CNQ vs NEE vs SRE Stock Comparison

Canadian Natural Resources, Nextera Energy and Sempra Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CNQ CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd
$55.10 +16.2% 1M +76.2% 1Y
Market cap
$113.03B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.47B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
6 wins
NEE Nextera Energy Inc
$82.02 +7.8% 1M -2.8% 1Y
Market cap
$172.22B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.83B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
4 wins
SRE Sempra
$84.26 +8.1% 1M -9.2% 1Y
Market cap
$55.62B
P/E
24.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.55B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Canadian Natural Resources leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Canadian Natural Resources 6, Nextera Energy 4, Sempra 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCNQNEESRELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $113.03B $172.22B $55.62B NEE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.1x 14.8x 24.6x CNQ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x 21.1x 15.9x CNQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.7% +9.6% +1.6% NEE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.0% 40.4% 16.7% NEE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 4.7% 1.8% NEE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 7.0x 7.6x CNQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield -0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +76.2% -2.8% -9.2% CNQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.0%/yr -0.7%/yr +5.4%/yr CNQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.0% 21.1% 20.4% SRE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 61/100 26/100 CNQ

Percentile Scorecard

CNQNEESRE

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

AxisCNQNEESRE
Valuation 77 #24 of 99 26 #50 of 67 11 #60 of 67
Growth 81 #19 of 97 92 #6 of 65 17 #54 of 65
Profitability 84 #16 of 96 89 #8 of 64 13 #56 of 64
Financial Health 94 #7 of 102 48 #34 of 64 46 #35 of 64
Shareholder Returns 44 #43 of 76 52 #33 of 67 44 #38 of 67
Overall 76 61 26
  • CNQ ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • NEE ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • SRE ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCNQNEESRESPY
1 month +16.2%+7.8%+8.1% -0.8%
3 months +23.0%-7.7%-7.6% +3.5%
6 months +22.4%-13.5%-8.9% +7.0%
Year to date +62.8%+2.2%-4.6% +12.2%
1 year +76.2%-2.8%-9.2% +13.0%
3 years +73.7%+45.8%+20.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +20.2%+13.4%+6.5% +23.1%
5 years +170.0%-3.5%+29.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +22.0%-0.7%+5.4% +11.0%
10 years +245.5%+160.0%+60.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +13.2%+10.0%+4.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCNQNEESRESPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.0%21.1%20.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.6%22.2%22.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.500.100.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.46-0.13-0.45 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.9%-47.2%-32.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-16.2%-15.5% -1.8%
52-week high $55.10$97.88$99.75 $779.14
52-week low $30.59$75.50$76.89 $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.

MultipleCNQNEESRE
P/E now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 13.5x 14.7xmedian 20.8x 24.4xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.1x 6.0xmedian 2.9x 4.1xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 5.9x 18.4xmedian 13.1x 19.0xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 11.0x 36.8xmedian 36.7x -10.5xmedian 36.7x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.7x 1.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 2.27 1.05median 2.23 -5.54median 2.23

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 monthsCNQNEESRE
Revenue $33.47B $28.83B $13.55B
Gross profit $26.58B – $11.94B
Operating income $24.77B $8.66B $2.43B
Net income $8.48B $11.64B $2.73B
Free cash flow $18.68B $4.67B -$5.24B
EPS (diluted) $3.83 $5.55 $3.45
Cash & equivalents $1.84B $5.58B $48.00M
Total debt $49.14B $413.84B $36.66B
Shares (diluted) 2.10B 2.10B 655.95M
Enterprise value $110.03B $158.97B $54.75B

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
MetricCNQNEESRE
P/E 14.3x 14.7x 24.4x
P/FCF 6.1x 36.8x -10.5x
P/Operating cash flow 8.9x 11.6x 10.2x
P/S 3.4x 6.0x 4.1x
P/B – 2.4x 1.4x
P/Tangible book – 2.4x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 3.9x 18.4x 19.0x
EV/EBIT 5.0x 32.0x 39.3x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 9.6x 6.8x
EV/FCF 6.7x 59.2x -17.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x 18.7x 16.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 1.05 -5.54

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCNQNEESRE
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.7% 9.6% 1.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 1.7% -7.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.0% – 2.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.2% – 2.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -26.5% 13.4% -2.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.2% -3.5% 45.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 42.1% 79.0% -14.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 15.1% -1.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 408,311% 76.7% -15.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 53.8% 14.0% -4.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.3% 23.8% 16.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 16.3% 29.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.0% 30.9% -19.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 124.1% -3.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCNQNEESRE
Gross margin 79.4% – 88.1%
EBITDA margin 94.6% 52.2% 35.7%
Operating margin 74.0% 30.0% 17.9%
Pretax margin 32.2% 35.0% 11.6%
Net margin 24.0% 40.4% 16.7%
FCF margin 55.8% 16.2% -38.7%
Operating cash flow margin 38.5% 51.4% 40.0%
Return on equity – 13.9% 6.9%
Return on assets – 4.1% 2.4%
Return on invested capital – 4.7% 1.8%
Return on capital employed – 4.2% 2.5%
Asset turnover – 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.3x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCNQNEESRE
Debt / assets – 45.0% 31.8%
Debt / equity – 1.5x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 7.0x 7.6x
Debt / FCF 0.6x 23.6x -7.0x
Liabilities / assets – 70.3% 65.3%
Equity / assets – 29.7% 34.7%
Interest coverage 38.3x 2,164x 1.5x
Current ratio – 0.5x 1.6x
Quick ratio – 0.3x 0.1x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 0.99 0.99

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCNQNEESRE
Dividend yield 5.6% 3.0% 3.1%
Net buyback yield -0.3% -0.6% –
Shareholder yield 5.4% 2.4% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 42.5% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 19.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -8.3% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -111.0% – –

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.

ConsensusCNQNEESRE
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2026 21.1xFY2026 15.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.80FY2026 $3.89FY2026 $5.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +85.3%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -15.4% +18.5% +8.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.26BFY2026 $32.08BFY2026 $14.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.4%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.6% +9.6% -11.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCNQNEESRE
Held by institutions 71.6% 84.3% 92.1%
Institutions holding 745 3,019 1,287
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.0% +2.3% +2.2%
Institutions buying 386 1,588 629
Institutions selling 242 1,054 433
Buyers to sellers 1.60 1.51 1.45

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.

CNQNEESRE
CNQ 1.00 0.11 0.19
NEE 0.11 1.00 0.57
SRE 0.19 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CNQ, NEE and SRE?

Nextera Energy (NEE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) $113.03B, Nextera Energy (NEE) $172.22B, Sempra (SRE) $55.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, CNQ, NEE and SRE?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 14.1x, Nextera Energy (NEE) 14.8x, Sempra (SRE) 24.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) is cheapest (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 11.5x, Nextera Energy (NEE) 21.1x, Sempra (SRE) 15.9x). 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%, Nextera Energy (NEE) +9.6%, Sempra (SRE) +1.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nextera Energy (NEE) has the highest net margin (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 24.0%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 40.4%, Sempra (SRE) 16.7%). On return on invested capital, Nextera Energy (NEE) leads (Nextera Energy (NEE) 4.7%, Sempra (SRE) 1.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) returned the most: Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +76.2%, Nextera Energy (NEE) -2.8%, Sempra (SRE) -9.2%. Over five years, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) compounded fastest (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +22.0%/yr, Nextera Energy (NEE) -0.7%/yr, Sempra (SRE) +5.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sempra (SRE) has been the steadiest (Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 31.0%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 21.1%, Sempra (SRE) 20.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.