HSAI vs NGTF vs KN Stock Comparison

Hesai, NightFood Holdings and Knowles Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HSAI Hesai Group
$13.35 -17.8% 1M -44.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.08B
P/E
26.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$480.33M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins
KN Knowles Corp
$34.12 -9.1% 1M +44.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.89B
P/E
40.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$666.10M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionHSAINGTFKNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.08B $896.03M $2.89B KN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.3x -10.6x 40.6x HSAI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 222.5x — 23.9x KN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +38.6% +1,462.5% +16.1% NGTF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.7% -1,039.0% 10.8% HSAI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 8.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.4x 0.5x NGTF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.0% +3,200.0% +44.8% NGTF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +75.3%/yr +10.1%/yr NGTF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.2% 527.7% 41.3% KN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 30/100 63/100 HSAI

Percentile Scorecard

HSAINGTFKN

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

AxisHSAINGTFKN
Valuation 69 #35 of 112 58 #6 of 13 48 #59 of 112
Growth 97 #4 of 109 0 #12 of 12 64 #40 of 109
Profitability 53 #49 of 104 46 #7 of 12 71 #31 of 104
Financial Health – 17 #11 of 13 60 #47 of 116
Shareholder Returns – – 74 #22 of 81
Overall 73 30 63
  • HSAI ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NGTF ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • KN ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHSAINGTFKNSPY
1 month -17.8%+10,900.0%-9.1% -0.2%
3 months -16.0%+10,900.0%-5.0% +3.9%
6 months -40.6%+10,900.0%+12.5% +8.2%
Year to date -40.4%+6,500.0%+59.2% +12.9%
1 year -44.0%+3,200.0%+44.8% +12.3%
3 years +33.5%+16,400.0%+162.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +10.1%+449.1%+37.9% +23.3%
5 years —+1,550.0%+62.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+75.3%+10.1% +10.9%
10 years —+1,550.0%+132.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+32.4%+8.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHSAINGTFKNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.2%527.7%41.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.9%443.4%42.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.861.811.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.626.061.08 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.2%-95.5%-49.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.6%0.0%-20.3% -1.2%
52-week high $28.79$3.30$42.80 $779.14
52-week low $12.14$0.02$20.67 $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.

MultipleHSAINGTFKN
P/E now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 33.2x -10.6x 40.6xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.8x 110.0xmedian 18.7x 4.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 20.0x -12.6x 21.7xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 29.8x -104.6xmedian 14.5x 89.8xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median —median 3.0x 76.0xmedian 1.1x 3.6xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.44median 1.17 0.16 1.19median 1.17

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 monthsHSAINGTFKN
Revenue $480.33M $8.15M $666.10M
Gross profit $195.19M $5.34M $295.50M
Operating income $24.53M -$77.62M $97.10M
Net income $63.29M -$84.65M $71.70M
Free cash flow – -$8.56M $32.20M
R&D $122.50M – $43.90M
EPS (diluted) $0.48 $-0.31 $0.82
Cash & equivalents $222.56M $865.89K $46.60M
Total debt – $136.49M $116.00M
Shares (diluted) 146.44M 271.53M 87.70M
Enterprise value -$1.43B $892.75M $2.70B

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
MetricHSAINGTFKN
P/E 26.3x -10.6x 40.6x
P/FCF – -104.6x 89.8x
P/Operating cash flow – -111.3x 28.6x
P/S 4.3x 110.0x 4.3x
P/B – 76.0x 3.6x
P/Tangible book – 153.7x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA – -12.6x 21.7x
EV/EBIT 45.0x -11.9x 30.5x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 113.5x 4.4x
EV/FCF – -107.9x 91.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – -114.8x 29.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.44 0.16 1.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHSAINGTFKN
Revenue growth (1Y) 38.6% 1,463% 16.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 293.8% 25.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.5% – 20.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 36.0% – 13.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,028% -1,607% 62.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.9% -234.8% -33.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 405.8% -1,032% 71.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.3% -140.7% 33.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 342.2% -398.7% 71.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.8% -65.0% 34.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -786.1% -15.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -88.4% 7.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -808.6% -31.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -92.3% -9.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHSAINGTFKN
Gross margin 40.6% 65.5% 44.4%
EBITDA margin – -901.7% 20.4%
Operating margin 5.1% -952.6% 14.6%
Pretax margin 7.6% -1,039% 13.7%
Net margin 14.7% -1,039% 10.8%
FCF margin – -105.1% 4.8%
Operating cash flow margin – -98.8% 15.2%
Return on equity – -179.3% 9.0%
Return on assets 4.0% -87.5% 6.7%
Return on invested capital – – 8.9%
Return on capital employed – -119.7% 10.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.1x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 24.6% 4.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHSAINGTFKN
Debt / assets – 45.3% 10.8%
Debt / equity – 2.5x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x 0.5x
Debt / FCF – -3.4x 3.6x
Liabilities / assets – 81.7% 25.8%
Equity / assets – 18.3% 74.2%
Interest coverage 19.1x -12.3x –
Current ratio – 0.1x 2.9x
Quick ratio – 0.0x 1.5x
Cash ratio – 0.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 2.94 6.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHSAINGTFKN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 1.7%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 1.7%
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.

ConsensusHSAINGTFKN
Forward P/E 222.5xFY2026 – 23.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.06FY2026 – $1.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -86.0%FY2026 – +28.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +150.0% – +21.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $675.34MFY2026 – $712.60MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +56.0%FY2026 – +20.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +28.7% – +12.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHSAINGTFKN
Held by institutions 26.6% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 131 – 340
Change in shares held, QoQ -13.3% – +0.5%
Institutions buying 88 – 198
Institutions selling 31 – 93
Buyers to sellers 2.84 – 2.13

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.

HSAINGTFKN
HSAI 1.00 0.07 0.34
NGTF 0.07 1.00 -0.01
KN 0.34 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HSAI, NGTF and KN?

Knowles (KN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hesai (HSAI) $2.08B, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) $896.03M, Knowles (KN) $2.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, HSAI, NGTF and KN?

Hesai (HSAI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hesai (HSAI) 26.3x, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) -10.6x, Knowles (KN) 40.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Knowles (KN) is cheapest (Hesai (HSAI) 222.5x, Knowles (KN) 23.9x). 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: Hesai (HSAI) +38.6%, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) +1,462.5%, Knowles (KN) +16.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hesai (HSAI) has the highest net margin (Hesai (HSAI) 14.7%, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) -1,039.0%, Knowles (KN) 10.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NightFood Holdings (NGTF) returned the most: Hesai (HSAI) -44.0%, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) +3,200.0%, Knowles (KN) +44.8%. Over five years, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) compounded fastest (NightFood Holdings (NGTF) +75.3%/yr, Knowles (KN) +10.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Knowles (KN) has been the steadiest (Hesai (HSAI) 71.2%, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) 527.7%, Knowles (KN) 41.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HSAI, NGTF and KN?

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