CEG vs ETR vs TLN Stock Comparison

Constellation Energy, Entergy and Talen Energy Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ETR Entergy Corp /De/
$107.34 +8.2% 1M +12.2% 1Y
Market cap
$49.33B
P/E
27.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.48B
Div. yield
0.02%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
3 wins
TLN Talen Energy Corp
$327.91 +9.2% 1M -14.6% 1Y
Market cap
$15.51B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.44B
Div. yield
–
Independent Power Producers Utilities
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Constellation Energy leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Constellation Energy 5, Entergy 3, Talen Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCEGETRTLNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $90.91B $49.33B $15.51B CEG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.2x 27.4x -83.8x CEG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.6x 23.4x 16.0x TLN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.0% +9.5% +60.8% TLN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% 13.3% -5.4% ETR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.5% 4.7% 0.9% CEG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 5.4x 19.3x CEG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -30.7% +12.2% -14.6% ETR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +15.5%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.0% 20.5% 57.4% ETR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 38/100 43/100 CEG

Percentile Scorecard

CEGETRTLN

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

AxisCEGETRTLN
Valuation 61 #10 of 24 12 #59 of 67 26 #18 of 24
Growth 96 #2 of 23 36 #42 of 65 59 #10 of 23
Profitability 86 #4 of 23 59 #27 of 65 36 #15 of 23
Financial Health 48 #13 of 24 46 #36 of 66 9 #22 of 24
Shareholder Returns 58 #9 of 20 36 #43 of 67 84 #4 of 20
Overall 70 38 43
  • CEG ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • ETR ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • TLN ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCEGETRTLNSPY
1 month -4.0%+8.2%+9.2% -1.0%
3 months -7.6%-7.4%-8.9% +2.9%
6 months -19.2%-5.5%-10.0% +6.4%
Year to date -28.3%+16.1%-12.5% +11.4%
1 year -30.7%+12.2%-14.6% +13.1%
3 years +121.8%+132.3%+516.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +30.4%+32.5%+83.4% +21.5%
5 years —+105.2%— +67.7%
5 years, per year —+15.5%— +10.9%
10 years —+189.5%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+11.2%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCEGETRTLNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.0%20.5%57.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.3%21.0%61.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.460.172.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.630.59-0.25 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.8%-29.4%-35.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.9%-9.0%-25.2% -2.5%
52-week high $401.43$117.91$438.12 $779.14
52-week low $236.50$91.19$286.52 $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.

MultipleCEGETRTLN
P/E now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 24.1x 27.4xmedian 20.8x -81.4xmedian 24.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.6x 3.7xmedian 2.8x 4.6xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 11.3x 14.2xmedian 13.1x 51.9xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 291.2xmedian 12.9x -16.8xmedian 36.7x 27.7xmedian 12.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.1x 2.7xmedian 1.7x 9.6xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.44median 0.59 4.49median 2.27 —median 0.59

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 monthsCEGETRTLN
Revenue $31.27B $13.48B $3.44B
Operating income $4.60B $3.09B $88.00M
Net income $3.48B $1.82B -$185.00M
Free cash flow $309.00M -$2.97B $568.00M
EPS (diluted) $9.63 $3.85 $-4.03
Cash & equivalents $697.00M $3.85B $231.00M
Total debt $24.70B $34.63B $9.57B
Shares (diluted) 360.00M 466.31M 45.90M
Enterprise value $81.82B $38.46B $13.07B

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
MetricCEGETRTLN
P/E 26.3x 27.4x -81.4x
P/FCF 291.2x -16.8x 27.7x
P/Operating cash flow 21.4x 8.2x 19.7x
P/S 2.9x 3.7x 4.6x
P/B 2.8x 2.7x 9.6x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 2.7x 9.6x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x 14.2x 51.9x
EV/EBIT 24.8x 26.2x 284.6x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 6.0x 7.3x
EV/FCF 368.9x -27.2x 44.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.1x 13.3x 31.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.44 4.49 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCEGETRTLN
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.0% 9.5% 60.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 0.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.7% -7.4% -34.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 111.3% 5.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 15.2% 2.8% -206.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 66.0% 10.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 0.4% -2.4% -203.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.2% 6.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 822.4% 28.2% 1,121%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.4% 19.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 112.9% -29.7% 422.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.9% -39.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCEGETRTLN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 26.4% 42.2% 14.1%
Operating margin 14.7% 22.9% 2.6%
Pretax margin 16.3% 17.0% -3.6%
Net margin 11.1% 13.3% -5.4%
FCF margin 1.0% -22.1% 16.5%
Operating cash flow margin 13.5% 45.1% 23.2%
Return on equity 10.6% 10.2% -13.6%
Return on assets 3.6% 2.3% -1.4%
Return on invested capital 5.5% 4.7% 0.9%
Return on capital employed 5.4% 4.5% 0.8%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 3.3x -4.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCEGETRTLN
Debt / assets 25.1% 43.8% 63.5%
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.9x 5.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 5.4x 19.3x
Debt / FCF 79.9x -11.6x 16.9x
Liabilities / assets 67.5% 76.8% 89.1%
Equity / assets 32.5% 23.2% 10.9%
Interest coverage 5.9x 2.0x 0.2x
Current ratio 1.5x 0.9x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.47 1.01 0.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCEGETRTLN
Dividend yield 0.7% 2.4% –
Net buyback yield – -2.7% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 0.7% -0.4% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 62.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -38.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 12.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusCEGETRTLN
Forward P/E 20.6xFY2026 23.4xFY2026 16.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.32FY2026 $4.58FY2026 $20.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.2%FY2026 +17.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +12.6% +14.2% +60.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $31.63BFY2026 $13.47BFY2026 $4.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.9%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026 +78.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.1% +8.6% +5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCEGETRTLN
Held by institutions 79.8% 97.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,843 1,330 637
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +6.1% +5.4%
Institutions buying 1,002 694 379
Institutions selling 579 411 190
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.69 1.99

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.

CEGETRTLN
CEG 1.00 0.37 0.79
ETR 0.37 1.00 0.29
TLN 0.79 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CEG, ETR and TLN?

Constellation Energy (CEG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Constellation Energy (CEG) $90.91B, Entergy (ETR) $49.33B, Talen Energy (TLN) $15.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, CEG, ETR and TLN?

Constellation Energy (CEG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Constellation Energy (CEG) 26.2x, Entergy (ETR) 27.4x, Talen Energy (TLN) -83.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Talen Energy (TLN) is cheapest (Constellation Energy (CEG) 20.6x, Entergy (ETR) 23.4x, Talen Energy (TLN) 16.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Talen Energy (TLN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Constellation Energy (CEG) +26.0%, Entergy (ETR) +9.5%, Talen Energy (TLN) +60.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Entergy (ETR) has the highest net margin (Constellation Energy (CEG) 11.1%, Entergy (ETR) 13.3%, Talen Energy (TLN) -5.4%). On return on invested capital, Constellation Energy (CEG) leads (Constellation Energy (CEG) 5.5%, Entergy (ETR) 4.7%, Talen Energy (TLN) 0.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Entergy (ETR) returned the most: Constellation Energy (CEG) -30.7%, Entergy (ETR) +12.2%, Talen Energy (TLN) -14.6%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Constellation Energy (CEG) 0.00%, Entergy (ETR) 0.02%, Talen Energy (TLN) 0.00%. Constellation Energy (CEG) and Talen Energy (TLN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Entergy (ETR) has been the steadiest (Constellation Energy (CEG) 49.0%, Entergy (ETR) 20.5%, Talen Energy (TLN) 57.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CEG, ETR and TLN?

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