CSIQ vs JKS vs TE Stock Comparison

Canadian Solar, JinkoSolar Holding and T1 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
2 wins
TE T1 Energy Inc.
$2.11 -44.3% 1M -39.2% 1Y
Market cap
$684.92M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$996.85M
Div. yield
–
Solar Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

T1 Energy leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (T1 Energy 3, JinkoSolar Holding 3, Canadian Solar 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSIQJKSTELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $651.12M $434.02M $684.92M TE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.7x 16.4x -1.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -15.7% -22.1% +427.0% TE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.9% 0.3% -39.8% JKS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.2% -5.9% -32.2% CSIQ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -4.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -41.0% -62.1% -39.2% TE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.6%/yr -32.3%/yr -27.6%/yr CSIQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 92.2% 60.7% 120.1% JKS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 49/100 44/100 JKS

Percentile Scorecard

CSIQJKSTE

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

AxisCSIQJKSTE
Valuation 83 #11 of 61 98 #2 of 61 45 #34 of 61
Growth 12 #51 of 58 18 #48 of 58 75 #15 of 58
Profitability 63 #21 of 55 57 #24 of 55 50 #28 of 55
Financial Health 20 #57 of 71 21 #56 of 71 14 #61 of 71
Shareholder Returns – – 36 #19 of 29
Overall 45 49 44
  • CSIQ ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • JKS ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • TE 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

PeriodCSIQJKSTESPY
1 month -18.1%-15.7%-44.3% -0.8%
3 months -35.8%-46.5%-56.9% +3.5%
6 months -36.4%-63.4%-60.3% +7.0%
Year to date -62.8%-68.4%-68.4% +12.2%
1 year -41.0%-62.1%-39.2% +13.0%
3 years -53.9%-68.5%-34.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year -22.8%-32.0%-13.1% +23.1%
5 years -77.2%-85.7%-80.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -25.6%-32.3%-27.6% +11.0%
10 years -42.2%-50.9%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -5.3%-6.9%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCSIQJKSTESPY
Volatility, 1Y 92.2%60.7%120.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 99.4%61.2%110.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.641.733.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.44-1.02-0.33 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.6%-89.4%-94.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -73.6%-73.3%-82.5% -1.8%
52-week high $33.58$30.58$12.04 $779.14
52-week low $8.85$8.02$2.11 $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.

MultipleCSIQJKSTE
P/E now vs peer median -2.5xmedian 25.4x 16.1xmedian 25.4x -1.5xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 2.1x 0.1xmedian 2.1x 0.6xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.5x —median 17.5x -9.1xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 27.3x —median 27.3x -3.2xmedian 27.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.7x 0.1xmedian 1.7x 2.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 0.77 -0.26median 0.77 —median 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 monthsCSIQJKSTE
Revenue $4.99B $8.37B $996.85M
Gross profit $820.00M $397.19M $83.22M
Operating income -$27.67M -$28.57M -$227.03M
Net income -$251.16M -$936.28M -$383.64M
Free cash flow $311.68M – -$184.81M
R&D $83.20M $137.15M –
EPS (diluted) $-3.60 $0.51 $-1.42
Cash & equivalents $1.46B $2.50B $79.11M
Total debt $24.65B $22.30B $549.95M
Shares (diluted) 67.37M 52.10M 280.13M
Enterprise value -$5.38B -$12.12B $342.84M

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
MetricCSIQJKSTE
P/E -2.5x 16.1x -1.5x
P/FCF 1.9x – -3.2x
P/Operating cash flow -1.1x – 153.1x
P/S 0.1x 0.1x 0.6x
P/B 0.2x 0.1x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 0.2x 0.1x 13.5x
EV/EBITDA – – -9.1x
EV/EBIT -199.4x -6.0x -4.7x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 0.4x 1.1x
EV/FCF 17.7x – -5.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -9.7x – 274.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 -0.26 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSIQJKSTE
Revenue growth (1Y) -15.7% -22.1% 427.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -14.4% -17.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -26.1% -41.3% 60.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -17.7% -44.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 48.9% 96.7% -111.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.0% -27.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) -44.9% 1.3% 13.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.7% -46.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) -9.9% 104.6% 50.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -36.0% -62.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -135.9% – 105.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -39.4% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -51.2% – -28.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -43.3% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSIQJKSTE
Gross margin 16.4% 4.7% 8.3%
EBITDA margin – – -11.7%
Operating margin -0.6% -0.3% -22.8%
Pretax margin -3.7% -0.5% -33.0%
Net margin -4.9% 0.3% -39.8%
FCF margin 6.2% – -18.5%
Operating cash flow margin -11.4% – 0.4%
Return on equity -6.3% -24.5% -175.0%
Return on assets -1.6% -5.3% -25.8%
Return on invested capital -0.2% -5.9% -32.2%
Return on capital employed -0.3% -5.9% -24.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x – 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSIQJKSTE
Debt / assets 39.6% 31.2% 33.5%
Debt / equity 1.6x 1.5x 2.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -4.0x
Debt / FCF 20.5x – -3.0x
Liabilities / assets 75.6% 78.7% 87.7%
Equity / assets 24.4% 21.3% 12.3%
Interest coverage -0.1x -4.8x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.1x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.47 – -0.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSIQJKSTE
Dividend yield – 18.4% –
Net buyback yield – – -1.2%
Shareholder yield – 18.4% -1.2%
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.

ConsensusCSIQJKSTE
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.62FY2026 $-5.57FY2026 $-0.44FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.88BFY2026 $9.09BFY2026 $1.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 -2.9%FY2026 +35.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.9% +29.7% +24.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSIQJKSTE
Held by institutions 60.5% 32.8% 75.1%
Institutions holding 156 111 314
Change in shares held, QoQ +23.0% +8.7% +17.3%
Institutions buying 98 61 201
Institutions selling 32 30 83
Buyers to sellers 3.06 2.03 2.42

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.

CSIQJKSTE
CSIQ 1.00 0.58 0.35
JKS 0.58 1.00 0.33
TE 0.35 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSIQ, JKS and TE?

T1 Energy (TE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Canadian Solar (CSIQ) $651.12M, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) $434.02M, T1 Energy (TE) $684.92M.

Which company is growing faster?

T1 Energy (TE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -15.7%, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) -22.1%, T1 Energy (TE) +427.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) has the highest net margin (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -4.9%, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) 0.3%, T1 Energy (TE) -39.8%). On return on invested capital, Canadian Solar (CSIQ) leads (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -0.2%, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) -5.9%, T1 Energy (TE) -32.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year T1 Energy (TE) returned the most: Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -41.0%, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) -62.1%, T1 Energy (TE) -39.2%. Over five years, Canadian Solar (CSIQ) compounded fastest (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -25.6%/yr, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) -32.3%/yr, T1 Energy (TE) -27.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) has been the steadiest (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) 92.2%, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) 60.7%, T1 Energy (TE) 120.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CSIQ, JKS and TE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, T1 Energy (TE) leads on 3. 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.