TransAlta Corp (TAC) stock
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $3.92BP/E –Yield –
TransAlta statistics
89 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
- –
- Last ex-dividend date
- Sep 1, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Dec 31, 2025
- Share price as of
- –
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 8.64
- 4.03
- P/OCF Ratio
- 8.56
- 11.70
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 3.74
- 4.94
- EV / EBIT
- 64.16
- 23.03
- EV / FCF
- 22.63
- –
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -1.66%
- 0.10%
- Float
- 270M
- 507M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 9.07%
- 0.00%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 79.9%
- 58.9%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 14M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -7.13%
- -8.97%
- Days to Cover
- 11.11
- 6.23
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 1.54%
- 0.03%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 4.34%
- 4.94%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 3.93%
- 0.86%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 3.36%
- 1.21%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 4.51%
- 4.17%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -13.4%
- 1.62%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 57.1%
- 44.8%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 22.4%
- 22.4%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 247.6%
- –
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.34
- 0.56
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 53.7
- 58.1
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 38.8%
- 17.9%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.71
- 0.38
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- -5.86%
- 17.3%
- EBITDA Margin
- 29.9%
- 41.4%
- FCF Margin
- 16.5%
- -15.4%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- -8.78%
- –
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- -1.52%
- –
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 2.21%
- 5.92%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 2.05%
- 5.69%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 0.73
- 0.61
- Quick Ratio
- 0.49
- 0.30
- Debt / Equity
- 2.57
- 1.51
- Debt / EBITDA
- 5.00
- 5.56
- Debt / FCF
- 9.05
- –
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 4.71
- 5.40
- Interest Coverage
- 0.40
- 2.04
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- -15.5%
- 7.19%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -160.3%
- –
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -208.5%
- 4.94%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- -18.1%
- –
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -6.85%
- 4.97%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 2.74%
- 5.39%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.26
- 0.20
- Inventory Turnover
- 8.04
- –
- WACC
- 8.24%
- 7.67%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- -C$141.00M
- C$1.57B
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -C$3.39B
- -C$18.57B
- Net Cash Per Share
- -11.42 CAD
- -30.96 CAD
- Equity (Book Value)
- C$1.40B
- C$13.38B
- Book Value Per Share
- 4.71 CAD
- 25.71 CAD
- Tangible Book Value
- C$640.00M
- C$7.91B
- Working Capital
- -C$494.00M
- -C$2.24B
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -C$249.00M
- -C$3.53B
- FCF Per Share
- 1.34 CAD
- -2.55 CAD
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- -2.50%
- –
- FCF Yield
- 7.18%
- –
- Buyback Yield
- 0.43%
- -0.13%
- Shareholder Yield
- 0.43%
- 3.23%
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 13.1%
- –
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- C$347.00M
- C$1.48B
- Income Tax
- C$17.00M
- C$81.00M
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 0.28
- 0.84
- Piotroski F-Score
- 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 | TAC | S&P 500 | Difference | TAC per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -0.1% | -3.0% | +3.0 pts | ||
| 3 months | +5.2% | -2.8% | +8.0 pts | ||
| Year to date | +5.7% | +11.5% | −5.8 pts | ||
| 1 year | -7.3% | +13.5% | −20.7 pts | ||
| 3 years | +71.5% | +77.7% | −6.2 pts | +19.7% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | +33.1% | +72.6% | −39.5 pts | +5.9% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +299.5% | +308.2% | −8.7 pts | +14.9% | +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.
14M TAC shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 7.1% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 11.1 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 59.5% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 14,057,098 | -7.1% | 1,264,726 | 11.1 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 15,136,628 | +6.1% | 1,379,997 | 11.0 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 14,271,012 | +4.4% | 1,651,755 | 8.6 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 13,673,000 | +17.8% | 2,620,020 | 5.2 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 11,605,180 | +32.0% | 1,450,645 | 8.0 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 8,790,348 | +5.5% | 1,899,609 | 4.6 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 8,335,709 | +26.9% | 1,558,018 | 5.3 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 6,567,245 | +15.3% | 1,537,739 | 4.3 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5,697,097 | -0.4% | 1,571,408 | 3.6 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5,722,279 | +7.7% | 2,660,743 | 2.1 |
| May 29, 2026 | 5,310,973 | -0.1% | 1,315,317 | 4.0 |
| May 15, 2026 | 5,314,914 | +17.4% | 1,244,776 | 4.3 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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