KRNT vs GTX vs NDSN Stock Comparison

Kornit Digital, Garrett Motion and Nordson Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KRNT Kornit Digital Ltd.
$18.20 +17.0% 1M +19.9% 1Y
Market cap
$816.44M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$215.85M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
GTX Garrett Motion Inc.
$22.01 -14.4% 1M +29.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.15B
P/E
11.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.75B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins
NDSN Nordson Corp
$324.30 -0.5% 1M +36.1% 1Y
Market cap
$18.07B
P/E
32.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.98B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Garrett Motion leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Garrett Motion 6, Nordson 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKRNTGTXNDSNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $816.44M $4.15B $18.07B NDSN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -40.2x 11.6x 32.5x GTX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 91.0x 12.1x 29.1x GTX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.0% +8.5% +7.0% GTX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -9.4% 9.5% 18.6% NDSN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 64.2% 13.1% GTX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.9x 1.7x NDSN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.9% +29.1% +36.1% NDSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -35.7%/yr +26.4%/yr +5.3%/yr GTX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.8% 44.3% 22.2% NDSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 66/100 57/100 GTX

Percentile Scorecard

KRNTGTXNDSN

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

AxisKRNTGTXNDSN
Valuation 47 #108 of 203 98 #6 of 203 30 #142 of 203
Growth 41 #112 of 188 47 #100 of 188 55 #85 of 188
Profitability 23 #142 of 183 78 #42 of 183 96 #8 of 183
Financial Health 99 #3 of 217 15 #185 of 217 54 #101 of 217
Shareholder Returns 11 #137 of 153 91 #14 of 153 51 #76 of 153
Overall 44 66 57
  • KRNT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • GTX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • NDSN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKRNTGTXNDSNSPY
1 month +17.0%-14.4%-0.5% -0.2%
3 months +19.1%-26.4%+7.2% +3.9%
6 months +18.2%+8.5%+15.1% +8.2%
Year to date +26.6%+26.3%+34.9% +12.9%
1 year +19.9%+29.1%+36.1% +12.3%
3 years +32.8%+209.1%+52.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +9.9%+45.7%+15.2% +23.3%
5 years -89.0%+222.7%+29.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -35.7%+26.4%+5.3% +10.9%
10 years +74.2%—+225.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +5.7%—+12.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKRNTGTXNDSNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.8%44.3%22.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.5%37.3%21.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.521.660.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.450.661.62 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.0%-40.5%-39.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.6%-39.2%-3.1% -1.2%
52-week high $18.31$36.23$334.70 $779.14
52-week low $12.31$15.64$226.69 $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.

MultipleKRNTGTXNDSN
P/E now vs peer median -40.5xmedian 25.2x 11.5xmedian 25.2x 32.5xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 1.9x 1.1xmedian 1.9x 6.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -17.1xmedian 14.0x 8.2xmedian 14.0x 21.2xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.6xmedian 21.7x 11.3xmedian 21.7x 24.9xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.3x -6.1xmedian 2.3x 5.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.11median 1.32 0.10median 1.32 7.39median 1.32

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 monthsKRNTGTXNDSN
Revenue $215.85M $3.75B $2.98B
Gross profit $97.83M $779.00M $1.65B
Operating income -$40.02M $536.00M $800.96M
Net income -$20.32M $357.00M $555.18M
Free cash flow $26.70M $365.00M $724.01M
R&D $20.41M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.45 $1.87 $9.91
Cash & equivalents $33.81M $158.00M $113.43M
Total debt – $1.37B $1.73B
Shares (diluted) 45.24M 190.59M 56.03M
Enterprise value -$726.40M $3.44B $17.63B

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
MetricKRNTGTXNDSN
P/E -40.5x 11.5x 32.5x
P/FCF 31.6x 11.3x 24.9x
P/Operating cash flow 28.3x 9.3x 23.4x
P/S 3.9x 1.1x 6.1x
P/B 1.3x -6.1x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 1.3x -6.1x 6.8x
EV/EBITDA -17.1x 8.2x 21.2x
EV/EBIT -11.7x 9.9x 24.6x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 1.4x 6.6x
EV/FCF 17.6x 14.6x 27.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.8x 12.0x 25.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.11 0.10 7.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKRNTGTXNDSN
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.0% 8.5% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.7% -0.6% 4.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.6% 10.0% 8.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 2.2% 5.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -28.0% 12.8% 18.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.6% 2.2% 6.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -80.4% 18.6% 22.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 38.6% -1.1% 3.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -89.3% 27.7% 23.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.6% 120.7% 4.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -40.1% 7.3% 26.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.9% -0.9% 5.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -41.6% 10.9% 33.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.6% -1.5% 5.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKRNTGTXNDSN
Gross margin 45.3% 20.8% 55.3%
EBITDA margin -12.7% 17.2% 31.2%
Operating margin -18.5% 14.3% 26.9%
Pretax margin -9.0% 12.0% 22.6%
Net margin -9.4% 9.5% 18.6%
FCF margin 12.4% 9.7% 24.3%
Operating cash flow margin 13.8% 11.8% 26.0%
Return on equity -3.0% – 17.2%
Return on assets -2.7% 14.7% 9.3%
Return on invested capital – 64.2% 13.1%
Return on capital employed -5.9% 56.1% 15.3%
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.5x 1.2x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 9.6% 0.7% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKRNTGTXNDSN
Debt / assets – 55.3% 29.1%
Debt / equity – -2.0x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.9x 1.7x
Debt / FCF – 3.7x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 11.4% 127.3% 45.0%
Equity / assets 88.6% -27.3% 55.0%
Interest coverage – 5.1x 8.8x
Current ratio 8.8x 1.0x 1.8x
Quick ratio 6.6x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash ratio 5.7x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 2.33 6.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKRNTGTXNDSN
Dividend yield – 1.5% 1.0%
Net buyback yield -4.6% 6.6% 1.1%
Shareholder yield -4.6% 8.0% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 33.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 25.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 7.2%

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.

ConsensusKRNTGTXNDSN
Forward P/E 91.0xFY2026 12.1xFY2026 29.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.20FY2026 $1.82FY2026 $11.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -35.5%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +50.0% +13.2% +21.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $229.31MFY2026 $3.58BFY2026 $3.19BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.1%FY2026 0.0%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.8% +16.2% +5.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKRNTGTXNDSN
Held by institutions 90.9% 96.8% 76.0%
Institutions holding 118 458 755
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.9% +0.8% +3.1%
Institutions buying 65 239 389
Institutions selling 35 139 240
Buyers to sellers 1.86 1.72 1.62

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.

KRNTGTXNDSN
KRNT 1.00 0.39 0.28
GTX 0.39 1.00 0.48
NDSN 0.28 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KRNT, GTX and NDSN?

Nordson (NDSN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kornit Digital (KRNT) $816.44M, Garrett Motion (GTX) $4.15B, Nordson (NDSN) $18.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, KRNT, GTX and NDSN?

Garrett Motion (GTX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kornit Digital (KRNT) -40.2x, Garrett Motion (GTX) 11.6x, Nordson (NDSN) 32.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Garrett Motion (GTX) is cheapest (Kornit Digital (KRNT) 91.0x, Garrett Motion (GTX) 12.1x, Nordson (NDSN) 29.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Garrett Motion (GTX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kornit Digital (KRNT) +4.0%, Garrett Motion (GTX) +8.5%, Nordson (NDSN) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nordson (NDSN) has the highest net margin (Kornit Digital (KRNT) -9.4%, Garrett Motion (GTX) 9.5%, Nordson (NDSN) 18.6%). On return on invested capital, Garrett Motion (GTX) leads (Garrett Motion (GTX) 64.2%, Nordson (NDSN) 13.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nordson (NDSN) returned the most: Kornit Digital (KRNT) +19.9%, Garrett Motion (GTX) +29.1%, Nordson (NDSN) +36.1%. Over five years, Garrett Motion (GTX) compounded fastest (Kornit Digital (KRNT) -35.7%/yr, Garrett Motion (GTX) +26.4%/yr, Nordson (NDSN) +5.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Kornit Digital (KRNT) 0.00%, Garrett Motion (GTX) 0.00%, Nordson (NDSN) 0.01%. Kornit Digital (KRNT) and Garrett Motion (GTX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nordson (NDSN) has been the steadiest (Kornit Digital (KRNT) 43.8%, Garrett Motion (GTX) 44.3%, Nordson (NDSN) 22.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KRNT, GTX and NDSN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Garrett Motion (GTX) leads on 6. 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.