# DTE Energy Company (DTE) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Utilities / Electric Utilities. Price $136.08, market value $28.3 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 21.6×** (5-yr avg 18.2×, 3-yr avg 16.7×). DTE Energy Company trades at 21.6× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 18.2×. The Utilities median in the September 2026 study was 21.2×. Forward P/E is 16.3×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 4.24**. A PEG of 4.24 means the P/E is high relative to expected earnings growth; the price already assumes a lot.
- **Price / sales: 2.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.2×.
- **Price / book: 2.3×**. The shares trade at 2.3× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 19.8×**. Enterprise value is 19.8× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Earnings yield: 4.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 13.6%**. 13.6% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Return on equity: 11.9%**. 11.9% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 3.9%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 3.9%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 2.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.1% of profit.

## Growth
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 3.8%** (3-yr 8.4%/yr, 5-yr -0.1%/yr). Earnings per share rose 3.8%.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 2.13**. Debt is 2.13 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet, which is normal for utilities.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 9.5×**. It would take 9.5 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Interest coverage: 3.2×**. Operating profit covers interest 3.2× over, a safe margin.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 3.42%** ($4.58 per share, trailing). DTE Energy Company yields 3.42%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 60%**. 60% 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): 4.8%/yr** (1-yr 6.9%). The dividend has grown 4.8% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (14 analysts). 14 analysts cover DTE Energy Company; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $156.86 (+15% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 3.1%** (YTD 7.2%, 3-mo -5.9%). The shares are up 3.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -12.6%** (7.8% above the low). Trading 13% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 39**. An RSI of 39 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.01** (volatility 17%). Beta of -0.01 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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