ETR vs TRP vs VST Stock Comparison

Entergy, Tc Energy and Vistra Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ETR Entergy Corp /De/
$107.34 +8.2% 1M +12.2% 1Y
Market cap
$49.33B
P/E
27.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.48B
Div. yield
0.02%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
2 wins
TRP Tc Energy Corp
$62.38 +3.7% 1M +22.4% 1Y
Market cap
$64.98B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.24B
Div. yield
-0.04%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
6 wins
VST Vistra Corp.
$140.15 +1.6% 1M -26.8% 1Y
Market cap
$47.77B
P/E
23.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.21B
Div. yield
0.01%
Independent Power Producers Utilities
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Tc Energy leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Tc Energy 6, Vistra 4, Entergy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionETRTRPVSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $49.33B $64.98B $47.77B TRP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.4x 26.4x 23.6x VST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.4x 25.1x 15.9x VST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.5% -1.0% +3.8% ETR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.3% 21.9% 10.6% TRP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.7% 12.4% 11.3% TRP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.4x 1.2x 2.8x TRP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% -0.04% 0.01% ETR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.2% +22.4% -26.8% TRP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.5%/yr +2.6%/yr +49.0%/yr VST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.5% 19.7% 51.0% TRP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 68/100 68/100 VST

Percentile Scorecard

ETRTRPVST

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

AxisETRTRPVST
Valuation 12 #59 of 67 74 #10 of 35 74 #7 of 24
Growth 36 #42 of 65 33 #23 of 34 55 #11 of 23
Profitability 59 #27 of 65 97 #2 of 34 100 #1 of 23
Financial Health 46 #36 of 66 91 #4 of 35 39 #15 of 24
Shareholder Returns 36 #43 of 67 43 #18 of 31 74 #6 of 20
Overall 38 68 68
  • ETR ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • TRP ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • VST ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodETRTRPVSTSPY
1 month +8.2%+3.7%+1.6% -1.0%
3 months -7.4%-11.6%-14.2% +2.9%
6 months -5.5%+0.6%-14.7% +6.4%
Year to date +16.1%+13.4%-13.1% +11.4%
1 year +12.2%+22.4%-26.8% +13.1%
3 years +132.3%+83.3%+328.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +32.5%+22.4%+62.5% +21.5%
5 years +105.2%+13.4%+633.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +15.5%+2.6%+49.0% +10.9%
10 years +189.5%+32.3%+792.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.2%+2.8%+24.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureETRTRPVSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.5%19.7%51.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.0%18.5%55.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.17-0.071.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.591.13-0.52 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.4%-44.3%-48.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.0%-12.0%-30.4% -2.5%
52-week high $117.91$70.91$201.47 $779.14
52-week low $91.19$49.79$134.71 $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.

MultipleETRTRPVST
P/E now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 20.8x 26.4xmedian 21.3x 23.3xmedian 24.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.8x 5.8xmedian 2.7x 2.5xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 13.1x 8.5xmedian 11.0x 10.2xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.8xmedian 36.7x 6.7xmedian 16.4x 20.9xmedian 12.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.7x 3.3xmedian 2.6x 8.6xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 4.49median 2.27 0.56median 1.93 1.47median 0.59

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 monthsETRTRPVST
Revenue $13.48B $11.24B $19.21B
Gross profit – $11.08B –
Operating income $3.09B $6.82B $3.56B
Net income $1.82B $2.94B $2.22B
Free cash flow -$2.97B $9.65B $2.26B
EPS (diluted) $3.85 $2.37 $5.98
Cash & equivalents $3.85B $1.46B $435.00M
Total debt $34.63B $11.91B $19.60B
Shares (diluted) 466.31M 1.04B 339.23M
Enterprise value $38.46B $61.07B $40.96B

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
MetricETRTRPVST
P/E 27.4x 26.4x 23.3x
P/FCF -16.8x 6.7x 20.9x
P/Operating cash flow 8.2x 10.5x 9.2x
P/S 3.7x 5.8x 2.5x
P/B 2.7x 3.3x 8.6x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 3.3x 14.7x
EV/EBITDA 14.2x 8.5x 10.2x
EV/EBIT 26.2x 11.1x 18.2x
EV/Revenue 6.0x 6.7x 3.4x
EV/FCF -27.2x 7.8x 28.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.3x 12.2x 12.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.49 0.56 1.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricETRTRPVST
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.5% -1.0% 3.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.4% – 4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -1.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.4% -10.0% -0.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.6% – 12.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.8% -17.9% -8.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 52.5% 11.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.4% -19.4% -6.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 47.4% 15.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.2% 14.6% 21.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.1% 4.4% 6.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -29.7% -1.1% 36.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -39.7% -5.1% -4.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricETRTRPVST
Gross margin – 98.5% –
EBITDA margin 42.2% 78.8% 33.0%
Operating margin 22.9% 60.7% 18.5%
Pretax margin 17.0% 34.9% 14.6%
Net margin 13.3% 21.9% 10.6%
FCF margin -22.1% 85.9% 11.7%
Operating cash flow margin 45.1% 55.2% 26.7%
Return on equity 10.2% 12.6% 40.0%
Return on assets 2.3% – 5.3%
Return on invested capital 4.7% 12.4% 11.3%
Return on capital employed 4.5% – 11.3%
Asset turnover 0.2x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.3x 2.1x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.0% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricETRTRPVST
Debt / assets 43.8% – 46.0%
Debt / equity 1.9x 0.6x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.4x 1.2x 2.8x
Debt / FCF -11.6x 1.2x 8.7x
Liabilities / assets 76.8% – 87.1%
Equity / assets 23.2% – 12.9%
Interest coverage 2.0x 2.8x 3.1x
Current ratio 0.9x – 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.01 – 1.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricETRTRPVST
Dividend yield 2.4% 5.6% 0.7%
Net buyback yield -2.7% -0.1% 2.4%
Shareholder yield -0.4% 5.5% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 62.9% 87.7% 13.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) -38.4% 26.7% 13.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 12.5% 3.8% 0.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 9.0% -8.5% 0.5%

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.

ConsensusETRTRPVST
Forward P/E 23.4xFY2026 25.1xFY2026 15.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.58FY2026 $2.49FY2026 $8.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.1%FY2026 -2.7%FY2026 +305.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.2% +15.7% +21.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.47BFY2026 $10.71BFY2026 $21.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.0%FY2026 -3.5%FY2026 +20.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.6% +4.4% +21.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersETRTRPVST
Held by institutions 97.8% 65.7% 84.4%
Institutions holding 1,330 696 1,403
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.1% -5.0% +2.7%
Institutions buying 694 328 852
Institutions selling 411 216 415
Buyers to sellers 1.69 1.52 2.05

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.

ETRTRPVST
ETR 1.00 0.41 0.36
TRP 0.41 1.00 0.11
VST 0.36 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ETR, TRP and VST?

Tc Energy (TRP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Entergy (ETR) $49.33B, Tc Energy (TRP) $64.98B, Vistra (VST) $47.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, ETR, TRP and VST?

Vistra (VST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Entergy (ETR) 27.4x, Tc Energy (TRP) 26.4x, Vistra (VST) 23.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Vistra (VST) is cheapest (Entergy (ETR) 23.4x, Tc Energy (TRP) 25.1x, Vistra (VST) 15.9x). 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: Entergy (ETR) +9.5%, Tc Energy (TRP) -1.0%, Vistra (VST) +3.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tc Energy (TRP) has the highest net margin (Entergy (ETR) 13.3%, Tc Energy (TRP) 21.9%, Vistra (VST) 10.6%). On return on invested capital, Tc Energy (TRP) leads (Entergy (ETR) 4.7%, Tc Energy (TRP) 12.4%, Vistra (VST) 11.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tc Energy (TRP) returned the most: Entergy (ETR) +12.2%, Tc Energy (TRP) +22.4%, Vistra (VST) -26.8%. Over five years, Vistra (VST) compounded fastest (Entergy (ETR) +15.5%/yr, Tc Energy (TRP) +2.6%/yr, Vistra (VST) +49.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Entergy (ETR) has the highest dividend yield: Entergy (ETR) 0.02%, Tc Energy (TRP) -0.04%, Vistra (VST) 0.01%. Tc Energy (TRP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tc Energy (TRP) has been the steadiest (Entergy (ETR) 20.5%, Tc Energy (TRP) 19.7%, Vistra (VST) 51.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ETR, TRP and VST?

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