PSX vs SU vs TLN Stock Comparison

Phillips 66, Suncor Energy and Talen Energy Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PSX Phillips 66
$268.39 +4.9% 1M +98.2% 1Y
Market cap
$108.85B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$156.36B
Div. yield
0.02%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins
SU Suncor Energy Inc
$76.22 +11.7% 1M +90.4% 1Y
Market cap
$94.65B
P/E
6.9x
Revenue (TTM)
-$3.60B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins
TLN Talen Energy Corp
$345.73 +13.6% 1M -15.1% 1Y
Market cap
$15.86B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.44B
Div. yield
–
Independent Power Producers Utilities
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Phillips 66 leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Phillips 66 5, Suncor Energy 5, Talen Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPSXSUTLNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $108.85B $94.65B $15.86B PSX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.3x 6.9x -85.7x SU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.3x 8.2x 17.2x SU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.5% -108.8% +60.8% TLN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.5% — -5.4% PSX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.8% — 0.9% PSX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.5x 19.3x SU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% -0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +98.2% +90.4% -15.1% PSX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.5%/yr +24.1%/yr — PSX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.8% 27.8% 57.2% SU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 65/100 43/100 SU

Percentile Scorecard

PSXSUTLN

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

AxisPSXSUTLN
Valuation 47 #53 of 99 75 #26 of 99 26 #18 of 24
Growth 84 #16 of 97 63 #37 of 97 59 #10 of 23
Profitability 47 #51 of 96 73 #27 of 96 36 #15 of 23
Financial Health 48 #54 of 102 75 #26 of 102 9 #22 of 24
Shareholder Returns 45 #42 of 76 39 #47 of 76 84 #4 of 20
Overall 54 65 43
  • PSX ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • SU ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • TLN ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPSXSUTLNSPY
1 month +4.9%+11.7%+13.6% -0.2%
3 months +30.4%+19.3%+6.0% +3.9%
6 months +62.5%+16.9%-4.3% +8.2%
Year to date +108.0%+71.8%-7.8% +12.9%
1 year +98.2%+90.4%-15.1% +12.3%
3 years +141.9%+134.7%+552.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +34.3%+32.9%+86.9% +23.3%
5 years +249.7%+194.2%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +28.5%+24.1%— +10.9%
10 years +235.5%+144.7%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +12.9%+9.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePSXSUTLNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.8%27.8%57.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.9%28.8%61.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.37-0.402.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.993.25-0.26 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.2%-37.3%-35.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.7%-4.1%-21.1% -1.2%
52-week high $297.20$79.48$438.12 $779.14
52-week low $127.75$39.51$286.52 $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.

MultiplePSXSUTLN
P/E now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 13.0x 6.8xmedian 13.0x -85.8xmedian 25.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.1x -25.3xmedian 2.1x 4.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 5.9x 11.0xmedian 5.9x 53.6xmedian 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 11.1x 4.6xmedian 11.1x 29.2xmedian 13.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.5x 10.1xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -1.56median 2.27 0.18median 2.27 —median 0.60

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 monthsPSXSUTLN
Revenue $156.36B -$3.60B $3.44B
Gross profit $24.12B – –
Operating income $10.04B $1.71B $88.00M
Net income $7.19B $8.93B -$185.00M
Free cash flow $6.39B $19.78B $568.00M
EPS (diluted) $17.62 $11.22 $-4.03
Cash & equivalents $4.10B $5.37B $231.00M
Total debt $20.57B $9.85B $9.57B
Shares (diluted) 402.62M 1.22B 45.90M
Enterprise value $96.64B $80.40B $13.42B

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
MetricPSXSUTLN
P/E 15.2x 6.8x -85.8x
P/FCF 16.7x 4.6x 29.2x
P/Operating cash flow 12.0x 5.8x 20.8x
P/S 0.7x -25.3x 4.8x
P/B 3.3x 1.9x 10.1x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 1.9x 10.1x
EV/EBITDA 9.6x 11.0x 53.6x
EV/EBIT 12.3x 55.9x 294.3x
EV/Revenue 0.8x -26.5x 7.5x
EV/FCF 19.3x 4.8x 45.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.8x 6.0x 32.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.56 0.18 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPSXSUTLN
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.5% -108.8% 60.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.9% -27.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 53.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 223.6% 18.0% -34.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.3% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 293.4% 57.7% -206.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -14.1% 13.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 318.3% 55.0% -203.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.8% 36.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 165.5% 9.5% 1,121%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.9% 8.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 329.7% 5.0% 422.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.1% 17.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPSXSUTLN
Gross margin 15.4% – –
EBITDA margin 8.2% – 14.1%
Operating margin 6.4% – 2.6%
Pretax margin 5.7% – -3.6%
Net margin 4.5% – -5.4%
FCF margin 4.1% – 16.5%
Operating cash flow margin 5.7% -438.8% 23.2%
Return on equity 23.1% 29.1% -13.6%
Return on assets 8.7% 14.6% -1.4%
Return on invested capital 14.8% – 0.9%
Return on capital employed 15.5% 2.1% 0.8%
Asset turnover 1.9x 0.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.8x -4.3x
Stock comp / revenue – -3.5% 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPSXSUTLN
Debt / assets 25.1% 10.4% 63.5%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.2x 5.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.5x 19.3x
Debt / FCF 3.2x 0.5x 16.9x
Liabilities / assets 60.0% 49.2% 89.1%
Equity / assets 40.0% 50.8% 10.9%
Interest coverage 8.7x – 0.2x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.7x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.33 – 0.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPSXSUTLN
Dividend yield 1.9% 3.1% –
Net buyback yield 0.9% -4.0% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 2.8% -0.9% 1.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 27.6% 31.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 31.0% 14.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.1% -0.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.8% -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.

ConsensusPSXSUTLN
Forward P/E 8.3xFY2026 8.2xFY2026 17.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $32.20FY2026 $9.31FY2026 $20.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +400.0%FY2026 +177.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -1.4% -18.8% +60.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $165.53BFY2026 $45.87BFY2026 $4.61BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.6%FY2026 +28.8%FY2026 +78.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.2% -12.0% +4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPSXSUTLN
Held by institutions 78.8% 65.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,102 752 637
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% -5.1% +5.4%
Institutions buying 967 367 379
Institutions selling 729 252 190
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.46 1.99

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.

PSXSUTLN
PSX 1.00 0.55 -0.12
SU 0.55 1.00 -0.12
TLN -0.12 -0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PSX, SU and TLN?

Phillips 66 (PSX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Phillips 66 (PSX) $108.85B, Suncor Energy (SU) $94.65B, Talen Energy (TLN) $15.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, PSX, SU and TLN?

Suncor Energy (SU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Phillips 66 (PSX) 15.3x, Suncor Energy (SU) 6.9x, Talen Energy (TLN) -85.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Suncor Energy (SU) is cheapest (Phillips 66 (PSX) 8.3x, Suncor Energy (SU) 8.2x, Talen Energy (TLN) 17.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Talen Energy (TLN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Phillips 66 (PSX) +15.5%, Suncor Energy (SU) -108.8%, Talen Energy (TLN) +60.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Phillips 66 (PSX) has the highest net margin (Phillips 66 (PSX) 4.5%, Talen Energy (TLN) -5.4%). On return on invested capital, Phillips 66 (PSX) leads (Phillips 66 (PSX) 14.8%, Talen Energy (TLN) 0.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Phillips 66 (PSX) returned the most: Phillips 66 (PSX) +98.2%, Suncor Energy (SU) +90.4%, Talen Energy (TLN) -15.1%. Over five years, Phillips 66 (PSX) compounded fastest (Phillips 66 (PSX) +28.5%/yr, Suncor Energy (SU) +24.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Phillips 66 (PSX) 0.02%, Suncor Energy (SU) -0.03%, Talen Energy (TLN) 0.00%. Suncor Energy (SU) and Talen Energy (TLN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Suncor Energy (SU) has been the steadiest (Phillips 66 (PSX) 32.8%, Suncor Energy (SU) 27.8%, Talen Energy (TLN) 57.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PSX, SU and TLN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Phillips 66 (PSX) 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.