AEP vs HRNNF vs D Stock Comparison

American Electric Power, Hydro One and Dominion Energy Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HRNNF Hydro One Ltd
$38.49 +7.4% 1M +3.0% 1Y
Market cap
$23.09B
P/E
22.6x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
3.53%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
4 wins
D Dominion Energy, Inc
$64.32 +6.7% 1M +7.9% 1Y
Market cap
$56.60B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.12B
Div. yield
4.16%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Dominion Energy leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Dominion Energy 5, Hydro One 4, American Electric Power 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEPHRNNFDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $69.79B $23.09B $56.60B AEP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.3x 22.6x 22.3x D
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.3x 22.8x 18.4x D
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.3% — +19.0% D
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.1% — 14.0% D
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.5% 6.4% 3.5% HRNNF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.0x 5.7x 8.1x HRNNF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.96% 3.53% 4.16% D
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.4% +3.0% +7.9% AEP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.6%/yr — -3.3%/yr AEP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.4% 17.6% 20.8% HRNNF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 66/100 16/100 HRNNF

Percentile Scorecard

AEPHRNNFD

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

AxisAEPHRNNFD
Valuation 24 #51 of 67 32 #46 of 67 8 #62 of 67
Growth 64 #24 of 65 72 #19 of 65 44 #37 of 65
Profitability 57 #27 of 62 93 #5 of 62 7 #58 of 62
Financial Health 28 #45 of 62 51 #31 of 62 13 #54 of 62
Shareholder Returns 29 #48 of 67 83 #12 of 67 8 #62 of 67
Overall 40 66 16
  • AEP ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • HRNNF ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • D ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAEPHRNNFDSPY
1 month +8.5%+7.4%+6.7% +0.9%
3 months -0.9%-9.1%-8.8% +5.9%
6 months -4.6%-8.7%+2.9% +8.5%
Year to date +11.2%-2.9%+9.8% +13.3%
1 year +11.4%+3.0%+7.9% +12.4%
3 years +71.1%—+60.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +19.6%—+17.1% +23.5%
5 years +51.3%—-15.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +8.6%—-3.3% +11.0%
10 years +102.2%—-12.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +7.3%—-1.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAEPHRNNFDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.4%17.6%20.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.3%18.4%18.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.07-0.24-0.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.590.170.38 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.2%-18.9%-55.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.6%-12.2%-10.3% -0.9%
52-week high $138.69$43.85$71.67 $779.14
52-week low $113.70$35.56$57.08 $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.

MultipleAEPHRNNFD
P/E now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 20.8x 22.6xmedian 20.8x 22.3xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.9x —median 2.9x 3.1xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 13.1x 15.2xmedian 13.1x 16.7xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.1xmedian 35.3x 12.0xmedian 35.3x -8.3xmedian 35.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.7x 2.5xmedian 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 2.73median 2.18 2.14median 2.18 3.81median 2.18

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 monthsAEPHRNNFD
Revenue $22.79B – $18.12B
Gross profit $15.43B – –
Operating income $5.24B – $3.82B
Net income $3.07B $1.03B $2.65B
Free cash flow -$5.75B $1.92B -$6.85B
EPS (diluted) $5.02 $1.70 $2.87
Cash & equivalents $375.00M $452.53M $296.00M
Total debt $52.84B $54.53B $53.42B
Shares (diluted) 550.63M 600.71M 882.10M
Enterprise value $68.17B $21.98B $59.28B

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
MetricAEPHRNNFD
P/E 25.3x 22.6x 22.3x
P/FCF -12.1x 12.0x -8.3x
P/Operating cash flow 9.1x 12.0x 10.5x
P/S 3.1x – 3.1x
P/B 2.1x 2.5x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 2.6x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 13.9x 15.2x 16.7x
EV/EBIT 23.3x 21.7x 28.8x
EV/Revenue 5.4x – 6.1x
EV/FCF -21.2x 19.1x -16.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.9x 19.1x 20.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.73 2.14 3.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEPHRNNFD
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.3% – 19.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.4% – 6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.1% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.8% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 2.2% – -2.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.5% – 9.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -17.4% 14.0% 4.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 9.9% 0.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.2% 13.5% -2.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 10.6% 5.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.1% 9.8% 16.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.6% 5.4% -0.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -63.5% 9.7% 15.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.1% 5.7% -22.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEPHRNNFD
Gross margin 67.7% – –
EBITDA margin 38.4% – 36.3%
Operating margin 23.0% – 21.1%
Pretax margin 15.4% – 16.4%
Net margin 12.1% – 14.0%
FCF margin -25.2% – -37.8%
Operating cash flow margin 33.8% – 29.7%
Return on equity 9.6% 11.2% 7.4%
Return on assets 2.7% 3.6% 2.1%
Return on invested capital 5.5% 6.4% 3.5%
Return on capital employed 5.0% – 3.5%
Asset turnover 0.2x – 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 1.9x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEPHRNNFD
Debt / assets 43.5% 48.8% 43.8%
Debt / equity 1.6x 1.5x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.0x 5.7x 8.1x
Debt / FCF -9.2x 7.3x -7.8x
Liabilities / assets 72.6% 68.1% 72.4%
Equity / assets 27.4% 31.9% 27.6%
Interest coverage 2.4x 3.3x 1.8x
Current ratio 0.5x – 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.3x – 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.92 – 0.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEPHRNNFD
Dividend yield 3.0% 3.5% 4.2%
Net buyback yield – – -2.6%
Shareholder yield 3.0% 3.5% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 87.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -33.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 2.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.3%

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.

ConsensusAEPHRNNFD
Forward P/E 21.3xFY2026 22.8xFY2026 18.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.01FY2026 $1.69FY2026 $3.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.7%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026 +2.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.0% +3.0% +5.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.09BFY2026 $7.16BFY2026 $17.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.5%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% +2.5% +14.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEPHRNNFD
Held by institutions 92.1% – 80.9%
Institutions holding 1,985 – 1,541
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.2% – +2.4%
Institutions buying 1,065 – 781
Institutions selling 584 – 516
Buyers to sellers 1.82 – 1.51

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.

AEPHRNNFD
AEP 1.00 0.42 0.63
HRNNF 0.42 1.00 0.41
D 0.63 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEP, HRNNF and D?

American Electric Power (AEP) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Electric Power (AEP) $69.79B, Hydro One (HRNNF) $23.09B, Dominion Energy (D) $56.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEP, HRNNF and D?

Dominion Energy (D) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Electric Power (AEP) 25.3x, Hydro One (HRNNF) 22.6x, Dominion Energy (D) 22.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dominion Energy (D) is cheapest (American Electric Power (AEP) 21.3x, Hydro One (HRNNF) 22.8x, Dominion Energy (D) 18.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dominion Energy (D) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Electric Power (AEP) +10.3%, Dominion Energy (D) +19.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dominion Energy (D) has the highest net margin (American Electric Power (AEP) 12.1%, Dominion Energy (D) 14.0%). On return on invested capital, Hydro One (HRNNF) leads (American Electric Power (AEP) 5.5%, Hydro One (HRNNF) 6.4%, Dominion Energy (D) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year American Electric Power (AEP) returned the most: American Electric Power (AEP) +11.4%, Hydro One (HRNNF) +3.0%, Dominion Energy (D) +7.9%. Over five years, American Electric Power (AEP) compounded fastest (American Electric Power (AEP) +8.6%/yr, Dominion Energy (D) -3.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dominion Energy (D) has the highest dividend yield: American Electric Power (AEP) 2.96%, Hydro One (HRNNF) 3.53%, Dominion Energy (D) 4.16%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hydro One (HRNNF) has been the steadiest (American Electric Power (AEP) 19.4%, Hydro One (HRNNF) 17.6%, Dominion Energy (D) 20.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AEP, HRNNF and D?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Dominion Energy (D) 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.