VST vs CEG vs TRP Stock Comparison

Vistra, Constellation Energy and Tc Energy Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VST Vistra Corp.
$140.15 +1.6% 1M -26.8% 1Y
Market cap
$47.77B
P/E
23.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.21B
Div. yield
0.01%
Independent Power Producers Utilities
3 wins
TRP Tc Energy Corp
$62.38 +3.7% 1M +22.4% 1Y
Market cap
$64.98B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.24B
Div. yield
-0.04%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionVSTCEGTRPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $47.77B $90.91B $64.98B CEG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.6x 26.2x 26.4x VST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.9x 20.6x 25.1x VST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.8% +26.0% -1.0% CEG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.6% 11.1% 21.9% TRP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.3% 5.5% 12.4% TRP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 2.9x 1.2x TRP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% -0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.8% -30.7% +22.4% TRP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +49.0%/yr — +2.6%/yr VST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.0% 49.0% 19.7% TRP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 70/100 68/100 CEG

Percentile Scorecard

VSTCEGTRP

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

AxisVSTCEGTRP
Valuation 74 #7 of 24 61 #10 of 24 74 #10 of 35
Growth 55 #11 of 23 96 #2 of 23 33 #23 of 34
Profitability 100 #1 of 23 86 #4 of 23 97 #2 of 34
Financial Health 39 #15 of 24 48 #13 of 24 91 #4 of 35
Shareholder Returns 74 #6 of 20 58 #9 of 20 43 #18 of 31
Overall 68 70 68
  • VST ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • CEG ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • TRP ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVSTCEGTRPSPY
1 month +1.6%-4.0%+3.7% -1.0%
3 months -14.2%-7.6%-11.6% +2.9%
6 months -14.7%-19.2%+0.6% +6.4%
Year to date -13.1%-28.3%+13.4% +11.4%
1 year -26.8%-30.7%+22.4% +13.1%
3 years +328.6%+121.8%+83.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +62.5%+30.4%+22.4% +21.5%
5 years +633.4%—+13.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +49.0%—+2.6% +10.9%
10 years +792.7%—+32.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year +24.5%—+2.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureVSTCEGTRPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.0%49.0%19.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.0%50.3%18.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.591.46-0.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.52-0.631.13 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.9%-50.8%-44.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.4%-36.9%-12.0% -2.5%
52-week high $201.47$401.43$70.91 $779.14
52-week low $134.71$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.

MultipleVSTCEGTRP
P/E now vs peer median 23.3xmedian 24.1x 26.3xmedian 24.1x 26.4xmedian 21.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.6x 2.9xmedian 2.6x 5.8xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 11.3x 13.8xmedian 11.3x 8.5xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 12.9x 291.2xmedian 12.9x 6.7xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 2.1x 2.8xmedian 2.1x 3.3xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.47median 0.59 0.44median 0.59 0.56median 1.93

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 monthsVSTCEGTRP
Revenue $19.21B $31.27B $11.24B
Gross profit – – $11.08B
Operating income $3.56B $4.60B $6.82B
Net income $2.22B $3.48B $2.94B
Free cash flow $2.26B $309.00M $9.65B
EPS (diluted) $5.98 $9.63 $2.37
Cash & equivalents $435.00M $697.00M $1.46B
Total debt $19.60B $24.70B $11.91B
Shares (diluted) 339.23M 360.00M 1.04B
Enterprise value $40.96B $81.82B $61.07B

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
MetricVSTCEGTRP
P/E 23.3x 26.3x 26.4x
P/FCF 20.9x 291.2x 6.7x
P/Operating cash flow 9.2x 21.4x 10.5x
P/S 2.5x 2.9x 5.8x
P/B 8.6x 2.8x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 14.7x 2.8x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 10.2x 13.8x 8.5x
EV/EBIT 18.2x 24.8x 11.1x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 3.6x 6.7x
EV/FCF 28.7x 368.9x 7.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x 27.1x 12.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.47 0.44 0.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVSTCEGTRP
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.8% 26.0% -1.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 5.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -1.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.5% 19.7% -10.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.3% 111.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) -8.9% 15.2% -17.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 66.0% 52.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -6.0% 0.4% -19.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 59.2% 47.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.2% 822.4% 14.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 42.4% 4.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.4% 112.9% -1.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.7% 26.9% -5.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVSTCEGTRP
Gross margin – – 98.5%
EBITDA margin 33.0% 26.4% 78.8%
Operating margin 18.5% 14.7% 60.7%
Pretax margin 14.6% 16.3% 34.9%
Net margin 10.6% 11.1% 21.9%
FCF margin 11.7% 1.0% 85.9%
Operating cash flow margin 26.7% 13.5% 55.2%
Return on equity 40.0% 10.6% 12.6%
Return on assets 5.3% 3.6% –
Return on invested capital 11.3% 5.5% 12.4%
Return on capital employed 11.3% 5.4% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.2x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVSTCEGTRP
Debt / assets 46.0% 25.1% –
Debt / equity 3.6x 0.8x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 2.9x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 8.7x 79.9x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 87.1% 67.5% –
Equity / assets 12.9% 32.5% –
Interest coverage 3.1x 5.9x 2.8x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.5x –
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.6x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 1.52 1.47 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVSTCEGTRP
Dividend yield 0.7% 0.7% 5.6%
Net buyback yield 2.4% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 0.7% 5.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 13.9% – 87.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 13.7% – 26.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.3% – 3.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.5% – -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.

ConsensusVSTCEGTRP
Forward P/E 15.9xFY2026 20.6xFY2026 25.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.84FY2026 $12.32FY2026 $2.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +305.5%FY2026 +31.2%FY2026 -2.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.3% +12.6% +15.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $21.35BFY2026 $31.63BFY2026 $10.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.4%FY2026 +23.9%FY2026 -3.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.0% +7.1% +4.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVSTCEGTRP
Held by institutions 84.4% 79.8% 65.7%
Institutions holding 1,403 1,843 696
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +2.9% -5.0%
Institutions buying 852 1,002 328
Institutions selling 415 579 216
Buyers to sellers 2.05 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.

VSTCEGTRP
VST 1.00 0.81 0.11
CEG 0.81 1.00 0.15
TRP 0.11 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VST, CEG and TRP?

Constellation Energy (CEG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Vistra (VST) $47.77B, Constellation Energy (CEG) $90.91B, Tc Energy (TRP) $64.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, VST, CEG and TRP?

Vistra (VST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Vistra (VST) 23.6x, Constellation Energy (CEG) 26.2x, Tc Energy (TRP) 26.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Vistra (VST) is cheapest (Vistra (VST) 15.9x, Constellation Energy (CEG) 20.6x, Tc Energy (TRP) 25.1x). 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: Vistra (VST) +3.8%, Constellation Energy (CEG) +26.0%, Tc Energy (TRP) -1.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tc Energy (TRP) has the highest net margin (Vistra (VST) 10.6%, Constellation Energy (CEG) 11.1%, Tc Energy (TRP) 21.9%). On return on invested capital, Tc Energy (TRP) leads (Vistra (VST) 11.3%, 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: Vistra (VST) -26.8%, Constellation Energy (CEG) -30.7%, Tc Energy (TRP) +22.4%. Over five years, Vistra (VST) compounded fastest (Vistra (VST) +49.0%/yr, Tc Energy (TRP) +2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tc Energy (TRP) has been the steadiest (Vistra (VST) 51.0%, Constellation Energy (CEG) 49.0%, Tc Energy (TRP) 19.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VST, 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 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.