Consolidated Edison vs PG&E
ED and PCG 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 PCG compare
Consolidated Edison is the larger company, worth 1.2 times as much as PG&E ($43.1B against $35.3B).
On earnings, PG&E is cheaper: it trades at 9.6× trailing earnings, against 19.2× for Consolidated Edison.
Consolidated Edison grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (9.5% versus 5.7% for PG&E).
Both pay dividends: Consolidated Edison yields 3.0% and PG&E 1.5%.
Consolidated Edison scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 12 for PG&E), 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 | PCG |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $43.1B | $35.3B |
| Share price | $116.64 | $13.18 |
| Change, 1 year | 20.2% | −16.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 49.1% | 13.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.12 | 0.50 |
| Employees | 15K | 26K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 17 (better) | 12 |
| Valuation score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 19.2× | 9.6× (better) |
| P/S | 2.4× | 1.4× (better) |
| P/B | 1.7× | 1.0× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.7× (better) | 19.1× |
| PEG | 2.92 | 0.80 (better) |
| FCF yield | – | −12.1% |
| Fair value | $142.05 | $21.76 |
| Margin of safety | 17.9% | 39.4% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.5% (better) | 5.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.7% (better) | 6.2% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 14.6% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 10.5% | 26.6% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 11.5% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 18.0% | 20.0% (better) |
| Net margin | 12.5% | – |
| FCF margin | – | −16.5% |
| Return on equity | 9.0% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 10.0% (better) | 5.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.03 (better) | 1.89 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.14 | 12.24 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 2.6× (better) | 1.7× |
| Current ratio | 1.27 (better) | 1.22 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.18 (better) | 0.52 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.0% (better) | 1.5% |
| Payout ratio | 54.8% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 3.0% (better) | 1.5% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 76.1% | 80.6% |
| Held by insiders | 0.18% | 0.21% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$1.3M (better) | −$7.8M |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.2% | 1.4% |
Go deeper
- ED stock overview
- ED income statement
- ED valuation and score
- PCG stock overview
- PCG income statement
- PCG valuation and score
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