PEG vs SO vs SU Stock Comparison

Public Service Enterprise, Southern and Suncor Energy Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SO Southern Co
$92.64 +11.8% 1M -2.9% 1Y
Market cap
$105.30B
P/E
22.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.18B
Div. yield
0.03%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
2 wins
SU Suncor Energy Inc
$76.22 +11.7% 1M +90.4% 1Y
Market cap
$94.17B
P/E
6.9x
Revenue (TTM)
-$3.60B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionPEGSOSULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $36.18B $105.30B $94.17B SO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.0x 22.6x 6.9x SU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.3x 19.1x 8.2x SU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.3% +6.4% -108.8% PEG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.4% 15.4% — PEG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.4% 5.1% — PEG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.5x 5.3x 0.5x SU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.03% -0.03% PEG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.8% -2.9% +90.4% SU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.5%/yr +8.1%/yr +24.1%/yr SU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.0% 17.9% 27.8% SO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 43/100 65/100 SU

Percentile Scorecard

PEGSOSU

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

AxisPEGSOSU
Valuation 53 #32 of 67 35 #44 of 67 75 #26 of 99
Growth 30 #46 of 65 53 #31 of 65 63 #37 of 97
Profitability 77 #15 of 63 76 #16 of 63 73 #27 of 96
Financial Health 50 #32 of 63 34 #42 of 63 75 #26 of 102
Shareholder Returns 49 #35 of 67 17 #56 of 67 39 #47 of 76
Overall 52 43 65
  • PEG ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • SO ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • SU ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPEGSOSUSPY
1 month +8.6%+11.8%+11.7% -0.2%
3 months -7.8%-4.3%+19.3% +3.9%
6 months -9.7%-1.9%+16.9% +8.2%
Year to date -9.3%+6.2%+71.8% +12.9%
1 year -12.8%-2.9%+90.4% +12.3%
3 years +21.1%+39.2%+134.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +6.6%+11.7%+32.9% +23.3%
5 years +13.2%+47.7%+194.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.5%+8.1%+24.1% +10.9%
10 years +76.7%+82.5%+144.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +5.9%+6.2%+9.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePEGSOSUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.0%17.9%27.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.2%17.5%28.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.07-0.23-0.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.67-0.163.25 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.6%-23.3%-37.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.3%-6.5%-4.1% -1.2%
52-week high $86.95$99.11$79.48 $779.14
52-week low $66.56$82.35$39.51 $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.

MultiplePEGSOSU
P/E now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 20.9x 22.6xmedian 20.9x 6.8xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.9x 3.5xmedian 2.9x -25.3xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 13.2x 13.1xmedian 13.2x 11.0xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 131.5xmedian 36.9x -32.6xmedian 36.9x 4.6xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.7x 2.5xmedian 1.7x 1.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.77median 2.31 0.71median 2.31 0.18median 2.27

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 monthsPEGSOSU
Revenue $13.03B $30.18B -$3.60B
Gross profit $8.51B $25.14B –
Operating income $2.90B $7.31B $1.71B
Net income $2.01B $4.66B $8.93B
Free cash flow $276.00M -$3.27B $19.78B
EPS (diluted) $4.03 $4.08 $11.22
Cash & equivalents $192.00M $2.98B $5.37B
Total debt $24.54B $295.00B $9.85B
Shares (diluted) 499.00M 1.14B 1.22B
Enterprise value $35.12B $96.35B $79.92B

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
MetricPEGSOSU
P/E 18.0x 22.6x 6.8x
P/FCF 131.5x -32.6x 4.6x
P/Operating cash flow 10.1x 10.0x 5.8x
P/S 2.8x 3.5x -25.3x
P/B 2.1x 2.5x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 2.5x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x 13.1x 11.0x
EV/EBIT 20.9x 24.5x 55.9x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 5.9x -26.5x
EV/FCF 219.7x -54.8x 4.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.9x 16.8x 6.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.77 0.71 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPEGSOSU
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.3% 6.4% -108.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 3.0% -27.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.6% 5.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 1.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.5% 1.5% 18.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -6.8% 14.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 1.6% 8.7% 57.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.2% 16.2% 13.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.8% 5.6% 55.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.2% 31.9% 36.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.7% 15.5% 9.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.3% 23.7% 8.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 142.9% -152.2% 5.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.8% -3.1% 17.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPEGSOSU
Gross margin 65.3% 83.3% –
EBITDA margin 33.7% 45.2% –
Operating margin 22.3% 24.2% –
Pretax margin 17.5% 17.4% –
Net margin 15.4% 15.4% –
FCF margin 2.1% -10.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 27.6% 35.3% -438.8%
Return on equity 11.6% 9.2% 29.1%
Return on assets 3.4% 2.9% 14.6%
Return on invested capital 6.4% 5.1% –
Return on capital employed 5.5% 5.1% 2.1%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 2.3x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – -3.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPEGSOSU
Debt / assets 41.7% 46.6% 10.4%
Debt / equity 1.4x 1.8x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.5x 5.3x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 88.9x -23.1x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 70.5% 73.9% 49.2%
Equity / assets 29.5% 26.1% 50.8%
Interest coverage 2.7x 2.3x –
Current ratio 0.9x 0.8x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.4x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.23 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPEGSOSU
Dividend yield 3.6% 3.2% 3.1%
Net buyback yield – – -4.0%
Shareholder yield 3.6% 3.2% -0.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 64.5% 66.6% 31.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 469.9% -94.8% 14.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 5.7% 4.7% -0.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 1.2% -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.

ConsensusPEGSOSU
Forward P/E 17.3xFY2026 19.1xFY2026 8.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.20FY2026 $4.84FY2026 $9.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.7%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026 +177.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.2% -3.1% -18.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.36BFY2026 $31.54BFY2026 $45.87BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.8%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026 +28.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.5% +8.8% -12.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPEGSOSU
Held by institutions 77.3% 72.5% 65.2%
Institutions holding 1,307 2,363 752
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +5.7% -5.1%
Institutions buying 676 1,248 367
Institutions selling 400 724 252
Buyers to sellers 1.69 1.72 1.46

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.

PEGSOSU
PEG 1.00 0.66 -0.02
SO 0.66 1.00 0.11
SU -0.02 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PEG, SO and SU?

Southern (SO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Public Service Enterprise (PEG) $36.18B, Southern (SO) $105.30B, Suncor Energy (SU) $94.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, PEG, SO and SU?

Suncor Energy (SU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Public Service Enterprise (PEG) 18.0x, Southern (SO) 22.6x, Suncor Energy (SU) 6.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Suncor Energy (SU) is cheapest (Public Service Enterprise (PEG) 17.3x, Southern (SO) 19.1x, Suncor Energy (SU) 8.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Public Service Enterprise (PEG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Public Service Enterprise (PEG) +15.3%, Southern (SO) +6.4%, Suncor Energy (SU) -108.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Public Service Enterprise (PEG) has the highest net margin (Public Service Enterprise (PEG) 15.4%, Southern (SO) 15.4%). On return on invested capital, Public Service Enterprise (PEG) leads (Public Service Enterprise (PEG) 6.4%, Southern (SO) 5.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Suncor Energy (SU) returned the most: Public Service Enterprise (PEG) -12.8%, Southern (SO) -2.9%, Suncor Energy (SU) +90.4%. Over five years, Suncor Energy (SU) compounded fastest (Public Service Enterprise (PEG) +2.5%/yr, Southern (SO) +8.1%/yr, Suncor Energy (SU) +24.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Public Service Enterprise (PEG) has the highest dividend yield: Public Service Enterprise (PEG) 0.04%, Southern (SO) 0.03%, Suncor Energy (SU) -0.03%. Suncor Energy (SU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Southern (SO) has been the steadiest (Public Service Enterprise (PEG) 19.0%, Southern (SO) 17.9%, Suncor Energy (SU) 27.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PEG, SO and SU?

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 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.