StockData

Consolidated Edison vs NiSource

ED and NI 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 NI compare

Consolidated Edison is the larger company, worth 2.0 times as much as NiSource ($43.1B against $21.4B).

On earnings, Consolidated Edison is cheaper: it trades at 19.2× trailing earnings, against 23.6× for NiSource.

NiSource grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (17.0% versus 9.5% for Consolidated Edison).

Consolidated Edison keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 12.5% compared with 8.0% at NiSource.

Both pay dividends: Consolidated Edison yields 3.0% and NiSource 2.6%.

Consolidated Edison scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 6 for NiSource), 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.

MetricEDNI
Size and price
Market cap$43.1B$21.4B
Share price$116.64$44.57
Change, 1 year20.2%5.0%
Change, 5 years49.1%76.1%
Beta (5Y)0.120.45
Employees15K7,738
StockData Score
Total score17 (better)6
Valuation score3 (better)0
Growth score3 (better)2
Performance score4 (better)1
Health score4 (better)0
Dividend score33
Valuation
P/E19.2× (better)23.6×
P/S2.4×1.9× (better)
P/B1.7× (better)2.2×
EV/EBITDA7.7× (better)13.1×
PEG2.92 (better)5.04
FCF yield–−5.1%
Fair value$142.05$40.04
Margin of safety17.9% (better)−11.3%
Growth
Revenue growth (TTM)9.5%17.0% (better)
Revenue growth, 5Y average6.7%7.8% (better)
Net income growth (TTM)14.6% (better)2.1%
EPS growth (TTM)10.5% (better)0.00%
EPS growth, 5Y average11.5%–
Profitability
Gross margin–86.5%
Operating margin18.0% (better)16.4%
Net margin12.5% (better)8.0%
FCF margin–−9.5%
Return on equity9.0%9.8% (better)
Return on invested capital10.0% (better)5.7%
Financial health
Debt / equity0.03 (better)1.82
Net debt / EBITDA−0.145.53 (better)
Interest coverage2.6× (better)2.5×
Current ratio1.27 (better)0.50
Altman Z-score1.18 (better)0.89
Piotroski F-score66
Dividends and buybacks
Dividend yield3.0% (better)2.6%
Payout ratio54.8%61.8%
Years of dividend growth–9
Dividend growth, 5Y average–5.9%
Buyback yield–−1.5%
Shareholder yield3.0% (better)1.2%
Ownership
Held by institutions76.1%96.4%
Held by insiders0.18%0.38%
Insider net buying, 12 months−$1.3M (better)−$4.9M
Short interest, % of float3.2%3.5%

Go deeper

Other comparisons

For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.