AES vs DTE Energy
AES and DTE side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AES and DTE compare
DTE Energy is the larger company, worth 2.7 times as much as AES ($28.9B against $10.6B).
On earnings, AES is cheaper: it trades at 11.8× trailing earnings, against 22.0× for DTE Energy.
DTE Energy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (15.9% versus −0.37% for AES).
DTE Energy keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 8.0% compared with 7.4% at AES.
Both pay dividends: AES yields 3.5% and DTE Energy 3.4%.
AES scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 7 for DTE Energy), 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 | AES | DTE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $10.6B | $28.9B |
| Share price | $14.92 | $138.99 |
| Change, 1 year | 5.0% | 1.6% |
| Change, 5 years | −39.3% | 25.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.96 | 0.32 |
| Employees | 1,300 | 9,650 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 (better) | 7 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 11.8× (better) | 22.0× |
| P/S | 0.9× (better) | 1.8× |
| P/B | 1.9× (better) | 2.4× |
| EV/EBITDA | 548× | 13.7× (better) |
| PEG | – | 2.62 |
| FCF yield | −15.2% | – |
| Fair value | $19.62 | $139.30 |
| Margin of safety | 24.0% (better) | 0.22% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −0.37% | 15.9% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 4.8% | 6.7% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −45.8% | −8.7% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −46.6% | −8.9% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 78.3% (better) | −0.14% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 18.1% | – |
| Operating margin | – | 13.3% |
| Net margin | 7.4% | 8.0% (better) |
| FCF margin | −13.3% | – |
| Return on equity | 19.5% (better) | 11.0% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 5.8% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 2.27 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 6.70 |
| Interest coverage | – | 1.9× |
| Current ratio | 0.86 (better) | 0.80 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.38 | 0.93 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.5% (better) | 3.4% |
| Payout ratio | 55.1% | 68.6% |
| Years of dividend growth | 14 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 3.9% (better) | 1.5% |
| Shareholder yield | 3.5% (better) | 3.4% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 89.7% | 81.2% |
| Held by insiders | 0.57% | 0.44% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$822K |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.7% | – |
Go deeper
- AES stock overview
- AES income statement
- AES valuation and score
- DTE stock overview
- DTE income statement
- DTE valuation and score
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