Chesapeake Utilities Corp (CPK) stock
CPKNYSENatural Gas Transmisison & DistributionFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q1 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 16/3017% below fair value
$140.10−0.07 (-0.05%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $3.38BP/E 22.4Yield 1.92%
Chesapeake Utilities statistics
93 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
- Sep 14, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Jun 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 2.93
- 2.12
- P/OCF Ratio
- 10.96
- 9.62
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / EBIT
- 18.68
- 20.98
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 4.14%
- 2.02%
- Float
- 24M
- 118M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 1.49%
- 1.37%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 92.3%
- 80.3%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 850,497
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -10.4%
- -1.80%
- Short % of Float
- 3.58%
- 4.12%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 3.53%
- 3.58%
- Days to Cover
- 5.69
- 4.52
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $145.53
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $118.88
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $136.82
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $132.33
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $129.92
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $2.93
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -0.13%
- 1.53%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 7.22%
- 3.82%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 4.12%
- -3.37%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 12.3%
- -2.42%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 12.3%
- 5.22%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 3.97%
- 1.91%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 48.7%
- 35.3%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 6.02%
- 23.2%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 121.5%
- 52.6%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 167,277
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 155,937
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 179,642
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.62
- 0.81
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 64.3
- 53.8
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 19.8%
- 25.2%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.28
- 0.43
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 9.47%
- 9.20%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 3.80%
- 2.64%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 6.18%
- 5.77%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 7.57%
- 4.78%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 0.32
- 0.90
- Quick Ratio
- 0.16
- 0.39
- Debt / Equity
- 1.01
- 1.30
- Debt / EBITDA
- 4.65
- 4.88
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 4.65
- 4.68
- Interest Coverage
- 3.68
- 2.41
GrowthIndustry
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 16.4%
- 12.1%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 11.4%
- 10.4%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 11.0%
- 3.90%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 13.8%
- 7.80%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 5.81%
- 6.07%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 6.98%
- 6.26%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Profits Per Employee
- $115.54K
- $118.50K
- Employee Count
- 1,300
- 1,444
- WACC
- 6.30%
- 6.96%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $206.50M
- $279.10M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$1.69B
- -$2.57B
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$69.99
- -$23.93
- Equity (Book Value)
- $1.67B
- $2.20B
- Book Value Per Share
- $69.42
- $18.60
- Tangible Book Value
- $1.15B
- $1.44B
- Working Capital
- -$406.70M
- -$14.10M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$516.10M
- -$771.90M
- FCF Per Share
- -$8.63
- -$0.53
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 4.45%
- 4.40%
- FCF Yield
- -6.16%
- -3.90%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.92%
- 2.80%
- Shareholder Yield
- 1.92%
- 1.62%
- Dividend Per Share
- $2.69
- $1.98
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 7.37%
- 5.10%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 5
- 11
- Payout Ratio
- 42.7%
- 58.8%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $73.70M
- $204.10M
- Income Tax
- $56.30M
- $44.44M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 27.3%
- 16.0%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $98.80
- $47.70
- Graham Upside
- -29.5%
- -27.6%
- Altman Z-Score
- 1.13
- 1.09
- Piotroski F-Score
- 6
- 5
- Lynch Fair Value
- $43.64
- –
- Lynch Upside
- -68.9%
- -36.4%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | CPK | S&P 500 | Difference | CPK per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +8.0% | -3.0% | +11.0 pts | ||
| 3 months | +4.1% | -2.8% | +6.9 pts | ||
| Year to date | +14.2% | +11.5% | +2.7 pts | ||
| 1 year | +7.0% | +13.5% | −6.5 pts | ||
| 3 years | +64.6% | +77.7% | −13.1 pts | +18.1% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | +17.2% | +72.6% | −55.4 pts | +3.2% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +170.1% | +308.2% | −138.1 pts | +10.4% | +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.
1M CPK shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 10.4% from the previous report, or 3.58% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 5.7 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 67.1% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 850,497 | -10.4% | 149,368 | 5.7 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 949,584 | -7.5% | 169,829 | 5.6 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1,027,003 | +1.5% | 214,544 | 4.8 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 1,011,475 | -0.3% | 156,975 | 6.4 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 1,014,358 | -8.4% | 146,230 | 6.9 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 1,106,967 | +4.3% | 169,310 | 6.5 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 1,060,847 | +1.0% | 201,338 | 5.3 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 1,050,382 | +32.8% | 250,889 | 4.2 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 790,968 | +9.6% | 260,503 | 3.0 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 722,011 | +1.8% | 128,835 | 5.6 |
| May 29, 2026 | 709,389 | -1.6% | 132,640 | 5.3 |
| May 15, 2026 | 720,586 | -0.5% | 132,510 | 5.4 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
See a number that looks wrong?