NRG vs SU vs CEG Stock Comparison

Nrg Energy, Suncor Energy and Constellation Energy Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NRG Nrg Energy, Inc.
$92.32 -8.3% 1M -43.6% 1Y
Market cap
$19.73B
P/E
25.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.13B
Div. yield
0.02%
Independent Power Producers Utilities
1 win
SU Suncor Energy Inc
$79.35 +16.8% 1M +100.3% 1Y
Market cap
$96.91B
P/E
7.1x
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, Constellation Energy 3, Nrg Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNRGSUCEGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $19.73B $96.91B $90.91B SU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.2x 7.1x 26.2x SU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.8x 9.0x 20.6x SU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.8% -108.8% +26.0% CEG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.4% — 11.1% CEG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.8% — 5.5% NRG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.2x 0.5x 2.9x SU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% -0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.6% +100.3% -30.7% SU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.5%/yr +28.3%/yr — SU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.0% 27.4% 49.0% SU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 64/100 70/100 CEG

Percentile Scorecard

NRGSUCEG

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

AxisNRGSUCEG
Valuation 65 #9 of 24 76 #25 of 99 61 #10 of 24
Growth 77 #6 of 23 65 #35 of 97 96 #2 of 23
Profitability 73 #7 of 23 72 #28 of 96 86 #4 of 23
Financial Health 17 #20 of 24 74 #27 of 102 48 #13 of 24
Shareholder Returns 90 #3 of 20 35 #50 of 76 58 #9 of 20
Overall 64 64 70
  • NRG ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • SU ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • CEG ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNRGSUCEGSPY
1 month -8.3%+16.8%-4.0% -1.0%
3 months -34.5%+20.6%-7.6% +2.9%
6 months -42.2%+24.0%-19.2% +6.4%
Year to date -42.0%+78.9%-28.3% +11.4%
1 year -43.6%+100.3%-30.7% +13.1%
3 years +119.4%+141.5%+121.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +30.0%+34.2%+30.4% +21.5%
5 years +123.9%+247.1%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +17.5%+28.3%— +10.9%
10 years +701.4%+169.7%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +23.1%+10.4%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNRGSUCEGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.0%27.4%49.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.6%28.2%50.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.41-0.381.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.873.66-0.63 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.8%-37.3%-50.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.8%0.0%-36.9% -2.5%
52-week high $184.03$79.35$401.43 $779.14
52-week low $92.32$39.51$236.50 $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.

MultipleNRGSUCEG
P/E now vs peer median 24.9xmedian 24.1x 7.1xmedian 13.1x 26.3xmedian 24.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 2.6x -26.3xmedian 2.0x 2.9xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 11.3x 11.4xmedian 5.7x 13.8xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 55.8xmedian 12.9x 4.8xmedian 11.1x 291.2xmedian 12.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 2.1x 2.0xmedian 1.5x 2.8xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.73median 0.59 0.19median 2.24 0.44median 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 monthsNRGSUCEG
Revenue $33.13B -$3.60B $31.27B
Gross profit $6.23B – –
Operating income $2.02B $1.71B $4.60B
Net income $849.00M $8.93B $3.48B
Free cash flow $348.00M $19.78B $309.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.69 $11.22 $9.63
Cash & equivalents $162.00M $5.37B $697.00M
Total debt $23.44B $9.85B $24.70B
Shares (diluted) 212.00M 1.22B 360.00M
Enterprise value $13.95B $82.66B $81.82B

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
MetricNRGSUCEG
P/E 24.9x 7.1x 26.3x
P/FCF 55.8x 4.8x 291.2x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 6.0x 21.4x
P/S 0.6x -26.3x 2.9x
P/B 4.0x 2.0x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 7.2x 2.0x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 11.3x 11.4x 13.8x
EV/EBIT 21.2x 58.1x 24.8x
EV/Revenue 1.3x -27.6x 3.6x
EV/FCF 122.7x 5.0x 368.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.5x 6.3x 27.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.73 0.19 0.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNRGSUCEG
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.8% -108.8% 26.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -27.6% 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.9% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 348.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 57.9% 18.0% 19.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 43.0% – 111.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 62.6% 57.7% 15.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.1% 13.8% 66.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 58.9% 55.0% 0.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.1% 36.9% 59.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -32.1% 9.5% 822.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.9% 8.9% 42.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -75.0% 5.0% 112.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 17.4% 26.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNRGSUCEG
Gross margin 18.8% – –
EBITDA margin 11.4% – 26.4%
Operating margin 6.1% – 14.7%
Pretax margin 3.2% – 16.3%
Net margin 2.4% – 11.1%
FCF margin 1.1% – 1.0%
Operating cash flow margin 4.7% -438.8% 13.5%
Return on equity 17.5% 29.1% 10.6%
Return on assets 2.1% 14.6% 3.6%
Return on invested capital 5.8% – 5.5%
Return on capital employed 6.7% 2.1% 5.4%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.8x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% -3.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNRGSUCEG
Debt / assets 58.7% 10.4% 25.1%
Debt / equity 4.8x 0.2x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.2x 0.5x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 67.3x 0.5x 79.9x
Liabilities / assets 87.8% 49.2% 67.5%
Equity / assets 12.2% 50.8% 32.5%
Interest coverage 2.0x – 5.9x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.7x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.40 – 1.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNRGSUCEG
Dividend yield 2.0% 3.0% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 8.4% -3.9% –
Shareholder yield 10.5% -0.8% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 51.7% 31.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 126.1% 14.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.6% -0.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 9.1% -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.

ConsensusNRGSUCEG
Forward P/E 10.8xFY2026 9.0xFY2026 20.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.55FY2026 $8.85FY2026 $12.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 +163.4%FY2026 +31.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +32.5% -17.9% +12.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $36.32BFY2026 $44.77BFY2026 $31.63BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.3%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 +23.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.9% -11.0% +7.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNRGSUCEG
Held by institutions 93.7% 65.2% 79.8%
Institutions holding 1,023 752 1,843
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% -5.1% +2.9%
Institutions buying 508 367 1,002
Institutions selling 385 252 579
Buyers to sellers 1.32 1.46 1.73

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.

NRGSUCEG
NRG 1.00 0.02 0.70
SU 0.02 1.00 -0.04
CEG 0.70 -0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NRG, SU and CEG?

Suncor Energy (SU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nrg Energy (NRG) $19.73B, Suncor Energy (SU) $96.91B, Constellation Energy (CEG) $90.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, NRG, SU and CEG?

Suncor Energy (SU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nrg Energy (NRG) 25.2x, Suncor Energy (SU) 7.1x, Constellation Energy (CEG) 26.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Suncor Energy (SU) is cheapest (Nrg Energy (NRG) 10.8x, Suncor Energy (SU) 9.0x, Constellation Energy (CEG) 20.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Constellation Energy (CEG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nrg Energy (NRG) +12.8%, Suncor Energy (SU) -108.8%, Constellation Energy (CEG) +26.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Constellation Energy (CEG) has the highest net margin (Nrg Energy (NRG) 2.4%, Constellation Energy (CEG) 11.1%). On return on invested capital, Nrg Energy (NRG) leads (Nrg Energy (NRG) 5.8%, Constellation Energy (CEG) 5.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Suncor Energy (SU) returned the most: Nrg Energy (NRG) -43.6%, Suncor Energy (SU) +100.3%, Constellation Energy (CEG) -30.7%. Over five years, Suncor Energy (SU) compounded fastest (Nrg Energy (NRG) +17.5%/yr, Suncor Energy (SU) +28.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Nrg Energy (NRG) 0.02%, Suncor Energy (SU) -0.03%, Constellation Energy (CEG) 0.00%. Suncor Energy (SU) and Constellation Energy (CEG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Suncor Energy (SU) has been the steadiest (Nrg Energy (NRG) 50.0%, Suncor Energy (SU) 27.4%, Constellation Energy (CEG) 49.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NRG, SU and CEG?

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.