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Latest annual figures from each company's filings

MetricETRENTERGY CORP /DE/NEENEXTERA ENERGY INCSOSOUTHERN CODUKDuke Energy CORPMedian of the restexcluding ETR
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$108.19▲ 2.11 (1.99%)
$81.90▲ 3.62 (4.62%)
$93.82▲ 3.43 (3.79%)
$125.40▲ 4.73 (3.92%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.4.7/106.0/104.7/104.7/104.7/10
Market value$46.57B$170.60B$102.90B$97.56B
Revenue$12.95B$25.80B$29.55B$31.74B
Profit$1.77B$6.83B$4.34B$4.97B
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.9.0%9.8%10.6%5.6%9.8%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.—————
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.24.7%32.1%24.7%27.2%27.2%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.13.7%26.5%14.7%15.7%15.7%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.-19.6%—-9.9%-5.3%-7.6%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.10.5%12.5%12.1%9.6%12.1%
Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies.5.5%4.5%6.3%5.4%5.4%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.26.26x24.96x23.70x19.64x23.70x
EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies.13.60x—12.59x11.30x11.94x
Price to book2.75x3.12x2.86x1.88x2.86x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.3.25x2.68x3.24x2.78x2.78x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.6/85/85/87/85.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.distressdistressdistressdistress

How ETR compares with the others

  • ETR's operating margin of 24.7% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (27.2%).
  • Its revenue growth of 9.0% is in line with the median of the other companies selected (9.8%).
  • It trades at a higher P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 26.3x against 23.7x.
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 3.2x against 2.8x.

Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.