HII vs NGTF vs SYM Stock Comparison

Huntington Ingalls Industries, NightFood Holdings and Symbotic Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SYM Symbotic Inc.
$38.97 -7.2% 1M -43.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.81B
P/E
586.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.65B
Div. yield
0.00%
Industrial Machinery Industrials

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Huntington Ingalls Industries leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Huntington Ingalls Industries 7, NightFood Holdings 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHIINGTFSYMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.55B $1.10B $4.81B HII
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.0x -13.0x 586.3x HII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.5x — 205.1x HII
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.0% +1,462.5% +20.6% NGTF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% -1,039.0% 0.3% HII
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x -0.4x — NGTF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% — 0.00% HII
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.6% +4,411.1% -43.2% NGTF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.6%/yr +84.6%/yr +31.3%/yr NGTF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.4% 527.0% 78.6% HII
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 30/100 46/100 HII

Percentile Scorecard

HIINGTFSYM

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

AxisHIINGTFSYM
Valuation 77 #24 of 100 58 #6 of 13 12 #179 of 203
Growth 27 #71 of 97 0 #12 of 12 98 #4 of 188
Profitability 60 #39 of 96 46 #7 of 12 39 #112 of 184
Financial Health 30 #74 of 105 17 #11 of 13 43 #125 of 217
Shareholder Returns 53 #31 of 65 – 40 #93 of 153
Overall 49 30 46
  • HII ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • NGTF ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • SYM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHIINGTFSYMSPY
1 month +8.7%+13,433.3%-7.2% +0.9%
3 months -0.5%+13,433.3%-3.4% +5.9%
6 months -22.9%+13,433.3%-32.0% +8.5%
Year to date -17.9%+8,020.0%-34.5% +13.3%
1 year -6.6%+4,411.1%-43.2% +12.4%
3 years +31.0%+20,200.0%+10.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +9.4%+488.4%+3.3% +23.5%
5 years +37.7%+2,036.8%+290.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +6.6%+84.6%+31.3% +11.0%
10 years +74.5%+1,930.0%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +5.7%+35.1%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHIINGTFSYMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.4%527.0%78.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.7%443.4%80.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.721.872.91 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.178.37-0.55 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.1%-95.5%-72.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.5%0.0%-55.4% -0.9%
52-week high $453.73$4.06$87.30 $779.14
52-week low $257.01$0.02$37.90 $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.

MultipleHIINGTFSYM
P/E now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 26.4x -13.0x 608.0xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 3.0x 135.3xmedian 17.8x 8.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 14.5x -15.4x 563.3xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -129.5xmedian 26.1x -128.7xmedian 14.9x 29.6xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.5x 93.5xmedian 1.1x 20.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.94median 0.90 0.20 20.84median 1.41

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 monthsHIINGTFSYM
Revenue $13.19B $8.15M $2.65B
Gross profit $5.53B $5.34M $563.25M
Operating income $698.00M -$77.62M -$250.00K
Net income $661.00M -$84.65M $34.64M
Free cash flow -$85.00M -$8.56M $795.43M
R&D – – $203.12M
EPS (diluted) $16.73 $-0.31 $0.06
Cash & equivalents $12.00M $865.89K $1.75B
Total debt $10.67B $136.49M –
Shares (diluted) 39.50M 271.53M 133.25M
Enterprise value $11.24B $1.10B -$2.01B

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
MetricHIINGTFSYM
P/E 16.7x -13.0x 608.0x
P/FCF -129.5x -128.7x 29.6x
P/Operating cash flow 31.7x -136.9x 26.3x
P/S 0.8x 135.3x 8.9x
P/B 2.1x 93.5x 20.8x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 189.1x 22.4x
EV/EBITDA 13.4x -15.4x 563.3x
EV/EBIT 19.6x -14.6x -87,145x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 138.8x 8.2x
EV/FCF -161.1x -132.0x 27.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 39.5x -140.4x 24.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.94 0.20 20.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHIINGTFSYM
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.0% 1,463% 20.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 293.8% 40.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.6% – 40.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.5% – 51.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 35.3% -1,607% 99.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% -234.8% 89.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 25.9% -1,032% 208.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.3% -140.7% 29.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.6% -398.7% 210.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.6% -65.0% 29.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -66.4% -786.1% 400.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.1% -88.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -112.7% -808.6% 594.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.7% -92.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHIINGTFSYM
Gross margin 41.9% 65.5% 21.3%
EBITDA margin 7.7% -901.7% 1.5%
Operating margin 5.3% -952.6% 0.0%
Pretax margin 6.4% -1,039% 2.4%
Net margin 5.0% -1,039% 0.3%
FCF margin -0.6% -105.1% 30.1%
Operating cash flow margin 2.6% -98.8% 33.8%
Return on equity 12.6% -179.3% 3.2%
Return on assets 5.2% -87.5% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 6.9% – –
Return on capital employed 7.0% -119.7% 0.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.1x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 0.1x 25.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 24.6% 8.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHIINGTFSYM
Debt / assets 21.3% 45.3% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 2.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x -0.4x –
Debt / FCF -31.8x -3.4x –
Liabilities / assets 58.1% 81.7% 67.8%
Equity / assets 41.9% 18.3% 32.2%
Interest coverage 7.1x -12.3x –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.1x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.0x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 2.81 5.29 6.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHIINGTFSYM
Dividend yield 2.0% – –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% -1.8%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 0.0% -1.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 32.7% – 3.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) -254.1% – 0.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.9% – -30.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.1% – –

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.

ConsensusHIINGTFSYM
Forward P/E 14.5xFY2026 – 205.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $19.23FY2026 – $0.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.0%FY2026 – -17.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.1% – +131.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.12BFY2026 – $2.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.2%FY2026 – +27.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% – +18.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHIINGTFSYM
Held by institutions 88.5% – 90.6%
Institutions holding 806 – 412
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% – +2.6%
Institutions buying 354 – 260
Institutions selling 301 – 85
Buyers to sellers 1.18 – 3.06

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.

HIINGTFSYM
HII 1.00 0.03 0.14
NGTF 0.03 1.00 0.02
SYM 0.14 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HII, NGTF and SYM?

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) is the largest by market capitalisation: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) $12.55B, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) $1.10B, Symbotic (SYM) $4.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, HII, NGTF and SYM?

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 19.0x, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) -13.0x, Symbotic (SYM) 586.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) is cheapest (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 14.5x, Symbotic (SYM) 205.1x). 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) +14.0%, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) +1,462.5%, Symbotic (SYM) +20.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has the highest net margin (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 5.0%, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) -1,039.0%, Symbotic (SYM) 0.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NightFood Holdings (NGTF) returned the most: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) -6.6%, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) +4,411.1%, Symbotic (SYM) -43.2%. Over five years, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) compounded fastest (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +6.6%/yr, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) +84.6%/yr, Symbotic (SYM) +31.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has the highest dividend yield: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 0.02%, Symbotic (SYM) 0.00%. 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) 38.4%, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) 527.0%, Symbotic (SYM) 78.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) leads on 7. 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.