TLN vs TRP vs VST Stock Comparison

Talen Energy, Tc Energy and Vistra Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TLN Talen Energy Corp
$332.99 +3.8% 1M -16.7% 1Y
Market cap
$14.90B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.44B
Div. yield
–
Independent Power Producers Utilities
1 win
TRP Tc Energy Corp
$63.65 +7.7% 1M +26.9% 1Y
Market cap
$64.65B
P/E
25.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.36B
Div. yield
-0.04%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
4 wins
VST Vistra Corp.
$134.60 -3.8% 1M -28.5% 1Y
Market cap
$40.08B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.21B
Div. yield
0.01%
Independent Power Producers Utilities
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Vistra leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Vistra 6, Tc Energy 4, Talen Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTLNTRPVSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.90B $64.65B $40.08B TRP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -80.6x 25.7x 19.8x VST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.8x 25.0x 15.8x VST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +60.8% +5.3% +3.8% TLN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -5.4% 22.1% 10.6% TRP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.9% 10.0% 11.3% VST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 19.3x 4.4x 2.8x VST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.04% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.7% +26.9% -28.5% TRP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +3.4%/yr +46.9%/yr VST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.1% 19.8% 50.4% TRP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 48/100 67/100 VST

Percentile Scorecard

TLNTRPVST

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

AxisTLNTRPVST
Valuation 26 #18 of 24 38 #22 of 35 74 #7 of 24
Growth 59 #10 of 23 27 #25 of 34 50 #12 of 23
Profitability 36 #15 of 23 97 #2 of 34 100 #1 of 23
Financial Health 4 #23 of 24 38 #22 of 35 39 #15 of 24
Shareholder Returns 84 #4 of 20 40 #19 of 31 74 #6 of 20
Overall 42 48 67
  • TLN ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • TRP ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • VST ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTLNTRPVSTSPY
1 month +3.8%+7.7%-3.8% -2.3%
3 months -3.3%-3.4%-13.7% -0.7%
6 months -13.4%-3.6%-16.3% +4.8%
Year to date -11.2%+15.7%-16.6% +10.3%
1 year -16.7%+26.9%-28.5% +10.3%
3 years +529.2%+74.3%+284.7% +73.0%
3 years, per year +84.7%+20.4%+56.7% +20.1%
5 years —+18.0%+583.9% +61.9%
5 years, per year —+3.4%+46.9% +10.1%
10 years —+47.7%+889.7% +258.6%
10 years, per year —+4.0%+25.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTLNTRPVSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.1%19.8%50.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.6%18.7%54.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.03-0.061.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.291.36-0.57 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.7%-44.3%-48.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.0%-10.2%-30.3% -3.5%
52-week high $438.12$70.91$193.04 $779.14
52-week low $286.52$49.79$134.60 $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.

MultipleTLNTRPVST
P/E now vs peer median -82.6xmedian 23.9x 26.3xmedian 19.0x 22.4xmedian 23.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.6x 5.8xmedian 2.7x 2.4xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 52.4xmedian 11.6x 11.6xmedian 10.9x 9.9xmedian 11.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.1xmedian 12.2x 6.9xmedian 16.0x 20.1xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 2.1x 3.4xmedian 2.4x 8.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.60 0.54median 1.68 1.41median 0.60

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 monthsTLNTRPVST
Revenue $3.44B $11.36B $19.21B
Gross profit – $11.18B –
Operating income $88.00M $7.02B $3.56B
Net income -$185.00M $3.07B $2.22B
Free cash flow $568.00M $9.55B $2.26B
EPS (diluted) $-4.03 $2.42 $5.98
Cash & equivalents $231.00M $1.46B $435.00M
Total debt $9.57B $41.20B $19.60B
Shares (diluted) 45.90M 1.04B 339.23M
Enterprise value $12.46B $61.00B $33.27B

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
MetricTLNTRPVST
P/E -82.6x 26.3x 22.4x
P/FCF 28.1x 6.9x 20.1x
P/Operating cash flow 20.0x 10.6x 8.8x
P/S 4.6x 5.8x 2.4x
P/B 9.7x 3.4x 8.2x
P/Tangible book 9.7x 3.4x 14.1x
EV/EBITDA 52.4x 11.6x 9.9x
EV/EBIT 287.4x 15.1x 17.7x
EV/Revenue 7.4x 9.3x 3.3x
EV/FCF 44.5x 11.1x 27.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.8x 16.9x 12.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.54 1.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTLNTRPVST
Revenue growth (1Y) 60.8% 5.3% 3.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 5.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -34.3% -4.7% -0.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 12.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -206.9% -14.2% -8.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 54.8% 11.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -203.2% -17.6% -6.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 48.4% 15.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1,121% 15.6% 21.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.7% 6.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 422.7% -2.1% 36.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -5.4% -4.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTLNTRPVST
Gross margin – 98.4% –
EBITDA margin 14.1% 80.2% 33.0%
Operating margin 2.6% 61.8% 18.5%
Pretax margin -3.6% 35.0% 14.6%
Net margin -5.4% 22.1% 10.6%
FCF margin 16.5% 84.1% 11.7%
Operating cash flow margin 23.2% 55.1% 26.7%
Return on equity -13.6% 15.6% 40.0%
Return on assets -1.4% – 5.3%
Return on invested capital 0.9% 10.0% 11.3%
Return on capital employed 0.8% – 11.3%
Asset turnover 0.3x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -4.3x 2.0x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.8% 0.0% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTLNTRPVST
Debt / assets 63.5% – 46.0%
Debt / equity 5.8x 2.1x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 19.3x 4.4x 2.8x
Debt / FCF 16.9x 4.3x 8.7x
Liabilities / assets 89.1% – 87.1%
Equity / assets 10.9% – 12.9%
Interest coverage 0.2x 2.8x 3.1x
Current ratio 0.8x – 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.4x – 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.85 – 1.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTLNTRPVST
Dividend yield – 5.5% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 1.9% -0.1% 2.5%
Shareholder yield 1.9% 5.3% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 84.1% 13.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 27.0% 13.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.5% 0.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -8.6% 0.5%

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.

ConsensusTLNTRPVST
Forward P/E 17.8xFY2026 25.0xFY2026 15.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.11FY2026 $2.54FY2026 $8.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -0.8%FY2026 +305.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +60.6% +15.0% +21.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.61BFY2026 $10.85BFY2026 $21.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +78.8%FY2026 -2.2%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% +4.3% +20.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTLNTRPVST
Held by institutions 100.0% 65.7% 84.4%
Institutions holding 638 698 1,405
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.4% -5.0% +2.7%
Institutions buying 379 330 854
Institutions selling 191 216 415
Buyers to sellers 1.98 1.53 2.06

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.

TLNTRPVST
TLN 1.00 0.07 0.82
TRP 0.07 1.00 0.12
VST 0.82 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TLN, TRP and VST?

Tc Energy (TRP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Talen Energy (TLN) $14.90B, Tc Energy (TRP) $64.65B, Vistra (VST) $40.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, TLN, TRP and VST?

Vistra (VST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Talen Energy (TLN) -80.6x, Tc Energy (TRP) 25.7x, Vistra (VST) 19.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Vistra (VST) is cheapest (Talen Energy (TLN) 17.8x, Tc Energy (TRP) 25.0x, Vistra (VST) 15.8x). 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: Talen Energy (TLN) +60.8%, Tc Energy (TRP) +5.3%, Vistra (VST) +3.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tc Energy (TRP) has the highest net margin (Talen Energy (TLN) -5.4%, Tc Energy (TRP) 22.1%, Vistra (VST) 10.6%). On return on invested capital, Vistra (VST) leads (Talen Energy (TLN) 0.9%, Tc Energy (TRP) 10.0%, Vistra (VST) 11.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tc Energy (TRP) returned the most: Talen Energy (TLN) -16.7%, Tc Energy (TRP) +26.9%, Vistra (VST) -28.5%. Over five years, Vistra (VST) compounded fastest (Tc Energy (TRP) +3.4%/yr, Vistra (VST) +46.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Talen Energy (TLN) 0.00%, Tc Energy (TRP) -0.04%, Vistra (VST) 0.01%. Talen Energy (TLN) and Tc Energy (TRP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tc Energy (TRP) has been the steadiest (Talen Energy (TLN) 57.1%, Tc Energy (TRP) 19.8%, Vistra (VST) 50.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TLN, TRP and VST?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Vistra (VST) leads on 6. 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.