CEG vs KEP vs VST Stock Comparison

Constellation Energy, Korea Electric Power and Vistra Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KEP Korea Electric Power Corp
$10.47 -4.9% 1M -30.5% 1Y
Market cap
$13.44B
P/E
2.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$67.60B
Div. yield
4.97%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
4 wins
VST Vistra Corp.
$146.68 +5.9% 1M -26.4% 1Y
Market cap
$49.28B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.21B
Div. yield
0.63%
Independent Power Producers Utilities
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Constellation Energy leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Constellation Energy 4, Korea Electric Power 4, Vistra 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCEGKEPVSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $91.94B $13.44B $49.28B CEG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.9x 2.3x 24.4x KEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.9x 4.2x 16.6x KEP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.0% -1.4% +3.8% CEG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% 8.8% 10.6% CEG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.5% 5.2% 11.3% VST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 4.5x 2.8x VST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.65% 4.97% 0.63% KEP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.8% -30.5% -26.4% VST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +1.5%/yr +49.2%/yr VST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.6% 47.7% 50.9% KEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 67/100 69/100 CEG

Percentile Scorecard

CEGKEPVST

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

AxisCEGKEPVST
Valuation 61 #10 of 24 100 #1 of 67 78 #6 of 24
Growth 96 #2 of 23 88 #9 of 65 55 #11 of 23
Profitability 86 #4 of 23 39 #39 of 63 100 #1 of 23
Financial Health 48 #13 of 24 11 #56 of 63 39 #15 of 24
Shareholder Returns 58 #9 of 20 96 #4 of 67 74 #6 of 20
Overall 70 67 69
  • CEG ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • KEP ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • VST ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCEGKEPVSTSPY
1 month -1.6%-4.9%+5.9% -0.2%
3 months -0.3%-10.1%-1.3% +3.9%
6 months -15.3%-30.0%-9.0% +8.2%
Year to date -26.7%-36.5%-9.1% +12.9%
1 year -33.8%-30.5%-26.4% +12.3%
3 years +133.8%+74.8%+358.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +32.7%+20.5%+66.1% +23.3%
5 years —+7.5%+638.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+1.5%+49.2% +10.9%
10 years —-52.8%+865.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-7.2%+25.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCEGKEPVSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.6%47.7%50.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.1%48.6%55.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.441.311.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.70-0.64-0.52 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.8%-55.0%-48.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.5%-55.0%-26.4% -1.2%
52-week high $401.43$23.26$199.37 $779.14
52-week low $236.50$10.47$134.71 $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.

MultipleCEGKEPVST
P/E now vs peer median 26.9xmedian 25.0x 2.3xmedian 20.9x 24.4xmedian 25.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.8x 0.2xmedian 2.9x 2.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 11.5x 5.2xmedian 13.2x 10.6xmedian 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 297.5xmedian 13.6x 6.6xmedian 36.9x 21.9xmedian 13.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.1x 0.4xmedian 1.7x 9.0xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.45median 0.60 0.07median 2.31 1.54median 0.60

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 monthsCEGKEPVST
Revenue $31.27B $67.60B $19.21B
Gross profit – $10.41B –
Operating income $4.60B $8.79B $3.56B
Net income $3.48B $5.57B $2.22B
Free cash flow $309.00M $2.03B $2.26B
EPS (diluted) $9.63 $4.63 $5.98
Cash & equivalents $697.00M $1.70B $435.00M
Total debt $24.70B $357.84B $19.60B
Shares (diluted) 360.00M 1.28B 339.23M
Enterprise value $83.19B -$15.94B $42.47B

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
MetricCEGKEPVST
P/E 26.9x 2.3x 24.4x
P/FCF 297.5x 6.6x 21.9x
P/Operating cash flow 21.9x 1.1x 9.6x
P/S 2.9x 0.2x 2.6x
P/B 2.9x 0.4x 9.0x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 0.4x 15.4x
EV/EBITDA 14.0x 5.2x 10.6x
EV/EBIT 25.2x 10.8x 18.8x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 1.4x 3.5x
EV/FCF 375.2x 47.0x 29.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.6x 7.6x 13.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.45 0.07 1.54

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCEGKEPVST
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.0% -1.4% 3.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 13.4% 4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 4.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 36.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.7% 5.2% -0.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 111.3% 34.5% 12.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 15.2% 21.1% -8.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 66.0% 33.2% 11.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.4% 55.7% -6.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.2% 33.6% 15.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 822.4% -7.8% 21.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.4% 42.7% 6.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 112.9% -55.3% 36.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 27.9% -4.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCEGKEPVST
Gross margin – 15.4% –
EBITDA margin 26.4% 26.9% 33.0%
Operating margin 14.7% 13.0% 18.5%
Pretax margin 16.3% 11.1% 14.6%
Net margin 11.1% 8.8% 10.6%
FCF margin 1.0% 3.0% 11.7%
Operating cash flow margin 13.5% 18.6% 26.7%
Return on equity 10.6% 16.5% 40.0%
Return on assets 3.6% 3.3% 5.3%
Return on invested capital 5.5% 5.2% 11.3%
Return on capital employed 5.4% 7.2% 11.3%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 2.3x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCEGKEPVST
Debt / assets 25.1% 50.8% 46.0%
Debt / equity 0.8x 2.6x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 4.5x 2.8x
Debt / FCF 79.9x 42.7x 8.7x
Liabilities / assets 67.5% 80.3% 87.1%
Equity / assets 32.5% 19.7% 12.9%
Interest coverage 5.9x 3.1x 3.1x
Current ratio 1.5x 0.4x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.49 0.60 1.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCEGKEPVST
Dividend yield 0.6% 5.0% 0.6%
Net buyback yield – – 2.3%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 5.0% 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 13.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 13.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 0.5%

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.

ConsensusCEGKEPVST
Forward P/E 20.9xFY2026 4.2xFY2026 16.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.40FY2026 $2.49FY2026 $8.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +32.1%FY2026 -44.2%FY2026 +305.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.1% +22.9% +21.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $31.54BFY2026 $74.80BFY2026 $21.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.5%FY2026 +14.4%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.0% -9.9% +20.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCEGKEPVST
Held by institutions 79.8% 2.6% 84.4%
Institutions holding 1,843 168 1,403
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +26.1% +2.7%
Institutions buying 1,002 117 852
Institutions selling 579 33 415
Buyers to sellers 1.73 3.55 2.05

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.

CEGKEPVST
CEG 1.00 0.20 0.81
KEP 0.20 1.00 0.23
VST 0.81 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CEG, KEP and VST?

Constellation Energy (CEG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Constellation Energy (CEG) $91.94B, Korea Electric Power (KEP) $13.44B, Vistra (VST) $49.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, CEG, KEP and VST?

Korea Electric Power (KEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Constellation Energy (CEG) 26.9x, Korea Electric Power (KEP) 2.3x, Vistra (VST) 24.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Korea Electric Power (KEP) is cheapest (Constellation Energy (CEG) 20.9x, Korea Electric Power (KEP) 4.2x, Vistra (VST) 16.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Constellation Energy (CEG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Constellation Energy (CEG) +26.0%, Korea Electric Power (KEP) -1.4%, Vistra (VST) +3.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Constellation Energy (CEG) has the highest net margin (Constellation Energy (CEG) 11.1%, Korea Electric Power (KEP) 8.8%, Vistra (VST) 10.6%). On return on invested capital, Vistra (VST) leads (Constellation Energy (CEG) 5.5%, Korea Electric Power (KEP) 5.2%, Vistra (VST) 11.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vistra (VST) returned the most: Constellation Energy (CEG) -33.8%, Korea Electric Power (KEP) -30.5%, Vistra (VST) -26.4%. Over five years, Vistra (VST) compounded fastest (Korea Electric Power (KEP) +1.5%/yr, Vistra (VST) +49.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Korea Electric Power (KEP) has the highest dividend yield: Constellation Energy (CEG) 0.65%, Korea Electric Power (KEP) 4.97%, Vistra (VST) 0.63%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Korea Electric Power (KEP) has been the steadiest (Constellation Energy (CEG) 48.6%, Korea Electric Power (KEP) 47.7%, Vistra (VST) 50.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CEG, KEP and VST?

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 4. 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.