Centuri vs Spire
CTRI and SR side by side, both in gas production and distribution. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CTRI and SR compare
Spire is the larger company, worth 2.3 times as much as Centuri ($5.2B against $2.3B).
Centuri grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (31.5% versus 19.2% for Spire).
Spire keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 20.1% compared with 1.4% at Centuri.
Spire pays a dividend yielding 3.7%; Centuri does not pay one.
Spire scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 4 for Centuri), 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 | CTRI | SR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $2.3B | $5.2B |
| Share price | $22.66 | $88.27 |
| Change, 1 year | 4.8% | −1.5% |
| Change, 5 years | – | 43.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.98 | 0.35 |
| Employees | 9,687 | 3,497 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 4 | 10 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 40.5× | – |
| P/S | 0.6× (better) | 1.9× |
| P/B | 2.5× | 1.5× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 26.0× | 13.2× (better) |
| FCF yield | −2.1% (better) | −4.3% |
| Fair value | $8.96 | $76.92 |
| Margin of safety | −153% | −14.8% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 31.5% (better) | 19.2% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | 5.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 2033% (better) | 92.1% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 1767% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 24.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 8.0% | – |
| Operating margin | 3.1% | 21.6% (better) |
| Net margin | 1.4% | 20.1% (better) |
| FCF margin | −1.3% (better) | −8.1% |
| Return on equity | 7.2% | 15.5% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 6.2% (better) | 5.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.90 (better) | 1.96 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 6.49 (better) | 7.55 |
| Interest coverage | – | 2.2× |
| Current ratio | 1.84 (better) | 0.37 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.49 (better) | 0.67 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 3.7% |
| Payout ratio | – | 34.9% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 16 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 4.7% |
| Buyback yield | – | −0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 3.7% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 106% | 90.9% |
| Held by insiders | 25.8% | 2.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$74.0K | −$56.6K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 10.4% | – |
Go deeper
- CTRI stock overview
- CTRI income statement
- CTRI valuation and score
- SR stock overview
- SR income statement
- SR valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.