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Vicor Corporation VICR
$305.61 -1.07% Close, Oct 5, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $14.00B
Strong trend
Next earnings report: Oct 20, 2026
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $3.12, up 114.3% year over year.
- Over the past year the stock returned +525.2%, ahead of the S&P 500 by 509.5 percentage points.
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 5 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +68.8%).
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Technology sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Growth21Very weak
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 48%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 19%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 12%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 31%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 5%
Quality59Neutral
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 25%
- Gross marginTop 44%
- Operating marginTop 17%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 9%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 5%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 10%
Value27Very weak
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 49%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 30%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 36%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 8%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 34%
Momentum96Exceptional
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 1%
- 6-month returnTop 13%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 1%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 34%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 19%
Revisions89Strong
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 12%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 37%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 18%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 36%
Stability44Weak
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 12%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 34%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 13%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 10%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 27.8% | 11.7% | ↓ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 475.6% | 114.3% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 54.8% | 56.6% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 14.1% | 18.6% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 22.9% | 10.8% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 11.7% | 27.8% | ↓ | Bottom 48% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 114.3% | 475.6% | ↓ | Top 19% |
| Gross margin | 56.6% | 54.8% | ↑ | Top 44% |
| Operating margin | 18.6% | 14.1% | ↑ | Top 17% |
| Net margin | 30.6% | 15.4% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 10.8% | 22.9% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 10.5% | — | Top 25% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 0.7% | — | Bottom 31% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 0.58×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- 6.8%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 3.5%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +31.6 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- -3.50×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.00%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- -0.42%
- Shareholder yield
- -0.42%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +5.8%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +2.0%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 29, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 5
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 7 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +68.8%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +1.1%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 7 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $347.50
- Target vs current price
- +13.7%
- Analysts with a rating
- 7
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 86%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2026 | +59.5% | -7.1% | -10.6% | +9.7% | — |
| Apr 21, 2026 | +17.7% | +9.5% | +19.5% | +10.8% | +2.5% |
| Feb 19, 2026 | +165.8% | -1.8% | +26.7% | +23.3% | +86.7% |
| Oct 21, 2025 | +32.2% | +13.4% | +55.1% | +50.0% | +150.7% |
| Jul 22, 2025 | +355.0% | -5.4% | -3.8% | +0.7% | +12.2% |
| Apr 29, 2025 | -79.3% | +0.7% | -21.5% | -17.5% | -8.5% |
| Feb 20, 2025 | +27.8% | +2.5% | +27.9% | +7.6% | -14.8% |
| Oct 22, 2024 | +85.7% | -2.8% | +7.4% | +16.5% | +15.4% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2026 | $1.04 | $0.65 | +59.5% | $143.4M |
| Apr 21, 2026 | $0.44 | $0.37 | +17.7% | $113.0M |
| Feb 19, 2026 | $1.01 | $0.38 | +165.8% | $107.3M |
| Oct 21, 2025 | $0.63 | $0.48 | +32.2% | $110.4M |
| Jul 22, 2025 | $0.91 | $0.20 | +355.0% | $96.0M |
| Apr 29, 2025 | $0.06 | $0.29 | -79.3% | $94.0M |
| Feb 20, 2025 | $0.23 | $0.18 | +27.8% | $96.2M |
| Oct 22, 2024 | $0.26 | $0.14 | +85.7% | $93.2M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 98.0× | 80.3× | 76th | Bottom 49% |
| P/E (forward) | 78.2× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 106.3× | — | — | Bottom 36% |
| EV / Sales | 28.60× | — | — | Bottom 8% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 0.37% | — | — | Bottom 30% |
| Earnings yield | 1.02% | — | — | Bottom 49% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 30.1× – 495.1× since Jun 30, 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
- +525.2%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +114.3%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +94.6%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
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
- 13
- Days above the 200-day average
- 13
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -4.7%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +7.5%
- Distance from 50-day average
- +38.0%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +40.5%
- RSI (14)
- 73.3
- Relative volume
- 0.88×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 95.3%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 82th percentile · High for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 2.39
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.44
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -19.5%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -53.7%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2021 | May 1, 2024 | -80.5% | 615 days | 432 days (Jan 22, 2026) |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Sep 1, 2026 | -53.7% | 44 days | Not yet recovered |
| Mar 2, 2026 | Mar 30, 2026 | -32.0% | 20 days | 13 days (Apr 17, 2026) |
| Feb 12, 2021 | May 12, 2021 | -26.7% | 61 days | 33 days (Jun 29, 2021) |
| May 11, 2026 | May 19, 2026 | -22.2% | 6 days | 4 days (May 26, 2026) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $14.00B
- P/E (TTM)
- 98.0
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $3.12
- Revenue (TTM)
- $474.0M
- 52-week range
- $48.53 – $382.65
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $359.4M | $399.1M | $405.1M | $359.1M | $407.7M |
| Gross profit | $178.2M | $180.6M | $204.9M | $184.0M | $214.4M |
| Operating income | $55.6M | $27.2M | $51.4M | -$1.3M | $36.8M |
| Net income | $56.6M | $25.4M | $53.6M | $6.1M | $118.6M |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.26 | $0.57 | $1.19 | $0.14 | $2.61 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $93.2M | $96.2M | $94.0M | $141.0M | $110.4M | $107.3M | $113.0M | $143.4M |
| Net income | $11.6M | $10.2M | $2.5M | $41.2M | $28.3M | $46.5M | $20.7M | $49.8M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.26 | $0.23 | $0.06 | $0.91 | $0.63 | $1.01 | $0.44 | $1.04 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $54.9M | $22.9M | $74.5M | $50.8M | $139.5M |
| Capital expenditure | -$47.8M | -$64.0M | -$33.5M | -$23.6M | -$20.3M |
| Free cash flow | $7.1M | -$41.0M | $41.1M | $27.2M | $119.2M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net share buybacks | $10.2M | $4.4M | $10.6M | -$497,000 | $6.3M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $453.6M
- Total assets
- $894.2M
- Total liabilities
- $59.6M
- Total debt
- $7.6M
- Net debt
- -$446.0M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $834.3M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 29, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2011 | $0.15 | Aug 31, 2011 |
| Jul 14, 2010 | $0.30 | Jul 30, 2010 |
| Aug 21, 2008 | $0.15 | Sep 10, 2008 |
| Mar 31, 2008 | $0.15 | Apr 18, 2008 |
| Aug 10, 2007 | $0.15 | Aug 30, 2007 |
| Mar 7, 2007 | $0.15 | Mar 27, 2007 |
| Jul 13, 2006 | $0.15 | Aug 7, 2006 |
| Feb 24, 2006 | $0.12 | Mar 20, 2006 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 2,045,907
- Days to cover
- 3.23
- Change vs previous report
- +14.9%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Sep 19, 1995
- 2-for-1
- Aug 21, 1991
- 2-for-1