KRNT vs MTD vs NOW Stock Comparison

Kornit Digital, Mettler Toledo International and ServiceNow Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
1 more company in this comparison (FTV) Create a free account to keep reading and compare up to 10 companies.
KRNT Kornit Digital Ltd.
$18.15 +13.4% 1M +24.8% 1Y
Market cap
$840.18M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$215.85M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
1 win
NOW ServiceNow, Inc.
$149.85 +14.0% 1M -20.1% 1Y
Market cap
$155.54B
P/E
107.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.43B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mettler Toledo International leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Mettler Toledo International 7, ServiceNow 3, Kornit Digital 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKRNTMTDNOWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $840.18M $36.84B $155.54B NOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -40.4x 37.8x 107.3x MTD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 90.7x 33.8x 38.9x MTD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.0% +6.9% +21.8% NOW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -9.4% 21.9% 9.4% MTD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 47.1% 5.2% MTD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.5x 0.8x NOW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +24.8% +21.0% -20.1% KRNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -35.9%/yr +2.8%/yr +1.4%/yr MTD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.5% 33.0% 58.8% MTD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 51/100 51/100 MTD

Percentile Scorecard

KRNTMTDNOW

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

AxisKRNTMTDNOW
Valuation 48 #107 of 203 13 #177 of 203 33 #68 of 101
Growth 40 #113 of 188 37 #118 of 188 50 #49 of 97
Profitability 22 #143 of 184 100 #1 of 184 80 #20 of 94
Financial Health 99 #3 of 217 24 #165 of 217 53 #51 of 108
Shareholder Returns 11 #137 of 153 82 #28 of 153 38 #40 of 64
Overall 44 51 51
  • KRNT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MTD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • NOW ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKRNTMTDNOWSPY
1 month +13.4%+10.0%+14.0% +0.9%
3 months +24.1%+22.3%+29.4% +5.9%
6 months +19.2%+37.0%+68.6% +8.5%
Year to date +26.2%+21.9%-2.2% +13.3%
1 year +24.8%+21.0%-20.1% +12.4%
3 years +32.5%+74.0%+35.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +9.8%+20.3%+10.6% +23.5%
5 years -89.1%+14.7%+7.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -35.9%+2.8%+1.4% +11.0%
10 years +72.0%+324.1%+770.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year +5.6%+15.5%+24.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureKRNTMTDNOWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.5%33.0%58.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.0%34.0%61.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.520.820.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.570.64-0.34 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.0%-43.5%-64.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.9%0.0%-20.1% -0.9%
52-week high $18.31$1,699.16$187.58 $779.14
52-week low $12.31$1,025.53$83.00 $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.

MultipleKRNTMTDNOW
P/E now vs peer median -40.4xmedian 25.4x 37.8xmedian 25.4x 107.3xmedian 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 1.9x 8.9xmedian 1.9x 10.1xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -17.0xmedian 14.3x 28.6xmedian 14.3x 46.0xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.5xmedian 21.8x 42.6xmedian 21.8x 32.7xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.2x 2,873xmedian 2.2x 11.9xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.10median 1.41 5.46median 1.41 -31.41median 0.84

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 monthsKRNTMTDNOW
Revenue $215.85M $4.13B $15.43B
Gross profit $97.83M $2.49B $11.28B
Operating income -$40.02M $1.23B $1.49B
Net income -$20.32M $905.61M $1.45B
Free cash flow $26.70M $863.97M $4.75B
R&D $20.41M $208.01M $3.47B
EPS (diluted) $-0.45 $44.91 $1.39
Cash & equivalents $33.81M $51.40M $2.39B
Total debt – $2.11B $7.52B
Shares (diluted) 45.24M 20.17M 1.04B
Enterprise value -$702.66M $36.60B $134.81B

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
MetricKRNTMTDNOW
P/E -40.4x 37.8x 107.3x
P/FCF 31.5x 42.6x 32.7x
P/Operating cash flow 28.2x 37.8x 29.2x
P/S 3.9x 8.9x 10.1x
P/B 1.3x 2,873x 11.9x
P/Tangible book 1.3x -145.4x 16.4x
EV/EBITDA -17.0x 28.6x 46.0x
EV/EBIT -11.7x 31.6x 106.1x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 9.4x 10.3x
EV/FCF 17.5x 45.0x 33.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.7x 39.9x 29.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.10 5.46 -31.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKRNTMTDNOW
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.0% 6.9% 21.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.7% 1.5% 22.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.6% 7.5% 14.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 2.0% 19.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -28.0% 6.3% -14.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.6% 0.2% 32.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -80.4% 9.1% -16.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 38.6% 3.7% -3.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -89.3% 12.2% -16.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.6% 6.9% -3.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -40.1% 2.5% 10.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.9% 0.2% 21.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -41.6% 1.9% 20.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.6% 0.2% 25.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKRNTMTDNOW
Gross margin 45.3% 60.3% 73.1%
EBITDA margin -12.7% 32.9% 22.3%
Operating margin -18.5% 29.7% 9.7%
Pretax margin -9.0% 26.5% 13.1%
Net margin -9.4% 21.9% 9.4%
FCF margin 12.4% 20.9% 30.8%
Operating cash flow margin 13.8% 23.6% 34.6%
Return on equity -3.0% – 11.3%
Return on assets -2.7% 24.7% 4.6%
Return on invested capital – 47.1% 5.2%
Return on capital employed -5.9% 49.8% 7.5%
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.1x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.5x 1.1x 3.7x
Stock comp / revenue 9.6% 0.6% 10.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKRNTMTDNOW
Debt / assets – 57.5% 23.6%
Debt / equity – 164.7x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.5x 0.8x
Debt / FCF – 2.4x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 11.4% 99.7% 58.9%
Equity / assets 88.6% 0.3% 41.1%
Interest coverage – 17.7x 14.6x
Current ratio 8.8x 1.1x 0.7x
Quick ratio 6.6x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 5.7x 0.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 12.00 5.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKRNTMTDNOW
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -4.6% 2.0% 1.7%
Shareholder yield -4.6% 2.0% 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.

ConsensusKRNTMTDNOW
Forward P/E 90.7xFY2026 33.8xFY2026 38.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.20FY2026 $50.31FY2026 $3.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -35.5%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026 +9.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +50.0% +5.0% +27.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $229.31MFY2026 $4.52BFY2026 $15.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.1%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.8% +3.8% +17.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKRNTMTDNOW
Held by institutions 90.9% 94.4% 81.6%
Institutions holding 118 804 2,224
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.9% +3.1% -2.1%
Institutions buying 65 331 1,285
Institutions selling 35 324 779
Buyers to sellers 1.86 1.02 1.65

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.

KRNTMTDNOW
KRNT 1.00 0.13 -0.03
MTD 0.13 1.00 0.13
NOW -0.03 0.13 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KRNT, MTD and NOW?

ServiceNow (NOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kornit Digital (KRNT) $840.18M, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) $36.84B, ServiceNow (NOW) $155.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, KRNT, MTD and NOW?

Mettler Toledo International (MTD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kornit Digital (KRNT) -40.4x, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 37.8x, ServiceNow (NOW) 107.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) is cheapest (Kornit Digital (KRNT) 90.7x, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 33.8x, ServiceNow (NOW) 38.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

ServiceNow (NOW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kornit Digital (KRNT) +4.0%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +6.9%, ServiceNow (NOW) +21.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mettler Toledo International (MTD) has the highest net margin (Kornit Digital (KRNT) -9.4%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 21.9%, ServiceNow (NOW) 9.4%). On return on invested capital, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) leads (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 47.1%, ServiceNow (NOW) 5.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kornit Digital (KRNT) returned the most: Kornit Digital (KRNT) +24.8%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +21.0%, ServiceNow (NOW) -20.1%. Over five years, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) compounded fastest (Kornit Digital (KRNT) -35.9%/yr, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +2.8%/yr, ServiceNow (NOW) +1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) has been the steadiest (Kornit Digital (KRNT) 43.5%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 33.0%, ServiceNow (NOW) 58.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KRNT, MTD and NOW?

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