AES vs HNRG vs TRP Stock Comparison

Aes, Hallador Energy and Tc Energy Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AES Aes Corp
$14.98 +0.8% 1M +3.6% 1Y
Market cap
$10.72B
P/E
5.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.05B
Div. yield
0.05%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
3 wins
HNRG Hallador Energy Co
$11.89 -17.4% 1M -43.5% 1Y
Market cap
$556.17M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$452.10M
Div. yield
–
Independent Power Producers Utilities
1 win
TRP Tc Energy Corp
$63.12 +7.5% 1M +24.2% 1Y
Market cap
$66.97B
P/E
27.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.24B
Div. yield
-0.04%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tc Energy leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Tc Energy 7, Aes 3, Hallador Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAESHNRGTRPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.72B $556.17M $66.97B TRP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.7x -609.8x 27.2x AES
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.8x — 24.9x AES
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% +7.9% -1.0% AES
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.3% -0.2% 21.9% TRP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.9% — 12.4% TRP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.5x 2.4x 1.2x TRP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.00% -0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.6% -43.5% +24.2% TRP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.8%/yr +29.8%/yr +3.1%/yr HNRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.4% 64.4% 19.7% TRP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 35/100 66/100 TRP

Percentile Scorecard

AESHNRGTRP

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

AxisAESHNRGTRP
Valuation 89 #8 of 67 39 #15 of 24 77 #9 of 35
Growth 98 #2 of 65 18 #19 of 23 33 #23 of 34
Profitability 49 #32 of 62 46 #13 of 23 97 #2 of 34
Financial Health 3 #60 of 62 57 #11 of 24 91 #4 of 35
Shareholder Returns 73 #19 of 67 17 #16 of 19 33 #21 of 31
Overall 63 35 66
  • AES ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • HNRG ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • TRP ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAESHNRGTRPSPY
1 month +0.8%-17.4%+7.5% +0.9%
3 months +1.1%-13.2%-6.2% +5.9%
6 months +3.7%-21.6%-1.3% +8.5%
Year to date +4.5%-37.6%+14.7% +13.3%
1 year +3.6%-43.5%+24.2% +12.4%
3 years +1.6%-17.7%+86.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +0.5%-6.3%+23.1% +23.5%
5 years -40.4%+268.1%+16.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year -9.8%+29.8%+3.1% +11.0%
10 years +28.6%+31.8%+39.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +2.5%+2.8%+3.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAESHNRGTRPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.4%64.4%19.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.9%65.1%18.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.321.73-0.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.13-0.681.23 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.1%-71.1%-44.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.3%-50.1%-11.0% -0.9%
52-week high $17.28$23.81$70.91 $779.14
52-week low $13.44$10.99$49.79 $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.

MultipleAESHNRGTRP
P/E now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 20.8x -614.5xmedian 24.9x 26.7xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.9x 1.2xmedian 2.7x 5.8xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 13.1x 99.6xmedian 11.6x 8.6xmedian 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -11.4xmedian 35.3x -11.1xmedian 13.8x 6.8xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.7x 2.9xmedian 2.1x 3.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.06median 2.18 23.45median 0.61 0.56median 1.72

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 monthsAESHNRGTRP
Revenue $13.05B $452.10M $11.24B
Gross profit $2.65B – $11.08B
Operating income $2.42B $16.94M $6.82B
Net income $1.87B -$912.00K $2.94B
Free cash flow -$937.00M -$50.46M $9.65B
R&D – $468.00K –
EPS (diluted) $2.62 $-0.02 $2.37
Cash & equivalents $1.80B $28.98M $1.46B
Total debt $32.12B $158.45M $11.91B
Shares (diluted) 715.00M 47.13M 1.04B
Enterprise value $3.90B $467.68M $63.05B

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
MetricAESHNRGTRP
P/E 5.7x -614.5x 26.7x
P/FCF -11.4x -11.1x 6.8x
P/Operating cash flow 2.1x 20.1x 10.6x
P/S 0.8x 1.2x 5.8x
P/B 1.1x 2.9x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 2.9x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 10.1x 99.6x 8.6x
EV/EBIT 16.9x 33.9x 11.2x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 1.3x 6.8x
EV/FCF -43.7x -11.4x 7.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.1x 20.5x 12.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.06 23.45 0.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAESHNRGTRP
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% 7.9% -1.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.3% -8.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.1% – -1.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 37.1% 109.0% -10.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.5% -43.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 115.9% 99.5% -17.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 100.8% -26.2% 52.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 104.4% 99.6% -19.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 88.8% -26.2% 47.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 40.0% -63.1% 14.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.3% -34.2% 4.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 75.5% -295.8% -1.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.9% -50.2% -5.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAESHNRGTRP
Gross margin 20.3% – 98.5%
EBITDA margin 31.0% 1.3% 78.8%
Operating margin 18.5% 3.7% 60.7%
Pretax margin 5.7% -0.2% 34.9%
Net margin 14.3% -0.2% 21.9%
FCF margin -7.2% -11.2% 85.9%
Operating cash flow margin 38.5% 6.2% 55.2%
Return on equity 10.9% 0.5% 12.6%
Return on assets 2.0% 0.2% –
Return on invested capital 5.9% – 12.4%
Return on capital employed 5.4% 6.8% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x -30.7x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAESHNRGTRP
Debt / assets 59.2% 9.2% –
Debt / equity 3.3x 0.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.5x 2.4x 1.2x
Debt / FCF -34.3x -0.9x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 82.0% 59.3% –
Equity / assets 18.0% 40.7% –
Interest coverage 1.7x 1.0x 2.8x
Current ratio 0.7x 0.7x –
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.2x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 0.52 1.94 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAESHNRGTRP
Dividend yield 4.8% – 5.5%
Net buyback yield – -9.6% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 4.8% -9.6% 5.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 26.8% – 87.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) -53.6% – 26.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.4% – 3.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.1% – -8.5%

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.

ConsensusAESHNRGTRP
Forward P/E 6.8xFY2026 – 24.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.21FY2026 $-0.35FY2026 $2.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -5.6%FY2026 -136.5%FY2026 -0.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.6% – +15.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.56BFY2026 $474.13MFY2026 $10.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.7%FY2026 +1.0%FY2026 -2.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.0% +7.3% +4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAESHNRGTRP
Held by institutions 89.6% 76.3% 65.7%
Institutions holding 698 171 696
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.0% +5.2% -5.0%
Institutions buying 348 86 328
Institutions selling 241 52 216
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.65 1.52

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.

AESHNRGTRP
AES 1.00 0.05 0.09
HNRG 0.05 1.00 0.01
TRP 0.09 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AES, HNRG and TRP?

Tc Energy (TRP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aes (AES) $10.72B, Hallador Energy (HNRG) $556.17M, Tc Energy (TRP) $66.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, AES, HNRG and TRP?

Aes (AES) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aes (AES) 5.7x, Hallador Energy (HNRG) -609.8x, Tc Energy (TRP) 27.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aes (AES) is cheapest (Aes (AES) 6.8x, Tc Energy (TRP) 24.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Aes (AES) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aes (AES) +8.5%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) +7.9%, Tc Energy (TRP) -1.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tc Energy (TRP) has the highest net margin (Aes (AES) 14.3%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) -0.2%, Tc Energy (TRP) 21.9%). On return on invested capital, Tc Energy (TRP) leads (Aes (AES) 5.9%, Tc Energy (TRP) 12.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tc Energy (TRP) returned the most: Aes (AES) +3.6%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) -43.5%, Tc Energy (TRP) +24.2%. Over five years, Hallador Energy (HNRG) compounded fastest (Aes (AES) -9.8%/yr, Hallador Energy (HNRG) +29.8%/yr, Tc Energy (TRP) +3.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Aes (AES) 0.05%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) 0.00%, Tc Energy (TRP) -0.04%. Hallador Energy (HNRG) and Tc Energy (TRP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tc Energy (TRP) has been the steadiest (Aes (AES) 27.4%, Hallador Energy (HNRG) 64.4%, Tc Energy (TRP) 19.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AES, HNRG and TRP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Tc Energy (TRP) leads on 7. 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.