CSIQ vs NXT vs TSLA Stock Comparison

Canadian Solar, Nextpower and Tesla Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CSIQ Canadian Solar Inc.
$9.67 -10.5% 1M -37.0% 1Y
Market cap
$655.72M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.99B
Div. yield
–
Solar Equipment Industrials
NXT Nextpower Inc.
$79.44 -1.7% 1M -19.4% 1Y
Market cap
$12.05B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.63B
Div. yield
–
Solar Equipment Industrials
5 wins
TSLA Tesla, Inc.
$407.46 +9.5% 1M -9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.32T
P/E
346.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$103.62B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Tesla leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Tesla 5, Nextpower 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSIQNXTTSLALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $655.72M $12.05B $1.32T TSLA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.7x 20.2x 346.7x NXT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 18.2x 253.1x NXT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -15.7% +17.0% +11.8% NXT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.9% 16.4% 3.7% NXT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.2% — 3.4% TSLA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -3.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -37.0% -19.4% -9.9% TSLA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.1%/yr — +2.6%/yr TSLA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 92.4% 65.9% 45.7% TSLA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 79/100 52/100 NXT

Percentile Scorecard

CSIQNXTTSLA

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

AxisCSIQNXTTSLA
Valuation 83 #11 of 61 87 #9 of 61 16 #42 of 50
Growth 12 #51 of 58 79 #13 of 58 49 #25 of 48
Profitability 63 #21 of 55 98 #2 of 55 80 #10 of 46
Financial Health 20 #57 of 71 77 #17 of 71 96 #3 of 52
Shareholder Returns – 55 #14 of 30 21 #24 of 30
Overall 45 79 52
  • CSIQ ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • NXT ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • TSLA ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCSIQNXTTSLASPY
1 month -10.5%-1.7%+9.5% -0.2%
3 months -29.2%-16.7%+32.5% +3.9%
6 months -34.9%-31.8%+8.4% +8.2%
Year to date -59.3%-8.8%-9.4% +12.9%
1 year -37.0%-19.4%-9.9% +12.3%
3 years -49.7%+129.4%+96.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year -20.5%+31.9%+25.3% +23.3%
5 years -76.3%—+13.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -25.1%—+2.6% +10.9%
10 years -35.5%—+2,896.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year -4.3%—+40.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCSIQNXTTSLASPY
Volatility, 1Y 92.4%65.9%45.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 99.4%66.6%47.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.662.732.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.40-0.29-0.22 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.6%-51.1%-73.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -71.2%-49.2%-16.8% -1.2%
52-week high $33.58$156.40$489.88 $779.14
52-week low $8.85$76.48$298.32 $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.

MultipleCSIQNXTTSLA
P/E now vs peer median -2.7xmedian 27.2x 20.2xmedian 27.2x 346.7xmedian 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 2.4x 3.3xmedian 2.4x 12.7xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 18.4x 14.7xmedian 18.4x 118.4xmedian 8.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 28.6x 22.0xmedian 28.6x 228.9xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.7x 4.7xmedian 1.7x 15.1xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 0.79 0.10median 0.79 -10.64median 1.40

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 monthsCSIQNXTTSLA
Revenue $4.99B $3.63B $103.62B
Gross profit $820.00M $1.21B $19.53B
Operating income -$27.67M $701.94M $4.37B
Net income -$251.16M $594.06M $3.86B
Free cash flow $311.68M $548.73M $5.76B
R&D $83.20M $143.86M $7.73B
EPS (diluted) $-3.60 $3.83 $1.07
Cash & equivalents $1.46B $1.21B $15.22B
Total debt $24.65B – $9.34B
Shares (diluted) 67.37M 155.14M 3.54B
Enterprise value -$4.21B $7.94B $1.15T

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
MetricCSIQNXTTSLA
P/E -2.7x 20.2x 346.7x
P/FCF 2.1x 22.0x 228.9x
P/Operating cash flow -1.2x 20.0x 70.6x
P/S 0.1x 3.3x 12.7x
P/B 0.2x 4.7x 15.1x
P/Tangible book 0.2x 4.9x 15.2x
EV/EBITDA – 14.7x 118.4x
EV/EBIT -201.4x 15.4x 293.9x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 3.0x 12.4x
EV/FCF 17.9x 19.7x 223.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -9.8x 18.0x 68.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 0.10 -10.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSIQNXTTSLA
Revenue growth (1Y) -15.7% 17.0% 11.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -14.4% 22.4% 3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -26.1% 15.3% 20.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -17.7% 51.3% -1.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 48.9% 5.5% -22.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.0% 48.9% -29.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -44.9% 8.1% -35.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.7% 54.6% -32.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -9.9% 6.1% -35.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -36.0% 196.5% -32.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -135.9% -2.2% 18.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -39.4% 22.2% 10.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -51.2% -4.4% 3.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -43.3% 18.8% -2.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSIQNXTTSLA
Gross margin 16.4% 33.4% 18.9%
EBITDA margin – 20.3% 10.5%
Operating margin -0.6% 19.3% 4.2%
Pretax margin -3.7% 19.9% 5.0%
Net margin -4.9% 16.4% 3.7%
FCF margin 6.2% 15.1% 5.6%
Operating cash flow margin -11.4% 16.6% 18.0%
Return on equity -6.3% 24.3% 4.5%
Return on assets -1.6% 14.3% 2.6%
Return on invested capital -0.2% – 3.4%
Return on capital employed -0.3% 23.1% 3.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.9x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.0x 4.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 3.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSIQNXTTSLA
Debt / assets 39.6% – 6.3%
Debt / equity 1.6x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -3.2x
Debt / FCF 20.5x – 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 75.6% 40.0% 41.1%
Equity / assets 24.4% 60.0% 58.9%
Interest coverage -0.1x – 13.1x
Current ratio 1.0x 2.7x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.4x 2.0x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.1x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 0.47 5.58 14.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSIQNXTTSLA
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.

ConsensusCSIQNXTTSLA
Forward P/E – 18.2xFY2026 253.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.62FY2026 $4.36FY2026 $1.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -3.1%FY2026 -3.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +37.6% +32.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.88BFY2026 $4.11BFY2026 $112.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026 +19.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.9% +29.5% +15.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSIQNXTTSLA
Held by institutions 60.5% 100.0% 42.6%
Institutions holding 156 723 4,262
Change in shares held, QoQ +23.0% +9.7% +7.4%
Institutions buying 98 368 2,373
Institutions selling 32 249 1,357
Buyers to sellers 3.06 1.48 1.75

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.

CSIQNXTTSLA
CSIQ 1.00 0.41 0.33
NXT 0.41 1.00 0.36
TSLA 0.33 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSIQ, NXT and TSLA?

Tesla (TSLA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Canadian Solar (CSIQ) $655.72M, Nextpower (NXT) $12.05B, Tesla (TSLA) $1.32T.

Which stock is cheaper, CSIQ, NXT and TSLA?

Nextpower (NXT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -2.7x, Nextpower (NXT) 20.2x, Tesla (TSLA) 346.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nextpower (NXT) is cheapest (Nextpower (NXT) 18.2x, Tesla (TSLA) 253.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nextpower (NXT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -15.7%, Nextpower (NXT) +17.0%, Tesla (TSLA) +11.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nextpower (NXT) has the highest net margin (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -4.9%, Nextpower (NXT) 16.4%, Tesla (TSLA) 3.7%). On return on invested capital, Tesla (TSLA) leads (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -0.2%, Tesla (TSLA) 3.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tesla (TSLA) returned the most: Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -37.0%, Nextpower (NXT) -19.4%, Tesla (TSLA) -9.9%. Over five years, Tesla (TSLA) compounded fastest (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -25.1%/yr, Tesla (TSLA) +2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tesla (TSLA) has been the steadiest (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) 92.4%, Nextpower (NXT) 65.9%, Tesla (TSLA) 45.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Tesla (TSLA) leads on 5. 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.