NRGV vs SES vs MVST Stock Comparison

Energy Vault Holdings, Ses Ai and Microvast Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SES SES AI Corp
$0.90 +66.7% 1M -60.0% 1Y
Market cap
$256.75M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$23.46M
Div. yield
–
Energy Storage Industrials

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionNRGVSESMVSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $544.10M $256.75M $194.19M NRGV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.0x -3.8x 3.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +336.8% +44.8% -13.0% NRGV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -48.6% -289.6% 13.9% MVST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -32.8% -37.5% -2.6% MVST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.2x 2.6x -16.1x MVST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.6% -60.0% -88.5% NRGV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.0%/yr -38.6%/yr -40.7%/yr NRGV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 103.3% 113.3% 95.6% MVST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 52/100 66/100 MVST

Percentile Scorecard

NRGVSESMVST

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

AxisNRGVSESMVST
Valuation 28 #45 of 62 16 #52 of 62 90 #7 of 62
Growth 53 #28 of 59 59 #25 of 59 72 #17 of 59
Profitability 37 #35 of 55 26 #41 of 55 65 #20 of 55
Financial Health 18 #59 of 72 90 #8 of 72 37 #46 of 72
Shareholder Returns 36 #19 of 29 68 #10 of 29 –
Overall 34 52 66
  • NRGV ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • SES ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • MVST ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNRGVSESMVSTSPY
1 month -17.4%+66.7%-4.6% +0.7%
3 months +15.9%+66.7%-22.5% +3.7%
6 months -28.9%-14.3%-67.9% +7.1%
Year to date -28.9%-50.0%-77.9% +12.8%
1 year +0.6%-60.0%-88.5% +11.9%
3 years +75.4%-51.1%-51.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +20.6%-21.2%-21.3% +22.8%
5 years -67.2%-91.3%-92.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -20.0%-38.6%-40.7% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureNRGVSESMVSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 103.3%113.3%95.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 108.0%120.2%105.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.293.012.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.01-0.53-0.93 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.1%-97.6%-98.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.5%-65.0%-88.6% -1.2%
52-week high $6.49$2.57$5.45 $779.14
52-week low $2.51$0.50$0.49 $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.

MultipleNRGVSESMVST
P/E now vs peer median -5.3xmedian 26.6x -4.5xmedian 26.6x 4.2xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.6x 12.6xmedian 2.6x 0.6xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -11.0xmedian 18.9x -2.1xmedian 18.9x -63.8xmedian 18.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.1xmedian 30.1x -4.9xmedian 30.1x -7.8xmedian 30.1x
P/B now vs peer median 86.1xmedian 1.9x 1.6xmedian 1.9x 0.4xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.75median 0.97 5.91median 0.97 0.13median 0.97

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 monthsNRGVSESMVST
Revenue $225.87M $23.46M $367.56M
Gross profit $50.76M $6.51M $92.31M
Operating income -$74.19M -$73.40M -$37.82M
Net income -$109.74M -$67.96M $51.27M
Free cash flow -$144.74M -$60.46M -$30.52M
R&D $11.87M $49.84M $35.81M
EPS (diluted) $-0.62 $-0.20 $0.15
Cash & equivalents $93.04M $64.14M $127.83M
Total debt $243.01M $3.91M $208.38M
Shares (diluted) 178.39M 336.32M 348.95M
Enterprise value $304.86M -$497.57M -$255.48M

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
MetricNRGVSESMVST
P/E -5.3x -4.5x 4.2x
P/FCF -4.1x -4.9x -7.8x
P/Operating cash flow -5.8x -5.0x -138.3x
P/S 2.6x 12.6x 0.6x
P/B 86.1x 1.6x 0.4x
P/Tangible book -1,746x 1.6x 0.4x
EV/EBITDA -11.0x -2.1x -63.8x
EV/EBIT -10.0x -1.8x -8.4x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 5.6x 0.9x
EV/FCF -5.1x -2.2x -10.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -7.2x -2.3x -185.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.75 5.91 0.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNRGVSESMVST
Revenue growth (1Y) 336.8% 44.8% -13.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 18.8% 17.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 385.2% – -38.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 31.4% – 65.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 41.4% 33.0% -225.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.6% 3.7% 33.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 24.1% 31.9% 145.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.1% -3.0% 34.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 33.2% 32.8% 142.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.1% -0.8% 33.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -227.0% 15.0% -103.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.1% -5.8% 62.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -71.5% 16.2% -220.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.9% 0.6% 47.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNRGVSESMVST
Gross margin 22.5% 27.8% 25.1%
EBITDA margin -29.8% -267.6% -1.4%
Operating margin -32.8% -312.8% -10.3%
Pretax margin -45.9% -289.2% -3.1%
Net margin -48.6% -289.6% 13.9%
FCF margin -64.1% -257.7% -8.3%
Operating cash flow margin -45.4% -248.6% -0.5%
Return on equity -588.1% -34.8% 10.2%
Return on assets -32.8% -27.8% 5.3%
Return on invested capital -32.8% -37.5% -2.6%
Return on capital employed -40.7% -33.9% -6.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.1x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 0.9x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 13.2% 35.8% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNRGVSESMVST
Debt / assets 65.6% 0.2% 21.9%
Debt / equity 35.4x 0.0x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.2x 2.6x -16.1x
Debt / FCF -1.7x 0.0x -6.8x
Liabilities / assets 98.1% 20.8% 43.0%
Equity / assets 1.9% 79.2% 57.0%
Interest coverage -5.5x – -14.8x
Current ratio 1.2x 6.5x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 6.0x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.6x 5.7x 0.4x
Altman Z-score -1.06 1.09 -0.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNRGVSESMVST
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -1.9% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield -1.9% -0.1% –
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.

ConsensusNRGVSESMVST
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.37FY2026 $-0.17FY2026 $-0.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -200.0%FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $309.42MFY2026 $33.88MFY2026 $387.00MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +51.9%FY2026 +61.3%FY2026 -9.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +54.4% +104.4% +27.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNRGVSESMVST
Held by institutions 58.6% 24.3% 21.5%
Institutions holding 174 133 158
Change in shares held, QoQ +31.6% +22.8% +9.2%
Institutions buying 120 74 83
Institutions selling 30 31 46
Buyers to sellers 4.00 2.39 1.80

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.

NRGVSESMVST
NRGV 1.00 0.40 0.35
SES 0.40 1.00 0.41
MVST 0.35 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NRGV, SES and MVST?

Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) $544.10M, Ses Ai (SES) $256.75M, Microvast Holdings (MVST) $194.19M.

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%, Microvast Holdings (MVST) -13.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Microvast Holdings (MVST) has the highest net margin (Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) -48.6%, Ses Ai (SES) -289.6%, Microvast Holdings (MVST) 13.9%). On return on invested capital, Microvast Holdings (MVST) leads (Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) -32.8%, Ses Ai (SES) -37.5%, Microvast Holdings (MVST) -2.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) returned the most: Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) +0.6%, Ses Ai (SES) -60.0%, Microvast Holdings (MVST) -88.5%. Over five years, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) compounded fastest (Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) -20.0%/yr, Ses Ai (SES) -38.6%/yr, Microvast Holdings (MVST) -40.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Microvast Holdings (MVST) has been the steadiest (Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) 103.3%, Ses Ai (SES) 113.3%, Microvast Holdings (MVST) 95.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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