# DBA Sempra (SRE) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Utilities / Multi-Utilities. Price $84.04, market value $55.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 24.4×** (5-yr avg 22.9×, 3-yr avg 21.7×). DBA Sempra trades at 24.4× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 22.9×. The Utilities median in the September 2026 study was 21.2×. Forward P/E is 15.2×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 4.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 4.4×.
- **Price / book: 1.7×**. The shares trade at 1.7× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -9.5%** (5-yr avg -6.9%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.
- **Earnings yield: 4.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 14.8%**. 14.8% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 5.8%**. 5.8% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on assets: 2.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.1% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 5.1%** (3-yr -3.3%/yr, 5-yr 3.8%/yr). Revenue grew 5.1% over the last year, against 3.8% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -37.8%** (3-yr -6.0%/yr, 5-yr -15.6%/yr). Earnings per share fell 37.8%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.13**. Debt is 0.13 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Piotroski F-score: 3/9**. 3 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 3.13%** ($2.61 per share, trailing). DBA Sempra yields 3.13%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 87%**. 87% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving a thin cushion.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 18**. 18 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 4.3%/yr** (1-yr 4.0%). The dividend has grown 4.3% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (17 analysts). 17 analysts cover DBA Sempra; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $101.82 (+21% 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): 5.3%** (YTD -3.5%, 3-mo -7.4%). The shares are up 5.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -16.8%** (6.2% above the low). Trading 17% 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): 44**. An RSI of 44 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.13** (volatility 21%). Beta of 0.13 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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