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 1.3 times as much as PG&E ($44.1B against $35.1B).
On earnings, PG&E is cheaper: it trades at 9.7× trailing earnings, against 19.1× for Consolidated Edison.
Consolidated Edison grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (8.9% versus 4.1% for PG&E).
Both pay dividends: Consolidated Edison yields 2.9% and PG&E 1.5%.
Consolidated Edison scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 11 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 | $44.1B | $35.1B |
| Share price | $119.19 | $13.10 |
| Change, 1 year | 21.3% | −20.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 52.7% | 5.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.11 | 0.49 |
| Employees | 15K | 26K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 (better) | 11 |
| Valuation score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 19.1× | 9.7× (better) |
| P/S | 2.4× | 1.4× (better) |
| P/B | 1.7× | 1.0× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.8× (better) | 19.1× |
| PEG | 2.90 | 0.81 (better) |
| FCF yield | – | −14.2% |
| Fair value | $146.11 | $21.21 |
| Margin of safety | 18.4% | 38.2% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 8.9% (better) | 4.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.7% (better) | 6.2% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 12.8% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 9.3% | 13.4% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 11.5% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 18.7% | 20.2% (better) |
| Net margin | 12.7% | – |
| FCF margin | – | −19.3% |
| Return on equity | 9.1% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 10.0% (better) | 5.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.01 (better) | 1.88 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.05 (better) | 12.32 |
| Interest coverage | 2.7× (better) | 1.6× |
| Current ratio | 1.18 (better) | 1.03 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.20 (better) | 0.50 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.9% (better) | 1.5% |
| Payout ratio | 53.8% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 2.9% (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 | 3.1% | 1.6% |
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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