# Enel Chile S.A. American (ENIC) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Utilities / Electric Utilities. Price $4.45, market value $6.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 10.9×** (5-yr avg 2.5×, 3-yr avg 3.8×). Enel Chile S.A. American trades at 10.9× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 2.5×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Utilities median in the September 2026 study was 21.2×. Forward P/E is 0.0×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / book: 1.2×**. The shares trade at 1.2× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Earnings yield: 9.2%**. The inverse of the P/E: 9.2% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 38.2%**. Enel Chile S.A. American keeps 38.2% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 22.1%**. 22.1% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 11.9%**. 11.9% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 10.4%**. 10.4% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 9.7%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 9.7%.
- **Return on assets: 4.4%**. Each dollar of assets produces 4.4% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -99.9%** (3-yr -89.9%/yr, 5-yr -71.8%/yr). Revenue fell 99.9% over the last year, against -71.8% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -81.4%** (3-yr -72.2%/yr). Earnings per share fell 81.4%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.55**. Debt is 0.55 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Interest coverage: 6.4×**. Operating profit covers interest 6.4× over, a safe margin.
- **Current ratio: 0.91** (quick 0.88). Current liabilities exceed current assets, so the company depends on ongoing cash generation or refinancing to pay the next year's bills.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.64**. A Z-score of 1.64 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 4.33%** ($0.00 per share, trailing). Enel Chile S.A. American yields 4.33%, an income-level yield.
- **Payout ratio: 65%** (41% of free cash flow). 65% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): -2.7%/yr** (1-yr -51.8%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (4 analysts). 4 analysts cover Enel Chile S.A. American; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $4.84 (+9% 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): 27.7%** (YTD 14.7%, 3-mo 6.7%). The shares are up 27.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -6.1%** (24.0% 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): 51**. An RSI of 51 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.97** (volatility 28%). Beta of 0.97 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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