CEG vs SU vs PNW Stock Comparison

Constellation Energy, Suncor Energy and Pinnacle West Capital Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SU Suncor Energy Inc
$76.22 +11.7% 1M +90.4% 1Y
Market cap
$94.90B
P/E
6.9x
Revenue (TTM)
-$3.60B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
6 wins
PNW Pinnacle West Capital Corp
$106.30 +15.9% 1M +15.8% 1Y
Market cap
$12.73B
P/E
19.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.46B
Div. yield
0.03%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Suncor Energy leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Suncor Energy 6, Constellation Energy 3, Pinnacle West Capital 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCEGSUPNWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $93.24B $94.90B $12.73B SU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.9x 6.9x 19.5x SU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.9x 8.2x 23.4x SU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.0% -108.8% +4.8% CEG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% — 12.0% PNW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.5% — 5.5% CEG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 0.5x 4.2x SU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.03% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.8% +90.4% +15.8% SU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +24.1%/yr +9.9%/yr SU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.6% 27.8% 17.2% PNW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 65/100 43/100 CEG

Percentile Scorecard

CEGSUPNW

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

AxisCEGSUPNW
Valuation 61 #10 of 24 75 #26 of 99 58 #29 of 67
Growth 96 #2 of 23 63 #37 of 97 56 #29 of 65
Profitability 86 #4 of 23 73 #27 of 96 40 #38 of 63
Financial Health 48 #13 of 24 75 #26 of 102 23 #49 of 63
Shareholder Returns 58 #9 of 20 39 #47 of 76 39 #41 of 67
Overall 70 65 43
  • CEG ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • SU ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • PNW ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCEGSUPNWSPY
1 month -1.6%+11.7%+15.9% -0.2%
3 months -0.3%+19.3%+0.9% +3.9%
6 months -15.3%+16.9%+3.1% +8.2%
Year to date -26.7%+71.8%+19.8% +12.9%
1 year -33.8%+90.4%+15.8% +12.3%
3 years +133.8%+134.7%+44.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +32.7%+32.9%+13.0% +23.3%
5 years —+194.2%+60.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+24.1%+9.9% +10.9%
10 years —+144.7%+42.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+9.4%+3.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCEGSUPNWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.6%27.8%17.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.1%28.8%16.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.44-0.40-0.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.703.250.92 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.8%-37.3%-25.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.5%-4.1%-2.8% -1.2%
52-week high $401.43$79.48$109.37 $779.14
52-week low $236.50$39.51$86.55 $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.

MultipleCEGSUPNW
P/E now vs peer median 26.9xmedian 25.0x 6.8xmedian 13.0x 19.7xmedian 20.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.8x -25.3xmedian 2.1x 2.4xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 11.5x 11.0xmedian 5.9x 9.1xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 297.5xmedian 13.6x 4.6xmedian 11.1x -13.0xmedian 36.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.1x 1.9xmedian 1.5x 1.8xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.45median 0.60 0.18median 2.27 2.21median 2.31

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 monthsCEGSUPNW
Revenue $31.27B -$3.60B $5.46B
Gross profit – – $3.47B
Operating income $4.60B $1.71B $1.14B
Net income $3.48B $8.93B $667.10M
Free cash flow $309.00M $19.78B -$991.93M
EPS (diluted) $9.63 $11.22 $5.28
Cash & equivalents $697.00M $5.37B $6.41M
Total debt $24.70B $9.85B $42.30B
Shares (diluted) 360.00M 1.22B 123.78M
Enterprise value $84.14B $80.65B $12.67B

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
MetricCEGSUPNW
P/E 26.9x 6.8x 19.7x
P/FCF 297.5x 4.6x -13.0x
P/Operating cash flow 21.9x 5.8x 7.9x
P/S 2.9x -25.3x 2.4x
P/B 2.9x 1.9x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 1.9x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 14.0x 11.0x 9.1x
EV/EBIT 25.2x 55.9x 20.9x
EV/Revenue 3.7x -26.5x 4.4x
EV/FCF 375.2x 4.8x -24.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.6x 6.0x 14.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.45 0.18 2.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCEGSUPNW
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.0% -108.8% 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.8% -27.6% 6.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 3.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 8.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.7% 18.0% 13.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 111.3% – 16.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 15.2% 57.7% 10.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 66.0% 13.8% 11.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.4% 55.0% 7.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.2% 36.9% 8.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 822.4% 9.5% -1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.4% 8.9% 13.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 112.9% 5.0% -43.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 17.4% -15.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCEGSUPNW
Gross margin – – 63.5%
EBITDA margin 26.4% – 48.0%
Operating margin 14.7% – 20.9%
Pretax margin 16.3% – 14.3%
Net margin 11.1% – 12.0%
FCF margin 1.0% – -18.2%
Operating cash flow margin 13.5% -438.8% 30.0%
Return on equity 10.6% 29.1% 9.4%
Return on assets 3.6% 14.6% 2.2%
Return on invested capital 5.5% – 5.5%
Return on capital employed 5.4% 2.1% 4.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.8x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue – -3.5% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCEGSUPNW
Debt / assets 25.1% 10.4% 35.8%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.2x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 0.5x 4.2x
Debt / FCF 79.9x 0.5x -11.1x
Liabilities / assets 67.5% 49.2% 76.8%
Equity / assets 32.5% 50.8% 23.2%
Interest coverage 5.9x – 2.6x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.7x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.0x 0.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.5x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.49 – 0.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCEGSUPNW
Dividend yield 0.6% 3.1% 3.4%
Net buyback yield – -4.0% –
Shareholder yield 0.6% -0.9% 3.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 31.6% 63.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 14.3% -43.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.7% 6.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -1.4% 3.8%

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.

ConsensusCEGSUPNW
Forward P/E 20.9xFY2026 8.2xFY2026 23.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.40FY2026 $9.31FY2026 $4.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +32.1%FY2026 +177.1%FY2026 -9.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.1% -18.8% +25.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $31.54BFY2026 $45.87BFY2026 $5.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.5%FY2026 +28.8%FY2026 +7.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.0% -12.0% +9.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCEGSUPNW
Held by institutions 79.8% 65.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,843 752 727
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% -5.1% +5.8%
Institutions buying 1,002 367 379
Institutions selling 579 252 197
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.46 1.92

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.

CEGSUPNW
CEG 1.00 -0.05 0.08
SU -0.05 1.00 0.00
PNW 0.08 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CEG, SU and PNW?

Suncor Energy (SU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Constellation Energy (CEG) $93.24B, Suncor Energy (SU) $94.90B, Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) $12.73B.

Which stock is cheaper, CEG, SU and PNW?

Suncor Energy (SU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Constellation Energy (CEG) 26.9x, Suncor Energy (SU) 6.9x, Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) 19.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Suncor Energy (SU) is cheapest (Constellation Energy (CEG) 20.9x, Suncor Energy (SU) 8.2x, Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) 23.4x). 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%, Suncor Energy (SU) -108.8%, Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) has the highest net margin (Constellation Energy (CEG) 11.1%, Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) 12.0%). On return on invested capital, Constellation Energy (CEG) leads (Constellation Energy (CEG) 5.5%, Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) 5.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Suncor Energy (SU) returned the most: Constellation Energy (CEG) -33.8%, Suncor Energy (SU) +90.4%, Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) +15.8%. Over five years, Suncor Energy (SU) compounded fastest (Suncor Energy (SU) +24.1%/yr, Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) +9.9%/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%, Suncor Energy (SU) -0.03%, Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) 0.03%. Constellation Energy (CEG) and Suncor Energy (SU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) has been the steadiest (Constellation Energy (CEG) 48.6%, Suncor Energy (SU) 27.8%, Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) 17.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CEG, SU and PNW?

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