NEWH vs WPRT vs NEXT Stock Comparison

NewHydrogen, Aetherion Technologies and NextDecade Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NEWH NewHydrogen, Inc.
$0.02 0.0% 1M -50.0% 1Y
Market cap
$17.46M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Hydrogen Energy
1 win
NEXT NextDecade Corp
$6.45 -1.7% 1M +4.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.72B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
LNG and Gas Processing Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

NextDecade leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (NextDecade 3, Aetherion Technologies 2, NewHydrogen 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNEWHWPRTNEXTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.46M $37.53M $1.72B NEXT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.0x -0.9x -4.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -73.4% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -493.2% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -39.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.0x -72.0x NEXT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -50.0% +7.5% +4.4% WPRT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years 0.0%/yr -41.4%/yr +11.9%/yr NEXT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 274.0% 53.3% 60.3% WPRT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 25/100 11/100 NEWH

Percentile Scorecard

NEWHWPRTNEXT

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

AxisNEWHWPRTNEXT
Valuation 10 #10 of 11 11 #181 of 203 12 #31 of 35
Growth 10 #10 of 11 29 #133 of 188 0 #34 of 34
Profitability – 4 #175 of 183 3 #33 of 34
Financial Health 80 #3 of 11 54 #100 of 217 6 #33 of 35
Shareholder Returns – – 33 #21 of 31
Overall 33 25 11
  • NEWH ranked among 11 companies in Renewable Fuels
  • WPRT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • NEXT ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNEWHWPRTNEXTSPY
1 month 0.0%+6.4%-1.7% -0.2%
3 months +100.0%+22.7%+5.0% +3.9%
6 months -50.0%+9.6%-12.8% +8.2%
Year to date 0.0%+37.6%+22.4% +12.9%
1 year -50.0%+7.5%+4.4% +12.3%
3 years +100.0%-56.4%+48.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +26.0%-24.2%+14.0% +23.3%
5 years 0.0%-93.1%+75.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year 0.0%-41.4%+11.9% +10.9%
10 years -75.0%-87.2%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -12.9%-18.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNEWHWPRTNEXTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 274.0%53.3%60.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 857.0%47.3%62.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.090.65-0.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.180.140.07 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.3%-96.1%-60.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.0%-12.6%-29.3% -1.2%
52-week high $0.04$2.47$9.12 $779.14
52-week low $0.01$1.54$4.80 $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.

MultipleNEWHWPRTNEXT
P/E now vs peer median -4.5xmedian 10.6x -0.9xmedian 25.2x -4.8xmedian 20.9x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.2x 4.4xmedian 1.9x —median 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -4.5xmedian 14.2x -0.6xmedian 14.0x -84.0xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.6xmedian 14.1x -4.2xmedian 21.7x -0.3xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median -6.2xmedian 1.1x 0.7xmedian 2.3x 0.6xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.17median 0.19 -0.12median 1.32 -3.92median 1.95

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 monthsNEWHWPRTNEXT
Revenue – $8.50M –
Gross profit – $952.00K –
Operating income -$3.49M -$23.52M -$227.43M
Net income -$3.49M -$41.91M -$369.00M
Free cash flow -$2.45M -$8.83M -$5.73B
R&D $1.04M $5.35M $11.44M
EPS (diluted) $0.00 $-2.42 $-1.35
Cash & equivalents $739.53K $23.95M $83.68M
Total debt – $972.00K $31.55B
Shares (diluted) 789.92M 17.34M 265.39M
Enterprise value $13.26M -$199.57M $1.14B

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
MetricNEWHWPRTNEXT
P/E -4.5x -0.9x -4.8x
P/FCF -6.6x -4.2x -0.3x
P/Operating cash flow -6.6x -4.7x -7.6x
P/S – 4.4x –
P/B -6.2x 0.7x 0.6x
P/Tangible book -6.1x 0.7x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA -4.5x -0.6x -84.0x
EV/EBIT -4.5x -0.6x -53.0x
EV/Revenue – 1.7x –
EV/FCF -6.3x -1.6x -2.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -6.3x -1.8x -53.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.17 -0.12 -3.92

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEWHWPRTNEXT
Revenue growth (1Y) – -73.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -70.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -72.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -72.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -73.9% -71.1% -12.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.5% -35.5% -35.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -74.3% 21.9% -62.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.5% 7.3% -25.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -55.7% 18.0% -70.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.3% 7.7% 1.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -39.7% 55.5% -54.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -21.4% 10.8% -52.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -39.7% 55.5% -101.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -21.4% 27.8% -238.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEWHWPRTNEXT
Gross margin – 11.2% –
EBITDA margin – -267.3% –
Operating margin – -276.7% –
Pretax margin – -423.1% –
Net margin – -493.2% –
FCF margin – -103.9% –
Operating cash flow margin – -93.2% –
Return on equity – -29.3% -14.3%
Return on assets -439.4% -19.9% -2.6%
Return on invested capital – -39.8% –
Return on capital employed -443.1% -42.2% -1.8%
Asset turnover – 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 0.2x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 8.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEWHWPRTNEXT
Debt / assets – 1.1% 68.5%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 3.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.0x -72.0x
Debt / FCF – -0.1x -1.8x
Liabilities / assets 426.6% 38.5% 81.5%
Equity / assets -326.6% 61.5% 18.5%
Interest coverage – -100.9x -0.8x
Current ratio 123.3x 1.1x 0.4x
Quick ratio 114.7x 1.1x 0.0x
Cash ratio 114.7x 0.8x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – -19.42 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEWHWPRTNEXT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 295.0% 1.0%
Shareholder yield – 295.0% 1.0%
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.

ConsensusNEWHWPRTNEXT
EPS, next fiscal year – $-1.37FY2026 $-2.37FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year – $10.34MFY2026 $0.00FY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -55.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – +10.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEWHWPRTNEXT
Held by institutions – 21.0% 40.9%
Institutions holding – 46 207
Change in shares held, QoQ – +70.5% -2.2%
Institutions buying – 16 133
Institutions selling – 13 46
Buyers to sellers – 1.23 2.89

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.

NEWHWPRTNEXT
NEWH 1.00 0.01 0.04
WPRT 0.01 1.00 -0.10
NEXT 0.04 -0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEWH, WPRT and NEXT?

NextDecade (NEXT) is the largest by market capitalisation: NewHydrogen (NEWH) $17.46M, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) $37.53M, NextDecade (NEXT) $1.72B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) returned the most: NewHydrogen (NEWH) -50.0%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) +7.5%, NextDecade (NEXT) +4.4%. Over five years, NextDecade (NEXT) compounded fastest (NewHydrogen (NEWH) 0.0%/yr, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -41.4%/yr, NextDecade (NEXT) +11.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) has been the steadiest (NewHydrogen (NEWH) 274.0%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) 53.3%, NextDecade (NEXT) 60.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NEWH, WPRT and NEXT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, NextDecade (NEXT) leads on 3. 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.