Spire vs Southwest Gas
SR and SWX side by side, both in gas production and distribution. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How SR and SWX compare
Southwest Gas is the larger company, worth 1.3 times as much as Spire ($6.8B against $5.3B).
Both pay dividends: Spire yields 3.7% and Southwest Gas 2.7%.
Southwest Gas scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 10 for Spire), 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 | SR | SWX |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $5.3B | $6.8B |
| Share price | $88.84 | $93.66 |
| Change, 1 year | −1.9% | 14.7% |
| Change, 5 years | 44.1% | 33.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.35 | 0.41 |
| Employees | 3,497 | 1,753 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 | 13 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 6 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 12.4× |
| P/S | 1.9× | – |
| P/B | 1.5× (better) | 1.6× |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.2× | 11.9× (better) |
| FCF yield | −4.2% (better) | −7.8% |
| Fair value | $77.06 | $129.09 |
| Margin of safety | −15.3% | 27.4% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 19.2% | – |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.9% (better) | −10.1% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 92.1% | 228% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 228% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 24.9% (better) | 8.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 21.6% | – |
| Net margin | 20.1% | – |
| FCF margin | −8.1% | – |
| Return on equity | 15.5% (better) | 14.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.2% (better) | 4.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.96 | 0.85 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 7.55 | 3.83 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 2.2× | – |
| Current ratio | 0.37 | 1.12 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.67 | 0.96 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.7% (better) | 2.7% |
| Payout ratio | 34.9% | 33.1% |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 4.7% (better) | −74.5% |
| Buyback yield | −0.00% (better) | −0.29% |
| Shareholder yield | 3.7% (better) | 2.4% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 90.9% | 93.1% |
| Held by insiders | 2.4% | 10.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$56.6K (better) | −$450K |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 4.2% |
Go deeper
- SR stock overview
- SR income statement
- SR valuation and score
- SWX stock overview
- SWX income statement
- SWX valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.