NSSC vs SNT vs ADT Stock Comparison

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ADT ADT Inc.
$9.86 +58.0% 1M +12.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.70B
P/E
10.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.22B
Div. yield
–
Security Services Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Adt leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Adt 7, Napco Security Technologies 3, Senstar Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNSSCSNTADTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.13B $33.59M $6.70B ADT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.9x 68.3x 10.8x ADT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.7x — 11.5x ADT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.7% -3.2% +2.0% NSSC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.6% 1.3% 11.9% NSSC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.9% 8.2% ADT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -2.8x 2.6x SNT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.1% -70.4% +12.2% ADT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.5%/yr -18.5%/yr +2.6%/yr NSSC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.3% 59.8% 42.1% ADT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 53/100 67/100 ADT

Percentile Scorecard

NSSCSNTADT

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

AxisNSSCSNTADT
Valuation 38 #71 of 114 83 #20 of 114 96 #6 of 114
Growth 60 #40 of 98 2 #96 of 98 49 #51 of 98
Profitability 98 #3 of 95 35 #62 of 95 92 #9 of 95
Financial Health 97 #5 of 126 90 #14 of 126 15 #107 of 126
Shareholder Returns 22 #55 of 70 – 83 #13 of 70
Overall 63 53 67
  • NSSC ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • SNT ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • ADT ranked among 131 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNSSCSNTADTSPY
1 month -12.2%-4.6%+58.0% -2.0%
3 months -21.0%-30.1%+25.8% -2.2%
6 months -24.0%-47.4%+40.7% +4.2%
Year to date -23.8%-70.2%+22.2% +10.6%
1 year -22.1%-70.4%+12.2% +10.4%
3 years +69.0%+20.0%+60.8% +73.6%
3 years, per year +19.1%+6.3%+17.2% +20.2%
5 years +37.2%-64.0%+13.7% +61.6%
5 years, per year +6.5%-18.5%+2.6% +10.1%
10 years +801.3%-67.3%— +261.3%
10 years, per year +24.6%-10.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNSSCSNTADTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.3%59.8%42.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.3%61.5%35.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.280.910.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.49-1.180.29 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.8%-74.7%-49.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.7%-70.4%-0.1% -3.2%
52-week high $47.23$4.86$9.87 $779.14
52-week low $31.77$1.34$6.08 $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.

MultipleNSSCSNTADT
P/E now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 20.8x 68.3xmedian 20.8x 10.8xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 0.9x 0.9xmedian 0.9x 1.3xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 11.9x 9.6xmedian 11.9x 5.0xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 15.0x —median 15.0x 3.5xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 2.4x 0.8xmedian 2.4x 1.8xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 2.72median 1.08 —median 1.08 0.06median 1.08

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 monthsNSSCSNTADT
Revenue $203.13M $36.80M $5.22B
Gross profit $121.30M $23.34M $4.17B
Operating income $46.11M $937.00K $1.28B
Net income $43.87M $378.00K $618.20M
Free cash flow $50.10M – $1.93B
R&D $14.60M $3.98M –
EPS (diluted) $1.22 $0.02 $0.84
Cash & equivalents $123.88M $7.88M $228.30M
Total debt – $410.00K $7.78B
Shares (diluted) 35.88M 23.46M 736.76M
Enterprise value $621.69M -$29.13M $6.26B

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
MetricNSSCSNTADT
P/E 25.9x 68.3x 10.8x
P/FCF 22.7x – 3.5x
P/Operating cash flow 21.7x – 3.1x
P/S 5.6x 0.9x 1.3x
P/B 5.7x 0.8x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 5.8x 0.8x -5.9x
EV/EBITDA 20.7x 9.6x 5.0x
EV/EBIT 21.7x 27.8x 11.1x
EV/Revenue 4.9x 0.7x 2.7x
EV/FCF 20.0x – 7.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.2x – 6.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.72 – 0.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNSSCSNTADT
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.7% -3.2% 2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.7% – 2.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.3% -7.5% 0.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.4% – -1.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.0% -82.9% 0.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% – 6.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -1.2% -92.6% -3.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.3% – 153.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -1.2% -90.5% 8.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.5% – 166.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.7% – 7.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% – 5.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2.7% – 6.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.7% – 5.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNSSCSNTADT
Gross margin 59.7% 63.4% 80.0%
EBITDA margin 23.8% 7.3% 55.0%
Operating margin 22.7% 2.5% 24.6%
Pretax margin 24.9% 2.4% 16.6%
Net margin 21.6% 1.3% 11.9%
FCF margin 24.7% – 37.0%
Operating cash flow margin 25.7% – 40.6%
Return on equity 22.5% 0.9% 17.4%
Return on assets 18.7% 0.7% 3.9%
Return on invested capital – 0.9% 8.2%
Return on capital employed 22.3% 2.1% 9.3%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x – 3.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNSSCSNTADT
Debt / assets – 0.8% 48.8%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 2.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -2.8x 2.6x
Debt / FCF – – 4.0x
Liabilities / assets 14.4% 20.6% 77.2%
Equity / assets 85.6% 79.4% 22.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 7.2x 3.6x 0.5x
Quick ratio 5.8x 2.2x 0.3x
Cash ratio 4.8x 1.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 24.31 2.98 0.61

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNSSCSNTADT
Dividend yield 1.9% – 2.4%
Net buyback yield -0.1% – 9.4%
Shareholder yield 1.9% 0.0% 11.7%
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.

ConsensusNSSCSNTADT
Forward P/E 19.7xFY2027 – 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.61FY2027 – $0.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.6%FY2027 – -3.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.3% – +19.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $208.17MFY2027 – $4.95BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.9%FY2027 – -3.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.1% – +12.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNSSCSNTADT
Held by institutions 100.0% – 94.5%
Institutions holding 261 – 457
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% – -2.7%
Institutions buying 138 – 297
Institutions selling 89 – 125
Buyers to sellers 1.55 – 2.38

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.

NSSCSNTADT
NSSC 1.00 0.14 0.23
SNT 0.14 1.00 0.02
ADT 0.23 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NSSC, SNT and ADT?

Adt (ADT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) $1.13B, Senstar Technologies (SNT) $33.59M, Adt (ADT) $6.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, NSSC, SNT and ADT?

Adt (ADT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 25.9x, Senstar Technologies (SNT) 68.3x, Adt (ADT) 10.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Adt (ADT) is cheapest (Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 19.7x, Adt (ADT) 11.5x). 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) +8.7%, Senstar Technologies (SNT) -3.2%, Adt (ADT) +2.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) has the highest net margin (Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 21.6%, Senstar Technologies (SNT) 1.3%, Adt (ADT) 11.9%). On return on invested capital, Adt (ADT) leads (Senstar Technologies (SNT) 0.9%, Adt (ADT) 8.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Adt (ADT) returned the most: Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) -22.1%, Senstar Technologies (SNT) -70.4%, Adt (ADT) +12.2%. Over five years, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) compounded fastest (Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) +6.5%/yr, Senstar Technologies (SNT) -18.5%/yr, Adt (ADT) +2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Adt (ADT) has been the steadiest (Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 45.3%, Senstar Technologies (SNT) 59.8%, Adt (ADT) 42.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.