TAC vs AES vs SU Stock Comparison

Transalta, Aes and Suncor Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TAC Transalta Corp
$12.28 +6.5% 1M -28.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.64B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.64B
Div. yield
2.28%
Independent Power Producers Utilities
AES Aes Corp
$15.02 +0.9% 1M +3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$10.71B
P/E
5.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.05B
Div. yield
4.74%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
7 wins
SU Suncor Energy Inc
$79.48 +16.5% 1M +99.5% 1Y
Market cap
$94.86B
P/E
7.1x
Revenue (TTM)
-$3.60B
Div. yield
3.02%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Aes leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Aes 7, Suncor Energy 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTACAESSULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.64B $10.71B $94.86B SU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -66.6x 5.7x 7.1x AES
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 51.2x 6.8x 8.6x AES
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -8.8% +8.5% -108.8% AES
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.3% 14.3% — AES
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 5.9% — AES
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.8x 7.5x 0.5x SU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.28% 4.74% 3.02% AES
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.9% +3.2% +99.5% SU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.5%/yr -10.2%/yr +28.3%/yr SU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.7% 27.4% 27.5% AES
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 62/100 63/100 SU

Percentile Scorecard

TACAESSU

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

AxisTACAESSU
Valuation 83 #3 of 13 89 #5 of 37 63 #19 of 49
Growth 50 #7 of 13 97 #2 of 35 70 #15 of 48
Profitability 42 #8 of 13 47 #19 of 35 69 #15 of 46
Financial Health 0 #13 of 13 0 #36 of 36 73 #15 of 52
Shareholder Returns – 78 #9 of 37 42 #20 of 34
Overall 44 62 63
  • TAC ranked among 13 companies in Power Generation
  • AES ranked among 37 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • SU ranked among 52 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTACAESSUSPY
1 month +6.5%+0.9%+16.5% -0.8%
3 months -8.6%+1.3%+24.2% +3.5%
6 months -2.5%+3.7%+23.3% +7.0%
Year to date -2.8%+4.7%+79.2% +12.2%
1 year -28.9%+3.2%+99.5% +13.0%
3 years +67.1%+1.8%+144.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +18.7%+0.6%+34.8% +23.1%
5 years +7.9%-41.5%+247.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +1.5%-10.2%+28.3% +11.0%
10 years +174.7%+25.2%+169.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.6%+2.3%+10.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTACAESSUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.7%27.4%27.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.3%33.9%28.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.090.32-0.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.710.123.63 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.4%-67.1%-37.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.7%-13.1%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $17.73$17.28$79.48 $779.14
52-week low $11.53$13.44$39.51 $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.

MultipleTACAESSU
P/E now vs peer median -66.6xmedian 23.4x 5.7xmedian 21.0x 7.1xmedian 14.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.9x 0.8xmedian 3.0x -26.4xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 12.5x 10.1xmedian 12.8x 11.4xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 6.8x -11.4xmedian 31.2x 4.8xmedian 8.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.7x 1.1xmedian 1.9x 2.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.10median 0.10 0.06median 2.27 0.19median 1.20

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 monthsTACAESSU
Revenue $1.64B $13.05B -$3.60B
Gross profit $1.05B $2.65B –
Operating income $201.41M $2.42B $1.71B
Net income -$17.93M $1.87B $8.93B
Free cash flow $281.42M -$937.00M $19.78B
EPS (diluted) $-0.18 $2.62 $11.22
Cash & equivalents $212.54M $1.80B $5.37B
Total debt $2.98B $32.12B $9.85B
Shares (diluted) 297.00M 715.00M 1.22B
Enterprise value $2.59B $8.72B $80.61B

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
MetricTACAESSU
P/E -66.6x 5.7x 7.1x
P/FCF 12.9x -11.4x 4.8x
P/Operating cash flow 7.6x 2.1x 6.0x
P/S 2.2x 0.8x -26.4x
P/B 2.8x 1.1x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 1.4x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 11.3x 10.1x 11.4x
EV/EBIT 31.3x 17.0x 58.2x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 3.1x -27.6x
EV/FCF 22.4x -43.7x 5.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.1x 8.1x 6.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.10 0.06 0.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTACAESSU
Revenue growth (1Y) -8.8% 8.5% -108.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -14.4% 0.3% -27.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.9% 30.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.3% 1.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 44.6% 37.1% 18.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.4% 1.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 81.0% 115.9% 57.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.1% 100.8% 13.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 60.3% 104.4% 55.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.7% 88.8% 36.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.7% 40.0% 9.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.2% 18.3% 8.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 38.4% 75.5% 5.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 33.9% 17.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTACAESSU
Gross margin 63.9% 20.3% –
EBITDA margin 34.0% 31.0% –
Operating margin 12.3% 18.5% –
Pretax margin 0.4% 5.7% –
Net margin -3.3% 14.3% –
FCF margin 17.2% -7.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 29.4% 38.5% -438.8%
Return on equity -1.5% 10.9% 29.1%
Return on assets -0.3% 2.0% 14.6%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 5.9% –
Return on capital employed – 5.4% 2.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -26.9x 2.7x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – -3.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTACAESSU
Debt / assets 47.9% 59.2% 10.4%
Debt / equity 2.3x 3.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.8x 7.5x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 10.6x -34.3x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 79.1% 82.0% 49.2%
Equity / assets 20.9% 18.0% 50.8%
Interest coverage 0.8x 1.7x –
Current ratio – 0.7x 1.7x
Quick ratio – 0.4x 1.0x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 0.52 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTACAESSU
Dividend yield 2.3% 4.7% 3.0%
Net buyback yield -6.2% – -3.8%
Shareholder yield -4.0% 4.7% -0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) -193.0% 26.8% 31.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 12.3% -53.6% 14.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) -5.0% 1.4% -0.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 5.1% -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.

ConsensusTACAESSU
Forward P/E 51.2xFY2026 6.8xFY2026 8.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.24FY2026 $2.21FY2026 $9.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +71.4%FY2026 -5.6%FY2026 +173.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +58.3% +17.6% -18.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.40BFY2026 $12.56BFY2026 $45.53BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -20.0%FY2026 +2.7%FY2026 +27.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.0% +10.0% -11.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTACAESSU
Held by institutions – 89.6% 65.2%
Institutions holding – 698 752
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.0% -5.1%
Institutions buying – 348 367
Institutions selling – 241 252
Buyers to sellers – 1.44 1.46

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.

TACAESSU
TAC 1.00 0.19 0.08
AES 0.19 1.00 0.07
SU 0.08 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TAC, AES and SU?

Suncor Energy (SU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Transalta (TAC) $3.64B, Aes (AES) $10.71B, Suncor Energy (SU) $94.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, TAC, AES and SU?

Aes (AES) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Transalta (TAC) -66.6x, Aes (AES) 5.7x, Suncor Energy (SU) 7.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aes (AES) is cheapest (Transalta (TAC) 51.2x, Aes (AES) 6.8x, Suncor Energy (SU) 8.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Aes (AES) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Transalta (TAC) -8.8%, Aes (AES) +8.5%, Suncor Energy (SU) -108.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aes (AES) has the highest net margin (Transalta (TAC) -3.3%, Aes (AES) 14.3%). On return on invested capital, Aes (AES) leads (Transalta (TAC) 0.0%, Aes (AES) 5.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Suncor Energy (SU) returned the most: Transalta (TAC) -28.9%, Aes (AES) +3.2%, Suncor Energy (SU) +99.5%. Over five years, Suncor Energy (SU) compounded fastest (Transalta (TAC) +1.5%/yr, Aes (AES) -10.2%/yr, Suncor Energy (SU) +28.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Aes (AES) has the highest dividend yield: Transalta (TAC) 2.28%, Aes (AES) 4.74%, Suncor Energy (SU) 3.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Aes (AES) has been the steadiest (Transalta (TAC) 40.7%, Aes (AES) 27.4%, Suncor Energy (SU) 27.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Aes (AES) leads on 7. 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.