CSIQ vs NRGV vs NXT Stock Comparison

Canadian Solar, Energy Vault Holdings and Nextpower Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CSIQ Canadian Solar Inc.
$9.59 -8.0% 1M -36.7% 1Y
Market cap
$650.30M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.99B
Div. yield
–
Solar Equipment Industrials
2 wins
NXT Nextpower Inc.
$82.08 +3.7% 1M -15.4% 1Y
Market cap
$12.45B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.83B
Div. yield
–
Solar Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionCSIQNRGVNXTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $650.30M $579.41M $12.45B NXT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.7x -5.2x 20.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 18.8x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -15.7% +336.8% +13.7% NRGV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.9% -48.6% — CSIQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.2% -32.8% — CSIQ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -2.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.7% -2.7% -15.4% NRGV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.4%/yr -20.3%/yr — NRGV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 92.4% 103.3% 66.0% NXT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 35/100 72/100 NXT

Percentile Scorecard

CSIQNRGVNXT

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

AxisCSIQNRGVNXT
Valuation 87 #9 of 61 28 #44 of 61 63 #23 of 61
Growth 12 #51 of 58 54 #27 of 58 74 #16 of 58
Profitability 63 #21 of 55 37 #35 of 55 89 #7 of 55
Financial Health 21 #56 of 71 17 #59 of 71 63 #27 of 71
Shareholder Returns – 36 #19 of 29 –
Overall 46 35 72
  • CSIQ ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • NRGV ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • NXT 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

PeriodCSIQNRGVNXTSPY
1 month -8.0%-20.5%+3.7% +0.9%
3 months -30.1%+28.3%-11.4% +5.9%
6 months -34.9%-21.8%-28.2% +8.5%
Year to date -59.7%-30.2%-5.8% +13.3%
1 year -36.7%-2.7%-15.4% +12.4%
3 years -50.1%+68.6%+137.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year -20.7%+19.0%+33.4% +23.5%
5 years -76.9%-67.8%— +68.2%
5 years, per year -25.4%-20.3%— +11.0%
10 years -35.0%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year -4.2%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCSIQNRGVNXTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 92.4%103.3%66.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 99.3%107.6%66.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.663.302.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.40-0.03-0.23 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.6%-97.1%-51.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -71.4%-50.4%-47.5% -0.9%
52-week high $33.58$6.49$156.40 $779.14
52-week low $8.85$2.51$76.48 $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.

MultipleCSIQNRGVNXT
P/E now vs peer median -2.7xmedian 29.4x -5.2xmedian 29.4x 20.2xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 2.6x 2.6xmedian 2.6x 3.2xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 18.4x -10.8xmedian 18.4x —median 18.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 24.4x -4.0xmedian 24.4x 22.0xmedian 24.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.8x 84.5xmedian 1.8x 4.7xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 1.07 -0.74median 1.07 —median 1.07

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 monthsCSIQNRGVNXT
Revenue $4.99B $225.87M $3.83B
Gross profit $820.00M $50.76M $1.27B
Operating income -$27.67M -$74.19M $728.14M
Net income -$251.16M -$109.74M $612.65M
Free cash flow $311.68M -$144.74M –
R&D $83.20M $11.87M $162.54M
EPS (diluted) $-3.60 $-0.62 –
Cash & equivalents $1.46B $93.04M $1.03B
Total debt $24.65B $243.01M –
Shares (diluted) 67.37M 178.39M 155.14M
Enterprise value -$4.22B $365.96M $12.45B

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
MetricCSIQNRGVNXT
P/E -2.7x -5.2x 20.2x
P/FCF 2.1x -4.0x 22.0x
P/Operating cash flow -1.1x -5.6x 21.7x
P/S 0.1x 2.6x 3.2x
P/B 0.2x 84.5x 4.7x
P/Tangible book 0.2x -1,714x 5.2x
EV/EBITDA – -10.8x –
EV/EBIT -201.2x -9.8x –
EV/Revenue 1.1x 3.2x 3.2x
EV/FCF 17.9x -5.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow -9.8x -7.1x 21.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 -0.74 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSIQNRGVNXT
Revenue growth (1Y) -15.7% 336.8% 13.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -14.4% 13.8% 22.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -26.1% 385.2% 13.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -17.7% 31.4% 42.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 48.9% 41.4% 2.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.0% 15.6% 39.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -44.9% 24.1% 5.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.7% -0.1% 41.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -9.9% 33.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -36.0% 7.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -135.9% -227.0% -11.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -39.4% -5.1% 23.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -51.2% -71.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -43.3% -9.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSIQNRGVNXT
Gross margin 16.4% 22.5% –
EBITDA margin – -29.8% –
Operating margin -0.6% -32.8% –
Pretax margin -3.7% -45.9% –
Net margin -4.9% -48.6% –
FCF margin 6.2% -64.1% –
Operating cash flow margin -11.4% -45.4% 15.0%
Return on equity -6.3% -588.1% 23.6%
Return on assets -1.6% -32.8% 13.8%
Return on invested capital -0.2% -32.8% –
Return on capital employed -0.3% -40.7% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 0.9x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 13.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSIQNRGVNXT
Debt / assets 39.6% 65.6% –
Debt / equity 1.6x 35.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -2.2x –
Debt / FCF 20.5x -1.7x –
Liabilities / assets 75.6% 98.1% 43.0%
Equity / assets 24.4% 1.9% 57.0%
Interest coverage -0.1x -5.5x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.2x 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.8x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.6x –
Altman Z-score 0.47 -1.08 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSIQNRGVNXT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -1.9% –
Shareholder yield – -1.9% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusCSIQNRGVNXT
Forward P/E – – 18.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.62FY2026 $-0.37FY2026 $4.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -3.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +37.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.88BFY2026 $309.42MFY2026 $4.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 +51.9%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.9% +54.4% +29.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSIQNRGVNXT
Held by institutions 60.5% 58.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 156 174 723
Change in shares held, QoQ +23.0% +31.6% +9.7%
Institutions buying 98 120 368
Institutions selling 32 30 249
Buyers to sellers 3.06 4.00 1.48

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.

CSIQNRGVNXT
CSIQ 1.00 0.27 0.40
NRGV 0.27 1.00 0.46
NXT 0.40 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSIQ, NRGV and NXT?

Nextpower (NXT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Canadian Solar (CSIQ) $650.30M, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) $579.41M, Nextpower (NXT) $12.45B.

Which company is growing faster?

Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -15.7%, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) +336.8%, Nextpower (NXT) +13.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Canadian Solar (CSIQ) has the highest net margin (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -4.9%, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) -48.6%). On return on invested capital, Canadian Solar (CSIQ) leads (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -0.2%, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) -32.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) returned the most: Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -36.7%, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) -2.7%, Nextpower (NXT) -15.4%. Over five years, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) compounded fastest (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -25.4%/yr, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) -20.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nextpower (NXT) has been the steadiest (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) 92.4%, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) 103.3%, Nextpower (NXT) 66.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CSIQ, NRGV and NXT?

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