# Eversource Energy (D/B/A) (ES) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Utilities / Electric Utilities. Price $71.05, market value $26.8 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 18.5×** (5-yr avg 19.3×, 3-yr avg 19.0×). Eversource Energy (D/B/A) trades at 18.5× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 19.3×. The Utilities median in the September 2026 study was 21.2×. Forward P/E is 14.5×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.14**. A PEG of 0.14 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 1.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.9×.
- **Price / book: 1.6×**. The shares trade at 1.6× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 10.4×**. Enterprise value is 10.4× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 1.1%** (5-yr avg -7.0%). Free cash flow equals 1.1% of the market value, above its five-year average of -7.0%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been.
- **Earnings yield: 5.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.4% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 21.5%**. 21.5% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 12.5%**. 12.5% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 10.5%**. 10.5% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 5.4%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 5.4%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 2.3%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.3% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 13.8%** (3-yr 3.3%/yr, 5-yr 8.8%/yr). Revenue grew 13.8% over the last year, against 8.8% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 100.9%** (3-yr 4.0%/yr, 5-yr 5.1%/yr). Earnings per share rose 100.9%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.75**. Debt is 1.75 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet, which is normal for utilities.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 5.3×**. It would take 5.3 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: 4.43%** ($3.08 per share, trailing). Eversource Energy (D/B/A) yields 4.43%, an income-level yield.
- **Payout ratio: 64%** (380% of free cash flow). 64% 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): 5.8%/yr** (1-yr 5.3%). The dividend has grown 5.8% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (12 analysts). 12 analysts cover Eversource Energy (D/B/A); the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $73.58 (+4% 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): 17.2%** (YTD 7.9%, 3-mo 0.6%). The shares are up 17.2% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -7.2%** (13.4% above the low). Trading 7% 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): 46**. An RSI of 46 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.10** (volatility 25%). Beta of 0.10 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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