TAC vs TLN vs CEG Stock Comparison

Transalta, Talen Energy and Constellation Energy Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TAC Transalta Corp
$13.32 +6.7% 1M -20.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.91B
P/E
110.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.58B
Div. yield
0.01%
Independent Power Producers Utilities
2 wins
TLN Talen Energy Corp
$327.09 -1.4% 1M -17.2% 1Y
Market cap
$15.16B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.95B
Div. yield
–
Independent Power Producers Utilities
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Constellation Energy leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Constellation Energy 5, Talen Energy 3, Transalta 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTACTLNCEGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.91B $15.16B $86.28B CEG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 110.8x -59.7x 24.9x CEG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 55.5x 16.3x 19.8x TLN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -11.2% +71.9% +26.0% TLN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.2% -6.4% 11.1% CEG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.4% 0.7% 5.5% TAC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.3x 17.3x 2.9x CEG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -20.1% -17.2% -32.3% TLN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.5%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.7% 57.9% 48.7% TAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 46/100 66/100 CEG

Percentile Scorecard

TACTLNCEG

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

AxisTACTLNCEG
Valuation 61 #10 of 24 26 #18 of 24 52 #12 of 24
Growth 18 #19 of 23 82 #5 of 23 100 #1 of 23
Profitability 86 #4 of 22 33 #15 of 22 81 #5 of 22
Financial Health 26 #18 of 24 9 #22 of 24 48 #13 of 24
Shareholder Returns 41 #11 of 18 82 #4 of 18 47 #10 of 18
Overall 46 46 66
  • TAC ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • TLN ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • CEG ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTACTLNCEGSPY
1 month +6.7%-1.4%-8.2% -1.0%
3 months +5.1%-0.8%-7.3% -0.4%
6 months +4.1%-20.2%-23.9% +4.5%
Year to date +5.4%-12.7%-30.4% +12.4%
1 year -20.1%-17.2%-32.3% +13.6%
3 years +69.0%+518.1%+109.9% +76.4%
3 years, per year +19.1%+83.6%+28.1% +20.8%
5 years +18.7%—— +63.7%
5 years, per year +3.5%—— +10.4%
10 years +224.9%—— +267.7%
10 years, per year +12.5%—— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureTACTLNCEGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.7%57.9%48.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.9%62.6%50.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.071.911.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.49-0.30-0.66 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.4%-35.7%-50.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.0%-25.3%-35.1% -1.6%
52-week high $16.87$438.12$378.60 $779.14
52-week low $11.53$286.52$236.50 $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.

MultipleTACTLNCEG
P/E now vs peer median 112.0xmedian 22.5x -61.3xmedian 22.5x 25.5xmedian 22.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.6x 3.9xmedian 2.6x 2.8xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 11.0x 46.2xmedian 11.0x 13.5xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 13.5x 39.1xmedian 13.5x 282.3xmedian 13.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.1x 9.7xmedian 2.1x 2.7xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -1.95median 0.66 -1.51median 0.66 0.43median 0.66

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 monthsTACTLNCEG
Revenue $1.58B $3.95B $31.27B
Gross profit $1.09B – –
Operating income $297.71M $80.00M $4.60B
Net income $77.74M -$254.00M $3.48B
Free cash flow $192.68M $396.00M $309.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.12 $-5.29 $9.63
Cash & equivalents $243.11M $335.00M $697.00M
Total debt $2.97B $9.57B $24.70B
Shares (diluted) 297.00M 47.97M 360.00M
Enterprise value $2.81B $12.88B $77.18B

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
MetricTACTLNCEG
P/E 112.0x -61.3x 25.5x
P/FCF 20.5x 39.1x 282.3x
P/Operating cash flow 10.0x 20.1x 20.7x
P/S 2.5x 3.9x 2.8x
P/B 2.9x 9.7x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 3.3x 9.7x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 10.6x 46.2x 13.5x
EV/EBIT 22.4x 308.9x 24.2x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 6.3x 3.6x
EV/FCF 34.7x 62.4x 360.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.9x 32.1x 26.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.95 -1.51 0.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTACTLNCEG
Revenue growth (1Y) -11.2% 71.9% 26.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -16.0% 13.1% 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.7% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -13.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 269.7% -66.5% 19.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.6% 128.9% 111.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 166.3% -219.8% 15.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -48.6% 44.5% 66.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 122.6% -213.8% 0.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -57.4% 40.6% 59.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.2% 77.4% 822.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.3% 65.1% 42.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.7% 18.2% 112.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.0% 171.4% 26.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTACTLNCEG
Gross margin 68.8% – –
EBITDA margin 40.0% 13.5% 26.4%
Operating margin 18.9% 2.0% 14.7%
Pretax margin 7.3% -5.9% 16.3%
Net margin 2.2% -6.4% 11.1%
FCF margin 12.2% 10.0% 1.0%
Operating cash flow margin 25.0% 19.5% 13.5%
Return on equity 5.8% -15.7% 10.6%
Return on assets 1.3% -1.7% 3.6%
Return on invested capital 6.4% 0.7% 5.5%
Return on capital employed – 0.6% 5.4%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.1x -3.0x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 15.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTACTLNCEG
Debt / assets 48.1% 63.4% 25.1%
Debt / equity 2.2x 6.0x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.3x 17.3x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 15.4x 24.2x 79.9x
Liabilities / assets 77.9% 89.4% 67.5%
Equity / assets 22.1% 10.6% 32.5%
Interest coverage 1.3x 0.1x 5.9x
Current ratio – 0.9x 1.5x
Quick ratio – 0.5x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 0.87 1.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTACTLNCEG
Dividend yield 2.1% – 0.7%
Net buyback yield -5.4% 3.2% –
Shareholder yield -3.3% 3.2% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 43.9% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 17.7% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -6.6% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.8% – –

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.

ConsensusTACTLNCEG
Forward P/E 55.5xFY2026 16.3xFY2026 19.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.24FY2026 $20.11FY2026 $12.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +71.4%FY2026 – +32.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +54.2% +60.6% +12.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.40BFY2026 $4.61BFY2026 $31.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -20.0%FY2026 +78.8%FY2026 +23.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.2% +4.7% +7.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTACTLNCEG
Held by institutions – 100.0% 79.8%
Institutions holding – 639 1,845
Change in shares held, QoQ – +5.4% +2.9%
Institutions buying – 380 1,003
Institutions selling – 191 579
Buyers to sellers – 1.99 1.73

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.

TACTLNCEG
TAC 1.00 0.41 0.42
TLN 0.41 1.00 0.80
CEG 0.42 0.80 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TAC, TLN and CEG?

Constellation Energy (CEG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Transalta (TAC) $3.91B, Talen Energy (TLN) $15.16B, Constellation Energy (CEG) $86.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, TAC, TLN and CEG?

Constellation Energy (CEG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Transalta (TAC) 110.8x, Talen Energy (TLN) -59.7x, Constellation Energy (CEG) 24.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Talen Energy (TLN) is cheapest (Transalta (TAC) 55.5x, Talen Energy (TLN) 16.3x, Constellation Energy (CEG) 19.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Talen Energy (TLN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Transalta (TAC) -11.2%, Talen Energy (TLN) +71.9%, Constellation Energy (CEG) +26.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Constellation Energy (CEG) has the highest net margin (Transalta (TAC) 2.2%, Talen Energy (TLN) -6.4%, Constellation Energy (CEG) 11.1%). On return on invested capital, Transalta (TAC) leads (Transalta (TAC) 6.4%, Talen Energy (TLN) 0.7%, Constellation Energy (CEG) 5.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Talen Energy (TLN) returned the most: Transalta (TAC) -20.1%, Talen Energy (TLN) -17.2%, Constellation Energy (CEG) -32.3%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Transalta (TAC) 0.01%, Talen Energy (TLN) 0.00%, Constellation Energy (CEG) 0.00%. Talen Energy (TLN) and Constellation Energy (CEG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Transalta (TAC) has been the steadiest (Transalta (TAC) 40.7%, Talen Energy (TLN) 57.9%, Constellation Energy (CEG) 48.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Constellation Energy (CEG) leads on 5. 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.