CSIQ vs TOYO vs NXT Stock Comparison

Canadian Solar, Toyo and Nextpower Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CSIQ Canadian Solar Inc.
$9.35 -19.0% 1M -46.8% 1Y
Market cap
$634.02M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.99B
Div. yield
–
Solar Equipment Industrials
TOYO TOYO Co., Ltd
$4.70 +10.3% 1M -34.3% 1Y
Market cap
$177.47M
P/E
2.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$400.07M
Div. yield
–
Solar Equipment Industrials
5 wins
NXT Nextpower Inc.
$79.83 +0.7% 1M -22.2% 1Y
Market cap
$12.11B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.83B
Div. yield
–
Solar Equipment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Toyo leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Toyo 5, Nextpower 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSIQTOYONXTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $634.02M $177.47M $12.11B NXT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.6x 2.9x 20.2x TOYO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 2.3x 18.3x TOYO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -15.7% — +13.7% NXT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.9% 12.3% — TOYO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.2% 26.6% — TOYO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -46.8% -34.3% -22.2% NXT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.8%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 91.2% 98.6% 65.8% NXT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 86/100 75/100 TOYO

Percentile Scorecard

CSIQTOYONXT

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

AxisCSIQTOYONXT
Valuation 87 #9 of 62 100 #1 of 62 69 #20 of 62
Growth 10 #53 of 59 – 78 #14 of 59
Profitability 63 #21 of 55 98 #2 of 55 89 #7 of 55
Financial Health 23 #56 of 72 59 #30 of 72 63 #27 of 72
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 46 86 75
  • CSIQ ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • TOYO ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • NXT 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

PeriodCSIQTOYONXTSPY
1 month -19.0%+10.3%+0.7% +0.7%
3 months -36.7%-9.1%-17.6% +3.7%
6 months -38.8%-60.0%-33.0% +7.1%
Year to date -60.7%-19.8%-8.4% +12.8%
1 year -46.8%-34.3%-22.2% +11.9%
3 years -51.9%-56.5%+135.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year -21.7%-24.2%+33.0% +22.8%
5 years -77.5%—— +67.6%
5 years, per year -25.8%—— +10.9%
10 years -36.7%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year -4.5%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCSIQTOYONXTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 91.2%98.6%65.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 99.0%110.5%66.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.671.382.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.51-0.35-0.34 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.6%-86.3%-51.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -72.2%-72.3%-49.0% -1.2%
52-week high $33.58$16.99$156.40 $779.14
52-week low $8.85$3.81$76.48 $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.

MultipleCSIQTOYONXT
P/E now vs peer median -2.6xmedian 26.6x 2.9xmedian 26.6x 20.2xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 2.6x 0.4xmedian 2.6x 3.2xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 18.9x —median 18.9x —median 18.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 30.1x 6.7xmedian 30.1x 22.0xmedian 30.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.9x 0.8xmedian 1.9x 4.6xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 0.97 —median 0.97 —median 0.97

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 monthsCSIQTOYONXT
Revenue $4.99B $400.07M $3.83B
Gross profit $820.00M $107.81M $1.27B
Operating income -$27.67M $68.50M $728.14M
Net income -$251.16M $48.32M $612.65M
Free cash flow $311.68M $26.58M –
R&D $83.20M – $162.54M
EPS (diluted) $-3.60 $1.62 –
Cash & equivalents $1.46B $103.47M $1.03B
Total debt $6.38B $132.75M –
Shares (diluted) 67.37M 30.33M 155.14M
Enterprise value -$4.23B -$86.49M $12.11B

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
MetricCSIQTOYONXT
P/E -2.6x 2.9x 20.2x
P/FCF 2.0x 6.7x 22.0x
P/Operating cash flow -1.1x 1.7x 21.1x
P/S 0.1x 0.4x 3.2x
P/B 0.2x 0.8x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 0.2x 0.8x 5.0x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT -200.7x 1.5x –
EV/Revenue 1.1x 0.2x 3.2x
EV/FCF 17.8x 3.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow -9.8x 1.0x 21.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSIQTOYONXT
Revenue growth (1Y) -15.7% – 13.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -14.4% – 22.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -26.1% – 13.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -17.7% – 42.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 48.9% – 2.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.0% – 39.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -44.9% – 5.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.7% – 41.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -9.9% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -36.0% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -135.9% – -11.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -39.4% – 23.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -51.2% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -43.3% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSIQTOYONXT
Gross margin 16.4% 26.9% –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin -0.6% 17.1% –
Pretax margin -3.7% 15.3% –
Net margin -4.9% 12.3% –
FCF margin 6.2% 6.6% –
Operating cash flow margin -11.4% 25.4% 15.0%
Return on equity -6.3% 27.6% 23.6%
Return on assets -1.6% 9.5% 13.8%
Return on invested capital -0.2% 26.6% –
Return on capital employed -0.3% 25.8% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 2.1x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSIQTOYONXT
Debt / assets 39.6% 4.8% –
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 20.5x 1.0x –
Liabilities / assets 75.6% 61.0% 43.0%
Equity / assets 24.4% 39.0% 57.0%
Interest coverage -0.1x 30.0x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.1x 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.5x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x –
Altman Z-score 0.47 1.91 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSIQTOYONXT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – 0.0%
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.

ConsensusCSIQTOYONXT
Forward P/E – 2.3xFY2026 18.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.62FY2026 $2.02FY2026 $4.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +106.1%FY2026 -3.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +73.8% +37.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.88BFY2026 $585.65MFY2026 $4.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 +37.0%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.9% +71.3% +29.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSIQTOYONXT
Held by institutions 60.5% 16.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 156 48 724
Change in shares held, QoQ +23.0% +1,004.6% +9.7%
Institutions buying 98 44 368
Institutions selling 32 4 250
Buyers to sellers 3.06 11.00 1.47

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.

CSIQTOYONXT
CSIQ 1.00 0.13 0.41
TOYO 0.13 1.00 0.14
NXT 0.41 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSIQ, TOYO and NXT?

Nextpower (NXT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Canadian Solar (CSIQ) $634.02M, Toyo (TOYO) $177.47M, Nextpower (NXT) $12.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, CSIQ, TOYO and NXT?

Toyo (TOYO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -2.6x, Toyo (TOYO) 2.9x, Nextpower (NXT) 20.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Toyo (TOYO) is cheapest (Toyo (TOYO) 2.3x, Nextpower (NXT) 18.3x). 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) +13.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Toyo (TOYO) has the highest net margin (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -4.9%, Toyo (TOYO) 12.3%). On return on invested capital, Toyo (TOYO) leads (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -0.2%, Toyo (TOYO) 26.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nextpower (NXT) returned the most: Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -46.8%, Toyo (TOYO) -34.3%, Nextpower (NXT) -22.2%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nextpower (NXT) has been the steadiest (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) 91.2%, Toyo (TOYO) 98.6%, Nextpower (NXT) 65.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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