Consolidated Edison vs Exelon
ED and EXC side by side, both in combination electric and gas, and other utility. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ED and EXC compare
Consolidated Edison and Exelon are about the same size, with market caps of $43.1B and $47.6B.
On earnings, Exelon is cheaper: it trades at 16.8× trailing earnings, against 19.2× for Consolidated Edison.
Consolidated Edison grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (9.5% versus 4.6% for Exelon).
Both pay dividends: Consolidated Edison yields 3.0% and Exelon 3.6%.
Consolidated Edison scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 5 for Exelon), 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 | ED | EXC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $43.1B | $47.6B |
| Share price | $116.64 | $46.16 |
| Change, 1 year | 20.2% | −2.2% |
| Change, 5 years | 49.1% | −14.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.12 | 0.23 |
| Employees | 15K | 21K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 17 (better) | 5 |
| Valuation score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 19.2× | 16.8× (better) |
| P/S | 2.4× | 1.9× (better) |
| P/B | 1.7× | 1.6× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.7× (better) | 11.0× |
| PEG | 2.92 | – |
| FCF yield | – | −4.5% |
| Fair value | $142.05 | $48.23 |
| Margin of safety | 17.9% (better) | 4.3% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.5% (better) | 4.6% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.7% | 7.8% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 14.6% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 10.5% (better) | 1.9% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 11.5% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 18.0% | 21.0% (better) |
| Net margin | 12.5% | – |
| FCF margin | – | −8.7% |
| Return on equity | 9.0% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 10.0% (better) | 5.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.03 (better) | 1.73 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.14 | 5.63 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 2.6× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.27 (better) | 0.94 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.18 (better) | 0.77 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.0% | 3.6% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 54.8% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 3 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 0.90% |
| Buyback yield | – | −1.1% |
| Shareholder yield | 3.0% (better) | 2.5% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 76.1% | 92.1% |
| Held by insiders | 0.18% | 0.08% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$1.3M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.2% | 3.3% |
Go deeper
- ED stock overview
- ED income statement
- ED valuation and score
- EXC stock overview
- EXC income statement
- EXC valuation and score
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