CSIQ vs ELVA vs FLNC Stock Comparison

Canadian Solar, Electrovaya and Fluence Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CSIQ Canadian Solar Inc.
$8.85 -18.1% 1M -41.0% 1Y
Market cap
$651.12M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.99B
Div. yield
–
Solar Equipment Industrials
1 win
ELVA Electrovaya Inc.
$5.13 -19.2% 1M -22.3% 1Y
Market cap
$203.98M
P/E
46.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.82M
Div. yield
–
Energy Storage Industrials
6 wins
FLNC Fluence Energy, Inc.
$5.50 -29.9% 1M -71.8% 1Y
Market cap
$826.70M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.63B
Div. yield
–
Energy Storage Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionCSIQELVAFLNCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $651.12M $203.98M $826.70M FLNC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.7x 46.3x -10.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 57.0x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -15.7% +30.9% +7.5% ELVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.9% 6.1% -3.1% ELVA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.2% 3.4% — ELVA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -41.0% -22.3% -71.8% ELVA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.6%/yr +1.7%/yr — ELVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 92.2% 94.5% 114.9% CSIQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 76/100 53/100 ELVA

Percentile Scorecard

CSIQELVAFLNC

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

AxisCSIQELVAFLNC
Valuation 83 #11 of 61 65 #22 of 61 63 #23 of 61
Growth 12 #51 of 58 95 #4 of 58 56 #26 of 58
Profitability 63 #21 of 55 74 #15 of 55 69 #18 of 55
Financial Health 20 #57 of 71 54 #33 of 71 26 #53 of 71
Shareholder Returns – 93 #3 of 29 50 #15 of 29
Overall 45 76 53
  • CSIQ ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • ELVA ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • FLNC ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCSIQELVAFLNCSPY
1 month -18.1%-19.2%-29.9% -0.8%
3 months -35.8%-38.9%-59.3% +3.5%
6 months -36.4%-44.9%-58.8% +7.0%
Year to date -62.8%-35.1%-72.2% +12.2%
1 year -41.0%-22.3%-71.8% +13.0%
3 years -53.9%+80.8%-68.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -22.8%+21.8%-31.7% +23.1%
5 years -77.2%+8.8%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -25.6%+1.7%— +11.0%
10 years -42.2%-56.0%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -5.3%-7.9%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCSIQELVAFLNCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 92.2%94.5%114.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 99.4%90.9%112.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.643.444.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.44-0.24-0.63 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.6%-64.2%-90.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -73.6%-58.2%-82.9% -1.8%
52-week high $33.58$12.26$32.23 $779.14
52-week low $8.85$4.23$5.50 $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.

MultipleCSIQELVAFLNC
P/E now vs peer median -2.5xmedian 25.4x 45.5xmedian 25.4x -9.4xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 2.1x 3.0xmedian 2.1x 0.4xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.5x 47.0xmedian 17.5x 16.3xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 27.3x 57.1xmedian 27.3x -8.8xmedian 27.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.7x 3.2xmedian 1.7x 2.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 0.77 —median 0.77 -0.65median 0.77

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 monthsCSIQELVAFLNC
Revenue $4.99B $71.82M $2.63B
Gross profit $820.00M $23.70M $245.82M
Operating income -$27.67M $6.72M -$4.58M
Net income -$251.16M $4.41M -$112.04M
Free cash flow $311.68M $3.78M -$115.33M
R&D $83.20M $4.26M $84.24M
EPS (diluted) $-3.60 – $-0.59
Cash & equivalents $1.46B $13.08M $339.33M
Total debt $24.65B $118.21M –
Shares (diluted) 67.37M – 138.13M
Enterprise value -$5.38B $141.49M -$1.04B

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
MetricCSIQELVAFLNC
P/E -2.5x 45.5x -9.4x
P/FCF 1.9x 57.1x -8.8x
P/Operating cash flow -1.1x -25.9x -10.1x
P/S 0.1x 3.0x 0.4x
P/B 0.2x 3.2x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 0.2x 3.2x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA – 47.0x 16.3x
EV/EBIT -199.4x 35.9x -147.7x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 3.4x 0.3x
EV/FCF 17.7x 63.7x -5.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -9.7x -28.9x -6.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 – -0.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSIQELVAFLNC
Revenue growth (1Y) -15.7% 30.9% 7.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -14.4% 31.3% 9.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -26.1% 45.1% -20.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -17.7% 43.3% 48.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 48.9% 159.9% -106.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.0% 52.9% 67.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -44.9% 267.2% -360.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.7% 38.9% 12.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -9.9% – -483.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -36.0% – 14.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -135.9% -26.6% 74.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -39.4% – 35.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -51.2% 145.4% 72.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -43.3% – 33.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSIQELVAFLNC
Gross margin 16.4% 33.0% 9.3%
EBITDA margin – 7.1% 1.6%
Operating margin -0.6% 9.3% -0.2%
Pretax margin -3.7% 9.3% -3.6%
Net margin -4.9% 6.1% -3.1%
FCF margin 6.2% 5.3% -4.4%
Operating cash flow margin -11.4% -11.6% -3.8%
Return on equity -6.3% 9.8% -25.2%
Return on assets -1.6% 5.7% -4.5%
Return on invested capital -0.2% 3.4% –
Return on capital employed -0.3% 6.6% -0.6%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x -1.9x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 4.6% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSIQELVAFLNC
Debt / assets 39.6% 32.3% –
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.9x –
Debt / FCF 20.5x 10.1x –
Liabilities / assets 75.6% 43.3% 83.5%
Equity / assets 24.4% 56.7% 16.5%
Interest coverage -0.1x 18.8x –
Current ratio 1.0x 7.5x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.4x 4.3x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.47 2.53 1.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSIQELVAFLNC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 1.9% -0.4%
Shareholder yield – 1.9% -0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusCSIQELVAFLNC
Forward P/E – 57.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.62FY2026 $0.09FY2026 $-1.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – 0.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +133.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.88BFY2026 $74.36MFY2026 $2.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 +16.5%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.9% +44.3% +17.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSIQELVAFLNC
Held by institutions 60.5% 37.1% 87.8%
Institutions holding 156 94 302
Change in shares held, QoQ +23.0% +4.8% +0.9%
Institutions buying 98 52 188
Institutions selling 32 26 84
Buyers to sellers 3.06 2.00 2.24

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.

CSIQELVAFLNC
CSIQ 1.00 0.25 0.45
ELVA 0.25 1.00 0.33
FLNC 0.45 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSIQ, ELVA and FLNC?

Fluence Energy (FLNC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Canadian Solar (CSIQ) $651.12M, Electrovaya (ELVA) $203.98M, Fluence Energy (FLNC) $826.70M.

Which company is growing faster?

Electrovaya (ELVA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -15.7%, Electrovaya (ELVA) +30.9%, Fluence Energy (FLNC) +7.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Electrovaya (ELVA) has the highest net margin (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -4.9%, Electrovaya (ELVA) 6.1%, Fluence Energy (FLNC) -3.1%). On return on invested capital, Electrovaya (ELVA) leads (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -0.2%, Electrovaya (ELVA) 3.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Electrovaya (ELVA) returned the most: Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -41.0%, Electrovaya (ELVA) -22.3%, Fluence Energy (FLNC) -71.8%. Over five years, Electrovaya (ELVA) compounded fastest (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -25.6%/yr, Electrovaya (ELVA) +1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Canadian Solar (CSIQ) has been the steadiest (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) 92.2%, Electrovaya (ELVA) 94.5%, Fluence Energy (FLNC) 114.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CSIQ, ELVA and FLNC?

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