CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- –
- P/E (TTM)
- 21.6
- Dividend yield
- 2.09%
About Chesapeake Utilities
Natural Gas Transmisison & Distribution, SIC 4923
The company operates through regulated energy and unregulated energy business segments. Within its regulated business, it provides natural gas distribution, natural gas transmission, and electric distribution services. Its unregulated activities include energy transmission, electricity and steam generation, propane delivery, and specialized energy services such as mobile compressed natural gas utility and pipeline solutions and renewable natural gas services. Through these segments, the business delivers essential energy products and utility services to residential, commercial, industrial, and utility customers.
The company maintains operating assets and utility infrastructure across several regions in the United States, including the Delmarva Peninsula across Delaware and Maryland, as well as Florida, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. Its physical assets include natural gas transmission pipelines, distribution mains, propane bulk plants and storage tanks, combined heat and power facilities, and mobile gas transportation equipment. The provided text does not identify the location of the company's corporate headquarters.
Summary of the business section of Chesapeake Utilities's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP
- Founded
- 1859
- Headquarters
- Dover, DE
- Address
- 500 Energy Lane 19901
- Phone
- (302) 734-6799
- Website
- www.chpk.com
- Employees
- 1,300, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Natural Gas Transmisison & Distribution
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- Baker Tilly US, LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- CPK
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Shares outstanding
- 24M, Aug 3, 2026
- Public float
- $2.80B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 3-for-2, Nov 6, 2014; 3-for-2, Sep 9, 2014; 3-for-2, Apr 5, 1989; 3-for-2, Oct 6, 1986; 2-for-1, Jun 7, 1984
- SEC CIK
- 19745
- CUSIP
- 165303108
- ISIN
- US1653031088
- LEI
- 254900WW0FDCKAOCKE74
- EIN
- 51-0064146
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Jeffry M. Householder | President & CEO, Director | 63,563 |
| Kevin J. Webber | Sr VP & Chief Dev Officer | 13,197 |
| Beth W. Cooper | Executive VP & CFO | 109,312 |
| James F. Moriarty | Executive VP & General Counsel | 37,977 |
| Jeffery S. Sylvester | Senior VP & COO | 15,758 |
| Michael D. Galtman | Senior VP | 4,623 |
| Sheree M. Petrone | Director | 4,450 |
| Thomas J. Bresnan | Director | 29,790 |
| Lisa Bisaccia | Director | 4,932 |
| Ronald G. Forsythe Jr | Director | 11,271 |
| Lila A. Jaber | Director | 7,046 |
| Elisabeth A. Eden | Director | 1,734 |
| Dennis S. Hudson Iii | Director | 19,587 |
| Stephanie N. Gary | Director | 3,302 |
| Paul L. Maddock Jr | Director | 34,941 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Mr. Householder | $4.53M | $5.54M | $1.33M | $127 | $183 |
| FY2024 Mr. Householder | $4.15M | $5.28M | $1.30M | $121 | $153 |
| FY2023 Mr. Householder | $3.27M | $3.36M | $1.16M | $103 | $121 |
| FY2022 Mr. Householder | $2.77M | $1.74M | $938.04K | $113 | $129 |
| FY2021 Mr. Householder | $2.84M | $6.13M | $953.89K | $137 | $115 |
| FY2020 Mr. Householder | $2.59M | $4.27M | $994.09K | $115 | $83 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“We had more than 1,300 employees at December 31, 2025, 186 of whom are union employees represented by two labor unions: the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers ("IBEW") and the United Food and Commercial Workers Union.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings