CEPL vs HD vs URI Stock Comparison

Capstone Energy Plus, Home Depot and United Rentals Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HD Home Depot, Inc.
$328.95 +14.2% 1M -13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$328.29B
P/E
23.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$169.18B
Div. yield
2.82%
Home Improvement Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
URI United Rentals, Inc.
$1,198.19 +18.1% 1M +37.6% 1Y
Market cap
$74.28B
P/E
26.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.50B
Div. yield
0.64%
Equipment Rental Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Home Depot leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Home Depot 5, United Rentals 5, Capstone Energy Plus 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCEPLHDURILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $90.18M $328.29B $74.28B HD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.6x 23.0x 26.1x HD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 23.5x 21.7x URI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% +2.5% +9.4% URI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.5% 8.4% 16.3% URI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 23.3% 14.0% HD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.7x 2.0x 2.3x CEPL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.82% 0.64% HD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -13.0% +37.6% URI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -2.4%/yr +25.9%/yr URI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 112.7% 27.0% 42.2% HD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 40/100 54/100 CEPL

Percentile Scorecard

CEPLHDURI

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

AxisCEPLHDURI
Valuation 97 #3 of 62 19 #84 of 104 22 #36 of 46
Growth 93 #5 of 59 28 #71 of 98 87 #6 of 39
Profitability 85 #9 of 55 91 #10 of 97 92 #4 of 39
Financial Health 24 #55 of 72 30 #77 of 110 20 #38 of 47
Shareholder Returns 82 #6 of 29 30 #49 of 70 50 #16 of 31
Overall 76 40 54
  • CEPL ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • HD ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • URI ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCEPLHDURISPY
1 month -37.8%+14.2%+18.1% +0.7%
3 months -64.8%-1.3%+12.1% +3.7%
6 months —+0.0%+24.8% +7.1%
Year to date —-4.4%+48.0% +12.8%
1 year —-13.0%+37.6% +11.9%
3 years —+16.9%+191.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year —+5.3%+42.9% +22.8%
5 years —-11.5%+216.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year —-2.4%+25.9% +10.9%
10 years —+166.2%+1,489.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+10.3%+31.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCEPLHDURISPY
Volatility, 1Y 112.7%27.0%42.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 122.0%26.0%39.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.760.681.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.480.89 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.8%-35.9%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -76.7%-15.9%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $11.88$391.05$1,198.19 $779.14
52-week low $2.64$281.12$710.47 $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.

MultipleCEPLHDURI
P/E now vs peer median 26.6xmedian 26.6x 23.0xmedian 17.0x 26.1xmedian 26.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.6x 1.9xmedian 0.5x 4.2xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 18.9x 15.0xmedian 9.2x 14.1xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.4xmedian 30.1x 21.7xmedian 15.6x 83.3xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median -2.0xmedian 1.9x 19.8xmedian 1.7x 7.7xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.97median 0.97 -5.64median 0.77 2.74median 2.55

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 monthsCEPLHDURI
Revenue $103.06M $169.18B $17.50B
Gross profit $35.07M $56.18B $6.84B
Operating income $4.53M $21.02B $4.47B
Net income $3.56M $14.23B $2.86B
Free cash flow $2.87M $15.10B $892.00M
R&D $4.03M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.10 $14.28 $45.89
Cash & equivalents $32.30M $2.09B $153.00M
Total debt $109.19M $214.74B $14.67B
Shares (diluted) 34.34M 996.00M 62.26M
Enterprise value $81.01M $321.53B $73.40B

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
MetricCEPLHDURI
P/E 26.6x 23.0x 26.1x
P/FCF 31.4x 21.7x 83.3x
P/Operating cash flow 20.1x 17.5x 12.0x
P/S 0.9x 1.9x 4.2x
P/B -2.0x 19.8x 7.7x
P/Tangible book -1.8x 53.5x 8.1x
EV/EBITDA 8.9x 15.0x 14.1x
EV/EBIT 18.4x 18.0x 19.9x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 2.2x 5.1x
EV/FCF 29.0x 25.1x 99.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.6x 20.2x 14.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.97 -5.64 2.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCEPLHDURI
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% 2.5% 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 3.0% 8.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.5% 2.1% 10.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 52.0% 2.7% 6.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 305.8% -2.7% 11.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 30.7% -3.0% 5.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 190.1% -2.7% 12.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.8% -4.3% 6.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 151.0% -2.9% 16.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.5% -4.1% 9.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.9% 5.1% 24.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.5% -1.5% 10.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.6% 6.1% 98.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.3% -2.5% 83.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCEPLHDURI
Gross margin 34.0% 33.2% 39.1%
EBITDA margin 9.1% 15.0% 36.1%
Operating margin 4.4% 12.4% 25.5%
Pretax margin 3.4% 11.1% 21.8%
Net margin 3.5% 8.4% 16.3%
FCF margin 2.8% 8.9% 5.1%
Operating cash flow margin 4.3% 11.1% 35.4%
Return on equity – 93.3% 30.2%
Return on assets 3.1% 13.1% 8.9%
Return on invested capital – 23.3% 14.0%
Return on capital employed 12.2% 28.5% 16.5%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.3x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.3% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCEPLHDURI
Debt / assets 22.1% 48.4% 44.7%
Debt / equity -0.6x 3.2x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.7x 2.0x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 8.8x 3.5x 16.4x
Liabilities / assets 139.4% 84.8% 70.4%
Equity / assets -39.4% 15.2% 29.6%
Interest coverage 1.1x 8.7x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.1x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score -10.51 5.59 3.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCEPLHDURI
Dividend yield – 2.8% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 0.4% -0.1% 2.5%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 2.7% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 64.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 61.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.4% –

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.

ConsensusCEPLHDURI
Forward P/E – 23.5xFY2026 21.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 $13.98FY2026 $55.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -4.8%FY2026 +31.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +10.4% +6.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $115.36MFY2026 $163.25BFY2026 $18.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +28.2% +14.1% +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCEPLHDURI
Held by institutions – 75.0% 95.9%
Institutions holding – 4,111 1,588
Change in shares held, QoQ – +3.1% +4.7%
Institutions buying – 1,919 804
Institutions selling – 1,768 538
Buyers to sellers – 1.09 1.49

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.

CEPLHDURI
CEPL 1.00 -0.17 0.15
HD -0.17 1.00 0.31
URI 0.15 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CEPL, HD and URI?

Home Depot (HD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) $90.18M, Home Depot (HD) $328.29B, United Rentals (URI) $74.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, CEPL, HD and URI?

Home Depot (HD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) 26.6x, Home Depot (HD) 23.0x, United Rentals (URI) 26.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, United Rentals (URI) is cheapest (Home Depot (HD) 23.5x, United Rentals (URI) 21.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

United Rentals (URI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) +5.4%, Home Depot (HD) +2.5%, United Rentals (URI) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

United Rentals (URI) has the highest net margin (Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) 3.5%, Home Depot (HD) 8.4%, United Rentals (URI) 16.3%). On return on invested capital, Home Depot (HD) leads (Home Depot (HD) 23.3%, United Rentals (URI) 14.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Rentals (URI) returned the most: Home Depot (HD) -13.0%, United Rentals (URI) +37.6%. Over five years, United Rentals (URI) compounded fastest (Home Depot (HD) -2.4%/yr, United Rentals (URI) +25.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Home Depot (HD) has the highest dividend yield: Home Depot (HD) 2.82%, United Rentals (URI) 0.64%. Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Home Depot (HD) has been the steadiest (Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) 112.7%, Home Depot (HD) 27.0%, United Rentals (URI) 42.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CEPL, HD and URI?

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