TAC vs CEG vs TRP Stock Comparison

Transalta, Constellation Energy and Tc 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
TRP Tc Energy Corp
$62.47 +6.3% 1M +23.9% 1Y
Market cap
$65.02B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.24B
Div. yield
5.59%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionTACCEGTRPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.64B $89.63B $65.02B CEG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -66.6x 26.2x 26.4x CEG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 51.2x 20.5x 24.8x CEG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -8.8% +26.0% -1.0% CEG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.3% 11.1% 21.9% TRP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 5.5% 12.4% TRP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.8x 2.9x 1.2x TRP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.28% 0.66% 5.59% TRP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.9% -35.1% +23.9% TRP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.5%/yr — +2.8%/yr TRP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.7% 48.6% 19.7% TRP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 75/100 73/100 CEG

Percentile Scorecard

TACCEGTRP

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

AxisTACCEGTRP
Valuation 83 #3 of 13 75 #4 of 13 73 #4 of 12
Growth 50 #7 of 13 100 #1 of 13 60 #5 of 11
Profitability 42 #8 of 13 92 #2 of 13 100 #1 of 11
Financial Health 0 #13 of 13 33 #9 of 13 91 #2 of 12
Shareholder Returns – – 43 #5 of 8
Overall 44 75 73
  • TAC ranked among 13 companies in Power Generation
  • CEG ranked among 13 companies in Power Generation
  • TRP ranked among 12 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTACCEGTRPSPY
1 month +6.5%-4.1%+6.3% -0.8%
3 months -8.6%-6.5%-8.6% +3.5%
6 months -2.5%-19.9%+0.9% +7.0%
Year to date -2.8%-28.5%+13.6% +12.2%
1 year -28.9%-35.1%+23.9% +13.0%
3 years +67.1%+127.9%+84.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +18.7%+31.6%+22.7% +23.1%
5 years +7.9%—+14.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +1.5%—+2.8% +11.0%
10 years +174.7%—+36.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.6%—+3.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTACCEGTRPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.7%48.6%19.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.3%50.1%18.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.091.44-0.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.71-0.721.21 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.4%-50.8%-44.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.7%-37.1%-11.9% -1.8%
52-week high $17.73$401.43$70.91 $779.14
52-week low $11.53$236.50$49.79 $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.

MultipleTACCEGTRP
P/E now vs peer median -66.6xmedian 23.4x 26.2xmedian 23.4x 26.4xmedian 17.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.9x 2.9xmedian 2.9x 5.8xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 12.5x 13.7xmedian 12.5x 8.5xmedian 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 6.8x 290.1xmedian 6.8x 6.7xmedian 13.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.7x 2.8xmedian 2.7x 3.3xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.10median 0.10 0.44median 0.10 0.56median 1.88

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 monthsTACCEGTRP
Revenue $1.64B $31.27B $11.24B
Gross profit $1.05B – $11.08B
Operating income $201.41M $4.60B $6.82B
Net income -$17.93M $3.48B $2.94B
Free cash flow $281.42M $309.00M $9.65B
EPS (diluted) $-0.18 $9.63 $2.37
Cash & equivalents $212.54M $697.00M $1.46B
Total debt $2.98B $24.70B $11.91B
Shares (diluted) 297.00M 360.00M 1.04B
Enterprise value $2.59B $80.88B $67.94B

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
MetricTACCEGTRP
P/E -66.6x 26.2x 26.4x
P/FCF 12.9x 290.1x 6.7x
P/Operating cash flow 7.6x 21.3x 10.5x
P/S 2.2x 2.9x 5.8x
P/B 2.8x 2.8x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 2.8x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 11.3x 13.7x 8.5x
EV/EBIT 31.3x 24.7x 11.1x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 3.6x 6.7x
EV/FCF 22.4x 367.7x 7.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.1x 27.0x 12.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.10 0.44 0.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTACCEGTRP
Revenue growth (1Y) -8.8% 26.0% -1.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -14.4% 5.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.9% – -1.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 44.6% 19.7% -10.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.4% 111.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 81.0% 15.2% -17.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.1% 66.0% 52.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 60.3% 0.4% -19.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.7% 59.2% 47.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.7% 822.4% 14.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.2% 42.4% 4.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 38.4% 112.9% -1.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 26.9% -5.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTACCEGTRP
Gross margin 63.9% – 98.5%
EBITDA margin 34.0% 26.4% 78.8%
Operating margin 12.3% 14.7% 60.7%
Pretax margin 0.4% 16.3% 34.9%
Net margin -3.3% 11.1% 21.9%
FCF margin 17.2% 1.0% 85.9%
Operating cash flow margin 29.4% 13.5% 55.2%
Return on equity -1.5% 10.6% 12.6%
Return on assets -0.3% 3.6% –
Return on invested capital 0.0% 5.5% 12.4%
Return on capital employed – 5.4% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -26.9x 1.2x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTACCEGTRP
Debt / assets 47.9% 25.1% –
Debt / equity 2.3x 0.8x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.8x 2.9x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 10.6x 79.9x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 79.1% 67.5% –
Equity / assets 20.9% 32.5% –
Interest coverage 0.8x 5.9x 2.8x
Current ratio – 1.5x –
Quick ratio – 0.6x –
Cash ratio – 0.1x –
Altman Z-score – 1.47 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTACCEGTRP
Dividend yield 2.3% 0.7% 5.6%
Net buyback yield -6.2% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield -4.0% 0.7% 5.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) -193.0% – 87.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 12.3% – 26.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) -5.0% – 3.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.6% – -8.5%

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.

ConsensusTACCEGTRP
Forward P/E 51.2xFY2026 20.5xFY2026 24.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.24FY2026 $12.32FY2026 $2.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +71.4%FY2026 +31.2%FY2026 -1.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +58.3% +12.8% +15.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.40BFY2026 $31.63BFY2026 $10.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -20.0%FY2026 +23.9%FY2026 -2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.0% +7.4% +4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTACCEGTRP
Held by institutions – 79.8% 65.7%
Institutions holding – 1,843 696
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.9% -5.0%
Institutions buying – 1,002 328
Institutions selling – 579 216
Buyers to sellers – 1.73 1.52

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.

TACCEGTRP
TAC 1.00 0.43 0.23
CEG 0.43 1.00 0.15
TRP 0.23 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TAC, CEG and TRP?

Constellation Energy (CEG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Transalta (TAC) $3.64B, Constellation Energy (CEG) $89.63B, Tc Energy (TRP) $65.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, TAC, CEG and TRP?

Constellation Energy (CEG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Transalta (TAC) -66.6x, Constellation Energy (CEG) 26.2x, Tc Energy (TRP) 26.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Constellation Energy (CEG) is cheapest (Transalta (TAC) 51.2x, Constellation Energy (CEG) 20.5x, Tc Energy (TRP) 24.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Constellation Energy (CEG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Transalta (TAC) -8.8%, Constellation Energy (CEG) +26.0%, Tc Energy (TRP) -1.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tc Energy (TRP) has the highest net margin (Transalta (TAC) -3.3%, Constellation Energy (CEG) 11.1%, Tc Energy (TRP) 21.9%). On return on invested capital, Tc Energy (TRP) leads (Transalta (TAC) 0.0%, Constellation Energy (CEG) 5.5%, Tc Energy (TRP) 12.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tc Energy (TRP) returned the most: Transalta (TAC) -28.9%, Constellation Energy (CEG) -35.1%, Tc Energy (TRP) +23.9%. Over five years, Tc Energy (TRP) compounded fastest (Transalta (TAC) +1.5%/yr, Tc Energy (TRP) +2.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Tc Energy (TRP) has the highest dividend yield: Transalta (TAC) 2.28%, Constellation Energy (CEG) 0.66%, Tc Energy (TRP) 5.59%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tc Energy (TRP) has been the steadiest (Transalta (TAC) 40.7%, Constellation Energy (CEG) 48.6%, Tc Energy (TRP) 19.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TAC, CEG and TRP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Tc Energy (TRP) 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.