NXT vs TSLA vs SHLS Stock Comparison

Nextpower, Tesla and Shoals Technologies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NXT Nextpower Inc.
$76.48 -5.4% 1M -22.2% 1Y
Market cap
$11.97B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.63B
Div. yield
–
Solar Equipment Industrials
4 wins
TSLA Tesla, Inc.
$391.62 +5.2% 1M -9.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.32T
P/E
345.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$103.62B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionNXTTSLASHLSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.97B $1.32T $1.31B TSLA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.2x 345.9x 41.2x NXT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.5x 243.2x 18.4x NXT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.0% +11.8% +46.9% SHLS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.4% 3.7% 5.4% NXT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.4% 5.6% SHLS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -3.2x 2.3x TSLA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.2% -9.7% -31.7% TSLA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +2.5%/yr -23.6%/yr TSLA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.0% 45.7% 85.6% TSLA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 52/100 61/100 NXT

Percentile Scorecard

NXTTSLASHLS

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

AxisNXTTSLASHLS
Valuation 87 #9 of 61 16 #42 of 50 78 #14 of 61
Growth 79 #13 of 58 49 #25 of 48 33 #39 of 58
Profitability 98 #2 of 55 80 #10 of 46 76 #14 of 55
Financial Health 77 #17 of 71 96 #3 of 52 56 #32 of 71
Shareholder Returns 54 #14 of 29 21 #24 of 30 –
Overall 79 52 61
  • NXT ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • TSLA ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • SHLS 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

PeriodNXTTSLASHLSSPY
1 month -5.4%+5.2%-1.7% -0.8%
3 months -26.3%+26.6%-21.8% +3.5%
6 months -37.6%+3.4%-5.9% +7.0%
Year to date -12.2%-12.9%-13.6% +12.2%
1 year -22.2%-9.7%-31.7% +13.0%
3 years +120.8%+88.9%-51.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +30.2%+23.6%-21.4% +23.1%
5 years —+13.2%-73.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+2.5%-23.6% +11.0%
10 years —+2,805.2%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+40.1%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNXTTSLASHLSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.0%45.7%85.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.6%47.9%93.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.722.263.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.34-0.21-0.37 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.1%-73.6%-92.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.1%-20.1%-42.5% -1.8%
52-week high $156.40$489.88$12.77 $779.14
52-week low $76.48$298.32$5.71 $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.

MultipleNXTTSLASHLS
P/E now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 25.4x 333.2xmedian 18.9x 38.7xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.1x 12.2xmedian 0.5x 2.1xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 17.5x 113.7xmedian 8.2x 17.9xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 27.3x 220.0xmedian 9.4x -23.9xmedian 27.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 1.7x 14.5xmedian 0.9x 2.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.10median 0.77 -10.23median 1.40 -0.95median 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 monthsNXTTSLASHLS
Revenue $3.63B $103.62B $588.06M
Gross profit $1.21B $19.53B $187.70M
Operating income $701.94M $4.37B $62.52M
Net income $594.06M $3.86B $31.84M
Free cash flow $548.73M $5.76B -$51.59M
R&D $143.86M $7.73B –
EPS (diluted) $3.83 $1.07 $0.19
Cash & equivalents $1.21B $15.22B $15.72M
Total debt – $9.34B $196.75M
Shares (diluted) 155.14M 3.54B 170.02M
Enterprise value $7.86B $1.14T $1.28B

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
MetricNXTTSLASHLS
P/E 19.4x 333.2x 38.7x
P/FCF 21.1x 220.0x -23.9x
P/Operating cash flow 19.2x 67.8x -64.0x
P/S 3.2x 12.2x 2.1x
P/B 4.5x 14.5x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 14.6x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 14.1x 113.7x 17.9x
EV/EBIT 14.8x 282.1x 22.7x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 11.9x 2.4x
EV/FCF 18.9x 214.1x -27.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.2x 66.0x -73.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.10 -10.23 -0.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNXTTSLASHLS
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.0% 11.8% 46.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.4% 3.3% 12.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.3% 20.5% 39.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 51.3% -1.1% 2.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.5% -22.2% 51.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 48.9% -29.8% -14.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.1% -35.0% 50.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 54.6% -32.0% -42.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.1% -35.7% 48.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 196.5% -32.6% -40.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.2% 18.5% -161.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.2% 10.2% -30.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.4% 3.2% -526.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.8% -2.2% -38.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNXTTSLASHLS
Gross margin 33.4% 18.9% 31.9%
EBITDA margin 20.3% 10.5% 13.4%
Operating margin 19.3% 4.2% 10.6%
Pretax margin 19.9% 5.0% 7.6%
Net margin 16.4% 3.7% 5.4%
FCF margin 15.1% 5.6% -8.8%
Operating cash flow margin 16.6% 18.0% -3.3%
Return on equity 24.3% 4.5% 5.2%
Return on assets 14.3% 2.6% 3.1%
Return on invested capital – 3.4% 5.6%
Return on capital employed 23.1% 3.9% 7.3%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 4.8x -0.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.7% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNXTTSLASHLS
Debt / assets – 6.3% 19.3%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – -3.2x 2.3x
Debt / FCF – 1.6x -3.8x
Liabilities / assets 40.0% 41.1% 39.3%
Equity / assets 60.0% 58.9% 60.7%
Interest coverage – 13.1x 5.3x
Current ratio 2.7x 1.9x 2.2x
Quick ratio 2.0x 1.3x 1.1x
Cash ratio 1.1x 1.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.42 13.90 3.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNXTTSLASHLS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.2% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield -0.2% -0.1% –
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.

ConsensusNXTTSLASHLS
Forward P/E 17.5xFY2026 243.2xFY2026 18.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.36FY2026 $1.61FY2026 $0.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.1%FY2026 -3.0%FY2026 +11.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.6% +32.3% +47.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.11BFY2026 $112.97BFY2026 $592.22MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.4%FY2026 +19.1%FY2026 +24.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +29.5% +15.2% +15.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNXTTSLASHLS
Held by institutions 100.0% 42.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 723 4,260 269
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.7% +7.4% -1.8%
Institutions buying 368 2,372 143
Institutions selling 249 1,356 88
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.75 1.63

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.

NXTTSLASHLS
NXT 1.00 0.36 0.60
TSLA 0.36 1.00 0.34
SHLS 0.60 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NXT, TSLA and SHLS?

Tesla (TSLA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nextpower (NXT) $11.97B, Tesla (TSLA) $1.32T, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) $1.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, NXT, TSLA and SHLS?

Nextpower (NXT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nextpower (NXT) 20.2x, Tesla (TSLA) 345.9x, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) 41.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nextpower (NXT) is cheapest (Nextpower (NXT) 17.5x, Tesla (TSLA) 243.2x, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) 18.4x). 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%, Tesla (TSLA) +11.8%, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) +46.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nextpower (NXT) has the highest net margin (Nextpower (NXT) 16.4%, Tesla (TSLA) 3.7%, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) 5.4%). On return on invested capital, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) leads (Tesla (TSLA) 3.4%, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tesla (TSLA) returned the most: Nextpower (NXT) -22.2%, Tesla (TSLA) -9.7%, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) -31.7%. Over five years, Tesla (TSLA) compounded fastest (Tesla (TSLA) +2.5%/yr, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) -23.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tesla (TSLA) has been the steadiest (Nextpower (NXT) 66.0%, Tesla (TSLA) 45.7%, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) 85.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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