NSSC vs ADT vs BCO Stock Comparison

Napco Security Technologies, Adt and Brinks Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ADT ADT Inc.
$6.88 +7.3% 1M -21.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.67B
P/E
8.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.16B
Div. yield
3.42%
Security Services Industrials
8 wins
BCO Brinks Co
$107.18 +0.3% 1M -7.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.42B
P/E
24.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.48B
Div. yield
0.96%
Security Services Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Adt leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Adt 8, Napco Security Technologies 3, Brinks 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNSSCADTBCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.42B $4.67B $4.42B ADT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.0x 8.5x 24.5x ADT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.7x 8.0x 13.4x ADT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.4% +2.1% +8.1% NSSC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.3% 11.9% 3.3% NSSC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.2% 6.9% ADT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.7x 3.3x ADT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.54% 3.42% 0.96% ADT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.9% -21.3% -7.4% BCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.1%/yr -4.0%/yr +9.4%/yr NSSC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.9% 29.8% 34.2% ADT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 69/100 52/100 ADT

Percentile Scorecard

NSSCADTBCO

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

AxisNSSCADTBCO
Valuation 32 #77 of 112 96 #5 of 112 63 #42 of 112
Growth 79 #21 of 96 50 #49 of 96 63 #36 of 96
Profitability 100 #1 of 91 91 #9 of 91 67 #31 of 91
Financial Health 96 #6 of 125 14 #108 of 125 24 #95 of 125
Shareholder Returns 18 #55 of 67 92 #6 of 67 41 #40 of 67
Overall 65 69 52
  • NSSC ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • ADT ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • BCO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNSSCADTBCOSPY
1 month +11.4%+7.3%+0.3% -0.2%
3 months +6.7%-6.1%-9.3% +3.9%
6 months -13.0%-4.3%-1.4% +8.2%
Year to date -4.7%-14.7%-8.2% +12.9%
1 year -9.9%-21.3%-7.4% +12.3%
3 years +107.3%+20.9%+63.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +27.5%+6.5%+17.7% +23.3%
5 years +68.9%-18.3%+56.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +11.1%-4.0%+9.4% +10.9%
10 years +1,035.1%—+163.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +27.5%—+10.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNSSCADTBCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.9%29.8%34.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.4%35.4%33.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.220.700.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.24-0.71-0.22 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.8%-49.2%-33.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.9%-22.2%-20.9% -1.2%
52-week high $47.23$8.84$135.58 $779.14
52-week low $34.96$6.08$92.16 $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.

MultipleNSSCADTBCO
P/E now vs peer median 33.0xmedian 21.2x 8.5xmedian 21.2x 24.5xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 0.9x 0.9xmedian 0.9x 0.8xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.8xmedian 11.9x 4.3xmedian 11.9x 8.2xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 13.7x 2.4xmedian 13.7x 11.2xmedian 13.7x
P/B now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 2.4x 1.3xmedian 2.4x 10.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.85median 1.00 0.05median 1.00 1.08median 1.00

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 monthsNSSCADTBCO
Revenue $202.32M $5.16B $5.48B
Gross profit $119.79M $4.17B $1.45B
Operating income $45.64M $1.29B $576.00M
Net income $43.03M $612.75M $191.00M
Free cash flow $59.23M $1.97B $393.60M
R&D $13.79M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.20 $0.75 $4.36
Cash & equivalents $126.93M $3.88M $1.66B
Total debt – $7.69B $4.59B
Shares (diluted) 35.89M 820.13M 41.50M
Enterprise value $937.42M $4.40B -$1.72B

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
MetricNSSCADTBCO
P/E 33.0x 8.5x 24.5x
P/FCF 24.0x 2.4x 11.2x
P/Operating cash flow 23.2x 2.2x 7.9x
P/S 7.0x 0.9x 0.8x
P/B 7.4x 1.3x 10.0x
P/Tangible book 7.6x -3.5x 49.7x
EV/EBITDA 26.8x 4.3x 8.2x
EV/EBIT 28.1x 9.6x 12.8x
EV/Revenue 6.3x 2.4x 1.3x
EV/FCF 21.7x 6.3x 18.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.0x 5.7x 13.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.85 0.05 1.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNSSCADTBCO
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.4% 2.1% 8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 1.7% 5.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.6% 1.3% 13.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.8% -1.4% 9.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.3% -0.3% 22.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 19.1% 14.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.9% -1.6% 9.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 164.5% 15.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.8% 0.8% 13.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 178.3% 22.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.2% 8.5% -1.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.3% 5.0% 1.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.2% 7.7% 13.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.7% 5.3% 3.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNSSCADTBCO
Gross margin 59.2% 80.7% 26.4%
EBITDA margin 23.6% 55.6% 16.3%
Operating margin 22.6% 25.0% 10.5%
Pretax margin 24.6% 16.6% 5.9%
Net margin 21.3% 11.9% 3.3%
FCF margin 29.3% 38.1% 7.2%
Operating cash flow margin 30.2% 41.8% 10.2%
Return on equity 23.3% 16.8% 45.7%
Return on assets 18.7% 3.9% 2.6%
Return on invested capital – 8.2% 6.9%
Return on capital employed 24.3% 8.8% 11.0%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 3.5x 2.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.1% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNSSCADTBCO
Debt / assets – 48.8% 62.6%
Debt / equity – 2.2x 10.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.7x 3.3x
Debt / FCF – 3.9x 11.7x
Liabilities / assets 20.0% 77.9% 94.0%
Equity / assets 80.0% 22.1% 6.0%
Interest coverage – – 2.3x
Current ratio 4.9x 0.7x 1.6x
Quick ratio 4.1x 0.4x 1.2x
Cash ratio 3.2x 0.0x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 21.50 0.56 1.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNSSCADTBCO
Dividend yield 1.5% 3.4% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 15.2% 2.5%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 18.7% 3.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 22.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 10.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -0.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 3.4%

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.

ConsensusNSSCADTBCO
Forward P/E 24.7xFY2027 8.0xFY2026 13.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.61FY2027 $0.86FY2026 $8.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.6%FY2027 -3.4%FY2026 -0.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.3% +19.8% +24.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $208.17MFY2027 $4.95BFY2026 $5.22BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.9%FY2027 -3.4%FY2026 -0.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.1% +12.7% +4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNSSCADTBCO
Held by institutions 100.0% 94.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 259 456 359
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% -2.7% +12.1%
Institutions buying 136 297 182
Institutions selling 89 125 122
Buyers to sellers 1.53 2.38 1.49

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.

NSSCADTBCO
NSSC 1.00 0.32 0.19
ADT 0.32 1.00 0.27
BCO 0.19 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NSSC, ADT and BCO?

Adt (ADT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) $1.42B, Adt (ADT) $4.67B, Brinks (BCO) $4.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, NSSC, ADT and BCO?

Adt (ADT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 33.0x, Adt (ADT) 8.5x, Brinks (BCO) 24.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Adt (ADT) is cheapest (Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 24.7x, Adt (ADT) 8.0x, Brinks (BCO) 13.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) +11.4%, Adt (ADT) +2.1%, Brinks (BCO) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) has the highest net margin (Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 21.3%, Adt (ADT) 11.9%, Brinks (BCO) 3.3%). On return on invested capital, Adt (ADT) leads (Adt (ADT) 8.2%, Brinks (BCO) 6.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Brinks (BCO) returned the most: Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) -9.9%, Adt (ADT) -21.3%, Brinks (BCO) -7.4%. Over five years, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) compounded fastest (Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) +11.1%/yr, Adt (ADT) -4.0%/yr, Brinks (BCO) +9.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Adt (ADT) has the highest dividend yield: Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 1.54%, Adt (ADT) 3.42%, Brinks (BCO) 0.96%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Adt (ADT) has been the steadiest (Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 40.9%, Adt (ADT) 29.8%, Brinks (BCO) 34.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NSSC, ADT and BCO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Adt (ADT) leads on 8. 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.