SMR
NuScale Power Corporation
SMR offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
WEC
WEC Energy Group, Inc.
WEC has the edge over SMR overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
SMR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
SMR's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently weak. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
WEC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak | |
| Weak |
WEC's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its cash flow and balance sheet are weak.
SMR PE Valuation
SMR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
WEC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 20x | $110 | -6.2% |
| Current | 21x | $117 | — |
| Fair | 22x | $121 | +3.3% |
| Forward | 22x | $117 | — |
| Expensive | 24x | $134 | +14% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
WEC's PE is in its fair range at 21x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 22x.
SMR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect SMR's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
WEC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect WEC's revenue to grow, but its profitability to weaken. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
SMR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.72 | +$2.14 |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.46 | -$1.27 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.46 | -$1.09 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.43 | -$0.96 |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.86 | -$1.91 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.19 | -$0.16 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.37 | -$0.52 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.47 | -$0.67 |
SMR is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.72 per share over the past year, against $2.86 at its worst in late 2025.
WEC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.36 | -2.4% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.49 | +3.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.14 | -1.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.99 | -2.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.81 | -0.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.29 | +29% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.22 | +21% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.13 | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.83 | +14% |
WEC has the edge over SMR on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
SMR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $281K | -97% |
| Q2 2026 | $75K | -99% |
| Q1 2026 | $565K | -96% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.8M | -95% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.2M | +1635% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.1M | +733% |
| Q1 2025 | $13.4M | +870% |
| Q4 2024 | $34.2M | +651% |
SMR's revenue has slid since its 2024 peak: $281,000 last quarter, down 97% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -23068% | -16535 points |
| Q2 2026 | -85337% | -84802 points |
| Q1 2026 | -10181% | -9917 points |
| Q4 2025 | -4022% | -3988 points |
| Q3 2025 | -6533% | +2103 points |
| Q2 2025 | -535% | +3796 points |
| Q1 2025 | -264% | +2925 points |
| Q4 2024 | -35% | +1524 points |
SMR's operating margin was −23068% last quarter, down 16535 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2022.
WEC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.3B | +8.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.1B | +2.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.4B | +9% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.5B | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.1B | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $2B | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.1B | +18% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.3B | +3% |
WEC's revenue has grown year over year for eight quarters in a row: $2.3B last quarter, up 8.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 25% | +3.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 21% | +0.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 29% | -1.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 18% | -8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 21% | +0.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 20% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 30% | -0.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 26% | +11 points |
WEC has the edge over SMR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SMR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$58.6M | -$25.3M |
| Q1 2026 | -$316.2M | -$293.3M |
| Q4 2025 | -$204.1M | -$177.6M |
| Q2 2025 | -$33.3M | +$2.7M |
| Q1 2025 | -$22.9M | +$10.6M |
| Q4 2024 | -$26.5M | +$46.8M |
| Q3 2024 | -$12.7M | +$15M |
| Q2 2024 | -$36M | +$4.5M |
SMR has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is down 161% versus its history, compared with WEC at down 189%.
WEC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$36.4M | +$589.3M |
| Q2 2026 | -$269.7M | -1228% |
| Q1 2026 | $400.5M | -13% |
| Q4 2025 | -$878.4M | -$613.8M |
| Q3 2025 | -$625.7M | -$558.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $23.9M | -93% |
| Q1 2025 | $461.5M | +10% |
| Q4 2024 | -$264.6M | +$18.8M |
WEC's free cash flow was −$784M over the past year, against −$405M the year before.
SMR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +13% | +45.9M shares |
| 1 year | +178% | +263M shares |
| 3 years | +448% | +336M shares |
SMR has 410M diluted shares, up 178% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
WEC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -100K shares |
| 1 year | +1% | +3.2M shares |
| 3 years | +4.1% | +13M shares |
| 5 years | +4% | +12.5M shares |
| Available history | +3.8% | +12.1M shares |
WEC has the edge over SMR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $1.3M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | $1.2M |
| Q1 2024 | $2M |
SMR Net Leverage
SMR's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
WEC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.7x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 5.9x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 5.8x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 5.9x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 5.4x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 5.4x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 5.5x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 5.7x | High |
WEC's net debt is about 5.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 5.4 years a year ago.
SMR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 29.5 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 8.6 | Oversold |
SMR's weekly RSI is 30 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 9 (oversold).
WEC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 61.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 87.2 | Overbought |
WEC's weekly RSI is 62 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 87 (overbought).
SMR PE vs Utilities Sector
SMR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
WEC PE vs Utilities Sector
| Metric | WEC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 20x | 4.9% above |
| PE % | 37 | 44 | 7 pts below |
WEC is trading at 21x earnings, in line with the Utilities sector's median of 20x.
SMR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.26 | 23% below |
| 20 week MA | $7.88 | 39% below |
| 50 week MA | $11.4 | 58% below |
| 100 week MA | $20.2 | 76% below |
| 200 week MA | $14.4 | 67% below |
SMR is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 67% below its 200-week average.
WEC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $109.5 | 7.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $109.7 | 7.1% above |
| 50 week MA | $111.1 | 5.7% above |
| 100 week MA | $108.9 | 7.9% above |
| 200 week MA | $98.2 | 20% above |
WEC has the edge over SMR on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SMR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.1 | $10.3 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | $10.3 | $10.1 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | $10.1 | $10.1 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | $10.1 | $3.29 | -67% |
| 2024 | $3.29 | $19.5 | +493% |
| 2025 | $19.5 | $14.9 | -24% |
| 2026 YTD | $14.9 | $4.82 | -68% |
SMR's yearly returns have swung widely, from +493% in 2024 to −67% in 2023. It's down 68% so far in 2026.
WEC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $92.3 | $89.4 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | $89.4 | $94.7 | +5.8% |
| 2022 | $94.7 | $95.5 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | $95.5 | $84.2 | -12% |
| 2024 | $84.2 | $94.8 | +13% |
| 2025 | $94.8 | $105.5 | +11% |
| 2026 YTD | $105.5 | $117.5 | +11% |
WEC has the edge over SMR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.