AES vs Fortis
AES and FTS side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AES and FTS compare
Fortis grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (5.8% versus −0.37% for AES).
AES pays a dividend yielding 3.5%; Fortis does not pay one.
AES scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 1 for Fortis), 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 | FTS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $10.6B | – |
| Share price | $14.91 | $59.62 |
| Change, 1 year | 6.0% | 13.2% |
| Change, 5 years | −39.3% | 33.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.96 | 0.25 |
| Employees | 1,300 | – |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 11.8× | – |
| P/S | 0.9× | – |
| P/B | 1.9× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 547× | – |
| FCF yield | −15.3% | – |
| Fair value | $19.63 | – |
| Margin of safety | 24.1% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −0.37% | 5.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 4.8% | 6.4% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −45.8% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −46.6% | 4.9% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 78.3% (better) | 5.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 18.1% | 72.3% (better) |
| Operating margin | – | 28.7% |
| Net margin | 7.4% | – |
| FCF margin | −13.3% (better) | −15.4% |
| Return on equity | 19.5% | – |
| Return on invested capital | – | 4.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 1.42 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 6.42 |
| Interest coverage | – | 2.4× |
| Current ratio | 0.86 (better) | 0.56 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.38 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.5% | – |
| Payout ratio | 55.1% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 14 (better) | 10 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 3.9% | 5.0% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 3.5% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 89.7% | 52.2% |
| Held by insiders | 0.57% | 0.00% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | $45.1K |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.7% | – |
Go deeper
- AES stock overview
- AES income statement
- AES valuation and score
- FTS stock overview
- FTS income statement
- FTS valuation and score
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