CSIQ vs SHLS vs JKS Stock Comparison

Canadian Solar, Shoals Technologies and JinkoSolar Holding 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

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Shoals Technologies leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Shoals Technologies 7, JinkoSolar Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSIQSHLSJKSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $650.30M $1.27B $432.47M SHLS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.7x 39.9x 16.3x JKS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 18.9x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -15.7% +46.9% -22.1% SHLS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.9% 5.4% 0.3% SHLS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.2% 5.6% -5.9% SHLS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 18.16% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.7% -28.2% -63.3% SHLS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.4%/yr -24.6%/yr -32.7%/yr SHLS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 92.4% 85.4% 60.6% JKS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 61/100 50/100 SHLS

Percentile Scorecard

CSIQSHLSJKS

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

AxisCSIQSHLSJKS
Valuation 87 #9 of 61 80 #13 of 61 98 #2 of 61
Growth 12 #51 of 58 33 #39 of 58 19 #47 of 58
Profitability 63 #21 of 55 78 #13 of 55 59 #23 of 55
Financial Health 21 #56 of 71 54 #33 of 71 24 #54 of 71
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 46 61 50
  • CSIQ ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • SHLS ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • JKS 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

PeriodCSIQSHLSJKSSPY
1 month -8.0%+1.9%-10.2% +0.9%
3 months -30.1%-4.8%-43.4% +5.9%
6 months -34.9%+3.0%-61.6% +8.5%
Year to date -59.7%-11.1%-68.0% +13.3%
1 year -36.7%-28.2%-63.3% +12.4%
3 years -50.1%-49.9%-68.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year -20.7%-20.6%-31.7% +23.5%
5 years -76.9%-75.6%-86.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year -25.4%-24.6%-32.7% +11.0%
10 years -35.0%—-47.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year -4.2%—-6.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCSIQSHLSJKSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 92.4%85.4%60.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 99.3%94.1%61.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.663.091.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.40-0.33-1.04 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.6%-92.3%-89.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -71.4%-40.8%-73.0% -0.9%
52-week high $33.58$12.77$30.58 $779.14
52-week low $8.85$5.71$8.02 $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.

MultipleCSIQSHLSJKS
P/E now vs peer median -2.7xmedian 29.4x 39.9xmedian 29.4x 16.3xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 2.6x 2.2xmedian 2.6x 0.1xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 18.4x 18.4xmedian 18.4x —median 18.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 24.4x -24.7xmedian 24.4x —median 24.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.8x 2.1xmedian 1.8x 0.1xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 1.07 -0.98median 1.07 -0.26median 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 monthsCSIQSHLSJKS
Revenue $4.99B $588.06M $8.37B
Gross profit $820.00M $187.70M $397.19M
Operating income -$27.67M $62.52M -$28.57M
Net income -$251.16M $31.84M -$936.28M
Free cash flow $311.68M -$51.59M –
R&D $83.20M – $137.15M
EPS (diluted) $-3.60 $0.19 $0.51
Cash & equivalents $1.46B $15.72M $2.50B
Total debt $24.65B $196.75M $22.30B
Shares (diluted) 67.37M 170.02M 52.10M
Enterprise value -$4.22B $1.24B -$10.55B

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
MetricCSIQSHLSJKS
P/E -2.7x 39.9x 16.3x
P/FCF 2.1x -24.7x –
P/Operating cash flow -1.1x -65.9x –
P/S 0.1x 2.2x 0.1x
P/B 0.2x 2.1x 0.1x
P/Tangible book 0.2x 2.2x 0.1x
EV/EBITDA – 18.4x –
EV/EBIT -201.2x 23.2x -6.1x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 2.5x 0.4x
EV/FCF 17.9x -28.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow -9.8x -75.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 -0.98 -0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSIQSHLSJKS
Revenue growth (1Y) -15.7% 46.9% -22.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -14.4% 12.8% -17.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -26.1% 39.1% -41.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -17.7% 2.3% -44.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 48.9% 51.3% 96.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.0% -14.8% -27.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -44.9% 50.7% 1.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.7% -42.4% -46.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -9.9% 48.6% 104.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -36.0% -40.8% -62.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -135.9% -161.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -39.4% -30.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -51.2% -526.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -43.3% -38.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSIQSHLSJKS
Gross margin 16.4% 31.9% 4.7%
EBITDA margin – 13.4% –
Operating margin -0.6% 10.6% -0.3%
Pretax margin -3.7% 7.6% -0.5%
Net margin -4.9% 5.4% 0.3%
FCF margin 6.2% -8.8% –
Operating cash flow margin -11.4% -3.3% –
Return on equity -6.3% 5.2% -24.5%
Return on assets -1.6% 3.1% -5.3%
Return on invested capital -0.2% 5.6% -5.9%
Return on capital employed -0.3% 7.3% -5.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x -0.6x –
Stock comp / revenue – 2.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSIQSHLSJKS
Debt / assets 39.6% 19.3% 31.2%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.3x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.3x –
Debt / FCF 20.5x -3.8x –
Liabilities / assets 75.6% 39.3% 78.7%
Equity / assets 24.4% 60.7% 21.3%
Interest coverage -0.1x 5.3x -4.8x
Current ratio 1.0x 2.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.1x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 0.47 3.13 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSIQSHLSJKS
Dividend yield – – 18.2%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – 18.2%
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.

ConsensusCSIQSHLSJKS
Forward P/E – 18.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.62FY2026 $0.40FY2026 $-5.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +11.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +47.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.88BFY2026 $592.22MFY2026 $9.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 +24.6%FY2026 -2.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.9% +15.4% +29.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSIQSHLSJKS
Held by institutions 60.5% 100.0% 32.8%
Institutions holding 156 269 111
Change in shares held, QoQ +23.0% -1.8% +8.7%
Institutions buying 98 143 61
Institutions selling 32 88 30
Buyers to sellers 3.06 1.63 2.03

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.

CSIQSHLSJKS
CSIQ 1.00 0.38 0.57
SHLS 0.38 1.00 0.35
JKS 0.57 0.35 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSIQ, SHLS and JKS?

Shoals Technologies (SHLS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Canadian Solar (CSIQ) $650.30M, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) $1.27B, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) $432.47M.

Which stock is cheaper, CSIQ, SHLS and JKS?

JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -2.7x, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) 39.9x, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) 16.3x). 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%, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) +46.9%, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) -22.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Shoals Technologies (SHLS) has the highest net margin (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -4.9%, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) 5.4%, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) 0.3%). On return on invested capital, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) leads (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -0.2%, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) 5.6%, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) -5.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Shoals Technologies (SHLS) returned the most: Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -36.7%, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) -28.2%, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) -63.3%. Over five years, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) compounded fastest (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -25.4%/yr, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) -24.6%/yr, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) -32.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) 18.16%. Canadian Solar (CSIQ) and Shoals Technologies (SHLS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) has been the steadiest (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) 92.4%, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) 85.4%, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) 60.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Shoals Technologies (SHLS) leads on 7. 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.