 34.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -20.1% -786.1% -32.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.5% -88.4% 33.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -41.1% -808.6% -75.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -23.8% -92.3% 27.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHIINGTFNRG
Gross margin 41.3% 65.5% 18.8%
EBITDA margin 8.1% -901.7% 11.4%
Operating margin 5.8% -952.6% 6.1%
Pretax margin 6.8% -1,039% 3.2%
Net margin 5.4% -1,039% 2.4%
FCF margin 2.4% -105.1% 1.1%
Operating cash flow margin 5.5% -98.8% 4.7%
Return on equity 13.6% -179.3% 17.5%
Return on assets 5.7% -87.5% 2.1%
Return on invested capital 7.7% – 5.8%
Return on capital employed 7.8% -119.7% 6.7%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.1x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 0.1x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 24.6% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHIINGTFNRG
Debt / assets 20.8% 45.3% 58.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x 2.5x 4.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x -0.4x 6.2x
Debt / FCF 8.3x -3.4x 67.3x
Liabilities / assets 57.7% 81.7% 87.8%
Equity / assets 42.3% 18.3% 12.2%
Interest coverage 7.8x -12.3x 2.0x
Current ratio 1.3x 0.1x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.0x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.94 7.17 1.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHIINGTFNRG
Dividend yield 1.7% – 1.9%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 8.0%
Shareholder yield 1.7% 0.0% 9.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.6% – 51.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 66.4% – 126.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.8% – 7.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.9% – 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.

ConsensusHIINGTFNRG
Forward P/E 16.5xFY2026 – 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $19.23FY2026 – $8.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.0%FY2026 – +5.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.1% – +28.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.12BFY2026 – $36.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.2%FY2026 – +17.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% – -0.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHIINGTFNRG
Held by institutions 88.5% – 93.7%
Institutions holding 807 – 1,024
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% – +0.7%
Institutions buying 354 – 509
Institutions selling 301 – 385
Buyers to sellers 1.18 – 1.32

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.

HIINGTFNRG
HII 1.00 0.03 0.23
NGTF 0.03 1.00 -0.01
NRG 0.23 -0.01 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HII, NGTF and NRG?

Nrg Energy (NRG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) $12.48B, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) $1.27B, Nrg Energy (NRG) $20.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, HII, NGTF and NRG?

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 17.1x, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) -15.0x, Nrg Energy (NRG) 26.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nrg Energy (NRG) is cheapest (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 16.5x, Nrg Energy (NRG) 11.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

NightFood Holdings (NGTF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +12.6%, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) +1,462.5%, Nrg Energy (NRG) +12.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has the highest net margin (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 5.4%, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) -1,039.0%, Nrg Energy (NRG) 2.4%). On return on invested capital, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) leads (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 7.7%, Nrg Energy (NRG) 5.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NightFood Holdings (NGTF) returned the most: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +6.1%, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) +5,088.9%, Nrg Energy (NRG) -45.4%. Over five years, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) compounded fastest (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +9.3%/yr, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) +86.0%/yr, Nrg Energy (NRG) +19.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nrg Energy (NRG) has the highest dividend yield: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 1.74%, Nrg Energy (NRG) 1.90%. NightFood Holdings (NGTF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has been the steadiest (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 40.5%, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) 527.1%, Nrg Energy (NRG) 49.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HII, NGTF and NRG?

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