TAC vs ETR vs TLN Stock Comparison

Transalta, Entergy and Talen Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TAC Transalta Corp
$12.28 +6.5% 1M -28.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.82B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.64B
Div. yield
0.01%
Independent Power Producers Utilities
2 wins
ETR Entergy Corp /De/
$107.51 +9.1% 1M +11.3% 1Y
Market cap
$49.75B
P/E
27.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.48B
Div. yield
0.02%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
7 wins
TLN Talen Energy Corp
$337.78 +11.0% 1M -17.2% 1Y
Market cap
$15.88B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.44B
Div. yield
–
Independent Power Producers Utilities
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Entergy leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Entergy 7, Talen Energy 2, Transalta 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTACETRTLNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.82B $49.75B $15.88B ETR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -69.8x 27.7x -85.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 51.2x 23.4x 16.8x TLN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -8.8% +9.5% +60.8% TLN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.3% 13.3% -5.4% ETR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 4.7% 0.9% ETR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.8x 5.4x 19.3x TAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% ETR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.9% +11.3% -17.2% ETR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.5%/yr +15.8%/yr — ETR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.7% 20.5% 57.2% ETR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 38/100 43/100 TAC

Percentile Scorecard

TACETRTLN

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

AxisTACETRTLN
Valuation 70 #8 of 24 14 #58 of 67 26 #18 of 24
Growth 27 #17 of 23 38 #41 of 65 59 #10 of 23
Profitability 55 #11 of 23 60 #26 of 64 36 #15 of 23
Financial Health 30 #17 of 24 44 #36 of 64 9 #22 of 24
Shareholder Returns 47 #11 of 20 35 #44 of 67 84 #4 of 20
Overall 46 38 43
  • TAC ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • ETR ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • TLN ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTACETRTLNSPY
1 month +6.5%+9.1%+11.0% -0.8%
3 months -8.6%-5.5%-2.7% +3.5%
6 months -2.5%-5.2%-8.6% +7.0%
Year to date -2.8%+16.3%-9.9% +12.2%
1 year -28.9%+11.3%-17.2% +13.0%
3 years +67.1%+135.3%+537.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +18.7%+33.0%+85.5% +23.1%
5 years +7.9%+108.5%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +1.5%+15.8%— +11.0%
10 years +174.7%+197.5%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.6%+11.5%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTACETRTLNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.7%20.5%57.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.3%21.0%61.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.090.172.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.710.55-0.30 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.4%-29.4%-35.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.7%-8.8%-22.9% -1.8%
52-week high $17.73$117.91$438.12 $779.14
52-week low $11.53$91.19$286.52 $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.

MultipleTACETRTLN
P/E now vs peer median -66.6xmedian 24.4x 27.4xmedian 20.8x -83.8xmedian 24.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.7x 3.7xmedian 2.9x 4.7xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 11.3x 14.2xmedian 13.1x 52.8xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 12.9x -16.9xmedian 36.7x 28.5xmedian 12.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.1x 2.7xmedian 1.7x 9.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.10median 0.59 4.50median 2.23 —median 0.59

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 monthsTACETRTLN
Revenue $1.64B $13.48B $3.44B
Gross profit $1.05B – –
Operating income $201.41M $3.09B $88.00M
Net income -$17.93M $1.82B -$185.00M
Free cash flow $281.42M -$2.97B $568.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.18 $3.85 $-4.03
Cash & equivalents $212.54M $3.85B $231.00M
Total debt $2.98B $34.63B $9.57B
Shares (diluted) 297.00M 466.31M 45.90M
Enterprise value $2.72B $38.88B $13.44B

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
MetricTACETRTLN
P/E -66.6x 27.4x -83.8x
P/FCF 12.9x -16.9x 28.5x
P/Operating cash flow 7.6x 8.3x 20.3x
P/S 2.2x 3.7x 4.7x
P/B 2.8x 2.7x 9.9x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 2.7x 9.9x
EV/EBITDA 11.3x 14.2x 52.8x
EV/EBIT 31.3x 26.2x 290.0x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 6.0x 7.4x
EV/FCF 22.4x -27.2x 44.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.1x 13.3x 32.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.10 4.50 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTACETRTLN
Revenue growth (1Y) -8.8% 9.5% 60.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -14.4% 0.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.9% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 44.6% -7.4% -34.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.4% 5.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 81.0% 2.8% -206.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.1% 10.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 60.3% -2.4% -203.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.7% 6.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.7% 28.2% 1,121%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.2% 19.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 38.4% -29.7% 422.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.3% -39.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTACETRTLN
Gross margin 63.9% – –
EBITDA margin 34.0% 42.2% 14.1%
Operating margin 12.3% 22.9% 2.6%
Pretax margin 0.4% 17.0% -3.6%
Net margin -3.3% 13.3% -5.4%
FCF margin 17.2% -22.1% 16.5%
Operating cash flow margin 29.4% 45.1% 23.2%
Return on equity -1.5% 10.2% -13.6%
Return on assets -0.3% 2.3% -1.4%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 4.7% 0.9%
Return on capital employed – 4.5% 0.8%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -26.9x 3.3x -4.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTACETRTLN
Debt / assets 47.9% 43.8% 63.5%
Debt / equity 2.3x 1.9x 5.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.8x 5.4x 19.3x
Debt / FCF 10.6x -11.6x 16.9x
Liabilities / assets 79.1% 76.8% 89.1%
Equity / assets 20.9% 23.2% 10.9%
Interest coverage 0.8x 2.0x 0.2x
Current ratio – 0.9x 0.8x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 0.4x
Cash ratio – 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 1.01 0.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTACETRTLN
Dividend yield 2.3% 2.4% –
Net buyback yield -6.2% -2.7% 1.8%
Shareholder yield -4.0% -0.4% 1.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) -193.0% 62.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 12.3% -38.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -5.0% 12.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 9.0% –

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.

ConsensusTACETRTLN
Forward P/E 51.2xFY2026 23.4xFY2026 16.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.24FY2026 $4.59FY2026 $20.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +71.4%FY2026 +17.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +54.2% +13.9% +60.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.40BFY2026 $13.48BFY2026 $4.61BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -20.0%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026 +78.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.2% +8.5% +4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTACETRTLN
Held by institutions – 97.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 1,330 637
Change in shares held, QoQ – +6.1% +5.4%
Institutions buying – 694 379
Institutions selling – 411 190
Buyers to sellers – 1.69 1.99

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.

TACETRTLN
TAC 1.00 0.23 0.42
ETR 0.23 1.00 0.29
TLN 0.42 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TAC, ETR and TLN?

Entergy (ETR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Transalta (TAC) $3.82B, Entergy (ETR) $49.75B, Talen Energy (TLN) $15.88B.

Which company is growing faster?

Talen Energy (TLN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Transalta (TAC) -8.8%, Entergy (ETR) +9.5%, Talen Energy (TLN) +60.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Entergy (ETR) has the highest net margin (Transalta (TAC) -3.3%, Entergy (ETR) 13.3%, Talen Energy (TLN) -5.4%). On return on invested capital, Entergy (ETR) leads (Transalta (TAC) 0.0%, Entergy (ETR) 4.7%, Talen Energy (TLN) 0.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Entergy (ETR) returned the most: Transalta (TAC) -28.9%, Entergy (ETR) +11.3%, Talen Energy (TLN) -17.2%. Over five years, Entergy (ETR) compounded fastest (Transalta (TAC) +1.5%/yr, Entergy (ETR) +15.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Entergy (ETR) has the highest dividend yield: Transalta (TAC) 0.01%, Entergy (ETR) 0.02%, Talen Energy (TLN) 0.00%. Talen Energy (TLN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Entergy (ETR) has been the steadiest (Transalta (TAC) 40.7%, Entergy (ETR) 20.5%, Talen Energy (TLN) 57.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TAC, ETR and TLN?

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