AQN vs WEC vs ETR Stock Comparison

Algonquin Power & Utilities, Wec Energy and Entergy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WEC Wec Energy Group, Inc.
$111.14 +9.6% 1M -4.0% 1Y
Market cap
$36.13B
P/E
21.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.14B
Div. yield
0.03%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
4 wins
ETR Entergy Corp /De/
$107.51 +9.1% 1M +11.3% 1Y
Market cap
$49.49B
P/E
27.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.48B
Div. yield
0.02%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionAQNWECETRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.12B $36.13B $49.49B ETR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.6x 21.4x 27.5x WEC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.8x 20.8x 23.4x AQN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.7% +8.9% +9.5% ETR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.5% 16.7% 13.3% WEC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.4% 5.9% 4.7% WEC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.0x 5.9x 5.4x ETR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.03% 0.02% AQN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.9% -4.0% +11.3% ETR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.0%/yr +4.3%/yr +15.8%/yr ETR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.7% 16.5% 20.5% WEC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 46/100 38/100 AQN

Percentile Scorecard

AQNWECETR

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

AxisAQNWECETR
Valuation 76 #17 of 67 27 #49 of 67 14 #58 of 67
Growth 69 #21 of 65 33 #44 of 65 38 #41 of 65
Profitability 67 #22 of 64 79 #14 of 64 60 #26 of 64
Financial Health 38 #40 of 64 33 #43 of 64 44 #36 of 64
Shareholder Returns 36 #43 of 67 59 #28 of 67 35 #44 of 67
Overall 57 46 38
  • AQN ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • WEC ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • ETR ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAQNWECETRSPY
1 month +7.4%+9.6%+9.1% -0.8%
3 months -11.0%-2.4%-5.5% +3.5%
6 months -14.9%-3.5%-5.2% +7.0%
Year to date -12.8%+5.4%+16.3% +12.2%
1 year -6.9%-4.0%+11.3% +13.0%
3 years +6.6%+36.0%+135.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +2.1%+10.8%+33.0% +23.1%
5 years -62.8%+23.5%+108.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -18.0%+4.3%+15.8% +11.0%
10 years -39.0%+88.9%+197.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year -4.8%+6.6%+11.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAQNWECETRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.7%16.5%20.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.4%15.9%21.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.23-0.140.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.27-0.250.55 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.3%-29.4%-29.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.2%-6.5%-8.8% -1.8%
52-week high $6.98$118.85$117.91 $779.14
52-week low $4.99$100.79$91.19 $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.

MultipleAQNWECETR
P/E now vs peer median 29.6xmedian 20.8x 21.4xmedian 20.8x 27.4xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.9x 3.6xmedian 2.9x 3.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 13.1x 15.3xmedian 13.1x 14.2xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.8xmedian 36.7x -37.3xmedian 36.7x -16.9xmedian 36.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.7x 2.6xmedian 1.7x 2.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.84median 2.23 3.39median 2.23 4.50median 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 monthsAQNWECETR
Revenue $1.21B $10.14B $13.48B
Gross profit -$435.80M $6.66B –
Operating income $525.40M $2.32B $3.09B
Net income $167.50M $1.69B $1.82B
Free cash flow $159.40M -$970.20M -$2.97B
EPS (diluted) $0.18 $5.14 $3.85
Cash & equivalents $55.00M $50.00M $3.85B
Total debt $6.64B $22.56B $34.63B
Shares (diluted) 772.41M 328.90M 466.31M
Enterprise value $3.92B $35.95B $38.62B

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
MetricAQNWECETR
P/E 29.6x 21.4x 27.4x
P/FCF 25.8x -37.3x -16.9x
P/Operating cash flow 4.0x 10.1x 8.3x
P/S 3.4x 3.6x 3.7x
P/B 0.8x 2.6x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 2.6x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 11.4x 15.3x 14.2x
EV/EBIT 20.4x 25.4x 26.2x
EV/Revenue 8.9x 5.8x 6.0x
EV/FCF 67.1x -60.5x -27.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.4x 16.4x 13.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.84 3.39 4.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAQNWECETR
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.7% 8.9% 9.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 3.0% 0.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.7% 5.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 7.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.0% -0.1% -7.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.8% 7.2% 5.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 112.7% 2.0% 2.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 52.3% 7.8% 10.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 153.3% -0.4% -2.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.1% 6.3% 6.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.7% 7.4% 28.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 20.3% 19.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -45.1% -284.1% -29.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.6% -9.0% -39.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAQNWECETR
Gross margin -36.1% 65.7% –
EBITDA margin 77.8% 37.8% 42.2%
Operating margin 43.6% 22.8% 22.9%
Pretax margin 16.2% 17.9% 17.0%
Net margin 11.5% 16.7% 13.3%
FCF margin 13.2% -9.6% -22.1%
Operating cash flow margin 85.2% 35.3% 45.1%
Return on equity 1.5% 11.8% 10.2%
Return on assets – 3.2% 2.3%
Return on invested capital 3.4% 5.9% 4.7%
Return on capital employed – 4.9% 4.5%
Asset turnover – 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.1x 2.1x 3.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAQNWECETR
Debt / assets 47.7% 42.8% 43.8%
Debt / equity 1.3x 1.6x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.0x 5.9x 5.4x
Debt / FCF 41.6x -23.3x -11.6x
Liabilities / assets 64.3% 73.2% 76.8%
Equity / assets 35.7% 26.8% 23.2%
Interest coverage 1.9x 2.5x 2.0x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.5x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.3x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 0.18 1.08 1.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAQNWECETR
Dividend yield 5.2% 3.4% 2.4%
Net buyback yield -0.2% -1.1% -2.7%
Shareholder yield 5.0% 2.3% -0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 180.2% 70.8% 62.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 189.3% -123.6% -38.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) -30.8% 9.3% 12.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -17.9% 8.0% 9.0%

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.

ConsensusAQNWECETR
Forward P/E 15.8xFY2026 20.8xFY2026 23.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.34FY2026 $5.35FY2026 $4.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY 0.0%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026 +17.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.6% +17.9% +13.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.45BFY2026 $9.89BFY2026 $13.48BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.9%FY2026 +0.9%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.7% +3.5% +8.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAQNWECETR
Held by institutions 68.7% 85.3% 97.8%
Institutions holding 241 1,394 1,330
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.1% +1.1% +6.1%
Institutions buying 129 704 694
Institutions selling 67 401 411
Buyers to sellers 1.93 1.76 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.

AQNWECETR
AQN 1.00 0.37 0.35
WEC 0.37 1.00 0.68
ETR 0.35 0.68 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AQN, WEC and ETR?

Entergy (ETR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) $4.12B, Wec Energy (WEC) $36.13B, Entergy (ETR) $49.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, AQN, WEC and ETR?

Wec Energy (WEC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) 29.6x, Wec Energy (WEC) 21.4x, Entergy (ETR) 27.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) is cheapest (Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) 15.8x, Wec Energy (WEC) 20.8x, Entergy (ETR) 23.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Entergy (ETR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) +5.7%, Wec Energy (WEC) +8.9%, Entergy (ETR) +9.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Wec Energy (WEC) has the highest net margin (Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) 11.5%, Wec Energy (WEC) 16.7%, Entergy (ETR) 13.3%). On return on invested capital, Wec Energy (WEC) leads (Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) 3.4%, Wec Energy (WEC) 5.9%, Entergy (ETR) 4.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Entergy (ETR) returned the most: Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) -6.9%, Wec Energy (WEC) -4.0%, Entergy (ETR) +11.3%. Over five years, Entergy (ETR) compounded fastest (Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) -18.0%/yr, Wec Energy (WEC) +4.3%/yr, Entergy (ETR) +15.8%/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%, Wec Energy (WEC) 0.03%, Entergy (ETR) 0.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Wec Energy (WEC) has been the steadiest (Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) 25.7%, Wec Energy (WEC) 16.5%, Entergy (ETR) 20.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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