Avista Corp (AVA) stock
AVANYSEElectric & Other Services CombinedFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 4, 2026Score 20/3030% below fair value
$40.29−0.05 (-0.12%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $3.37BP/E 13.5Yield 4.86%
Avista statistics
102 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 24, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Aug 18, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 1.21
- 2.10
- P/OCF Ratio
- 6.62
- 9.60
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 1.90
- 4.49
- EV / EBIT
- 10.04
- 20.95
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 2.83%
- 2.02%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.00%
- 0.04%
- Float
- 83M
- 118M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 0.78%
- 1.37%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 89.1%
- 80.3%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 4M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 0.09%
- -1.80%
- Short % of Float
- 4.64%
- 4.12%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 4.61%
- 3.58%
- Days to Cover
- 6.90
- 4.52
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $43.50
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $34.46
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $38.37
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $36.97
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $39.72
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.75
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -1.52%
- 0.98%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 10.3%
- 3.20%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 2.91%
- -3.70%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -2.11%
- -2.87%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 4.54%
- 4.95%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -3.75%
- 1.43%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 21.0%
- 38.4%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 0.15%
- 23.1%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -1.01%
- 53.3%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 815,317
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 694,488
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.89
- 0.87
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 69.0
- 53.0
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 19.5%
- 25.4%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.24
- 0.45
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 14.6%
- 14.6%
- EBITDA Margin
- 33.5%
- 33.2%
- FCF Margin
- -9.91%
- -8.17%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 9.02%
- 9.20%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 2.93%
- 2.64%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 10.7%
- 5.77%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 4.61%
- 4.78%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 0.96
- 0.90
- Quick Ratio
- 0.24
- 0.39
- Debt / Equity
- 0.12
- 1.30
- Debt / EBITDA
- 0.51
- 4.88
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 0.46
- 4.68
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- -1.37%
- 7.96%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 30.7%
- 12.1%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 26.8%
- 10.4%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 4.72%
- 3.90%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 8.24%
- 7.80%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 3.93%
- 6.07%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 4.61%
- 6.26%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.23
- 0.23
- Revenue Per Employee
- $1.00M
- $1.11M
- Profits Per Employee
- $128.05K
- $118.50K
- Employee Count
- 1,929
- 1,444
- WACC
- 7.26%
- 6.81%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $282.00M
- $279.10M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$299.00M
- -$2.57B
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$3.57
- -$23.93
- Equity (Book Value)
- $2.83B
- $2.20B
- Book Value Per Share
- $33.79
- $18.60
- Tangible Book Value
- $2.78B
- $1.44B
- Working Capital
- -$33.00M
- -$14.10M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$702.00M
- -$771.90M
- FCF Per Share
- -$2.29
- -$0.53
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 7.32%
- 4.38%
- FCF Yield
- -5.69%
- -3.93%
- Dividend Yield
- 4.86%
- 2.81%
- Buyback Yield
- -2.70%
- -1.03%
- Shareholder Yield
- 2.17%
- 1.60%
- Dividend Per Share
- $1.96
- $1.98
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 3.16%
- 5.10%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 17
- 11
- Payout Ratio
- 66.4%
- 58.8%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- $35.00M
- $44.44M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 12.4%
- 16.0%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $47.60
- $47.70
- Graham Upside
- 18.1%
- -27.6%
- Altman Z-Score
- 0.86
- 1.12
- Piotroski F-Score
- 5
- 5
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | AVA | S&P 500 | Difference | AVA per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +12.4% | -2.7% | +15.1 pts | ||
| 3 months | +5.9% | -1.7% | +7.7 pts | ||
| Year to date | +8.4% | +11.9% | −3.5 pts | ||
| 1 year | +1.5% | +12.0% | −10.5 pts | ||
| 3 years | +40.0% | +78.2% | −38.1 pts | +11.9% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +27.3% | +73.2% | −46.0 pts | +4.9% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +49.9% | +309.6% | −259.8 pts | +4.1% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
4M AVA shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 0.1% from the previous report, or 4.64% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 6.9 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 62.6% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 3,858,448 | +0.1% | 559,235 | 6.9 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 3,855,033 | +6.6% | 676,739 | 5.7 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 3,617,923 | -12.8% | 789,048 | 4.6 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 4,149,692 | -4.4% | 628,173 | 6.6 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 4,341,954 | -2.0% | 705,750 | 6.2 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 4,429,648 | +1.1% | 710,373 | 6.2 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 4,383,385 | +10.1% | 532,048 | 8.2 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 3,980,722 | +13.7% | 519,856 | 7.7 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3,500,958 | +15.8% | 1,039,510 | 3.4 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3,023,425 | +14.7% | 920,504 | 3.3 |
| May 29, 2026 | 2,636,854 | -7.9% | 812,459 | 3.3 |
| May 15, 2026 | 2,864,009 | -4.2% | 533,374 | 5.4 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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