ZEO vs SUNE vs NXTS Stock Comparison

Zeo Energy, SUNation Energy and Nexentis Technologies 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.

QuestionZEOSUNENXTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.14M $12.55M $514.08K SUNE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.8x -2.4x 0.0x –
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 -0.8x 1.6x SUNE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -87.4% +27.0% -97.8% SUNE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — -86.1%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 119.6% 232.8% 168.9% ZEO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 33/100 32/100 ZEO

Percentile Scorecard

ZEOSUNENXTS

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

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

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodZEOSUNENXTSSPY
1 month -34.2%-15.8%-60.5% -0.2%
3 months -51.9%-6.0%-62.6% +3.9%
6 months -72.8%+71.2%-87.8% +8.2%
Year to date -77.1%+96.1%-95.1% +12.9%
1 year -87.4%+27.0%-97.8% +12.3%
3 years -97.8%-100.0%-99.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -71.9%-97.4%-89.5% +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

MeasureZEOSUNENXTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 119.6%232.8%168.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 112.9%143.1%153.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.382.412.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.730.12-0.58 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.2%-100.0%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -87.4%-65.6%-97.8% -1.2%
52-week high $1.99$5.88$26.04 $779.14
52-week low $0.21$0.78$0.53 $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.

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

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

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
MetricZEOSUNENXTS
P/E -0.8x -2.5x 0.0x
P/FCF -3.1x -7.2x –
P/Operating cash flow -3.6x -7.4x –
P/S 0.3x 0.2x –
P/B 2.1x 0.6x 0.2x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 1.1x -0.2x
EV/EBITDA -2.3x -6.3x 1.5x
EV/EBIT -2.0x -3.1x 1.5x
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 -0.03 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricZEOSUNENXTS
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% 61.0% -7.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -144.8% 20.1% 3.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 44.8% 77.5% -48.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -47.0% 28.1% -35.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.1% 89.4% -567.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.9% 94.2% -45.2%
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
MetricZEOSUNENXTS
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% -25.6% -157.0%
Return on assets -19.6% -12.9% -71.9%
Return on invested capital -67.1% -18.9% –
Return on capital employed -27.3% -18.2% -31.5%
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
MetricZEOSUNENXTS
Debt / assets 11.0% 11.8% 2.3%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -0.8x 1.6x
Debt / FCF -1.0x -2.7x –
Liabilities / assets 83.4% 49.8% 89.8%
Equity / assets 16.6% 50.2% 10.2%
Interest coverage -60.1x -8.1x –
Current ratio 1.6x 0.8x 3.7x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.5x 3.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 3.2x
Altman Z-score -0.43 -0.69 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricZEOSUNENXTS
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.

ConsensusZEOSUNENXTS
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.

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ZEO, SUNE and NXTS?

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

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%, SUNation Energy (SUNE) +27.0%, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) -97.8%. 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%, SUNation Energy (SUNE) 232.8%, Nexentis Technologies (NXTS) 168.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.