CNQ vs ED vs NEE Stock Comparison

Canadian Natural Resources, Consolidated Edison and Nextera Energy Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CNQ CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd
$54.07 +14.0% 1M +71.7% 1Y
Market cap
$115.38B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.47B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
5 wins
ED Consolidated Edison Inc
$115.04 +11.5% 1M +14.8% 1Y
Market cap
$42.12B
P/E
20.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.69B
Div. yield
0.03%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
3 wins
NEE Nextera Energy Inc
$82.42 +8.3% 1M -4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$169.38B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.83B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Canadian Natural Resources leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Canadian Natural Resources 5, Nextera Energy 3, Consolidated Edison 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCNQEDNEELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $115.38B $42.12B $169.38B NEE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.3x 20.8x 14.6x CNQ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.3x 18.1x 21.2x CNQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.7% +9.5% +9.6% NEE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.0% 11.5% 40.4% NEE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.1% 4.7% ED
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x -0.1x 7.0x ED
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield -0.03% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +71.7% +14.8% -4.2% CNQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.8%/yr +8.6%/yr -0.9%/yr CNQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.0% 18.0% 21.1% ED
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 53/100 60/100 CNQ

Percentile Scorecard

CNQEDNEE

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

AxisCNQEDNEE
Valuation 78 #23 of 99 80 #14 of 67 24 #51 of 67
Growth 78 #22 of 97 31 #45 of 65 92 #6 of 65
Profitability 85 #15 of 96 34 #42 of 63 89 #8 of 63
Financial Health 94 #7 of 102 89 #8 of 63 47 #34 of 63
Shareholder Returns 43 #44 of 76 33 #45 of 67 50 #34 of 67
Overall 76 53 60
  • CNQ ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • ED ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • NEE ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCNQEDNEESPY
1 month +14.0%+11.5%+8.3% -0.2%
3 months +22.4%+2.8%-7.7% +3.9%
6 months +16.6%+4.9%-14.6% +8.2%
Year to date +59.7%+15.8%+2.7% +12.9%
1 year +71.7%+14.8%-4.2% +12.3%
3 years +70.4%+31.5%+46.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +19.5%+9.6%+13.6% +23.3%
5 years +157.2%+50.8%-4.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +20.8%+8.6%-0.9% +10.9%
10 years +239.4%+56.6%+163.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.0%+4.6%+10.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCNQEDNEESPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.0%18.0%21.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.5%17.7%22.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.51-0.520.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.310.82-0.20 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.9%-22.0%-47.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.9%-1.0%-15.8% -1.2%
52-week high $55.10$116.25$97.88 $779.14
52-week low $30.59$95.41$75.50 $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.

MultipleCNQEDNEE
P/E now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 13.0x 20.9xmedian 20.9x 14.8xmedian 20.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.1x 2.4xmedian 2.9x 6.0xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 5.9x 7.5xmedian 13.2x 18.4xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 11.1x -49.4xmedian 36.9x 37.0xmedian 36.9x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.5x 1.7xmedian 1.7x 2.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.26median 2.27 -2.54median 2.31 1.06median 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 monthsCNQEDNEE
Revenue $33.47B $17.69B $28.83B
Gross profit $26.58B $9.44B –
Operating income $24.77B $3.18B $8.66B
Net income $8.48B $2.22B $11.64B
Free cash flow $18.68B -$862.00M $4.67B
EPS (diluted) $3.83 $5.48 $5.55
Cash & equivalents $1.84B $1.47B $5.58B
Total debt $49.14B $5.26B $413.84B
Shares (diluted) 2.10B 370.00M 2.10B
Enterprise value $112.38B $38.69B $156.13B

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
MetricCNQEDNEE
P/E 14.1x 20.9x 14.8x
P/FCF 6.0x -49.4x 37.0x
P/Operating cash flow 8.7x 10.8x 11.7x
P/S 3.4x 2.4x 6.0x
P/B – 1.7x 2.4x
P/Tangible book – 1.7x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 3.9x 7.5x 18.4x
EV/EBIT 5.0x 13.2x 32.1x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 2.4x 9.6x
EV/FCF 6.6x -48.8x 59.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.5x 10.6x 18.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.26 -2.54 1.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCNQEDNEE
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.7% 9.5% 9.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 4.4% 1.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.0% 9.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.2% 7.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -26.5% 12.9% 13.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.2% -2.8% -3.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 42.1% 14.6% 79.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.2% -3.5% 15.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 408,311% 2.4% 76.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 53.8% -8.2% 14.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.3% -12.5% 23.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 8.0% 16.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.0% -210.1% 30.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 12.8% 124.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCNQEDNEE
Gross margin 79.4% 53.4% –
EBITDA margin 94.6% 31.6% 52.2%
Operating margin 74.0% 18.0% 30.0%
Pretax margin 32.2% 16.4% 35.0%
Net margin 24.0% 11.5% 40.4%
FCF margin 55.8% -4.9% 16.2%
Operating cash flow margin 38.5% 22.4% 51.4%
Return on equity – 8.6% 13.9%
Return on assets – 2.9% 4.1%
Return on invested capital – 9.1% 4.7%
Return on capital employed – 4.5% 4.2%
Asset turnover – 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.8x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCNQEDNEE
Debt / assets – 1.3% 45.0%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x -0.1x 7.0x
Debt / FCF 0.6x -1.1x 23.6x
Liabilities / assets – 66.4% 70.3%
Equity / assets – 33.6% 29.7%
Interest coverage 38.3x 2.6x 2,164x
Current ratio – 1.3x 0.5x
Quick ratio – 0.8x 0.3x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 1.18 0.99

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCNQEDNEE
Dividend yield 5.8% 3.1% 2.9%
Net buyback yield -0.3% -2.2% -0.6%
Shareholder yield 5.5% 0.8% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 42.5% 54.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 19.3% -140.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -8.3% 7.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -111.0% 3.1% –

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.

ConsensusCNQEDNEE
Forward P/E 11.3xFY2026 18.1xFY2026 21.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.80FY2026 $6.36FY2026 $3.89FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +85.3%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -15.4% -2.4% +18.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.26BFY2026 $16.78BFY2026 $32.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.4%FY2026 -0.8%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.6% +6.2% +9.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCNQEDNEE
Held by institutions 71.6% 76.0% 84.3%
Institutions holding 745 1,431 3,020
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.0% +6.7% +2.3%
Institutions buying 386 755 1,589
Institutions selling 242 385 1,054
Buyers to sellers 1.60 1.96 1.51

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.

CNQEDNEE
CNQ 1.00 0.10 0.12
ED 0.10 1.00 0.54
NEE 0.12 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CNQ, ED and NEE?

Nextera Energy (NEE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) $115.38B, Consolidated Edison (ED) $42.12B, Nextera Energy (NEE) $169.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, CNQ, ED and NEE?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 14.3x, Consolidated Edison (ED) 20.8x, Nextera Energy (NEE) 14.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) is cheapest (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 11.3x, Consolidated Edison (ED) 18.1x, Nextera Energy (NEE) 21.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nextera Energy (NEE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +6.7%, Consolidated Edison (ED) +9.5%, Nextera Energy (NEE) +9.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nextera Energy (NEE) has the highest net margin (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 24.0%, Consolidated Edison (ED) 11.5%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 40.4%). On return on invested capital, Consolidated Edison (ED) leads (Consolidated Edison (ED) 9.1%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 4.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) returned the most: Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +71.7%, Consolidated Edison (ED) +14.8%, Nextera Energy (NEE) -4.2%. Over five years, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) compounded fastest (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +20.8%/yr, Consolidated Edison (ED) +8.6%/yr, Nextera Energy (NEE) -0.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) -0.03%, Consolidated Edison (ED) 0.03%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 0.00%. Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) and Nextera Energy (NEE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Consolidated Edison (ED) has been the steadiest (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 31.0%, Consolidated Edison (ED) 18.0%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 21.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CNQ, ED and NEE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 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.