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Pinnacle West

NYQ:PNW · US7234841010
Electric UtilitiesMedium

360

12
EV / EBIT12
Price / Owner Earnings54
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield77
Price/Sales74
EV / Gross Profit18
Price/Book43
Return on Capital29
Cash Return on Capital25
Return on Equity51
EBIT Margin59
Gross Profitability21
Cash Conversion65
Accruals37
Owner Earnings Margin15
Sales growth14
Profit Growth50
Long-Term EPS Growth71
Reinvestment9
Price momentum49
Debt load8
Refinancing65
Debt Payback1
Liquidity68
Analyst ratings40
Opinion Changes33
Price Target Upside21
Market mood55
Value Creation8/20creating 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

Pinnacle West 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
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1985
Employees99
Websitepinnaclewest.com
ISINUS7234841010
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
S&P 500 (USA)
Themes
Power GridUtility Scale SolarConventional NuclearClean EnergyCleanTechEnergy StorageClimateTechEnergyEnergy Efficiency

Description

Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (Pinnacle West) is an investor-owned electric utility holding company. The company derives essentially all of its revenues and earnings from its principal subsidiary, APS. APS and its affiliates have provided energy…

Analysis

Hope premium

Pinnacle West Capital Corporation is priced well ahead of what the underlying numbers justify, a pattern we describe as a hope premium.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 8/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analysts lean positive.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
20
2023202420252026

All-time high

100

Jul 2023

All-time low

20

Jun 2026

Average rank

70

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

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

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
74
64
59
66
Price/Earnings
7
29
61
67
Price/Book
43
65
79
87
Dividend Yield
77
65
76
68
Value (overall)
45
59
74
50

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

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

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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