# Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (CPK) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Utilities / Gas Utilities. Price $132.66, market value $3.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 21.2×** (5-yr avg 22.8×, 3-yr avg 21.4×). Chesapeake Utilities Corporation trades at 21.2× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 22.8×. The Utilities median in the September 2026 study was 21.2×. Forward P/E is 18.1×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 1.34**. A PEG of 1.34 is in the range usually read as fairly priced for its growth.
- **Price / sales: 3.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 3.2×.
- **Price / book: 1.9×**. The shares trade at 1.9× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 12.8×**. Enterprise value is 12.8× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -6.1%** (5-yr avg -2.2%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.
- **Earnings yield: 4.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.7% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 27.3%**. 27.3% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 15.1%**. 15.1% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 8.8%**. 8.8% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 7.0%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 7.0%.
- **Return on assets: 3.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces 3.8% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 18.1%** (3-yr 11.0%/yr, 5-yr 13.8%/yr). Revenue grew 18.1% over the last year, against 13.8% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 13.5%** (3-yr 5.8%/yr, 5-yr 7.0%/yr). Earnings per share rose 13.5%, roughly in step with revenue.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.91**. Debt is 0.91 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 4.0×**. It would take 4.0 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.22%** ($2.79 per share, trailing). Chesapeake Utilities Corporation yields 2.22%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 43%**. 43% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 26**. 26 straight years of increases (the data covers 26 years, so this may be longer): a record very few companies hold.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 9.3%/yr** (1-yr 7.4%). The dividend has grown 9.3% a year over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 9.0%** (YTD 7.5%, 3-mo 7.8%). The shares are up 9.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -5.8%** (11.6% above the low). Trading 6% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 48**. An RSI of 48 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.16** (volatility 20%). Beta of -0.16 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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