CenterPoint Energy vs Pinnacle West Capital
CNP and PNW side by side, both in electric services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CNP and PNW compare
CenterPoint Energy is the larger company, worth 2.2 times as much as Pinnacle West Capital ($28.0B against $12.9B).
On earnings, Pinnacle West Capital is cheaper: it trades at 20.4× trailing earnings, against 25.0× for CenterPoint Energy.
CenterPoint Energy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (7.1% versus 5.7% for Pinnacle West Capital).
Both pay dividends: CenterPoint Energy yields 2.2% and Pinnacle West Capital 3.4%.
CenterPoint Energy scores higher on the StockData Score (6 against 4 for Pinnacle West Capital), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CNP | PNW |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $28.0B | $12.9B |
| Share price | $42.44 | $106.28 |
| Change, 1 year | 9.0% | 19.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 59.1% | 64.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.40 | 0.36 |
| Employees | 3,712 | 400 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 2 | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 25.0× | 20.4× (better) |
| P/S | 2.9× | 2.3× (better) |
| P/B | 2.4× | 1.8× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.9× | 11.4× (better) |
| PEG | 119.33 | 3.49 (better) |
| FCF yield | −9.6% | −6.8% (better) |
| Fair value | $36.12 | $99.82 |
| Margin of safety | −17.5% | −6.5% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 7.1% (better) | 5.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 4.8% | 8.3% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 19.3% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 18.9% (better) | 7.6% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 0.73% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 100.0% (better) | 62.7% |
| Operating margin | 23.2% (better) | 20.5% |
| Net margin | 11.6% | – |
| FCF margin | −28.0% | −15.8% (better) |
| Return on equity | 9.8% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 5.8% (better) | 5.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.95 | 1.62 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.76 | 5.32 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 2.2× | 2.5× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.12 (better) | 0.59 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.90 (better) | 0.70 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.2% | 3.4% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 52.7% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 | 12 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 2.2% |
| Shareholder yield | 2.2% | 3.4% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 106% | 109% |
| Held by insiders | 0.30% | 0.27% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$200K (better) | −$931K |
| Short interest, % of float | 7.4% | 10.0% |
Go deeper
- CNP stock overview
- CNP income statement
- CNP valuation and score
- PNW stock overview
- PNW income statement
- PNW valuation and score
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