E vs PLUG vs SU Stock Comparison

Eni Spa, Plug Power and Suncor Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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E Eni Spa
$60.57 +10.7% 1M +64.5% 1Y
Market cap
$90.03B
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.30B
Div. yield
-0.04%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
3 wins
PLUG Plug Power Inc
$1.37 -30.8% 1M -53.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.96B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$744.09M
Div. yield
–
Hydrogen Energy
1 win
SU Suncor Energy Inc
$79.48 +16.5% 1M +99.5% 1Y
Market cap
$95.70B
P/E
7.0x
Revenue (TTM)
-$3.60B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Suncor Energy leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Suncor Energy 7, Eni Spa 3, Plug Power 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEPLUGSULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $90.03B $1.96B $95.70B SU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.3x -1.2x 7.0x SU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.1x — 8.6x SU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.2% +10.6% -108.8% E
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.3% -220.6% — E
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.9% -188.4% — E
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 0.1x 0.5x PLUG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield -0.04% 0.00% -0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +64.5% -53.6% +99.5% SU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.4%/yr -47.5%/yr +28.3%/yr SU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.5% 78.2% 27.5% SU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 23/100 64/100 SU

Percentile Scorecard

EPLUGSU

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

AxisEPLUGSU
Valuation 78 #23 of 99 0 #11 of 11 74 #27 of 99
Growth 64 #36 of 97 70 #4 of 11 65 #35 of 97
Profitability 47 #51 of 96 0 #9 of 9 72 #28 of 96
Financial Health 33 #69 of 102 20 #9 of 11 75 #26 of 102
Shareholder Returns 32 #52 of 76 – 35 #50 of 76
Overall 51 23 64
  • E ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • PLUG ranked among 11 companies in Renewable Fuels
  • SU ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodEPLUGSUSPY
1 month +10.7%-30.8%+16.5% -0.8%
3 months +19.6%-33.5%+24.2% +3.5%
6 months +12.6%-55.5%+23.3% +7.0%
Year to date +59.6%-30.5%+79.2% +12.2%
1 year +64.5%-53.6%+99.5% +13.0%
3 years +86.6%-76.8%+144.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +23.1%-38.6%+34.8% +23.1%
5 years +113.7%-96.0%+247.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +16.4%-47.5%+28.3% +11.0%
10 years +105.5%-13.3%+169.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +7.5%-1.4%+10.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEPLUGSUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.5%78.2%27.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.5%70.0%28.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.392.25-0.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.35-0.683.63 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.1%-98.4%-37.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.4%-66.9%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $62.08$4.14$79.48 $779.14
52-week low $36.32$1.37$39.51 $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.

MultipleEPLUGSU
P/E now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 13.5x -1.2xmedian 10.9x 7.1xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.1x 2.6xmedian 1.2x -26.4xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 5.9x -1.4xmedian 14.0x 11.4xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 11.0x -3.4xmedian 14.0x 4.8xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.5x 3.3xmedian 1.2x 2.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.46median 2.27 -0.21median 0.19 0.19median 2.27

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 monthsEPLUGSU
Revenue $98.30B $744.09M -$3.60B
Gross profit – -$138.00M –
Operating income $6.83B -$1.29B $1.71B
Net income $6.59B -$1.71B $8.93B
Free cash flow $15.30B -$560.50M $19.78B
R&D – $53.94M –
EPS (diluted) $3.36 $-1.18 $11.22
Cash & equivalents $9.55B $161.90M $5.37B
Total debt $139.18B $314.00K $9.85B
Shares (diluted) 1.54B 1.39B 1.22B
Enterprise value $34.59B $1.04B $81.45B

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
MetricEPLUGSU
P/E 17.6x -1.2x 7.1x
P/FCF 6.2x -3.4x 4.8x
P/Operating cash flow 6.2x -4.0x 6.0x
P/S 1.0x 2.6x -26.4x
P/B 1.5x 3.3x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 3.4x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 7.7x -1.4x 11.4x
EV/EBIT 17.0x -1.4x 58.2x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 2.4x -27.6x
EV/FCF 7.6x -3.1x 5.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.6x -3.6x 6.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.46 -0.21 0.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEPLUGSU
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.2% 10.6% -108.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.8% -5.4% -27.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 70.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 20.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 204.9% 31.3% 18.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -14.3% -15.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 135.7% 13.3% 57.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.6% -26.9% 13.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.3% 32.5% 55.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 5.5% 36.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.1% 20.0% 9.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.9% 22.8% 8.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.1% 31.6% 5.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.6% 30.6% 17.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEPLUGSU
Gross margin – -18.5% –
EBITDA margin 15.4% -168.2% –
Operating margin 6.9% -172.8% –
Pretax margin 8.0% -229.0% –
Net margin 5.3% -220.6% –
FCF margin 15.6% -75.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 15.6% -64.9% -438.8%
Return on equity 10.4% -251.3% 29.1%
Return on assets 3.9% -75.0% 14.6%
Return on invested capital 6.9% -188.4% –
Return on capital employed 5.3% -72.0% 2.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.3x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 0.3x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 7.2% -3.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEPLUGSU
Debt / assets 21.5% 0.0% 10.4%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 0.1x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 2.4x 0.0x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 61.3% 73.2% 49.2%
Equity / assets 38.7% 26.8% 50.8%
Interest coverage 1.5x -17.9x –
Current ratio 1.2x 2.3x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.3x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.66 -6.08 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEPLUGSU
Dividend yield 4.0% – 3.0%
Net buyback yield -2.5% -2.5% -3.8%
Shareholder yield 1.5% -2.5% -0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 55.0% – 31.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 23.7% – 14.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) -7.7% – -0.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -4.9% – -1.4%

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.

ConsensusEPLUGSU
Forward P/E 9.1xFY2026 – 8.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.68FY2026 $-0.41FY2026 $9.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +75.3%FY2026 – +173.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.6% – -18.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $106.75BFY2026 $799.33MFY2026 $45.53BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.1%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026 +27.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.7% +28.0% -11.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEPLUGSU
Held by institutions 1.6% 58.3% 65.2%
Institutions holding 343 508 752
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +8.0% -5.1%
Institutions buying 196 276 367
Institutions selling 92 105 252
Buyers to sellers 2.13 2.63 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.

EPLUGSU
E 1.00 0.05 0.69
PLUG 0.05 1.00 0.01
SU 0.69 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, E, PLUG and SU?

Suncor Energy (SU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eni Spa (E) $90.03B, Plug Power (PLUG) $1.96B, Suncor Energy (SU) $95.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, E, PLUG and SU?

Suncor Energy (SU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eni Spa (E) 17.3x, Plug Power (PLUG) -1.2x, Suncor Energy (SU) 7.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Suncor Energy (SU) is cheapest (Eni Spa (E) 9.1x, Suncor Energy (SU) 8.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Eni Spa (E) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Eni Spa (E) +11.2%, Plug Power (PLUG) +10.6%, Suncor Energy (SU) -108.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eni Spa (E) has the highest net margin (Eni Spa (E) 5.3%, Plug Power (PLUG) -220.6%). On return on invested capital, Eni Spa (E) leads (Eni Spa (E) 6.9%, Plug Power (PLUG) -188.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Suncor Energy (SU) returned the most: Eni Spa (E) +64.5%, Plug Power (PLUG) -53.6%, Suncor Energy (SU) +99.5%. Over five years, Suncor Energy (SU) compounded fastest (Eni Spa (E) +16.4%/yr, Plug Power (PLUG) -47.5%/yr, Suncor Energy (SU) +28.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Suncor Energy (SU) has been the steadiest (Eni Spa (E) 27.5%, Plug Power (PLUG) 78.2%, Suncor Energy (SU) 27.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, E, PLUG and SU?

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