NSIT vs AVT vs PLUS Stock Comparison

Insight Enterprises, Avnet and Eplus Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NSIT Insight Enterprises Inc
$178.72 +12.4% 1M +64.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.36B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.58B
Div. yield
–
Technology Distribution Technology
2 wins
AVT Avnet Inc
$89.65 -13.0% 1M +74.1% 1Y
Market cap
$7.63B
P/E
22.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.63B
Div. yield
0.01%
Technology Distribution Technology
5 wins
PLUS Eplus Inc
$96.51 +6.6% 1M +29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.48B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.52B
Div. yield
–
Technology Distribution Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Avnet leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Avnet 5, Eplus 4, Insight Enterprises 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNSITAVTPLUSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.36B $7.63B $2.48B AVT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.5x 22.8x 17.4x PLUS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.5x 7.5x 18.0x AVT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.7% +24.5% +16.2% AVT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.5% 1.2% 5.7% PLUS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.0% 6.4% — NSIT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 3.6x — NSIT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +64.0% +74.1% +29.7% AVT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.1%/yr +19.6%/yr +12.7%/yr AVT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.7% 38.5% 33.2% PLUS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 40/100 54/100 PLUS

Percentile Scorecard

NSITAVTPLUS

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

AxisNSITAVTPLUS
Valuation 49 #26 of 50 47 #27 of 50 41 #30 of 50
Growth 55 #21 of 45 46 #25 of 45 57 #20 of 45
Profitability 58 #18 of 41 25 #31 of 41 60 #17 of 41
Financial Health 25 #47 of 62 33 #42 of 62 69 #20 of 62
Shareholder Returns 62 #12 of 30 48 #16 of 30 41 #18 of 30
Overall 50 40 54
  • NSIT ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • AVT ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • PLUS ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNSITAVTPLUSSPY
1 month +12.4%-13.0%+6.6% -0.8%
3 months +45.4%+1.4%+8.3% +3.5%
6 months +143.4%+14.1%+14.4% +7.0%
Year to date +119.4%+86.5%+10.0% +12.2%
1 year +64.0%+74.1%+29.7% +13.0%
3 years +25.9%+96.2%+58.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +8.0%+25.2%+16.6% +23.1%
5 years +93.5%+144.9%+81.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.1%+19.6%+12.7% +11.0%
10 years +437.3%+112.0%+325.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +18.3%+7.8%+15.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNSITAVTPLUSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.7%38.5%33.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.9%33.8%29.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.341.450.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.401.920.90 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.4%-28.0%-46.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-16.2%-0.6% -1.8%
52-week high $178.72$106.93$97.05 $779.14
52-week low $64.43$44.37$71.54 $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.

MultipleNSITAVTPLUS
P/E now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 17.9x 22.0xmedian 17.9x 17.5xmedian 17.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.7x 0.3xmedian 0.7x 1.0xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 11.0x 12.1xmedian 11.0x 10.3xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 12.1x -20.8xmedian 12.1x 41.7xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 2.4xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -29.23median 1.49 -1.03median 1.49 4.73median 1.49

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 monthsNSITAVTPLUS
Revenue $8.58B $27.63B $2.52B
Gross profit $1.90B $2.88B $625.78M
Operating income $390.94M $724.80M $174.07M
Net income $210.48M $334.39M $142.77M
Free cash flow $396.57M -$354.50M $60.59M
EPS (diluted) $6.98 $4.01 $5.48
Cash & equivalents $363.48M $155.40M $448.85M
Total debt $1.48B $3.23B –
Shares (diluted) 30.17M 83.42M 26.06M
Enterprise value $3.65B $6.81B $896.27M

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
MetricNSITAVTPLUS
P/E 25.5x 22.0x 17.5x
P/FCF 13.3x -20.8x 41.7x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x -26.2x 38.8x
P/S 0.6x 0.3x 1.0x
P/B 3.3x 1.5x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 1.5x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 12.6x 12.1x 10.3x
EV/EBIT 16.3x 14.4x 11.9x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.4x 0.8x
EV/FCF 16.1x -29.4x 34.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.1x -37.1x 31.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -29.23 -1.03 4.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNSITAVTPLUS
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.7% 24.5% 16.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.0% 1.4% 4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.2% 20.8% 17.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.9% -3.2% 4.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.5% 40.9% 47.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.8% -15.2% -1.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 40.6% 39.2% 15.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.4% -24.3% 2.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 49.7% 45.1% 15.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.9% -21.4% 3.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 75.6% -138.8% -39.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.6% 26.7% -0.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 97.5% -161.4% -40.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.9% 26.9% 3.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNSITAVTPLUS
Gross margin 22.1% 10.4% 24.9%
EBITDA margin 5.9% 3.1% 8.0%
Operating margin 4.6% 2.6% 6.9%
Pretax margin 3.5% 1.7% 7.4%
Net margin 2.5% 1.2% 5.7%
FCF margin 4.6% -1.3% 2.4%
Operating cash flow margin 4.9% -1.0% 2.6%
Return on equity 13.1% 6.7% 13.3%
Return on assets 2.0% 2.3% 7.8%
Return on invested capital 9.0% 6.4% –
Return on capital employed 11.9% 10.4% 15.4%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.9x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x -0.8x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.2% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNSITAVTPLUS
Debt / assets 12.9% 21.0% –
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 3.6x –
Debt / FCF 3.7x -9.1x –
Liabilities / assets 85.9% 67.4% 42.6%
Equity / assets 14.1% 32.6% 57.4%
Interest coverage 4.1x 2.9x –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.8x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.9x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.52 3.14 4.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNSITAVTPLUS
Dividend yield – 1.6% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 4.3% 1.9% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 4.3% 3.5% 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 34.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -32.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.5% –

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.

ConsensusNSITAVTPLUS
Forward P/E 13.5xFY2026 7.5xFY2027 18.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.19FY2026 $11.90FY2027 $5.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.6%FY2026 +109.9%FY2027 -0.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.5% +2.0% +18.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.47BFY2026 $35.66BFY2027 $2.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +29.1%FY2027 +7.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.2% +14.8% -2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNSITAVTPLUS
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 96.2%
Institutions holding 327 507 288
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +1.7% -1.0%
Institutions buying 182 285 149
Institutions selling 110 151 97
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.89 1.54

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.

NSITAVTPLUS
NSIT 1.00 0.27 0.33
AVT 0.27 1.00 0.21
PLUS 0.33 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NSIT, AVT and PLUS?

Avnet (AVT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Insight Enterprises (NSIT) $5.36B, Avnet (AVT) $7.63B, Eplus (PLUS) $2.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, NSIT, AVT and PLUS?

Eplus (PLUS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Insight Enterprises (NSIT) 25.5x, Avnet (AVT) 22.8x, Eplus (PLUS) 17.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Avnet (AVT) is cheapest (Insight Enterprises (NSIT) 13.5x, Avnet (AVT) 7.5x, Eplus (PLUS) 18.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Avnet (AVT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Insight Enterprises (NSIT) +2.7%, Avnet (AVT) +24.5%, Eplus (PLUS) +16.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eplus (PLUS) has the highest net margin (Insight Enterprises (NSIT) 2.5%, Avnet (AVT) 1.2%, Eplus (PLUS) 5.7%). On return on invested capital, Insight Enterprises (NSIT) leads (Insight Enterprises (NSIT) 9.0%, Avnet (AVT) 6.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Avnet (AVT) returned the most: Insight Enterprises (NSIT) +64.0%, Avnet (AVT) +74.1%, Eplus (PLUS) +29.7%. Over five years, Avnet (AVT) compounded fastest (Insight Enterprises (NSIT) +14.1%/yr, Avnet (AVT) +19.6%/yr, Eplus (PLUS) +12.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Insight Enterprises (NSIT) 0.00%, Avnet (AVT) 0.01%, Eplus (PLUS) 0.00%. Insight Enterprises (NSIT) and Eplus (PLUS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eplus (PLUS) has been the steadiest (Insight Enterprises (NSIT) 45.7%, Avnet (AVT) 38.5%, Eplus (PLUS) 33.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NSIT, AVT and PLUS?

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