TER vs NRG vs EMR Stock Comparison

Teradyne, Nrg Energy and Emerson Electric Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TER Teradyne, Inc
$261.01 -41.9% 1M +43.6% 1Y
Market cap
$40.82B
P/E
29.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.00B
Div. yield
0.20%
Test and Measurement Technology
5 wins
NRG Nrg Energy, Inc.
$94.61 -0.6% 1M -44.9% 1Y
Market cap
$19.90B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.13B
Div. yield
1.96%
Independent Power Producers Utilities
4 wins
EMR Emerson Electric Co
$165.98 +2.7% 1M +18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$92.58B
P/E
36.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
1.34%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Teradyne leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Teradyne 5, Nrg Energy 4, Emerson Electric 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTERNRGEMRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $40.82B $19.90B $92.58B EMR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.7x 25.5x 36.0x NRG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.0x 11.1x 24.6x NRG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +74.9% +12.8% +4.8% TER
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.5% 2.4% 13.8% TER
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 38.8% 5.8% 10.9% TER
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 6.2x 1.8x EMR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.20% 1.96% 1.34% NRG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.6% -44.9% +18.9% TER
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.2%/yr +18.8%/yr +11.8%/yr NRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.4% 49.9% 32.0% EMR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 65/100 44/100 TER

Percentile Scorecard

TERNRGEMR

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

AxisTERNRGEMR
Valuation 33 #75 of 112 65 #9 of 24 33 #137 of 203
Growth 95 #6 of 108 82 #5 of 23 40 #114 of 189
Profitability 93 #8 of 104 73 #7 of 23 84 #30 of 187
Financial Health 68 #38 of 116 17 #20 of 24 31 #154 of 221
Shareholder Returns 47 #43 of 80 90 #3 of 20 33 #102 of 152
Overall 67 65 44
  • TER ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NRG ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • EMR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTERNRGEMRSPY
1 month -41.9%-0.6%+2.7% -2.3%
3 months -28.6%-31.6%+7.2% -0.7%
6 months -22.6%-38.9%+22.5% +4.8%
Year to date +34.8%-40.6%+25.1% +10.3%
1 year +43.6%-44.9%+18.9% +10.3%
3 years +197.6%+110.2%+80.5% +73.0%
3 years, per year +43.9%+28.1%+21.8% +20.1%
5 years +86.0%+136.5%+74.2% +61.9%
5 years, per year +13.2%+18.8%+11.8% +10.1%
10 years +1,036.3%+856.6%+231.7% +258.6%
10 years, per year +27.5%+25.3%+12.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTERNRGEMRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.4%49.9%32.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 85.7%55.5%33.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.451.381.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.56-0.900.59 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.7%-49.8%-29.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.1%-48.6%-2.8% -3.5%
52-week high $483.84$184.03$170.76 $779.14
52-week low $155.90$92.32$123.30 $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.

MultipleTERNRGEMR
P/E now vs peer median 29.7xmedian 29.9x 25.5xmedian 23.9x 36.0xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 2.8x 0.6xmedian 2.6x 5.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 18.5x 11.5xmedian 11.6x 16.8xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.7xmedian 28.0x 57.2xmedian 12.2x 26.7xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 2.8x 4.1xmedian 2.1x 4.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.72median 1.00 0.75median 0.60 -0.87median 1.36

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 monthsTERNRGEMR
Revenue $5.00B $33.13B $18.64B
Gross profit $2.97B $6.23B $9.91B
Operating income $1.61B $2.02B $4.68B
Net income $1.38B $849.00M $2.58B
Free cash flow $1.00B $348.00M $3.46B
R&D $598.20M – –
EPS (diluted) $8.71 $3.69 $4.59
Cash & equivalents $460.74M $162.00M $2.18B
Total debt – $23.44B $13.11B
Shares (diluted) 157.69M 212.00M 561.10M
Enterprise value $39.48B $14.12B $85.34B

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
MetricTERNRGEMR
P/E 29.7x 25.5x 36.0x
P/FCF 40.7x 57.2x 26.7x
P/Operating cash flow 30.7x 12.8x 23.7x
P/S 8.2x 0.6x 5.0x
P/B 11.1x 4.1x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 11.4x 7.3x 7.9x
EV/EBITDA 22.9x 11.5x 16.8x
EV/EBIT 25.1x 21.4x 22.1x
EV/Revenue 8.1x 1.3x 5.6x
EV/FCF 40.2x 124.1x 29.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.3x 27.8x 26.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.72 0.75 -0.87

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTERNRGEMR
Revenue growth (1Y) 74.9% 12.8% 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.2% 2.9% 7.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 76.1% 22.9% 5.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 23.4% 348.5% 11.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 214.6% 57.9% 9.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 43.5% 43.0% 13.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 211.2% 62.6% -3.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.9% 34.1% -42.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 212.7% 58.9% -2.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.5% 34.1% -41.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 96.9% -32.1% 4.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.8% 33.9% 10.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 135.5% -75.0% 4.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.5% 27.6% 9.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTERNRGEMR
Gross margin 59.3% 18.8% 53.2%
EBITDA margin 35.2% 11.4% 33.1%
Operating margin 32.1% 6.1% 25.1%
Pretax margin 32.1% 3.2% 17.6%
Net margin 27.5% 2.4% 13.8%
FCF margin 20.1% 1.1% 18.6%
Operating cash flow margin 26.6% 4.7% 21.0%
Return on equity 38.7% 17.5% 12.7%
Return on assets 26.7% 2.1% 6.1%
Return on invested capital 38.8% 5.8% 10.9%
Return on capital employed 41.8% 6.7% 14.9%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.8x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 0.4% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTERNRGEMR
Debt / assets – 58.7% 31.1%
Debt / equity – 4.8x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 6.2x 1.8x
Debt / FCF – 67.3x 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 32.3% 87.8% 51.7%
Equity / assets 67.7% 12.2% 48.3%
Interest coverage 147.1x 2.0x –
Current ratio 2.1x 1.0x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 16.53 1.41 4.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTERNRGEMR
Dividend yield 0.2% 2.0% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 0.8% 8.2% 1.0%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 10.2% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 51.7% 47.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 126.1% 35.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 7.6% 3.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 9.1% 0.7%

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.

ConsensusTERNRGEMR
Forward P/E 27.0xFY2026 11.1xFY2026 24.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.65FY2026 $8.49FY2026 $6.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +143.7%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.7% +28.7% +15.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.01BFY2026 $36.07BFY2026 $18.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +57.1%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.9% -0.9% +15.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTERNRGEMR
Held by institutions 97.3% 93.7% 82.1%
Institutions holding 1,421 1,025 2,293
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +0.7% +0.9%
Institutions buying 830 509 1,082
Institutions selling 456 386 799
Buyers to sellers 1.82 1.32 1.35

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.

TERNRGEMR
TER 1.00 0.41 0.52
NRG 0.41 1.00 0.29
EMR 0.52 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TER, NRG and EMR?

Emerson Electric (EMR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Teradyne (TER) $40.82B, Nrg Energy (NRG) $19.90B, Emerson Electric (EMR) $92.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, TER, NRG and EMR?

Nrg Energy (NRG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Teradyne (TER) 29.7x, Nrg Energy (NRG) 25.5x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 36.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nrg Energy (NRG) is cheapest (Teradyne (TER) 27.0x, Nrg Energy (NRG) 11.1x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 24.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Teradyne (TER) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Teradyne (TER) +74.9%, Nrg Energy (NRG) +12.8%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Teradyne (TER) has the highest net margin (Teradyne (TER) 27.5%, Nrg Energy (NRG) 2.4%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Teradyne (TER) leads (Teradyne (TER) 38.8%, Nrg Energy (NRG) 5.8%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 10.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Teradyne (TER) returned the most: Teradyne (TER) +43.6%, Nrg Energy (NRG) -44.9%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +18.9%. Over five years, Nrg Energy (NRG) compounded fastest (Teradyne (TER) +13.2%/yr, Nrg Energy (NRG) +18.8%/yr, Emerson Electric (EMR) +11.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nrg Energy (NRG) has the highest dividend yield: Teradyne (TER) 0.20%, Nrg Energy (NRG) 1.96%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 1.34%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Emerson Electric (EMR) has been the steadiest (Teradyne (TER) 77.4%, Nrg Energy (NRG) 49.9%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 32.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TER, NRG and EMR?

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