VST vs SU vs AEP Stock Comparison

Vistra, Suncor Energy and American Electric Power 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
SU Suncor Energy Inc
$79.35 +16.8% 1M +100.3% 1Y
Market cap
$96.91B
P/E
7.1x
Revenue (TTM)
-$3.60B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionVSTSUAEPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $47.77B $96.91B $70.33B SU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.6x 7.1x 25.5x SU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.9x 9.0x 21.7x SU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.8% -108.8% +10.3% AEP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.6% — 12.1% AEP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.3% — 5.5% VST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 0.5x 6.0x SU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% -0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.8% +100.3% +11.6% SU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +49.0%/yr +28.3%/yr +8.7%/yr VST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.0% 27.4% 19.4% AEP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 64/100 40/100 VST

Percentile Scorecard

VSTSUAEP

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

AxisVSTSUAEP
Valuation 74 #7 of 24 76 #25 of 99 23 #52 of 67
Growth 55 #11 of 23 65 #35 of 97 64 #24 of 65
Profitability 100 #1 of 23 72 #28 of 96 58 #28 of 65
Financial Health 39 #15 of 24 74 #27 of 102 26 #49 of 66
Shareholder Returns 74 #6 of 20 35 #50 of 76 27 #49 of 67
Overall 68 64 40
  • VST ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation
  • SU ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • AEP ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVSTSUAEPSPY
1 month +1.6%+16.8%+9.5% -1.0%
3 months -14.2%+20.6%-4.3% +2.9%
6 months -14.7%+24.0%-3.7% +6.4%
Year to date -13.1%+78.9%+12.5% +11.4%
1 year -26.8%+100.3%+11.6% +13.1%
3 years +328.6%+141.5%+73.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +62.5%+34.2%+20.2% +21.5%
5 years +633.4%+247.1%+51.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year +49.0%+28.3%+8.7% +10.9%
10 years +792.7%+169.7%+107.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +24.5%+10.4%+7.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureVSTSUAEPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.0%27.4%19.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.0%28.2%19.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.59-0.38-0.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.523.660.60 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.9%-37.3%-32.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.4%0.0%-6.5% -2.5%
52-week high $201.47$79.35$138.69 $779.14
52-week low $134.71$39.51$113.70 $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.

MultipleVSTSUAEP
P/E now vs peer median 23.3xmedian 24.1x 7.1xmedian 13.1x 25.6xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.6x -26.3xmedian 2.0x 3.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 11.3x 11.4xmedian 5.7x 14.0xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 12.9x 4.8xmedian 11.1x -12.3xmedian 36.7x
P/B now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 2.1x 2.0xmedian 1.5x 2.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.47median 0.59 0.19median 2.24 2.77median 2.27

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 monthsVSTSUAEP
Revenue $19.21B -$3.60B $22.79B
Gross profit – – $15.43B
Operating income $3.56B $1.71B $5.24B
Net income $2.22B $8.93B $3.07B
Free cash flow $2.26B $19.78B -$5.75B
EPS (diluted) $5.98 $11.22 $5.02
Cash & equivalents $435.00M $5.37B $375.00M
Total debt $19.60B $9.85B $52.84B
Shares (diluted) 339.23M 1.22B 550.63M
Enterprise value $40.96B $82.66B $67.50B

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
MetricVSTSUAEP
P/E 23.3x 7.1x 25.6x
P/FCF 20.9x 4.8x -12.3x
P/Operating cash flow 9.2x 6.0x 9.2x
P/S 2.5x -26.3x 3.1x
P/B 8.6x 2.0x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 14.7x 2.0x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 10.2x 11.4x 14.0x
EV/EBIT 18.2x 58.1x 23.4x
EV/Revenue 3.4x -27.6x 5.4x
EV/FCF 28.7x 5.0x -21.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x 6.3x 16.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.47 0.19 2.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVSTSUAEP
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.8% -108.8% 10.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% -27.6% 5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 8.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 7.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.5% 18.0% 2.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.3% – 19.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -8.9% 57.7% -17.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 13.8% 15.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -6.0% 55.0% 5.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 36.9% 9.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.2% 9.5% 17.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 8.9% 22.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.4% 5.0% -63.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.7% 17.4% -19.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVSTSUAEP
Gross margin – – 67.7%
EBITDA margin 33.0% – 38.4%
Operating margin 18.5% – 23.0%
Pretax margin 14.6% – 15.4%
Net margin 10.6% – 12.1%
FCF margin 11.7% – -25.2%
Operating cash flow margin 26.7% -438.8% 33.8%
Return on equity 40.0% 29.1% 9.6%
Return on assets 5.3% 14.6% 2.7%
Return on invested capital 11.3% – 5.5%
Return on capital employed 11.3% 2.1% 5.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.8x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% -3.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVSTSUAEP
Debt / assets 46.0% 10.4% 43.5%
Debt / equity 3.6x 0.2x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 0.5x 6.0x
Debt / FCF 8.7x 0.5x -9.2x
Liabilities / assets 87.1% 49.2% 72.6%
Equity / assets 12.9% 50.8% 27.4%
Interest coverage 3.1x – 2.4x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.7x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.0x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.52 – 0.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVSTSUAEP
Dividend yield 0.7% 3.0% 2.9%
Net buyback yield 2.4% -3.9% –
Shareholder yield 3.1% -0.8% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 13.9% 31.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 13.7% 14.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.3% -0.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.5% -1.4% –

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.

ConsensusVSTSUAEP
Forward P/E 15.9xFY2026 9.0xFY2026 21.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.84FY2026 $8.85FY2026 $5.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +305.5%FY2026 +163.4%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.3% -17.9% +19.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $21.35BFY2026 $44.77BFY2026 $23.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.4%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 +5.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.0% -11.0% +3.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVSTSUAEP
Held by institutions 84.4% 65.2% 92.1%
Institutions holding 1,403 752 1,984
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% -5.1% +13.2%
Institutions buying 852 367 1,064
Institutions selling 415 252 584
Buyers to sellers 2.05 1.46 1.82

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.

VSTSUAEP
VST 1.00 -0.01 0.22
SU -0.01 1.00 0.11
AEP 0.22 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VST, SU and AEP?

Suncor Energy (SU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Vistra (VST) $47.77B, Suncor Energy (SU) $96.91B, American Electric Power (AEP) $70.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, VST, SU and AEP?

Suncor Energy (SU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Vistra (VST) 23.6x, Suncor Energy (SU) 7.1x, American Electric Power (AEP) 25.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Suncor Energy (SU) is cheapest (Vistra (VST) 15.9x, Suncor Energy (SU) 9.0x, American Electric Power (AEP) 21.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

American Electric Power (AEP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Vistra (VST) +3.8%, Suncor Energy (SU) -108.8%, American Electric Power (AEP) +10.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

American Electric Power (AEP) has the highest net margin (Vistra (VST) 10.6%, American Electric Power (AEP) 12.1%). On return on invested capital, Vistra (VST) leads (Vistra (VST) 11.3%, American Electric Power (AEP) 5.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Suncor Energy (SU) returned the most: Vistra (VST) -26.8%, Suncor Energy (SU) +100.3%, American Electric Power (AEP) +11.6%. Over five years, Vistra (VST) compounded fastest (Vistra (VST) +49.0%/yr, Suncor Energy (SU) +28.3%/yr, American Electric Power (AEP) +8.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Vistra (VST) 0.01%, Suncor Energy (SU) -0.03%, American Electric Power (AEP) 0.00%. Suncor Energy (SU) and American Electric Power (AEP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, American Electric Power (AEP) has been the steadiest (Vistra (VST) 51.0%, Suncor Energy (SU) 27.4%, American Electric Power (AEP) 19.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VST, SU and AEP?

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