NGTF vs NRG vs OUST Stock Comparison

NightFood Holdings, Nrg Energy and Ouster Prices as of Oct 22, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NRG Nrg Energy, Inc.
$92.32 -8.3% 1M -43.6% 1Y
Market cap
$19.73B
P/E
25.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.13B
Div. yield
0.02%
Independent Power Producers Utilities
4 wins
OUST Ouster, Inc.
$29.69 -24.6% 1M -10.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.96B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$204.91M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionNGTFNRGOUSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $858.02M $19.73B $1.96B NRG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -10.1x 25.2x -36.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.8x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1,462.5% +12.8% +62.8% NGTF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1,039.0% 2.4% -26.0% NRG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 6.2x — NGTF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3,850.0% -43.6% -10.0% NGTF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +73.7%/yr +17.5%/yr -14.6%/yr NGTF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 527.2% 50.0% 102.4% NRG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 64/100 43/100 NRG

Percentile Scorecard

NGTFNRGOUST

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

AxisNGTFNRGOUST
Valuation 50 #7 of 13 65 #9 of 24 9 #102 of 112
Growth 0 #12 of 12 77 #6 of 23 82 #20 of 109
Profitability 46 #7 of 12 73 #7 of 23 14 #91 of 105
Financial Health 17 #11 of 13 17 #20 of 24 88 #15 of 117
Shareholder Returns – 90 #3 of 20 22 #64 of 82
Overall 28 64 43
  • NGTF ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • NRG ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • OUST ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNGTFNRGOUSTSPY
1 month +10,433.3%-8.3%-24.6% -1.0%
3 months +10,433.3%-34.5%-12.8% +2.9%
6 months +10,433.3%-42.2%+5.2% +6.4%
Year to date +6,220.0%-42.0%+37.2% +11.4%
1 year +3,850.0%-43.6%-10.0% +13.1%
3 years +15,700.0%+119.4%+642.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +441.2%+30.0%+95.2% +21.5%
5 years +1,480.0%+123.9%-54.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +73.7%+17.5%-14.6% +10.9%
10 years +3,060.0%+701.4%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +41.3%+23.1%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNGTFNRGOUSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 527.2%50.0%102.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 444.3%55.6%100.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.751.414.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 7.30-0.87-0.10 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.5%-49.8%-95.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.8%-49.8%-52.5% -2.5%
52-week high $3.25$184.03$62.52 $779.14
52-week low $0.02$92.32$16.63 $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.

MultipleNGTFNRGOUST
P/E now vs peer median -10.1x 24.9xmedian 24.1x -36.7xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 105.3xmedian 17.8x 0.6xmedian 2.6x 9.9xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -12.1x 11.3xmedian 11.3x -33.7xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -100.2xmedian 13.8x 55.8xmedian 12.9x -24.7xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 72.7xmedian 1.0x 4.0xmedian 2.1x 5.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16 0.73median 0.59 -0.65median 1.15

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 monthsNGTFNRGOUST
Revenue $8.15M $33.13B $204.91M
Gross profit $5.34M $6.23B $101.63M
Operating income -$77.62M $2.02B -$62.60M
Net income -$84.65M $849.00M -$53.33M
Free cash flow -$8.56M $348.00M -$82.47M
R&D – – $68.46M
EPS (diluted) $-0.31 $3.69 $-0.81
Cash & equivalents $865.89K $162.00M $91.76M
Total debt $136.49M $23.44B –
Shares (diluted) 271.53M 212.00M 65.99M
Enterprise value $854.73M $13.95B $1.07B

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
MetricNGTFNRGOUST
P/E -10.1x 24.9x -36.7x
P/FCF -100.2x 55.8x -24.7x
P/Operating cash flow -106.6x 12.5x -37.8x
P/S 105.3x 0.6x 9.9x
P/B 72.7x 4.0x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 147.2x 7.2x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA -12.1x 11.3x -33.7x
EV/EBIT -11.4x 21.2x -28.3x
EV/Revenue 108.8x 1.3x 8.6x
EV/FCF -103.5x 122.7x -21.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -110.1x 27.5x -32.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 0.73 -0.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNGTFNRGOUST
Revenue growth (1Y) 1,463% 12.8% 62.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 293.8% 2.9% 51.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 22.9% 90.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 348.5% 166.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -1,607% 57.9% 39.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -234.8% 43.0% 45.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,032% 62.6% 42.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -140.7% 34.1% 48.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -398.7% 58.9% 52.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -65.0% 34.1% 56.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -786.1% -32.1% -329.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -88.4% 33.9% 27.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -808.6% -75.0% -416.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -92.3% 27.6% 17.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNGTFNRGOUST
Gross margin 65.5% 18.8% 49.6%
EBITDA margin -901.7% 11.4% -25.6%
Operating margin -952.6% 6.1% -30.6%
Pretax margin -1,039% 3.2% -25.5%
Net margin -1,039% 2.4% -26.0%
FCF margin -105.1% 1.1% -40.2%
Operating cash flow margin -98.8% 4.7% -26.3%
Return on equity -179.3% 17.5% -16.5%
Return on assets -87.5% 2.1% -12.5%
Return on invested capital – 5.8% –
Return on capital employed -119.7% 6.7% -18.1%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 1.8x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 24.6% 0.4% 18.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNGTFNRGOUST
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% 21.8%
Equity / assets 18.3% 12.2% 78.2%
Interest coverage -12.3x 2.0x –
Current ratio 0.1x 1.0x 4.2x
Quick ratio 0.0x 0.5x 3.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 3.1x
Altman Z-score 2.51 1.40 9.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNGTFNRGOUST
Dividend yield – 2.0% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 8.4% -6.9%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 10.5% -6.9%
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.

ConsensusNGTFNRGOUST
Forward P/E – 10.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $8.55FY2026 $-0.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +5.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +32.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $36.32BFY2026 $229.51MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +18.3%FY2026 +35.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -0.9% +36.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNGTFNRGOUST
Held by institutions – 93.7% 53.9%
Institutions holding – 1,023 330
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.7% +19.0%
Institutions buying – 508 233
Institutions selling – 385 66
Buyers to sellers – 1.32 3.53

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.

NGTFNRGOUST
NGTF 1.00 -0.02 0.03
NRG -0.02 1.00 0.22
OUST 0.03 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NGTF, NRG and OUST?

Nrg Energy (NRG) is the largest by market capitalisation: NightFood Holdings (NGTF) $858.02M, Nrg Energy (NRG) $19.73B, Ouster (OUST) $1.96B.

Which company is growing faster?

NightFood Holdings (NGTF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: NightFood Holdings (NGTF) +1,462.5%, Nrg Energy (NRG) +12.8%, Ouster (OUST) +62.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nrg Energy (NRG) has the highest net margin (NightFood Holdings (NGTF) -1,039.0%, Nrg Energy (NRG) 2.4%, Ouster (OUST) -26.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NightFood Holdings (NGTF) returned the most: NightFood Holdings (NGTF) +3,850.0%, Nrg Energy (NRG) -43.6%, Ouster (OUST) -10.0%. Over five years, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) compounded fastest (NightFood Holdings (NGTF) +73.7%/yr, Nrg Energy (NRG) +17.5%/yr, Ouster (OUST) -14.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nrg Energy (NRG) has been the steadiest (NightFood Holdings (NGTF) 527.2%, Nrg Energy (NRG) 50.0%, Ouster (OUST) 102.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.