NGTF vs SYM vs NRG Stock Comparison

NightFood Holdings, Symbotic and Nrg Energy Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SYM Symbotic Inc.
$37.40 -9.9% 1M -51.9% 1Y
Market cap
$22.58B
P/E
583.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.65B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
1 win
NRG Nrg Energy, Inc.
$97.53 +0.4% 1M -45.4% 1Y
Market cap
$20.51B
P/E
26.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.13B
Div. yield
1.90%
Independent Power Producers Utilities
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Nrg Energy leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nrg Energy 5, NightFood Holdings 4, Symbotic 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNGTFSYMNRGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.27B $22.58B $20.51B SYM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -15.0x 583.5x 26.3x NRG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 196.8x 11.5x NRG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1,462.5% +20.6% +12.8% NGTF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1,039.0% 0.3% 2.4% 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 — — 1.90% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5,088.9% -51.9% -45.4% NGTF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +86.0%/yr +30.2%/yr +19.6%/yr NGTF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 527.1% 77.6% 49.8% NRG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 46/100 65/100 NRG

Percentile Scorecard

NGTFSYMNRG

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

AxisNGTFSYMNRG
Valuation 58 #6 of 13 12 #179 of 203 70 #8 of 24
Growth 0 #12 of 12 98 #4 of 188 77 #6 of 23
Profitability 46 #7 of 12 39 #112 of 183 73 #7 of 23
Financial Health 17 #11 of 13 42 #126 of 216 17 #20 of 24
Shareholder Returns – 38 #95 of 152 89 #3 of 19
Overall 30 46 65
  • NGTF ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • SYM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • 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

PeriodNGTFSYMNRGSPY
1 month +15,466.7%-9.9%+0.4% +0.7%
3 months +23,250.0%-12.9%-27.2% +3.7%
6 months +15,466.7%-36.7%-37.3% +7.1%
Year to date +9,240.0%-37.1%-38.8% +12.8%
1 year +5,088.9%-51.9%-45.4% +11.9%
3 years +23,250.0%+4.9%+130.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +516.6%+1.6%+32.2% +22.8%
5 years +2,123.8%+274.4%+144.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +86.0%+30.2%+19.6% +10.9%
10 years +1,930.4%—+846.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +35.1%—+25.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNGTFSYMNRGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 527.1%77.6%49.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 443.4%80.4%55.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.892.921.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 9.65-0.67-0.91 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.5%-72.5%-49.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-57.2%-47.0% -1.2%
52-week high $4.67$87.30$184.03 $779.14
52-week low $0.02$37.40$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.

MultipleNGTFSYMNRG
P/E now vs peer median -15.0x 583.5xmedian 25.8x 26.3xmedian 24.9x
P/S now vs peer median 155.6xmedian 17.1x 8.5xmedian 1.9x 0.6xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -17.6x 538.8xmedian 14.6x 11.6xmedian 11.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -148.1xmedian 16.7x 28.4xmedian 22.2x 58.9xmedian 13.9x
P/B now vs peer median 107.5xmedian 1.0x 19.9xmedian 2.2x 4.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.23 20.00median 1.45 0.77median 0.62

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 monthsNGTFSYMNRG
Revenue $8.15M $2.65B $33.13B
Gross profit $5.34M $563.25M $6.23B
Operating income -$77.62M -$250.00K $2.02B
Net income -$84.65M $34.64M $849.00M
Free cash flow -$8.56M $795.43M $348.00M
R&D – $203.12M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.31 $0.06 $3.69
Cash & equivalents $865.89K $1.75B $162.00M
Total debt $136.49M – $23.44B
Shares (diluted) 271.53M 133.25M 212.00M
Enterprise value $1.26B $16.19B $14.73B

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
MetricNGTFSYMNRG
P/E -15.0x 583.5x 26.3x
P/FCF -148.1x 28.4x 58.9x
P/Operating cash flow -157.5x 25.3x 13.2x
P/S 155.6x 8.5x 0.6x
P/B 107.5x 19.9x 4.2x
P/Tangible book 217.5x 21.5x 7.6x
EV/EBITDA -17.6x 538.8x 11.6x
EV/EBIT -16.7x -83,352x 21.7x
EV/Revenue 159.1x 7.9x 1.3x
EV/FCF -151.4x 26.2x 125.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -161.0x 23.3x 28.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.23 20.00 0.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNGTFSYMNRG
Revenue growth (1Y) 1,463% 20.6% 12.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 293.8% 40.2% 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 40.8% 22.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 51.3% 348.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -1,607% 99.6% 57.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -234.8% 89.3% 43.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,032% 208.5% 62.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -140.7% 29.1% 34.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -398.7% 210.9% 58.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -65.0% 29.2% 34.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -786.1% 400.5% -32.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -88.4% – 33.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -808.6% 594.4% -75.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -92.3% – 27.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNGTFSYMNRG
Gross margin 65.5% 21.3% 18.8%
EBITDA margin -901.7% 1.5% 11.4%
Operating margin -952.6% 0.0% 6.1%
Pretax margin -1,039% 2.4% 3.2%
Net margin -1,039% 0.3% 2.4%
FCF margin -105.1% 30.1% 1.1%
Operating cash flow margin -98.8% 33.8% 4.7%
Return on equity -179.3% 3.2% 17.5%
Return on assets -87.5% 1.0% 2.1%
Return on invested capital – – 5.8%
Return on capital employed -119.7% 0.0% 6.7%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 25.8x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 24.6% 8.9% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNGTFSYMNRG
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% 67.8% 87.8%
Equity / assets 18.3% 32.2% 12.2%
Interest coverage -12.3x – 2.0x
Current ratio 0.1x 1.3x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.0x 1.2x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.8x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 7.17 6.14 1.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNGTFSYMNRG
Dividend yield – – 1.9%
Net buyback yield 0.0% -1.9% 8.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% -1.9% 9.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 3.5% 51.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 0.2% 126.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -30.4% 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.

ConsensusNGTFSYMNRG
Forward P/E – 196.8xFY2026 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.19FY2026 $8.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -17.4%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +131.6% +28.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $2.86BFY2026 $36.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +27.0%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +18.7% -0.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNGTFSYMNRG
Held by institutions – 90.6% 93.7%
Institutions holding – 413 1,024
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.6% +0.7%
Institutions buying – 260 509
Institutions selling – 86 385
Buyers to sellers – 3.02 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.

NGTFSYMNRG
NGTF 1.00 0.02 -0.01
SYM 0.02 1.00 0.26
NRG -0.01 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NGTF, SYM and NRG?

Symbotic (SYM) is the largest by market capitalisation: NightFood Holdings (NGTF) $1.27B, Symbotic (SYM) $22.58B, Nrg Energy (NRG) $20.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, NGTF, SYM and NRG?

Nrg Energy (NRG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (NightFood Holdings (NGTF) -15.0x, Symbotic (SYM) 583.5x, Nrg Energy (NRG) 26.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nrg Energy (NRG) is cheapest (Symbotic (SYM) 196.8x, Nrg Energy (NRG) 11.5x). 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%, Symbotic (SYM) +20.6%, Nrg Energy (NRG) +12.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nrg Energy (NRG) has the highest net margin (NightFood Holdings (NGTF) -1,039.0%, Symbotic (SYM) 0.3%, Nrg Energy (NRG) 2.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NightFood Holdings (NGTF) returned the most: NightFood Holdings (NGTF) +5,088.9%, Symbotic (SYM) -51.9%, Nrg Energy (NRG) -45.4%. Over five years, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) compounded fastest (NightFood Holdings (NGTF) +86.0%/yr, Symbotic (SYM) +30.2%/yr, Nrg Energy (NRG) +19.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Nrg Energy (NRG) 1.90%. NightFood Holdings (NGTF) and Symbotic (SYM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nrg Energy (NRG) has been the steadiest (NightFood Holdings (NGTF) 527.1%, Symbotic (SYM) 77.6%, Nrg Energy (NRG) 49.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NGTF, SYM 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 5. 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.