NVT vs AEIS vs VICR Stock Comparison

nVent Electric, Advanced Energy Industries and Vicor Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NVT nVent Electric plc
$112.65 -32.7% 1M +2.8% 1Y
Market cap
$18.20B
P/E
26.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.29B
Div. yield
0.75%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
8 wins
VICR Vicor Corp
$159.07 -48.0% 1M +80.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.34B
P/E
40.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$560.70M
Div. yield
–
Electrical Equipment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

nVent Electric leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (nVent Electric 8, Advanced Energy Industries 2, Vicor 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNVTAEISVICRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.20B $8.46B $7.34B NVT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.8x 29.3x 40.7x NVT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.6x 19.7x 41.5x AEIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +48.0% +31.7% +27.0% NVT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.8% 12.7% 32.2% VICR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.3% 10.9% — NVT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.9x -0.4x — AEIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.75% 0.19% 0.00% NVT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.8% +8.5% +80.0% VICR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.8%/yr +17.3%/yr +0.5%/yr NVT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.5% 67.3% 96.7% NVT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 51/100 61/100 NVT

Percentile Scorecard

NVTAEISVICR

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

AxisNVTAEISVICR
Valuation 42 #118 of 204 28 #147 of 204 11 #182 of 204
Growth 91 #19 of 191 85 #30 of 191 92 #16 of 191
Profitability 75 #48 of 189 61 #74 of 189 88 #24 of 189
Financial Health 64 #81 of 221 61 #86 of 221 100 #2 of 221
Shareholder Returns 49 #82 of 159 18 #130 of 159 13 #139 of 159
Overall 64 51 61
  • NVT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • AEIS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • VICR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNVTAEISVICRSPY
1 month -32.7%-28.8%-48.0% -1.0%
3 months -30.5%-35.7%-27.4% -0.4%
6 months -34.7%-41.4%-43.3% +4.5%
Year to date +10.5%+1.0%+45.1% +12.4%
1 year +2.8%+8.5%+80.0% +13.6%
3 years +125.8%+130.6%+306.1% +76.4%
3 years, per year +31.2%+32.1%+59.6% +20.8%
5 years +203.1%+122.3%+2.6% +63.7%
5 years, per year +24.8%+17.3%+0.5% +10.4%
10 years —+348.9%+1,172.6% +267.7%
10 years, per year —+16.2%+29.0% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureNVTAEISVICRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.5%67.3%96.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.1%70.3%103.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.152.643.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.050.130.83 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.1%-45.6%-80.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.9%-45.6%-58.1% -1.6%
52-week high $184.34$389.05$379.78 $779.14
52-week low $94.99$188.88$83.28 $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.

MultipleNVTAEISVICR
P/E now vs peer median 26.8xmedian 25.5x 29.3xmedian 25.5x 40.7xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 1.9x 3.7xmedian 1.9x 13.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 14.4x 19.2xmedian 14.4x 42.4xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 23.3x 119.0xmedian 23.3x 144.4xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.2x 5.3xmedian 2.2x 8.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.11median 1.16 1.16median 1.16 0.85median 1.16

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 monthsNVTAEISVICR
Revenue $5.29B $2.27B $560.70M
Gross profit $1.94B $915.20M $339.59M
Operating income $942.50M $363.20M $139.60M
Net income $679.50M $288.80M $180.33M
Free cash flow $673.00M $71.10M $50.83M
R&D $92.80M $254.60M $87.44M
EPS (diluted) $4.14 $6.98 $3.79
Cash & equivalents $1.12B $1.42B $513.14M
Total debt $2.18B $1.27B –
Shares (diluted) 164.10M 41.40M 47.61M
Enterprise value $16.40B $4.15B $5.56B

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
MetricNVTAEISVICR
P/E 26.8x 29.3x 40.7x
P/FCF 27.0x 119.0x 144.4x
P/Operating cash flow 22.6x 37.5x 76.4x
P/S 3.4x 3.7x 13.1x
P/B 4.4x 5.3x 8.1x
P/Tangible book 7.7x 5.7x 8.1x
EV/EBITDA 16.5x 19.2x 42.4x
EV/EBIT 20.4x 22.9x 48.9x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 3.7x 12.2x
EV/FCF 28.6x 116.8x 134.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.0x 36.8x 71.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.11 1.16 0.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNVTAEISVICR
Revenue growth (1Y) 48.0% 31.7% 27.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 30.4% 9.3% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 40.3% 42.4% 35.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 13.4% 18.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 65.3% 150.1% 85.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.1% 32.0% 38.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.9% 99.2% 119.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 29.0% 50.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.5% 85.3% 106.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 25.2% 47.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.5% -4.8% -28.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 4.3% 21.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 18.5% -54.0% -56.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.9% -18.8% 50.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNVTAEISVICR
Gross margin 36.6% 40.3% 60.6%
EBITDA margin 22.1% 19.1% 28.7%
Operating margin 17.8% 16.0% 24.9%
Pretax margin 16.5% 15.2% 28.1%
Net margin 12.8% 12.7% 32.2%
FCF margin 12.7% 3.1% 9.1%
Operating cash flow margin 15.2% 9.9% 17.1%
Return on equity 16.8% 19.0% 20.7%
Return on assets 8.9% 8.2% 19.2%
Return on invested capital 12.3% 10.9% –
Return on capital employed 14.7% 12.9% 16.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.8x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 3.2% 3.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNVTAEISVICR
Debt / assets 26.9% 34.7% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x -0.4x –
Debt / FCF 3.2x 17.8x –
Liabilities / assets 49.2% 56.4% 7.6%
Equity / assets 50.8% 43.6% 92.4%
Interest coverage – 25.0x –
Current ratio 2.4x 3.6x 11.4x
Quick ratio 1.7x 2.6x 9.6x
Cash ratio 0.9x 2.0x 7.7x
Altman Z-score 4.40 4.55 61.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNVTAEISVICR
Dividend yield 0.7% 0.2% –
Net buyback yield 0.6% 0.1% -1.1%
Shareholder yield 1.3% 0.3% -1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 19.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 20.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.9% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.8% – –

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.

ConsensusNVTAEISVICR
Forward P/E 22.6xFY2026 19.7xFY2026 41.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.99FY2026 $10.74FY2026 $3.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +49.0%FY2026 +67.6%FY2026 +46.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.3% +37.5% +72.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.73BFY2026 $2.55BFY2026 $609.82MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +47.2%FY2026 +41.5%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.6% +25.2% +63.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNVTAEISVICR
Held by institutions 90.7% 100.0% 47.8%
Institutions holding 972 680 514
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% -2.0% +4.1%
Institutions buying 555 388 351
Institutions selling 290 220 131
Buyers to sellers 1.91 1.76 2.68

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.

NVTAEISVICR
NVT 1.00 0.76 0.64
AEIS 0.76 1.00 0.65
VICR 0.64 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NVT, AEIS and VICR?

nVent Electric (NVT) is the largest by market capitalisation: nVent Electric (NVT) $18.20B, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) $8.46B, Vicor (VICR) $7.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, NVT, AEIS and VICR?

nVent Electric (NVT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (nVent Electric (NVT) 26.8x, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 29.3x, Vicor (VICR) 40.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is cheapest (nVent Electric (NVT) 22.6x, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 19.7x, Vicor (VICR) 41.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

nVent Electric (NVT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: nVent Electric (NVT) +48.0%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +31.7%, Vicor (VICR) +27.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vicor (VICR) has the highest net margin (nVent Electric (NVT) 12.8%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 12.7%, Vicor (VICR) 32.2%). On return on invested capital, nVent Electric (NVT) leads (nVent Electric (NVT) 12.3%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vicor (VICR) returned the most: nVent Electric (NVT) +2.8%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +8.5%, Vicor (VICR) +80.0%. Over five years, nVent Electric (NVT) compounded fastest (nVent Electric (NVT) +24.8%/yr, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +17.3%/yr, Vicor (VICR) +0.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

nVent Electric (NVT) has the highest dividend yield: nVent Electric (NVT) 0.75%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 0.19%, Vicor (VICR) 0.00%. Vicor (VICR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, nVent Electric (NVT) has been the steadiest (nVent Electric (NVT) 52.5%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 67.3%, Vicor (VICR) 96.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NVT, AEIS and VICR?

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