CSIQ vs SHMD vs ENPH Stock Comparison

Canadian Solar, Schmid and Enphase Energy 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
2 wins
SHMD SCHMID Group N.V.
$2.98 -31.8% 1M -28.0% 1Y
Market cap
$128.33M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
ENPH Enphase Energy, Inc.
$29.76 -8.1% 1M -19.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.94B
P/E
43.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.21B
Div. yield
–
Solar Equipment Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Enphase Energy leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Enphase Energy 6, Canadian Solar 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSIQSHMDENPHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $655.72M $128.33M $3.94B ENPH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.7x — 43.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 15.5x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -15.7% — -19.9% CSIQ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.9% — 7.5% ENPH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.2% — 2.8% ENPH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -2.7x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -37.0% -28.0% -19.2% ENPH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.1%/yr — -33.3%/yr CSIQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 92.4% 124.3% 80.3% ENPH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 — 61/100 ENPH

Percentile Scorecard

CSIQSHMDENPH

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

AxisCSIQSHMDENPH
Valuation 83 #11 of 61 – 82 #12 of 61
Growth 12 #51 of 58 – 5 #55 of 58
Profitability 63 #21 of 55 – 83 #10 of 55
Financial Health 20 #57 of 71 6 #204 of 217 73 #20 of 71
Shareholder Returns – – 62 #12 of 30
Overall 45 – 61
  • CSIQ ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • SHMD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ENPH 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

PeriodCSIQSHMDENPHSPY
1 month -10.5%-31.8%-8.1% -0.2%
3 months -29.2%-25.7%-18.1% +3.9%
6 months -34.9%-49.9%-13.2% +8.2%
Year to date -59.3%-51.9%-7.1% +12.9%
1 year -37.0%-28.0%-19.2% +12.3%
3 years -49.7%-72.9%-63.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -20.5%-35.3%-28.7% +23.3%
5 years -76.3%—-86.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -25.1%—-33.3% +10.9%
10 years -35.5%—+2,630.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year -4.3%—+39.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCSIQSHMDENPHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 92.4%124.3%80.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 99.4%128.2%71.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.663.862.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.40-0.23-0.24 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.6%-82.7%-92.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -71.2%-71.4%-58.9% -1.2%
52-week high $33.58$10.42$72.33 $779.14
52-week low $8.85$2.71$26.12 $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.

MultipleCSIQSHMDENPH
P/E now vs peer median -2.7xmedian 27.2x —median 25.2x 43.3xmedian 27.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 2.4x —median 1.9x 3.3xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 18.4x —median 14.0x 26.6xmedian 18.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 28.6x -4.1xmedian 21.7x 29.1xmedian 28.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.7x -3.6xmedian 2.3x 3.2xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 0.79 —median 1.32 -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 monthsCSIQSHMDENPH
Revenue $4.99B – $1.21B
Gross profit $820.00M – $554.56M
Operating income -$27.67M – $50.78M
Net income -$251.16M – $90.77M
Free cash flow $311.68M – $135.37M
R&D $83.20M – $181.94M
EPS (diluted) $-3.60 – $0.67
Cash & equivalents $1.46B $2.62M $380.40M
Total debt $24.65B $279.76M $573.16M
Shares (diluted) 67.37M 37.97M 135.20M
Enterprise value -$4.21B $85.02M -$375.77M

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
MetricCSIQSHMDENPH
P/E -2.7x – 43.3x
P/FCF 2.1x -4.1x 29.1x
P/Operating cash flow -1.2x – 20.6x
P/S 0.1x – 3.3x
P/B 0.2x -3.6x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 0.2x -2.3x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA – – 26.6x
EV/EBIT -201.4x – 70.5x
EV/Revenue 1.1x – 3.0x
EV/FCF 17.9x – 26.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -9.8x – 18.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 – -0.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSIQSHMDENPH
Revenue growth (1Y) -15.7% – -19.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -14.4% – -23.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -26.1% – -24.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -17.7% – -23.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 48.9% – -73.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.0% – -56.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -44.9% – -53.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.7% – -45.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -9.9% – -54.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -36.0% – -44.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -135.9% – -25.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -39.4% – -40.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -51.2% – -37.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -43.3% – -44.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSIQSHMDENPH
Gross margin 16.4% – 45.8%
EBITDA margin – – 11.1%
Operating margin -0.6% – 4.2%
Pretax margin -3.7% – 6.9%
Net margin -4.9% – 7.5%
FCF margin 6.2% – 11.2%
Operating cash flow margin -11.4% – 15.8%
Return on equity -6.3% – 7.5%
Return on assets -1.6% – 3.1%
Return on invested capital -0.2% – 2.8%
Return on capital employed -0.3% – 2.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x – 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 15.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSIQSHMDENPH
Debt / assets 39.6% 65.0% 19.9%
Debt / equity 1.6x -2.7x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -2.7x
Debt / FCF 20.5x – 4.2x
Liabilities / assets 75.6% 124.2% 56.8%
Equity / assets 24.4% -24.2% 43.2%
Interest coverage -0.1x – 24.0x
Current ratio 1.0x 0.9x 4.1x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.7x 2.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 0.47 – 2.44

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusCSIQSHMDENPH
Forward P/E – – 15.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.62FY2026 – $1.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -35.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +1.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.88BFY2026 – $1.15BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 – -21.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.9% – -3.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSIQSHMDENPH
Held by institutions 60.5% 18.6% 93.7%
Institutions holding 156 43 534
Change in shares held, QoQ +23.0% +99.4% -1.0%
Institutions buying 98 34 275
Institutions selling 32 7 188
Buyers to sellers 3.06 4.86 1.46

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.

CSIQSHMDENPH
CSIQ 1.00 0.27 0.39
SHMD 0.27 1.00 0.23
ENPH 0.39 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSIQ, SHMD and ENPH?

Enphase Energy (ENPH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Canadian Solar (CSIQ) $655.72M, Schmid (SHMD) $128.33M, Enphase Energy (ENPH) $3.94B.

Which company is growing faster?

Canadian Solar (CSIQ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -15.7%, Enphase Energy (ENPH) -19.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Enphase Energy (ENPH) has the highest net margin (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -4.9%, Enphase Energy (ENPH) 7.5%). On return on invested capital, Enphase Energy (ENPH) leads (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -0.2%, Enphase Energy (ENPH) 2.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Enphase Energy (ENPH) returned the most: Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -37.0%, Schmid (SHMD) -28.0%, Enphase Energy (ENPH) -19.2%. Over five years, Canadian Solar (CSIQ) compounded fastest (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -25.1%/yr, Enphase Energy (ENPH) -33.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Enphase Energy (ENPH) has been the steadiest (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) 92.4%, Schmid (SHMD) 124.3%, Enphase Energy (ENPH) 80.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CSIQ, SHMD and ENPH?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Enphase Energy (ENPH) leads on 6. 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.