TAC vs YPF vs KEP Stock Comparison

Transalta, Ypf Sociedad Anonima and Korea Electric Power Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TAC Transalta Corp
$12.86 +11.5% 1M -24.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.82B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.64B
Div. yield
2.18%
Independent Power Producers Utilities
YPF Ypf Sociedad Anonima
$48.46 -7.0% 1M +45.3% 1Y
Market cap
$19.06B
P/E
0.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.34T
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
7 wins
KEP Korea Electric Power Corp
$10.47 -4.9% 1M -30.5% 1Y
Market cap
$13.44B
P/E
2.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$67.60B
Div. yield
4.97%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ypf Sociedad Anonima leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Ypf Sociedad Anonima 7, Korea Electric Power 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTACYPFKEPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.82B $19.06B $13.44B YPF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -69.8x 0.0x 2.3x YPF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 53.6x 6.5x 4.2x KEP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -8.8% -9.3% -1.4% KEP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.3% 18.2% 8.8% YPF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 10.2% 5.2% YPF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.8x 4.9x 4.5x KEP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.18% 0.00% 4.97% KEP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.4% +45.3% -30.5% YPF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.6%/yr +61.7%/yr +1.5%/yr YPF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.9% 37.1% 47.7% YPF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 65/100 67/100 KEP

Percentile Scorecard

TACYPFKEP

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

AxisTACYPFKEP
Valuation 65 #9 of 24 91 #10 of 99 100 #1 of 67
Growth 27 #17 of 23 96 #5 of 97 88 #9 of 65
Profitability 55 #11 of 23 43 #55 of 96 39 #39 of 63
Financial Health 30 #17 of 24 30 #72 of 102 11 #56 of 63
Shareholder Returns 47 #11 of 20 – 96 #4 of 67
Overall 45 65 67
  • TAC ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • YPF ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • KEP ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTACYPFKEPSPY
1 month +11.5%-7.0%-4.9% -0.2%
3 months +0.9%-2.8%-10.1% +3.9%
6 months +1.2%+11.7%-30.0% +8.2%
Year to date +1.7%+34.0%-36.5% +12.9%
1 year -24.4%+45.3%-30.5% +12.3%
3 years +75.0%+338.9%+74.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +20.5%+63.8%+20.5% +23.3%
5 years +13.7%+1,003.9%+7.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.6%+61.7%+1.5% +10.9%
10 years +187.7%+166.3%-52.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +11.1%+10.3%-7.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTACYPFKEPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.9%37.1%47.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.3%36.8%48.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.10-0.071.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.601.22-0.64 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.4%-48.8%-55.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.5%-14.0%-55.0% -1.2%
52-week high $17.73$56.35$23.26 $779.14
52-week low $11.53$32.78$10.47 $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.

MultipleTACYPFKEP
P/E now vs peer median -69.8xmedian 25.0x 0.0xmedian 13.0x 2.3xmedian 20.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.8x 0.0xmedian 2.1x 0.2xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 11.5x 4.9xmedian 5.9x 5.2xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 13.6x 10.4xmedian 11.1x 6.6xmedian 36.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.1x 0.0xmedian 1.5x 0.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 2.20median 0.60 —median 2.27 0.07median 2.31

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 monthsTACYPFKEP
Revenue $1.64B $9.34T $67.60B
Gross profit $1.05B $4.19T $10.41B
Operating income $201.41M $2.56T $8.79B
Net income -$17.93M $2.25T $5.57B
Free cash flow $281.42M $1.83B $2.03B
R&D – $102.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.18 – $4.63
Cash & equivalents $212.54M $1.95T $1.70B
Total debt $2.98B $14.96T $357.84B
Shares (diluted) 297.00M – 1.28B
Enterprise value $2.76B $410.22B -$15.94B

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
MetricTACYPFKEP
P/E -69.8x 0.0x 2.3x
P/FCF 13.6x 10.4x 6.6x
P/Operating cash flow 7.9x 2.6x 1.1x
P/S 2.3x 0.0x 0.2x
P/B 2.9x 0.0x 0.4x
P/Tangible book 3.3x 0.0x 0.4x
EV/EBITDA 11.6x 4.9x 5.2x
EV/EBIT 32.2x 5.9x 10.8x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 1.6x 1.4x
EV/FCF 23.0x 8,182x 47.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.4x 2,081x 7.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.20 – 0.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTACYPFKEP
Revenue growth (1Y) -8.8% -9.3% -1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -14.4% 598.7% 13.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.9% -1.7% 4.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.3% 747.9% 36.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 44.6% 123.7% 5.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.4% 843.9% 34.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 81.0% 3,481% 21.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.1% 813.5% 33.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 60.3% – 55.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.7% – 33.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.7% 34.5% -7.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.2% 8.0% 42.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 38.4% 2,961% -55.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.3% -37.4% 27.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTACYPFKEP
Gross margin 63.9% 44.9% 15.4%
EBITDA margin 34.0% 32.5% 26.9%
Operating margin 12.3% 27.4% 13.0%
Pretax margin 0.4% 27.1% 11.1%
Net margin -3.3% 18.2% 8.8%
FCF margin 17.2% 0.0% 3.0%
Operating cash flow margin 29.4% 0.1% 18.6%
Return on equity -1.5% 9.7% 16.5%
Return on assets -0.3% 3.8% 3.3%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 10.2% 5.2%
Return on capital employed – 5.7% 7.2%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -26.9x 0.0x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTACYPFKEP
Debt / assets 47.9% 31.3% 50.8%
Debt / equity 2.3x 0.8x 2.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.8x 4.9x 4.5x
Debt / FCF 10.6x 8,172x 42.7x
Liabilities / assets 79.1% 60.5% 80.3%
Equity / assets 20.9% 39.5% 19.7%
Interest coverage 0.8x 2,243x 3.1x
Current ratio – 31.0x 0.4x
Quick ratio – 12.2x 0.3x
Cash ratio – 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – 0.60

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTACYPFKEP
Dividend yield 2.2% – 5.0%
Net buyback yield -6.0% – –
Shareholder yield -3.8% 0.0% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) -193.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 12.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -5.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.6% – –

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.

ConsensusTACYPFKEP
Forward P/E 53.6xFY2026 6.5xFY2026 4.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.24FY2026 $7.50FY2026 $2.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +71.4%FY2026 – -44.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +54.2% -6.9% +22.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.40BFY2026 $20.37BFY2026 $74.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -20.0%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026 +14.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.2% +5.3% -9.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTACYPFKEP
Held by institutions – 15.2% 2.6%
Institutions holding – 166 168
Change in shares held, QoQ – +29.8% +26.1%
Institutions buying – 96 117
Institutions selling – 44 33
Buyers to sellers – 2.18 3.55

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.

TACYPFKEP
TAC 1.00 0.10 0.16
YPF 0.10 1.00 -0.02
KEP 0.16 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TAC, YPF and KEP?

Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Transalta (TAC) $3.82B, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) $19.06B, Korea Electric Power (KEP) $13.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, TAC, YPF and KEP?

Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Transalta (TAC) -69.8x, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 0.0x, Korea Electric Power (KEP) 2.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Korea Electric Power (KEP) is cheapest (Transalta (TAC) 53.6x, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 6.5x, Korea Electric Power (KEP) 4.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Korea Electric Power (KEP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Transalta (TAC) -8.8%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) -9.3%, Korea Electric Power (KEP) -1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) has the highest net margin (Transalta (TAC) -3.3%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 18.2%, Korea Electric Power (KEP) 8.8%). On return on invested capital, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) leads (Transalta (TAC) 0.0%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 10.2%, Korea Electric Power (KEP) 5.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) returned the most: Transalta (TAC) -24.4%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) +45.3%, Korea Electric Power (KEP) -30.5%. Over five years, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) compounded fastest (Transalta (TAC) +2.6%/yr, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) +61.7%/yr, Korea Electric Power (KEP) +1.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Korea Electric Power (KEP) has the highest dividend yield: Transalta (TAC) 2.18%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 0.00%, Korea Electric Power (KEP) 4.97%. Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) has been the steadiest (Transalta (TAC) 40.9%, Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF) 37.1%, Korea Electric Power (KEP) 47.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TAC, YPF and KEP?

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