SO vs SU vs D Stock Comparison

Southern, Suncor Energy and Dominion Energy Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SO Southern Co
$92.89 +11.3% 1M -3.4% 1Y
Market cap
$105.25B
P/E
22.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.18B
Div. yield
0.03%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
4 wins
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
6 wins
D Dominion Energy, Inc
$65.21 +6.7% 1M +7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$57.19B
P/E
22.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.12B
Div. yield
0.04%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionSOSUDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $105.25B $96.91B $57.19B SO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.6x 7.1x 22.6x SU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.2x 9.0x 18.6x SU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.4% -108.8% +19.0% D
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.4% — 14.0% SO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.1% — 3.5% SO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.3x 0.5x 8.1x SU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% -0.03% 0.04% D
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.4% +100.3% +7.5% SU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.1%/yr +28.3%/yr -3.3%/yr SU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.9% 27.4% 20.8% SO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 64/100 16/100 SU

Percentile Scorecard

SOSUD

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

AxisSOSUD
Valuation 33 #45 of 67 76 #25 of 99 8 #62 of 67
Growth 55 #30 of 65 65 #35 of 97 45 #36 of 65
Profitability 75 #17 of 65 72 #28 of 96 6 #61 of 65
Financial Health 37 #42 of 66 74 #27 of 102 14 #57 of 66
Shareholder Returns 15 #57 of 67 35 #50 of 76 9 #61 of 67
Overall 43 64 16
  • SO ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • SU ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • D ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSOSUDSPY
1 month +11.3%+16.8%+6.7% -1.0%
3 months -4.5%+20.6%-8.3% +2.9%
6 months -0.6%+24.0%+4.2% +6.4%
Year to date +6.5%+78.9%+11.3% +11.4%
1 year -3.4%+100.3%+7.5% +13.1%
3 years +39.8%+141.5%+61.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +11.8%+34.2%+17.4% +21.5%
5 years +47.6%+247.1%-15.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year +8.1%+28.3%-3.3% +10.9%
10 years +83.8%+169.7%-10.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +6.3%+10.4%-1.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSOSUDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.9%27.4%20.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.5%28.2%18.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.23-0.38-0.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.193.660.36 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -23.3%-37.3%-55.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.3%0.0%-9.0% -2.5%
52-week high $99.11$79.35$71.67 $779.14
52-week low $82.35$39.51$57.08 $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.

MultipleSOSUD
P/E now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 20.8x 7.1xmedian 13.1x 22.6xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.8x -26.3xmedian 2.0x 3.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 13.1x 11.4xmedian 5.7x 16.8xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -32.7xmedian 36.7x 4.8xmedian 11.1x -8.4xmedian 36.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.7x 2.0xmedian 1.5x 1.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.71median 2.27 0.19median 2.24 3.86median 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 monthsSOSUD
Revenue $30.18B -$3.60B $18.12B
Gross profit $25.14B – –
Operating income $7.31B $1.71B $3.82B
Net income $4.66B $8.93B $2.65B
Free cash flow -$3.27B $19.78B -$6.85B
EPS (diluted) $4.08 $11.22 $2.87
Cash & equivalents $2.98B $5.37B $296.00M
Total debt $295.00B $9.85B $202.68B
Shares (diluted) 1.14B 1.22B 882.10M
Enterprise value $96.30B $82.66B $55.18B

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
MetricSOSUD
P/E 22.7x 7.1x 22.6x
P/FCF -32.7x 4.8x -8.4x
P/Operating cash flow 10.0x 6.0x 10.6x
P/S 3.5x -26.3x 3.2x
P/B 2.5x 2.0x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 2.0x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 13.1x 11.4x 16.8x
EV/EBIT 24.6x 58.1x 29.0x
EV/Revenue 5.9x -27.6x 6.1x
EV/FCF -54.9x 5.0x -16.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.8x 6.3x 20.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.71 0.19 3.86

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSOSUD
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.4% -108.8% 19.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.0% -27.6% 6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.3% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.5% 18.0% -2.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.7% – 9.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.7% 57.7% 4.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.2% 13.8% 0.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.6% 55.0% -2.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.9% 36.9% 5.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.5% 9.5% 16.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.7% 8.9% -0.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -152.2% 5.0% 15.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 17.4% -22.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSOSUD
Gross margin 83.3% – –
EBITDA margin 45.2% – 36.3%
Operating margin 24.2% – 21.1%
Pretax margin 17.4% – 16.4%
Net margin 15.4% – 14.0%
FCF margin -10.8% – -37.8%
Operating cash flow margin 35.3% -438.8% 29.7%
Return on equity 9.2% 29.1% 7.4%
Return on assets 2.9% 14.6% 2.1%
Return on invested capital 5.1% – 3.5%
Return on capital employed 5.1% 2.1% 3.5%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.8x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – -3.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSOSUD
Debt / assets 46.6% 10.4% 43.8%
Debt / equity 1.8x 0.2x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.3x 0.5x 8.1x
Debt / FCF -23.1x 0.5x -7.8x
Liabilities / assets 73.9% 49.2% 72.4%
Equity / assets 26.1% 50.8% 27.6%
Interest coverage 2.3x – 1.8x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.7x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.0x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – – 0.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSOSUD
Dividend yield 3.2% 3.0% 4.1%
Net buyback yield – -3.9% -2.5%
Shareholder yield 3.2% -0.8% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 66.6% 31.6% 87.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) -94.8% 14.3% -33.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.7% -0.7% 2.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.2% -1.4% 1.3%

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.

ConsensusSOSUD
Forward P/E 19.2xFY2026 9.0xFY2026 18.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.84FY2026 $8.85FY2026 $3.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.6%FY2026 +163.4%FY2026 +2.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.9% -17.9% +5.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $31.53BFY2026 $44.77BFY2026 $17.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.8% -11.0% +14.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSOSUD
Held by institutions 72.5% 65.2% 80.9%
Institutions holding 2,363 752 1,540
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.7% -5.1% +2.4%
Institutions buying 1,248 367 780
Institutions selling 724 252 516
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.46 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.

SOSUD
SO 1.00 0.11 0.68
SU 0.11 1.00 0.13
D 0.68 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SO, SU and D?

Southern (SO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Southern (SO) $105.25B, Suncor Energy (SU) $96.91B, Dominion Energy (D) $57.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, SO, SU and D?

Suncor Energy (SU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Southern (SO) 22.6x, Suncor Energy (SU) 7.1x, Dominion Energy (D) 22.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Suncor Energy (SU) is cheapest (Southern (SO) 19.2x, Suncor Energy (SU) 9.0x, Dominion Energy (D) 18.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dominion Energy (D) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Southern (SO) +6.4%, Suncor Energy (SU) -108.8%, Dominion Energy (D) +19.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southern (SO) has the highest net margin (Southern (SO) 15.4%, Dominion Energy (D) 14.0%). On return on invested capital, Southern (SO) leads (Southern (SO) 5.1%, Dominion Energy (D) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Suncor Energy (SU) returned the most: Southern (SO) -3.4%, Suncor Energy (SU) +100.3%, Dominion Energy (D) +7.5%. Over five years, Suncor Energy (SU) compounded fastest (Southern (SO) +8.1%/yr, Suncor Energy (SU) +28.3%/yr, Dominion Energy (D) -3.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dominion Energy (D) has the highest dividend yield: Southern (SO) 0.03%, Suncor Energy (SU) -0.03%, Dominion Energy (D) 0.04%. Suncor Energy (SU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Southern (SO) has been the steadiest (Southern (SO) 17.9%, Suncor Energy (SU) 27.4%, Dominion Energy (D) 20.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.