ED vs EXC vs ETR Stock Comparison

Consolidated Edison, Exelon and Entergy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ED Consolidated Edison Inc
$115.44 +11.9% 1M +15.4% 1Y
Market cap
$42.34B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.69B
Div. yield
0.03%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
4 wins
EXC Exelon Corp
$44.54 +10.4% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$45.38B
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.33B
Div. yield
0.04%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
4 wins
ETR Entergy Corp /De/
$107.51 +9.1% 1M +11.3% 1Y
Market cap
$49.63B
P/E
27.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.48B
Div. yield
0.02%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionEDEXCETRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $42.34B $45.38B $49.63B ETR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.9x 16.3x 27.6x EXC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.2x 14.8x 23.4x EXC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.5% +6.6% +9.5% ETR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.5% 11.0% 13.3% ETR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.1% 5.4% 4.7% ED
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 5.6x 5.4x ED
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% EXC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.4% -7.3% +11.3% ED
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.7%/yr +3.7%/yr +15.8%/yr ETR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.0% 20.1% 20.5% ED
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 63/100 38/100 EXC

Percentile Scorecard

EDEXCETR

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

AxisEDEXCETR
Valuation 80 #14 of 67 82 #13 of 67 14 #58 of 67
Growth 30 #46 of 65 80 #14 of 65 38 #41 of 65
Profitability 33 #43 of 64 43 #37 of 64 60 #26 of 64
Financial Health 89 #8 of 64 43 #37 of 64 44 #36 of 64
Shareholder Returns 33 #45 of 67 68 #22 of 67 35 #44 of 67
Overall 53 63 38
  • ED ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • EXC ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • ETR ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEDEXCETRSPY
1 month +11.9%+10.4%+9.1% -0.8%
3 months +3.6%-5.5%-5.5% +3.5%
6 months +6.1%-4.4%-5.2% +7.0%
Year to date +16.2%+2.2%+16.3% +12.2%
1 year +15.4%-7.3%+11.3% +13.0%
3 years +32.0%+15.9%+135.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.7%+5.0%+33.0% +23.1%
5 years +51.9%+20.1%+108.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +8.7%+3.7%+15.8% +11.0%
10 years +56.3%+87.8%+197.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +4.6%+6.5%+11.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEDEXCETRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.0%20.1%20.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.7%20.2%21.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.51-0.270.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.85-0.360.55 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -22.0%-33.1%-29.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.7%-11.4%-8.8% -1.8%
52-week high $116.25$50.29$117.91 $779.14
52-week low $95.41$40.20$91.19 $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.

MultipleEDEXCETR
P/E now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 20.8x 16.4xmedian 20.8x 27.4xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.9x 1.8xmedian 2.9x 3.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 13.1x 10.7xmedian 13.1x 14.2xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -49.5xmedian 36.7x -24.0xmedian 36.7x -16.9xmedian 36.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.7x 1.5xmedian 1.7x 2.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -2.55median 2.23 1.96median 2.23 4.50median 2.23

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 monthsEDEXCETR
Revenue $17.69B $25.33B $13.48B
Gross profit $9.44B – –
Operating income $3.18B $5.27B $3.09B
Net income $2.22B $2.78B $1.82B
Free cash flow -$862.00M -$1.92B -$2.97B
EPS (diluted) $5.48 $2.71 $3.85
Cash & equivalents $1.47B $1.81B $3.85B
Total debt $5.26B $201.12B $34.63B
Shares (diluted) 370.00M 1.03B 466.31M
Enterprise value $38.91B $40.70B $38.76B

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
MetricEDEXCETR
P/E 21.0x 16.4x 27.4x
P/FCF -49.5x -24.0x -16.9x
P/Operating cash flow 10.8x 6.4x 8.3x
P/S 2.4x 1.8x 3.7x
P/B 1.7x 1.5x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 1.5x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 7.6x 10.7x 14.2x
EV/EBIT 13.3x 18.3x 26.2x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 3.8x 6.0x
EV/FCF -48.9x -50.3x -27.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.7x 13.4x 13.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.55 1.96 4.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEDEXCETR
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.5% 6.6% 9.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 8.4% 0.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.4% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.9% 10.8% -7.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 14.3% 5.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.6% 4.9% 2.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 9.5% 10.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 2.4% 3.3% -2.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.2% 8.4% 6.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -12.5% 23.8% 28.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 28.6% 19.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -210.1% -8.6% -29.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.8% 21.3% -39.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEDEXCETR
Gross margin 53.4% – –
EBITDA margin 31.6% 35.6% 42.2%
Operating margin 18.0% 20.8% 22.9%
Pretax margin 16.4% 13.3% 17.0%
Net margin 11.5% 11.0% 13.3%
FCF margin -4.9% -7.6% -22.1%
Operating cash flow margin 22.4% 28.5% 45.1%
Return on equity 8.6% 9.4% 10.2%
Return on assets 2.9% 2.3% 2.3%
Return on invested capital 9.1% 5.4% 4.7%
Return on capital employed 4.5% 4.8% 4.5%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 2.6x 3.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEDEXCETR
Debt / assets 1.3% 43.4% 43.8%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.8x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 5.6x 5.4x
Debt / FCF -1.1x -27.3x -11.6x
Liabilities / assets 66.4% 75.4% 76.8%
Equity / assets 33.6% 24.6% 23.2%
Interest coverage 2.6x – 2.0x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.1x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.18 0.76 1.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEDEXCETR
Dividend yield 3.0% 3.7% 2.4%
Net buyback yield -2.2% – -2.7%
Shareholder yield 0.8% 3.7% -0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 54.8% 59.9% 62.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) -140.8% -87.1% -38.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.7% 6.2% 12.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 6.3% 9.0%

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.

ConsensusEDEXCETR
Forward P/E 18.2xFY2026 14.8xFY2026 23.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.36FY2026 $3.01FY2026 $4.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.6%FY2026 +8.7%FY2026 +17.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.4% +7.0% +13.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.78BFY2026 $26.87BFY2026 $13.48BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.8%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.2% -8.8% +8.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEDEXCETR
Held by institutions 76.0% 92.0% 97.8%
Institutions holding 1,431 1,282 1,330
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.7% +5.8% +6.1%
Institutions buying 755 699 694
Institutions selling 385 372 411
Buyers to sellers 1.96 1.88 1.69

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.

EDEXCETR
ED 1.00 0.71 0.53
EXC 0.71 1.00 0.60
ETR 0.53 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ED, EXC and ETR?

Entergy (ETR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Consolidated Edison (ED) $42.34B, Exelon (EXC) $45.38B, Entergy (ETR) $49.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, ED, EXC and ETR?

Exelon (EXC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Consolidated Edison (ED) 20.9x, Exelon (EXC) 16.3x, Entergy (ETR) 27.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Exelon (EXC) is cheapest (Consolidated Edison (ED) 18.2x, Exelon (EXC) 14.8x, Entergy (ETR) 23.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Entergy (ETR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Consolidated Edison (ED) +9.5%, Exelon (EXC) +6.6%, Entergy (ETR) +9.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Entergy (ETR) has the highest net margin (Consolidated Edison (ED) 11.5%, Exelon (EXC) 11.0%, Entergy (ETR) 13.3%). On return on invested capital, Consolidated Edison (ED) leads (Consolidated Edison (ED) 9.1%, Exelon (EXC) 5.4%, Entergy (ETR) 4.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Consolidated Edison (ED) returned the most: Consolidated Edison (ED) +15.4%, Exelon (EXC) -7.3%, Entergy (ETR) +11.3%. Over five years, Entergy (ETR) compounded fastest (Consolidated Edison (ED) +8.7%/yr, Exelon (EXC) +3.7%/yr, Entergy (ETR) +15.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Exelon (EXC) has the highest dividend yield: Consolidated Edison (ED) 0.03%, Exelon (EXC) 0.04%, Entergy (ETR) 0.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Consolidated Edison (ED) has been the steadiest (Consolidated Edison (ED) 18.0%, Exelon (EXC) 20.1%, Entergy (ETR) 20.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ED, EXC and ETR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Entergy (ETR) leads on 4. 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.