CSIQ vs NRGV vs SEDG Stock Comparison

Canadian Solar, Energy Vault Holdings and Solaredge Technologies 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
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionCSIQNRGVSEDGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $613.05M $544.10M $1.81B SEDG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.5x -5.0x -6.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -15.7% +336.8% +27.4% NRGV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.9% -48.6% -20.4% 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% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -46.8% +0.6% -15.9% NRGV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.8%/yr -20.0%/yr -38.8%/yr NRGV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 91.2% 103.3% 98.5% CSIQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 34/100 58/100 SEDG

Percentile Scorecard

CSIQNRGVSEDG

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

AxisCSIQNRGVSEDG
Valuation 87 #9 of 62 28 #45 of 62 74 #17 of 62
Growth 10 #53 of 59 53 #28 of 59 66 #21 of 59
Profitability 63 #21 of 55 37 #35 of 55 57 #24 of 55
Financial Health 23 #56 of 72 18 #59 of 72 32 #49 of 72
Shareholder Returns – 36 #19 of 29 61 #12 of 29
Overall 46 34 58
  • CSIQ ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • NRGV ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • SEDG 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

PeriodCSIQNRGVSEDGSPY
1 month -19.0%-17.4%-3.1% +0.7%
3 months -36.7%+15.9%-26.9% +3.7%
6 months -38.8%-28.9%-28.8% +7.1%
Year to date -60.7%-28.9%+5.8% +12.8%
1 year -46.8%+0.6%-15.9% +11.9%
3 years -51.9%+75.4%-59.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year -21.7%+20.6%-25.9% +22.8%
5 years -77.5%-67.2%-91.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year -25.8%-20.0%-38.8% +10.9%
10 years -36.7%—+129.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year -4.5%—+8.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCSIQNRGVSEDGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 91.2%103.3%98.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 99.0%108.0%97.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.673.292.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.510.01-0.16 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.6%-97.1%-97.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -72.2%-49.5%-61.1% -1.2%
52-week high $33.58$6.49$78.51 $779.14
52-week low $8.85$2.51$28.47 $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.

MultipleCSIQNRGVSEDG
P/E now vs peer median -2.6xmedian 26.6x -5.3xmedian 26.6x -7.1xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 2.6x 2.6xmedian 2.6x 1.5xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 18.9x -11.0xmedian 18.9x -6.7xmedian 18.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 30.1x -4.1xmedian 30.1x 30.1xmedian 30.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.9x 86.1xmedian 1.9x 4.6xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 0.97 -0.75median 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 monthsCSIQNRGVSEDG
Revenue $4.99B $225.87M $1.29B
Gross profit $820.00M $50.76M $267.71M
Operating income -$27.67M -$74.19M -$221.73M
Net income -$251.16M -$109.74M -$270.30M
Free cash flow $311.68M -$144.74M $62.37M
R&D $83.20M $11.87M $210.44M
EPS (diluted) $-3.60 $-0.62 $-4.31
Cash & equivalents $1.46B $93.04M $527.26M
Total debt $6.38B $243.01M –
Shares (diluted) 67.37M 178.39M 61.05M
Enterprise value -$5.42B $304.86M -$265.47M

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
MetricCSIQNRGVSEDG
P/E -2.6x -5.3x -7.1x
P/FCF 2.0x -4.1x 30.1x
P/Operating cash flow -1.1x -5.8x 16.5x
P/S 0.1x 2.6x 1.5x
P/B 0.2x 86.1x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 0.2x -1,746x 4.6x
EV/EBITDA – -11.0x -6.7x
EV/EBIT -200.7x -10.0x -6.0x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 3.3x 1.0x
EV/FCF 17.8x -5.1x 21.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -9.8x -7.2x 11.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 -0.75 0.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSIQNRGVSEDG
Revenue growth (1Y) -15.7% 336.8% 27.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -14.4% 13.8% -28.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -26.1% 385.2% 138.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -17.7% 31.4% -36.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 48.9% 41.4% 85.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.0% 15.6% -36.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -44.9% 24.1% 84.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.7% -0.1% -34.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -9.9% 33.2% 85.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -36.0% 7.1% -41.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -135.9% -227.0% 547.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -39.4% -5.1% 46.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -51.2% -71.5% 161.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -43.3% -9.9% 34.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSIQNRGVSEDG
Gross margin 16.4% 22.5% 20.8%
EBITDA margin – -29.8% -15.4%
Operating margin -0.6% -32.8% -17.2%
Pretax margin -3.7% -45.9% -19.5%
Net margin -4.9% -48.6% -20.4%
FCF margin 6.2% -64.1% 4.8%
Operating cash flow margin -11.4% -45.4% 8.9%
Return on equity -6.3% -588.1% -63.7%
Return on assets -1.6% -32.8% -11.5%
Return on invested capital -0.2% -32.8% –
Return on capital employed -0.3% -40.7% -16.3%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 0.9x -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 13.2% 6.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSIQNRGVSEDG
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% 82.1%
Equity / assets 24.4% 1.9% 17.9%
Interest coverage -0.1x -5.5x -12.5x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.2x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 0.47 -1.06 0.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSIQNRGVSEDG
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -1.9% -0.2%
Shareholder yield – -1.9% -0.2%
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.

ConsensusCSIQNRGVSEDG
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.62FY2026 $-0.37FY2026 $-0.37FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.88BFY2026 $309.42MFY2026 $1.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 +51.9%FY2026 +16.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.9% +54.4% +6.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSIQNRGVSEDG
Held by institutions 60.5% 58.6% 95.3%
Institutions holding 156 174 345
Change in shares held, QoQ +23.0% +31.6% -4.6%
Institutions buying 98 120 180
Institutions selling 32 30 110
Buyers to sellers 3.06 4.00 1.64

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.

CSIQNRGVSEDG
CSIQ 1.00 0.27 0.40
NRGV 0.27 1.00 0.36
SEDG 0.40 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSIQ, NRGV and SEDG?

Solaredge Technologies (SEDG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Canadian Solar (CSIQ) $613.05M, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) $544.10M, Solaredge Technologies (SEDG) $1.81B.

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%, Solaredge Technologies (SEDG) +27.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Canadian Solar (CSIQ) has the highest net margin (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -4.9%, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) -48.6%, Solaredge Technologies (SEDG) -20.4%). 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) -46.8%, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) +0.6%, Solaredge Technologies (SEDG) -15.9%. Over five years, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) compounded fastest (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -25.8%/yr, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) -20.0%/yr, Solaredge Technologies (SEDG) -38.8%/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) 91.2%, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) 103.3%, Solaredge Technologies (SEDG) 98.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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