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Vicor Corporation

Rank #207Hypergrowth

VICR · Nasdaq · Technology

Vicor Corporation (VICR) — Rank #207 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.32) · ROE 15.7% · Piotroski F-Score 7 / 9.

As-of 2026-09-15 · CIK 0000751978 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.

About

Vicor Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and markets modular power components and power systems for converting electrical power for use in electrically powered devices in the United States, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally.

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The company offers a range of brick-format DC-DC converters; complementary components that provide AC line rectification, input filtering, power factor correction, and transient protection; and input and output voltage, and output power products, as well as sells electrical and mechanical accessories. It also designs, sells, and services custom power system solutions. It serves independent manufacturers of electronic devices, original equipment manufacturers, original design manufacturers, and their contract manufacturers in the aerospace and aviation, defense electronics, satellites, factory automation, instrumentation, test equipment, transportation, telecommunications and networking infrastructure, and vehicle markets.

Vicor Corporation was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts.

Industry
Electronic Components
Sector
Technology
State
DE
Filer Category
Large accelerated filer
Fiscal Year End
December 31

Price History

VICR+54.6% · +9.1% CAGRSPY+80.5% · +12.5% CAGR

Company Snapshot

P/S is the primary valuation lens — earnings are reinvested, not available for P/E.

Market Cap

$8.21B

P/E (annual)

68.2

P/S (annual)

18.1

P/B

10.9

P/OCF (annual)

58.8

Shareholder Yield

-0.6%

Employees

1,092

Industry

Electronic Components

Exchange

Nasdaq

Signal Flags

2 green
Revenue growth acceleratingGrowth rate increasing year over year
Sequential beat (rev + EPS)Both revenue and EPS exceeded prior quarter — 1-quarter streak

Quality Profile

Profitability

1/1 pass
GP / assets
0.32
Return on equity
15.7%
Gross margin trend
PASS

Safety

1/1 pass
Balance-sheet safety
PASS
Debt / equity
0.07
Current ratio
14.30×
Net cash
$406.75M

Cash Flow

3/3 pass
Positive FCF
PASS
Cash-backed earnings
PASS
Accruals healthy
PASS
SBC / revenue
3.7%

Growth

2/2 pass
Revenue growth
26.1%
Piotroski F-Score
7 / 9
Share dilution
0.6%

Terry Smith quality gate

Passes 2/5 Terry Smith thresholds

1 of 5 threshold not computable from filed data.

What Growth Is Priced In

Implied revenue growth (10Y)

24.4%

fairly valued

The annual FCF growth rate today's price requires over a 10-year horizon (discount rate 10%, terminal growth 2.5%).

Dilution drag: 0.6% — per-share value needs a total required return of 25.1% once share-count change is priced in.

vs. own 6-year median revenue growth: 23.6%

within its own history

Cost-of-equity sensitivity (implied growth at different discount rates)

r = 8%

19.2%

r = 10% (base)

24.4%

r = 12%

29.0%

Net debt / market cap: -5.0%

Base FCF: $119.2M3Y mean FCF: $119.2M

Valuation History

Current multiple vs historical range at each filing date. Band spans 25th-75th percentile.

P / E

Price / diluted EPS

80.1xFair
40.7xmed 104.8x1494.2x

P / S

Price / revenue per share

21.0xExpensive
4.4xmed 7.9x26.3x

P / B

Price / book value per share

13.4xExpensive
4.5xmed 9.4x17.4x

P / GP

Price / gross profit per share

36.6xExpensive
9.3xmed 16.4x51.4x

P / FCF

Price / free cash flow per share

79.7xCheap
72.1xmed 229.2x753.1x

Revenue growth and the path to profitability (margin trend) are the primary reads at this stage.

Profitability

Gross profitability (GP / assets)

0.32

Primary signal (Novy-Marx).

62nd pctl of 43 SIC 36 peers

Return on equity

15.7%

Gross margin

57.3%

90th pctl of 43 SIC 36 peers

Revenue growth (YoY)

26.1%

Gross margin improving

Margin trend vs prior year.

PASS

Operating Leverage

2022202320242025
Revenue vs COGS
Revenue vs OpEx
Op. Income vs Revenue

Growth

Revenue CAGR (3Y)

4.3%

Revenue CAGR (5Y)

8.8%

Earnings CAGR (3Y)

67.0%

FCF CAGR (3Y)

Anti-fragile safety

Balance-sheet safety

Composite anti-fragile check.

PASS

Debt / equity

0.07

100th pctl of 41 SIC 36 peers (best = lowest)

Current ratio

14.30×

98th pctl of 43 SIC 36 peers

Quick ratio

11.25×

Net cash

$406.75M

Cash & equivalents minus total debt.

Cash-flow health

Free cash flow

$119.23M

Operating cash flow minus capex.

Positive free cash flow

PASS

FCF / net income

0.01

Cash-backing of earnings.

FCF/NI divergence

Unfavorable divergence (yellow flag).

PASS

Accruals healthy

Cash-backed earnings.

PASS

SBC / revenue

3.7%

Stock-based comp intensity.

Piotroski F-Score

F-Score

7 / 9

Fundamental-strength score (0-9).

Lifecycle Phase History

20202025
Op. Leverage
Hypergrowth