ICTSF vs NSSC vs ALRM Stock Comparison

Icts International N V, Napco Security Technologies and Alarm.com Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALRM Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.
$64.59 +21.0% 1M +24.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.17B
P/E
27.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.06B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Alarm.com Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Alarm.com Holdings 5, Napco Security Technologies 3, Icts International N V 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionICTSFNSSCALRMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $207.76M $1.40B $3.17B ALRM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -14.0x 32.5x 27.0x ALRM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 24.4x 21.5x ALRM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +11.4% +8.7% NSSC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 21.3% 11.1% NSSC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 7.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.55% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.6% -11.0% +24.8% ICTSF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.6%/yr +10.9%/yr -4.3%/yr NSSC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 79.1% 40.9% 30.8% ALRM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 65/100 70/100 ALRM

Percentile Scorecard

ICTSFNSSCALRM

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

AxisICTSFNSSCALRM
Valuation 33 #75 of 112 32 #76 of 112 86 #18 of 124
Growth – 79 #21 of 96 44 #64 of 113
Profitability – 100 #1 of 91 85 #17 of 110
Financial Health 52 #60 of 125 96 #6 of 125 58 #55 of 129
Shareholder Returns – 18 #55 of 67 79 #15 of 67
Overall – 65 70
  • ICTSF ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • NSSC ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • ALRM ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodICTSFNSSCALRMSPY
1 month -5.8%+10.0%+21.0% -0.8%
3 months +0.9%+7.8%+20.5% +3.5%
6 months +27.6%-14.9%+44.0% +7.0%
Year to date +66.2%-5.9%+26.6% +12.2%
1 year +27.6%-11.0%+24.8% +13.0%
3 years +20.7%+104.7%+21.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +6.5%+27.0%+6.6% +23.1%
5 years -28.8%+67.9%-19.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -6.6%+10.9%-4.3% +11.0%
10 years +681.7%+991.5%+120.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +22.8%+27.0%+8.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureICTSFNSSCALRMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 79.1%40.9%30.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 124.9%43.4%31.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.311.210.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.35-0.270.81 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.3%-65.8%-52.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.6%-16.9%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $6.42$47.23$64.59 $779.14
52-week low $3.10$34.96$42.13 $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.

MultipleICTSFNSSCALRM
P/E now vs peer median -14.0xmedian 21.9x 32.5xmedian 21.9x 27.0xmedian 38.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.9x 6.9xmedian 0.9x 3.0xmedian 4.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.2x 26.5xmedian 12.2x 18.1xmedian 35.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.3xmedian 14.3x 23.7xmedian 14.3x 16.9xmedian 27.1x
P/B now vs peer median -9.8xmedian 2.3x 7.3xmedian 2.3x 3.7xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.02 1.83median 1.02 1.36median 1.27

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 monthsICTSFNSSCALRM
Revenue – $202.32M $1.06B
Gross profit – $119.79M $698.22M
Operating income – $45.64M $136.10M
Net income – $43.03M $117.29M
Free cash flow – $59.23M $187.71M
R&D – $13.79M $275.86M
EPS (diluted) – $1.20 $2.11
Cash & equivalents $16.89M $126.93M $479.42M
Total debt $25.53M – $2.96B
Shares (diluted) 36.18M 35.89M 55.92M
Enterprise value $95.20M $919.90M $208.91M

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
MetricICTSFNSSCALRM
P/E -14.0x 32.5x 27.0x
P/FCF -6.3x 23.7x 16.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 23.0x 15.9x
P/S 0.4x 6.9x 3.0x
P/B -9.8x 7.3x 3.7x
P/Tangible book -9.8x 7.5x 4.1x
EV/EBITDA – 26.5x 18.1x
EV/EBIT – 27.7x 23.4x
EV/Revenue – 6.3x 3.0x
EV/FCF – 21.4x 16.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – 20.7x 16.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.83 1.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricICTSFNSSCALRM
Revenue growth (1Y) – 11.4% 8.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.0% 7.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 18.6% 8.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 17.8% 9.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -1.3% 8.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 14.6% 34.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – -0.9% -8.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 16.6% 20.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – 0.8% -2.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 17.8% 19.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 14.2% 10.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 35.3% 36.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 15.2% 12.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 39.7% 41.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricICTSFNSSCALRM
Gross margin – 59.2% 65.8%
EBITDA margin – 23.6% 16.5%
Operating margin – 22.6% 12.8%
Pretax margin – 24.6% 14.4%
Net margin – 21.3% 11.1%
FCF margin – 29.3% 17.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 30.2% 18.8%
Return on equity – 23.3% 13.6%
Return on assets – 18.7% 7.1%
Return on invested capital – – 7.5%
Return on capital employed – 24.3% 9.1%
Asset turnover – 0.9x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricICTSFNSSCALRM
Debt / assets 4.7% – 29.6%
Debt / equity -0.4x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.1x
Debt / FCF – – 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 112.8% 20.0% 47.8%
Equity / assets -12.8% 80.0% 52.2%
Interest coverage – – 8.6x
Current ratio 1.8x 4.9x 5.0x
Quick ratio 1.6x 4.1x 4.0x
Cash ratio 0.6x 3.2x 3.0x
Altman Z-score – 21.28 4.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricICTSFNSSCALRM
Dividend yield – 1.6% –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 2.3%
Shareholder yield – 1.5% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusICTSFNSSCALRM
Forward P/E – 24.4xFY2027 21.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.61FY2027 $3.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +0.6%FY2027 +14.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +19.3% +5.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $208.17MFY2027 $1.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +2.9%FY2027 +0.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +9.1% +15.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersICTSFNSSCALRM
Held by institutions – 100.0% 98.2%
Institutions holding – 259 314
Change in shares held, QoQ – +4.2% +1.4%
Institutions buying – 136 169
Institutions selling – 89 106
Buyers to sellers – 1.53 1.59

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.

ICTSFNSSCALRM
ICTSF 1.00 0.02 0.02
NSSC 0.02 1.00 0.15
ALRM 0.02 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ICTSF, NSSC and ALRM?

Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Icts International N V (ICTSF) $207.76M, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) $1.40B, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) $3.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, ICTSF, NSSC and ALRM?

Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Icts International N V (ICTSF) -14.0x, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 32.5x, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 27.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) is cheapest (Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 24.4x, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 21.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) +11.4%, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) +8.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) has the highest net margin (Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 21.3%, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 11.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Icts International N V (ICTSF) returned the most: Icts International N V (ICTSF) +27.6%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) -11.0%, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) +24.8%. Over five years, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) compounded fastest (Icts International N V (ICTSF) -6.6%/yr, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) +10.9%/yr, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) -4.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 1.55%. Icts International N V (ICTSF) and Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) has been the steadiest (Icts International N V (ICTSF) 79.1%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 40.9%, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 30.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ICTSF, NSSC and ALRM?

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