ZEO vs RUN vs SMXT Stock Comparison

Zeo Energy, Sunrun and SolarMax Technology Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ZEO Zeo Energy Corp.
$0.25 -34.2% 1M -87.4% 1Y
Market cap
$19.69M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$71.82M
Div. yield
–
Solar Installers Industrials
RUN Sunrun Inc.
$7.53 -7.2% 1M -63.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.81B
P/E
4.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.48B
Div. yield
–
Solar Installers Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionZEORUNSMXTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $19.69M $1.81B $20.63M RUN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.8x 4.5x -2.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 5.4x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% +63.2% +284.7% SMXT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -15.4% 11.6% -7.9% RUN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -67.1% 0.5% -24.2% RUN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 17.3x -5.4x SMXT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -87.4% -63.3% +341.7% SMXT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -33.1%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 119.6% 82.1% 269.4% RUN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 44/100 22/100 RUN

Percentile Scorecard

ZEORUNSMXT

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

AxisZEORUNSMXT
Valuation 26 #39 of 52 78 #12 of 52 24 #40 of 52
Growth 8 #34 of 37 92 #4 of 37 58 #16 of 37
Profitability 14 #32 of 37 31 #26 of 37 11 #33 of 37
Financial Health 32 #39 of 57 5 #54 of 57 11 #51 of 57
Shareholder Returns 89 #4 of 27 15 #23 of 27 8 #25 of 27
Overall 34 44 22
  • ZEO ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • RUN ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • SMXT ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodZEORUNSMXTSPY
1 month -34.2%-7.2%+89.1% -0.2%
3 months -51.9%-21.8%+1,218.2% +3.9%
6 months -72.8%-41.9%+624.2% +8.2%
Year to date -77.1%-59.1%+430.0% +12.9%
1 year -87.4%-63.3%+341.7% +12.3%
3 years -97.8%-14.8%— +87.4%
3 years, per year -71.9%-5.2%— +23.3%
5 years —-86.6%— +67.9%
5 years, per year —-33.1%— +10.9%
10 years —+40.2%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+3.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureZEORUNSMXTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 119.6%82.1%269.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 112.9%91.0%107.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.382.772.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.73-0.771.27 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.2%-90.4%-98.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -87.4%-64.8%-21.5% -1.2%
52-week high $1.99$21.41$5.54 $779.14
52-week low $0.21$6.89$0.29 $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.

MultipleZEORUNSMXT
P/E now vs peer median -0.8xmedian 26.7x 4.5xmedian 26.7x -2.5xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.8x 0.5xmedian 0.8x 0.2xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.3xmedian 13.1x 19.4xmedian 13.1x -8.1xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.1xmedian 23.0x 6.3xmedian 23.0x -4.8xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.4x 0.4xmedian 2.4x -1.3xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.02median 0.57 0.08median 0.57 —median 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 monthsZEORUNSMXT
Revenue $71.82M $3.48B $102.25M
Gross profit $36.70M $1.23B $7.67M
Operating income -$11.92M $92.29M -$7.73M
Net income -$11.05M -$958.46M -$8.09M
Free cash flow -$6.29M $287.45M -$4.28M
R&D – $38.46M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.31 $1.47 $-1.71
Cash & equivalents $2.50M – $2.16M
Total debt $17.94M $14.53B $43.35M
Shares (diluted) 35.84M 274.00M 4.74M
Enterprise value $23.33M $2.71B $475.75K

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
MetricZEORUNSMXT
P/E -0.8x 4.5x -2.5x
P/FCF -3.1x 6.3x -4.8x
P/Operating cash flow -3.6x -9.0x -4.8x
P/S 0.3x 0.5x 0.2x
P/B 2.1x 0.4x -1.3x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 0.4x -1.3x
EV/EBITDA -2.3x 19.4x -8.1x
EV/EBIT -2.0x 177.0x -8.0x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 4.7x 0.6x
EV/FCF -3.7x 56.8x -14.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -4.3x -81.6x -14.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.02 0.08 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricZEORUNSMXT
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% 63.2% 284.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 12.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.8% 192.3% 81.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 70.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 41.7% 102.6% 47.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -144.8% 28.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 44.8% 74.8% 51.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -47.0% -6.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 29.1% 115.0% 61.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.9% 54.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -497.3% 75.3% -187.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -44.0% 42.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -257.2% 128.3% -187.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -46.5% 27.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricZEORUNSMXT
Gross margin 51.1% 35.3% 7.5%
EBITDA margin -14.0% 24.2% -7.4%
Operating margin -16.6% 2.7% -7.6%
Pretax margin -15.5% -26.4% -8.9%
Net margin -15.4% 11.6% -7.9%
FCF margin -8.8% 8.3% -4.2%
Operating cash flow margin -7.6% -5.8% -4.2%
Return on equity -96.1% -22.2% –
Return on assets -19.6% -4.2% -7.5%
Return on invested capital -67.1% 0.5% -24.2%
Return on capital employed -27.3% 0.4% -13.1%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.2x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 0.2x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% 3.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricZEORUNSMXT
Debt / assets 11.0% 62.2% 39.2%
Debt / equity 0.7x 3.3x -2.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 17.3x -5.4x
Debt / FCF -1.0x 50.5x -10.1x
Liabilities / assets 83.4% 81.2% 114.6%
Equity / assets 16.6% 18.8% -14.6%
Interest coverage -60.1x – -5.5x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.4x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.2x – 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score -0.43 0.04 -0.68

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricZEORUNSMXT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 5.3% -0.7% -18.9%
Shareholder yield 5.3% -0.7% -18.9%
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.

ConsensusZEORUNSMXT
Forward P/E – 5.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.40FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – -18.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -54.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $3.22BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY – +8.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – -2.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersZEORUNSMXT
Held by institutions – 100.0% 3.2%
Institutions holding – 396 19
Change in shares held, QoQ – +4.4% -11.1%
Institutions buying – 225 8
Institutions selling – 107 7
Buyers to sellers – 2.10 1.14

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.

ZEORUNSMXT
ZEO 1.00 0.21 0.05
RUN 0.21 1.00 0.04
SMXT 0.05 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ZEO, RUN and SMXT?

Sunrun (RUN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Zeo Energy (ZEO) $19.69M, Sunrun (RUN) $1.81B, SolarMax Technology (SMXT) $20.63M.

Which company is growing faster?

SolarMax Technology (SMXT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Zeo Energy (ZEO) +10.2%, Sunrun (RUN) +63.2%, SolarMax Technology (SMXT) +284.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sunrun (RUN) has the highest net margin (Zeo Energy (ZEO) -15.4%, Sunrun (RUN) 11.6%, SolarMax Technology (SMXT) -7.9%). On return on invested capital, Sunrun (RUN) leads (Zeo Energy (ZEO) -67.1%, Sunrun (RUN) 0.5%, SolarMax Technology (SMXT) -24.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year SolarMax Technology (SMXT) returned the most: Zeo Energy (ZEO) -87.4%, Sunrun (RUN) -63.3%, SolarMax Technology (SMXT) +341.7%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sunrun (RUN) has been the steadiest (Zeo Energy (ZEO) 119.6%, Sunrun (RUN) 82.1%, SolarMax Technology (SMXT) 269.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ZEO, RUN and SMXT?

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