ZEO vs NXTS vs SUNE Stock Comparison

Zeo Energy, Nexentis Technologies and SUNation Energy Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ZEO Zeo Energy Corp.
$0.25 -34.2% 1M -87.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.14M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$71.82M
Div. yield
–
Solar Installers Industrials
2 wins
SUNE SUNation Energy, Inc.
$2.02 -15.8% 1M +27.0% 1Y
Market cap
$12.55M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$61.56M
Div. yield
–
Solar Installers Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

SUNation Energy leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (SUNation Energy 6, Zeo Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionZEONXTSSUNELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.14M $514.08K $12.55M SUNE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.8x 0.0x -2.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% — +10.3% SUNE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -15.4% — -8.5% SUNE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -67.1% — -18.9% SUNE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 1.6x -0.8x SUNE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -87.4% -97.8% +27.0% SUNE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -86.1%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 119.6% 168.9% 232.8% ZEO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 32/100 33/100 ZEO

Percentile Scorecard

ZEONXTSSUNE

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

AxisZEONXTSSUNE
Valuation 26 #39 of 52 – 33 #35 of 52
Growth 8 #34 of 37 13 #523 of 602 64 #14 of 37
Profitability 14 #32 of 37 40 #329 of 551 25 #28 of 37
Financial Health 32 #39 of 57 43 #372 of 656 41 #34 of 57
Shareholder Returns 89 #4 of 27 – 4 #26 of 27
Overall 34 32 33
  • ZEO ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • NXTS ranked among 672 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • SUNE ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodZEONXTSSUNESPY
1 month -34.2%-60.5%-15.8% -0.2%
3 months -51.9%-62.6%-6.0% +3.9%
6 months -72.8%-87.8%+71.2% +8.2%
Year to date -77.1%-95.1%+96.1% +12.9%
1 year -87.4%-97.8%+27.0% +12.3%
3 years -97.8%-99.9%-100.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -71.9%-89.5%-97.4% +23.3%
5 years —-100.0%— +67.9%
5 years, per year —-86.1%— +10.9%
10 years —-100.0%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —-66.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureZEONXTSSUNESPY
Volatility, 1Y 119.6%168.9%232.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 112.9%153.3%143.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.382.332.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.73-0.580.12 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.2%-100.0%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -87.4%-97.8%-65.6% -1.2%
52-week high $1.99$26.04$5.88 $779.14
52-week low $0.21$0.53$0.78 $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.

MultipleZEONXTSSUNE
P/E now vs peer median -0.8xmedian 26.7x 0.0xmedian 17.2x -2.5xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.8x —median 9.0x 0.2xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.3xmedian 13.1x 1.5xmedian 16.3x -6.3xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.1xmedian 23.0x —median 18.7x -7.2xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.4x 0.2xmedian 2.2x 0.6xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.02median 0.57 0.00median 0.33 -0.03median 0.57

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 monthsZEONXTSSUNE
Revenue $71.82M – $61.56M
Gross profit $36.70M – $21.99M
Operating income -$11.92M -$5.28M -$4.86M
Net income -$11.05M -$14.06M -$5.22M
Free cash flow -$6.29M – -$1.82M
R&D – $532.00K –
EPS (diluted) $-0.31 $-17.10 $-0.82
Cash & equivalents $2.50M $7.62M $3.06M
Total debt $17.94M $3.22M $4.84M
Shares (diluted) 35.84M 816.14K 6.40M
Enterprise value -$5.15M -$22.13M -$4.80M

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
MetricZEONXTSSUNE
P/E -0.8x 0.0x -2.5x
P/FCF -3.1x – -7.2x
P/Operating cash flow -3.6x – -7.4x
P/S 0.3x – 0.2x
P/B 2.1x 0.2x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 2.1x -0.2x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA -2.3x 1.5x -6.3x
EV/EBIT -2.0x 1.5x -3.1x
EV/Revenue 0.3x – 0.2x
EV/FCF -3.7x – -8.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -4.3x – -8.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.02 0.00 -0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricZEONXTSSUNE
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% – 10.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – -1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.8% – 9.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 0.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 41.7% -7.7% 61.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -144.8% 3.0% 20.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 44.8% -48.2% 77.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -47.0% -35.8% 28.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.1% -567.8% 89.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.9% -45.2% 94.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -497.3% – 72.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -44.0% – -0.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -257.2% – 71.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -46.5% – 6.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricZEONXTSSUNE
Gross margin 51.1% – 35.7%
EBITDA margin -14.0% – -3.8%
Operating margin -16.6% – -7.9%
Pretax margin -15.5% – -8.4%
Net margin -15.4% – -8.5%
FCF margin -8.8% – -2.9%
Operating cash flow margin -7.6% – -2.9%
Return on equity -96.1% -157.0% -25.6%
Return on assets -19.6% -71.9% -12.9%
Return on invested capital -67.1% – -18.9%
Return on capital employed -27.3% -31.5% -18.2%
Asset turnover 1.3x – 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x – 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricZEONXTSSUNE
Debt / assets 11.0% 2.3% 11.8%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 1.6x -0.8x
Debt / FCF -1.0x – -2.7x
Liabilities / assets 83.4% 89.8% 49.8%
Equity / assets 16.6% 10.2% 50.2%
Interest coverage -60.1x – -8.1x
Current ratio 1.6x 3.7x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.2x 3.2x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 3.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score -0.43 – -0.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricZEONXTSSUNE
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 5.3% – -20.5%
Shareholder yield 5.3% – -20.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusZEONXTSSUNE
EPS, next fiscal year – – $-120,381.72FY2024

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.

ZEONXTSSUNE
ZEO 1.00 0.07 0.02
NXTS 0.07 1.00 -0.05
SUNE 0.02 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ZEO, NXTS and SUNE?

SUNation Energy (SUNE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Zeo Energy (ZEO) $9.14M, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) $514.08K, SUNation Energy (SUNE) $12.55M.

Which company is growing faster?

SUNation Energy (SUNE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Zeo Energy (ZEO) +10.2%, SUNation Energy (SUNE) +10.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

SUNation Energy (SUNE) has the highest net margin (Zeo Energy (ZEO) -15.4%, SUNation Energy (SUNE) -8.5%). On return on invested capital, SUNation Energy (SUNE) leads (Zeo Energy (ZEO) -67.1%, SUNation Energy (SUNE) -18.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year SUNation Energy (SUNE) returned the most: Zeo Energy (ZEO) -87.4%, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -97.8%, SUNation Energy (SUNE) +27.0%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Zeo Energy (ZEO) has been the steadiest (Zeo Energy (ZEO) 119.6%, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) 168.9%, SUNation Energy (SUNE) 232.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ZEO, NXTS and SUNE?

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