NXT vs CSIQ vs SEDG Stock Comparison

Nextpower, Canadian Solar and Solaredge Technologies Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NXT Nextpower Inc.
$82.08 +3.7% 1M -15.4% 1Y
Market cap
$12.45B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.83B
Div. yield
–
Solar Equipment Industrials
4 wins
CSIQ Canadian Solar Inc.
$9.59 -8.0% 1M -36.7% 1Y
Market cap
$650.30M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.99B
Div. yield
–
Solar Equipment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Nextpower leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Nextpower 4, Canadian Solar 2, Solaredge Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNXTCSIQSEDGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.45B $650.30M $1.81B NXT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.2x -2.7x -6.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.8x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.7% -15.7% +27.4% SEDG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -4.9% -20.4% CSIQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -0.2% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.4% -36.7% -22.1% NXT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -25.4%/yr -39.2%/yr CSIQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.0% 92.4% 98.5% NXT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 46/100 57/100 NXT

Percentile Scorecard

NXTCSIQSEDG

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

AxisNXTCSIQSEDG
Valuation 63 #23 of 61 87 #9 of 61 72 #18 of 61
Growth 74 #16 of 58 12 #51 of 58 65 #21 of 58
Profitability 89 #7 of 55 63 #21 of 55 57 #24 of 55
Financial Health 63 #27 of 71 21 #56 of 71 31 #49 of 71
Shareholder Returns – – 61 #12 of 29
Overall 72 46 57
  • NXT ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • CSIQ ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • SEDG ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNXTCSIQSEDGSPY
1 month +3.7%-8.0%-6.5% +0.9%
3 months -11.4%-30.1%-24.5% +5.9%
6 months -28.2%-34.9%-29.1% +8.5%
Year to date -5.8%-59.7%+2.2% +13.3%
1 year -15.4%-36.7%-22.1% +12.4%
3 years +137.0%-50.1%-61.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +33.4%-20.7%-27.4% +23.5%
5 years —-76.9%-91.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year —-25.4%-39.2% +11.0%
10 years —-35.0%+121.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year —-4.2%+8.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureNXTCSIQSEDGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.0%92.4%98.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.9%99.3%97.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.742.662.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.23-0.40-0.22 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.1%-85.6%-97.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.5%-71.4%-62.4% -0.9%
52-week high $156.40$33.58$78.51 $779.14
52-week low $76.48$8.85$28.47 $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.

MultipleNXTCSIQSEDG
P/E now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 29.4x -2.7xmedian 29.4x -6.8xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.6x 0.1xmedian 2.6x 1.4xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 18.4x —median 18.4x -6.4xmedian 18.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.0xmedian 24.4x 2.1xmedian 24.4x 29.1xmedian 24.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 1.8x 0.2xmedian 1.8x 4.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.07 0.07median 1.07 0.16median 1.07

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 monthsNXTCSIQSEDG
Revenue $3.83B $4.99B $1.29B
Gross profit $1.27B $820.00M $267.71M
Operating income $728.14M -$27.67M -$221.73M
Net income $612.65M -$251.16M -$270.30M
Free cash flow – $311.68M $62.37M
R&D $162.54M $83.20M $210.44M
EPS (diluted) – $-3.60 $-4.31
Cash & equivalents $1.03B $1.46B $527.26M
Total debt – $24.65B –
Shares (diluted) 155.14M 67.37M 61.05M
Enterprise value $12.45B -$4.22B -$266.34M

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
MetricNXTCSIQSEDG
P/E 20.2x -2.7x -6.8x
P/FCF 22.0x 2.1x 29.1x
P/Operating cash flow 21.7x -1.1x 15.9x
P/S 3.2x 0.1x 1.4x
P/B 4.7x 0.2x 4.4x
P/Tangible book 5.2x 0.2x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA – – -6.4x
EV/EBIT – -201.2x -5.7x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 1.1x 1.0x
EV/FCF – 17.9x 20.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.7x -9.8x 11.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.07 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNXTCSIQSEDG
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.7% -15.7% 27.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.5% -14.4% -28.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% -26.1% 138.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 42.8% -17.7% -36.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 2.1% 48.9% 85.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 39.7% -27.0% -36.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.8% -44.9% 84.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.7% -35.7% -34.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – -9.9% 85.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -36.0% -41.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.6% -135.9% 547.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.1% -39.4% 46.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -51.2% 161.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -43.3% 34.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNXTCSIQSEDG
Gross margin – 16.4% 20.8%
EBITDA margin – – -15.4%
Operating margin – -0.6% -17.2%
Pretax margin – -3.7% -19.5%
Net margin – -4.9% -20.4%
FCF margin – 6.2% 4.8%
Operating cash flow margin 15.0% -11.4% 8.9%
Return on equity 23.6% -6.3% -63.7%
Return on assets 13.8% -1.6% -11.5%
Return on invested capital – -0.2% –
Return on capital employed – -0.3% -16.3%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 2.3x -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 6.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNXTCSIQSEDG
Debt / assets – 39.6% –
Debt / equity – 1.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – 20.5x –
Liabilities / assets 43.0% 75.6% 82.1%
Equity / assets 57.0% 24.4% 17.9%
Interest coverage – -0.1x -12.5x
Current ratio 2.2x 1.0x 2.0x
Quick ratio – 0.4x 0.9x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 0.47 0.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNXTCSIQSEDG
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – -0.2%
Shareholder yield 0.0% – -0.2%
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.

ConsensusNXTCSIQSEDG
Forward P/E 18.8xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.36FY2026 $-2.62FY2026 $-0.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.1%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +37.6% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.11BFY2026 $5.88BFY2026 $1.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.4%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026 +16.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +29.5% +21.9% +6.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNXTCSIQSEDG
Held by institutions 100.0% 60.5% 95.3%
Institutions holding 723 156 344
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.7% +23.0% -4.6%
Institutions buying 368 98 179
Institutions selling 249 32 110
Buyers to sellers 1.48 3.06 1.63

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.

NXTCSIQSEDG
NXT 1.00 0.40 0.49
CSIQ 0.40 1.00 0.39
SEDG 0.49 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NXT, CSIQ and SEDG?

Nextpower (NXT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nextpower (NXT) $12.45B, Canadian Solar (CSIQ) $650.30M, Solaredge Technologies (SEDG) $1.81B.

Which company is growing faster?

Solaredge Technologies (SEDG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nextpower (NXT) +13.7%, Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -15.7%, Solaredge Technologies (SEDG) +27.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Canadian Solar (CSIQ) has the highest net margin (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -4.9%, Solaredge Technologies (SEDG) -20.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nextpower (NXT) returned the most: Nextpower (NXT) -15.4%, Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -36.7%, Solaredge Technologies (SEDG) -22.1%. Over five years, Canadian Solar (CSIQ) compounded fastest (Canadian Solar (CSIQ) -25.4%/yr, Solaredge Technologies (SEDG) -39.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nextpower (NXT) has been the steadiest (Nextpower (NXT) 66.0%, Canadian Solar (CSIQ) 92.4%, Solaredge Technologies (SEDG) 98.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NXT, CSIQ and SEDG?

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