PPSI vs CHPT vs XCH Stock Comparison

Pioneer Power Solutions, ChargePoint Holdings and Xchg Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
XCH XCHG Ltd
$1.94 -42.1% 1M +10.9% 1Y
Market cap
$6.82M
P/E
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Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
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EV Charging Industrials
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Head to Head

5 decided of 12

ChargePoint Holdings leads on 2 of the 12 questions below (ChargePoint Holdings 2, Pioneer Power Solutions 2, Xchg 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPPSICHPTXCHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.74M $231.24M $6.82M CHPT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -1.3x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -46.5% +8.8% — CHPT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -40.6% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -82.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.9% -25.0% +10.9% XCH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.2%/yr -55.2%/yr — PPSI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.6% 95.0% 329.5% PPSI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 42/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

PPSICHPTXCH

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

AxisPPSICHPTXCH
Valuation 77 #15 of 61 30 #43 of 61 –
Growth – 77 #14 of 58 –
Profitability – 43 #32 of 55 –
Financial Health 84 #12 of 71 13 #62 of 71 29 #51 of 71
Shareholder Returns – 46 #16 of 29 –
Overall – 42 –
  • PPSI ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • CHPT ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • XCH 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

PeriodPPSICHPTXCHSPY
1 month -24.8%-7.7%-42.1% -0.8%
3 months -16.8%+52.5%+273.1% +3.5%
6 months -25.3%+21.5%+92.5% +7.0%
Year to date -47.6%+24.2%+71.7% +12.2%
1 year -44.9%-25.0%+10.9% +13.0%
3 years -51.8%-83.4%— +86.3%
3 years, per year -21.6%-45.1%— +23.1%
5 years -23.5%-98.2%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -5.2%-55.2%— +11.0%
10 years -53.6%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year -7.4%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePPSICHPTXCHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.6%95.0%329.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.6%75.0%134.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.453.050.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.57-0.260.03 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.9%-99.2%-99.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -59.2%-25.1%-58.0% -1.8%
52-week high $6.08$11.02$4.62 $779.14
52-week low $2.33$4.51$0.23 $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.

MultiplePPSICHPTXCH
P/E now vs peer median —median 25.4x -1.2xmedian 25.4x —median 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.1x 0.5xmedian 2.1x —median 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.5x -2.4xmedian 17.5x —median 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 27.3x -3.2xmedian 27.3x —median 27.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.7x -6.1xmedian 1.7x 1.3xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.77 -0.04median 0.77 —median 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 monthsPPSICHPTXCH
Revenue $16.72M $432.89M –
Gross profit – $138.81M –
Operating income – -$178.53M –
Net income – -$175.73M –
Free cash flow – -$68.43M –
R&D – $137.29M –
EPS (diluted) – $-6.68 –
Cash & equivalents $10.67M $95.33M $11.41M
Total debt – $236.94M $29.61M
Shares (diluted) 11.10M 26.32M 3.50M
Enterprise value -$26.81M -$281.95M -$61.62M

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
MetricPPSICHPTXCH
P/E – -1.2x –
P/FCF – -3.2x –
P/Operating cash flow – -3.4x –
P/S 1.6x 0.5x –
P/B 1.1x -6.1x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.1x -2.5x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA – -2.4x –
EV/EBIT – -2.0x –
EV/Revenue 1.0x 0.8x –
EV/FCF – -5.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow – -5.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.04 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPPSICHPTXCH
Revenue growth (1Y) -46.5% 8.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -22.9% -8.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 26.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 16.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 24.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 21.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 32.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 21.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 40.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 31.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 10.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 41.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 13.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 41.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPPSICHPTXCH
Gross margin – 32.1% –
EBITDA margin – -34.6% –
Operating margin – -41.2% –
Pretax margin – -39.4% –
Net margin – -40.6% –
FCF margin – -15.8% –
Operating cash flow margin – -14.9% –
Return on equity – – –
Return on assets – -24.8% –
Return on invested capital – -82.8% –
Return on capital employed – -51.2% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.4x –
Stock comp / revenue – 11.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPPSICHPTXCH
Debt / assets – 34.1% 19.7%
Debt / equity – -6.6x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.9x –
Debt / FCF – -3.5x –
Liabilities / assets 21.5% 105.2% 74.7%
Equity / assets 78.5% -5.2% 25.3%
Interest coverage – -16.0x –
Current ratio 4.1x 1.1x 1.2x
Quick ratio 2.7x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.9x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – -4.41 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPPSICHPTXCH
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -0.5% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% -0.5% –
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.

ConsensusPPSICHPTXCH
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.62FY2026 $-5.07FY2026 $-2.46FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.58MFY2026 $461.54MFY2026 $34.13MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -11.0%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026 +36.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +38.0% +3.7% +27.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPPSICHPTXCH
Held by institutions 13.3% 32.2% –
Institutions holding 35 165 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +44.7% +81.9% –
Institutions buying 19 79 –
Institutions selling 4 26 –
Buyers to sellers 4.75 3.04 –

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.

PPSICHPTXCH
PPSI 1.00 0.34 0.03
CHPT 0.34 1.00 0.06
XCH 0.03 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PPSI, CHPT and XCH?

ChargePoint Holdings (CHPT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pioneer Power Solutions (PPSI) $29.74M, ChargePoint Holdings (CHPT) $231.24M, Xchg (XCH) $6.82M.

Which company is growing faster?

ChargePoint Holdings (CHPT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pioneer Power Solutions (PPSI) -46.5%, ChargePoint Holdings (CHPT) +8.8%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Xchg (XCH) returned the most: Pioneer Power Solutions (PPSI) -44.9%, ChargePoint Holdings (CHPT) -25.0%, Xchg (XCH) +10.9%. Over five years, Pioneer Power Solutions (PPSI) compounded fastest (Pioneer Power Solutions (PPSI) -5.2%/yr, ChargePoint Holdings (CHPT) -55.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pioneer Power Solutions (PPSI) has been the steadiest (Pioneer Power Solutions (PPSI) 78.6%, ChargePoint Holdings (CHPT) 95.0%, Xchg (XCH) 329.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PPSI, CHPT and XCH?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, ChargePoint Holdings (CHPT) leads on 2. 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.