AQN vs ETR vs PEG Stock Comparison

Algonquin Power & Utilities, Entergy and Public Service Enterprise Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ETR Entergy Corp /De/
$107.51 +9.1% 1M +11.3% 1Y
Market cap
$49.75B
P/E
27.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.48B
Div. yield
0.02%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Public Service Enterprise leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Public Service Enterprise 5, Entergy 4, Algonquin Power & Utilities 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAQNETRPEGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.16B $49.75B $36.25B ETR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.9x 27.7x 18.0x PEG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.8x 23.4x 17.2x AQN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.7% +9.5% +15.3% PEG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.5% 13.3% 15.4% PEG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.4% 4.7% 6.4% PEG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.0x 5.4x 5.5x ETR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.02% 0.04% AQN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.9% +11.3% -13.2% ETR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.0%/yr +15.8%/yr +2.4%/yr ETR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.7% 20.5% 19.0% PEG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 38/100 51/100 AQN

Percentile Scorecard

AQNETRPEG

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

AxisAQNETRPEG
Valuation 76 #17 of 67 14 #58 of 67 53 #32 of 67
Growth 69 #21 of 65 38 #41 of 65 28 #47 of 65
Profitability 67 #22 of 64 60 #26 of 64 76 #16 of 64
Financial Health 38 #40 of 64 44 #36 of 64 51 #32 of 64
Shareholder Returns 36 #43 of 67 35 #44 of 67 47 #36 of 67
Overall 57 38 51
  • AQN ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • ETR ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • PEG ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAQNETRPEGSPY
1 month +7.4%+9.1%+7.6% -0.8%
3 months -11.0%-5.5%-8.9% +3.5%
6 months -14.9%-5.2%-10.1% +7.0%
Year to date -12.8%+16.3%-10.2% +12.2%
1 year -6.9%+11.3%-13.2% +13.0%
3 years +6.6%+135.3%+20.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +2.1%+33.0%+6.3% +23.1%
5 years -62.8%+108.5%+12.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -18.0%+15.8%+2.4% +11.0%
10 years -39.0%+197.5%+74.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year -4.8%+11.5%+5.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAQNETRPEGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.7%20.5%19.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.4%21.0%20.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.230.170.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.270.55-0.70 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.3%-29.4%-29.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.2%-8.8%-17.1% -1.8%
52-week high $6.98$117.91$86.95 $779.14
52-week low $4.99$91.19$66.56 $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.

MultipleAQNETRPEG
P/E now vs peer median 29.6xmedian 20.8x 27.4xmedian 20.8x 17.8xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.9x 3.7xmedian 2.9x 2.8xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 13.1x 14.2xmedian 13.1x 13.7xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.8xmedian 36.7x -16.9xmedian 36.7x 130.2xmedian 36.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.7x 2.7xmedian 1.7x 2.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.84median 2.23 4.50median 2.23 -1.76median 2.23

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 monthsAQNETRPEG
Revenue $1.21B $13.48B $13.03B
Gross profit -$435.80M – $8.51B
Operating income $525.40M $3.09B $2.90B
Net income $167.50M $1.82B $2.01B
Free cash flow $159.40M -$2.97B $276.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.18 $3.85 $4.03
Cash & equivalents $55.00M $3.85B $192.00M
Total debt $6.64B $34.63B $24.54B
Shares (diluted) 772.41M 466.31M 499.00M
Enterprise value $3.96B $38.88B $35.19B

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
MetricAQNETRPEG
P/E 29.6x 27.4x 17.8x
P/FCF 25.8x -16.9x 130.2x
P/Operating cash flow 4.0x 8.3x 10.0x
P/S 3.4x 3.7x 2.8x
P/B 0.8x 2.7x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 2.7x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 11.4x 14.2x 13.7x
EV/EBIT 20.4x 26.2x 20.8x
EV/Revenue 8.9x 6.0x 4.6x
EV/FCF 67.1x -27.2x 218.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.4x 13.3x 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.84 4.50 -1.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAQNETRPEG
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.7% 9.5% 15.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 0.4% 0.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.7% – 11.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% – -3.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.0% -7.4% 7.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.8% 5.6% -6.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 112.7% 2.8% 1.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 52.3% 10.2% -10.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 153.3% -2.4% 1.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.1% 6.1% -10.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.7% 28.2% 42.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 19.1% 0.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -45.1% -29.7% 142.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.6% -39.7% -18.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAQNETRPEG
Gross margin -36.1% – 65.3%
EBITDA margin 77.8% 42.2% 33.7%
Operating margin 43.6% 22.9% 22.3%
Pretax margin 16.2% 17.0% 17.5%
Net margin 11.5% 13.3% 15.4%
FCF margin 13.2% -22.1% 2.1%
Operating cash flow margin 85.2% 45.1% 27.6%
Return on equity 1.5% 10.2% 11.6%
Return on assets – 2.3% 3.4%
Return on invested capital 3.4% 4.7% 6.4%
Return on capital employed – 4.5% 5.5%
Asset turnover – 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.1x 3.3x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAQNETRPEG
Debt / assets 47.7% 43.8% 41.7%
Debt / equity 1.3x 1.9x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.0x 5.4x 5.5x
Debt / FCF 41.6x -11.6x 88.9x
Liabilities / assets 64.3% 76.8% 70.5%
Equity / assets 35.7% 23.2% 29.5%
Interest coverage 1.9x 2.0x 2.7x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.9x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.18 1.01 1.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAQNETRPEG
Dividend yield 5.2% 2.4% 3.7%
Net buyback yield -0.2% -2.7% –
Shareholder yield 5.0% -0.4% 3.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 180.2% 62.9% 64.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 189.3% -38.4% 469.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) -30.8% 12.5% 5.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -17.9% 9.0% 5.4%

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.

ConsensusAQNETRPEG
Forward P/E 15.8xFY2026 23.4xFY2026 17.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.34FY2026 $4.59FY2026 $4.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY 0.0%FY2026 +17.4%FY2026 +3.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.6% +13.9% +6.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.45BFY2026 $13.48BFY2026 $13.36BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.9%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.7% +8.5% +4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAQNETRPEG
Held by institutions 68.7% 97.8% 77.3%
Institutions holding 241 1,330 1,307
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.1% +6.1% +4.0%
Institutions buying 129 694 676
Institutions selling 67 411 400
Buyers to sellers 1.93 1.69 1.69

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.

AQNETRPEG
AQN 1.00 0.36 0.40
ETR 0.36 1.00 0.69
PEG 0.40 0.69 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AQN, ETR and PEG?

Entergy (ETR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) $4.16B, Entergy (ETR) $49.75B, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) $36.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, AQN, ETR and PEG?

Public Service Enterprise (PEG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) 29.9x, Entergy (ETR) 27.7x, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) 18.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) is cheapest (Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) 15.8x, Entergy (ETR) 23.4x, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) 17.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Public Service Enterprise (PEG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) +5.7%, Entergy (ETR) +9.5%, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) +15.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Public Service Enterprise (PEG) has the highest net margin (Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) 11.5%, Entergy (ETR) 13.3%, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) 15.4%). On return on invested capital, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) leads (Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) 3.4%, Entergy (ETR) 4.7%, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) 6.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Entergy (ETR) returned the most: Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) -6.9%, Entergy (ETR) +11.3%, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) -13.2%. Over five years, Entergy (ETR) compounded fastest (Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) -18.0%/yr, Entergy (ETR) +15.8%/yr, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) +2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) has the highest dividend yield: Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) 0.07%, Entergy (ETR) 0.02%, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) 0.04%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) has been the steadiest (Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) 25.7%, Entergy (ETR) 20.5%, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) 19.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AQN, ETR and PEG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) 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.