VHUB vs ROK vs NRG Stock Comparison

VenHub Global, Rockwell Automation and Nrg Energy Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc
$444.02 +3.0% 1M +22.7% 1Y
Market cap
$49.31B
P/E
41.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.97B
Div. yield
1.24%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins
NRG Nrg Energy, Inc.
$96.99 0.0% 1M -43.9% 1Y
Market cap
$20.40B
P/E
26.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.13B
Div. yield
1.91%
Independent Power Producers Utilities
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Rockwell Automation leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Rockwell Automation 6, Nrg Energy 6). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVHUBROKNRGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.50M $49.31B $20.40B ROK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.4x 41.1x 26.2x NRG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 35.5x 11.4x NRG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +11.3% +12.8% NRG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -11,799.2% 13.4% 2.4% ROK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 21.0% 5.8% ROK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.3x 6.2x ROK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.24% 1.91% NRG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — +22.7% -43.9% ROK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +6.8%/yr +19.5%/yr NRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 162.5% 31.3% 50.0% ROK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 2/100 54/100 65/100 NRG

Percentile Scorecard

VHUBROKNRG

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

AxisVHUBROKNRG
Valuation 0 #13 of 13 16 #170 of 203 70 #8 of 24
Growth 9 #11 of 12 51 #93 of 188 77 #6 of 23
Profitability 0 #12 of 12 96 #9 of 184 73 #7 of 23
Financial Health 0 #13 of 13 34 #143 of 217 17 #20 of 24
Shareholder Returns – 74 #41 of 153 89 #3 of 19
Overall 2 54 65
  • VHUB ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • ROK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • NRG ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVHUBROKNRGSPY
1 month -53.6%+3.0%0.0% +0.9%
3 months -62.9%-3.3%-21.9% +5.9%
6 months -60.6%+10.9%-34.9% +8.5%
Year to date —+14.1%-39.1% +13.3%
1 year —+22.7%-43.9% +12.4%
3 years —+69.5%+132.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year —+19.2%+32.6% +23.5%
5 years —+39.0%+143.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+6.8%+19.5% +11.0%
10 years —+273.8%+841.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+14.1%+25.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureVHUBROKNRGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 162.5%31.3%50.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 197.8%31.8%55.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.591.401.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —0.72-0.88 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.8%-45.6%-49.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -96.8%-10.3%-47.3% -0.9%
52-week high $8.08$495.08$184.03 $779.14
52-week low $0.26$348.51$92.32 $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.

MultipleVHUBROKNRG
P/E now vs peer median -0.4x 41.1xmedian 25.4x 26.2xmedian 24.9x
P/S now vs peer median 46.5xmedian 17.8x 5.5xmedian 1.9x 0.6xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.5x 24.9xmedian 14.3x 11.6xmedian 11.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 14.9x 32.8xmedian 21.8x 58.6xmedian 13.8x
P/B now vs peer median -444.5xmedian 1.1x 14.1xmedian 2.2x 4.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median — -9.36median 1.41 0.77median 0.61

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 monthsVHUBROKNRG
Revenue $505.29K $8.97B $33.13B
Gross profit -$111.65K $4.41B $6.23B
Operating income -$42.78M $1.77B $2.02B
Net income -$59.62M $1.20B $849.00M
Free cash flow -$16.53M $1.50B $348.00M
R&D $1.05M $716.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.69 $10.76 $3.69
Cash & equivalents $2.56M $479.00M $162.00M
Total debt – $13.81B $23.44B
Shares (diluted) 86.30M 111.60M 212.00M
Enterprise value $15.05M $47.50B $14.62B

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
MetricVHUBROKNRG
P/E -0.4x 41.1x 26.2x
P/FCF -1.4x 32.8x 58.6x
P/Operating cash flow -1.5x 28.5x 13.1x
P/S 46.5x 5.5x 0.6x
P/B -444.5x 14.1x 4.2x
P/Tangible book -444.5x 17.7x 7.5x
EV/EBITDA -0.5x 24.9x 11.6x
EV/EBIT -0.5x 29.4x 21.7x
EV/Revenue 41.4x 5.8x 1.3x
EV/FCF -1.3x 34.6x 125.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -1.3x 30.1x 28.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -9.36 0.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVHUBROKNRG
Revenue growth (1Y) – 11.3% 12.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 1.3% 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 1.9% 22.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 7.5% 348.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -193.6% -7.1% 57.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 2.9% 43.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -76.7% 23.8% 62.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -5.5% 34.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 42.3% 25.2% 58.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -4.4% 34.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 13.8% -32.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.8% 33.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 13.9% -75.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 23.6% 27.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVHUBROKNRG
Gross margin -22.1% 49.1% 18.8%
EBITDA margin -8,423% 23.3% 11.4%
Operating margin -8,466% 19.7% 6.1%
Pretax margin -10,867% 14.7% 3.2%
Net margin -11,799% 13.4% 2.4%
FCF margin -3,271% 16.8% 1.1%
Operating cash flow margin -3,074% 19.3% 4.7%
Return on equity -3,339% 30.9% 17.5%
Return on assets -559.7% 9.8% 2.1%
Return on invested capital – 21.0% 5.8%
Return on capital employed -1,898% 23.6% 6.7%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.4x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 6,401% 1.0% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVHUBROKNRG
Debt / assets – 29.4% 58.7%
Debt / equity – 0.9x 4.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.3x 6.2x
Debt / FCF – 2.2x 67.3x
Liabilities / assets 100.7% 68.5% 87.8%
Equity / assets -0.7% 31.5% 12.2%
Interest coverage -3.5x 12.8x 2.0x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.1x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score -34.71 6.00 1.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVHUBROKNRG
Dividend yield – 1.2% 1.9%
Net buyback yield -80.3% 1.4% 8.0%
Shareholder yield -80.3% 2.7% 9.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 51.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 126.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 7.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 9.1%

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.

ConsensusVHUBROKNRG
Forward P/E – 35.5xFY2026 11.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $12.50FY2026 $8.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +18.7%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +12.3% +28.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $8.50BFY2026 $36.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +1.9%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +19.4% -0.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVHUBROKNRG
Held by institutions – 89.2% 93.7%
Institutions holding – 1,541 1,023
Change in shares held, QoQ – +3.5% +0.7%
Institutions buying – 806 508
Institutions selling – 437 385
Buyers to sellers – 1.84 1.32

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.

VHUBROKNRG
VHUB 1.00 0.13 -0.04
ROK 0.13 1.00 0.42
NRG -0.04 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VHUB, ROK and NRG?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) is the largest by market capitalisation: VenHub Global (VHUB) $23.50M, Rockwell Automation (ROK) $49.31B, Nrg Energy (NRG) $20.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, VHUB, ROK and NRG?

Nrg Energy (NRG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (VenHub Global (VHUB) -0.4x, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 41.1x, Nrg Energy (NRG) 26.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nrg Energy (NRG) is cheapest (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 35.5x, Nrg Energy (NRG) 11.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nrg Energy (NRG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rockwell Automation (ROK) +11.3%, Nrg Energy (NRG) +12.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) has the highest net margin (VenHub Global (VHUB) -11,799.2%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 13.4%, Nrg Energy (NRG) 2.4%). On return on invested capital, Rockwell Automation (ROK) leads (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 21.0%, Nrg Energy (NRG) 5.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rockwell Automation (ROK) returned the most: Rockwell Automation (ROK) +22.7%, Nrg Energy (NRG) -43.9%. Over five years, Nrg Energy (NRG) compounded fastest (Rockwell Automation (ROK) +6.8%/yr, Nrg Energy (NRG) +19.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nrg Energy (NRG) has the highest dividend yield: Rockwell Automation (ROK) 1.24%, Nrg Energy (NRG) 1.91%. VenHub Global (VHUB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rockwell Automation (ROK) has been the steadiest (VenHub Global (VHUB) 162.5%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 31.3%, Nrg Energy (NRG) 50.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VHUB, ROK and NRG?

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