NRG vs SCTH vs SYM Stock Comparison

Nrg Energy, Securetech Innovations and Symbotic Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NRG Nrg Energy, Inc.
$97.53 +0.4% 1M -45.4% 1Y
Market cap
$20.13B
P/E
25.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.13B
Div. yield
0.02%
Independent Power Producers Utilities
7 wins
SYM Symbotic Inc.
$37.40 -9.9% 1M -51.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.82B
P/E
587.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.65B
Div. yield
0.00%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Nrg Energy leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Nrg Energy 7, Symbotic 2, Securetech Innovations 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNRGSCTHSYMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $20.13B $276.72M $4.82B NRG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.7x — 587.7x NRG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x — 196.8x NRG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.8% — +20.6% SYM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.4% — 0.3% NRG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% NRG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -45.4% +278.8% -51.9% SCTH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.6%/yr — +30.2%/yr SYM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.8% 147.9% 77.6% NRG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 — 46/100 NRG

Percentile Scorecard

NRGSCTHSYM

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

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

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNRGSCTHSYMSPY
1 month +0.4%-12.9%-9.9% +0.7%
3 months -27.2%-23.6%-12.9% +3.7%
6 months -37.3%+251.4%-36.7% +7.1%
Year to date -38.8%+240.2%-37.1% +12.8%
1 year -45.4%+278.8%-51.9% +11.9%
3 years +130.8%+2,330.0%+4.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +32.2%+189.9%+1.6% +22.8%
5 years +144.5%—+274.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +19.6%—+30.2% +10.9%
10 years +846.9%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +25.2%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNRGSCTHSYMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.8%147.9%77.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.6%212.9%80.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.40-0.282.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.911.88-0.67 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.8%-99.6%-72.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.0%-27.6%-57.2% -1.2%
52-week high $184.03$23.49$87.30 $779.14
52-week low $92.32$2.50$37.40 $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.

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

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 monthsNRGSCTHSYM
Revenue $33.13B – $2.65B
Gross profit $6.23B – $563.25M
Operating income $2.02B – -$250.00K
Net income $849.00M – $34.64M
Free cash flow $348.00M – $795.43M
R&D – – $203.12M
EPS (diluted) $3.69 – $0.06
Cash & equivalents $162.00M – $1.75B
Total debt $23.44B $1.33M –
Shares (diluted) 212.00M 17.09M 133.25M
Enterprise value $14.35B $276.72M -$2.00B

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
MetricNRGSCTHSYM
P/E 26.3x – 583.5x
P/FCF 58.9x – 28.4x
P/Operating cash flow 13.2x – 25.3x
P/S 0.6x – 8.5x
P/B 4.2x – 19.9x
P/Tangible book 7.6x – 21.5x
EV/EBITDA 11.6x – 538.8x
EV/EBIT 21.7x – -83,352x
EV/Revenue 1.3x – 7.9x
EV/FCF 125.8x – 26.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.2x – 23.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.77 – 20.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNRGSCTHSYM
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.8% – 20.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% – 40.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.9% – 40.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 348.5% – 51.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 57.9% – 99.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 43.0% – 89.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 62.6% – 208.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.1% – 29.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 58.9% – 210.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.1% – 29.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -32.1% – 400.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.9% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -75.0% – 594.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.6% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNRGSCTHSYM
Gross margin 18.8% – 21.3%
EBITDA margin 11.4% – 1.5%
Operating margin 6.1% – 0.0%
Pretax margin 3.2% – 2.4%
Net margin 2.4% – 0.3%
FCF margin 1.1% – 30.1%
Operating cash flow margin 4.7% – 33.8%
Return on equity 17.5% – 3.2%
Return on assets 2.1% – 1.0%
Return on invested capital 5.8% – –
Return on capital employed 6.7% – 0.0%
Asset turnover 0.8x – 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x – 25.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – 8.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNRGSCTHSYM
Debt / assets 58.7% – –
Debt / equity 4.8x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 6.2x – –
Debt / FCF 67.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 87.8% – 67.8%
Equity / assets 12.2% – 32.2%
Interest coverage 2.0x – –
Current ratio 1.0x – 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.5x – 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.8x
Altman Z-score 1.42 – 6.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNRGSCTHSYM
Dividend yield 1.9% – –
Net buyback yield 8.0% – -1.9%
Shareholder yield 9.9% – -1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 51.7% – 3.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 126.1% – 0.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.6% – -30.4%
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNRGSCTHSYM
Held by institutions 93.7% – 90.6%
Institutions holding 1,024 – 413
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% – +2.6%
Institutions buying 509 – 260
Institutions selling 385 – 86
Buyers to sellers 1.32 – 3.02

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.

NRGSCTHSYM
NRG 1.00 0.03 0.26
SCTH 0.03 1.00 -0.07
SYM 0.26 -0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NRG, SCTH and SYM?

Nrg Energy (NRG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nrg Energy (NRG) $20.13B, Securetech Innovations (SCTH) $276.72M, Symbotic (SYM) $4.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, NRG, SCTH and SYM?

Nrg Energy (NRG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nrg Energy (NRG) 25.7x, Symbotic (SYM) 587.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nrg Energy (NRG) is cheapest (Nrg Energy (NRG) 11.5x, Symbotic (SYM) 196.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Symbotic (SYM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nrg Energy (NRG) +12.8%, Symbotic (SYM) +20.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nrg Energy (NRG) has the highest net margin (Nrg Energy (NRG) 2.4%, Symbotic (SYM) 0.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Securetech Innovations (SCTH) returned the most: Nrg Energy (NRG) -45.4%, Securetech Innovations (SCTH) +278.8%, Symbotic (SYM) -51.9%. Over five years, Symbotic (SYM) compounded fastest (Nrg Energy (NRG) +19.6%/yr, Symbotic (SYM) +30.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nrg Energy (NRG) has the highest dividend yield: Nrg Energy (NRG) 0.02%, Securetech Innovations (SCTH) 0.00%, Symbotic (SYM) 0.00%. Securetech Innovations (SCTH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nrg Energy (NRG) has been the steadiest (Nrg Energy (NRG) 49.8%, Securetech Innovations (SCTH) 147.9%, Symbotic (SYM) 77.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NRG, SCTH and SYM?

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 7. 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.