TER vs NRG vs KLAC Stock Comparison

Teradyne, Nrg Energy and Kla Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TER Teradyne, Inc
$211.71 -50.8% 1M +12.9% 1Y
Market cap
$33.93B
P/E
24.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.00B
Div. yield
–
Test and Measurement Technology
3 wins
NRG Nrg Energy, Inc.
$80.57 -22.2% 1M -53.5% 1Y
Market cap
$18.73B
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.13B
Div. yield
0.02%
Independent Power Producers Utilities
4 wins
KLAC Kla Corp
$129.80 -34.3% 1M +5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$179.44B
P/E
34.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.51B
Div. yield
0.01%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionTERNRGKLACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.93B $18.73B $179.44B KLAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.7x 23.9x 34.1x NRG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.2x 9.6x 22.9x NRG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +74.9% +12.8% +15.8% TER
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.5% 2.4% 36.2% KLAC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 38.8% 5.8% 43.4% KLAC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 6.2x 0.6x KLAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.01% NRG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.9% -53.5% +5.8% TER
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.0%/yr +17.3%/yr +25.5%/yr KLAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 79.1% 51.7% 63.7% NRG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 64/100 60/100 TER

Percentile Scorecard

TERNRGKLAC

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

AxisTERNRGKLAC
Valuation 36 #72 of 112 70 #8 of 24 42 #55 of 94
Growth 95 #6 of 108 77 #6 of 23 51 #46 of 92
Profitability 94 #7 of 104 67 #8 of 22 97 #4 of 90
Financial Health 68 #38 of 116 17 #20 of 24 21 #80 of 101
Shareholder Returns 50 #42 of 83 88 #3 of 18 88 #11 of 81
Overall 69 64 60
  • TER ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NRG ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • KLAC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTERNRGKLACSPY
1 month -50.8%-22.2%-34.3% -5.9%
3 months -45.0%-32.3%-32.8% -4.6%
6 months -40.2%-43.2%-26.4% +0.2%
Year to date +9.4%-49.4%+6.8% +7.5%
1 year +12.9%-53.5%+5.8% +8.2%
3 years +141.7%+76.1%+160.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year +34.2%+20.8%+37.6% +19.0%
5 years +46.8%+122.1%+211.5% +56.5%
5 years, per year +8.0%+17.3%+25.5% +9.4%
10 years +827.3%+630.5%+1,641.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year +25.0%+22.0%+33.1% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureTERNRGKLACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 79.1%51.7%63.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 89.6%59.0%69.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.371.142.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.16-1.030.09 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.7%-56.2%-57.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.2%-56.2%-57.0% -5.9%
52-week high $483.84$184.03$301.71 $779.14
52-week low $155.90$80.57$109.71 $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.

MultipleTERNRGKLAC
P/E now vs peer median 24.1xmedian 25.2x 21.7xmedian 21.7x 32.2xmedian 35.6x
P/S now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 2.4x 0.5xmedian 2.5x 11.7xmedian 5.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 16.2x 10.7xmedian 10.9x 26.3xmedian 21.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.9xmedian 23.4x 48.7xmedian 12.3x 41.9xmedian 30.7x
P/B now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 2.3x 3.5xmedian 2.0x 25.9xmedian 3.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.58median 0.98 0.64median 0.64 1.53median 1.25

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 monthsTERNRGKLAC
Revenue $5.00B $33.13B $14.51B
Gross profit $2.97B $6.23B $8.92B
Operating income $1.61B $2.02B $6.19B
Net income $1.38B $849.00M $5.26B
Free cash flow $1.00B $348.00M $4.04B
R&D $598.20M – $1.57B
EPS (diluted) $8.71 $3.69 $4.01
Cash & equivalents $460.74M $162.00M $1.53B
Total debt – $23.44B $5.72B
Shares (diluted) 157.69M 212.00M 1.31B
Enterprise value $32.54B $12.95B $172.02B

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
MetricTERNRGKLAC
P/E 24.1x 21.7x 32.2x
P/FCF 32.9x 48.7x 41.9x
P/Operating cash flow 24.9x 10.9x 37.5x
P/S 6.6x 0.5x 11.7x
P/B 9.0x 3.5x 25.9x
P/Tangible book 9.2x 6.2x 26.8x
EV/EBITDA 18.5x 10.7x 26.3x
EV/EBIT 20.3x 20.0x 28.0x
EV/Revenue 6.5x 1.2x 11.9x
EV/FCF 32.5x 115.6x 42.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.5x 25.9x 38.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.58 0.64 1.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTERNRGKLAC
Revenue growth (1Y) 74.9% 12.8% 15.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.2% 2.9% 12.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 76.1% 22.9% 16.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 23.4% 348.5% 13.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 214.6% 57.9% 18.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 43.5% 43.0% 17.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 211.2% 62.6% 24.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.9% 34.1% 19.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 212.7% 58.9% 25.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.5% 34.1% 21.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 96.9% -32.1% 6.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.8% 33.9% 8.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 135.5% -75.0% 4.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.5% 27.6% 7.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTERNRGKLAC
Gross margin 59.3% 18.8% 61.5%
EBITDA margin 35.2% 11.4% 45.4%
Operating margin 32.1% 6.1% 42.6%
Pretax margin 32.1% 3.2% 42.2%
Net margin 27.5% 2.4% 36.2%
FCF margin 20.1% 1.1% 27.8%
Operating cash flow margin 26.6% 4.7% 31.1%
Return on equity 38.7% 17.5% 81.7%
Return on assets 26.7% 2.1% 28.9%
Return on invested capital 38.8% 5.8% 43.4%
Return on capital employed 41.8% 6.7% 45.4%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.8x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 0.4% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTERNRGKLAC
Debt / assets – 58.7% 31.1%
Debt / equity – 4.8x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 6.2x 0.6x
Debt / FCF – 67.3x 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 32.3% 87.8% 64.6%
Equity / assets 67.7% 12.2% 35.4%
Interest coverage 147.1x 2.0x 22.0x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.0x 2.8x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.5x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 13.89 1.36 11.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTERNRGKLAC
Dividend yield 0.2% 2.3% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 1.0% 9.7% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 12.0% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 51.7% 21.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 126.1% 27.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 7.6% 15.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 9.1% 15.2%

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.

ConsensusTERNRGKLAC
Forward P/E 21.2xFY2026 9.6xFY2026 22.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $9.99FY2026 $8.43FY2026 $5.67FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +152.3%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026 +50.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +27.2% +24.9% +16.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.09BFY2026 $35.08BFY2026 $19.18BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +59.5%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026 +41.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +21.3% -0.5% +8.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTERNRGKLAC
Held by institutions 97.3% 93.7% 91.0%
Institutions holding 1,423 1,025 2,483
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +0.7% +4.2%
Institutions buying 831 508 1,287
Institutions selling 457 387 985
Buyers to sellers 1.82 1.31 1.31

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.

TERNRGKLAC
TER 1.00 0.42 0.73
NRG 0.42 1.00 0.36
KLAC 0.73 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TER, NRG and KLAC?

Kla (KLAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Teradyne (TER) $33.93B, Nrg Energy (NRG) $18.73B, Kla (KLAC) $179.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, TER, NRG and KLAC?

Nrg Energy (NRG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Teradyne (TER) 24.7x, Nrg Energy (NRG) 23.9x, Kla (KLAC) 34.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nrg Energy (NRG) is cheapest (Teradyne (TER) 21.2x, Nrg Energy (NRG) 9.6x, Kla (KLAC) 22.9x). 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%, Kla (KLAC) +15.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kla (KLAC) has the highest net margin (Teradyne (TER) 27.5%, Nrg Energy (NRG) 2.4%, Kla (KLAC) 36.2%). On return on invested capital, Kla (KLAC) leads (Teradyne (TER) 38.8%, Nrg Energy (NRG) 5.8%, Kla (KLAC) 43.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Teradyne (TER) returned the most: Teradyne (TER) +12.9%, Nrg Energy (NRG) -53.5%, Kla (KLAC) +5.8%. Over five years, Kla (KLAC) compounded fastest (Teradyne (TER) +8.0%/yr, Nrg Energy (NRG) +17.3%/yr, Kla (KLAC) +25.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nrg Energy (NRG) has the highest dividend yield: Teradyne (TER) 0.00%, Nrg Energy (NRG) 0.02%, Kla (KLAC) 0.01%. Teradyne (TER) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nrg Energy (NRG) has been the steadiest (Teradyne (TER) 79.1%, Nrg Energy (NRG) 51.7%, Kla (KLAC) 63.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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