HRNNF vs NEE vs ETR Stock Comparison

Hydro One, Nextera Energy and Entergy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HRNNF Hydro One Ltd
$38.68 +7.8% 1M +3.0% 1Y
Market cap
$23.20B
P/E
22.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
3.52%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
4 wins
NEE Nextera Energy Inc
$82.42 +8.3% 1M -4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$172.83B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.83B
Div. yield
2.94%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
5 wins
ETR Entergy Corp /De/
$108.44 +10.0% 1M +11.4% 1Y
Market cap
$50.60B
P/E
27.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.48B
Div. yield
2.36%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Nextera Energy leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nextera Energy 5, Hydro One 4, Entergy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHRNNFNEEETRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.20B $172.83B $50.60B NEE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.7x 14.8x 27.7x NEE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.9x 21.2x 23.6x NEE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +9.6% +9.5% NEE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 40.4% 13.3% NEE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.4% 4.7% 4.7% HRNNF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.7x 7.0x 5.4x ETR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.52% 2.94% 2.36% HRNNF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.0% -4.2% +11.4% ETR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -0.9%/yr +16.1%/yr ETR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.6% 21.1% 20.5% HRNNF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 60/100 38/100 HRNNF

Percentile Scorecard

HRNNFNEEETR

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

AxisHRNNFNEEETR
Valuation 32 #46 of 67 24 #51 of 67 14 #58 of 67
Growth 70 #20 of 65 92 #6 of 65 39 #40 of 65
Profitability 90 #7 of 63 89 #8 of 63 60 #26 of 63
Financial Health 52 #31 of 63 47 #34 of 63 44 #36 of 63
Shareholder Returns 83 #12 of 67 50 #34 of 67 32 #46 of 67
Overall 65 60 38
  • HRNNF ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • NEE 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

PeriodHRNNFNEEETRSPY
1 month +7.8%+8.3%+10.0% -0.2%
3 months -9.2%-7.7%-3.6% +3.9%
6 months -9.2%-14.6%-4.2% +8.2%
Year to date -2.4%+2.7%+17.3% +12.9%
1 year +3.0%-4.2%+11.4% +12.3%
3 years —+46.6%+137.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+13.6%+33.4% +23.3%
5 years —-4.6%+111.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-0.9%+16.1% +10.9%
10 years —+163.5%+201.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+10.2%+11.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHRNNFNEEETRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.6%21.1%20.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.4%22.2%21.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.240.100.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.17-0.200.56 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -18.9%-47.2%-29.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.8%-15.8%-8.0% -1.2%
52-week high $43.85$97.88$117.91 $779.14
52-week low $35.56$75.50$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.

MultipleHRNNFNEEETR
P/E now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 20.9x 14.8xmedian 20.9x 27.7xmedian 20.9x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.9x 6.0xmedian 2.9x 3.8xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 13.2x 18.4xmedian 13.2x 14.3xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 36.9x 37.0xmedian 36.9x -17.0xmedian 36.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.7x 2.4xmedian 1.7x 2.8xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 2.15median 2.31 1.06median 2.31 4.53median 2.31

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 monthsHRNNFNEEETR
Revenue – $28.83B $13.48B
Operating income – $8.66B $3.09B
Net income $1.03B $11.64B $1.82B
Free cash flow $1.92B $4.67B -$2.97B
EPS (diluted) $1.70 $5.55 $3.85
Cash & equivalents $452.53M $5.58B $3.85B
Total debt $54.53B $413.84B $34.63B
Shares (diluted) 600.71M 2.10B 466.31M
Enterprise value $22.10B $170.95B $39.79B

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
MetricHRNNFNEEETR
P/E 22.7x 14.8x 27.7x
P/FCF 12.1x 37.0x -17.0x
P/Operating cash flow 12.1x 11.7x 8.3x
P/S – 6.0x 3.8x
P/B 2.5x 2.4x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 2.4x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 15.3x 18.4x 14.3x
EV/EBIT 21.8x 32.1x 26.4x
EV/Revenue – 9.6x 6.0x
EV/FCF 19.2x 59.4x -27.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.2x 18.7x 13.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.15 1.06 4.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHRNNFNEEETR
Revenue growth (1Y) – 9.6% 9.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 1.7% 0.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 13.4% -7.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -3.5% 5.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.0% 79.0% 2.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 15.1% 10.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.5% 76.7% -2.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 14.0% 6.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.8% 23.8% 28.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 16.3% 19.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.7% 30.9% -29.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 124.1% -39.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHRNNFNEEETR
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 52.2% 42.2%
Operating margin – 30.0% 22.9%
Pretax margin – 35.0% 17.0%
Net margin – 40.4% 13.3%
FCF margin – 16.2% -22.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 51.4% 45.1%
Return on equity 11.2% 13.9% 10.2%
Return on assets 3.6% 4.1% 2.3%
Return on invested capital 6.4% 4.7% 4.7%
Return on capital employed – 4.2% 4.5%
Asset turnover – 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.3x 3.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHRNNFNEEETR
Debt / assets 48.8% 45.0% 43.8%
Debt / equity 1.5x 1.5x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.7x 7.0x 5.4x
Debt / FCF 7.3x 23.6x -11.6x
Liabilities / assets 68.1% 70.3% 76.8%
Equity / assets 31.9% 29.7% 23.2%
Interest coverage 3.3x 2,164x 2.0x
Current ratio – 0.5x 0.9x
Quick ratio – 0.3x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 0.99 1.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHRNNFNEEETR
Dividend yield 3.5% 2.9% 2.4%
Net buyback yield – -0.6% -2.7%
Shareholder yield 3.5% 2.4% -0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 62.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -38.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 12.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusHRNNFNEEETR
Forward P/E 22.9xFY2026 21.2xFY2026 23.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.69FY2026 $3.89FY2026 $4.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026 +17.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.0% +18.5% +13.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.16BFY2026 $32.08BFY2026 $13.48BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.5% +9.6% +8.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHRNNFNEEETR
Held by institutions – 84.3% 97.8%
Institutions holding – 3,020 1,330
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.3% +6.1%
Institutions buying – 1,589 694
Institutions selling – 1,054 411
Buyers to sellers – 1.51 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.

HRNNFNEEETR
HRNNF 1.00 0.31 0.27
NEE 0.31 1.00 0.60
ETR 0.27 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HRNNF, NEE and ETR?

Nextera Energy (NEE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hydro One (HRNNF) $23.20B, Nextera Energy (NEE) $172.83B, Entergy (ETR) $50.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, HRNNF, NEE and ETR?

Nextera Energy (NEE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hydro One (HRNNF) 22.7x, Nextera Energy (NEE) 14.8x, Entergy (ETR) 27.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nextera Energy (NEE) is cheapest (Hydro One (HRNNF) 22.9x, Nextera Energy (NEE) 21.2x, Entergy (ETR) 23.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nextera Energy (NEE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nextera Energy (NEE) +9.6%, Entergy (ETR) +9.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nextera Energy (NEE) has the highest net margin (Nextera Energy (NEE) 40.4%, Entergy (ETR) 13.3%). On return on invested capital, Hydro One (HRNNF) leads (Hydro One (HRNNF) 6.4%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 4.7%, Entergy (ETR) 4.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Entergy (ETR) returned the most: Hydro One (HRNNF) +3.0%, Nextera Energy (NEE) -4.2%, Entergy (ETR) +11.4%. Over five years, Entergy (ETR) compounded fastest (Nextera Energy (NEE) -0.9%/yr, Entergy (ETR) +16.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hydro One (HRNNF) has the highest dividend yield: Hydro One (HRNNF) 3.52%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 2.94%, Entergy (ETR) 2.36%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hydro One (HRNNF) has been the steadiest (Hydro One (HRNNF) 17.6%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 21.1%, Entergy (ETR) 20.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HRNNF, NEE 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, Nextera Energy (NEE) 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.