How comparing works here
How do I compare two companies?
Type the tickers into the box above — up to five at once. Every row is read from the companies' own annual filings, so a comparison shows the same measure computed the same way for each of them rather than whatever each company chose to highlight.
Can I compare an ETF with a stock?
Yes, and the table changes to suit. Two funds are compared on cost, income, spread and record, because revenue growth and debt mean nothing for a fund. A fund against a company shows only what both of them have.
Side by side
Compare
Put up to 4 companies, funds, commodities or coins next to each other — health, valuation, growth and performance.
Every row is computed the same way for every column, from each company's own annual filing, so a comparison is not a collection of whichever figures each of them chose to put in a press release. Funds are compared on what a fund is actually judged on: cost, income, spread and record.
Relative performance
Rebased so every symbol starts at 0%
Loading price history…
Side by side
Latest annual figures from each company's filings
| Metric | FTSFortis Inc. | FTS.TOFTS.TO | H.TOH.TO | EMA.TOEMA.TO | Median of the restexcluding FTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $57.88▲ 1.91 (3.41%) | C$78.38▲ 1.61 (2.10%) | C$52.95▲ 0.71 (1.37%) | C$66.67▼ 0.30 (0.45%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 4.7/10 | 4.7/10 | 4.7/10 | 6.0/10 | 4.7/10 |
| Market value | $29.36B | $39.77B | $31.76B | $20.12B | |
| Revenue | $8.48B | $12.17B | $9.04B | $8.78B | |
| Profit | $1.40B | $1.80B | $1.34B | $1.09B | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | 5.8% | 5.8% | 6.6% | 21.9% | 6.6% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | 71.7% | 72.3% | 37.0% | 43.6% | 43.6% |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | 29.3% | 28.7% | 26.4% | 23.4% | 26.4% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | 16.5% | 14.8% | 14.8% | 12.4% | 14.8% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | -15.8% | -17.8% | -3.9% | -19.7% | -17.8% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | 8.2% | 7.6% | 10.6% | 8.1% | 8.1% |
| 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. | 5.1% | 4.6% | 6.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | 21.01x | 22.10x | 23.72x | 18.47x | 22.10x |
| 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. | 13.46x | 13.28x | 15.03x | 12.31x | 13.28x |
| Price to book | 1.73x | 1.67x | 2.51x | 1.50x | 1.67x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 2.06x | 2.06x | 2.13x | 2.35x | 2.13x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 8/9 | 8/9 | 7/9 | 8/9 | 8.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | distress | distress | grey | distress |
How FTS compares with the others
- FTS's operating margin of 29.3% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (26.4%).
- Its revenue growth of 5.8% is in line with the median of the other companies selected (6.6%).
- It trades at a P/E in line with the median of the other companies selected (21.0x against 22.1x).
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.