HRNNF vs XCH vs NEE Stock Comparison

Hydro One, Xchg and Nextera Energy 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
XCH XCHG Ltd
$1.94 -42.1% 1M +10.9% 1Y
Market cap
$6.82M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
EV Charging Industrials
1 win
NEE Nextera Energy Inc
$82.02 +7.8% 1M -2.8% 1Y
Market cap
$172.22B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.83B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Hydro One leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Hydro One 4, Nextera Energy 3, Xchg 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHRNNFXCHNEELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.20B $6.82M $172.22B NEE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.7x — 14.8x NEE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.9x — 21.1x NEE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +9.6% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 40.4% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.4% — 4.7% HRNNF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.7x — 7.0x HRNNF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.52% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.0% +10.9% -2.8% XCH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — -0.7%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.6% 329.5% 21.1% HRNNF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 — 61/100 HRNNF

Percentile Scorecard

HRNNFXCHNEE

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

AxisHRNNFXCHNEE
Valuation 32 #46 of 67 – 26 #50 of 67
Growth 70 #20 of 65 – 92 #6 of 65
Profitability 91 #7 of 64 – 89 #8 of 64
Financial Health 52 #31 of 64 29 #51 of 71 48 #34 of 64
Shareholder Returns 83 #12 of 67 – 52 #33 of 67
Overall 66 – 61
  • HRNNF ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • XCH ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • NEE ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHRNNFXCHNEESPY
1 month +7.8%-42.1%+7.8% -0.8%
3 months -9.2%+273.1%-7.7% +3.5%
6 months -9.2%+92.5%-13.5% +7.0%
Year to date -2.4%+71.7%+2.2% +12.2%
1 year +3.0%+10.9%-2.8% +13.0%
3 years ——+45.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year ——+13.4% +23.1%
5 years ——-3.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year ——-0.7% +11.0%
10 years ——+160.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+10.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHRNNFXCHNEESPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.6%329.5%21.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.4%134.8%22.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.240.700.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.170.03-0.13 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -18.9%-99.2%-47.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.8%-58.0%-16.2% -1.8%
52-week high $43.85$4.62$97.88 $779.14
52-week low $35.56$0.23$75.50 $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.

MultipleHRNNFXCHNEE
P/E now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 20.8x —median 25.4x 14.7xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.9x —median 2.1x 6.0xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 13.1x —median 17.5x 18.4xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 36.7x —median 27.3x 36.8xmedian 36.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.7x 1.3xmedian 1.7x 2.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 2.15median 2.23 —median 0.77 1.05median 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 monthsHRNNFXCHNEE
Revenue – – $28.83B
Operating income – – $8.66B
Net income $1.03B – $11.64B
Free cash flow $1.92B – $4.67B
EPS (diluted) $1.70 – $5.55
Cash & equivalents $452.53M $11.41M $5.58B
Total debt $54.53B $29.61M $413.84B
Shares (diluted) 600.71M 3.50M 2.10B
Enterprise value $22.10B -$61.62M $158.97B

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
MetricHRNNFXCHNEE
P/E 22.7x – 14.7x
P/FCF 12.1x – 36.8x
P/Operating cash flow 12.1x – 11.6x
P/S – – 6.0x
P/B 2.5x 1.3x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 1.3x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 15.3x – 18.4x
EV/EBIT 21.8x – 32.0x
EV/Revenue – – 9.6x
EV/FCF 19.2x – 59.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.2x – 18.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.15 – 1.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHRNNFXCHNEE
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 9.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 1.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 13.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -3.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.0% – 79.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.9% – 15.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.5% – 76.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.6% – 14.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.8% – 23.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.4% – 16.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.7% – 30.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.7% – 124.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHRNNFXCHNEE
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 52.2%
Operating margin – – 30.0%
Pretax margin – – 35.0%
Net margin – – 40.4%
FCF margin – – 16.2%
Operating cash flow margin – – 51.4%
Return on equity 11.2% – 13.9%
Return on assets 3.6% – 4.1%
Return on invested capital 6.4% – 4.7%
Return on capital employed – – 4.2%
Asset turnover – – 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHRNNFXCHNEE
Debt / assets 48.8% 19.7% 45.0%
Debt / equity 1.5x 0.8x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.7x – 7.0x
Debt / FCF 7.3x – 23.6x
Liabilities / assets 68.1% 74.7% 70.3%
Equity / assets 31.9% 25.3% 29.7%
Interest coverage 3.3x – 2,164x
Current ratio – 1.2x 0.5x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 0.3x
Cash ratio – 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 0.99

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHRNNFXCHNEE
Dividend yield 3.5% – 3.0%
Net buyback yield – – -0.6%
Shareholder yield 3.5% – 2.4%
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.

ConsensusHRNNFXCHNEE
Forward P/E 22.9xFY2026 – 21.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.69FY2026 $-2.46FY2026 $3.89FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 – +4.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.0% – +18.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.16BFY2026 $34.13MFY2026 $32.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 +36.0%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.5% +27.9% +9.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHRNNFXCHNEE
Held by institutions 0.0% – 84.3%
Institutions holding 1 – 3,019
Change in shares held, QoQ – – +2.3%
Institutions buying 0 – 1,588
Institutions selling 0 – 1,054
Buyers to sellers – – 1.51

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.

HRNNFXCHNEE
HRNNF 1.00 -0.15 0.31
XCH -0.15 1.00 -0.07
NEE 0.31 -0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HRNNF, XCH and NEE?

Nextera Energy (NEE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hydro One (HRNNF) $23.20B, Xchg (XCH) $6.82M, Nextera Energy (NEE) $172.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, HRNNF, XCH and NEE?

Nextera Energy (NEE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hydro One (HRNNF) 22.7x, Nextera Energy (NEE) 14.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nextera Energy (NEE) is cheapest (Hydro One (HRNNF) 22.9x, Nextera Energy (NEE) 21.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Xchg (XCH) returned the most: Hydro One (HRNNF) +3.0%, Xchg (XCH) +10.9%, Nextera Energy (NEE) -2.8%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Hydro One (HRNNF) 3.52%, Xchg (XCH) 0.00%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 0.00%. Xchg (XCH) and Nextera Energy (NEE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hydro One (HRNNF) has been the steadiest (Hydro One (HRNNF) 17.6%, Xchg (XCH) 329.5%, Nextera Energy (NEE) 21.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HRNNF, XCH and NEE?

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