CSIQ vs RNW vs SHLS Stock Comparison

Canadian Solar, ReNew Energy Global and Shoals Technologies 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
RNW ReNew Energy Global plc
$6.89 +0.7% 1M -8.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.02B
P/E
20.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.50B
Div. yield
–
Renewable Power Producers Utilities
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

ReNew Energy Global leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (ReNew Energy Global 8, Shoals Technologies 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSIQRNWSHLSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $655.72M $5.02B $1.26B RNW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.7x 20.5x 39.4x RNW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 27.6x 18.7x SHLS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -15.7% +12.6% +46.9% SHLS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.9% 8.1% 5.4% RNW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.2% 2.3% 5.6% SHLS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.2x 2.3x RNW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -37.0% -8.7% -29.1% RNW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.1%/yr -7.0%/yr -24.0%/yr RNW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 92.4% 43.4% 85.4% RNW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 70/100 61/100 RNW

Percentile Scorecard

CSIQRNWSHLS

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

AxisCSIQRNWSHLS
Valuation 83 #11 of 61 91 #3 of 24 78 #14 of 61
Growth 12 #51 of 58 82 #5 of 23 35 #38 of 58
Profitability 63 #21 of 55 91 #3 of 23 74 #15 of 55
Financial Health 20 #57 of 71 44 #14 of 24 56 #32 of 71
Shareholder Returns – 42 #12 of 20 –
Overall 45 70 61
  • CSIQ ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • RNW ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • SHLS 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

PeriodCSIQRNWSHLSSPY
1 month -10.5%+0.7%0.0% -0.2%
3 months -29.2%+13.1%-12.5% +3.9%
6 months -34.9%+37.0%-2.4% +8.2%
Year to date -59.3%+21.9%-12.1% +12.9%
1 year -37.0%-8.7%-29.1% +12.3%
3 years -49.7%+26.2%-50.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -20.5%+8.1%-20.9% +23.3%
5 years -76.3%-30.4%-74.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -25.1%-7.0%-24.0% +10.9%
10 years -35.5%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year -4.3%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCSIQRNWSHLSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 92.4%43.4%85.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 99.4%57.1%93.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.660.733.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.40-0.20-0.34 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.6%-58.7%-92.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -71.2%-11.2%-41.5% -1.2%
52-week high $33.58$7.76$12.77 $779.14
52-week low $8.85$4.50$5.71 $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.

MultipleCSIQRNWSHLS
P/E now vs peer median -2.7xmedian 27.2x 20.5xmedian 25.0x 39.4xmedian 27.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 2.4x 3.4xmedian 2.8x 2.1xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 18.4x 10.7xmedian 11.5x 18.2xmedian 18.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 28.6x 5.0xmedian 13.6x -24.4xmedian 28.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.7x 3.1xmedian 2.1x 2.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 0.79 0.04median 0.60 -0.97median 0.79

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 monthsCSIQRNWSHLS
Revenue $4.99B $1.50B $588.06M
Gross profit $820.00M – $187.70M
Operating income -$27.67M $158.00M $62.52M
Net income -$251.16M $122.00M $31.84M
Free cash flow $311.68M $1.01B -$51.59M
R&D $83.20M – –
EPS (diluted) $-3.60 $11.29 $0.19
Cash & equivalents $1.46B $233.00M $15.72M
Total debt $24.65B $9.27B $196.75M
Shares (diluted) 67.37M 10.81M 170.02M
Enterprise value -$4.21B $3.44B $1.22B

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
MetricCSIQRNWSHLS
P/E -2.7x 20.5x 39.4x
P/FCF 2.1x 5.0x -24.4x
P/Operating cash flow -1.2x 5.0x -65.1x
P/S 0.1x 3.4x 2.1x
P/B 0.2x 3.1x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 0.2x 3.1x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA – 10.7x 18.2x
EV/EBIT -201.4x 31.3x 23.0x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 3.3x 2.4x
EV/FCF 17.9x 4.9x -27.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -9.8x 4.9x -74.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 0.04 -0.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSIQRNWSHLS
Revenue growth (1Y) -15.7% 12.6% 46.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -14.4% 16.7% 12.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -26.1% – 39.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -17.7% – 2.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 48.9% -12.0% 51.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.0% 31.4% -14.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -44.9% 9.9% 50.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.7% 85.2% -42.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -9.9% 9.9% 48.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -36.0% 512.3% -40.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -135.9% 20.9% -161.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -39.4% 6.1% -30.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -51.2% 20.9% -526.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -43.3% 6.1% -38.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSIQRNWSHLS
Gross margin 16.4% – 31.9%
EBITDA margin – 30.9% 13.4%
Operating margin -0.6% 10.5% 10.6%
Pretax margin -3.7% 10.3% 7.6%
Net margin -4.9% 8.1% 5.4%
FCF margin 6.2% 67.6% -8.8%
Operating cash flow margin -11.4% 67.6% -3.3%
Return on equity -6.3% 7.7% 5.2%
Return on assets -1.6% 1.1% 3.1%
Return on invested capital -0.2% 2.3% 5.6%
Return on capital employed -0.3% 2.0% 7.3%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.1x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 8.3x -0.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSIQRNWSHLS
Debt / assets 39.6% 2.1% 19.3%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.2x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 20.5x 0.2x -3.8x
Liabilities / assets 75.6% 85.8% 39.3%
Equity / assets 24.4% 14.2% 60.7%
Interest coverage -0.1x – 5.3x
Current ratio 1.0x 0.4x 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.1x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.47 0.22 3.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSIQRNWSHLS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -3.2% –
Shareholder yield – -3.2% –
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.

ConsensusCSIQRNWSHLS
Forward P/E – 27.6xFY2026 18.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.62FY2026 $0.25FY2026 $0.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -21.9%FY2026 +11.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +96.0% +47.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.88BFY2026 $1.80BFY2026 $592.22MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026 +24.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.9% -2.4% +15.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSIQRNWSHLS
Held by institutions 60.5% 40.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 156 144 269
Change in shares held, QoQ +23.0% +0.9% -1.8%
Institutions buying 98 104 143
Institutions selling 32 28 88
Buyers to sellers 3.06 3.71 1.63

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.

CSIQRNWSHLS
CSIQ 1.00 0.11 0.38
RNW 0.11 1.00 0.17
SHLS 0.38 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSIQ, RNW and SHLS?

ReNew Energy Global (RNW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Canadian Solar (CSIQ) $655.72M, ReNew Energy Global (RNW) $5.02B, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) $1.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, CSIQ, RNW and SHLS?

ReNew Energy Global (RNW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -2.7x, ReNew Energy Global (RNW) 20.5x, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) 39.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) is cheapest (ReNew Energy Global (RNW) 27.6x, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) 18.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Shoals Technologies (SHLS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -15.7%, ReNew Energy Global (RNW) +12.6%, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) +46.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

ReNew Energy Global (RNW) has the highest net margin (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -4.9%, ReNew Energy Global (RNW) 8.1%, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) 5.4%). On return on invested capital, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) leads (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -0.2%, ReNew Energy Global (RNW) 2.3%, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ReNew Energy Global (RNW) returned the most: Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -37.0%, ReNew Energy Global (RNW) -8.7%, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) -29.1%. Over five years, ReNew Energy Global (RNW) compounded fastest (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -25.1%/yr, ReNew Energy Global (RNW) -7.0%/yr, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) -24.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ReNew Energy Global (RNW) has been the steadiest (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) 92.4%, ReNew Energy Global (RNW) 43.4%, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) 85.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CSIQ, RNW and SHLS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, ReNew Energy Global (RNW) leads on 8. 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.