AES vs Entergy
AES and ETR side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AES and ETR compare
Entergy is the larger company, worth 4.9 times as much as AES ($52.3B against $10.6B).
On earnings, AES is cheaper: it trades at 11.8× trailing earnings, against 28.7× for Entergy.
Entergy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (9.5% versus −0.37% for AES).
Both pay dividends: AES yields 3.5% and Entergy 2.3%.
AES scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 5 for Entergy), 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 | ETR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $10.6B | $52.3B |
| Share price | $14.92 | $111.99 |
| Change, 1 year | 5.0% | 15.3% |
| Change, 5 years | −39.3% | 111% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.96 | 0.42 |
| Employees | 1,300 | 12K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 (better) | 5 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 11.8× (better) | 28.7× |
| P/S | 0.9× (better) | 3.9× |
| P/B | 1.9× (better) | 2.9× |
| EV/EBITDA | 548× | 15.2× (better) |
| PEG | – | 2.14 |
| FCF yield | −15.2% | −5.7% (better) |
| Fair value | $19.62 | $77.67 |
| Margin of safety | 24.0% (better) | −44.2% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −0.37% | 9.5% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 4.8% | 5.1% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −45.8% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −46.6% | −3.0% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 78.3% (better) | 2.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 18.1% | – |
| Operating margin | – | 22.9% |
| Net margin | 7.4% | – |
| FCF margin | −13.3% (better) | −22.0% |
| Return on equity | 19.5% | – |
| Return on invested capital | – | 5.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 1.90 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 5.65 |
| Interest coverage | – | 2.1× |
| Current ratio | 0.86 | 0.91 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.38 | 1.03 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.5% (better) | 2.3% |
| Payout ratio | 55.1% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 14 (better) | 11 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 3.9% | 5.5% (better) |
| Buyback yield | – | −2.6% |
| Shareholder yield | 3.5% (better) | −0.29% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 89.7% | 98.0% |
| Held by insiders | 0.57% | 0.23% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$10.4M |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.7% | 3.6% |
Go deeper
- AES stock overview
- AES income statement
- AES valuation and score
- ETR stock overview
- ETR income statement
- ETR valuation and score
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