Consolidated Edison Inc (ED) vs Entergy Corporation (ETR)

Consolidated Edison Inc and Entergy Corporation are both Utilities Regulated Electric companies. Entergy Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $46.9B against $37.9B — 1.2× the size. Consolidated Edison Inc trades at the lower P/E: 16.9× against 24.9×. Entergy Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 9.55% against 9.54%. Entergy Corporation has the higher net margin (13.3% vs 12.5%) and the higher return on invested capital (4.06% vs 3.88%). Both pay a dividend; Entergy Corporation yields more (4.45% vs 3.68%). Across the 22 metrics below, Consolidated Edison Inc leads on 15 and Entergy Corporation on 7.

Valuation

Metric ED ETR Utilities Regulated Electric median
P/E 16.87 24.89 18.84
P/S 2.15 3.35 2.52
P/B 1.48 2.48 1.63
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m 36.22
EV/EBITDA 11.54 13.07 11.82
EV/Sales 3.60 5.52 4.58
Earnings yield 5.93% 4.02% 5.30%
Free cash flow yield (3.42%) (6.55%) (5.06%)

Profitability

Metric ED ETR Utilities Regulated Electric median
Gross margin 74.74% 70.78% 66.28%
Operating margin 18.00% 22.90% 21.79%
Net margin 12.54% 13.33% 12.94%
Free cash flow margin (7.35%) (21.96%) (11.51%)
Return on equity 8.97% 10.44% 9.75%
Return on assets 3.00% 2.44% 2.75%
Return on invested capital 3.88% 4.06% 3.87%

Growth

Metric ED ETR Utilities Regulated Electric median
Revenue growth (TTM) 9.54% 9.55% 7.43%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 7.63% 59.59% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.68% 5.06% 6.75%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 12.94% 4.84% 6.44%

Health

Metric ED ETR Utilities Regulated Electric median
Debt to equity 1.05 1.80 1.53
Current ratio 1.27 0.91 0.81
Net debt to EBITDA 4.69 4.94 5.25

Dividend

Metric ED ETR Utilities Regulated Electric median
Dividend yield 3.68% 4.45% 4.33%
Payout ratio 0.46 0.64 0.66

Size

Metric ED ETR Utilities Regulated Electric median
Market cap 37.85b 46.90b 22.90b

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