Which is better, NEXT or USAC?

On the Buffett-Fit framework, USA Compression Partners, LP (USAC) currently grades higher than NEXT — 69/100 (C grade) vs 11/100 (F). That said, "better" depends on which framework you trust — NEXT wins on none; USAC wins on Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Philip Fisher, Peter Lynch, Joel Greenblatt, Charlie Munger, and Terry Smith. The full pillar breakdown is on this page.

Should I buy NEXT or USAC?

This page is an educational comparison, not investment advice. Both NEXT and USAC are graded against the same Buffett 5-pillar framework (moat, earnings durability, management quality, financial health, valuation) plus six other documented investor frameworks. Read the side-by-side breakdown to see which one matches the criteria you care about most — and always do your own research before making any investment decision.

Is NEXT better than USAC for value investing?

On the Buffett-style value-investing framework, USAC currently grades higher — 69/100 vs 11/100, a 58-point gap. The gap is driven by which pillars each stock passes; the table on this page shows moat, durability, management, financial health, and valuation side-by-side.

What's the difference between NEXT and USAC on Warren Buffett's framework?

Both stocks are evaluated on the same five pillars: economic moat (durable competitive advantage), earnings durability (consistent profitability), management quality (capital allocation), financial health (conservative balance sheet), and valuation (margin of safety). NEXT currently scores 11/100 (F grade); USAC scores 69/100 (C grade). The "Where each wins" section on this page breaks down which pillar each stock dominates.

Which has the stronger moat, NEXT or USAC?

Moat strength is one of the five pillars in the Buffett-Fit score on this page. NEXT and USAC are each scored on ROIC sustainability, gross-margin durability, and qualitative signals like brand strength, switching costs, network effects, and regulatory barriers. The pillar breakdown on this page shows the moat sub-score side-by-side so you can see which one has the more durable competitive advantage.

Which is more undervalued, NEXT or USAC?

Valuation is one of the five Buffett-Fit pillars on this page. Both stocks are scored on owner-earnings yield, price-to-intrinsic-value vs the underlying compounding rate, and the margin of safety relative to a conservative DCF. The valuation sub-score in the table below tells you which one currently trades at a more attractive price relative to its underlying business quality.

Are NEXT and USAC both Energy stocks?

Yes — both NextDecade Corporation (NEXT) and USA Compression Partners, LP (USAC) operate in the Energy sector. That makes this a direct sector-peer comparison, which is the apples-to-apples way to use the Buffett-Fit framework: the score weighs each stock against its sector's specific quality and valuation benchmarks (sector-relative bonus), so the cross-stock comparison isn't distorted by inter-sector base-rate differences.

Is this NEXT vs USAC comparison investment advice?

No. This page is an educational pattern-match against documented public frameworks (Buffett, Graham, Fisher, Lynch, Greenblatt, Munger, Smith), not personalised investment advice. The scores reflect how closely each stock matches each framework's documented criteria — they are not buy/hold/sell recommendations. Always do your own research and consult a licensed financial adviser for personalised advice.

Stock comparison

NextDecade

USA Compression Partners, LP

Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.

NextDecade

Market cap

$2.23B

Sector

Energy

USAC

USA Compression Partners, LP

Market cap

$3.51B

Sector

Energy

Overall winner

USA Compression Partners, LP USAC

Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.

Fit scores by strategy

Strategy	NEXT	USAC	Winner
Warren Buffett	11F	69C	USAC
Benjamin Graham	0F	84A	USAC
Philip Fisher

Side-by-side metrics

Metric	NEXT	USAC
Market cap	$2.23B	$3.51B
P/E (TTM)	-	32.8x
EV/EBIT	-	20.6x
ROIC (TTM)	-1.91%	8.89%
Gross margin	0.0%	51.61%
Net margin	0.0%	11.91%
Revenue CAGR 5y	-

Where each one wins

The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.

NEXT leads on

EV/EBIT-vs 20.6x+141%
P/E (TTM)-vs 32.8x+121%
Debt / Equity-vs 9.5x+103%

USAC leads on

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Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.