CEG vs OKLO vs VST Stock Comparison

Constellation Energy, Oklo and Vistra Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OKLO Oklo Inc.
$26.33 -32.2% 1M -78.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.57B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Nuclear Power Utilities
VST Vistra Corp.
$140.15 +1.6% 1M -26.8% 1Y
Market cap
$47.77B
P/E
23.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.21B
Div. yield
0.01%
Independent Power Producers Utilities
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Vistra leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Vistra 6, Constellation Energy 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCEGOKLOVSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $90.91B $4.57B $47.77B CEG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.2x -29.9x 23.6x VST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.6x — 15.9x VST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.0% — +3.8% CEG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% — 10.6% CEG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.5% — 11.3% VST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 11.4x 2.8x VST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -30.7% -78.9% -26.8% VST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +21.8%/yr +49.0%/yr VST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.0% 92.3% 51.0% CEG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 30/100 68/100 CEG

Percentile Scorecard

CEGOKLOVST

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

AxisCEGOKLOVST
Valuation 61 #10 of 24 13 #21 of 24 74 #7 of 24
Growth 96 #2 of 23 0 #23 of 23 55 #11 of 23
Profitability 86 #4 of 23 27 #17 of 23 100 #1 of 23
Financial Health 48 #13 of 24 100 #1 of 24 39 #15 of 24
Shareholder Returns 58 #9 of 20 11 #18 of 20 74 #6 of 20
Overall 70 30 68
  • CEG ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • OKLO ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • 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

PeriodCEGOKLOVSTSPY
1 month -4.0%-32.2%+1.6% -1.0%
3 months -7.6%-34.6%-14.2% +2.9%
6 months -19.2%-62.9%-14.7% +6.4%
Year to date -28.3%-63.3%-13.1% +11.4%
1 year -30.7%-78.9%-26.8% +13.1%
3 years +121.8%+155.4%+328.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +30.4%+36.7%+62.5% +21.5%
5 years —+167.6%+633.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year —+21.8%+49.0% +10.9%
10 years ——+792.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year ——+24.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCEGOKLOVSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.0%92.3%51.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.3%93.1%55.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.464.071.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.63-0.85-0.52 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.8%-84.9%-48.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.9%-81.6%-30.4% -2.5%
52-week high $401.43$143.42$201.47 $779.14
52-week low $236.50$26.33$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.

MultipleCEGOKLOVST
P/E now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 24.1x -30.4xmedian 24.1x 23.3xmedian 24.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.6x 4,028xmedian 2.6x 2.5xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 11.3x -11.1xmedian 11.3x 10.2xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 291.2xmedian 12.9x -17.7xmedian 12.9x 20.9xmedian 12.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.1x 1.5xmedian 2.1x 8.6xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.44median 0.59 0.19median 0.59 1.47median 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 monthsCEGOKLOVST
Revenue $31.27B – $19.21B
Operating income $4.60B -$217.84M $3.56B
Net income $3.48B -$152.77M $2.22B
Free cash flow $309.00M -$275.82M $2.26B
R&D – $106.06M –
EPS (diluted) $9.63 $-0.87 $5.98
Cash & equivalents $697.00M $1.64B $435.00M
Total debt $24.70B – $19.60B
Shares (diluted) 360.00M 176.22M 339.23M
Enterprise value $81.82B -$2.26B $40.96B

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
MetricCEGOKLOVST
P/E 26.3x -30.4x 23.3x
P/FCF 291.2x -17.7x 20.9x
P/Operating cash flow 21.4x -41.7x 9.2x
P/S 2.9x 4,028x 2.5x
P/B 2.8x 1.5x 8.6x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 1.5x 14.7x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x -11.1x 10.2x
EV/EBIT 24.8x -11.1x 18.2x
EV/Revenue 3.6x – 3.4x
EV/FCF 368.9x -8.7x 28.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.1x -20.6x 12.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.44 0.19 1.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCEGOKLOVST
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.0% – 3.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.8% – 4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.7% -196.2% -0.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 111.3% -243.8% 12.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 15.2% -169.0% -8.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 66.0% -214.2% 11.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.4% -113.8% -6.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.2% -157.5% 15.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 822.4% -124.6% 21.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.4% -150.2% 6.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 112.9% -416.0% 36.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.9% -233.1% -4.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCEGOKLOVST
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 26.4% – 33.0%
Operating margin 14.7% – 18.5%
Pretax margin 16.3% – 14.6%
Net margin 11.1% – 10.6%
FCF margin 1.0% – 11.7%
Operating cash flow margin 13.5% – 26.7%
Return on equity 10.6% -5.2% 40.0%
Return on assets 3.6% -5.0% 5.3%
Return on invested capital 5.5% – 11.3%
Return on capital employed 5.4% -7.3% 11.3%
Asset turnover 0.3x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.8x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCEGOKLOVST
Debt / assets 25.1% 0.0% 46.0%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.0x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 11.4x 2.8x
Debt / FCF 79.9x 0.0x 8.7x
Liabilities / assets 67.5% 2.5% 87.1%
Equity / assets 32.5% 97.5% 12.9%
Interest coverage 5.9x – 3.1x
Current ratio 1.5x 48.5x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x 47.8x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 47.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.47 – 1.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCEGOKLOVST
Dividend yield 0.7% – 0.7%
Net buyback yield – -55.0% 2.4%
Shareholder yield 0.7% -55.0% 3.1%
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.

ConsensusCEGOKLOVST
Forward P/E 20.6xFY2026 – 15.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.32FY2026 $-1.06FY2026 $8.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.2%FY2026 – +305.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.6% – +21.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $31.63BFY2026 $3.53MFY2026 $21.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.9%FY2026 – +20.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.1% +222.0% +21.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCEGOKLOVST
Held by institutions 79.8% 46.3% 84.4%
Institutions holding 1,843 667 1,403
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% -8.5% +2.7%
Institutions buying 1,002 389 852
Institutions selling 579 171 415
Buyers to sellers 1.73 2.27 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.

CEGOKLOVST
CEG 1.00 0.43 0.81
OKLO 0.43 1.00 0.43
VST 0.81 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CEG, OKLO and VST?

Constellation Energy (CEG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Constellation Energy (CEG) $90.91B, Oklo (OKLO) $4.57B, Vistra (VST) $47.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, CEG, OKLO and VST?

Vistra (VST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Constellation Energy (CEG) 26.2x, Oklo (OKLO) -29.9x, Vistra (VST) 23.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Vistra (VST) is cheapest (Constellation Energy (CEG) 20.6x, Vistra (VST) 15.9x). 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%, Vistra (VST) +3.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vistra (VST) returned the most: Constellation Energy (CEG) -30.7%, Oklo (OKLO) -78.9%, Vistra (VST) -26.8%. Over five years, Vistra (VST) compounded fastest (Oklo (OKLO) +21.8%/yr, Vistra (VST) +49.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Constellation Energy (CEG) 0.00%, Oklo (OKLO) 0.00%, Vistra (VST) 0.01%. Constellation Energy (CEG) and Oklo (OKLO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Constellation Energy (CEG) has been the steadiest (Constellation Energy (CEG) 49.0%, Oklo (OKLO) 92.3%, Vistra (VST) 51.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CEG, OKLO 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, Vistra (VST) leads on 6. 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.