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Nextpower Inc. NXT

$84.30 +6.06% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $12.78B

Next earnings report: Oct 22, 2026

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Three things to know

  1. Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 14 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +14.6%).
  2. The stock is in a downtrend: below its 200-day average, with the 50-day average below the 200-day.
  3. Revenue over the last four quarters was $3.63B, up 17.0% from a year earlier, slowing from 20.3% a quarter earlier.

PromtFinance scores

Each score is a percentile within the Energy sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.

Growth63Neutral

How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.

  • Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 34%
  • EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 48%
  • FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 42%
  • Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 11%
  • Revenue growth accelerationBottom 21%
Quality75Positive

Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.

  • Return on invested capitalTop 7%
  • Gross marginTop 49%
  • Operating marginTop 36%
  • Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 18%
  • Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 13%
  • Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 3%
  • Interest coverTop 1%
Value36Weak

How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.

  • Earnings yieldTop 50%
  • Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 44%
  • EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 24%
  • Sales / enterprise valueBottom 34%
  • P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 46%
Momentum28Very weak

Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.

  • 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 31%
  • 6-month returnBottom 16%
  • 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 47%
  • Distance from 52-week highBottom 14%
  • Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 45%
Revisions98Exceptional

Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).

  • Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 38%
  • Consecutive EPS beatsTop 2%
  • Share of analysts rating BuyTop 10%
  • Upside to consensus price targetTop 12%
Stability42Weak

Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.

  • Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 21%
  • Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 49%
  • Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 15%
  • Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 3%

What changed

Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).

MeasureBeforeNow
Revenue growth (YoY)20.3%17.0%↓
EPS growth (YoY)11.0%5.2%↓
Gross margin33.7%33.4%↓
Operating margin21.5%19.4%↓
FCF margin18.5%15.2%↓

Fundamental momentum

MeasureNow (TTM)Year / quarter beforeSector rank
Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)17.0%20.3%↓Top 34%
EPS growth (TTM, YoY)5.2%11.0%↓Top 48%
Gross margin33.4%33.7%↓Top 49%
Operating margin19.4%21.5%↓Top 36%
Net margin16.4%17.5%↓—
Free-cash-flow margin15.2%18.5%↓—
Return on invested capital18.5%—Top 7%
Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR23.2%—Top 11%

Quality of earnings and balance sheet

Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
1.01×
Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
-0.1%
Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
0.9%
Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
+0.6 pp
Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
-1.62×
Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
424.6×

Shareholder returns

Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
0.00%
Net buyback yield (TTM)
-0.20%
Shareholder yield
-0.20%
Share count change, 1 year
+2.8%
Share count change, 3-year CAGR
+1.8%

Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.

Based on the four quarters through Jul 3, 2026 (filed Aug 3, 2026).

Earnings and expectations

Earnings momentum

Consecutive EPS beats
14
Beats in the last 8 reports
8 of 8
Average EPS surprise, last 4
+14.6%
Average 2-day reaction, last 8
+0.7%
Positive 20 days after report
6 of 8

Analysts

Consensus price target
$144.72
Target vs current price
+71.7%
Analysts with a rating
29
Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
86%
Consensus rating
Buy

How the stock reacted to recent reports

Report dateEPS surprise2 days5 days20 days60 days
Jul 30, 2026+14.3%+4.6%+7.7%-5.9%—
May 12, 2026+13.8%-0.7%+6.5%-5.5%-22.0%
Jan 27, 2026+18.3%-1.3%+7.8%+12.4%+8.3%
Oct 23, 2025+12.3%+3.2%+17.3%+2.4%+10.0%
Jul 29, 2025+12.6%-0.8%-13.9%+3.3%+37.1%
May 14, 2025+34.0%+1.8%+9.1%+11.2%+3.9%
Jan 28, 2025+74.6%-0.0%+22.6%+17.5%+1.3%
Oct 30, 2024+59.0%-1.1%+36.4%+20.2%+22.5%

Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.

Earnings history

Report dateEPSEstimateSurpriseRevenue
Jul 30, 2026$1.20$1.05+14.3%$935.2M
May 12, 2026$1.05$0.92+13.8%$880.5M
Jan 27, 2026$1.10$0.93+18.3%$909.4M
Oct 23, 2025$1.19$1.06+12.3%$905.0M
Jul 29, 2025$1.16$1.03+12.6%$864.3M
May 14, 2025$1.29$0.96+34.0%$924.3M
Jan 28, 2025$1.03$0.59+74.6%$679.4M
Oct 30, 2024$0.97$0.61+59.0%$635.6M

Valuation in context

MultipleNow5-year median5-year percentileSector rank (cheapness)
P/E (trailing)21.8×18.7×62thTop 50%
P/E (forward)18.0×———
EV / EBITDA15.5×——Bottom 24%
EV / Sales3.19×——Bottom 34%
Free-cash-flow yield4.31%——Bottom 44%
Earnings yield4.58%——Top 50%

P/E over the past five years

Range 11.8× – 48.6× since Jul 2, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.

What moved the stock over the past year

Price return, 1 year
+11.5%
Earnings per share growth (TTM)
+5.2%
Change in P/E multiple
+52.4%

Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.

Technical state

Trend checklist

  • ✓ Price above 20-day average
  • ✗ Price above 50-day average
  • ✗ Price above 200-day average
  • ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
  • ✓ MACD histogram positive

Trend quality

Days above the 50-day average
0
Days above the 200-day average
0
50-day average slope (20 days)
-11.0%
200-day average slope (20 days)
-0.7%
Distance from 50-day average
-5.0%
Distance from 200-day average
-21.8%
RSI (14)
51.2
Relative volume
1.05×

Risk and drawdowns

Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
59.5%
Volatility vs own 5-year history
52th percentile · Normal for this stock
Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
1.16
Correlation with S&P 500
0.29
Current drawdown from 1-year high
-46.1%
Maximum drawdown, 3 years
-50.2%

Largest declines in the past six years

From peakTo lowDeclineLengthRecovery
May 29, 2026Sep 30, 2026-50.2%85 daysNot yet recovered
Feb 14, 2024Oct 24, 2024-48.6%175 days138 days (May 15, 2025)
Jul 27, 2023Oct 5, 2023-25.2%49 days49 days (Dec 14, 2023)
Nov 5, 2025Nov 20, 2025-23.3%11 days45 days (Jan 28, 2026)
Jul 7, 2025Aug 11, 2025-19.0%25 days5 days (Aug 18, 2025)

Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.

Financial statements

Market cap
$12.78B
P/E (TTM)
21.8
EPS, diluted (TTM)
$3.86
Revenue (TTM)
$3.63B
52-week range
$74.91 – $163.13
FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Revenue$1.46B$1.90B$2.50B$2.96B$3.56B
Gross profit$147.0M$287.0M$691.6M$998.2M$1.16B
Operating income$65.9M$168.5M$587.1M$639.1M$697.3M
Net income$50.9M$118.9M$306.2M$509.2M$585.9M
EPS (diluted)$1.11$0.01$3.37$3.47$3.84
Q2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026Q3 2026Q4 2026Q1 2027
Revenue$635.6M$679.4M$924.3M$864.3M$905.3M$909.4M$880.5M$935.2M
Net income$115.4M$115.3M$156.8M$157.2M$146.9M$131.2M$150.6M$165.4M
EPS (diluted)$0.79$0.79$1.05$1.04$0.97$0.85$0.97$1.07
FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Operating cash flow-$147.1M$107.7M$429.0M$655.8M$556.5M
Capital expenditure-$5.9M-$3.2M-$6.7M-$33.9M-$44.8M
Free cash flow-$153.0M$104.5M$422.3M$621.9M$511.6M
Dividends paid$0$0$0$0$0
Net share buybacks$0$76,000$0$0-$395,000

Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.

Cash and short-term investments
$1.21B
Total assets
$4.26B
Total liabilities
$1.71B
Total debt
$0
Net debt
-$1.21B
Shareholders’ equity
$2.56B

As of Jul 3, 2026 (filed Aug 3, 2026).

Short interest

Shares sold short
8,779,581
Days to cover
4.64
Change vs previous report
-2.2%

FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.