ADSE vs HRNNF vs LI Stock Comparison

Ads-Tec Energy Public, Hydro One and Li Auto Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HRNNF Hydro One Ltd
$38.68 +7.8% 1M +3.0% 1Y
Market cap
$23.20B
P/E
22.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
3.52%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
5 wins
LI Li Auto Inc.
$11.35 -1.3% 1M -48.2% 1Y
Market cap
$11.33B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$15.07B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Hydro One leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Hydro One 5, Ads-Tec Energy Public 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADSEHRNNFLILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $517.41M $23.20B $11.33B HRNNF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 22.7x -15.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 22.9x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — -24.5% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — -4.9% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.4% -9.0% HRNNF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.7x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 3.52% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.2% +3.0% -48.2% HRNNF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.4%/yr — -19.1%/yr ADSE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.4% 17.6% 38.5% HRNNF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 66/100 36/100 HRNNF

Percentile Scorecard

ADSEHRNNFLI

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

AxisADSEHRNNFLI
Valuation – 32 #46 of 67 29 #36 of 50
Growth – 70 #20 of 65 0 #48 of 48
Profitability – 91 #7 of 64 29 #33 of 46
Financial Health 6 #67 of 71 52 #31 of 64 88 #7 of 52
Shareholder Returns – 83 #12 of 67 –
Overall – 66 36
  • ADSE ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • HRNNF ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • LI ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodADSEHRNNFLISPY
1 month -14.2%+7.8%-1.3% -0.8%
3 months -22.5%-9.2%-10.1% +3.5%
6 months -22.3%-9.2%-36.8% +7.0%
Year to date -26.8%-2.4%-33.0% +12.2%
1 year -8.2%+3.0%-48.2% +13.0%
3 years +41.2%—-67.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +12.2%—-31.3% +23.1%
5 years -6.8%—-65.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -1.4%—-19.1% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureADSEHRNNFLISPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.4%17.6%38.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.7%18.4%38.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.14-0.240.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.180.17-1.25 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.6%-18.9%-77.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.0%-11.8%-47.4% -1.8%
52-week high $12.88$43.85$21.56 $779.14
52-week low $9.28$35.56$10.69 $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.

MultipleADSEHRNNFLI
P/E now vs peer median —median 25.4x 22.7xmedian 20.8x -15.4xmedian 18.9x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.1x —median 2.9x 0.8xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.5x 15.3xmedian 13.1x —median 8.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 27.3x 12.1xmedian 36.7x -17.2xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 63.2xmedian 1.7x 2.5xmedian 1.7x 1.2xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.77 2.15median 2.23 0.23median 1.40

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 monthsADSEHRNNFLI
Revenue – – $15.07B
Gross profit – – $2.04B
Operating income – – -$1.00B
Net income – $1.03B -$877.96M
Free cash flow – $1.92B -$670.38M
R&D – – $1.65B
EPS (diluted) – $1.70 $-0.69
Cash & equivalents $5.24M $452.53M $5.91B
Total debt $49.29M $54.53B $4.97B
Shares (diluted) 56.39M 600.71M 1.07B
Enterprise value $435.11M $22.10B -$37.62B

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
MetricADSEHRNNFLI
P/E – 22.7x -15.4x
P/FCF – 12.1x -17.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 12.1x -8.1x
P/S – – 0.8x
P/B 63.2x 2.5x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 63.2x 2.6x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – 15.3x –
EV/EBIT – 21.8x 0.1x
EV/Revenue – – 0.0x
EV/FCF – 19.2x 0.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 19.2x 0.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.15 0.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADSEHRNNFLI
Revenue growth (1Y) – – -24.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 12.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -50.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -0.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – -187.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -206.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – 14.0% -177.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 9.9% -74.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – 13.5% -163.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 10.6% -68.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 9.8% -167.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 5.4% -34.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 9.7% -122.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 5.7% -29.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADSEHRNNFLI
Gross margin – – 13.5%
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – -6.7%
Pretax margin – – -5.1%
Net margin – – -4.9%
FCF margin – – -4.4%
Operating cash flow margin – – -9.4%
Return on equity – 11.2% -8.9%
Return on assets – 3.6% -4.2%
Return on invested capital – 6.4% -9.0%
Return on capital employed – – -7.8%
Asset turnover – – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.9x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADSEHRNNFLI
Debt / assets 52.9% 48.8% 5.1%
Debt / equity 5.6x 1.5x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.7x –
Debt / FCF – 7.3x -1.6x
Liabilities / assets 90.5% 68.1% 53.5%
Equity / assets 9.5% 31.9% 46.5%
Interest coverage – 3.3x -30.4x
Current ratio 0.9x – 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.2x – 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 1.6x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADSEHRNNFLI
Dividend yield – 3.5% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 3.5% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusADSEHRNNFLI
Forward P/E – 22.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.58FY2026 $1.69FY2026 $-0.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +4.3%FY2026 -290.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +3.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $206.66MFY2026 $7.16BFY2026 $15.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +553.0%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026 -1.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +2.5% +41.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADSEHRNNFLI
Held by institutions 60.4% 0.0% 4.1%
Institutions holding 16 1 160
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% – +17.2%
Institutions buying 5 0 92
Institutions selling 2 0 47
Buyers to sellers 2.50 – 1.96

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.

ADSEHRNNFLI
ADSE 1.00 0.02 0.03
HRNNF 0.02 1.00 0.04
LI 0.03 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADSE, HRNNF and LI?

Hydro One (HRNNF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ads-Tec Energy Public (ADSE) $517.41M, Hydro One (HRNNF) $23.20B, Li Auto (LI) $11.33B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hydro One (HRNNF) returned the most: Ads-Tec Energy Public (ADSE) -8.2%, Hydro One (HRNNF) +3.0%, Li Auto (LI) -48.2%. Over five years, Ads-Tec Energy Public (ADSE) compounded fastest (Ads-Tec Energy Public (ADSE) -1.4%/yr, Li Auto (LI) -19.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ads-Tec Energy Public (ADSE) 0.00%, Hydro One (HRNNF) 3.52%, Li Auto (LI) 0.00%. Ads-Tec Energy Public (ADSE) and Li Auto (LI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hydro One (HRNNF) has been the steadiest (Ads-Tec Energy Public (ADSE) 46.4%, Hydro One (HRNNF) 17.6%, Li Auto (LI) 38.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADSE, HRNNF and LI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Hydro One (HRNNF) leads on 5. 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.