AQN vs PEG vs WEC Stock Comparison

Algonquin Power & Utilities, Public Service Enterprise and Wec Energy Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WEC Wec Energy Group, Inc.
$110.54 +8.9% 1M -4.1% 1Y
Market cap
$37.38B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.14B
Div. yield
0.03%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionAQNPEGWECLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.19B $36.68B $37.38B WEC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.1x 18.2x 22.1x PEG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.7x 17.3x 20.7x AQN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.7% +15.3% +8.9% PEG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.5% 15.4% 16.7% WEC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.4% 6.4% 5.9% PEG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.0x 5.5x 5.9x PEG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.04% 0.03% AQN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.1% -10.8% -4.1% WEC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.0%/yr +2.6%/yr +4.2%/yr WEC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.7% 18.8% 16.4% WEC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 52/100 45/100 AQN

Percentile Scorecard

AQNPEGWEC

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

AxisAQNPEGWEC
Valuation 74 #18 of 67 53 #32 of 67 27 #49 of 67
Growth 67 #22 of 65 30 #46 of 65 31 #45 of 65
Profitability 67 #21 of 62 75 #16 of 62 80 #13 of 62
Financial Health 38 #39 of 62 53 #30 of 62 31 #43 of 62
Shareholder Returns 33 #45 of 67 47 #36 of 67 53 #32 of 67
Overall 56 52 45
  • AQN ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • PEG ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • WEC ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAQNPEGWECSPY
1 month +6.8%+8.6%+8.9% +0.9%
3 months -10.6%-6.8%-0.7% +5.9%
6 months -13.3%-8.9%-3.5% +8.5%
Year to date -13.2%-9.8%+4.8% +13.3%
1 year -7.1%-10.8%-4.1% +12.4%
3 years +6.2%+20.6%+35.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +2.0%+6.4%+10.6% +23.5%
5 years -63.0%+13.6%+22.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year -18.0%+2.6%+4.2% +11.0%
10 years -39.4%+76.6%+88.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year -4.9%+5.9%+6.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAQNPEGWECSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.7%18.8%16.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.3%19.9%15.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.230.07-0.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.28-0.58-0.25 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.3%-29.6%-29.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.5%-16.7%-7.0% -0.9%
52-week high $6.98$86.95$118.85 $779.14
52-week low $4.99$66.56$100.79 $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.

MultipleAQNPEGWEC
P/E now vs peer median 29.5xmedian 20.8x 17.9xmedian 20.8x 21.3xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.9x 2.8xmedian 2.9x 3.6xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 13.1x 13.8xmedian 13.1x 15.3xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 35.3x 130.9xmedian 35.3x -37.1xmedian 35.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.7x 2.1xmedian 1.7x 2.5xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.84median 2.18 -1.77median 2.18 3.37median 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 monthsAQNPEGWEC
Revenue $1.21B $13.03B $10.14B
Gross profit -$435.80M $8.51B $6.66B
Operating income $525.40M $2.90B $2.32B
Net income $167.50M $2.01B $1.69B
Free cash flow $159.40M $276.00M -$970.20M
EPS (diluted) $0.18 $4.03 $5.14
Cash & equivalents $55.00M $192.00M $50.00M
Total debt $6.64B $24.54B $22.56B
Shares (diluted) 772.41M 499.00M 328.90M
Enterprise value $3.99B $35.62B $37.20B

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
MetricAQNPEGWEC
P/E 29.5x 17.9x 21.3x
P/FCF 25.7x 130.9x -37.1x
P/Operating cash flow 4.0x 10.1x 10.1x
P/S 3.4x 2.8x 3.6x
P/B 0.8x 2.1x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 2.1x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 11.4x 13.8x 15.3x
EV/EBIT 20.3x 20.8x 25.3x
EV/Revenue 8.9x 4.6x 5.8x
EV/FCF 67.0x 219.1x -60.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.4x 16.8x 16.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.84 -1.77 3.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAQNPEGWEC
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.7% 15.3% 8.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 0.0% 3.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.7% 11.6% 5.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% -3.0% 7.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.0% 7.5% -0.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.8% -6.8% 7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 112.7% 1.6% 2.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 52.3% -10.2% 7.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 153.3% 1.8% -0.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.1% -10.2% 6.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.7% 42.7% 7.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 0.3% 20.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -45.1% 142.9% -284.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.6% -18.8% -9.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAQNPEGWEC
Gross margin -36.1% 65.3% 65.7%
EBITDA margin 77.8% 33.7% 37.8%
Operating margin 43.6% 22.3% 22.8%
Pretax margin 16.2% 17.5% 17.9%
Net margin 11.5% 15.4% 16.7%
FCF margin 13.2% 2.1% -9.6%
Operating cash flow margin 85.2% 27.6% 35.3%
Return on equity 1.5% 11.6% 11.8%
Return on assets – 3.4% 3.2%
Return on invested capital 3.4% 6.4% 5.9%
Return on capital employed – 5.5% 4.9%
Asset turnover – 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.1x 1.8x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAQNPEGWEC
Debt / assets 47.7% 41.7% 42.8%
Debt / equity 1.3x 1.4x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.0x 5.5x 5.9x
Debt / FCF 41.6x 88.9x -23.3x
Liabilities / assets 64.3% 70.5% 73.2%
Equity / assets 35.7% 29.5% 26.8%
Interest coverage 1.9x 2.7x 2.5x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.9x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.18 1.22 1.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAQNPEGWEC
Dividend yield 5.2% 3.6% 3.4%
Net buyback yield -0.2% – -1.1%
Shareholder yield 5.0% 3.6% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 180.2% 64.5% 70.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 189.3% 469.9% -123.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) -30.8% 5.7% 9.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -17.9% 5.4% 8.0%

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.

ConsensusAQNPEGWEC
Forward P/E 15.7xFY2026 17.3xFY2026 20.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.34FY2026 $4.20FY2026 $5.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY 0.0%FY2026 +3.7%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.6% +6.2% +17.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.45BFY2026 $13.36BFY2026 $9.89BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.9%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026 +0.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.7% +4.5% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAQNPEGWEC
Held by institutions 68.7% 77.3% 85.3%
Institutions holding 241 1,307 1,394
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.1% +4.0% +1.1%
Institutions buying 129 676 704
Institutions selling 67 400 401
Buyers to sellers 1.93 1.69 1.76

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.

AQNPEGWEC
AQN 1.00 0.40 0.37
PEG 0.40 1.00 0.70
WEC 0.37 0.70 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AQN, PEG and WEC?

Wec Energy (WEC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) $4.19B, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) $36.68B, Wec Energy (WEC) $37.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, AQN, PEG and WEC?

Public Service Enterprise (PEG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) 30.1x, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) 18.2x, Wec Energy (WEC) 22.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) is cheapest (Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) 15.7x, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) 17.3x, Wec Energy (WEC) 20.7x). 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%, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) +15.3%, Wec Energy (WEC) +8.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Wec Energy (WEC) has the highest net margin (Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) 11.5%, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) 15.4%, Wec Energy (WEC) 16.7%). On return on invested capital, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) leads (Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) 3.4%, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) 6.4%, Wec Energy (WEC) 5.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Wec Energy (WEC) returned the most: Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) -7.1%, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) -10.8%, Wec Energy (WEC) -4.1%. Over five years, Wec Energy (WEC) compounded fastest (Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) -18.0%/yr, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) +2.6%/yr, Wec Energy (WEC) +4.2%/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%, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) 0.04%, Wec Energy (WEC) 0.03%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Wec Energy (WEC) has been the steadiest (Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) 25.7%, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) 18.8%, Wec Energy (WEC) 16.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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