SO vs SU vs YPF Stock Comparison

Southern, Suncor Energy and Ypf Sociedad Anonima Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SO Southern Co
$92.56 +11.7% 1M -3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$104.96B
P/E
22.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$30.18B
Div. yield
0.03%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
3 wins
SU Suncor Energy Inc
$79.48 +16.5% 1M +99.5% 1Y
Market cap
$94.55B
P/E
6.9x
Revenue (TTM)
-$3.60B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
2 wins
YPF Ypf Sociedad Anonima
$49.24 -5.5% 1M +82.7% 1Y
Market cap
$19.40B
P/E
0.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.34T
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ypf Sociedad Anonima leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ypf Sociedad Anonima 6, Southern 3, Suncor Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSOSUYPFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $104.96B $94.55B $19.40B SO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.5x 6.9x 0.0x YPF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.1x 8.6x 6.3x YPF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.4% -108.8% -9.3% SO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.4% — 18.2% YPF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.1% — 10.2% YPF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.3x 0.5x 4.9x SU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% -0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.5% +99.5% +82.7% SU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.1%/yr +28.3%/yr +61.5%/yr YPF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 17.9% 27.5% 37.2% SO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 64/100 66/100 YPF

Percentile Scorecard

SOSUYPF

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

AxisSOSUYPF
Valuation 36 #43 of 67 74 #27 of 99 93 #8 of 99
Growth 53 #31 of 65 65 #35 of 97 96 #5 of 97
Profitability 78 #15 of 64 72 #28 of 96 44 #54 of 96
Financial Health 35 #42 of 64 75 #26 of 102 30 #72 of 102
Shareholder Returns 15 #57 of 67 35 #50 of 76 –
Overall 43 64 66
  • SO ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • SU ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • YPF 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

PeriodSOSUYPFSPY
1 month +11.7%+16.5%-5.5% -0.8%
3 months -4.1%+24.2%-3.3% +3.5%
6 months -1.3%+23.3%+14.5% +7.0%
Year to date +6.1%+79.2%+36.2% +12.2%
1 year -3.5%+99.5%+82.7% +13.0%
3 years +39.1%+144.8%+346.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.6%+34.8%+64.7% +23.1%
5 years +47.8%+247.2%+996.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +8.1%+28.3%+61.5% +11.0%
10 years +81.6%+169.5%+167.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +6.1%+10.4%+10.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSOSUYPFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 17.9%27.5%37.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.5%28.2%36.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.23-0.39-0.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.193.632.23 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -23.3%-37.3%-48.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.6%0.0%-12.6% -1.8%
52-week high $99.11$79.48$56.35 $779.14
52-week low $82.35$39.51$32.78 $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.

MultipleSOSUYPF
P/E now vs peer median 22.6xmedian 20.8x 7.1xmedian 13.5x 0.0xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.9x -26.4xmedian 2.1x 0.0xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 13.1x 11.4xmedian 5.9x 4.9xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -32.6xmedian 36.7x 4.8xmedian 11.0x 10.6xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.7x 2.0xmedian 1.5x 0.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.71median 2.23 0.19median 2.27 —median 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 monthsSOSUYPF
Revenue $30.18B -$3.60B $9.34T
Gross profit $25.14B – $4.19T
Operating income $7.31B $1.71B $2.56T
Net income $4.66B $8.93B $2.25T
Free cash flow -$3.27B $19.78B $1.83B
R&D – – $102.00M
EPS (diluted) $4.08 $11.22 –
Cash & equivalents $2.98B $5.37B $1.95T
Total debt $295.00B $9.85B $14.96T
Shares (diluted) 1.14B 1.22B –
Enterprise value $96.01B $80.30B $13.02B

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
MetricSOSUYPF
P/E 22.6x 7.1x 0.0x
P/FCF -32.6x 4.8x 10.6x
P/Operating cash flow 10.0x 6.0x 2.7x
P/S 3.5x -26.4x 0.0x
P/B 2.5x 2.0x 0.0x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 2.0x 0.0x
EV/EBITDA 13.1x 11.4x 4.9x
EV/EBIT 24.5x 58.2x 5.9x
EV/Revenue 5.9x -27.6x 1.6x
EV/FCF -54.8x 5.0x 8,182x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.8x 6.3x 2,081x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.71 0.19 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSOSUYPF
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.4% -108.8% -9.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.0% -27.6% 598.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.3% – -1.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.6% – 747.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.5% 18.0% 123.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.7% – 843.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.7% 57.7% 3,481%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.2% 13.8% 813.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.6% 55.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.9% 36.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.5% 9.5% 34.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.7% 8.9% 8.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -152.2% 5.0% 2,961%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 17.4% -37.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSOSUYPF
Gross margin 83.3% – 44.9%
EBITDA margin 45.2% – 32.5%
Operating margin 24.2% – 27.4%
Pretax margin 17.4% – 27.1%
Net margin 15.4% – 18.2%
FCF margin -10.8% – 0.0%
Operating cash flow margin 35.3% -438.8% 0.1%
Return on equity 9.2% 29.1% 9.7%
Return on assets 2.9% 14.6% 3.8%
Return on invested capital 5.1% – 10.2%
Return on capital employed 5.1% 2.1% 5.7%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.8x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue – -3.5% 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSOSUYPF
Debt / assets 46.6% 10.4% 31.3%
Debt / equity 1.8x 0.2x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.3x 0.5x 4.9x
Debt / FCF -23.1x 0.5x 8,172x
Liabilities / assets 73.9% 49.2% 60.5%
Equity / assets 26.1% 50.8% 39.5%
Interest coverage 2.3x – 2,243x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.7x 31.0x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.0x 12.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSOSUYPF
Dividend yield 3.2% 3.0% –
Net buyback yield – -3.8% –
Shareholder yield 3.2% -0.8% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 66.6% 31.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -94.8% 14.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.7% -0.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 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.

ConsensusSOSUYPF
Forward P/E 19.1xFY2026 8.6xFY2026 6.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.85FY2026 $9.19FY2026 $7.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 +173.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -3.1% -18.2% -14.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $31.53BFY2026 $45.53BFY2026 $20.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +27.9%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.8% -11.6% +5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSOSUYPF
Held by institutions 72.5% 65.2% 15.2%
Institutions holding 2,363 752 166
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.7% -5.1% +29.8%
Institutions buying 1,248 367 96
Institutions selling 724 252 44
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.46 2.18

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.

SOSUYPF
SO 1.00 0.11 -0.06
SU 0.11 1.00 0.43
YPF -0.06 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SO, SU and YPF?

Southern (SO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Southern (SO) $104.96B, Suncor Energy (SU) $94.55B, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) $19.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, SO, SU and YPF?

Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Southern (SO) 22.5x, Suncor Energy (SU) 6.9x, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 0.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) is cheapest (Southern (SO) 19.1x, Suncor Energy (SU) 8.6x, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 6.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Southern (SO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Southern (SO) +6.4%, Suncor Energy (SU) -108.8%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) -9.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) has the highest net margin (Southern (SO) 15.4%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 18.2%). On return on invested capital, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) leads (Southern (SO) 5.1%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Suncor Energy (SU) returned the most: Southern (SO) -3.5%, Suncor Energy (SU) +99.5%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) +82.7%. Over five years, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) compounded fastest (Southern (SO) +8.1%/yr, Suncor Energy (SU) +28.3%/yr, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) +61.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Southern (SO) 0.03%, Suncor Energy (SU) -0.03%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 0.00%. Suncor Energy (SU) and Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 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) 27.5%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 37.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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