CSIQ vs SHMD vs JKS Stock Comparison

Canadian Solar, Schmid and JinkoSolar Holding Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CSIQ Canadian Solar Inc.
$9.41 -15.9% 1M -54.7% 1Y
Market cap
$638.09M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.99B
Div. yield
–
Solar Equipment Industrials
2 wins
SHMD SCHMID Group N.V.
$2.60 -43.1% 1M -40.9% 1Y
Market cap
$111.96M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

JinkoSolar Holding leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (JinkoSolar Holding 5, Canadian Solar 2, Schmid 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSIQSHMDJKSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $638.09M $111.96M $493.73M CSIQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.6x — -4.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -15.7% — -14.6% JKS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.9% — -1.3% JKS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.2% — 0.0% JKS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 15.91% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -54.7% -40.9% -62.4% SHMD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.0%/yr — -30.1%/yr CSIQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 89.6% 123.8% 60.7% JKS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 — 51/100 JKS

Percentile Scorecard

CSIQSHMDJKS

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

AxisCSIQSHMDJKS
Valuation 85 #10 of 62 – 93 #5 of 62
Growth 9 #54 of 59 – 22 #46 of 59
Profitability 63 #21 of 55 – 59 #23 of 55
Financial Health 23 #56 of 72 6 #208 of 221 30 #51 of 72
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 45 – 51
  • CSIQ ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • SHMD ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • JKS 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

PeriodCSIQSHMDJKSSPY
1 month -15.9%-43.1%+2.8% -2.3%
3 months -39.4%-39.0%-40.0% -0.7%
6 months -40.7%-51.0%-61.0% +4.8%
Year to date -60.4%-58.0%-63.5% +10.3%
1 year -54.7%-40.9%-62.4% +10.3%
3 years -56.5%-76.4%-72.6% +73.0%
3 years, per year -24.3%-38.2%-35.1% +20.1%
5 years -76.2%—-83.2% +61.9%
5 years, per year -25.0%—-30.1% +10.1%
10 years -34.7%—-38.1% +258.6%
10 years, per year -4.2%—-4.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCSIQSHMDJKSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 89.6%123.8%60.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 98.6%128.0%61.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.613.911.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.61-0.33-1.03 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.6%-82.7%-89.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -72.0%-75.0%-69.2% -3.5%
52-week high $33.58$10.42$30.58 $779.14
52-week low $8.85$2.60$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.

MultipleCSIQSHMDJKS
P/E now vs peer median -2.6xmedian 29.1x —median 25.6x -4.7xmedian 29.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 2.3x —median 1.9x 0.1xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 18.5x —median 14.4x —median 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 28.9x -3.6xmedian 22.5x —median 28.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.8x -3.2xmedian 2.2x 0.1xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 0.81 —median 1.36 0.16median 0.81

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 monthsCSIQSHMDJKS
Revenue $4.99B – $8.13B
Gross profit $820.00M – $480.41M
Operating income -$27.67M – $156.82M
Net income -$251.16M – -$1.15B
Free cash flow $311.68M – –
R&D $83.20M – $135.86M
EPS (diluted) $-3.60 – $-1.99
Cash & equivalents $1.46B $2.62M $2.32B
Total debt $6.38B $94.41M $3.00B
Shares (diluted) 67.37M 37.97M 52.10M
Enterprise value -$4.23B $68.66M -$9.51B

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
MetricCSIQSHMDJKS
P/E -2.6x – -4.7x
P/FCF 2.0x -3.6x –
P/Operating cash flow -1.1x – –
P/S 0.1x – 0.1x
P/B 0.2x -3.2x 0.1x
P/Tangible book 0.2x -2.0x 0.1x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT -200.8x – -1.5x
EV/Revenue 1.1x – 0.1x
EV/FCF 17.8x – –
EV/Operating cash flow -9.8x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 – 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSIQSHMDJKS
Revenue growth (1Y) -15.7% – -14.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -14.4% – -20.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -26.1% – 63.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -17.7% – -43.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 48.9% – 114.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.0% – -44.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -44.9% – 4.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.7% – -46.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,020% – 85.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -36.0% – -29.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -135.9% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -39.4% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -51.2% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -43.3% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSIQSHMDJKS
Gross margin 16.4% – 5.9%
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin -0.6% – 1.9%
Pretax margin -3.7% – 1.3%
Net margin -4.9% – -1.3%
FCF margin 6.2% – –
Operating cash flow margin -11.4% – –
Return on equity -6.3% – -30.8%
Return on assets -1.6% – -6.6%
Return on invested capital -0.2% – 0.0%
Return on capital employed -0.3% – -8.4%
Asset turnover 0.3x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSIQSHMDJKS
Debt / assets 39.6% 65.0% 17.4%
Debt / equity 1.6x -2.7x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 20.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 75.6% 124.2% 78.4%
Equity / assets 24.4% -24.2% 21.6%
Interest coverage -0.1x – -3.6x
Current ratio 1.0x 0.9x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 0.47 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSIQSHMDJKS
Dividend yield – – 15.9%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – 15.9%
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.

ConsensusCSIQSHMDJKS
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.62FY2026 – $-5.57FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.88BFY2026 – $9.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 – -2.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.9% – +29.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSIQSHMDJKS
Held by institutions 60.5% 18.6% 32.8%
Institutions holding 156 43 111
Change in shares held, QoQ +23.0% +99.4% +8.7%
Institutions buying 98 34 61
Institutions selling 32 7 30
Buyers to sellers 3.06 4.86 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.

CSIQSHMDJKS
CSIQ 1.00 0.27 0.55
SHMD 0.27 1.00 0.14
JKS 0.55 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSIQ, SHMD and JKS?

Canadian Solar (CSIQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Canadian Solar (CSIQ) $638.09M, Schmid (SHMD) $111.96M, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) $493.73M.

Which company is growing faster?

JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -15.7%, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) -14.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) has the highest net margin (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -4.9%, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) -1.3%). On return on invested capital, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) leads (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -0.2%, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Schmid (SHMD) returned the most: Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -54.7%, Schmid (SHMD) -40.9%, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) -62.4%. Over five years, Canadian Solar (CSIQ) compounded fastest (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -25.0%/yr, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) -30.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) 15.91%. Canadian Solar (CSIQ) and Schmid (SHMD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) has been the steadiest (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) 89.6%, Schmid (SHMD) 123.8%, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) 60.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CSIQ, SHMD 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, JinkoSolar Holding (JKS) 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.