NXT vs SHLS vs ARRY Stock Comparison

Nextpower, Shoals Technologies and Array Technologies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NXT Nextpower Inc.
$76.48 -5.4% 1M -22.2% 1Y
Market cap
$11.60B
P/E
19.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.63B
Div. yield
–
Solar Equipment Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nextpower leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Nextpower 6, Shoals Technologies 3, Array Technologies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNXTSHLSARRYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.60B $1.24B $485.12M NXT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.4x 38.7x -3.3x NXT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.6x 18.4x 4.0x ARRY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.0% +46.9% +1.2% SHLS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.4% 5.4% -12.5% NXT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.6% -13.4% SHLS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.3x -302.9x ARRY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.2% -31.7% -64.8% NXT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -23.6%/yr -29.7%/yr SHLS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.0% 85.6% 78.8% NXT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 61/100 55/100 NXT

Percentile Scorecard

NXTSHLSARRY

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

AxisNXTSHLSARRY
Valuation 87 #9 of 61 78 #14 of 61 97 #3 of 61
Growth 79 #13 of 58 33 #39 of 58 28 #42 of 58
Profitability 98 #2 of 55 76 #14 of 55 67 #19 of 55
Financial Health 77 #17 of 71 56 #32 of 71 30 #50 of 71
Shareholder Returns 54 #14 of 29 – –
Overall 79 61 55
  • NXT ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • SHLS ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • ARRY ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNXTSHLSARRYSPY
1 month -5.4%-1.7%-21.8% -0.8%
3 months -26.3%-21.8%-42.8% +3.5%
6 months -37.6%-5.9%-60.5% +7.0%
Year to date -12.2%-13.6%-65.8% +12.2%
1 year -22.2%-31.7%-64.8% +13.0%
3 years +120.8%-51.4%-81.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +30.2%-21.4%-43.1% +23.1%
5 years —-73.9%-82.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-23.6%-29.7% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureNXTSHLSARRYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.0%85.6%78.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.6%93.7%88.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.723.093.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.34-0.37-0.82 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.1%-92.3%-88.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.1%-42.5%-73.7% -1.8%
52-week high $156.40$12.77$11.96 $779.14
52-week low $76.48$5.71$3.15 $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.

MultipleNXTSHLSARRY
P/E now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 25.4x 38.7xmedian 25.4x -3.3xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.1x 2.1xmedian 2.1x 0.4xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 17.5x 17.9xmedian 17.5x -722.2xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 27.3x -23.9xmedian 27.3x 3.6xmedian 27.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 1.7x 2.0xmedian 1.7x -2.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.10median 0.77 -0.95median 0.77 0.06median 0.77

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 monthsNXTSHLSARRY
Revenue $3.63B $588.06M $1.19B
Gross profit $1.21B $187.70M $287.61M
Operating income $701.94M $62.52M -$60.78M
Net income $594.06M $31.84M -$85.90M
Free cash flow $548.73M -$51.59M $134.73M
R&D $143.86M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.83 $0.19 $-0.95
Cash & equivalents $1.21B $15.72M $307.30M
Total debt – $196.75M $657.75M
Shares (diluted) 155.14M 170.02M 155.69M
Enterprise value $7.49B $1.20B -$488.78M

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
MetricNXTSHLSARRY
P/E 19.4x 38.7x -3.3x
P/FCF 21.1x -23.9x 3.6x
P/Operating cash flow 19.2x -64.0x 3.0x
P/S 3.2x 2.1x 0.4x
P/B 4.5x 2.0x -2.4x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 2.1x -1.2x
EV/EBITDA 14.1x 17.9x -722.2x
EV/EBIT 14.8x 22.7x -13.7x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 2.4x 0.7x
EV/FCF 18.9x -27.5x 6.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.2x -73.3x 5.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.10 -0.95 0.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNXTSHLSARRY
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.0% 46.9% 1.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.4% 12.8% -13.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.3% 39.1% -12.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 51.3% 2.3% -10.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.5% 51.3% 69.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 48.9% -14.8% -32.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.1% 50.7% 58.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 54.6% -42.4% -38.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.1% 48.6% 45.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 196.5% -40.8% -55.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.2% -161.4% 22.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.2% -30.6% -15.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.4% -526.8% 22.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.8% -38.5% -18.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNXTSHLSARRY
Gross margin 33.4% 31.9% 24.3%
EBITDA margin 20.3% 13.4% -0.1%
Operating margin 19.3% 10.6% -5.1%
Pretax margin 19.9% 7.6% -6.2%
Net margin 16.4% 5.4% -12.5%
FCF margin 15.1% -8.8% 11.4%
Operating cash flow margin 16.6% -3.3% 13.7%
Return on equity 24.3% 5.2% –
Return on assets 14.3% 3.1% -5.7%
Return on invested capital – 5.6% -13.4%
Return on capital employed 23.1% 7.3% -5.5%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x -0.6x -1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.1% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNXTSHLSARRY
Debt / assets – 19.3% 42.9%
Debt / equity – 0.3x -3.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.3x -302.9x
Debt / FCF – -3.8x 4.9x
Liabilities / assets 40.0% 39.3% 113.2%
Equity / assets 60.0% 60.7% -13.2%
Interest coverage – 5.3x -2.8x
Current ratio 2.7x 2.2x 2.2x
Quick ratio 2.0x 1.1x 1.8x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.1x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 5.42 3.08 0.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNXTSHLSARRY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.2% – –
Shareholder yield -0.2% – –
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.

ConsensusNXTSHLSARRY
Forward P/E 17.6xFY2026 18.4xFY2026 4.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.35FY2026 $0.40FY2026 $0.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.3%FY2026 +11.1%FY2026 +17.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.9% +47.5% +7.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.11BFY2026 $592.22MFY2026 $1.41BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.4%FY2026 +24.6%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +29.5% +15.4% +18.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNXTSHLSARRY
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 723 269 259
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.7% -1.8% +7.3%
Institutions buying 368 143 134
Institutions selling 249 88 80
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.63 1.68

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.

NXTSHLSARRY
NXT 1.00 0.60 0.66
SHLS 0.60 1.00 0.59
ARRY 0.66 0.59 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NXT, SHLS and ARRY?

Nextpower (NXT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nextpower (NXT) $11.60B, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) $1.24B, Array Technologies (ARRY) $485.12M.

Which stock is cheaper, NXT, SHLS and ARRY?

Nextpower (NXT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nextpower (NXT) 19.4x, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) 38.7x, Array Technologies (ARRY) -3.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Array Technologies (ARRY) is cheapest (Nextpower (NXT) 17.6x, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) 18.4x, Array Technologies (ARRY) 4.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Shoals Technologies (SHLS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nextpower (NXT) +17.0%, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) +46.9%, Array Technologies (ARRY) +1.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nextpower (NXT) has the highest net margin (Nextpower (NXT) 16.4%, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) 5.4%, Array Technologies (ARRY) -12.5%). On return on invested capital, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) leads (Shoals Technologies (SHLS) 5.6%, Array Technologies (ARRY) -13.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nextpower (NXT) returned the most: Nextpower (NXT) -22.2%, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) -31.7%, Array Technologies (ARRY) -64.8%. Over five years, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) compounded fastest (Shoals Technologies (SHLS) -23.6%/yr, Array Technologies (ARRY) -29.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nextpower (NXT) has been the steadiest (Nextpower (NXT) 66.0%, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) 85.6%, Array Technologies (ARRY) 78.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NXT, SHLS and ARRY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nextpower (NXT) leads on 6. 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.