NRGV vs SES vs FLNC Stock Comparison

Energy Vault Holdings, Ses Ai and Fluence Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SES SES AI Corp
$0.64 +18.5% 1M -74.7% 1Y
Market cap
$254.67M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$23.46M
Div. yield
–
Energy Storage Industrials
1 win
FLNC Fluence Energy, Inc.
$5.50 -29.9% 1M -71.8% 1Y
Market cap
$815.65M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.63B
Div. yield
–
Energy Storage Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Energy Vault Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Energy Vault Holdings 6, Fluence Energy 2, Ses Ai 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNRGVSESFLNCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $536.09M $254.67M $815.65M FLNC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.9x -3.7x -10.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +336.8% +44.8% +7.5% NRGV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -48.6% -289.6% -3.1% FLNC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -32.8% -37.5% — NRGV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.2x 2.6x — NRGV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -23.8% -74.7% -71.8% NRGV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.5%/yr -42.3%/yr — NRGV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 102.4% 110.9% 114.9% NRGV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 53/100 53/100 SES

Percentile Scorecard

NRGVSESFLNC

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

AxisNRGVSESFLNC
Valuation 27 #45 of 61 17 #51 of 61 63 #23 of 61
Growth 54 #27 of 58 58 #25 of 58 56 #26 of 58
Profitability 39 #34 of 55 26 #41 of 55 69 #18 of 55
Financial Health 16 #60 of 71 90 #8 of 71 26 #53 of 71
Shareholder Returns 29 #21 of 29 75 #8 of 29 50 #15 of 29
Overall 33 53 53
  • NRGV ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • SES ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • FLNC ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNRGVSESFLNCSPY
1 month -40.6%+18.5%-29.9% -0.8%
3 months -10.3%+16.4%-59.3% +3.5%
6 months -41.1%-40.2%-58.8% +7.0%
Year to date -43.2%-64.4%-72.2% +12.2%
1 year -23.8%-74.7%-71.8% +13.0%
3 years +37.2%-65.2%-68.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.1%-29.7%-31.7% +23.1%
5 years -73.7%-93.6%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -23.5%-42.3%— +11.0%

Risk

MeasureNRGVSESFLNCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 102.4%110.9%114.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 107.6%119.7%112.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.252.954.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.23-0.67-0.63 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.1%-97.6%-90.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -59.6%-75.1%-82.9% -1.8%
52-week high $6.49$2.57$32.23 $779.14
52-week low $2.51$0.50$5.50 $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.

MultipleNRGVSESFLNC
P/E now vs peer median -4.3xmedian 25.4x -3.2xmedian 25.4x -9.4xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.1x 8.9xmedian 2.1x 0.4xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -9.2xmedian 17.5x -0.7xmedian 17.5x 16.3xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 27.3x -3.5xmedian 27.3x -8.8xmedian 27.3x
P/B now vs peer median 68.8xmedian 1.7x 1.1xmedian 1.7x 2.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.60median 0.77 4.21median 0.77 -0.65median 0.77

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 monthsNRGVSESFLNC
Revenue $225.87M $23.46M $2.63B
Gross profit $50.76M $6.51M $245.82M
Operating income -$74.19M -$73.40M -$4.58M
Net income -$109.74M -$67.96M -$112.04M
Free cash flow -$144.74M -$60.46M -$115.33M
R&D $11.87M $49.84M $84.24M
EPS (diluted) $-0.62 $-0.20 $-0.59
Cash & equivalents $93.04M $64.14M $339.33M
Total debt $243.01M $3.91M –
Shares (diluted) 178.39M 336.32M 138.13M
Enterprise value $296.85M -$499.65M -$1.05B

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
MetricNRGVSESFLNC
P/E -4.3x -3.2x -9.4x
P/FCF -3.3x -3.5x -8.8x
P/Operating cash flow -4.6x -3.6x -10.1x
P/S 2.1x 8.9x 0.4x
P/B 68.8x 1.1x 2.4x
P/Tangible book -1,395x 1.1x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA -9.2x -0.7x 16.3x
EV/EBIT -8.4x -0.6x -147.7x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 2.0x 0.3x
EV/FCF -4.3x -0.8x -5.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -6.1x -0.8x -6.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.60 4.21 -0.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNRGVSESFLNC
Revenue growth (1Y) 336.8% 44.8% 7.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 18.8% 9.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 385.2% – -20.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 31.4% – 48.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 41.4% 33.0% -106.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.6% 3.7% 67.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 24.1% 31.9% -360.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.1% -3.0% 12.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 33.2% 32.8% -483.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.1% -0.8% 14.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -227.0% 15.0% 74.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.1% -5.8% 35.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -71.5% 16.2% 72.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.9% 0.6% 33.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNRGVSESFLNC
Gross margin 22.5% 27.8% 9.3%
EBITDA margin -29.8% -267.6% 1.6%
Operating margin -32.8% -312.8% -0.2%
Pretax margin -45.9% -289.2% -3.6%
Net margin -48.6% -289.6% -3.1%
FCF margin -64.1% -257.7% -4.4%
Operating cash flow margin -45.4% -248.6% -3.8%
Return on equity -588.1% -34.8% -25.2%
Return on assets -32.8% -27.8% -4.5%
Return on invested capital -32.8% -37.5% –
Return on capital employed -40.7% -33.9% -0.6%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.1x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 0.9x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 13.2% 35.8% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNRGVSESFLNC
Debt / assets 65.6% 0.2% –
Debt / equity 35.4x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA -2.2x 2.6x –
Debt / FCF -1.7x 0.0x –
Liabilities / assets 98.1% 20.8% 83.5%
Equity / assets 1.9% 79.2% 16.5%
Interest coverage -5.5x – –
Current ratio 1.2x 6.5x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.8x 6.0x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 5.7x 0.2x
Altman Z-score -1.25 0.05 1.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNRGVSESFLNC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -2.4% -0.1% -0.4%
Shareholder yield -2.4% -0.1% -0.4%
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.

ConsensusNRGVSESFLNC
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.37FY2026 $-0.17FY2026 $-1.18FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $309.42MFY2026 $33.88MFY2026 $2.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +51.9%FY2026 +61.3%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +54.4% +104.4% +17.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNRGVSESFLNC
Held by institutions 58.6% 27.6% 87.8%
Institutions holding 174 133 302
Change in shares held, QoQ +31.6% +22.8% +0.9%
Institutions buying 120 74 188
Institutions selling 30 31 84
Buyers to sellers 4.00 2.39 2.24

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.

NRGVSESFLNC
NRGV 1.00 0.38 0.42
SES 0.38 1.00 0.34
FLNC 0.42 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NRGV, SES and FLNC?

Fluence Energy (FLNC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) $536.09M, Ses Ai (SES) $254.67M, Fluence Energy (FLNC) $815.65M.

Which company is growing faster?

Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) +336.8%, Ses Ai (SES) +44.8%, Fluence Energy (FLNC) +7.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fluence Energy (FLNC) has the highest net margin (Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) -48.6%, Ses Ai (SES) -289.6%, Fluence Energy (FLNC) -3.1%). On return on invested capital, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) leads (Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) -32.8%, Ses Ai (SES) -37.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) returned the most: Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) -23.8%, Ses Ai (SES) -74.7%, Fluence Energy (FLNC) -71.8%. Over five years, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) compounded fastest (Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) -23.5%/yr, Ses Ai (SES) -42.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) has been the steadiest (Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) 102.4%, Ses Ai (SES) 110.9%, Fluence Energy (FLNC) 114.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NRGV, SES and FLNC?

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