SU vs TAC vs E Stock Comparison

Suncor Energy, Transalta and Eni Spa Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SU Suncor Energy Inc
$79.48 +16.5% 1M +99.5% 1Y
Market cap
$93.34B
P/E
6.8x
Revenue (TTM)
-$3.60B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
8 wins
TAC Transalta Corp
$12.28 +6.5% 1M -28.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.81B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.64B
Div. yield
0.01%
Independent Power Producers Utilities
E Eni Spa
$60.57 +10.7% 1M +64.5% 1Y
Market cap
$89.23B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.30B
Div. yield
-0.04%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Suncor Energy leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Suncor Energy 8, Eni Spa 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSUTACELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $93.34B $3.81B $89.23B SU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.8x -69.7x 17.2x SU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.5x 51.2x 9.0x SU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -108.8% -8.8% +11.2% E
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -3.3% 5.3% E
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.0% 6.9% E
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 4.8x 1.4x SU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield -0.03% 0.01% -0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +99.5% -28.9% +64.5% SU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.3%/yr +1.5%/yr +16.4%/yr SU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.5% 40.7% 27.5% SU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 46/100 51/100 SU

Percentile Scorecard

SUTACE

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

AxisSUTACE
Valuation 74 #27 of 99 70 #8 of 24 78 #23 of 99
Growth 65 #35 of 97 27 #17 of 23 64 #36 of 97
Profitability 72 #28 of 96 55 #11 of 23 47 #51 of 96
Financial Health 75 #26 of 102 30 #17 of 24 33 #69 of 102
Shareholder Returns 35 #50 of 76 47 #11 of 20 32 #52 of 76
Overall 64 46 51
  • SU ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • TAC ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • E 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

PeriodSUTACESPY
1 month +16.5%+6.5%+10.7% -0.8%
3 months +24.2%-8.6%+19.6% +3.5%
6 months +23.3%-2.5%+12.6% +7.0%
Year to date +79.2%-2.8%+59.6% +12.2%
1 year +99.5%-28.9%+64.5% +13.0%
3 years +144.8%+67.1%+86.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +34.8%+18.7%+23.1% +23.1%
5 years +247.2%+7.9%+113.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +28.3%+1.5%+16.4% +11.0%
10 years +169.5%+174.7%+105.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.4%+10.6%+7.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSUTACESPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.5%40.7%27.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.2%44.3%26.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.391.09-0.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.63-0.712.35 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.3%-48.4%-37.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-30.7%-2.4% -1.8%
52-week high $79.48$17.73$62.08 $779.14
52-week low $39.51$11.53$36.32 $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.

MultipleSUTACE
P/E now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 13.5x -66.6xmedian 24.4x 17.6xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median -26.4xmedian 2.1x 2.2xmedian 2.7x 1.0xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 5.9x 11.3xmedian 11.3x 7.7xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 11.0x 12.9xmedian 12.9x 6.2xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.5x 2.8xmedian 2.1x 1.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.19median 2.27 2.10median 0.59 1.46median 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 monthsSUTACE
Revenue -$3.60B $1.64B $98.30B
Gross profit – $1.05B –
Operating income $1.71B $201.41M $6.83B
Net income $8.93B -$17.93M $6.59B
Free cash flow $19.78B $281.42M $15.30B
EPS (diluted) $11.22 $-0.18 $3.36
Cash & equivalents $5.37B $212.54M $9.55B
Total debt $9.85B $2.98B $139.18B
Shares (diluted) 1.22B 297.00M 1.54B
Enterprise value $79.09B $2.71B $33.79B

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
MetricSUTACE
P/E 7.1x -66.6x 17.6x
P/FCF 4.8x 12.9x 6.2x
P/Operating cash flow 6.0x 7.6x 6.2x
P/S -26.4x 2.2x 1.0x
P/B 2.0x 2.8x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 3.2x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 11.4x 11.3x 7.7x
EV/EBIT 58.2x 31.3x 17.0x
EV/Revenue -27.6x 3.8x 1.2x
EV/FCF 5.0x 22.4x 7.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.3x 13.1x 7.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.19 2.10 1.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSUTACE
Revenue growth (1Y) -108.8% -8.8% 11.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -27.6% -14.4% -6.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -4.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -12.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.0% 44.6% 204.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -29.4% -14.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 57.7% 81.0% 135.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.8% -27.1% -11.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 55.0% 60.3% 6.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.9% -31.7% 12.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.5% 9.7% 12.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.9% -14.2% -5.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 5.0% 38.4% 12.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.4% -2.3% -18.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSUTACE
Gross margin – 63.9% –
EBITDA margin – 34.0% 15.4%
Operating margin – 12.3% 6.9%
Pretax margin – 0.4% 8.0%
Net margin – -3.3% 5.3%
FCF margin – 17.2% 15.6%
Operating cash flow margin -438.8% 29.4% 15.6%
Return on equity 29.1% -1.5% 10.4%
Return on assets 14.6% -0.3% 3.9%
Return on invested capital – 0.0% 6.9%
Return on capital employed 2.1% – 5.3%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x -26.9x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue -3.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSUTACE
Debt / assets 10.4% 47.9% 21.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x 2.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 4.8x 1.4x
Debt / FCF 0.5x 10.6x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 49.2% 79.1% 61.3%
Equity / assets 50.8% 20.9% 38.7%
Interest coverage – 0.8x 1.5x
Current ratio 1.7x – 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.0x – 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score – – 1.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSUTACE
Dividend yield 3.0% 2.3% 4.0%
Net buyback yield -3.8% -6.2% -2.5%
Shareholder yield -0.8% -4.0% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 31.6% -193.0% 55.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 14.3% 12.3% 23.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.7% -5.0% -7.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.4% 3.6% -4.9%

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.

ConsensusSUTACE
Forward P/E 8.5xFY2026 51.2xFY2026 9.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.31FY2026 $0.24FY2026 $6.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +177.1%FY2026 +71.4%FY2026 +76.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -18.8% +54.2% -4.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $45.87BFY2026 $1.40BFY2026 $106.61BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.8%FY2026 -20.0%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -12.0% +23.2% -8.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSUTACE
Held by institutions 65.2% – 1.6%
Institutions holding 752 – 343
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.1% – +2.3%
Institutions buying 367 – 196
Institutions selling 252 – 92
Buyers to sellers 1.46 – 2.13

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.

SUTACE
SU 1.00 0.09 0.69
TAC 0.09 1.00 0.09
E 0.69 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SU, TAC and E?

Suncor Energy (SU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Suncor Energy (SU) $93.34B, Transalta (TAC) $3.81B, Eni Spa (E) $89.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, SU, TAC and E?

Suncor Energy (SU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Suncor Energy (SU) 6.8x, Transalta (TAC) -69.7x, Eni Spa (E) 17.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Suncor Energy (SU) is cheapest (Suncor Energy (SU) 8.5x, Transalta (TAC) 51.2x, Eni Spa (E) 9.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Eni Spa (E) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Suncor Energy (SU) -108.8%, Transalta (TAC) -8.8%, Eni Spa (E) +11.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eni Spa (E) has the highest net margin (Transalta (TAC) -3.3%, Eni Spa (E) 5.3%). On return on invested capital, Eni Spa (E) leads (Transalta (TAC) 0.0%, Eni Spa (E) 6.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Suncor Energy (SU) returned the most: Suncor Energy (SU) +99.5%, Transalta (TAC) -28.9%, Eni Spa (E) +64.5%. Over five years, Suncor Energy (SU) compounded fastest (Suncor Energy (SU) +28.3%/yr, Transalta (TAC) +1.5%/yr, Eni Spa (E) +16.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Suncor Energy (SU) -0.03%, Transalta (TAC) 0.01%, Eni Spa (E) -0.04%. Suncor Energy (SU) and Eni Spa (E) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Suncor Energy (SU) has been the steadiest (Suncor Energy (SU) 27.5%, Transalta (TAC) 40.7%, Eni Spa (E) 27.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SU, TAC and E?

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 8. 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.