NRG vs TDY vs TER Stock Comparison

Nrg Energy, Teledyne Technologies and Teradyne Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NRG Nrg Energy, Inc.
$83.21 -14.0% 1M -50.5% 1Y
Market cap
$17.05B
P/E
21.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.13B
Div. yield
0.03%
Independent Power Producers Utilities
3 wins
TER Teradyne, Inc
$250.99 -43.5% 1M +42.9% 1Y
Market cap
$33.80B
P/E
24.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.00B
Div. yield
–
Test and Measurement Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Teradyne leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Teradyne 5, Nrg Energy 3, Teledyne Technologies 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNRGTDYTERLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.05B $27.39B $33.80B TER
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.8x 26.7x 24.6x NRG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.8x 24.3x 26.0x NRG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.8% +8.6% +74.9% TER
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.4% 15.8% 27.5% TER
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.8% 8.1% 38.8% TER
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.2x 0.9x — TDY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -50.5% +23.6% +42.9% TER
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.1%/yr +7.2%/yr +11.7%/yr NRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.7% 26.2% 77.5% TDY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 71/100 68/100 TDY

Percentile Scorecard

NRGTDYTER

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

AxisNRGTDYTER
Valuation 70 #8 of 24 66 #35 of 101 33 #75 of 112
Growth 77 #6 of 23 39 #60 of 98 95 #6 of 108
Profitability 67 #8 of 22 82 #18 of 97 94 #7 of 104
Financial Health 17 #20 of 24 75 #28 of 107 68 #38 of 116
Shareholder Returns 88 #3 of 18 91 #7 of 66 50 #43 of 85
Overall 64 71 68
  • NRG ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • TDY ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • TER ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNRGTDYTERSPY
1 month -14.0%+2.0%-43.5% -1.0%
3 months -31.1%-7.6%-35.5% -0.4%
6 months -44.8%-1.9%-34.4% +4.5%
Year to date -47.7%+23.7%+29.7% +12.4%
1 year -50.5%+23.6%+42.9% +13.6%
3 years +84.9%+66.5%+186.2% +76.4%
3 years, per year +22.8%+18.5%+42.0% +20.8%
5 years +129.4%+41.6%+74.0% +63.7%
5 years, per year +18.1%+7.2%+11.7% +10.4%
10 years +654.4%+514.4%+999.4% +267.7%
10 years, per year +22.4%+19.9%+27.1% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureNRGTDYTERSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.7%26.2%77.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.0%25.4%86.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.211.073.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.980.900.55 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.8%-32.2%-59.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.8%-8.6%-48.1% -1.6%
52-week high $184.03$691.24$483.84 $779.14
52-week low $83.21$484.47$155.90 $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.

MultipleNRGTDYTER
P/E now vs peer median 22.5xmedian 22.5x 28.5xmedian 25.9x 28.6xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.6x 4.5xmedian 2.8x 7.8xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 11.0x 18.6xmedian 14.7x 22.0xmedian 18.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 50.3xmedian 13.5x 25.4xmedian 26.9x 39.0xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.1x 2.6xmedian 2.5x 10.6xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.66median 0.66 -47.99median 0.94 0.69median 1.11

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 monthsNRGTDYTER
Revenue $33.13B $6.52B $5.00B
Gross profit $6.23B $2.84B $2.97B
Operating income $2.02B $1.30B $1.61B
Net income $849.00M $1.03B $1.38B
Free cash flow $348.00M $1.15B $1.00B
R&D – $330.60M $598.20M
EPS (diluted) $3.69 $21.90 $8.71
Cash & equivalents $162.00M $562.40M $460.74M
Total debt $23.44B $2.03B –
Shares (diluted) 212.00M 46.90M 157.69M
Enterprise value $11.27B $25.61B $32.41B

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
MetricNRGTDYTER
P/E 22.5x 28.5x 28.6x
P/FCF 50.3x 25.4x 39.0x
P/Operating cash flow 11.3x 22.8x 29.5x
P/S 0.5x 4.5x 7.8x
P/B 3.6x 2.6x 10.6x
P/Tangible book 6.4x 3.2x 10.9x
EV/EBITDA 10.8x 18.6x 22.0x
EV/EBIT 20.2x 23.5x 24.1x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 4.7x 7.7x
EV/FCF 117.2x 26.7x 38.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.2x 23.9x 29.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.66 -47.99 0.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNRGTDYTER
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.8% 8.6% 74.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 0.5% 22.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.9% 10.8% 76.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 348.5% -0.1% 23.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 57.9% 23.3% 214.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 43.0% 0.0% 43.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 62.6% 25.5% 211.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.1% -1.3% 39.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 58.9% 27.2% 212.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.1% -0.6% 41.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -32.1% 11.9% 96.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.9% 26.7% 36.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -75.0% 10.5% 135.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 29.4% 39.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNRGTDYTER
Gross margin 18.8% 43.6% 59.3%
EBITDA margin 11.4% 25.3% 35.2%
Operating margin 6.1% 20.0% 32.1%
Pretax margin 3.2% 19.4% 32.1%
Net margin 2.4% 15.8% 27.5%
FCF margin 1.1% 17.6% 20.1%
Operating cash flow margin 4.7% 19.6% 26.6%
Return on equity 17.5% 9.3% 38.7%
Return on assets 2.1% 6.7% 26.7%
Return on invested capital 5.8% 8.1% 38.8%
Return on capital employed 6.7% 9.4% 41.8%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.2x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.6% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNRGTDYTER
Debt / assets 58.7% 13.0% –
Debt / equity 4.8x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 6.2x 0.9x –
Debt / FCF 67.3x 1.8x –
Liabilities / assets 87.8% 28.5% 32.3%
Equity / assets 12.2% 71.5% 67.7%
Interest coverage 2.0x 26.9x 147.1x
Current ratio 1.0x 2.3x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.3x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.37 5.51 15.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNRGTDYTER
Dividend yield 2.3% – 0.2%
Net buyback yield 9.4% 1.6% 0.8%
Shareholder yield 11.6% 1.6% 1.0%
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.

ConsensusNRGTDYTER
Forward P/E 9.8xFY2026 24.3xFY2026 26.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.49FY2026 $26.05FY2026 $9.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.2%FY2026 +18.5%FY2026 +143.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +28.7% +13.6% +25.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $36.07BFY2026 $6.20BFY2026 $5.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.5%FY2026 +1.4%FY2026 +57.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.9% +5.9% +18.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNRGTDYTER
Held by institutions 93.7% 97.2% 97.3%
Institutions holding 1,025 888 1,423
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +2.7% +5.2%
Institutions buying 509 399 831
Institutions selling 386 329 457
Buyers to sellers 1.32 1.21 1.82

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.

NRGTDYTER
NRG 1.00 0.34 0.41
TDY 0.34 1.00 0.51
TER 0.41 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NRG, TDY and TER?

Teradyne (TER) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nrg Energy (NRG) $17.05B, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) $27.39B, Teradyne (TER) $33.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, NRG, TDY and TER?

Nrg Energy (NRG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nrg Energy (NRG) 21.8x, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 26.7x, Teradyne (TER) 24.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nrg Energy (NRG) is cheapest (Nrg Energy (NRG) 9.8x, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 24.3x, Teradyne (TER) 26.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Teradyne (TER) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nrg Energy (NRG) +12.8%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +8.6%, Teradyne (TER) +74.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Teradyne (TER) has the highest net margin (Nrg Energy (NRG) 2.4%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 15.8%, Teradyne (TER) 27.5%). On return on invested capital, Teradyne (TER) leads (Nrg Energy (NRG) 5.8%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 8.1%, Teradyne (TER) 38.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Teradyne (TER) returned the most: Nrg Energy (NRG) -50.5%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +23.6%, Teradyne (TER) +42.9%. Over five years, Nrg Energy (NRG) compounded fastest (Nrg Energy (NRG) +18.1%/yr, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +7.2%/yr, Teradyne (TER) +11.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Nrg Energy (NRG) 0.03%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 0.00%, Teradyne (TER) 0.00%. Teledyne Technologies (TDY) and Teradyne (TER) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) has been the steadiest (Nrg Energy (NRG) 51.7%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 26.2%, Teradyne (TER) 77.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NRG, TDY and TER?

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