CSIQ vs ENPH vs HYSR Stock Comparison

Canadian Solar, Enphase Energy and Sunhydrogen Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CSIQ Canadian Solar Inc.
$9.35 -19.0% 1M -46.8% 1Y
Market cap
$613.05M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.99B
Div. yield
–
Solar Equipment Industrials
1 win
ENPH Enphase Energy, Inc.
$25.86 -18.8% 1M -17.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.35B
P/E
37.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.21B
Div. yield
–
Solar Equipment Industrials
6 wins
HYSR Sunhydrogen, Inc.
$0.02 0.0% 1M -33.3% 1Y
Market cap
$94.62M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25K
Div. yield
–
Fuel Cells Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionCSIQENPHHYSRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $613.05M $3.35B $94.62M ENPH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.5x 37.0x -14.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.5x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -15.7% -19.9% — CSIQ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.9% 7.5% -522,521.9% ENPH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.2% 2.8% — ENPH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -2.7x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -46.8% -17.0% -33.3% ENPH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.8%/yr -35.5%/yr -13.0%/yr HYSR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 91.2% 80.6% 141.6% ENPH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 61/100 45/100 ENPH

Percentile Scorecard

CSIQENPHHYSR

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

AxisCSIQENPHHYSR
Valuation 87 #9 of 62 89 #8 of 62 34 #41 of 62
Growth 10 #53 of 59 5 #56 of 59 22 #46 of 59
Profitability 63 #21 of 55 82 #11 of 55 6 #52 of 55
Financial Health 23 #56 of 72 72 #21 of 72 97 #3 of 72
Shareholder Returns – 57 #13 of 29 64 #11 of 29
Overall 46 61 45
  • CSIQ ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • ENPH ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • HYSR ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCSIQENPHHYSRSPY
1 month -19.0%-18.8%0.0% +0.7%
3 months -36.7%-30.8%0.0% +3.7%
6 months -38.8%-21.5%-33.3% +7.1%
Year to date -60.7%-19.3%-33.3% +12.8%
1 year -46.8%-17.0%-33.3% +11.9%
3 years -51.9%-67.1%+100.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year -21.7%-31.0%+26.0% +22.8%
5 years -77.5%-88.8%-50.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year -25.8%-35.5%-13.0% +10.9%
10 years -36.7%+2,316.8%0.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year -4.5%+37.5%0.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCSIQENPHHYSRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 91.2%80.6%141.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 99.0%72.4%620.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.672.551.52 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.51-0.21-0.24 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.6%-92.6%-88.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -72.2%-64.2%-50.0% -1.2%
52-week high $33.58$72.33$0.04 $779.14
52-week low $8.85$24.99$0.02 $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.

MultipleCSIQENPHHYSR
P/E now vs peer median -2.6xmedian 26.6x 37.7xmedian 26.6x -16.9xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 2.6x 2.8xmedian 2.6x 91,987xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 18.9x 22.8xmedian 18.9x -11.0xmedian 18.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 30.1x 25.3xmedian 30.1x -22.7xmedian 30.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.9x 2.8xmedian 1.9x 3.6xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 0.97 -0.84median 0.97 0.17median 0.97

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 monthsCSIQENPHHYSR
Revenue $4.99B $1.21B $1.25K
Gross profit $820.00M $554.56M –
Operating income -$27.67M $50.78M -$7.52M
Net income -$251.16M $90.77M -$6.53M
Free cash flow $311.68M $135.37M -$5.07M
R&D $83.20M $181.94M $4.33M
EPS (diluted) $-3.60 $0.67 $0.00
Cash & equivalents $1.46B $380.40M $12.13M
Total debt $6.38B $573.16M –
Shares (diluted) 67.37M 135.20M 5.53B
Enterprise value -$5.42B -$958.58M -$40.00M

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
MetricCSIQENPHHYSR
P/E -2.6x 37.7x -16.9x
P/FCF 2.0x 25.3x -22.7x
P/Operating cash flow -1.1x 17.9x -22.7x
P/S 0.1x 2.8x 91,987x
P/B 0.2x 2.8x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 0.2x 2.8x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA – 22.8x -11.0x
EV/EBIT -200.7x 60.3x -11.0x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 2.5x 66,339x
EV/FCF 17.8x 22.6x -16.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -9.8x 16.0x -16.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 -0.84 0.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSIQENPHHYSR
Revenue growth (1Y) -15.7% -19.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -14.4% -23.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -26.1% -24.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -17.7% -23.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 48.9% -73.3% -29.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.0% -56.4% 6.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -44.9% -53.6% 20.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.7% -45.9% -105.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -9.9% -54.3% 23.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -36.0% -44.7% -98.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -135.9% -25.5% -38.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -39.4% -40.7% -5.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -51.2% -37.7% -38.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -43.3% -44.9% -5.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSIQENPHHYSR
Gross margin 16.4% 45.8% –
EBITDA margin – 11.1% -600,651%
Operating margin -0.6% 4.2% -601,652%
Pretax margin -3.7% 6.9% -502,370%
Net margin -4.9% 7.5% -522,522%
FCF margin 6.2% 11.2% -405,229%
Operating cash flow margin -11.4% 15.8% -405,229%
Return on equity -6.3% 7.5% -19.4%
Return on assets -1.6% 3.1% -18.8%
Return on invested capital -0.2% 2.8% –
Return on capital employed -0.3% 2.1% -23.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 2.1x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 15.6% 93,359%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSIQENPHHYSR
Debt / assets 39.6% 19.9% –
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -2.7x –
Debt / FCF 20.5x 4.2x –
Liabilities / assets 75.6% 56.8% 3.6%
Equity / assets 24.4% 43.2% 96.4%
Interest coverage -0.1x 24.0x –
Current ratio 1.0x 4.1x 37.9x
Quick ratio 0.4x 2.6x 37.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 2.0x 37.2x
Altman Z-score 0.47 2.25 54.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSIQENPHHYSR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -0.2% -0.1%
Shareholder yield – -0.2% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusCSIQENPHHYSR
Forward P/E – 13.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.62FY2026 $1.92FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – -35.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +1.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.88BFY2026 $1.15BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 -21.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +21.9% -3.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSIQENPHHYSR
Held by institutions 60.5% 93.7% –
Institutions holding 156 535 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +23.0% -1.0% –
Institutions buying 98 276 –
Institutions selling 32 188 –
Buyers to sellers 3.06 1.47 –

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.

CSIQENPHHYSR
CSIQ 1.00 0.43 0.12
ENPH 0.43 1.00 0.05
HYSR 0.12 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSIQ, ENPH and HYSR?

Enphase Energy (ENPH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Canadian Solar (CSIQ) $613.05M, Enphase Energy (ENPH) $3.35B, Sunhydrogen (HYSR) $94.62M.

Which company is growing faster?

Canadian Solar (CSIQ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -15.7%, Enphase Energy (ENPH) -19.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Enphase Energy (ENPH) has the highest net margin (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -4.9%, Enphase Energy (ENPH) 7.5%, Sunhydrogen (HYSR) -522,521.9%). On return on invested capital, Enphase Energy (ENPH) leads (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -0.2%, Enphase Energy (ENPH) 2.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Enphase Energy (ENPH) returned the most: Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -46.8%, Enphase Energy (ENPH) -17.0%, Sunhydrogen (HYSR) -33.3%. Over five years, Sunhydrogen (HYSR) compounded fastest (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -25.8%/yr, Enphase Energy (ENPH) -35.5%/yr, Sunhydrogen (HYSR) -13.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Enphase Energy (ENPH) has been the steadiest (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) 91.2%, Enphase Energy (ENPH) 80.6%, Sunhydrogen (HYSR) 141.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CSIQ, ENPH and HYSR?

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