Eversource Energy (ES) vs Fortis (FTS)
Eversource Energy and Fortis are both Utilities Regulated Electric companies. Fortis is the larger, with a market value of $26.9B against $24.0B — 1.1× the size. Eversource Energy trades at the lower P/E: 16.5× against 21.5×. Eversource Energy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 7.75% against 5.32%. Fortis has the higher net margin (14.0% vs 10.4%) and the lower return on invested capital (3.46% vs 4.32%). Both pay a dividend; Eversource Energy yields more (5.00% vs 4.35%). Across the 22 metrics below, Eversource Energy leads on 18 and Fortis on 4.
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Profitability
| Metric | ES | FTS | Utilities Regulated Electric median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 67.80% | 45.34% | 66.28% |
| Operating margin | 21.55% | 28.32% | 21.79% |
| Net margin | 10.35% | 14.00% | 12.94% |
| Free cash flow margin | 2.13% | (16.64%) | (11.51%) |
| Return on equity | 9.06% | 6.96% | 9.75% |
| Return on assets | 2.33% | 2.29% | 2.75% |
| Return on invested capital | 4.32% | 3.46% | 3.87% |
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