NGTF vs HSAI vs NRG Stock Comparison

NightFood Holdings, Hesai and Nrg Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HSAI Hesai Group
$13.35 -17.8% 1M -44.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.91B
P/E
26.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$480.33M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
2 wins
NRG Nrg Energy, Inc.
$95.27 -5.1% 1M -44.8% 1Y
Market cap
$20.39B
P/E
26.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.13B
Div. yield
0.02%
Independent Power Producers Utilities
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Nrg Energy leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Nrg Energy 4, NightFood Holdings 4, Hesai 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNGTFHSAINRGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $896.03M $1.91B $20.39B NRG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -10.6x 26.9x 26.1x NRG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 222.5x 11.2x NRG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1,462.5% +38.6% +12.8% NGTF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1,039.0% 14.7% 2.4% HSAI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 5.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — 6.2x NGTF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3,200.0% -44.0% -44.8% NGTF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +75.3%/yr — +18.5%/yr NGTF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 527.7% 71.2% 49.9% NRG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 73/100 66/100 HSAI

Percentile Scorecard

NGTFHSAINRG

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

AxisNGTFHSAINRG
Valuation 58 #6 of 13 69 #35 of 112 70 #8 of 24
Growth 0 #12 of 12 97 #4 of 109 77 #6 of 23
Profitability 46 #7 of 12 53 #49 of 104 73 #7 of 23
Financial Health 17 #11 of 13 – 17 #20 of 24
Shareholder Returns – – 95 #2 of 20
Overall 30 73 66
  • NGTF ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • HSAI ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NRG ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNGTFHSAINRGSPY
1 month +10,900.0%-17.8%-5.1% -0.2%
3 months +10,900.0%-16.0%-25.3% +3.9%
6 months +10,900.0%-40.6%-38.5% +8.2%
Year to date +6,500.0%-40.4%-40.2% +12.9%
1 year +3,200.0%-44.0%-44.8% +12.3%
3 years +16,400.0%+33.5%+128.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +449.1%+10.1%+31.8% +23.3%
5 years +1,550.0%—+133.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +75.3%—+18.5% +10.9%
10 years +1,550.0%—+809.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +32.4%—+24.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNGTFHSAINRGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 527.7%71.2%49.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 443.4%67.9%55.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.812.861.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 6.06-0.62-0.90 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.5%-84.2%-49.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-53.6%-48.2% -1.2%
52-week high $3.30$28.79$184.03 $779.14
52-week low $0.02$12.14$92.32 $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.

MultipleNGTFHSAINRG
P/E now vs peer median -10.6x 26.3xmedian 33.2x 25.7xmedian 25.0x
P/S now vs peer median 110.0xmedian 18.7x 4.3xmedian 2.8x 0.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -12.6x —median 20.0x 11.5xmedian 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -104.6xmedian 14.5x —median 29.8x 57.6xmedian 13.6x
P/B now vs peer median 76.0xmedian 1.1x —median 3.0x 4.1xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16 0.44median 1.17 0.75median 0.60

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 monthsNGTFHSAINRG
Revenue $8.15M $480.33M $33.13B
Gross profit $5.34M $195.19M $6.23B
Operating income -$77.62M $24.53M $2.02B
Net income -$84.65M $63.29M $849.00M
Free cash flow -$8.56M – $348.00M
R&D – $122.50M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.31 $0.48 $3.69
Cash & equivalents $865.89K $222.56M $162.00M
Total debt $136.49M – $23.44B
Shares (diluted) 271.53M 146.44M 212.00M
Enterprise value $892.75M -$1.61B $14.61B

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
MetricNGTFHSAINRG
P/E -10.6x 26.3x 25.7x
P/FCF -104.6x – 57.6x
P/Operating cash flow -111.3x – 12.9x
P/S 110.0x 4.3x 0.6x
P/B 76.0x – 4.1x
P/Tangible book 153.7x – 7.4x
EV/EBITDA -12.6x – 11.5x
EV/EBIT -11.9x 45.0x 21.5x
EV/Revenue 113.5x 2.3x 1.3x
EV/FCF -107.9x – 124.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -114.8x – 27.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 0.44 0.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNGTFHSAINRG
Revenue growth (1Y) 1,463% 38.6% 12.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 293.8% 27.1% 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 32.5% 22.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 36.0% 348.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -1,607% 1,028% 57.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -234.8% 32.9% 43.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,032% 405.8% 62.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -140.7% 46.3% 34.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -398.7% 342.2% 58.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -65.0% 59.8% 34.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -786.1% – -32.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -88.4% – 33.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -808.6% – -75.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -92.3% – 27.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNGTFHSAINRG
Gross margin 65.5% 40.6% 18.8%
EBITDA margin -901.7% – 11.4%
Operating margin -952.6% 5.1% 6.1%
Pretax margin -1,039% 7.6% 3.2%
Net margin -1,039% 14.7% 2.4%
FCF margin -105.1% – 1.1%
Operating cash flow margin -98.8% – 4.7%
Return on equity -179.3% – 17.5%
Return on assets -87.5% 4.0% 2.1%
Return on invested capital – – 5.8%
Return on capital employed -119.7% – 6.7%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x – 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 24.6% – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNGTFHSAINRG
Debt / assets 45.3% – 58.7%
Debt / equity 2.5x – 4.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – 6.2x
Debt / FCF -3.4x – 67.3x
Liabilities / assets 81.7% – 87.8%
Equity / assets 18.3% – 12.2%
Interest coverage -12.3x 19.1x 2.0x
Current ratio 0.1x – 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.0x – 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.94 – 1.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNGTFHSAINRG
Dividend yield – – 1.9%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – 8.2%
Shareholder yield 0.0% – 10.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 51.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 126.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 7.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 9.1%

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.

ConsensusNGTFHSAINRG
Forward P/E – 222.5xFY2026 11.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.06FY2026 $8.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -86.0%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +150.0% +28.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $675.34MFY2026 $36.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +56.0%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +28.7% -0.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNGTFHSAINRG
Held by institutions – 26.6% 93.7%
Institutions holding – 131 1,023
Change in shares held, QoQ – -13.3% +0.7%
Institutions buying – 88 508
Institutions selling – 31 385
Buyers to sellers – 2.84 1.32

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.

NGTFHSAINRG
NGTF 1.00 0.07 -0.02
HSAI 0.07 1.00 0.19
NRG -0.02 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NGTF, HSAI and NRG?

Nrg Energy (NRG) is the largest by market capitalisation: NightFood Holdings (NGTF) $896.03M, Hesai (HSAI) $1.91B, Nrg Energy (NRG) $20.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, NGTF, HSAI and NRG?

Nrg Energy (NRG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (NightFood Holdings (NGTF) -10.6x, Hesai (HSAI) 26.9x, Nrg Energy (NRG) 26.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nrg Energy (NRG) is cheapest (Hesai (HSAI) 222.5x, Nrg Energy (NRG) 11.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

NightFood Holdings (NGTF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: NightFood Holdings (NGTF) +1,462.5%, Hesai (HSAI) +38.6%, Nrg Energy (NRG) +12.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hesai (HSAI) has the highest net margin (NightFood Holdings (NGTF) -1,039.0%, Hesai (HSAI) 14.7%, Nrg Energy (NRG) 2.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NightFood Holdings (NGTF) returned the most: NightFood Holdings (NGTF) +3,200.0%, Hesai (HSAI) -44.0%, Nrg Energy (NRG) -44.8%. Over five years, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) compounded fastest (NightFood Holdings (NGTF) +75.3%/yr, Nrg Energy (NRG) +18.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Hesai (HSAI) 0.00%, Nrg Energy (NRG) 0.02%. NightFood Holdings (NGTF) and Hesai (HSAI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nrg Energy (NRG) has been the steadiest (NightFood Holdings (NGTF) 527.7%, Hesai (HSAI) 71.2%, Nrg Energy (NRG) 49.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NGTF, HSAI and NRG?

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