SU vs VST vs XYL Stock Comparison

Suncor Energy, Vistra and Xylem Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SU Suncor Energy Inc
$69.05 +1.2% 1M +67.5% 1Y
Market cap
$82.41B
P/E
5.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.74B
Div. yield
3.48%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
8 wins
VST Vistra Corp.
$112.95 -29.6% 1M -40.4% 1Y
Market cap
$37.95B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.21B
Div. yield
0.81%
Independent Power Producers Utilities
3 wins
XYL Xylem Inc.
$100.02 -4.4% 1M -33.6% 1Y
Market cap
$22.94B
P/E
21.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.06B
Div. yield
1.69%
Water Treatment Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Suncor Energy leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Suncor Energy 8, Vistra 3, Xylem 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSUVSTXYLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $82.41B $37.95B $22.94B SU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.1x 18.8x 21.5x SU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.4x 12.8x 19.7x SU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -13.0% +3.8% +1.9% VST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 55.0% 10.6% 11.9% SU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.8% 11.3% 8.3% VST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 2.8x 1.1x SU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.48% 0.81% 1.69% SU
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +67.5% -40.4% -33.6% SU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.1%/yr +40.7%/yr -5.3%/yr VST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.8% 52.8% 31.4% SU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 65/100 80/100 XYL

Percentile Scorecard

SUVSTXYL

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

AxisSUVSTXYL
Valuation 69 #31 of 98 74 #7 of 24 95 #2 of 20
Growth 73 #27 of 97 50 #12 of 23 88 #3 of 18
Profitability 86 #14 of 94 100 #1 of 22 75 #5 of 17
Financial Health 79 #22 of 101 30 #17 of 24 50 #11 of 21
Shareholder Returns 28 #57 of 79 71 #6 of 18 91 #2 of 12
Overall 67 65 80
  • SU ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • VST ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • XYL ranked among 21 companies in Environmental Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSUVSTXYLSPY
1 month +1.2%-29.6%-4.4% -5.9%
3 months +12.6%-20.1%-17.2% -4.6%
6 months +8.3%-26.6%-13.5% +0.2%
Year to date +55.7%-30.0%-26.6% +7.5%
1 year +67.5%-40.4%-33.6% +8.2%
3 years +105.5%+219.7%+4.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year +27.2%+47.4%+1.3% +19.0%
5 years +160.4%+451.0%-23.7% +56.5%
5 years, per year +21.1%+40.7%-5.3% +9.4%
10 years +136.6%+706.8%+111.0% +251.5%
10 years, per year +9.0%+23.2%+7.8% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureSUVSTXYLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.8%52.8%31.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.3%58.7%36.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.291.390.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.34-0.76-1.07 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.3%-48.9%-45.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.1%-40.9%-33.9% -5.9%
52-week high $79.48$191.00$151.31 $779.14
52-week low $41.22$112.95$88.24 $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.

MultipleSUVSTXYL
P/E now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 10.1x 18.8xmedian 21.7x 21.5xmedian 36.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.7x 2.0xmedian 2.5x 2.5xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 5.1x 8.8xmedian 10.9x 13.0xmedian 22.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 8.9x 16.8xmedian 12.3x 24.9xmedian 25.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.3x 6.9xmedian 2.0x 2.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 0.94 1.18median 0.64 0.68median 2.08

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 monthsSUVSTXYL
Revenue $29.74B $19.21B $9.06B
Gross profit – – $3.61B
Operating income $5.78B $3.56B $1.37B
Net income $11.12B $2.22B $1.08B
Free cash flow $23.70B $2.26B $921.00M
R&D – – $231.00M
EPS (diluted) $13.41 $5.98 $4.64
Cash & equivalents $8.00B $435.00M $708.00M
Total debt $9.75B $19.60B $2.90B
Shares (diluted) 1.22B 339.23M 233.04M
Enterprise value $63.10B $31.14B $18.91B

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
MetricSUVSTXYL
P/E 5.1x 18.8x 21.5x
P/FCF 3.5x 16.8x 24.9x
P/Operating cash flow 4.5x 7.4x 18.0x
P/S 2.8x 2.0x 2.5x
P/B 1.7x 6.9x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 11.8x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 6.0x 8.8x 13.0x
EV/EBIT 14.6x 15.6x 18.3x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 2.9x 2.8x
EV/FCF 3.6x 24.7x 27.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.6x 10.9x 19.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 1.18 0.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSUVSTXYL
Revenue growth (1Y) -13.0% 3.8% 1.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -13.1% 4.9% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 6.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 12.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 49.1% -0.5% 20.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -6.4% 12.3% 29.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 111.4% -8.9% 14.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 11.4% 30.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 118.2% -6.0% 19.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.3% 15.9% 31.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.6% 21.2% -0.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 6.7% 19.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.4% 36.4% -0.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.6% -4.7% 21.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSUVSTXYL
Gross margin – – 39.8%
EBITDA margin 46.8% 33.0% 21.3%
Operating margin 19.4% 18.5% 15.1%
Pretax margin 49.7% 14.6% 14.8%
Net margin 55.0% 10.6% 11.9%
FCF margin 79.7% 11.7% 10.2%
Operating cash flow margin 61.2% 26.7% 14.0%
Return on equity 33.4% 40.0% 10.3%
Return on assets 17.0% 5.3% 6.2%
Return on invested capital 9.8% 11.3% 8.3%
Return on capital employed 7.1% 11.3% 9.5%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.3x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.7% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSUVSTXYL
Debt / assets 10.0% 46.0% 16.7%
Debt / equity 0.2x 3.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 2.8x 1.1x
Debt / FCF 0.4x 8.7x 3.1x
Liabilities / assets 49.1% 87.1% 40.7%
Equity / assets 50.9% 12.9% 59.3%
Interest coverage – 3.1x 36.1x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.0x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.5x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 1.37 3.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSUVSTXYL
Dividend yield 3.5% 0.8% 1.7%
Net buyback yield -5.1% 3.0% 6.8%
Shareholder yield -1.6% 3.8% 8.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 25.5% 13.9% 37.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 12.0% 13.7% 44.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) -1.1% 0.3% 6.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 0.5% 14.1%

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.

ConsensusSUVSTXYL
Forward P/E 7.4xFY2026 12.8xFY2026 19.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.31FY2026 $8.79FY2026 $5.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +177.1%FY2026 +303.2%FY2026 -0.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -18.8% +19.7% +11.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $45.89BFY2026 $20.88BFY2026 $9.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.9%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -12.0% +19.1% -0.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSUVSTXYL
Held by institutions 65.2% 84.4% 92.0%
Institutions holding 755 1,405 1,094
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.1% +2.7% +0.2%
Institutions buying 369 854 489
Institutions selling 252 415 448
Buyers to sellers 1.46 2.06 1.09

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.

SUVSTXYL
SU 1.00 0.03 -0.09
VST 0.03 1.00 0.01
XYL -0.09 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SU, VST and XYL?

Suncor Energy (SU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Suncor Energy (SU) $82.41B, Vistra (VST) $37.95B, Xylem (XYL) $22.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, SU, VST and XYL?

Suncor Energy (SU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Suncor Energy (SU) 5.1x, Vistra (VST) 18.8x, Xylem (XYL) 21.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Suncor Energy (SU) is cheapest (Suncor Energy (SU) 7.4x, Vistra (VST) 12.8x, Xylem (XYL) 19.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vistra (VST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Suncor Energy (SU) -13.0%, Vistra (VST) +3.8%, Xylem (XYL) +1.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Suncor Energy (SU) has the highest net margin (Suncor Energy (SU) 55.0%, Vistra (VST) 10.6%, Xylem (XYL) 11.9%). On return on invested capital, Vistra (VST) leads (Suncor Energy (SU) 9.8%, Vistra (VST) 11.3%, Xylem (XYL) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Suncor Energy (SU) returned the most: Suncor Energy (SU) +67.5%, Vistra (VST) -40.4%, Xylem (XYL) -33.6%. Over five years, Vistra (VST) compounded fastest (Suncor Energy (SU) +21.1%/yr, Vistra (VST) +40.7%/yr, Xylem (XYL) -5.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Suncor Energy (SU) has the highest dividend yield: Suncor Energy (SU) 3.48%, Vistra (VST) 0.81%, Xylem (XYL) 1.69%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Suncor Energy (SU) has been the steadiest (Suncor Energy (SU) 28.8%, Vistra (VST) 52.8%, Xylem (XYL) 31.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SU, VST and XYL?

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.