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FirstEnergy

NYQ:FE · US3379321074
Electric UtilitiesLarge

360

48
EV / EBIT50
Price / Owner Earnings54
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield93
Price/Sales75
EV / Gross Profit90
Price/Book36
Return on Capital75
Cash Return on Capital25
Return on Equity37
EBIT Margin55
Gross Profitability91
Cash Conversion89
Accruals37
Owner Earnings Margin35
Sales growth35
Profit Growth70
Long-Term EPS Growth59
Reinvestment43
Price momentum45
Debt load16
Refinancing4
Debt Payback1
Liquidity84
Analyst ratings37
Opinion Changes55
Price Target Upside61
Market mood37
Value Creation10/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

FirstEnergy clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryElectric Utilities
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1996
Employees4,427
Websitefirstenergycorp.com
ISINUS3379321074
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
S&P 500 (USA)
Themes
Onshore and Offshore WindConventional NuclearPower GridUtility Scale SolarClean EnergyEnergyEnergy EfficiencyInformation Services

Description

FirstEnergy Corp. (FirstEnergy or FE) and its subsidiaries are principally involved in the transmission, distribution, and generation of electricity. The company’s electric operating companies comprise one of the nation’s largest investor-owned elec…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

FirstEnergy Corp. is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is stretched. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

What to watch: Some accounting patterns deserve a closer look. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
42
2023202420252026

All-time high

65

Jan 2023

All-time low

1

Jan 2025

Average rank

33

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
75
79
72
84
Price/Earnings
52
85
80
79
Price/Book
36
42
36
15
Dividend Yield
93
67
65
57
Value (overall)
79
75
71
61

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

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360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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