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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.
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| Metric | NRGNRG ENERGY, INC. | PCGPG&E Corp | FEFIRSTENERGY CORP | PPLPPL Corp | Median of the restexcluding NRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $97.84▼ 1.54 (1.55%) | $12.98▼ 0.17 (1.29%) | $46.49▲ 0.98 (2.15%) | $34.58▼ 0.03 (0.09%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 4.7/10 | 4.7/10 | 4.7/10 | 4.7/10 | 4.7/10 |
| Market value | $18.63B | $28.53B | $26.86B | $25.97B | |
| Revenue | $30.35B | $24.93B | $15.09B | $9.17B | |
| Profit | $864.0M | $2.70B | $1.02B | $1.18B | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | 9.4% | 2.1% | 12.0% | 8.6% | 8.6% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | 18.4% | — | — | — | — |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | 6.1% | 19.0% | 14.6% | 23.2% | 19.0% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | 2.8% | 10.8% | 6.8% | 12.9% | 10.8% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | 2.5% | -12.3% | -6.7% | -15.3% | -12.3% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | 51.4% | 8.3% | 8.2% | 7.9% | 8.2% |
| 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. | 10.5% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 5.2% | 4.2% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | 21.56x | 10.55x | 26.34x | 21.99x | 21.99x |
| 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. | 9.34x | — | 13.70x | 12.73x | 13.22x |
| Price to book | 11.08x | 0.88x | 2.15x | 1.75x | 1.75x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 16.33x | 3.35x | 3.36x | 2.04x | 3.35x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 5/9 | 5/8 | 7/8 | 6/8 | 6.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | grey | distress | distress | distress |
How NRG compares with the others
- NRG's operating margin of 6.1% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (19.0%).
- Its revenue growth of 9.4% is in line with the median of the other companies selected (8.6%).
- It trades at a P/E in line with the median of the other companies selected (21.6x against 22.0x).
- Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 16.3x against 3.4x.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.