JKS vs NXT vs ENPH Stock Comparison

JinkoSolar Holding, Nextpower and Enphase Energy Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NXT Nextpower Inc.
$79.44 -1.7% 1M -19.4% 1Y
Market cap
$12.05B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.63B
Div. yield
–
Solar Equipment Industrials
4 wins
ENPH Enphase Energy, Inc.
$29.76 -8.1% 1M -19.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.94B
P/E
43.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.21B
Div. yield
–
Solar Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Nextpower leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Nextpower 4, JinkoSolar Holding 3, Enphase Energy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJKSNXTENPHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $437.18M $12.05B $3.94B NXT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.4x 20.2x 43.3x JKS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 18.2x 15.5x ENPH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -22.1% +17.0% -19.9% NXT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.3% 16.4% 7.5% NXT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -5.9% — 2.8% ENPH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -2.7x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 17.96% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -63.2% -19.4% -19.2% ENPH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -32.5%/yr — -33.3%/yr JKS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.6% 65.9% 80.3% JKS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 79/100 61/100 NXT

Percentile Scorecard

JKSNXTENPH

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

AxisJKSNXTENPH
Valuation 98 #2 of 61 87 #9 of 61 82 #12 of 61
Growth 18 #48 of 58 79 #13 of 58 5 #55 of 58
Profitability 59 #23 of 55 98 #2 of 55 83 #10 of 55
Financial Health 21 #56 of 71 77 #17 of 71 73 #20 of 71
Shareholder Returns – 55 #14 of 30 62 #12 of 30
Overall 49 79 61
  • JKS ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • NXT ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • ENPH ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJKSNXTENPHSPY
1 month -13.7%-1.7%-8.1% -0.2%
3 months -44.1%-16.7%-18.1% +3.9%
6 months -62.6%-31.8%-13.2% +8.2%
Year to date -67.6%-8.8%-7.1% +12.9%
1 year -63.2%-19.4%-19.2% +12.3%
3 years -67.7%+129.4%-63.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -31.4%+31.9%-28.7% +23.3%
5 years -86.0%—-86.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -32.5%—-33.3% +10.9%
10 years -48.5%—+2,630.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year -6.4%—+39.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureJKSNXTENPHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.6%65.9%80.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.2%66.6%71.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.732.732.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.04-0.29-0.24 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.4%-51.1%-92.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -72.7%-49.2%-58.9% -1.2%
52-week high $30.58$156.40$72.33 $779.14
52-week low $8.02$76.48$26.12 $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.

MultipleJKSNXTENPH
P/E now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 27.2x 20.2xmedian 27.2x 43.3xmedian 27.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 2.4x 3.3xmedian 2.4x 3.3xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 18.4x 14.7xmedian 18.4x 26.6xmedian 18.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 28.6x 22.0xmedian 28.6x 29.1xmedian 28.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 1.7x 4.7xmedian 1.7x 3.2xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.26median 0.79 0.10median 0.79 -0.97median 0.79

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 monthsJKSNXTENPH
Revenue $8.37B $3.63B $1.21B
Gross profit $397.19M $1.21B $554.56M
Operating income -$28.57M $701.94M $50.78M
Net income -$936.28M $594.06M $90.77M
Free cash flow – $548.73M $135.37M
R&D $137.15M $143.86M $181.94M
EPS (diluted) $0.51 $3.83 $0.67
Cash & equivalents $2.50B $1.21B $380.40M
Total debt $22.30B – $573.16M
Shares (diluted) 52.10M 155.14M 135.20M
Enterprise value -$10.54B $7.94B -$375.77M

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
MetricJKSNXTENPH
P/E 16.4x 20.2x 43.3x
P/FCF – 22.0x 29.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 20.0x 20.6x
P/S 0.1x 3.3x 3.3x
P/B 0.1x 4.7x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 0.1x 4.9x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA – 14.7x 26.6x
EV/EBIT -6.1x 15.4x 70.5x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 3.0x 3.0x
EV/FCF – 19.7x 26.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.0x 18.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.26 0.10 -0.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJKSNXTENPH
Revenue growth (1Y) -22.1% 17.0% -19.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -17.3% 22.4% -23.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -41.3% 15.3% -24.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -44.3% 51.3% -23.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 96.7% 5.5% -73.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.2% 48.9% -56.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 1.3% 8.1% -53.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -46.7% 54.6% -45.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 104.6% 6.1% -54.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -62.8% 196.5% -44.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -2.2% -25.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.2% -40.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -4.4% -37.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 18.8% -44.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJKSNXTENPH
Gross margin 4.7% 33.4% 45.8%
EBITDA margin – 20.3% 11.1%
Operating margin -0.3% 19.3% 4.2%
Pretax margin -0.5% 19.9% 6.9%
Net margin 0.3% 16.4% 7.5%
FCF margin – 15.1% 11.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 16.6% 15.8%
Return on equity -24.5% 24.3% 7.5%
Return on assets -5.3% 14.3% 3.1%
Return on invested capital -5.9% – 2.8%
Return on capital employed -5.9% 23.1% 2.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.9x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.0x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 15.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJKSNXTENPH
Debt / assets 31.2% – 19.9%
Debt / equity 1.5x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -2.7x
Debt / FCF – – 4.2x
Liabilities / assets 78.7% 40.0% 56.8%
Equity / assets 21.3% 60.0% 43.2%
Interest coverage -4.8x – 24.0x
Current ratio 1.1x 2.7x 4.1x
Quick ratio 0.5x 2.0x 2.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 1.1x 2.0x
Altman Z-score – 5.58 2.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJKSNXTENPH
Dividend yield 18.0% – –
Net buyback yield – -0.2% -0.2%
Shareholder yield 18.0% -0.2% -0.2%
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.

ConsensusJKSNXTENPH
Forward P/E – 18.2xFY2026 15.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-5.57FY2026 $4.36FY2026 $1.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -3.1%FY2026 -35.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +37.6% +1.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.09BFY2026 $4.11BFY2026 $1.15BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.9%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026 -21.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +29.7% +29.5% -3.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJKSNXTENPH
Held by institutions 32.8% 100.0% 93.7%
Institutions holding 111 723 534
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.7% +9.7% -1.0%
Institutions buying 61 368 275
Institutions selling 30 249 188
Buyers to sellers 2.03 1.48 1.46

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.

JKSNXTENPH
JKS 1.00 0.45 0.43
NXT 0.45 1.00 0.48
ENPH 0.43 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JKS, NXT and ENPH?

Nextpower (NXT) is the largest by market capitalisation: JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) $437.18M, Nextpower (NXT) $12.05B, Enphase Energy (ENPH) $3.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, JKS, NXT and ENPH?

JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) 16.4x, Nextpower (NXT) 20.2x, Enphase Energy (ENPH) 43.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Enphase Energy (ENPH) is cheapest (Nextpower (NXT) 18.2x, Enphase Energy (ENPH) 15.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nextpower (NXT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) -22.1%, Nextpower (NXT) +17.0%, Enphase Energy (ENPH) -19.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nextpower (NXT) has the highest net margin (JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) 0.3%, Nextpower (NXT) 16.4%, Enphase Energy (ENPH) 7.5%). On return on invested capital, Enphase Energy (ENPH) leads (JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) -5.9%, Enphase Energy (ENPH) 2.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Enphase Energy (ENPH) returned the most: JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) -63.2%, Nextpower (NXT) -19.4%, Enphase Energy (ENPH) -19.2%. Over five years, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) compounded fastest (JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) -32.5%/yr, Enphase Energy (ENPH) -33.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) 17.96%, Nextpower (NXT) 0.00%. Nextpower (NXT) and Enphase Energy (ENPH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) has been the steadiest (JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) 60.6%, Nextpower (NXT) 65.9%, Enphase Energy (ENPH) 80.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JKS, NXT and ENPH?

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