NLST vs P vs POET Stock Comparison

Netlist, Everpure and Poet Technologies Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NLST Netlist Inc
$6.94 +28.0% 1M +951.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.32B
P/E
2,793x
Revenue (TTM)
$332.69M
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
2 wins
P Everpure, Inc.
$138.60 +7.1% 1M +45.4% 1Y
Market cap
$46.19B
P/E
182.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
6 wins
POET Poet Technologies Inc.
$5.84 -21.2% 1M -17.4% 1Y
Market cap
$772.58M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71T
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Everpure leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Everpure 6, Netlist 2, Poet Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNLSTPPOETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.32B $46.19B $772.58M P
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2,793x 182.2x 0.0x P
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.5x 46.8x — NLST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +129.2% +27.2% +266.1% POET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.2% 5.9% -4,420.7% P
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -40.8x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +951.5% +45.4% -17.4% NLST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.6%/yr +38.9%/yr -6.9%/yr P
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 104.8% 73.0% 140.1% P
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 51/100 23/100 P

Percentile Scorecard

NLSTPPOET

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

AxisNLSTPPOET
Valuation 7 #103 of 111 17 #92 of 111 51 #47 of 94
Growth 93 #9 of 108 78 #25 of 108 14 #79 of 92
Profitability 38 #65 of 104 60 #42 of 104 3 #87 of 90
Financial Health 52 #56 of 115 34 #76 of 115 –
Shareholder Returns 34 #52 of 78 65 #28 of 78 –
Overall 45 51 23
  • NLST ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • P ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • POET ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNLSTPPOETSPY
1 month +28.0%+7.1%-21.2% +0.9%
3 months +185.6%+100.2%-8.3% +5.9%
6 months +225.8%+97.1%-11.5% +8.5%
Year to date +679.8%+106.8%-7.7% +13.3%
1 year +951.5%+45.4%-17.4% +12.4%
3 years +542.6%+320.6%+110.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +86.0%+61.5%+28.2% +23.5%
5 years -12.2%+416.0%-30.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -2.6%+38.9%-6.9% +11.0%
10 years +519.6%+1,008.8%+127.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year +20.0%+27.2%+8.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureNLSTPPOETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 104.8%73.0%140.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 95.3%82.7%141.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.012.634.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 9.080.62-0.12 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.2%-48.6%-92.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-11.7%-71.6% -0.9%
52-week high $6.94$156.95$20.57 $779.14
52-week low $0.54$56.99$4.17 $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.

MultipleNLSTPPOET
P/E now vs peer median 2,793xmedian 33.5x 182.2xmedian 33.5x 0.0xmedian 46.0x
P/S now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 2.8x 10.8xmedian 2.8x 0.0xmedian 7.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3,352xmedian 19.6x 117.6xmedian 19.6x 0.0xmedian 28.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -149.2xmedian 29.8x 360.3xmedian 29.8x -25.5xmedian 41.4x
P/B now vs peer median 99.9xmedian 2.9x 30.0xmedian 2.9x 1.7xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 106.59median 1.10 0.33median 1.10 0.00median 2.30

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 monthsNLSTPPOET
Revenue $332.69M $4.26B $1.71T
Gross profit $54.02M $2.97B –
Operating income $408.00K $224.21M -$19.77T
Net income $789.00K $253.29M -$75.72M
Free cash flow -$15.53M $128.17M -$30.34M
R&D $3.92M $1.05B $19.85T
EPS (diluted) $0.00 $0.73 $-812,866.51
Cash & equivalents $30.66M $385.69M $432.53M
Total debt $10.94M – –
Shares (diluted) 370.75M 345.59M 93.16M
Enterprise value $2.23B $40.59B -$859.03M

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
MetricNLSTPPOET
P/E 2,793x 182.2x 0.0x
P/FCF -149.2x 360.3x -25.5x
P/Operating cash flow -149.3x 108.0x -21.8x
P/S 7.0x 10.8x 0.0x
P/B 99.9x 30.0x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 99.9x 30.4x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 3,352x 117.6x 0.0x
EV/EBIT 5,611x 201.5x 0.0x
EV/Revenue 6.9x 10.6x 0.0x
EV/FCF -147.4x 352.5x 0.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -147.5x 105.6x 0.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 106.59 0.33 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNLSTPPOET
Revenue growth (1Y) 129.2% 27.2% 266.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 64.2% 15.5% 68.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,221% 28.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 127.6% 15.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 101.1% 195.6% -208.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.2% 277.6% -363.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 102.1% 82.0% -40.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.3% 574.2% -55.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 101.6% 77.8% 9.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.2% 550.0% -45.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.8% -46.6% -14.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.4% -13.6% -37.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 48.8% -76.7% -29.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.5% -34.5% -38.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNLSTPPOET
Gross margin 16.2% 69.7% –
EBITDA margin 0.2% 9.0% -1,154%
Operating margin 0.1% 5.3% -1,154%
Pretax margin 0.2% 6.6% -1,143%
Net margin 0.2% 5.9% -4,421%
FCF margin -4.7% 3.0% 0.0%
Operating cash flow margin -4.7% 10.0% 0.0%
Return on equity 4.7% 17.0% -16,983,708%
Return on assets 1.0% 5.1% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 1.3% 8.0% –
Asset turnover 4.1x 0.9x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -19.7x 1.7x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 12.9% 239.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNLSTPPOET
Debt / assets 3.8% – –
Debt / equity 0.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -40.8x – –
Debt / FCF -0.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 68.4% 70.5% –
Equity / assets 31.6% 29.5% –
Interest coverage – – -101.5x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.5x –
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.3x –
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.5x –
Altman Z-score 25.93 8.46 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNLSTPPOET
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -1.1% 0.6% -103.7%
Shareholder yield -1.1% 0.6% -103.7%
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.

ConsensusNLSTPPOET
Forward P/E 7.5xFY2026 46.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.92FY2026 $2.96FY2026 $-0.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +43.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -4.3% +48.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $691.20MFY2026 $4.74BFY2026 $6.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +266.4%FY2026 +29.5%FY2026 +478.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.3% +41.5% +1,180.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNLSTPPOET
Held by institutions 0.0% 83.3% 36.6%
Institutions holding 4 804 154
Change in shares held, QoQ +146.0% +2.2% +108.4%
Institutions buying 3 442 116
Institutions selling 0 259 28
Buyers to sellers – 1.71 4.14

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.

NLSTPPOET
NLST 1.00 0.22 0.16
P 0.22 1.00 0.20
POET 0.16 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NLST, P and POET?

Everpure (P) is the largest by market capitalisation: Netlist (NLST) $2.32B, Everpure (P) $46.19B, Poet Technologies (POET) $772.58M.

Which stock is cheaper, NLST, P and POET?

Everpure (P) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Netlist (NLST) 2,793x, Everpure (P) 182.2x, Poet Technologies (POET) 0.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Netlist (NLST) is cheapest (Netlist (NLST) 7.5x, Everpure (P) 46.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Poet Technologies (POET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Netlist (NLST) +129.2%, Everpure (P) +27.2%, Poet Technologies (POET) +266.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Everpure (P) has the highest net margin (Netlist (NLST) 0.2%, Everpure (P) 5.9%, Poet Technologies (POET) -4,420.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Netlist (NLST) returned the most: Netlist (NLST) +951.5%, Everpure (P) +45.4%, Poet Technologies (POET) -17.4%. Over five years, Everpure (P) compounded fastest (Netlist (NLST) -2.6%/yr, Everpure (P) +38.9%/yr, Poet Technologies (POET) -6.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Everpure (P) has been the steadiest (Netlist (NLST) 104.8%, Everpure (P) 73.0%, Poet Technologies (POET) 140.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NLST, P and POET?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Everpure (P) leads on 6. 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.